Study On The Blaming Himself Rescript In Han Dynasty

The Blaming himself Rescript is the emperor of heaven to admit its error to the world subjects instrument. The earliest can be traced back to Yu Tang own crimes, but officially appeared and fixed format is formed in the Han Dynasty. I calculate the blaming himself rescript in Han Dynasty actually Including 82 based on examining the relevant historical materials, which is the largest number of dynasties in Chinese history. At the same time according to the cause and the contents of blaming himself rescript,it can divided into natural disasters, vision, political mistakes, foreign invasions and mixed. Natural disasters can be subdivided into earthquake, drought, floods, fires, locust plague, epidemic diseases;Vision type can be subdivided into eclipse, star Marco, auspicious;Alien invasion type can be divided into the Huns, Yue nationality, Qiang, mixed with natural disasters and vision together, natural disasters and other nationalities intrusion together;there are also natural disasters, vision and alien invasion together.There a large number of blaming himself rescript in the Han Dynasty,and there are lots of reasons for this matter,such as the system construction of the Han Dynasty lacking of descendants, complete frequent natural disasters occuring, Shang Shu Han Dynasty minister to the emperor caused certain pressure. In addition,I analyze every sin whether is true or not, and find a letter to the emperor issued found Confucianism of sovereign power constraint is very limited,but it closely connected with the monarch’s own virtue. I think the blaming himself rescript has the big relations with the monarch’s power and its thought. The blaming himself rescript issued has lots of effects,such as, consolidating the imperial power, easing social conflicts, maintaining the world people, ensuring the rule of Changzhi for a long time.Promulgating of the blaming himself rescript in Han Dynasty was mainly influenced by Confucianism in the interaction of Heaven and Man, disaster warning, Yin-Yang and the five elements of thought.