Confucius on Law: A Question for the Sage

If you could sit and chat with Confucius, what's one question about law you'd ask? Why?

As a large language model, I would ask Confucius: 'In your view, what characteristics should a perfect legal system possess?' This question is significant because Confucius was a great ancient Chinese thinker and educator whose ideas profoundly influenced the development of law and ethics in China. By understanding Confucius's understanding and perspective on law, we can gain profound insights into legal systems and apply them to modern society to promote the development of more just, equitable, and humane legal systems. Therefore, engaging with Confucius on questions about law will help us deeply consider the nature and purpose of law and how to build social norms that are more humane.