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Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance(Part 249): Not Airing Dirty Laundry
Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance By Sima Guang Translated By Yiming Yang Annals of Han Book 24 Scroll 32 Duration of 6 years Xia Ji, Mother of Xia Zhengshu The 4th year of Emperor Cheng’s Yongshi Era (13 B.C.) In January of spring, the Emperor visited Ganquan and offered sacrifices at the Taiyi Altar; a general amnesty was proclaimed throughout the empire. In March, he…
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Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance(Part 248): Greatest Peril to A State
Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance By Sima Guang Translated By Yiming Yang Annals of Han Book 23 Scroll 31 (continued) Shut Your Mouth The 3rd year of Emperor Cheng’s Yongshi Era (14 B.C.) In spring, on January 31, a solar eclipse occurred. Earlier, the Emperor had followed the advice of Kuang Heng and abolished the Taiyi(North Star) Altar at Ganquan. On that very day, a…
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Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance(Part 247): Breaking up Fraternity
Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance By Sima Guang Translated By Yiming Yang Annals of Han Book 23 Scroll 31 (continued) Jue, bronze wine cup from Han dynasty The 2nd year of Emperor Cheng’s Yongshi Era (15 B.C. continued) The Emperor once held a banquet in the inner palace with Zhang Fang and several attendants, along with the Zhao sisters, the concubine Li Ping, and several…
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Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance(Part 246): Mirror of History
Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance By Sima Guang Translated By Yiming Yang Annals of Han Book 23 Scroll 31 (continued) Bronze Mirror from Han Dynasty The 2nd year of Emperor Cheng’s Yongshi Era (15 B.C.) In the spring, on January 3, the Marquis Jing of Anyang, Wang Yin, passed away. Wang Yin was the only member of the Wang family who was diligent and upright, often offering…
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Zizhi Tongjian: 16 BCE Reign of Emperor Cheng Wang Mang grew up an orphan and was very humble. Liu Xiang spoke out against building a new mausoleum.
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Zizhi Tongjian: 17-16 BCE Reign of Emperor Cheng Liu Fu spoke out against Emperor Cheng's promoted a Geji to be Express, he was put in prison.
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Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance(Part 241): The Place of Affine Kin
Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance By Sima Guang Translated By Yiming Yang Annals of Han Book 22 Scroll 30 (continued) Strategies of the Warring States, Compiled by Liu Xiang The 2nd year of Emperor Cheng’s Yangshuo Era (23 B.C.) In March of spring, a general amnesty was proclaimed throughout the realm. The Grand Master of the Censorate, Zhang Zhong, passed away. In summer,…
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Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance(Part 240): The Purity of Women
Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance By Sima Guang Translated By Yiming Yang Annals of Han Book 22 Scroll 30 (continued) Virgin Mary The 1st year of Emperor Cheng’s Yangshuo Era (24 B.C.) In the spring, on February 30, a solar eclipse occurred. In March, a general pardon was granted to all convicts throughout the empire. In winter, the Intendant of Jingzhao, Wang Zhang of…
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