《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪四十》
当时，和帝遵循章帝的前例，把兄弟们都留在京城。有关部门认为，日食意味着阴气过盛，上书请求派遣诸位亲王前往封国就位。
时帝遵肃宗故事，兄弟皆留京师，有司以日食阴盛，奏遣诸王就国。
At that time, Emperor He followed the precedent of Emperor Zhang and kept his brothers in the capital. Related departments believed that a solar eclipse meant that negative feminine energy was excessive. They submitted a memorial to the Emperor asking to dispatch all the princes to their fiefdoms. 