However, many researchers only see the Zen influence of Wang Wei's poems, but their Buddhist wisdom dwarfs Wang Wei's poems and even Wang Wei himself. In fact, on many issues of right and wrong, Wang Wei has always taken Confucian philosophy as the standard of measurement. A famous Japanese expert in Tang poetry, Matsuura Denhisa, is investigating why the theme of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism is in Li Bai's poems. Sometimes, he thinks that the repetition and coexistence of the three religions in his poems is the same phenomenon in all the works of intellectuals at that time. If not, on the contrary, this is a very special example. (2) He pointed out in the book "Research on Lyric Art of Li Bai's Poetry": "This same ideological and religious tendency itself does not appear in poetry as it is. Because poets are not necessarily thinkers and religious scholars, and poetry is not a book representing the teachings of the times, it is conceivable that the main ideology of the times is so deeply connected with politics and society that it will inevitably give the works produced by poets in such real politics and society an indelible impact in the most basic sense. " (3) On Wang Wei, the influences of the three religions are profound and almost indistinguishable from each other. The diversity, blending, integration, exterior and interior, dynamic and other characteristics of the three religions have formed the characteristics of Wang Wei's philosophical thinking and survival wisdom.
Wang Wei lived in the heyday of China feudal society, which was a period of extremely open and active thoughts. The integration of the three religions has become inevitable and fashionable. Almost all intellectuals reflected the influence of the three religions to varying degrees in their works, showing their affinity and blending. As far as Wang Wei is concerned, it is definitely not blindly Buddhism and Zen, and his thoughts should not be simply cut to the stage of "Confucianism, Taoism and Zen", because this is not only contradictory, but also unrealistic. For Wang Wei, the influence of Confucianism is also far-reaching, which runs through his life and the whole process of thought. Wang Wei's Confucian influence is mainly reflected in the spirit of good governance and benevolence. For Wang Wei, the Confucian philosophy with governing the country and protecting the people as its first essence and fundamental purpose is mainly manifested in two aspects: one is "benevolence and righteousness, benefiting the people through the country", and the other is "not abolishing great virtue", which is the essence and core of Confucianism and the most concentrated embodiment of his outlook on life and values. Wang Wei has a strong ambition to be an official. His Military Service, Youth Travel and Yan Zhi are vigorous and vivid, and he is an extremely high-spirited and confident figure in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. For example, Wang Wei's youth work "The Old General" created an image of outstanding achievements but ill-fated, showing the poet's desire for the world to be useful and cynical injustice. There are also poems of this kind, such as Ode to Four Economic Sages and Long Poems. On the other hand, his poems often show sincere admiration and enthusiastic praise for the achievements of predecessors and contemporaries. Therefore, Zhang Jiuling, a saint of Kaiyuan with good political achievements, has great respect for Wang Wei. In his poems "Dedication Begins in Prosperity", Wang Wei spoke highly of Zhang Jiuling's political character of appointing people on merit and "not selling public tools". Wang Wei's evaluation of people often uses the value standard of making progress for officials. When sending friends to distant places to be officials, poets don't like personal emotional trivia, and often take fame and career as the main topics and themes, such as "generously relying on the sword, sending a song to a gentleman." ("Send Judge Zhang to Hexi") The poet described the trip to the frontier fortress very attractive in combination with his experience of filling the vacancy in the frontier fortress. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to contribute to the country. His "sending Governor Zhao to seize the blue word on behalf of the state" showed his worship of the God of War to the maximum extent. The poem is full of heroic spirit of selfless service to the country and sacrifice one's life for righteousness. The poet looks at the arduous and dangerous military life with an idealistic eye, and is full of illusions about bloody battles, as if immortal achievements are at his fingertips: "Forget my words, serve the country and take the dragon court." If you are a scholar, you will grow old in the window. "How open and bright is the life value orientation of striving for fame and despising shabby classics. The poet's pride and self-confidence in fighting for the country and the name are rare among the representatives of frontier fortress poems who are keen on fame. Wang Wei's thought of being an official remains unchanged. Even when there is nothing in politics, he always inspires others with the Confucian creed of contributing to society and making achievements, and is always happy for the positive development of others in politics. Moreover, the poet has always cherished the intimate feelings of Confucian benevolent lovers. On the premise of overall peace of mind, Wang Wei reconciled Confucianism and Taoism and settled Buddhism and Zen, which showed his wisdom of survival and attitude towards life.