釋氏稽古略 1.441

1.441

啟。文帝太子。即帝位七年。又中元七年。又後元三年共十七年。壽四十八。帝以笞法五百三百太重乃更滅笞法。遵文帝之業。移風易俗。黎民淳厚。周云成康。漢稱文景。

Qi. Crown prince of Emperor Wen. He was on the imperial throne for seven years, then in the Zhongyuan era for seven years, and in the Houyuan era for three years, making seventeen years in all. He lived to the age of forty-eight. Considering that the penal floggings of five hundred and three hundred lashes were too severe, the Emperor abolished the floggings. He maintained Emperor Wen's accomplishments, transformed customs, and reformed conventions; the common people were pure and honest. Just as the Zhou had Cheng and Kang, the Han praised Wen and Jing.