Abstract: If the events such as the son screen for the father from blame be properly understood, they must be under the Chinese culture of filial piety. The son who screen for the father from blame is to safeguard the feelings between the father and the son or to realize filial duty and the behavior of the son is determined by the emotion to the father. Confucius paid the same attention to “screen” and “advise”, but the later ages only inherit “screen”. Therefore the behavior of the son is going to an extreme.

Key words: emotionalist ethics, the son screen for the father from blame, carry the father away from the crime, filial duty