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Introduction to the Book of Han of the Classics of Traditional Chinese Studies Lecture 201: Wang Mang's Biography Ivy

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The Book of Han, also known as the Book of the Former Han Dynasty, compiled by Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty in China, is one of the first chronicles of Chinese history, one of the "Twenty-Four Histories". The Book of Han is another important historical book in ancient China after the "Records of History", and is called the "First Four Histories" together with the "Records of History", "Book of Later Han" and "Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms". The book of Han mainly records the first year of Han Gaozu (206 BC) from the Western Han Dynasty to the fourth year of Wang Mangdi emperor of the new dynasty, a total of 230 years of history. The Book of Han includes twelve chapters of the Ji, eight chapters of the Table, ten chapters of the Zhi, and seventy chapters of the Transmission, a total of 100 articles, which are divided into 120 volumes and a total of 800,000 words.

Introduction to the Book of Han of the Classics of Traditional Chinese Studies Lecture 201: Wang Mang's Biography Ivy

In the first year of the founding of the people's republic of China, The Marquis Qingshi of Mangshuai served the Emperor and Empress Dowager Xi, and the Empress Dowager went to Han. At the beginning, Mang's wife, the daughter of the Marquis of Yichun, was made empress. Bunsen's four males: Yu, Yu, Ann, and Lin. The second son died before, and An was quite desolate, but Lin was the crown prince and An was the new Jiapu. Feng Yuzi six people: Qian wei Gong Long Gong, Shou Gong Ming Gong, Ji Gong Cheng Gong, Zong Gong Gong Chong, Shi Gong Zhao Gong, Li Gong Gong Gong. Amnesty for the world. Mang Nai ordered his widow to know: "Baby Shu'er, the former emperor of heaven is Taizu, the twelve generations of the world, the two hundred and ten years of the country, the calendar lies in the yu bow." Isn't "Poetry" cloudy? 'Hou obeys zhou, and the destiny of heaven is constant. 'Feng'er is the Duke of Ding'an, and yong is the new guest of the room. Yu Drama! Rest in honor of heaven, practice the throne, and do not abolish life. It is also said: "It is the Principality of Ding'an with plains, and endees, luoyin, manes, and heavy hills, and all households and hundreds of miles in the place." The temple of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty was established in its country, and it was merged with the Zhou Hou, and its zhengshuo and clothing were carried out. The world will do the deeds of its ancestors, and will always enjoy the worship of the ages. Empress Xiaoping was made Empress Dowager Ding'an. After reading ce bi, Mang's relatives held the hands of the widow, and the drooling was weeping, saying: "In the past, the Duke of Zhou took the throne, and finally he was able to restore his son to Ming, and now he is given the mandate of the emperor alone, and he is not as he wishes!" "Sigh for a long time. The Lieutenant Fu sent his widow down to the temple and to the north as a vassal. Hundreds of officials accompanied the position, and they were not moved. And according to the golden fast, the auxiliary subjects are enshrined. With Taifu, Zuo Fu, and The Horse Riding General Wang Shun the Marquis of Anyang as the Taishi and Feng Anxin Gong as the Taishi; the Great Situ as the Taifu of The Marquis Pingyan as the Taifu, the New Duke; Shao'a, Xihe, Jing Zhaoyin, and Liu Xin the Marquis of Hongxiu as the Guoshi, the Duke of Jiaxin; the Guanghan Zi tong Mourning Zhang as the General of the State, and the Meixin Gong as the Fourth Auxiliary, the Duke of Shang. Taibao and Houcheng Chengyang Marquis Zhen Handan were made Grand Sima and Chengxin Duke; Marquis Wang Xun of Pijin was made Grand Situ and Zhang Xingong; The Infantry General Marquis Wang Yi of Chengdu was Made Great Sikong, and Longxin Gong was the Third Duke. Da'a and Right Fu; Dasikong and Wei generals Marquis Zhenfeng of Guangyang were the first generals, Guangxin Gong; Jingzhao Wang Xing was the Wei general, Fengxin Gong; the light car general Chengwu Marquis Sun Jian was the founding general, Chengxin Gong; Jingzhao Wang Sheng was a former general, and Chongxin Gong: it was for the four generals. Where eleven dukes. Wang Xing, the history of the city gate order. Wang Sheng, selling cakes. Mang asked for this name for more than ten people according to the order, and the appearance of the two should be buxiang, and they should be used directly from the cloth to see the gods. Yu worships as Lang. On that day, hundreds of people were enshrined in the Qing Dynasty, the Attendant, and the Shang Shu Official. Zhu Liu was the sheriff of the county, and all of them were the counselors.

On the first day of the first month of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Mang led the Duke Qingshi to hold the newly made Imperial Seal of the Empress Dowager, sent it to the Empress Dowager, obeyed the meaning of the Decree, and removed the name of the Han Dynasty. Originally, Wang Mang married the daughter of the Marquis of Yichun and made her empress. Originally, he had four sons: Wang Zi, Wang Yue, Wang An, and Wang Lin. Two of his sons had been executed earlier, and Wang An was a little confused, so he made Wang Lin the crown prince and Wang An the new Jiapei. Six of Wang Zi's sons were given the title of Duke of Gonglong, Wang Shou the Duke of Gongming, Wang Ji the Duke of Gongcheng, Wang Zong the Duke of Gongchong, Wang Shi the Duke of Gongzhao, and Wang Li as the Duke of Gong. Declare a general amnesty for the world. Wang Mang then ordered the widow to say, "Alas! You Liu Bao, the ancestor who helped you from heaven before, has been passed on for twelve generations, enjoyed state power for two hundred and one decades, and the calendar of the Mandate of Heaven has come to me. Doesn't the Book of Verses say that? The descendants of the Yin Dynasty became princes and submitted to the Zhou Dynasty, which shows that the Mandate of Heaven is not certain. And give you the title of Duke of Ding'an, forever as a guest of state of the new dynasty. ouch! Thank God for his kindness, go to your throne, and do not disobey My commandments. He also said: "The residents of Pingyuan County, Ande County, Luoyin County, Luoyin County, and Chongqiu County should be treated as the Principality of Ding'an with a total of 10,000 households, each with a land spanning a hundred miles." Build the ancestral temple of the Ancestors of the Han Dynasty in your fiefdom, treat it the same as the descendants of the Zhou Dynasty, and you can use your own calendar and the colors of the carriages, horses, and costumes. Serve your ancestors from generation to generation, always relying on noble virtues and outstanding deeds, and enjoying the sacrifices of infinite descendants. Empress Xiaogan was made Empress Dowager Ding'an. After reading the plan, Wang Mang personally shook the hand of his widow, sighed with tears, and said: "In the past, the Duke of Zhou acted as the throne, and finally was able to return the power of the Ming Emperor to King Zhou Cheng, but now I am forced by the majestic orders of heaven, and I cannot do as I wish!" Sad sighed for a long time. Zhongfu took his widow down the hall and called himself a courtier to the north. Hundreds of officials accompanied, and no one was unmoved. According to the instructions of the picture of the golden cabinet, the auxiliary ministers all held an appointment ceremony. The generals Taifu(太傅), Zuo Fu (左助), and The Horse Rider (骠骑) were appointed as Taishi (太師) and given the title of Duke of Anxin;The Great Situ was given the title of Duke of Xin (新公) on The Title of Taifu (太傅) by The Great Situ (大司徒) was given the title of Duke of Xin (新公); The Marquis of Shao'a, Xihe ( Xihe , and Jingzhao Yin Hongxiu Marquis Liu Xin ) was given the title of Duke of Jiaxin ( Jiaxin Gong ) ; and the people of Zitong County, Guanghan County , were made generals of the state and given the title of Duke of Mei : These were the four auxiliaries , ranking as the Duke of Shang. Taibao and Houcheng Chengyang Marquis Zhen Handan were made Grand Sima and given the title of Grand Sima and given the title of Grand Duke of Chengxin; Marquis Wang Xun of Pijin was made the Grand Situ and given the title of Zhang Xingong; and the infantry general Marquis Wang Yi of Chengdu was made Grand Sikong and given the title of LongxinGong: this is the Third Duke. Da'a, Right Fu, Dasikong, and the Wei general Marquis Zhenfeng of Guangyang were made the first generals and given the title of Duke of Guangxin; Wang Xing of jingzhao yinren was made a wei general and given the title of fengxin gong; the general of the light car, Marquis Sun Jian, was made a general of the founding state and was given the title of new duke; Wang Sheng of jingzhao yinren was made a former general and given the title of chongxin gong: these are the four generals. Eleven gong in total. Wang Xing is the original city gate lingshi. Wang Sheng sells cakes. Wang Mang found more than a dozen such names according to the order, and the appearance of these two people met the requirements of divination and appearance, and was used directly from the commoners to show magic. Others with the same name were conferred the title of Lang Official. On this day, a total of several hundred people were appointed to the official posts of Qing Dafu, Shizhong and Shangshu. All the royal families with the surname Liu who served as the county taishou were transferred to the post of counselor.  

Introduction to the Book of Han of the Classics of Traditional Chinese Studies Lecture 201: Wang Mang's Biography Ivy

The Mingguang Palace was changed to Ding'an Pavilion, and empress Dowager Ding'an lived there. In the old DahongFu as the Ding'an Gongdi, all of them were supervised by doormen and emissaries. The nursing mother is not allowed to speak with the language, often in the four walls, as for growing up, can not be named six animals. Hou Mang took the wife of his granddaughter Sun Yuzi. Mang Cequn Si Yue: "Shi Xing Si Su, Dong Yue Tai Shi Shi Shi Yu, Qing Wei Deng Ping, Kao Jing Yi Dial." Ying Confused Si Zhe, NanYue TaiFu Dian Zhi Shi Ao, Chi Wei Song Ping, Kao Sheng Yi Law. Taibai SiAi, Xiyue Guoshi Zhi Shi Yang, Bai Wei Xiangping, considering Yi Quan. Chenxing Simou, Northern Yue Guo will be able to send Shi Han, Xuan Wei is peaceful, and Kao Xing is leaking. Yue Punishment Yuan Gu Zuo, Sima Dian Zhi Wu Ying, Examination Method, Master Astronomy, Qin RuoHaotian, Respecting the People, Li Lai Agricultural Affairs, to Harvest Valley. Ri De Yuan Thirty Right, Situ Dian zhi Wen Rui, Kao Yuan compliance, the main division of humanity, the five teachings are auxiliary, handsome people inherit the upper, Xuanmei customs, five pins are training. Dou Pingyuan heart, Sikong Canon Zhi Zhi Zhi Tu, Kao Du to rope, the main Si Li, Pingzhi water and soil, palm name mountains and rivers, breeding birds and beasts, lush grass and trees. "Each is ordained in his office, as in the text of the canon. Set up the Great Sima Siyun, the Great Situ Sizhi, the Great Sikong Siruo, and all of them are lonely secretaries. Renamed Dasi Nong Yue Xi He, later more Na Yan, Dali Yue Zuoshi, Tai Chang Yue Zhi Zong, DaHong Qi Yue Dian Le, Shao Fu Yue Gong Gong, Shui Heng Du Wei Yu Yu Yu, and the three companies Qing Fan Jiu Qing, divided into three dukes. Each secretary of state has three doctors, one doctor has three yuanshi, and all twenty-seven doctors and eighty-one yuanshi have all the official positions in the division of the lord. Renamed Guanglu Xun Yue Si Zhong, Tai Shu Yue Tai Yu, Wei Wei Yue Tai Wei, Zhi Jin Wu Yue Fenwu, Lieutenant Yue Junzheng, and also placed a large official, the lord took the public opinion to serve the imperial relics, and later the rank of the soldiers, all of whom were Shangqing and the number of the Six Prisons. Changed to the county Taishou Yue Dayin, Du Wei Yue Tai Wei, County Commander Yue Zai, Yu Shi Yue Law Enforcement, Bus Sima Yue Wang Road Four Gates, Changle Palace Yue Changle Room, Weiyang Palace Yue Shou Cheng Room, Qiandian Yue Wang Lu Tang, Chang'an Yue Chang'an. Changed his name to Rank 100 Shu Shi, 300 Stone Sergeant, 400 Stone Sergeant, 500 Stone Sergeant, 600 Stone Yue Yuanshi, Sengoku Yue Dafu, Than 2,000 Stone Yue Zhongdafu, 2,000 Stone Yue Shang Dafu, Middle 2,000 Stone Yue Qing. The car clothes are crowned, each with its own differences. He also placed Si Gong, Situ, Siming, Si Cong, Si Zhong Dafu and the poet reciter, and The Chef of The Temple. Ce Yue: "To smell the holy desire to show virtue, to carelessly cultivate the body, to use Sui Yu Yuan, is to use Jian'erSi for the five things." Don't hide, don't be vain, likes and dislikes are not ashamed, stand in the middle of the. Yu drama, Xun Zhao! "Let the king's road be set up into the good, not the wood of slander, and the drum of daring." The four masters often sat at the gate of the king's road to receive the words.

[Translation] The Mingguang Palace was changed to the Ding'an Pavilion, and Empress Ding'an lived there. The former Dahongqi Official's Office was used as the residence of The Ding'an Gong, and there were janitors and emissaries to supervise and manage them. The nursery staff and nurse were told not to talk to him, and he was often wrapped in a small room surrounded by walls, and until he grew up, he would not call out the names of the six animals. Later, Wang Ling married his granddaughter Wang Yu to him. Wang Mang issued a letter of strategy stipulating the duties of the hundred officials, saying: "Jupiter asks Zhuang Jing, the chief eunuch of the East, to be responsible for achieving the timely and appropriate amount of rain, the blue radiance moisturizing all things and the fertility of all things, and the study of the shadow and the rules." Mars demanded wisdom, and was the chief of the south, Taifu, responsible for achieving a moderate amount of heat, a uniform development of red brilliance, and a refined sound and tune. Venus demands stability, is the chief state of the West, responsible for achieving dryness and moderation, white brilliance growth is even, and measures and trade-offs are careful. Mercury is shrewd and is the governor of the North, responsible for achieving the timely moderation of cold, the recuperation of black brilliance, and the consideration of stars and missing carvings. The moon symbolizes the punishment, like the emperor's left leg, that is, the Great Sima Who is responsible for practicing martial arts, paying attention to the square, imitating the ruler, supervising astronomy, and respectfully obeying the great heavens. It is prudent to teach the people the seasons of production, encourage the development of agricultural production, and achieve a bumper harvest of grain. The sun symbolizes virtue and government, just like the emperor's right arm, that is, the Great Situ, is responsible for achieving civil rule, paying attention to harmony, conforming to the rules, being in charge of humanity, counseling the five kinds of ethics, leading the people to obey the superiors, advocating the improvement of customs and habits, and the five kinds of human relations can be normal. The Beidou symbolizes the highest standards, as if the emperor's heart, that is, the Great Sikong, is responsible for realizing the Taiping scene, paying attention to the standardization and standardization of things, taking the criterion as an example, in charge of geography, reclaiming land, building water conservancy, managing large hills and rivers, breeding birds and animals, and promoting the growth of grass and trees. "The other officials were prescribed according to their duties, like the articles of the Canon. Set up the Great Sima Siyun, the Great Situ Sizhi, the Great Sikong Siruo, and the positions are all Lonely Qing. Dasi Nong was renamed Xihe, later changed to Nayan, Dali was renamed Zuoshi, Taichang was renamed Zhizong, Dahongxu was renamed Dian le, Shaofu was renamed Gonggong, Shuiheng Duwei was renamed Yu Yu, plus the three company secretaries and nine secretaries, respectively, were under the jurisdiction of the three dukes. There are three doctors under each secretary, and three Yuanshi under each doctor, for a total of twenty-seven doctors and eighty-one yuanshi, who are in charge of all the posts in the capital's government offices. GuangluXun was renamed Sizhong, Taibu was renamed Taiyu, Wei wei was renamed Taiwei, ZhiJinwu was renamed Fenwu, lieutenant was renamed Junzheng, and a large official was set up to be in charge of the emperor's vehicles, clothes, and utensils, and later in charge of military supplies, and the positions were all Shangqing, called the Six Supervisors. The county taishou was renamed Taiyin, the duwei was renamed Taiwei, the county commander and county magistrate were renamed Zai, the imperial history was renamed law enforcement, the bus Sima was renamed Wang Lu Simen, the Changle Palace was renamed Changle Room, weiyang Palace was renamed Shoucheng Room, the front hall was renamed Wang Lutang, and Chang'an was renamed Chang'an. The name of the Hundred Stones of Feng Lu was renamed Shu Shi, the name of the Three Hundred Stone Level was renamed Corporal, the Name of Four Hundred Stone Grade was renamed Sergeant, the Five Hundred Stone Grade was renamed Mingshi, the Six Hundred Stone Grade was renamed Yuanshi, the Thousand Stone Grade was renamed Xia Dafu, the name of The Middle Stone Grade was renamed Zhongdafu, the Two Thousand Stone Grade was renamed Shangdafu, and the Middle Two Thousand Stone Grade was renamed Qing. The carriages and horses they use, as well as dresses and top hats, have different grades. He also set up Si Gong Dafu, Situ Dafu, Si Ming Dafu, Si Cong Dafu, Si ZhongDafu, and Poetry Reciters to spy on mistakes. The Book of Counsel said, "I have heard that the Shangsheng wanted to manifest his virtues and to cultivate his body and mind carefully so that he could carry them out for a long time, so he set up these official positions of yours to supervise from five aspects. Don't cover up mistakes, don't promote vanity, so that you can do nothing wrong with your own likes and dislikes, stand in the middle of things, and be selfless. Oops, encouragement! "Ordered the erection of suggested flags, wooden plaques of criticism and drums around the palace. The four doctors often sat at the four gates of the King's Road to receive people who reflected the situation.  

Introduction to the Book of Han of the Classics of Traditional Chinese Studies Lecture 201: Wang Mang's Biography Ivy

The subordinate of Qi Qi of the Fengwang clan is Hou, the great merit is the bo, the small merit is the son, the ma is the male, and the female is ren. Men take "Mu" and women take "Long" as their name, and both are given the seal. The princes were also made to be honored with their wives, wives, and sons. It is also said: "There are no two days in the heavens, there are no two kings in the earth, and it is not easy for a hundred kings to do this way." The princes of the Han clan may be kings, and the same is true of the Four Yi, which is contrary to the classics and is unified. The titles of the princes were all called gong, and the siyi were called kings and princes. He also said: "The way of the emperor is the same as the same, and the sage of virtue is enjoyed by hundreds of generations." Yu Wei Huangdi, Emperor Shaohao, Emperor Zhao, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, Emperor XiaYu, Gao Tao, Yi Yin Xian have holy virtues, false in the Imperial Heaven, meritorious and majestic, and light in the distance. After giving it to Shi Jiazhi, the camp will be worshipped. "But the Wang clan, after Emperor Yu, is also from Emperor Zhao; the Liu clan, after Yao, is also from Emperor Zhao. Therefore, Yao Ke was made the Marquis of Chumu and the Empress of the Yellow Emperor; Liang Hu was made the Marquis of Yuan, the Empress of Feng Shaohao; the Emperor's grandson Gonglong Gongqian, the Queen of Fengdi; Liu Xin was qi Liebo, the queen of Fengzhao; the state teacher Liu Xinzi was made the Marquis of Yixiu, after Fengyao; Yan Chang was the Marquis of Shimu, the Empress of Fengyu; Shan zun was the Son of Qi, the Queen of Fenggao Tao; Yi Xuan was the Son of Qiheng, and the Empress of Fengyi Yin. After the Han Dynasty, Liu Bao, the Duke of Ding'an, was a guest. Zhou Houwei Gong ji dang, even titled Zhang Ping Gong, was also a guest. After The Yin Dynasty, Kong Hong, the Duke of Song, moved the second time, and was even given the title of Marquis of Zhang Zhao, with the position of Ke. After the Xia Dynasty, Liaoxi Jifeng was given the title of Marquis of Zhanggong and also ke. Four generations of ancient sects, the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, to match the emperor's ancestor Emperor Kaoyu. The Zhou Gonghou Hou Lu Zi Ji And the XuanNi Gong Hou Chu Cheng Zi Kong Jun, have been predetermined. Mang also said: "When Yu Qian was photographed, he built a suburban palace, a temple, a shrine, a shrine, or a light that returned from above to below, flowing into a black, or a canonical smoke, a bright zhangming, with the spirit of yellow and yu. Since the Yellow Emperor and the King of Jinan, Gao Zushi's surname has five. The Yellow Emperor was the twenty-fifth son, and was given the surname of Ten and Two. Emperor Yu's ancestors, surnamed Yao , were in Tao Tang , In Zhou , Chen , Qi , and Jinan. Yu Fu Nian Emperor Chu Zu Kao Huang Di, Emperor Chu Chu Yu Emperor, to the Ancestor of the Ming Temple, the order of the ancestors of the relatives of the temple. Its ancestral temple five, pro temple four, the queen wife are all accompanied by food. The suburban Yellow Emperor is matched with the heavens, and the Yellow Queen is matched with the earth. He took the new capital Hou Dongdi as the grand master, and was worshipped when he was old. Where the home is still, the world is planted. Yao, Concubine, Chen, Tian, and Wang all five surnames are of Huang and Yu Miao descent, and they are also of the same ethnic group. Isn't the Book cloudy? 'Nine Tribes of Order'. It made these five names in the world from the Rank Sect, and all of them thought that they were clans. There is nothing to do with the rest of the world. The Yuancheng Wang clan, do not order each other to marry, and take care of other clans. "Chen Chong, the Marquis of Tongmu, was made Queen Hu; Tian Feng was made the Marquis of Shimu, and the Queen of Fengjing was honored."

[Translation] Relatives who have been given a mourning service for one year are marquises, relatives whose mourning clothes are nine months are counts, relatives whose mourning clothes are five months are viscounts, relatives whose mourning clothes are three months are barons, and all female relatives above are ren knights. Men use the word "Mu" as a title, and women use the word "Long" as a title, and both are awarded to the seal letter. Let the princes set up wives, wives and sons of the world, and also grant seal letters. He also said, "There are no two suns in heaven and two kings on earth, and this is a principle that the Emperor of the Hundred Dynasties cannot change." Some of the princes of the Han Dynasty were called kings, and even the four foreign tribes also imitated this title, violating the ancient system and deviating from the principle of unification. It should be determined that the titles of the princes are all called gongs, and that those who steal the names of the four foreign tribes and claim to be kings are changed to hou. He also said, "The Taoist system of the emperor should be inherited, developed, and penetrated; a lineage of high virtues should enjoy sacrifice for a long time." I thought that the Yellow Emperor, Shao Hao, Emperor Huan, Emperor Yao, Tang Yao, Yu Shun, Xia Yu, Gao Tao, and Yi Yin all had the virtues of shengming, felt through the heavens, and their deeds were magnificent, and their glory was passed down for a long time. I admire them, seek their descendants, intend to continue their sacrifices. He believed that the surname Wang was a descendant of Yu Shun, out of imperial learning; the surname Liu was a descendant of Tang Yao, out of The Emperor. Therefore, Yao Ke was given the title of Marquis of Chumu and inherited the descendants of the Yellow Emperor; Liang Hu was made the Descendant of Shao Wu; Emperor Gonglong Duke Wang Qian, who inherited the descendants of Emperor Yu; Liu Xin was made Qi Liebo, who inherited the descendants of Emperor Yu; Liu Xin was made the descendant of Qi Liebo, who inherited The Descendants of Emperor Huan; Liu Die, the son of Liu Xin, was made the Marquis of Yixiu and inherited the descendants of Tang Yao; Ma Chang was the Marquis of Shimu and inherited the descendants of Yu Shun; Shan Zun was the descendant of Gao Tao; and Yi Xuan was the son of Zhao Heng and inherited the descendants of Yi Yin. A descendant of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bao, Duke of Ding'an, was a state guest. A descendant of the Zhou Dynasty, Wei Gong ji dang, was renamed Zhang Pinggong (章平公), who was also a state guest. Kong Hong, the Duke of Song, a descendant of the Yin Dynasty, changed his position and was renamed Marquis Zhang Zhao, whose status was a distinguished guest. A descendant of the Xia Dynasty, Liaoxi Commandery (辽西郡人姒丰), was given the title of Marquis of Zhanggong (章功侯) and was also a distinguished guest. The ancestors of the Xia Dynasty, the Yin Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty were worshipped together in the Ming Hall, and let them enjoy it with the great Emperor Kao Yu Shun. The descendants of the Duke of Zhou, The Descendants of Confucius, and the Descendants of Confucius, the Descendants of Confucius, were once determined. Wang Mang added: "In the past, when I was in the regency, I built the altar site on the outskirts, formulated the ancestral ancestral temple, set up the Tugu Shrine, and the gods repaid, and there was light from above and below, flowing down into an old crow, and there was yellow qi rising, shining brightly, to show the afterglow of the Yellow Emperor and Yu Shun. From the Yellow Emperor to the King of Jinan, there are five surnames of the ancestors. The Yellow Emperor had twenty-five sons, and twelve of them were given surnames. Yu Shun's ancestors accepted the surname Yao, the surname Mi during the Tao and Tang dynasties, Chen in the Zhou Dynasty, Tian in the State of Qi, and Wang in Jinan. I bow down and think of the great Emperor Chuzu Kao Huangdi, the great Emperor's ancestor Kao Yu Shun, who has already made a joint sacrifice in the Ming Hall, and should also be included in the ancestral temple. Five ancestral temples and four pro-temples should be built, and their queens or wives should be worthy of them. When sacrificing heaven and earth, let the Yellow Emperor enjoy it with the heavens, and let the Yellow Emperor share it with the earth. The east residence of the new capital marquis was used as a temple, and it was sacrificed on time for two years. The ancestors respected by the people should also be sacrificed from generation to generation, and the imperial court has set an example for the whole country. People with the surnames Yao, Ma, Chen, Tian, and Wang are all descendants of the Yellow Emperor and Yu Shun, and they are all my clan. Doesn't the Book of Books say that? 'In order, the nine tribes are all loving and harmonious. All parts of the country should be ordered to report the roster of these five surnames to the Rank Sect, and all of them should be regarded as royalty. Exempt them from taxes and servitude for generations without any involvement. Among them, the Wang surname of Yuancheng County is not allowed to marry yao, Yan, Chen, and Tian, so as to distinguish the clan and distinguish between relatives. "He made Chen Chong the Marquis of Tongmu and inherited the descendants of King Hu; Tian Feng was made the Marquis of Shimu, inheriting the descendants of King Jing."  

Introduction to the Book of Han of the Classics of Traditional Chinese Studies Lecture 201: Wang Mang's Biography Ivy

In the past, there were Zhai Yi, Zhao Ming and other leading prefectures in the past, Huai Zhongxiao, Feng Mu as a male, and guarded the annexed city. He also made the old En Dai Chong, Jin Shi, Ji Hong, Yang He, and other sons male. The Yellow Emperor's Garden is located in Shangdu Qiaoqiao, Emperor Yu is located in Lingling Jiuxuan, King Hu is in Huaiyang Chen, King Jing is in Qi Linzi, King Huan is in Chengyang Ju, King Bo is in Jinan Dongpingling, And King Wei is in Yuancheng, Wei County, and the messenger is at the temple at four o'clock. His temple is the author, initially determined by the world, and is sacrificed in the Ming Temple. Take Han Gao Temple as the Wenzu Temple. Mang Yue: "Emperor Yu of Yu's ancestor, Emperor Kaoyu, was crowned by Tang, the first ancestor of the Han dynasty, Emperor Tang, who has the image of passing on the country, and gave his relatives to receive the spirit of Emperor Jin Ce in Han Gao." But if you think about the previous generation, why forget the time? There are seven ancestors of the Han clan, and the temple is built in the Ding'an Kingdom. Its garden sleeping temple in the Beijing division, do not give up, the temple recommended as before. He was given the autumn month of September to enter the temple of Han Gao, Yuan, Cheng, and Ping. Zhu Liu is even more from Jingzhao Da Yin, do not explain his recovery, each of them will die, the number of state pastors will be questioned, and there will be no encroachment. He also said: "As for the pretense of the Former Dalu, as for the falsehood, the deep Han Clan Three Seven's Misfortune, the Red Virtue is exhausted, thinking widely, so the auxiliary Liu Extension Technique, Jing does not use it, in order to pretend to be the benefit of the golden sword, and to help it." However, since Confucius wrote "Spring and Autumn", it is thought that the law of the queen, as for the fourteenth generation of mourning, the cooperation is now, and the fourteen are also mourning. The red world has exhausted its plans, and it will not be forced in the end. Emperor Tianmingwei, Huang Dedangxing, Long Xian's great destiny, belong to the world. Now the people xianyan emperor Revolution Han and establish a new one, deposing Liu Andxing King. Fu 'Liu' is the word '卯, gold, knife' also, the first month of the first day, the benefit of the golden knife, can not be done. Bo Mou Qingshi, you know that heaven and man should respond together, and it is clear and clear. Don't think of it as admiration, don't think it's profitable except for the sword money, accept the heart of heaven, and be happy with the will of the people. "It is more as a small money, six points in diameter, weighing one baht, the text is "small money straight one", and the former "big money fifty" is two products, parallel. If you want to prevent people from stealing and casting, it is forbidden to carry copper charcoal.

[Translation] The state pastors and county taishou of the whole country were all able to hold the prefectures and counties because of the rebellions of Zhai Yi and Tu Ming and others in the past, and they were loyal and filial, and gave the state pastor a baron and Taishou as a vassal city. He also gave the sons of the old benefactors Dai Chong, Jin Shi, Ji Hong, and Yang Ji as barons. They were dispatched to Repair the Yellow Emperor's tomb when they were at Shangdu Bridge, to Repair Yu Shun's tomb in Jiuxuan County, to Chen County, Huaiyang County, to repair King Hu's tomb, to Linzi County, Qi County, to repair King Jing's tomb, to Chengyang Guoju County to repair King Huan's tomb, to Shupingling County, Jinan County, to repair the tomb of King Bo, to Yuancheng County, Wei County, to repair the tomb of King Huan, and to send emissaries to sacrifice according to the four seasons. Their ancestral temple should be built, because the whole country has just been pacified, and for the time being, a joint festival will be held at the Mingtang Taimiao Temple. The Han Gao Emperor Temple is used as the Wenzu Temple. Wang Mang said: "My great emperor Kao Yu Shun accepted the power of Resignation from Tang Yao, and the distant ancestor of the Han Dynasty was Tang Yao, who had the style of the Zen regime for generations, and I personally accepted the Golden Book in front of the gods of Emperor Mogao. I want to commend the preferential treatment of the former dynasty, where is the time to forget? There were seven patriarchs of the Han Dynasty, and ancestral temples should be established in ding'an according to etiquette. The ancestral temple attached to their cemetery in the capital should not be abolished, and the rituals should be the same. I will personally go to the ancestral temples of Emperor Gao, Emperor Yuan, Emperor Cheng, and Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty in autumn and September. The names of each Liu royal family were transferred to the administration of Jing Zhao, and their privileges of exemption from taxation and labor should not be revoked, each of them should stop at themselves, and the state pastor should always go to comfort them, and not let them suffer wrongs and persecution. He also said: "When I was holding an important position until I was in charge of the regent, I deeply considered the unfortunate encounter of the Han Dynasty in the past two hundred and eleven decades, and the fate of the Han Dynasty had come to an end, and I tried every means to use all the methods that could be used to assist the Liu family to prolong the life of the regime. Therefore, the convenience of making a golden knife currency is hoped to benefit it. However, since Confucius wrote "Spring and Autumn" as the criterion for future emperors, it was written that the fourteenth year of the Duke of Lu'ai was declared over, and today, it is also the fourteen years since the Mo'ai Emperor. The lifespan of the Han Dynasty had come to an end, and it could not be saved after all. Heaven is eminent, and the fate of the new dynasty should rise up, solemnly displaying great orders, entrusting me with the right to rule the country. Now the people say that Heaven will abolish the Han Dynasty, establish a new dynasty, abandon the Liu family, and revitalize the Wang family. That 'Liu, the shape structure of the word is '卯, gold, knife', so the decoration of the first moon and the convenience of the golden knife currency are not allowed to pass again. Extensively soliciting the opinions of the Secretary of State and the Doctor, it is said that the Heavenly Dao Personnel Induction is very clear. It should be removed and not used as a decoration, and the abolition of the sword money should not be regarded as convenience, so as to follow the will of God and satisfy the wishes of the people. "Then he re-minted small coins, six points in diameter and one baht in weight, with the words "small money straight one" cast on it, plus the previous "big money fifty" currency for two types, circulating at the same time. In order to prevent private minting, it issued a ban on the private storage of copper and charcoal.  

Introduction to the Book of Han of the Classics of Traditional Chinese Studies Lecture 201: Wang Mang's Biography Ivy

In April, Liu Kuai, the Marquis of Xuxiang, formed a party of thousands of troops to raise an army in his country. Fast brother Yin, the former King of Hanjiaodong, was changed to Fu Chonggong. Quickly raise an army to attack Jimo, close the city gates, and tie yourself to prison. The people were fast, and they were quick to be defeated, until Chang guang died. Mang Yue: "The ancestor of Xi Yu, the King of Jinan, was trapped in Yan Kou, and he was released from Qi Linzi to protect Yu Ju. Zongren Tian Shan set up a strange plot to kill the Yan general and restore the State of Qi. Now dr. Mo Shifu destroyed the rebels with one heart, gave great praise to his loyalists, and pitied them for their innocence. His pardons are not to be cured of his wife and his relatives. Hang the dead and wounded, give the dead burial money, fifty thousand people. Yin knew the great fate, and was deeply ill and evil, so he fell into disgrace. It is full of thousands of households and hundreds of miles of places. "He also enfeoffed more than ten of his vassals." Mang Yue: "The ancients set up eight houses in Lujing, one husband and one woman and one woman and one hundred acres of land, and tithes and taxes, then the country gave the people wealth and praised." This tang and yu way has been followed by three generations. Qin has no way, thick taxes to worship themselves, strike the people with extreme desire, bad holy system, abolish well fields, start with annexation, greed, the strong regulate the fields with thousands, and the weak have no place to live. And he placed the city of slaves, and with the cattle and horses, controlled by the people' subjects, and cut off his life. The adulterer is profited by his causes, to the point of selling his wife slightly, against the heart of heaven, against human morality, and in the righteousness of 'the nature of heaven and earth is precious'. The Book says, "Give and then enslave a woman," but those who do not use their lives are then punished by this. The Han clan reduced the rent of the land, thirty and one tax, often more endowment, strike out of the salty, while the hao people invaded the mausoleum, divided the land and robbed the leave. Thirty taxes and one tax, and five real taxes. Father and son work all year round, and the income is not enough to survive on their own. Therefore, the rich are arrogant and evil; the poor are not tired of chaff and are poor and adulterous. They are all trapped in the curse, and the torture is good. Yu Qian, in Dalu, began to order the world to open the field well, and sometimes there was Jiahe Zhixiang, who was killed by thieves and stopped. Nowadays, the name of the world is called 'Wang Tian', and the slave is known as 'private', and neither of them can be sold or bought. Its male mouth is not surplus eight, and those who have crossed a well in the field are divided into surplus fields to the nine ethnic neighborhood township parties. Therefore, there is no land, and now the recipient of the field, such as the system. Those who dare to have a non-Ida sacred system, who cannot confuse the people, throw themselves into the four races, and use the imperial charm, such as the story of the emperor's ancestor Kao Yu Emperor. "At that time, the people were safe and white, and it was difficult to know the size of the money, and the number of changes and unbelief was not believed, and they all bought it privately in the five-baht market. False rumors of big money should be stopped, Mo Ken threatened. Recklessness. Repeat the book: "Those who hold five baht money and say that they are big money should be dismissed, than those who are not in the ida system, and vote for the four descendants." So the farmers and merchants lost their jobs, the food and goods were wasted, and the people wept on the city road. And sit and sell to buy farmhouses, slaves, and mint money, from the princes, secretaries, doctors, as for the common people, there are innumerable people who have attested to the crime.

In April, Liu Kuai, the Marquis of Xuxiang, gathered several thousand of his henchmen to gather troops in his feudal state. Liu Kuai's brother Liu Yin, who was the micellar king of the former Han Dynasty, had been changed to Fu Chonggong at this time. Liu Quickly raised an army to attack Jimo City, and Liu Yin closed the city gate and automatically threw himself into prison. The officials and people of the city resisted Liu Kuai, who failed to escape and retreated to Changguang County to die. Wang Mang said: "Once upon a time, my ancestor King Huan of Jinan was besieged by Yan Kou and retreated from Linzi, the capital of the State of Qi, to Juyi to protect himself. Tian Shan, a clan member, came up with many good strategies, killed the main general of the Yan state, and re-stabilized the state of Qi. Now that the scholars and masters of Jimo City are working together to annihilate the anti-thieves, I am very much in favor of those who are loyal and pity those who are innocent. Liu Yin and others should be pardoned, and except for Liu Kuai's wife and children, other relatives who should sit and be punished should not be punished. Mourn the dead, comfort the wounded, and reward the dead with funeral expenses of 50,000 yuan per person. Liu Yin understood the Mandate of Heaven and deeply hated Liu Kuai, and Liu Kuai was duly punished for this reason. Liu Yin's fiefdom of 10,000 households should be satisfied, and the land should be stretched for 100 miles. "He also rewarded more than a dozen courtiers who had entered the offering. Wang Mang said: "In ancient times, eight families worked together as one well, lived in the same shed when ploughing, and divided the land among husbands and wives for one hundred acres, and paid taxes according to one-tenth of the land, so that the country would be prosperous and the people would be rich, so public opinion of praise arose. This was the policy of the Tang and Yu dynasties, and was followed by the Xia, Shang, and Three Dynasties. The Qin Dynasty was fierce and ruthless, increasing taxes for its own enjoyment, doing its best to satisfy its own infinite desires, destroying the system of saints, and abolishing the well field, so the phenomenon of rich and noble families annexing the property of the poor people appeared, greed and despicable behavior occurred, the strong occupied the land had to be counted in thousands, and the weak had no place to stand. He also set up markets for the sale of slaves and slaves, and was on the same side as cattle and horses, controlling civilians and slaves, and arbitrarily manipulating their fate. By using these methods, the treacherous and cruel people make profits, and even forcibly rob and sell the wives and children of others, disobeying the will of god, violating the norms of the relationship between man and entering, and violating the principle of "the most honorable life between heaven and earth and human beings". The Scriptures say, 'I will enslave and insult you, and only those who disobey the command will suffer such a sin.' The Han Dynasty reduced the land tax and levied it according to one-thirty-tenths, but there was often a substitute tax, and those who were sick and disabled and lost their laborers had to come out, and the bullies invaded and oppressed, using the lease-tenant relationship to plunder property. Its name is taxed on the basis of one-thirtieth of the tax, and in fact five-tenths of the tax is levied. Fathers and sons work in the fields all year round, and the income is not enough to survive. So the rich have uneaten food, and do evil things because of extravagance; the poor do not eat the chaff of wine, and they do evil things because of poverty. They were all caught up in the crime, and the punishment could not be set aside. When I was in an important position, I began to order the planning of the country's public land according to population, and at that time, the auspicious rui of Jiahe appeared, which was temporarily stopped because of interference from anti-thieves and rebel leaders. Now the fields of the whole country are renamed 'Wang Tian,' and slaves are called 'privately owned,' and they are not allowed to be bought or sold. Those families with a male population of less than eight people, and those who own more than one well, divide the excess land to relatives and neighbors. If there was no land in the past, and now that the land should be divided, it shall be handled in accordance with the regulations. Dare to oppose the system pioneered by the saints such as Ida, ignore the law to confuse the people, and exile them to a place far away in the four directions, so as to eliminate the bad guys, and punish the four evils according to the great emperor's ancestor Kao Yu Shun. At this time, the people were accustomed to using the five-baht money of the Han Dynasty, believing that the size of Wang Mang's money was difficult to understand at the same time, and they changed their trustworthiness many times, and secretly wrapped up in five-baht money for trading. Rumor has it that big money will be abolished, and no one will carry it. Wang Mang was worried about the incident, and then told him: "All those who have secretly hidden five baht money and say that big money will be abolished, should be punished according to the opposition to the Ida system and exiled to a place far away." So the peasants and merchants lost their jobs, the economy was paralyzed, and the people wept bitterly in the markets and on the roads. As well as the sale of farmhouses, slaves, and private money, from princes and secretaries to civilians, the number of crimes punished is also uncountable. 

Introduction to the Book of Han of the Classics of Traditional Chinese Studies Lecture 201: Wang Mang's Biography Ivy

In the autumn, Wuwei sent Wang Qi and other twelve people to the world forty-two articles of the "Fu Fate". The Five Things of Dexiang, the Twenty-five Of the Fortunes, the Twelve of the Blessings, and the Forty-two Chapters. Its Dexiang Yanwen and Xuanzhi Shihuanglong are found in Chengji and Xindu, and the genus of branches and leaves of the Zizhu pillar of the tomb of King Gaozukao. The genus of the Runes of The Well Stone and the Golden Stone. Fu ying said that the hen became a male. Its gentle and elegant support is all for the sake of speaking, and it is said that the contemporary Han has the world under the clouds. There is always a saying: "When the emperor is ordained, he will have the fu rui of virtue and auspiciousness, and he will be able to make five lives, and then he will be able to establish a magnificent merit, pass it on to his descendants, and enjoy the infinite gift forever." Therefore, the new room of the Xingye, Dexiang originated after the Han 379th Dynasty. Commanded by Xindu, subject to Rui in Huangzhi, Kaiwang in Weigong, destined by Zi Tong, destined in Ba Tong, Shen Fu in the Twelve Ying, Heaven so Baoyou New Room deep, solid! Wugong Danshi came out of the last year of the Han Ping Emperor, the fire was sold out, Tude was contemporary, the emperor was born in heaven, went to Han and Xin, and began with Danshi to the emperor. The emperor was humble and humble, and he did not have the will to live in the house, so in the autumn of July, the weight of the sky was three able to write horses. The emperor returned to humility and did not take the throne, so three with iron deeds, four with stone turtles, five with Yu Fu, six with Wen Gui, seven with Xuan Yin, eight with Maoling Stone Books, nine with Xuan Long Stone, ten with Shen Jing, eleven with Great God Stones, and twelve with Copper Runes. The Divine Destiny, immersed in prominence, as for the twelve, to inform the new emperor. The emperor was deeply aware of the majesty of heaven and could not be feared, so he went to take the trumpet, and still called it false, and changed the yuan to the beginning, in order to inherit the mandate of heaven and overcome the heart of God. However, it is not the emperor who solemnly surrendered the meaning of the fate, so it is a book of turtles that is repeated day by day. And the waiter Wang Xuan saw that the people were dressed in white cloth and single clothes, with a red square collar and a small crown, standing in front of the hall of the king's road, and said: "Today the heavens are the same color, and the people of the world belong to the emperor." 'Strangely, after more than ten steps, the man suddenly disappeared.' By the end of the year, the Han Dynasty High Temple had a golden plot: 'Emperor Gao inherits the Mandate of Heaven and passes on the new emperor to the country.' 'Ming Dan, Zong Bozhong's filial piety Marquis Liu Hong heard that he summoned the Secretary of State to discuss, pending, and the Great God Shiren said: 'The high temple of the new emperor has been appointed. Don't stay! So the new emperor set up the carriage, and the Han Dynasty High Temple was ordained, and on the day of his appointment, Ding Diye was also appointed. Ding, fire, Han's virtue also. 卯, Liu surname so for the word also. Ming Han Liu Huo De exhausted, and passed on to the new room also. The emperor is humble, ready to make concessions, the twelve charms should be forced, the fate is indispensable, the fear is fearful, the end of the Min Han clan is irreparable, the servants are not satisfied, for three nights do not sleep, three days do not eat. Yan asked Gonghou Qing doctor, "It is advisable to obey the command of heaven." So it was changed to the yuan ding number, and the sea began. The new room was established, the gods rejoiced, Shen Yifu responded, and Giriel was still there. The poem says: "It is pleasant for the people to be pleasant, and it is subject to heaven; it is necessary to protect the right destiny, and to be self-proclaimed." This is also true. "The Five Wei will be given the new chamber seal silk under the "Fu Order", and those below the prince and the official names of the officials, as well as the Xiongnu and the Western Regions, and the barbarians outside the world, will be granted the new room seal silk, because of the receipt of the Han seal silk. The second level of the knights, the first level of the people, the women's hundred households of sheep, wine, barbarian coins, and veils have their own differences. Amnesty for the world. Wuwei will ride on the "Qian" literary cart, drive the "Kun" six horses, carry the feathers of the birds, and dress very well. Each will be placed left and right in front of and behind the middle marshal, where five marshals. Dressed in a crown and riding a horse, each with its own color number. He will hold the festival and be called the messenger of the Taiyi; and the handsome will be called the messenger of the five emperors. Mang Ce ordered: "Under the whole world, until the four tables, it is not enough." "Those who go out from the east, to Xuanyu, Lelang, Goguryeo, and Fuyu; those who go out from the south, beyond the border, Liyi Prefecture, and the king of Jurchen Town as a marquis; those who go out from the west, to the western region, change their king to hou; those who go out from the north, to the Xiongnu court, grant orders to Yin, change the Chinese indian language, and go to the "seal" and "chapter". Shan Yu wanted to get the old seal, and Chen Rao's spine was broken. The language is in the Biography of the Huns. Shan Yu was furious, while The Jurchen and The Western Guards were all on the side. Rao also worshiped as a great general and sealed Wei Dezi.

Introduction to the Book of Han of the Classics of Traditional Chinese Studies Lecture 201: Wang Mang's Biography Ivy

In the autumn, Wuwei general Wang Qi and twelve others were dispatched to promulgate the forty-two articles of the "Fu Feng" to the whole country. There are five articles of the Dexiang class, twenty-five articles of the Rune Class, and twelve articles of the Fuying Class, for a total of forty-two articles. Among them, Dexiang said that during the period of Emperor Wen of Han and Emperor Xuan of Han, there were yellow dragons in Chengji County and Xindu County, and branches and leaves grew on the zimu pillars of the tomb door of King Gao Zukao. Fu Ming class said wugong county jingshi, gaodi temple golden cabinet tu ce and other things. Fuying class says that the hen becomes a rooster or something like that. Those passages, which are close to the official scriptures, are based on ancient interpretations, and it is often said that Wang Mang should rule the country instead of the Han Dynasty. Summarizing them, they say: "When an emperor inherits the Mandate of Heaven, he must have the sign of obtaining good fortune by virtue, and when he cooperates with the five lives, plus the retribution obtained by relying on blessings, he can establish great and noble deeds, pass them on to future generations, and enjoy infinite national blessings forever." Therefore, the rise of the new dynasty, Dexiang occurred in the Han Dynasty, nine generations later, after two hundred and ten years. From the initial appointment of the new capital state, from the Huang Zhiguo to the acceptance of Xiangrui, from the wugong county to the creation of the king's business, from the zitong county to the decision to accept the order, to the completion of the appointment in Yanqu County, Ba County, plus twelve blessings, the attitude of the heavens to bless the new dynasty is both earnest and resolute! The Danshu Baishi of Wugong County appeared in the last year of the Ping Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the fate of the Han Dynasty was almost over, the power of the new dynasty should be replaced, the heavens cared for it, abandoned the Han Dynasty, supported the new dynasty, and began to give orders to the emperor with the Danshu Baishi. The emperor modestly resigned and used the name of the regent emperor to take the throne, but he could not meet the wishes of the heavens, so in the autumn and July of that year, the heavens added three stars and WenMa. The emperor also modestly resigned and did not ascend to the throne, so the third time there was the iron deed, the fourth time there was the stone turtle, the fifth time there was Yu Fu, the sixth time there was Wen Gui, the seventh time there was Xuan Yin, the eighth time the Maoling Stone Book appeared, the ninth time there was the XuanLong Stone, the tenth time there was the Shenjing, the eleventh time the Great God Stone appeared, and the twelfth time there was the Copper Rune Map. The auspiciousness of The Divine Destiny gradually became apparent until as many as twelve times, when it was used to clearly inform the new emperor. The emperor deeply thought that the majesty of heaven could not be fearless, so he removed the title of regent emperor, or called a false emperor, changed the initial era name, and wanted to use such a method to resist the Mandate of Heaven and be able to satisfy the will of heaven. However, it was not yet heaven's intention to repeatedly and earnestly give him the blessing of the order, so on this day the heavens gave him a golden letter of strategy, which determined his doubts and exhorted him to become emperor. There was also a waiter, Wang Xu, who saw a man dressed in white cloth, with a fiery red painting on the square collar and a small hat, standing in front of the Wang Lu Hall, and told Wang Xu: "Today, the five heavenly gods are united in one heart and one mind, entrusting all the people to the emperor." Wang Xu was amazed and took more than ten steps, and the man suddenly disappeared. In the evening of Bingyin, a golden cabinet appeared in the temple of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty: Emperor Gao adhered to the Mandate of Heaven and passed the country to the new emperor. The next morning, Liu Hong, the Marquis of Zhongxiao of Zongbo, reported the matter, and summoned the Gongqing Ministers for consultation, but no decision had been made, and the Great God Shi spoke like a man: "Hurry up and ask the new emperor to go to the Temple of the High Emperor to accept the Mandate of Heaven, don't delay!" So the new emperor immediately got on the bus and went to the Temple of the High Emperor of the Han Dynasty to accept the Mandate of Heaven. The day of receiving the Mandate of Heaven is the day of Ding Jiao, which belongs to the fire and is a symbol of the fate of the Han Dynasty. 卯, is part of the word that constitutes 'Liu'. This shows that the fate of the Liu surname of the Han Dynasty has ended, and the luck has spread to the new dynasty. The emperor was humble and humble, and had already resolutely resigned from many sides, the twelve times the spell should be urged urgently, the Mandate of Heaven could not be resigned, the fear and awe, the trepidation, the pity of the Han Dynasty was finally irreparable, and every effort to help it could not be achieved, for this matter, three nights did not sleep, three days did not eat. When they were interviewed and questioned, they all said, 'They shall be carried out according to the authority of Heaven.' So it was changed to the year number, the country name, and the whole country to be renewed. As soon as the new dynasty was established, the gods rejoiced and re-blessed the blessings, and xiangrui continued one after another. The Book of Verses says, "He who has merit for the people and is therefore loved by the people will receive blessings from heaven, and the heavens will bless him, grant him the high position of emperor, and affirm this meaning." That's the case. "Wuwei will respectfully hold the "Fu Feng" and carry the seal letter, and the official names given to the princes and officials below have been changed, and the foreign countries and the Xiongnu, the countries in the western region and the foreign tribes outside the border will grant the seal letters of the new dynasty on the spot, and confiscate the seals of the original Han Dynasty. Reward officials with two knighthoods per person, reward the heads of the people's families with a first-class knighthood, and reward the housewives and sheep and wine, which are distributed according to each hundred households, and the rewards for foreign property have their own ranks. A national amnesty was declared. Wuwei will sit in a cart painted with astronomical images, with six mares, with the feathers of a golden rooster inserted on its back, and the costume is very powerful. Under each general, there are left, right, front, back and middle marshals, a total of five marshals. Coats, carts, and horses, each according to the color and number of their orientations. Wuwei will hold envoys and be called emissaries of the Heavenly Emperor Taiyi; and the five marshals will hold up banners and be called emissaries of the five emperors. Wang Mang wrote in a book of strategy: "Under the whole world, until the surrounding places are extremely far away, there is nothing that cannot be reached." "Those who went to the east reached Xuanju County, Lelang County, Goguryeo And Fuyu County; those who went to the south crossed the border, passed through Yizhou County, and demoted the king of Jurchen to the title of marquis; those who went to the west reached the western region and changed all the kings there to hou; those who went to the north, reached the court of the Xiongnu king, granted Shan Yu the seal letter, changed the text of the Han Dynasty seal letter, and removed the "seal" and changed the name "zhang". Shan Yu wanted to obtain the original seal letter, Chen Yu broke it with his vertebrae, and these words were recorded in the "Biography of the Xiongnu". Shan Yu was furious, and as for The Jurchen and the Western States, they finally betrayed for this reason. Chen Rao returned, was appointed as a great general, and was given the title of Wei Dezi.

Introduction to the Book of Han of the Classics of Traditional Chinese Studies Lecture 201: Wang Mang's Biography Ivy

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