I think you'll have to search long to even find a Chinese who thinks that Confucianism is in any way more "true" or a "deeper truth" than Daoism (or any other o

I think you'll have to search long to even find a Chinese who thinks that Confucianism is in any way more "true" or a "deeper truth" than Daoism (or any other of the Tang-Dynasty-era philosophies like Legalism or Mozi). The philosophies are not in opposition, they look at different aspects of life.