In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, there was a solar eclipse. How did Emperor Liu Heng deal with it?

In ancient times, because the knowledge at that time was not so developed, they could not understand that the solar eclipse was actually a very normal geographical phenomenon. Because of this, Emperor Liu Hengcai of China felt that he had not managed the country well, and could not let the people live and work in peace and contentment, nor could he let the court officials bravely admonish the officials. Therefore, in order to make up for his mistakes, Liu Heng not only went to the fields to farm in person, but also amended the law.

Two years before Emperor Wendi, there was a solar eclipse in June +065438+ 10, and then there was another solar eclipse in February+February, 65438, so it was very feudal and superstitious in ancient times. They are very worried about this eclipse, and they think something will happen. So Liu Heng issued an imperial edict, blaming himself. He felt that he could not let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and he was always worried that Xiongnu or Nanle would invade the Han Empire. So in the first month, another imperial edict was issued. Liu Heng personally took the lead in farming, offering his own food to the ancestral temple.

Not only is ancient agriculture more important now, but our country is all cultivated by small farmers, that is, every family has fields, and more depends on the weather, that is, if the weather is better this year, the harvest may be more, and once any disaster occurs, it will not be harvested. Therefore, Liu Heng personally went to farm in the fields to show his reverence for the gods and nature. At the same time, it is also a warning to pay more attention to people's livelihood.

As an emperor, I think the most taboo is not knowing what the people or the officials of the imperial court think. He just didn't listen to some suggestions on how to improve it, so he revised the law at that time so that the people and ministers could bravely protest.