also in 24, the gengshi emperor moved his capital again, back to the western han capital of chang'an. the people of chang'an had previously been offended by the emperor's officials, who did not appreciate their rising up against wang mang but in fact considered them traitors. once the gengshi emperor was back in the capital, he issued a general pardon, which calmed the situation for a while. at this time, chang'an was still largely intact, except for weiyang palace, destroyed by fire. however, the gengshi emperor's timidity quickly caused problems. when the imperial officials were gathered for an official meeting, the emperor, who had never seen such solemn occasions, panicked. later, when generals submitted reports to him, he asked questions such as, "how much did you pillage today?" this type of behavior further reduced the people's confidence in him.