The Huainanzi and Liu An's Claim to Moral Authority

The Huainanzi was written and edited at the court of Liu An, the king of Huainan, in the context of Liu An's suicide after being found guilty of plotting rebellion in 123 and 122 BC.

It advises kings on how to rule. Vankeerberghen (history, California State Polytechnic U.) argues that the centralization of power around the Emperor at the time made