In the second year of the Suihe Era of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty (7 B.C.), historical documents recorded the occurrence of a celestial phenomenon known as “Yinhuo staying at Constellation Xin”. Zhai Fangjin, the Counselor-in-chief, committed suicide in order to stop the disaster, making him the first Counselor-in-chief to die due to a celestial change in Chinese history.

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Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty and the Mystery of Counselor-in-chief Zhai Fangjin’s Death

  • Yi-Long Huang

摘要

In the second year of the Suihe Era of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty (7 B.C.), historical documents recorded the occurrence of a celestial phenomenon known as “Yinhuo staying at Constellation Xin”. Zhai Fangjin, the Counselor-in-chief, committed suicide in order to stop the disaster, making him the first Counselor-in-chief to die due to a celestial change in Chinese history.