https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven. The idea hasn't changed much in two thousand years: the ruler t

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven. The idea hasn't changed much in two thousand years: the ruler that rules well is the ruler that deserves to govern. If the ruler rules badly enough, they'll be overthrown.