《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十六》
当初，光武帝认为自己是应验了《赤伏符》的预言而登上帝位的，因此相信符谶，多用来解决疑难困惑。
初，上以《赤伏符》即帝位，由是信用谶文，多以决定嫌疑。
Emperor Guangwu believed that he had ascended to the throne in fulfilment of the prophecy in the Red Scroll of Prophetic Writing, and therefore trusted in omen books and often used them to resolve doubts and uncertainties.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 初，上以《赤伏符》即帝位，由是信用谶文，多以决定嫌疑。 [/INST] Emperor Guangwu believed that he had ascended to the throne in fulfilment of the prophecy in the Red Scroll of Prophetic Writing, and therefore trusted in omen books and often used them to resolve doubts and uncertainties.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 初，上以《赤伏符》即帝位，由是信用谶文，多以决定嫌疑。
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Emperor Guangwu believed that he had ascended to the throne in fulfilment of the prophecy in the Red Scroll of Prophetic Writing, and therefore trusted in omen books and often used them to resolve doubts and uncertainties.
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