Why Tian Ren San Ce of Tung Chung-shu Was Undocumented in Shiji

Tung Chung-shu, in response to the requirements of Emperor Wu-di of the Han Dynasty, put forward Three Ce concerning cultural and educational policies in the examination of Hsien Liang Fang Cheng which were summarized as "establishment of Imperial university", "importance of examination" and "Removing Hundreds of Schools of Thought and Respecting Confucianism Exclusively". But Shiji said nothing about it. This paper tries to explore the reasons from the perspective of educational idea of Sima Qian. Three Ce of Tung Chung-shu had no direct influence on education in Han Dynasty according to the facts recorded in Shiji. More importantly, both Confucian Scholars' personality spirit and the principle of education in the Han Dynasty had lost the spirit of Confucianism in pre-Qin. The policy of "Respecting Confucianism Exclusively" carried out by Emperor Wudi deviated from traditional cultural and educational policies. Three Ce of Tung Chung-shu contributed to it instead of responding to it. Shiji never mentioned this matter because of Sima Qian's opposite educational standpoint.