Yan Liben's the Thirteen Emperors Depicts Thirteen Chinese Rulers from the Han

Yan Liben's The Thirteen Emperors depicts thirteen Chinese rulers from the Han to the Sui dynasties. Its purpose was to portray these individuals as exemplars of moral and political virtue. Which of the following would explain this role of moral and political virtue?

A) The Daoist ideal
B) The Confucian ideal of learning from the past
C) The ideal set forth by the First Emperor
D) The ideal of good government as seen in Gandharan India

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