Ban Biao's Discussion on Emperors'Orders and Its Classicization Process
The Discussion on Emperors'Orders was written in the Han Dynasty when the political situation changed dramatically and the thoughts of the masses were confused.Feeling that there were many difficulties at that time and Wei Ao attempted to occupy Long(Gansu Province nowadays)and lord it as a district,Ban Biao wrote this article to warm Wei Ao to solve the current the difficulties.The article integrates the theory of history with the theory of politics,explains the reason why Liu's Family gained political power from the perspectives of the Way of Heaven and the Human Power,and especially emphasizes the importance of the rulers"obeying the Way of Heaven and serving the masses",which embodies Ban Biao's profound insight into history and reality and objectively reflects the collective desire of the masses in troubled times for unity and peace.This article was firstly included in the History of the Han Dynasty·Biography by Ban Gu.As recorded with the selected works and other early books of Six Dynasties of Han and Wei and adapted,imitated and evaluated by lots of scholars,it finally became a model work representing the highest achievement of the Eastern Han Dynasty.Ban Biao's keen observation of history and reality,superb skills of integrating history into political discourse and discussion way of thorough reasoning still have enlightening significance.
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