Confucian ideas were considered useful under the Former Han Dynasty for all of the following reasons except that
a. the Mandate of Heaven provided an ethical justification for dynastic rule.
b. Confucianism was seen as shaping moral men.
c. Confucianism guided the interpretation and application of laws.
d. Confucian eunuchs served as tutors for the royal children.
d
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