《史記》中的董仲舒不過是專治《春秋》的純儒,而這一認識在《漢書》中發生了變化。我們看到在武帝朝并未被過于重視的《春秋》純儒董仲舒,隨著漢代政治形勢及學術傾向的變化,至元帝時地位已經遠遠高于武帝時期。至劉向時董仲舒始被鼓吹為對武帝朝政治有重大影響的儒宗。班固接受了劉向的說法,并為使得董仲舒符合兩漢的儒宗標準而刻意通過種種手段提高了他在武帝朝的政治參與度,于是董仲舒從《史記》的純儒一變而為《漢書》中"于世有益"的儒宗。

Dong Zhonshu is a Confucian who specializes in CHUNQIU recorded in SHIJI, however his image changes in HANSHU. He was not taken too seriously in Era of Wu Emperor. With the changed in politics and academic tendencies in Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu’s status was far higher in Era of Yuan Emperor. Liu Xiang thought that Dong Zhongshu was a master who influenced Wu Emperor deeply. Ban Gu accepted Liu Xiang’s view, so Dong Zhongshu participated fully in politics and became a master who was beneficial to World in HANSHU