SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Shusun Tong

  • The Two Recluses of Lu [Biographies of Noble Scholars]

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    Two orthodox Lu Confucians rejected Shusun Tong’s summons to draft Han court rituals. They criticized him for pushing rites amid post-war chaos, arguing proper rituals need a century of virtue. Unwilling to compromise ancient principles, they sent him away to preserve their integrity.

  • From Court Chaos to the Lü Clan Purge in Early Han [Western Han]

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    This article traces early Han from court chaos to the Lü Clan purge. Emperor Gaozu established rituals to restore order, but after his death, Empress Lü seized power and promoted her clan. Following her death, loyalists overthrew the Lü family and installed Emperor Wen, reviving the Liu dynasty and ushering in stability.