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Spring, year three, guichou: the court registered heirs of Tang’s Lis and Zhou’s Chais. On yimao, circuits were ordered to release Green Sprouts money and ban coerced quotas. On wuwu, Zhang Fangping left the Secretariat for Chen prefect.
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Second month, renshen: Sima Guang was named vice military commissioner and refused nine times until the patent was withdrawn. On jiaxu, Hezhou chief Xiqin Ding Muzheng received golden purple-girdle grand mentor rank and acting justice minister. On yiyou, Han Qi moved from Hebei pacification to Daming circuit.
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Third month, bingshen: Sun Jue, Lü Gongzhu, Zhang Zhan, Cheng Hao, and Li Chang assailed the new laws; the throne turned them away. On jihai, the civil examination began without poetry, fu, or essay questions. On wushen, Li Chang exposed false Green Sprouts accounts; Fan Zhen returned the edict and lost his post but kept rank. On renzi, 829 examination graduates received degrees. On yimao, circuits were forbidden to keep cases in jail without end. On bingchen, penal-code examination and detailed-review posts were created. Sun Jue, who had reversed edicts too often, was sent to Guangde military prefect.
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Fourth month, guihai: he watched water games at Golden Bright Pool and shot at Jade Forest Park. On bingyin, Yelü Kuan came from Liao for Shared Heaven. On dingmao, Zhe transport got monk quotas to trade grain from farmers. On wuchen, Lü Gongzhu was sent to Ying prefect. On jimao, Zhao Bian left Hangzhou and Han Jiang joined the council. Cheng Hao left the censorate for Jingxi co-penal commissioner. On renwu, Li Chang went to Huazhou, Zhang Zhan to Gong’an, Wang Zishao to Shangyuan. On guiwei, Chen Xiang left the censorate; Cheng Hao signed at Zhenning; Li Ding entered as censor trainee.
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Fifth month, guisi: border counties were barred from Green Sprouts loans. Venus shone at noon. On renyin, Sima Guang was ordered to compile audience memorials. On jiachen, the Fiscal Reform Commission was folded back into the Chancellery. On xinhai, Su Pi received the title Retired Gentleman of Peace. On renzi, the inner-palace audience ceremony ended. On dingsi, Personnel Evaluation split into eastern and western courts.
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Sixth month, jiyou: five-colored clouds ringed the sun. On dingchou, seven princes of the blood were made dukes. On wuyin, the Martial Completion King shrine was restored. On bingxu, Hu Zongyu was sent to Zhenzhou.
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Seventh month, xinmao: Ouyang Xiu became Cai prefect. On renchen, Lü Gongbi left the Military Commission and Feng Jing became vice commissioner. Luzhou’s paper-money bureau closed. On wuxu, hail struck. On guichou, clan inheritance rules were codified. On jiayin, the Three-Rank Court gained a registrar.
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Eighth month, wuwu: the Silver Terrace review desk closed. On bingyin, drought amnesty stepped death sentences down and freed the lightly punished. Weizhou’s drought brought transport relief and tax remission. On wuyin, seven southern and western circuits fixed official appointments through transport quotas. Zhang Jingxian’s mission left for Liao’s birthday and New Year. On jimao, Xia hit Dashun; Li Fugui sent Li Xin and Liu Fu with too few men and lost. Fugui blamed his officers; Li Xin and Liu Fu were executed and Zhong Yong died in jail. That month, Yao Ni beat Xia at Liyuan fortress. Guo Qing and Gao Min fell in the same fighting. Ninth month, wuzi new moon: the Chancellery gained examining officers. On yiwei, Han Jiang left the council for Shaanxi pacification. On jihai, the first penal-law examinations were held. On gengzi, Zeng Gongliang left the council for works minister and Heyang command. On xinchou, Feng Jing joined the council and Wu Chong became vice military commissioner. On yisi, the throne personally examined worthy-and-upright candidates and military graduates. On renzi, Venus shone at noon. On guichou, east and west ministerial offices were erected. Sima Guang left court for Yongxing military prefect. Huanqing’s volunteer dead and their households were freed from the tattooed-service levy.
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Tenth month, xinyou: Yanzhou was ordered to turn Xia envoys away. On jiazi, glaze ice sheathed the trees. On renshen, the court bowed at the imperial portrait hall. On bingzi, Li Fugui was punished for unauthorized war, defeat, and framing Li Xin, Liu Fu, and Zhong Yong to death. On wuyin, Chen Shengzhi withdrew for mourning. On yiyou, eunuch overseers of market offices were removed.
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Eleventh month, wuzi: Hebei refugees on the western road received grain. On jichou, twenty-one festival officers were named. On renchen, Fan loan grain in Shaanxi was forgiven. On guimao, Wang Cun rose from commoner to palace attendant and pacification envoy. On jiachen, Yan Da beat back Xia at Dashun. On gengxu, favor promotions were barred except for suburban gifts to parents. On yimao, Han Jiang added Hedong pacification. Han Lin and other transport commissioners were rewarded for raising revenue without ruin. Twelfth month, jiwei: the rotation garrison law sent foreign-circuit troops home. On yichou, the baojia militia system was proclaimed. On dingmao, Han Jiang and Wang Anshi entered the council; Wang Gui joined them. Chen Zhiyan and magistrate Wang Fu were both made presented scholars. On gengwu, Zhao Pu ambushed Xia at Sanchuan stockade. On dingchou, southern acting officials received higher pay. On wuyin, the exemption-from-corvée law took effect. Dong Zhan of the western Fan received robes, belt, and horse from the throne. On gengchen, Wang Anshi took charge of revising the three departments’ regulations. On renwu, Liao envoys came for New Year. On guiwei, Song Minqiu was told to codify official and envoy penalties. That year, drought famine in Hebei and Shaanxi brought relief and rent cuts. Jiaozhi paid tribute; Guangyuan and Xiaxi tribes came in.
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Spring, year four, dinghai new moon: no court audience. On jichou, Zhong E smashed Xia north of Luowu and fortified the place. Xia then massed for revenge; critics said Zhong E was brewing border war and should go. On renchen, Wang Anshi won permission to sell Broad Relief fields to fund ever-normal granaries. On yiwei, Li Guangji rebelled in Yuzhou; Li Zongmin fell and Sun Gou was sent to crush him. Capital-case review law was codified. On dingyou, Taizu and Taizong were honored at the portrait hall. On gengzi, he feasted at Jixi Abbey, visited Xiangguo Temple, and watched lamps from Xuande Gate. Han Jiang reported Zhong E’s western victories; an envoy was sent to reward him. On yisi, pasture confiscation stopped. On dingwei, harsh bandit laws were set for the east and Hebei. On gengxu, Yongxing’s salt-certificate market closed. On jiayin, Wende Hall new- and full-moon audiences were regulated.
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Second month, dingsi new moon: examinations turned to classics, discourse, and policy alone. Circuit school officers were appointed in the east, Shaanxi, Hedong, and Hebei. On xinyou, obstructors of Green Sprouts were threatened with punishment. On wuchen, starving Hebei households received relief grain. Families of soldiers killed on the western border were paid. On gengwu, Khotan presented tribute. On renshen, Prince Jun of Gaomi became Prince of Jia. On guiyou, Personnel Evaluation nominees were to be interviewed at the Chancellery. On jiaxu, Yuzhou campaign troops received special pay. On dingchou, the court prayed for rain. River corvée labor on the Zhang and other streams was increased.
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Third month, dinghai: Xia captured Funing fortress. On wuzi, Qingzhou’s Guangrui garrison mutinied and was quickly crushed. On gengyin, every circuit received school lands and more teachers. On xinmao, inspectors were sent to find negligent reform officials. On guimao, Shaanxi and Hedong jails received one-grade sentence cuts. Rent and tax were forgiven where military levies had drained the fields. On bingwu, Zhong E was punished for Funing’s fall with exile to Tanzhou. On dingwei, Han Jiang lost the council after military defeat and went to Deng prefect. On xinhai, Tang Li heirs were registered again.
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Fourth month, bingchen new moon: punishments were reviewed and eased. On xinyou, Liao envoys came for Shared Heaven. On renxu, Qian Yun massed troops on Bin, Jing, and Hezhong against Xia. On guihai, Shaanxi paper money ended. On guiyou, Sima Guang became acting western capital regent. Zhong E was further demoted to Hezhou registrar. On jiaxu, circuits were to file monthly weather reports with Finance. On bingzi, inspectors toured Su and Bo disasters and ordered defenses tightened. On renwu, graduate promotion rules were codified.
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Fifth month, jiawu: Lü Hui died. On renyin, Fu Bi was allowed to convalesce in the western capital. On bingwu, Goryeo presented tribute. On xinhai, senior clansmen in mourning were ordered to leave office and wear white. On renzi, disaster prefectures received relief envoys and tax cuts.
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Sixth month, dingsi: starving Hebei bandits were tattooed instead of executed. On gengshen, the cabinet’s third honorific title was refused. On jiazi, Ouyang Xiu retired as heir’s grand mentor. On bingyin, the prisons were reviewed. On jiaxu, Fu Bi was punished for blocking Green Sprouts and sent to Ruzhou.
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Seventh month, wuzi: Sandalwood envoys arrived. On jiawu, Zhe flood victims received aid. On yiwei, Cui Da’s son Yu was enrolled as third-rank attendant. On dingyou, Liu Zhi left for Hengzhou salt depot and Yang Hui for Zheng prefect. On gengzi, clansmen were barred from private ancestral portrait rites. On dingwei, Tang and Deng were told to settle refugees on land.
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Eighth month, guichou new moon: Goryeo tribute arrived. Inspectors were sent to weigh Shaanxi corvée reform and local grievance. On jiayin, baojia who died fighting bandits were paid by degree. On gengshen, Three Commentaries classicists returned to the examinations. On guiyou, Chu Jianzhong’s mission left for Liao. The Tao River pacification office opened under Wang Shao.
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Ninth month, bingxu: the Yellow River burst at Yanzhou. On xinmao, Bright Hall rites paired Yingzong with Heaven. Empire-wide amnesty followed; officials were promoted by degree. On gengzi, Xia envoys presented tribute. On guimao, lower officials’ salaries were raised.
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Tenth month, renzi new moon: corvée ended; households paid cash to hire service instead. Selectors and hereditary entrants faced new qualifying examinations. On bingchen, the Military Commission gained examining officers. On wuchen, the university’s three-tier student system was proclaimed. On bingzi, winter exiles were held until mid-spring before dispatch.
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Eleventh month, renwu new moon: exemplary rewards and punishments were to be published monthly. On jiashen, back rent was forgiven. On dinghai, work began on the Central Grand Unity Palace. On renyin, the Hongze Canal reached the Huai. Twelfth month, xinhai new moon: the university budget gained four thousand strings. On wuwu, Xia prisoners were sent home. On jiwei, Prince Congshi of Anding died. On jiazi, Duke Shi Qing of Yue became Prince of Kuaiji. On bingyin, circuit garrison forces were cut. Chai Yong of Chongyi retired and his son Ruone inherited the title. On bingzi, Liao envoys came for New Year.
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Spring, year five, jichou: surrendered Qiang were told they might go home. On jihai, senior clansmen were to preside at seasonal temple offerings. Capital patrols were set to arrest critics of current policy.
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Second month, renzi: Kucha presented tribute. Zhe floods brought a hundred thousand piculs of relief grain and public waterworks. On renxu, Shaanxi’s relay haul of copper and tin ended. On guihai, Venus shone at noon. On bingyin, Lü Gongbi took Qinzhou and Cai Ting became vice military commissioner.
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Third month, jiawu: Li Rizun died; Qiande succeeded; mourning envoys were dispatched. On wuxu, Fu Bi retired as works minister and became Duke of Han. Civil and military officials could now exchange career tracks by law. On bingwu, palace funds founded the Market Regulation Office.
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Fourth month, gengxu new moon: the palace army gained spring and autumn competitive reviews. On yimao, Liao envoys came for Shared Heaven. On jiwei, idle land was registered. The archer-militia system was proclaimed. On xinwei, the northern capital’s river breach was closed.
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Fifth month, xinsi: Guwei became Tongyuan army under Wang Shao’s command. The troop-inspection law took effect. Distant clansmen were allowed to sit for the civil examinations. On gengyin, Yu Longke of Qingtang became Bao Shun, western-head attendant. On renchen, Zhao Shangkuan and other Tang pioneers were promoted as models for the realm. On bingwu, Venus shone at noon. The horse-purchase law took effect.
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Sixth month, renzi: Zeng Gongliang retired as grand mentor. On guihai, the four-session graduate examination was proclaimed. On bingyin, bronze gate tallies were cast for the capital. On yihai, the Military Academy opened.
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Seventh month, renyin: a civil official first doubled as military commission chief usher.
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Intercalary month, gengxu: Zhang Dun was dispatched to inspect Jinghu North. Eunuchs who adopted a second service heir after already having a son faced execution.
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Ninth month, guichou: clansmen could test into civil office. On guihai, he began side-hall audiences and decennial army drill reviews. On bingyin, Mount Shaohua fell; crush victims got cash and the poor official burial. Huainan split into east and west circuits.
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Tenth month, wuxu: Zhentao became Xi Prefecture with its own circuit. Qin-Feng prisoners won one-grade relief.
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Eleventh month, guichou: Hezhou chief Xia Yao surrendered as Bao Yue. On dingmao, Zhang Shangying was sent to supervise Jingnan tax. On renshen, Shaanxi split into Yongxing and Qin-Feng with six pacification offices. Zhang Dun opened Meishan and founded Anhua county. Twelfth month, bingzi: Jing-Hu cave fugitives were amnestied. On dingchou, Taiyuan was ordered to raise archer militia. On wuyin, temples with imperial spirit images were freed from corvée levies. Wencheng's shrine became a state temple. On renwu, Chen Shengzhi became military affairs commissioner. On guiwei, dust fell like rain. On yiwei, Xi Prefecture's north and south passes and stockades were fortified. On jihai, Liao envoys came for New Year.
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Year six, first month, xinhai: Xi was restored as temple founder, paired with the Felt-Life Lord. Ancestor Shun was relegated to a side chapel.
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Second month, xinmao: Liu Weiji beat back a Xia raid on Qinzhou. On bingshen, Yongchang tomb's upper palace east gate burned. Wang Shao retook Hezhou and seized Muzheng's family. On renyin, Han Jiang became Daming prefect.
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Third month, jiyou: Tian Qiong of the Xi campaign was posthumously honored and his heirs registered. On gengxu, the throne examined graduates in person. A classics bureau was set up under Wang Anshi. On xinhai, classics and specialist examinations were held. On bingchen, eclipse observances began: reduced meals and empire-wide amnesty below exile. On jiwei, circuit schoolmasters were appointed. On renxu, 596 graduates received degrees. On jiazi, Jiaozhi sent tribute. On dingmao, the cabinet's plea to end fasting was refused. Graduates now had to pass a legal examination for appointment. On wuchen, penal review judges were created. On gengwu, Li Rizun's son Qiande became Prince of Jiaozhi.
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Fourth month, jiaxu new moon: the eclipse went unseen. On yihai, normal court meals resumed. Southwestern Dragon Fan tribes sent tribute. A law school was founded. On dingchou, Liao envoys came for Shared Heaven. On jiawu, baojia was organized in Qi, Xu, and neighboring prefectures. On wuxu, capital pay scales were set.
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Fifth month, guimao new moon: Yang Guixian of Bozhou sent his son Guangzhen, who received a court rank. On wushen, the court prayed for rain. On yichou, Jingdong was told to recommend men of known integrity. Xiong Ben was sent to handle the Lu tribes. Jing Sizhong died storming a Suizhou Yi stockade; seven heirs were registered and soldiers' kin were compensated. On xinwei, southwestern Dragon Fan sent tribute.
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Sixth month, jihai: an armaments directorate was created.
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Seventh month, yisi: six circuits each gained a coin mint. On bingwu, the Dashi envoy Tuoboli presented tribute. On jiyou, the court prayed for rain. On jiayin, capital prisoners were reviewed and many released. On dingsi, killing settled tribes for bounty became a capital crime. On yichou, Hebei split into east and west. On bingyin night the northwest roared like a mill.
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Eighth month, renshen new moon: envoys left for Liao's birthday and New Year. On jiashen, Jianzhou's floss-silk tribute ended. On jiawu, Xi River and Jingyuan soldiers received bonus pay. On wuxu, mutual-responsibility neighborhood law was revived.
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Ninth month, renyin: two-Zhe harmonized-buy granaries opened with fixed rules. On wushen, the throne ordered waterworks advanced. On xinhai, the military examination was held. On wuwu, Mulingzheng surrendered Minzhou to Wang Shao. On bingyin, Venus crossed the Dipper. On wuchen, rain prayers and prison reviews were ordered.
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Tenth month, xinwei: Zhang Dun pacified Yi and Qia barbarians. On xinsi, recovery of the northwestern prefectures brought court congratulations and Anshi received the emperor's belt. On jiashen, he worshipped at Jingling Palace. On bingxu, southeast famine districts were fed. On renchen, heavy two-cash coins entered circulation. On dingyou, envoys buried Xi River battle dead.
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Eleventh month, guichou: the Grand Unity Palace was finished and empire-wide amnesty followed. On yimao, he sacrificed at the Grand Unity Palace in person. On bingyin, heavy snow brought orders to shelter the destitute. Twelfth month, wuzi: Kaifeng prisoners were reviewed. On bingshen, Liao envoys came for New Year.
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Year seven, first month, xinhai: Min and Tao victors were rewarded; Sang Chen and others were promoted. On renzi, he feasted at Grand Unity, then watched lamps at Xuande Gate. On yimao, Prince Jun became Duke of Yong. On jiazi, Xiong Ben pacified the Lu tribes.
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Second month, xinwei: Khotan sent tribute. Ever-normal grain fed Henei famine victims. On guiwei, the Three Departments were to report annual finances. On yichou, the court prayed for rain. On xinmao, reception and gate commissioner posts were filled. On yiwei, Jing Sili died fighting Guizhang at Tabai stockade. Liaozhou was abolished.
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Third month, renyin: Gao Zunyu repelled Muzheng and Guizhang from Minzhou. Prisoners were reviewed and many punishments eased. On guimao, drought brought fasting observances. On yisi, a white rainbow crossed the sun. On bingwu, circuit envoys recruited fighters for the Xi River. On gengxu, Xi River bereaved families received graded payments. Two-Zhe advance silk quotas were canceled. Supervisors were to check for prolonged imprisonment. On guichou, the cabinet's plea to end fasting was refused. On bingchen, Xiao Xi came on the Hedong border; Liu Chen was to negotiate. On jiwei, the square-fields law took effect. On jiazi, return envoys were sent to Liao. On yichou, omens brought a call for blunt memorials.
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Fourth month, guiyou: drought suspended the square-fields law. Rain fell that day. Liao envoys came for Shared Heaven. On yihai, Wang Shao routed western Fan at Jie River. On bingzi, normal court meals resumed. On jimao, Gao Zunyu became Minzhou training commissioner. On jiashen, kin of childless frontier dead received lifetime rations. On yiyou, Wang Shao took Kenuo, slew seven thousand Fan, burned twenty thousand tents, and Muzheng surrendered with eighty chiefs. There was hail. On bingxu, Wang Anshi left Jiangning. Han Jiang joined the council and Lü Huiqing became vice premier. Yuanzhou was established. On dingyou, Muzheng and his kin were ordered to the capital. Xiao Su of Liao negotiated the border at Dai Prefecture.
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Fifth month, wuxu new moon: Xi River prisoners were amnestied. On xinchou, Hezhou was to bury exposed Fan dead. On renyin, hail fell. On guimao, heavy hail fell. On xinhai, the eminent-and-upright examination was ended. On yichou, floods wrecked Shaan and Pinglu counties.
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Sixth month, wuyin: Tao campaign soldiers received bonus pay. On dinghai, an armillary sphere and water clock were built. Guangzhou reported a phoenix. Muzheng became Rongzhou commissioner as Zhao Sizhong.
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Seventh month, guimao: five honorific titles were refused. On guihai, both Hebei circuits were ordered to catch locusts. Kaifeng and Huainan were also to survey locust and drought harm. 150,000 bushels fed western Hebei disaster victims.
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Eighth month, dingchou: Huanqing sold monk certificates to buy famine grain. Zhang Chu and others left for Liao's birthday and New Year. On xinmao, Huainan and Kaifeng spring labor was remitted and Xing-Ming autumn tax forgiven. On guisi, grain stations at two gates fed refugees. Song Minqiu submitted the revised Gate Protocol.
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Ninth month, wuxu: timely rain brought orders to urge plowing and release minor detainees. On renzi, the Three Departments burned. On guichou, thirty-seven army commands were created. On jiayin, frontier defense was referred to the Military Affairs Bureau.
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Tenth month, renshen: Han Qi, Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, and Zeng Gongliang were to draft northern policy. On wuyin, two-Zhe grain fed Chang and Run. On gengchen, Han Jiang headed a new fiscal accounting office. On xinsi, Hebei disaster cuts trimmed local posts. On guisi, ever-normal grain bought locust eggs in Huainan and fed eastern Hebei refugees.
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Eleventh month, jiwei: round-altar sacrifice and empire-wide amnesty. Twelfth month, bingyin: 141 posts were cut in Xi, He, and Min. On dingmao, officials received favor promotions. On jichou, Liao envoys came for New Year. That year Goryeo tribute came and Yujing, Changning, and Wudu tribes submitted.
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Year eight, first month, gengzi: Cai Ting and Feng Jing left their posts. On bingwu, Jingdong split into east and west. Jiangnan east tribute rice went instead to disaster counties. On dingwei, he watched lamps at Xuande Gate. On yimao, traveling envoys were to report local officials' merit. Trees were coated in glazed ice. On wuwu, willing refugees were sent home with travel funds. On jiwei, Tao River officials sought porridge kitchens for hungry Qiang.
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Second month, jiazi: Shaanxi mints cast more large coins. On guiyou, Wang Anshi joined the council. On wuyin, Zhang Chengyi taught Li Jing's formations to the palace armies. On yiyou, Hebei's household-horse levy began. On bingxu, capital construction was paused seven years.
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Third month, dingyou: Runzhou famine victims were fed. On wuxu, Xianyu Shizhong won a Fan school at Hezhou with land, funds, and extra jinshi slots. On gengzi, Xiao Xi returned; Han Zhen went to Hedong to negotiate. On guichou, Shen Kuo returned from Liao. Chang and Run were fed again. On wuwu, Venus shone at noon.
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Fourth month, yichou: Works Directorate posts were trimmed. On dingmao, Liao envoys came for Shared Heaven. On yihai, Xi's combined sacrifice faced east. On wuyin, Wu Chong became military affairs commissioner. On renwu, the Hunan River flooded.
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Intercalary month, yiwei: Chen Shengzhi went to Yangzhou as commissioner. Liu Ji of Guangyuan raided Yongzhou and Nong Zhihui repulsed him. On renyin, Shen Kuo presented the Fengyuan Calendar. On guimao, Zhang Fangping judged Yongxing army. Qin-Feng forces were split into four commands. On renzi, Zhu Tang accused Li Feng of treason, implicating Shiju and Xu Ge; Deng Chuo, Fan Bailu, and Xu Xi jointly tried the case. Shiju was forced to die; Feng, Ge, and others were executed. On jiayin, Zhao Pu's heirs were registered for office. On yimao, southwestern five-surname Fan were limited to quinquennial tribute.
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Fifth month, xinyou new moon: prisoners were reviewed and many released. On jiazi, Huanqing forces split into four commands. On dingchou, dust and yellow fibers fell from the sky. On jiashen, Dun Mai of the Xi River was executed for rebellion. On jichou, envoys fed Zhiyan and Huanqing famine victims.
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Seventh month, jiazi: the Qian River flooded. On wuyin, Venus shone at noon. On wuzi, Jingyuan forces split into five commands. Han Zhen was sent to cede Hedong land. Eighth month, gengyin new moon: clouds veiled the expected eclipse. On guisi, locust hunting earned grain and damaged fields were forgiven. On bingshen, Xie Jingwen and others left for Liao. Official households' corvée payments were cut in half. Transport officials capped stored tribute rice and sold surplus cheap—no more than eighty cash per dou. On gengxu, Han Jiang left office. Hebei, Jingdong, and pasture guards repaired the capital. On dingsi, the armies held a grand review.
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Ninth month, gengshen new moon: Wang Anshi also took charge of the national history. A peerless-excellence track was added to the military exams.
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Tenth month, gengyin: Lü Huiqing left Chenzhou prefecture. On yimao, a comet rose in the Chariot. On jihai, repeated omens brought austerity—no front-hall audiences, simpler meals, and a call for blunt counsel. On renyin, the realm was pardoned. The crop-reporting law ended. On dingwei, the comet vanished. On bingchen, court and regular meals resumed.
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Eleventh month, wuyin: Jiaozhi took Qinzhou. On renwu, the Shaanxi tribal militia law was enacted. On jiashen, Jiaozhi took Lianzhou. On bingxu, Yuzhou became Nanping commandery. Twelfth month, bingshen: rivers were dredged. On renyin, Yuan Jiang joined the council and Zeng Xiaokuan the Military Commission. On xinhai, Zhao Xi led the An Nam campaign with Li Xian as deputy against Jiaozhi. On guichou, Yelü Shitong arrived from Liao for New Year. On jiayin, Qingsibai of the Rijiao Qiang killed rebel chief Jie Biao and received a palace attendant post.
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In the ninth year, first month, yichou: glaze ice coated the trees. On wuchen, Yongzhou fell; Su Jian was killed. On jimao, Peng Shiyan of Lower Stream and Tiansi surrendered. On gengchen, envoys sacrificed at the Southern Marchmount and Sea to proclaim the southern war. On xinsi, Su Jian was ennobled Loyal and Brave posthumously; his son Ziyuan entered palace service.
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Second month, wuzi: Guo Kui replaced Li Xian; Zhao Xi became his deputy on the An Nam front. Champa and Zhanla were ordered to join the attack on Jiaozhi. On jichou, Gui Zhang raided Wumugu; Lan Zhannezhi ambushed and shattered his force. On jihai, the spring banquet was canceled for the campaign. On yimao, hail fell.
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Third month, bingchen new moon: Lady Zhou of Renzong’s household became consort. On xinyou, the palace examination was held in the Hall of Assembled Excellence. Qin, Lian, and Yong mourning families were aided, the dead buried, and trampled fields tax-free. On jiaxu, five hundred ninety-six men took degrees. On dingchou, Xu Boxiang of Guangxi became inspector of Qin, Lian, and Baizhou. Gui Zhang raided Wumugu again; Han Cunbao beat him back. On gengchen, Zhong E became Minzhou prefect.
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Fourth month, xinmao: Yelü Shuji came from Liao for Shared Heaven. On yimao, Liao mourning canceled the Shared Heaven birthday rites. On wuxu, Guangji Canal shipping resumed. On guimao, Guangnan offices were to verify war losses and propose relief. On jiachen, blank commissions went to An Nam for rewards and surrenders. Every circuit was told to send fighting men to Guangxi. Guangxi’s fallen officers received graded posthumous honors. On bingwu, Wang Keichen led the Liao condolence mission. On xinhai, Maozhou tribes raided; Wang Zhongzheng took command. On jiayin, Yelü Xiaochun announced Liao mourning; the court mourned seven days without audience.
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Fifth month, bingchen new moon: surrendering Yongzhou border chiefs were promised full kindness. On guihai, medical students faced examination. On bingyin, Zhe was split into eastern and western circuits. On dingmao, Maozhou was fortified. On renshen, sick An Nam troops were to be treated at every halt across the ranges. On bingzi, Dali presented tribute. On gengchen, Dong Zhengbai and other Jingzhou chiefs surrendered.
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Sixth month, dinghai: An Nam officers were to report sick rolls monthly. On jichou, Wang Qing, Cui Zhaoyong, Liu Gui, and Zhang Yiyuan fell at Maozhou. Their sons gained provisional rank; sons-in-law of their daughters gained palace rank. Wang Yuxi and two other commoners’ families received cash. On xinmao, coastal magnates could keep Dan boat people—but not lose them to foreigners. On jihai, death sentences dropped a grade and lesser punishments were cleared. On guimao, Nong He and six other cave chiefs became Dingyuan and Ningyuan generals.
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Seventh month, bingchen: Huang Ying of Zhuyai raided; Guangnan West armed. On gengshen, locusts and lice swarmed west of the passes. On renxu, Lower Stream was rebuilt as Huixi city. On guihai, Wang Zhongzheng executed rebel officer Yang Wenxu. Guangxi officers without heirs could have successors named by law. On yichou, great-ceremony grace would ennoble one Zhaoxian clansman. That month the An Nam army paused at Guizhou; He Bin’s fleet sailed from Guangdong while the rest marched from Guangnan.
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Eighth month, jiashen new moon: Sun Ji of Qizhou fell; a son gained provisional third rank. On wuzi, Wen Yanbo became guardian grandee and acting Taiyuan intendant. On jichou, Cheng Shiming led the Liao birthday and New Year mission. Temple endowment sales ended. On dingyou, northern peasants were barred from exporting grain. On gengzi, Champa presented tribute.
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Ninth month, wuwu: the Bian Canal was dredged. On bingyin, the Hebei river grand commissioner was abolished. On jimao, Liao envoys returned thanks. Lingnan mourning families were aided and officers’ graves honored.
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Tenth month, yiyou: Venus shone by day. On yimao, the southeast was ordered to drill its new troops. On bingwu, Wang Anshi left Jiangning. Wu Chong took the history; Wang Gui joined the council as co-equal minister. Feng Jing became military affairs commissioner. On xinhai, Yuanzhou’s surrendered households were freed of deferred autumn tax.
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Eleventh month, yimao: Guangnan East got blank commissions to raise war funds. On xinyou, Wei Zheng’s descendant Dao Yan skipped the civil-service exam. On yihai, plague in An Nam sent Wang Cun to pray at the Southern Marchmount. On jimao, Bao Shun routed Gui Zhang at Duoyigu. On renwu, Zhong E beat Gui Zhang at Iron City. Twelfth month, bingxu: Jiaozhi’s Liu Ji surrendered. A Ministry of Revenue vice-director was added. On gengyin, Prince Zi Yong was born. On dingyou, ravaged Minzhou got cash; coerced returners were forgiven. On guimao, Guo Kui crushed Jiaozhi at the Fu River, took Hong Zhen, and withdrew after Li Qianfu’s surrender. On dingwei, Yelü Yun came from Liao for New Year. On gengxu, bounties were set for Gui Zhang or Lengjipu. Weirong commandery was created.
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In the tenth year, first month, yichou: lanterns were viewed at Xuande Gate. On wuchen, Immortal Harmonies burned and court was canceled. On jisi, a white rainbow crossed the sun. Second month, jiashen: Zong Dan joined the council. On wuzi, Zhong E and others were rewarded for beating Gui Zhang. On xinmao, a sunspot appeared. On jiawu, senior imperial clansmen skipped imperial sign-off on merit review. On dingyou, prefectures were to feed the aged, sick, and poor each winter through spring. On jihai, Wang Shao became Hongzhou prefect. On bingwu, recovered prefectures brought congratulations and a Guangzhou prison pardon. The army was paid; conscript families were aided. Guangyuan became Shun prefecture; Li Qianfu was forgiven. Guo Kui took Tanzhou; Zhao Xi took Guizhou. On jiyou, Jiaozhi’s surrender brought pardons in Guangnan East and Jinghu South.
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Third month, xinwei: death sentences dropped a grade and lesser punishments cleared. On renshen, locust-hunting was ordered in every county.
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Fourth month, xinsi: Xianzhou was restored. On yiyou, Xiao Yi came from Liao for Shared Heaven. On guisi, Wenzhou tribes raided and were repulsed. On dingyou, Xihé soldiers got bonus pay, silk for the dead, and tax relief.
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Fifth month, wuwu: compilation of Renzong’s and Yingzong’s histories was ordered. On jiaxu, Venus shone by day.
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Sixth month, renwu: Chola sent tribute. On guisi, Wang Anshi left politics for the Jixi Abbey. On dingwei, Iron City fort was built in Minzhou.
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Seventh month, jiayin: the court prayed for rain. On dingsi, circuits were to file annual magistrate ratings. On xinyou, five honorific titles were refused. On yihai, Guo Kui was demoted for An Nam misconduct. On bingzi, the Yellow River broke Cao Village levee in Danzhou.
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Eighth month, renyin: Tanzhou gained a general and an extra military officer. Su Song led the Liao birthday and New Year mission. On jiachen, each senior office was to name one able civil official.
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Ninth month, gengxu: flooded counties were to dredge, remit tax, and aid the aged, young, and sick. On yimao, unstatuted palace orders had to pass Secretariat and Military Affairs review. Petitioners scheming to escape punishment were to be impeached. On xinyou, Zhenrong and Deshun each gained an inspector. On guiyou, the charity-granary system was founded. On jiaxu, Zong Pu became prince of Puyang and joined the council.
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Tenth month, wuyin new moon: Zong Pu died. On guisi, Zong Yi became prince of Pu. Pu princes’ sons would inherit in turn for ancestral worship. On wuxu, Grand Mentor Zhang Bian died.
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Eleventh month, gengwu: Dong Zhan and Gui Zhang became Kuo prefects; Alinggu took Song. On jiaxu, the round-altar sacrifice brought a general amnesty. Twelfth month, dingchou new moon: Champa sent tame elephants. On renwu, the next reign era was named Yuanfeng. On jiashen, suburban sacrifice brought grace promotions. On dinghai, Zi Yong became prince of Jun. On xinchou, Yelü Xiaochun came from Liao for New Year.
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Intercalary month, xinsi: Lü Gongzhu gained the Duanming Hall. On jichou, Han Qi’s posthumous honors followed Zhao Pu’s precedent. On renchen, Sun Gu joined the Military Commission. On jihai, Zeng Gongliang died. On gengzi, a sunspot appeared. On guimao, Gongliang entered Yingzong’s temple.
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Second month, gengxu: Prince of Pu Zong Yi died. On jiayin, Zong Hui became prince of Pu and Huaiang commissioner. On wuchen, Yang Congxian and other An Nam officers were pardoned and rewarded.
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Third month, xinsi: death sentences dropped a grade and lesser punishments cleared. At Neared Excellence, Shen Jichang lectured on the Zhou Rites’ Eight Methods. On guimao, every office was to name one candidate for the military exam. Guangnan West was allowed to drill its cave militia. On yimao, the emperor reviewed troops at Esteemed Governance. Chen and Yuan Yao raiders were repulsed.
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Fourth month, jiyou: Yelü Yongning came from Liao for Shared Heaven. On bingchen, the two Zhe circuits gained more supervisors. On gengshen, only the Nine Classics could cross the frontier. On guihai, Venus shone by day. On yichou, Zong E became prince of Yuzhang. On wuchen, Cao Village levee was sealed and named Lingping.
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Fifth month, jiaxu new moon: river-work dead were compensated. On yihai, penal-law examinees gained graded promotions.
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Sixth month, guimao new moon: the sun was eclipsed. On yisi, Miao Shizhong and others were promoted for sealing Lingping.
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Seventh month, guiyou new moon: Han Cunbao took command against Luzhou’s Naxi. On jihai, Qizhou was told to ready for flood. On xinchou, Kuizhou reported sweet dew.
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Eighth month, guimao: Nai’erwen and Luzun were executed for treason. On dingwei, Hebei flood victims were tax-free. On jiayin, Huang Lü led the Liao birthday and New Year mission. On wuwu, Han Jiang became Jianxiong commissioner. On jisi, Bin, Di, and Cang flood victims got Ever-Normal loans. On gengwu, Qing, Qi, and Zi fed the displaced.
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Ninth month, guiyou: Jiaozhi presented tribute. On guimao, Li Qianfu’s plea to recover Guangyuan was denied. On yiyou, Lü Gongzhu and Xue Xiang joined the Military Commission. Heaven-and-Earth rites were to use special victims throughout. That month, Wukang’s fine grain and Hezhong’s sweet dew were reported.
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Tenth month, gengxu: autumn army-exam rewards were standardized. Wu Quan fell in service; his brother Xuan gained provisional third rank. On xinhai, Han Cunbao crushed the Lu tribes and walled thirteen forts. On guihai, Khotan presented tribute.
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Eleventh month, jichou: Song Minqiu was to fix New Year audience rites. On guisi, Chenzhou Yao rebelled; Yuanzhou troops were sent. On yihai, civil and military merit titles ended. That month, Liang county reported fine grain. Twelfth month, bingwu: a sunspot lasted twelve days. On xinhai, death sentences dropped a grade and lesser punishments cleared. On bingchen, Wang Yun was spared for patricide revenge but banished and tattooed. On wuwu, the Judicial Review court gained its own prison. On jiwei, the capital storehouse grand commissioner was abolished. On jiazi, Lady Xing became honored consort. Investigation, armory, personnel, construction, and patrol posts were cut across the capital bureaucracy. On bingyin, Yelü Long came from Liao for New Year.
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In the second year, first month, yihai: Kelan and Huoshan horse markets closed. On bingzi, Goryeo trade rules were enacted. On renwu, Yang Sui of Rongzhou was appointed Ningyuan military commissioner. On guimao, Xie Lin of Yuanzhou was ordered to hunt Yao rebels. On jiashen he watched lantern displays at Xuande Gate. On dinghai, clansmen were tested on classical exegesis and policy essays. On jiawu, Jiang Kui won approval to add the Ten Sages to Confucian sacrifice. Chenzhou’s Xupu county was ordered to build Longtan fort. That month, sweet dew appeared in Yingzhou and Shouzhou.
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Second month, jiayin: Hanzhou’s unburied dead were ordered interred. A sunspot appeared. On yimao, Qidi’s Luzhou Yi raid brought orders for Wang Guangzu to campaign. On bingchen, the yearly Jie salt quota was set. On yichou, famine in Cangzhou was met from state granaries.
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Third month, gengwu new moon: Dong Zhan presented tribute. On xinwei, the court granted plots for stranded coffins near the capital and buried the kinless. On gengchen, the emperor personally tested Ministry of Rites graduates. On renwu, special-entry graduates and military candidates were tested. On guimao, the Mingfa law examinations were held. Dong Zhan received cash, silks, court dress, and a gold belt. On bingxu, Xiongzhou families that served two courts and had fled south were told to go home. On gengyin, the Bian and Luo canals were cleared.
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Fourth month, xinchou: he watched water games at Golden Bright Pool and feasted at Qionglin. On jiachen, Liao envoys came for the Shared Heaven festival. On dingsi, Chief Councilor Chen Shengshi retired as Duke of Xiu and Zhenjiang commissioner. On jiwei, Chen Shengshi died. On guihai, New Year court ceremony was codified. On jiazi, the review court gained deliberation posts and Justice proofreaders were cut. That month, Nankang saw sweet dew and Meizhou produced lucky bamboo.
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Fifth month, bingzi: Shunzhou tribes rose and cave troops crushed them. On gengchen, Prince Pu’an Yi’s three consorts were enshrined at Pu Garden as princesses. On xinsi, retired mentor Zhao Gai submitted his Remonstrance Forest. On jiashen, Yuan Jiang left the Bozhou prefecture. On yiyou, Annan war orphans were put on state grain rolls. On wuzi, Cai Que joined the participating council.
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Sixth month, jiachen: Guangxi troops killed Nong Zhichun and sent up his family. On wushen, Cai Que was assigned to the Dharma Transmission record. On guichou, every circuit commander was to name two men fit for field command or embassy. On jiayin, the Qingbian canal project finished. On xinyou, Zong Yi was posthumously made Prince of Shu. That month, Nankang had sweet dew and Zhongzhou saw a bean rain.
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Seventh month, jiaxu: Zhang Fangping retired as heir-apparent tutor. On wuyin, court audience ceremony was codified. On jimao, the Secretariat was told to audit edict cases empire-wide. On gengchen, Zong Hui of Huai’kang army entered the chief councilorship. On dinghai, suburban and temple rites were codified. That month, Chenzhou had lucky fungus, Nanbin a bean rain, and Qiongzhou sweet dew.
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Eighth month, bingshen new moon: Tanguts hit Suide; Li Pu beat them back. On xinchou, Jingyuan forces were split into eleven commands. On renyin, the Eight Works Office was split east and west with one civil and two military supervisors each. Li Qingchen’s party was sent to congratulate the Liao emperor. On jiayin, an edict ordered eighty Imperial University halls of thirty students each. Two thousand outer students and three hundred inner students were set. Monthly private and yearly public exams would promote students into the inner dormitory. Biennial dormitory exams would promote men to the upper dormitory.” Yingzhou became Shunchang army circuit. That month, Caozhou had lucky grain and Heyang lucky fungus.
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Ninth month, guimao: Shunchang prisoners were commuted and lesser offenders freed. On jiashen, the southwestern Long tribe presented tribute. On dinghai, a grand banquet was held at Assembling Excellence Hall. On jichou, Zhu of Handsome Favor was promoted to Bright Countenance. On renchen, archery and melee drill regulations went out to every army. On jiawu, the southwestern Luo and Fang tribes presented tribute.
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Tenth month, bingshen: the southwestern Shi tribe sent tribute. On guimao, a sacred-field registrar was appointed. Boat-dwelling families were registered in groups of five to ten households. On wushen, Jiaozhi returned prisoners and received Shun prefecture. On jiyou, the Grand Empress Dowager fell ill and court was suspended. On gengxu, Jingling audiences stopped and ministers prayed at Heaven, Earth, temples, and altars. Capital sentences were commuted empire-wide and lesser prisoners freed. On yimao, the Grand Empress Dowager died. On wuwu, her garden tomb was redesignated a mountain tomb. On xinyou, after seven ministerial pleas, he resumed government. Wang Gui was named commissioner for the mountain tomb.
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Eleventh month, guimao: he reopened court at Promoting Governance Hall. On dinghai, soil fell from the sky. Twelfth month, yisi: Li Ding submitted one hundred forty Directorate of Education rules. On bingwu, the six censorial investigation posts were restored. On gengshen, Liao envoys came for New Year. That month, Quanzhou had lucky fungus and Guizhou sweet dew.
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