In view of the political and social uncertainty caused by such machinations, intellectuals were eager to discredit belief in chen and wei, and Wang Chong was at their fore.
針對當時政治與思想上如此糾纏不清的情況，思想界急於要脫出此陷阱，來澄清一切氛霧，首先起來從事摧陷廓清工作的人正是王充。