one thing traditional historians praised him for was his fair treatment of his brothers by the deposed empress guo, treating them as if they were also born of his mother empress dowager yin. in 58, when his older brother, prince jiang of donghai (the former crown prince) died, he ordered that the princes and major officials to attend prince jiang's funeral—a highly unusual honor—at lucheng (魯城, in modern jining, shandong), the capital of donghai.