"By the final testament of Emperor Renxiao Hui, acting on the emperor's behalf, the Grand Chancellor serving as regent decrees:
The passing of the King of Huainan is a great misfortune for the imperial clan, and the emperor grieves deeply.
I summoned the sons of the King of Huainan. All possess the ability to govern a state and bring peace to its people, yet they languish in Shandong, unable to serve the court.
What the King of Huainan lamented before his death was that his secondary sons could not receive the court's favor and had no place to establish themselves.
The court worries, as did the King of Huainan.
I considered how, when common families have wealth to spare, their children each receive a share, even if those shares differ. I also considered how, although the Crown Prince inherits the imperial throne, the other imperial sons may all be made kings.
From this it can be seen that, whether high or low, noble or humble, rich or poor, parents' love for their children is the same.
To let an elder of the imperial clan such as the King of Huainan pass away with regrets is not what filial descendants should do.
For the court to know of this yet do nothing to remedy it is a fault.
I cannot help but ask: should the most honored Lords King of Great Han neither follow the imperial family's example above nor equal the benevolence and filial devotion of the common people below?
When the elder brother enjoys the exalted rank of king, dresses in brocade and feasts on delicacies, and travels with an entourage, while his brothers live in humble poverty, does brotherly affection and respect not become a joke?
In this world, virtue comes before ability. The imperial clan is a