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Volume 18 Annals 18: Xingzong 1

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Xingzong, Part One
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使 殿 殿 殿 使 殿 殿 殿 殿 使 使殿 使 祿 使 使使 使 使 殿 殿 殿
In the eleventh year, on jimao day of the sixth summer month Shengzong died, and [the heir] immediately took the throne before the coffin. On rennwu day the new Emperor honored his mother, Lady Xiao, as Empress Dowager. On jiashen day envoys were dispatched to announce the mourning to Song, Xia, and Goryeo. That year jinshi examinations were held at Xuanzheng Hall and fifty-seven candidates including Liu Zhen passed. On xinmao day a general amnesty was proclaimed and the era name was changed to Jingfu. On yiwei day the late Emperor's coffin was escorted and encoffined at Taiping Hall on Yong'an Mountain. On xinchou day the Empress Dowager ordered imperial son-in-law Xiao Cubu and Xiao Pide to death; Hunt-grounds grand preceptor Jurchen Zhuguli, Right Assistant Attendant langjun xiangwen Xiao Yanliu, and seven others were all executed in the marketplace; their households were confiscated; and Empress Qi Tian was moved to the Upper Capital. On the bingwu new moon of the seventh autumn month the Empress Dowager led the imperial clan in great mourning at Taiping Hall. Goryeo dispatched envoys to express condolences. The Emperor summoned Prince of Jin Xiao Pugu and others to drink and gamble; only at midnight did they stop. On dingwei day the court played cuju. On wushen day Yelü Hanba was appointed Left yilibi; Temuli was made Left Assistant Attendant langjun xiangwen; and Cross-Tent langjun Yegu acting Right Assistant Attendant langjun xiangwen. On jiyou day Yelü Zhengliu was appointed Ugu diledu xiangwen and Gao Ba Right Pishi xiangwen. On gengxu day relief was provided for hungry people in Jizhou. On guichou day an edict ordered the late Emperor's portrait painted. On jiayin day prisoners were reviewed. Observation commissioner Yao Juxin was appointed upper general. Qingzhou was built south of Qing Mausoleum; people were moved to fill it, serving as a mausoleum-attendant settlement. On yimao day, because grain harvests had been abundant in recent years, grain supplies to the Eastern Capital military governor's office were discontinued. On dingsi day the Emperor visited the late Emperor's portrait and mourned deeply for a long time. Thereupon an edict ordered portraits of Northern Chancellor Xiao Xiaoxian and Southern Chancellor Xiao Xiaomu painted in the Imperial Portrait Hall. Xiao Aguzhen was appointed Eastern Capital regent. On dingmao day the court visited Taiping Hall and burned the late Emperor's bow and arrows. The court visited Prince of Jin Pugu's residence to inquire after his illness. On xinwei day prisoners were reviewed. On renshen day the Emperor visited the spirit tablet tent; at that time aowei Lady Xiao had just entered the palace, and he was also ordered to bow to her. In the eighth month, on renwu day, the late Emperor's coffin was moved to Zutu Hall. In the ninth month, on wushen day, the Emperor personally inspected Qing Mausoleum. On gengxu day the Emperor paid respects to the Empress Dowager. On xinhai day Song sent Wang Sui and Cao Yi to perform sacrifices; Wang Ji, Xu Huaixin, Mei Xun, and Zhang Lun came to console the two palaces; Fan Feng and Sun Jiye congratulated on the accession; and Kong Daofu and Wei Zhaowen congratulated on the Empress Dowager's post-mourning investiture rites. On wuwu day bows, arrows, saddle, and bridle were burned at Zutu Hall. On gengshen day Xia State sent envoys with condolences. On gengwu day, because Song envoys came to mourn and sacrifice, the Emperor wore mourning dress and attended at Zutu Hall. On jiaxu day Censorate Vice Director Yelü Xu, Minister of Agriculture Zhang Que, xiangwen Yelü Li, and Four Directions Bureau envoy Gao Weihan were dispatched to thank Song for condolences. On wuyin day of the tenth winter month chief minister Lü Demao died. On guiwei day Cubu faction members Mile Nu, Guanyin Nu, and others were executed. On bingxu day Minister of Works Gao Deshun and Chamberlain for Imperial Insignia Li Kefeng were dispatched to present the late Emperor's bequests to Song; Right Imperial Guard upper general Yelü Xun and Palace Manufactories supervisor Ma Dan were appointed envoys to thank Song on behalf of the Empress Dowager; Right Palace Gate Guard upper general Yelü Yuanzai and presenting envoy Wei Yong served as the Emperor's envoys to thank Song. On dingyou day Xia State sent envoys with funeral gifts. On wuxu day Xiao Ge, Zhao Weiguo, Yelü Yu, and Ma Baoye were appointed chief and deputy envoys to congratulate Song on New Year's Day of the coming year. In the intercalary month, on xinhai day, the court visited Zutu Hall and inspected inner-chamber vessels. The relevant offices requested making the Emperor's birthday the Eternal Longevity Festival and the Empress Dowager's birthday the Responding Sage Festival; approval was granted. On xinyou day newly made armor was inspected. On dingmao day hungry people in Huanglong Prefecture were relieved. On renchen day of the eleventh month the Emperor led all officials in offerings at Zutu Hall. The late Emperor's clothing, accoutrements, and treasured articles were brought out and burned. The five-compound hawks and falcons were released. On jiawu day the Cultured and Martial Great Filial Xuan Emperor was buried at Qing Mausoleum. On yiwei day sacrifices were offered to Heaven and Earth. The Emperor paid respects to the Empress Dowager. On bingshen day the court visited Qing Mausoleum, bestowed bequest articles on ministers, named the mountain Qingyun, and named the hall Wangxian. On guichou day of the twelfth month the court returned from Qing Mausoleum. The Empress Dowager held court; the Emperor did not personally handle routine affairs; ministers memorialized requesting that he do so, but he did not agree. That year Princess Xingping was married to Li Dezhao's son Yuanhao of Xia State; Yuanhao was made Duke of Xia State and Commandant of Imperial Son-in-law.
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In the first year of Chongqing, on the renshen new moon of the first spring month the Empress Dowager held court at the main hall and received obeisance from the Emperor and ministers. Song sent Ren Bu, Wang Zunfan, Chen Yan, and Wang Keshan with congratulations. On yihai day Song sent Zheng Xiang and Guo Zunfan to congratulate the Eternal Longevity Festival. On dingchou day the court went to Xuelin. In the second month a grand hunt was held. On the renshen new moon of the third month Imperial Father, Prince of Qishui Dilie, was again appointed tiyin. That spring the Empress Dowager falsely charged Empress Qi Tian with crimes and dispatched people to assassinate her at the Upper Capital. The Empress requested a full bath before death; permission was granted. Before long the Empress died. On yisi day of the fourth summer month the court took the summer retreat at Bielian Dou. In the seventh autumn month the court hunted at Pingdi Pine Forest. Xiao Dapu, Wang Yingxiu, Xiao Lu, and Zhang Suyu were appointed envoys to congratulate Song on New Year's Day and birthdays of the coming year. In the eighth month, on bingwu day, the court encamped at Cila River source. The imperial prince Hongji was born. On jiyou day of the tenth winter month the court visited the Central Capital. On jimao day of the eleventh month the Emperor led ministers in presenting to the Empress Dowager the honorific title Responding to Heaven, Following the Mandate, Benevolent and Virtuous, Manifest Sage Empress Dowager; ministers presented to the Emperor the honorific title Cultured and Martial, Benevolent and Sage, Illustrious and Filial Emperor. A general amnesty was proclaimed and the era name was changed to Chongqing. On guiwei day Song sent Liu Sui and Wang Deben to congratulate the Responding Sage Festival. Yang Jie was appointed Hanlin Academician Recipient. On bingxu day Xia State sent envoys to congratulate. On xinmao day chiefs of the Five States came with tribute. King Li Dezhao of Xia State died; his son Duke of Xia State Yuanhao was enfeoffed as King of Xia State. On gengxu day of the twelfth month Song sent Xu Yan, Wang Congyi, Cui Ji, and Zhang Huaizhi to congratulate New Year's Day of the coming year; Song also sent Yang Riyan and Wang Kezuan to congratulate the Eternal Longevity Festival. Northern Great King Yelü Qiuhantong was appointed Associate Councilor of State. That year jinshi examinations were held and Liu Shizhen and fifty-six others passed.
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使 使使 使西使使 使使 使 使沿 使
In the second year, on gengchen day of the first spring month the court made an eastern tour. On yiyou day Xia State sent envoys with tribute. On renchen day Jurchen xiangwen Taiyashuai came with his followers to pay tribute. Song sent Cao Cong to announce mourning for Empress Dowager Liu, and Zhang Dexiang and An Jichang came bearing her bequests. Xingsheng Palace envoy Yelü Shouning and Supervising Censor drafting edicts Li Kui were immediately dispatched as sacrificial envoys; Tiande Army military commissioner Yelü Qingning, Court of Judicial Review director He Daoheng, Hexi Army military commissioner Yelü Song, and presenting envoy Ma Shiqing served as envoys to console the two palaces. On the jiazi new moon of the seventh autumn month Yelü Shi, Gao Sheng, Yelü Di, and Wang Weiyun were appointed chief and deputy envoys to congratulate the two Song palaces on birthdays, and Yelü Shigu and Liu Wuchang chief and deputy envoys to congratulate Song on New Year's Day of the coming year. In the eighth month, on dingyou day, the court visited Hot Springs Palace. On yimao day envoys were dispatched to inspect grain crops on all routes. On jiashen day of the eleventh winter month Song sent Liu Bao, Fu Zhong, Li Zhaoshu, Zhang Maoshi, and others to thank for consolation and offerings. On yiwei day of the twelfth month Song sent Ding Du and Wang Jining to congratulate the Responding Sage Festival. On yiyou day Xia State envoys were forbidden to privately trade gold and iron along the route. On jiayin day Song sent Zhang Pin, Li Yi, Wang Chongmu, Zhang Wei, Li Hong, and Li Jiyi to congratulate the Eternal Longevity Festival and New Year's Day of the coming year. On gengshen day Northern Chancellor Xiao Xiaoxian was appointed Privy Commissioner.
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In the third year, on dingmao day of the first spring month Song envoy Zhang Pin died; an edict ordered the relevant offices to grant funeral gifts and commanded close attendants to escort the coffin home. On xinmao day the court went to spring waters. On the renchen new moon of the second month Northern Privy Commissioner Xiao Pugu was appointed Eastern Capital regent. On wushen day Yelü Dashinu had cradle attendant grace; an edict ordered him entered into the clan registry. In the fourth summer month, on jiayin day, relief was provided for the Yemizhi tribe. On the gengshen new moon of the fifth month the court took the summer retreat along Yangliu Lake. That month the Empress Dowager returned government to the Emperor and personally guarded Qing Mausoleum. On jihai day of the sixth month Xiao Pugu was appointed Southern Court Privy Commissioner. On the wuzi new moon of the seventh autumn month the Emperor began to personally administer government; Yelü Shuzheng, Liu Liufu, Yelü Mu, and Bo Kejiu were appointed chief and deputy envoys to congratulate Song on New Year's Day of the coming year. On renchen day the court went to Autumn Mountain. On jiwei day of the tenth winter month the court halted at Zhonghui River. In the twelfth month Song sent Duan Shaolian and Du Renzan to congratulate New Year's Day of the coming year, and Yang Xie and Li Shouzhong to congratulate the Eternal Longevity Festival.
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In the fourth year, on gengyin day of the first spring month, the court went to Yemizhi territory. On the yiyou new moon of the third month Empress Xiao was installed. On the jiayin new moon of the fourth summer month the court went to Cool Pass. On gengzi day of the fifth month the court took the summer retreat at Sanshui source. On the guichou new moon of the sixth month the imperial prince Baoxinnu was born. Yelü Xin, Lü Shizong, Xiao Gun, and Guo Kui were appointed chief and deputy envoys to congratulate Song on birthdays and New Year's Day of the coming year. On the renwu new moon of the seventh autumn month the court hunted at Black Ridge. On yiyou day of the ninth month the court halted at Changning Marsh. In the tenth winter month the court went to Prince City. On renwu day of the eleventh month Nanjing supreme commander office was renamed marshal's headquarters. On yiyou day the firewood-and-script rites were performed at White Ridge and a general amnesty was proclaimed. Esteemed Father Yelü Xinning and Political Affairs Commissioner Yelü Qiuhan were granted the title Elder Minister Assisting Accomplished Merit. On guichou day of the twelfth month an edict ordered artillery, crossbow, bow, and sword troops of all armies to drill on schedule. On gengshen day Song sent Zheng Jian, Chai Yifan, Yang Rihua, and Zhang Shiyu to congratulate the Eternal Longevity Festival and New Year's Day.
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In the fifth year, on jiashen day of the first spring month, the court went to Yu'er Marsh. Privy Commissioner Xiao Yanning requested that maternal uncle Yi Chamber Lesser Merit Tent Chang Shi be made a general; approval was granted. On gengshen day of the fourth summer month Prince of Lu Zhage was appointed Southern Chancellor and Chongde Palace commissioner Yelü Maliu tiyin. On jiazi day the court visited younger imperial brother-in-law Xiao Wuqu's residence, floated wine cups on winding water, and composed poetry. On dingmao day newly fixed regulations were promulgated. On jisi day the Emperor and ministers divided into teams and played cuju. On jiawu day of the fifth month the court made a southern tour. On dingwei day the court went to Hutu White Mountain for the summer retreat. On gengshen day the court visited Northern Court great king Gao Shi's mobile tent and paid respects at the ancestral tent, bestowing silver and silk. On renxu day an edict ordered repair of Nanjing palace gates and government offices. On xinchou day of the seventh autumn month prisoners were reviewed. Yelü Baba falsely accused his younger brother Hange of plotting to kill him; the relevant offices memorialized that counter-penalty applied. At execution his younger brother wept and pleaded: "Your subject has only one elder brother; I beg his life be spared." The Emperor took pity and granted the request. On guisi day of the ninth month the court hunted at Yellow Flower Mountain, captured thirty-six bears, and rewarded the hunters in differing amounts. On dingwei day of the tenth winter month the court visited Nanjing. On xinhai day a partial amnesty was granted to prisoners within Qijin Prefecture. On renzi day the Emperor attended Yuanhe Hall, tested jinshi at court with "Essay on Shooting Thirty-six Bears in a Day" and "Poem on the Journey to Yan," and granted jinshi rank to forty-nine including Feng Li and Zhao Hui. Feng Li was appointed Right Remonstrance Censor; Zhao Hui and below were all made Crown Prince Middle Attendants; crimson robes and silver fish tally were bestowed, and then a great feast was held. Court examination of jinshi began from this point. Song sent Song Jiao and Wang Shiwen to congratulate the Eternal Longevity Festival. On jiazi day chief minister Zhang Jian and others requested visiting the Ministry of Rites examination yard; they feasted until evening then stopped, and goods were bestowed in differing amounts. Yelü Xiang, Zhang Sumin, Yelü Fu, and Wang Ze were appointed chief and deputy envoys to congratulate Song on birthdays and New Year's Day.
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西 使 西 西使 殿使 使 使 使 使 使
In the sixth year, on dingchou day of the first spring month, the court made a western tour. On wuyin day of the third month Prince of Qin Xiao Xiaomu was appointed Northern Court Privy Commissioner and transferred in enfeoffment to King of Wu; Prince of Jin Xiao Xiaoxian was appointed Nanjing regent. In the fourth summer month the court hunted at Wild Fox Ridge. In the intercalary month the court hunted on the western mountains of Longmen county. On jiyou day of the fifth month the court took the summer retreat at Coal Mountain. Yelü Hanba was appointed Northern Court great king; Xiao Bage was made Left yilibi; prince langjun xiangwen Bi Gude linya; and Northern Affairs signatory Yelü Niege jointly signatory of the Inspectorate. On jiayin day prisoners were reviewed. Because Southern Great King Yelü Xinning had formerly concealed serious criminals and handmaidens involved in corruption, he was ordered beaten with the flat of a sword and stripped of office; the intendant and handmaidens, convicted of complicity, were all sentenced to death; an edict pardoned them. On bingchen day Yelü Xinning was appointed Southwestern Route pacification commissioner. On gengshen day Flying Dragon stable horses were brought out and bestowed on Imperial Younger Brother Chongyuan and Northern and Southern attendants in differing amounts. On guihai day Upper Capital regent Yelü Huchuo was appointed Southern Great King; Associate Councilor Xiao Zhala Upper Capital regent; Palace Attendant Guan Ning mobile palace deployment director; and Yelü Punu Ningwu Ugu diledu xiangwen. On jiazi day Upper Capital regent Yelü Honggu was appointed Northern Court great king. On the renshen new moon of the sixth month Shanning was appointed Palace Front Command inspector; Guard Protector Grand Steward Yelü Hezhu concurrent Changning Palace commissioner; and Xiao Alali, Yelü Wuluwo, Yelü Heshang, Xiao Hanjianu, Xiao Teli, and Xiao Qiuhande deployment directors of their respective palaces. The Emperor, tipsy with wine, composed poetry; King of Wu Xiao Xiaomu, Northern Chancellor Xiao Saba, and others all joined in with matching verses; only at midnight did they stop. On jimao day sacrifices were offered to Heaven and Earth. On guiwei day commission was bestowed on Southern Court great king Yelü Huchuo; the Emperor personally drafted the appointment edict wording and also bestowed poetry to honor him. On bingshen day Northern Court great king Hou Shen was appointed Nanjing military governor. On the xinchou new moon of the seventh autumn month, because Northern and Southern Privy Council prisons were empty, rewards were granted in differing amounts. On renyin day, because Imperial Younger Brother Chongyuan had a son born, poetry and precious curios were bestowed and a partial amnesty was granted below capital crimes. On guimao day the court went to Autumn Mountain. On jimao day of the eighth month the Northern Privy Council reported that Yueji tribe people suffered under their chieftain Kunzhang's lawlessness and many had fled; an edict abolished the chieftains of Yueji and the other Five States and placed them under a single Khitan military commissioner. On guiyou day of the tenth winter month the court halted at Shibao Ridge. On the jihai new moon of the eleventh month Zubu chieftains came with tribute. On xinhai day Khitan mobile palace deployment director Xiao Hui was appointed Southern Court Privy Commissioner. On renzi day Guan Ning was appointed Southern Court Privy Commissioner; Xiao Saogu deployment director of all mobile palaces; Yelü Lizhi Southern mobile palace deputy deployment director; Xiao Alali Left Assistant Attendant langjun xiangwen; and Yelü Hezhu Right Assistant Attendant langjun xiangwen. On gengshen day the court visited Jin State Princess's mobile tent to inquire after her illness. Imperial prince Hongji was enfeoffed as King of Liang. In the twelfth month Yang Jie was appointed Zhongshun Army military commissioner. Yelü Wo, Qin Jian, Yelü De, and Cui Jifang were dispatched to congratulate Song on birthdays and New Year's Day.
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使 使 使 鹿 殿 禿 使 使使使使
In the seventh year, on the wuxu new moon of the first spring month, Song sent Gao Ruone, Xia Yuanzheng, Xie Jiang, and Zhang Maoshi to congratulate New Year's Day and the Eternal Longevity Festival. On xinchou day the court went to Huntong River. On gengwu day of the second month the court went to Chunzhou. On yihai day the court halted at East River. On dingchou day Goryeo sent envoys with tribute. On renwu day the court visited the Five Compounds to inspect hawks and falcons. On yiyou day envoys were dispatched to Qingzhou to inquire after the Empress Dowager's health. On the wuxu new moon of the third month the court visited Imperial Younger Brother Chongyuan's mobile tent. On renyin day the court went to Puhe Marsh. On xinhai day Xia State sent envoys with tribute. On jiayin day prisoners were reviewed. On jisi day of the fourth summer month, because Princess Xingping had died, Northern Court recipient Yelü Shucheng was dispatched with an edict to question Xia King Li Yuanhao, as the Princess had been at odds with Yuanhao in life and the reason was to be demanded upon her death. On jimao day the court hunted at White Horse Bend. On jiashen day the court shot rabbits at Xindian Marsh. On yiwei day the court hunted at Jin Mountain and dispatched the Yang family to present deer-tail velvet to Da'an Palace. On yihai day of the sixth month the Emperor attended the Cool Hall, tested jinshi, and granted rank to fifty-five including Xing Pengnian and below. On jiachen day of the seventh autumn month prisoners were reviewed. On yisi day Zubu chieftain Tuntugusi came to court. On wushen day the court went to Black Ridge. On dingwei day of the ninth month the court halted at Ping Marsh. On the jiazi new moon of the tenth winter month the court crossed the Liao River. On bingyin day the court halted at White Horse Marsh. On renshen day prisoners were reviewed. On the guisi new moon of the eleventh month Yelü Yuanfang, Zhang Ni, Han Zhide, and Xiao Fu were appointed chief and deputy envoys to congratulate Song on birthdays and New Year's Day. On xinchou day the Emperor paid respects to the Empress Dowager and presented precious curios. On gengshen day prisoners were reviewed. In the twelfth month several dozen skilled cuju players were summoned to the Eastern Capital to compete against close ministers while the Emperor watched. On jisi day Imperial Younger Brother Chongyuan was appointed to oversee Northern and Southern Privy Council affairs; Northern Chancellor Saba Ning was reappointed and concurrently Eastern Capital regent; Yelü Yingwen was made Southern Court chancellor; Zhagezhe Great Inner tiyin; Yishi Account Xiao Han Qianzhou military commissioner; Liu Liufu Associate Administrative Affairs Commissioner; Princes' Household Guange princes' household langjun xiangwen; King Chujiong Pingzhou military commissioner; Grand Chancellor Zhang Ke'gong concurrent Minister of Works; Grand Chancellor Han Shaofang was promoted to Palace Attendant; tiyin Yelü Maliu Northern Court xuanhui commissioner; and foster father Yelü Xisun Southern Court chancellor. On guiwei day Song sent Wang Juzheng and Zhang Shiyu to congratulate the Eternal Longevity Festival. On jiashen day the court ordered daily wine offerings at Great Tranquility Palace in devotion at Qing Mausoleum. On dinghai day prisoners were reviewed, and penalties were reduced for those not guilty of deliberate murder. Southern attendant Zhuangguli fraudulently seized Jurchen tribute goods, a capital offense; because the Emperor valued his administrative ability, he was tattooed and banished instead.
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In the eighth year, on the renchen new moon of the first spring month, Song sent Han Qi and Wang Congyi to offer congratulations. On bingshen day the court went to Huntong River to watch the fishing. On wuxu day relief was granted to the Pin tribe. On gengxu day the court went ice fishing on the Shuaimoli River. On dingsi day the sale of sheep from Shuozhou to Song was prohibited. On bingzi day of the second month the court encamped at Changchun River. On yichou day of the sixth summer month an edict ordered a household registration survey. On dingsi day of the seventh autumn month the court visited Qing Mausoleum and offered sacrifice at Wangxian Hall. The Empress Dowager was escorted to Xianzhou, the garden mausoleum was visited, and the court returned to the capital. In the tenth winter month the court encamped at the Eastern Capital. On jiawu day of the eleventh month an edict ordered that anyone reporting unfair handling by the Northern Court, whether by striking the bell or intercepting the imperial procession, must have the matter submitted to the throne. On wuxu day the Emperor attended the Empress Dowager at court and summoned monks to discuss Buddhist teaching. On wushen day the Empress Dowager performed the regeneration rite and a general amnesty was proclaimed. On jiyou day Changchun was fortified. On renchen day of the intercalary twelfth month the Emperor visited King of Wu Xiao Xiaomu, who was ill. Song sent Pang Ji and Du Zan to congratulate the Eternal Longevity Festival.
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In the ninth year, on the bingchen new moon of the first spring month, the Emperor offered wine at the Empress Dowager's palace and held court in the main hall. Song sent Wang Gongchen and Peng Zaisi to offer congratulations. On gengshen day the court went to Yazi River. In the second month the court encamped at Yu'er Marsh. On xinwei day of the third month a general amnesty was proclaimed for the Responding Sage Festival. On the yimao new moon of the fifth month the court took the summer retreat at Yong'an Mountain. In the sixth month the court performed the willow-shooting rite to pray for rain. On guiyou day of the seventh autumn month Song sent Guo Zhen to report its campaign against Western Xia; Privy Council commissioner Du Fang was dispatched on a return mission. On dingchou day the court went to Autumn Mountain. On the guiwei new moon of the tenth winter month the court encamped at Zhonghuichuan. On jiazi day of the eleventh month Jurchen raided the border, and the Tieli Army of Huanglong Prefecture was mobilized to repel them. Song sent Su Shen and Xiang Chuanfan to congratulate the Responding Sage Festival. On gengyin day of the twelfth month, because a langjun of the Northern Great King Household's Buwei Account claimed ancestral marriage ties with the dynasty, permission was granted to establish a chanshi, and Xiao Hudu of that account was appointed to the post. On xinmao day Suzhou was established with the Jurchen households that had been obtained. Xiao Di, Liu Sangui, Yelü Yuanfang, Wang Weiji, Yelü Shuzhong, Sun Wenzhao, Xiao Shaojun, and Qin Dechang were appointed chief and deputy envoys to congratulate Song on birthdays and on New Year's Day of the coming year. An edict declared that convicted offenders may not hold office and that officials may not become drunk and neglect their duties except at weddings and sacrifices. Those with plans for governing the people and securing the borders were ordered to submit full reports.
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