During the Han Dynasty, the abolition of corporal punishment, the introduction of fixedterm sentences, and the establishment of the recommendation and recruitment systems led to a situation where a significant number of officials who had been dismissed for offenses were subsequently reinstated. Particularly in critical areas such as military affairs, diplomacy, and the governance of troublesome commanderies, as demand for talent increased, relevant disgraced officials were not only directly appointed to important posts but might even be protected due to their abilities. These reinstated officials played major roles in the fierce conflicts between the Western Han and the Xiongnu. Conversely, when the demand for such talent decreased, rulers attached less importance to these individuals, even becoming wary of them, let alone reinstating them. This was one of the reasons for the Eastern Han’s ineffective management of the Qiang people. Since reinstatement during the Han Dynasty lacked standardized regulations and was virtually indistinguishable from regular career advancement, rulers at all levels, in pursuit of administrative achievements, repeatedly reinstated cruel officials and the like. This also emboldened disgraced officials, who would reoffend time and again after reinstatement, leading to the trivialization and abuse of the reinstatement process. The absence of fixed laws governing reinstatement also, to some extent, contributed to the corruption of the career advancement system. The phenomena of disgraced officials who should be reinstated not being reinstated, and those who should not be reinstated getting their posts back, became quite severe.