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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 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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Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance(Part 239): Jibin--A Kingdom in Kashmir

Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance By Sima Guang Translated By Yiming Yang   Annals of Han Book 22 Scroll 30 (continued) K2 base camp, Kashmir The 4th year of Emperor Cheng’s Heping Era (25 B.C.) In January of spring, Xiongnu Chanyu came to court. An amnesty was granted to all convicts throughout the empire. On March 1, a solar eclipse occurred. The Prefect of Langya, Yang…

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Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance(Part 236): Infertility Paranoia

Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance By Sima Guang Translated By Yiming Yang   Annals of Han Book 22 Scroll 30 (continued) Dujiangyan, Ancient Hydraulic Engineering Project Still in Use. The 1st year of Emperor Cheng’s Heping Era (28 B.C.) In the spring, Du Qin recommended Wang Yanshi of Qianwei to Wang Feng, and Wang Yanshi was appointed to oversee the breach of the Yellow River.…

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Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance(Part 234): Equal Opportunity in Heir Reproduction

Comprehensive Reflections to Aid in Governance By Sima Guang Translated By Yiming Yang   Annals of Han Book 22 Scroll 30 (continued) Qionghai Lake, Xichang(Yuesui), Sichuan Province The 3rd year of Emperor Cheng’s Jianshi Era (30 B.C.) In March of spring, an amnesty was granted to all those imprisoned throughout the empire. In autumn, rain fell continuously in Guanzhong for more than forty…

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