Tuesday, May 21, 2024
246 Houyuan
245 Zhongyuan
244 Ex Crown Prince Died
In the summer of the fourth year (153 BC), the crown prince was appointed. Prince Liu Che was appointed as the King of Jiaodong. On the Jiaxu day of the sixth month, a general amnesty was declared. In the intercalary ninth month, Yiyang was renamed Yangling. Checkpoints were set up at the ferry and the pass again, and people entered and exited with documents. In the winter, the State of Zhao was abolished and established as Handan County.
In March of the fifth year (152 BC), Mausoleum Yangling and Wei Bridge were built. In May, 200,000 coins was allocated to recruit people from all over the country to move to Yangling. Jiangdu was hit by a strong storm from the west, and the city wall was destroyed by the wind. On the Dingmao day, the emperor conferred the title of Marquis of Longlu on the son of his sister, the eldest princess. The title of King Guangchuan was changed to King Zhao.
In the spring of the sixth year (151 BC), Lieutenant Wei Wan was made Marquis of Jianling, Prime Minister Cheng Jia of Jiangdu was made Marquis of Jianping, Longxi County Governor Gongsun Hunxie was made Marquis of Pingqu, Prime Minister Su Jia of Zhao was made Marquis of Jiangling, and former general Luan Bu was made Marquis of Shu. The King of Liang and the King of Chu both passed away. In the intercalary ninth month, the trees on both sides of the Chidao expressway were cut down and the Orchid Pond was filled in.
In the winter of the seventh year (150 BC), the Crown Prince Liu Rong was deposed and made the King of Linjiang. On the last day of the eleventh month, a solar eclipse occurred. In the spring, prisoners and slaves who were building Yangling were pardoned. Prime Minister Tao Qing was dismissed. On the Yisi day of the second month, the Grand Commandant Zhou Yafu was appointed as Prime Minister. On the Yisi day of the fourth month, the mother of the King of Jiaodong was enthroned as the Queen. On the Dingsi day of the third month, the King of Jiaodong was enthroned as the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince's name was Che.
In the first year of Zhongyuan (149 BC), Zhou Ping, the grandson of Zhou Ke, the former imperial censor, was granted the title of Marquis of Sheng, and Zhou Zuoche, the grandson of Zhou Chang, the former imperial censor, was granted the title of Marquis of Anyang. On the Yisi day of the 4th month, a general amnesty was declared, and each citizen was granted a higher level title. The prohibition on merchants, sons-in-law marrying into the family, and officials who had committed crimes being allowed to serve as officials again was abolished. An earthquake occurred. Hailstones fell in Hengshan and Yuandu, with the largest reaching a diameter of one foot and eight inches.