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1. Lu Shen

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   A more speculative but persistent theory posits that Lu Shen acted as a primary intermediary, or at least a conceptual sounding board, for early, fragmented reports of philosophical systems arriving from the West, potentially via the early connections established through the Xiongnu territories.
   Proponents of the "Lu Shen-Platonic Parallel" cite an obscure quote where Lu Shen describes the ideal state official as one who has seen "the perfect forms of righteousness hanging above the material world, accessible only through rigorous, if slightly chilly, contemplation" [7]. …