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卷十三 列傳第七: 徐世譜 魯悉達 周敷 荀朗 周炅

Volume 13: Xu Shipu; Lu Xida; Zhou Fu; Xun Lang; Zhou Jiong

Chapter 13 of 陳書 · Book of Chen
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Book of Chen, Volume 13
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Biographies, Part Seven
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Xu Shipu; Lu Xida; Zhou Fu; Xun Lang; son Fashang; Zhou Jiong
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Xu Shipu
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Xu Shipu, styled Xingzong, came from Yufu in Badong. His clan had long held Jingzhou as local commanders, campaigning against the Man and Yi peoples. Shipu was bolder and stronger than his forebears and excelled at river fighting. When Emperor Yuan of Liang governed Jingzhou, Shipu led the district commanders and village heads in his service.
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退 使 [1] [2]
In Hou Jing's rebellion he joined the punitive armies and rose step by step to supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant. Soon he commanded the navy and, under Minister of Education Lu Fahe, marched against Jing and fought him at Red Pavilion Lake. Jing's army was then overwhelming. Shipu had new tower ships, rams, fire-boats, and water-engines built to swell his fleet. When battle came he again put a great ship in the van, crushed Jing's army, took Jing's general Ren Yue alive, and drove Jing off. He followed Wang Sengbian against Yingzhou. Shipu again brought a great ship under the granary gate, and the rebel Song Zixian surrendered the city. For merit he was made credential-holder, trustworthy-faith general, and inspector of Xinzhou, enfeoffed as Marquis of Yufu with five hundred households. He still marched east with Sengbian and was always the army's vanguard. He again broke Jing's general Hou Zijian at Hushu. [1] After Hou Jing fell, for merit he was made regular attendant for direct communication and given credentials as inspector of Hengzhou, (garrison) [garrison] administrator of Hedong, [2] with his fief raised to one thousand households in all.
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西 [3]使
When Western Wei raided Jingzhou, Shipu held Matou Bank and occupied Long (zhou) [Islet]. [3] Emperor Yuan made him palace attendant, credential-holder, commander of all armies south of the Yangzi, general who guards the south, and protector-general, with one set of pipes and drums. When Jiangling fell, Shipu went east and joined Hou Zhen.
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使西 祿
In Yongding year 2 (558) he was made protector-general. When Emperor Wen succeeded, he was given special advance and promoted to secure-the-right general. In the first year of Tiancheng (560) his fief grew by five hundred households. In the second year he went out as credential-holder, supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant, commander of armies in Xuancheng, secure-the-west general, and administrator of Xuancheng at the two-thousand-bushel rank. Back at court he was made secure-the-front general and supernumerary bearer of the left secondary insignia. Soon illness blinded him, and he begged leave from court. In the fourth year he died, aged fifty-five. He was posthumously given his former offices, with the posthumous name Marquis Huan.
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Shipu's younger cousin Shiuxiu followed him on Liang campaigns and won merit in battle. He rose to supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant and secure-the-distance general, Marquis of Zhi with eight hundred households. In Guangda year 2 (567) he served under area commander Chunyu Liang against Hua Jiao. When he died he was posthumously made regular attendant for direct communication, with the posthumous name Zhuang.
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Lu Xida
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Lu Xida, styled Zhitong, came from Mei in Fufeng. His grandfather Fei was Liang's supernumerary regular attendant for direct communication, secure-the-distance general, inspector of Hengzhou, and Marquis of Yangtang. His father Yizhi was Liang's cloud-banner general and concurrently administrator of Xincai and Yiyang.
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使
From boyhood Xida was known for filial piety. He first entered service as army supervisor in the establishment of the Prince of Southern Pacification, heir to Liang's Prince of Nangping. In Hou Jing's rebellion Xida rallied his neighbors to hold Xincai, farmed hard, and stored grain. In the war and famine, eight or nine of ten in the capital and upper Yangzi died of hunger. Those who lived came back with the old and young in tow. Xida opened his granaries. The people he kept alive were countless, and he set a camp at Xincai to shelter them. He drew in five commanderies, including Jinxi, and held all their lands. He sent his younger brother Guangda with troops to follow Wang Sengbian against Hou Jing. When Jing fell, Emperor Yuan of Liang made him credential-holder, benevolent-martial general, supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant, and inspector of North Jiangzhou.
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Though he lived by bold spirit and the code of the knight-errant, he was never haughty in wealth or rank. He loved verse by nature, gathered men of talent, and feasted with them on their writing. He was transferred to secure-the-south general and inspector of Wu prefecture. When his mother died his grief and wasting went beyond ritual. He fell ill and died, aged thirty-eight. Posthumously he was made secure-the-left general and inspector of Jiangzhou, with the posthumous name Marquis Xiao. His son Lan succeeded. His younger brother Guangda has a separate biography.
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Zhou Fu, styled Zhongyuan, came from Linchuan. His clan was a great house of the commandery. Fu was slight of build, as if his clothes weighed him down, yet his courage and force were fierce, beyond his peers. He was bold and chivalrous by nature, careless of money and devoted to men of worth. Every hot-blooded youth in the district rallied to him.
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[6] 西
In Hou Jing's rebellion the townsman Zhou Xu raised men in the name of punishing rebels. Liang's interior secretary, Prince of Shixing Xiao Yi, yielded the commandery to Xu. [6] Some of Xu's men meant to plunder Yi. Fu shielded him, led his own band in defense, and saw him safely to Yuzhang. The Marquis of Guanning Xiao Yong, the Marquis of Changle Xiao Ji, and the Marquis of Fengcheng Xiao Tai were then refugees. Hearing of Fu's faith and honor, they all came to him. Fu pitied their fear, treated them with humble courtesy, gave them generous aid, and sent them west upriver.
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簿 使西
Soon Xu's officers fought for power, rebelled again, killed Xu, and submitted to Zhou Di. Di had no pedigree in the registers and feared losing the crowd. He leaned on Fu's family standing and courted him hard. Fu could not yet stand alone and served Di with deep deference. Di relied on him heavily and slowly built an army. Di held Gongtang in Linchuan; Fu held the old commandery seat. When Jing fell, Emperor Yuan of Liang made Fu credential-holder, regular attendant for direct communication, trustworthy-faith general, and inspector of Ningzhou, enfeoffed as Marquis of Xifeng with one thousand households.
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[7]
When the Founder took the throne, Wang Lin held the upper Yangzi. Yu Xiaoxiang with Lin's ally Li (Xi) [Xiao] Qin and others besieged Zhou Di together. [7] Fu mustered a great body of men and horses to help Di. Di took Xiaoxiang and his fellows prisoner. Fu's share of the merit was greatest.
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Xiong Tanlang killed Zhou Wenyü, held Yuzhang, and struck Fu with more than ten thousand men, coming straight to the walls. Fu fought him, routed him, and chased him fifty li. Tanlang escaped on one horse; all his stores fell to Fu. Tanlang fled to Bashan commandery and rallied the remnants. Fu then marched with Zhou Di, Huang Faqu, and others, surrounded Tanlang, and slaughtered his force.
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西 西[8]
When Wang Lin fell he was made supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant, pacifying-the-west general, and administrator of Yuzhang. Southern chieftains still clung to their hill nests, appointing their own magistrates and ignoring summons. The court had no leisure to punish them and could only hold them on a loose rein—only Fu came to court first. In Tiancheng year 2 (561) he came to the capital. His title rose to secure-the-west general; he was given pipes and drums and a troupe of female musicians, [8] and ordered back to hold Yuzhang.
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西 使
Zhou Di had always outranked Fu, and Fu's sudden rise bred deep resentment. Di rebelled and sent his brother Fangxing to raid Fu. Fu met him in battle and broke Fangxing completely. He then followed area commander Wu Mingche against Di, routed him, and took Fangxing and the other chieftains prisoner. An edict made him secure-the-west general and administrator of Linchuan; his other honors stood. Soon he was summoned as credential-holder, commander of armies in South Yu and North Jiang, general who guards the south, and inspector of South Yu, with five hundred more households. His attendant rank and pipes and drums were unchanged.
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紿 使西 [9]
In the fifth year Di rallied his remnants and struck Dongxing again. Emperor Wen sent area commander Zhang Zhaoda against Di, and Fu marched again. At Dingchuan county he faced Di across the line. Di tricked Fu, saying: "Once we fought side by side, you and I, as kin and not strangers. How could I mean you harm? Now I wish to confess and return to court. Through you, younger brother, I lay bare my heart. First let us stand together and swear an oath." Fu agreed. As he climbed the altar, Di killed him. He was thirty-five. An edict said: "Fu, credential-holder, supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant, commander of armies along the South Yu Yangzi bank, general who guards the south, inspector of South Yu, and Opening Marquis of Xifeng—sent on a distant campaign, he long broke discipline, opened his heart to treachery, and so met death in the field. [9] Yet he had long shown loyal service and toil on campaign. We are still deeply moved and grieve in Our heart. Let his fief be kept. Give funeral gifts as fitting and bring his body back for burial in the capital." Posthumous name Tuo. His son Zhian succeeded.
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Fu's elder brother Juan had held their home district with him and was also made administrator of Linchuan.
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Xun Lang, styled Shenming, came from Yingyin in Yingchuan. His grandfather Yan'zu was Liang's administrator of Yingchuan; his father Bodao was minister of court ceremony.
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使
From youth Lang was open-handed and bold, with a commander's breadth of plan. He first served as traveling attendant in the establishment of Liang's Prince of Luling. In Hou Jing's rebellion Lang gathered followers, held the country about Chaohu Lake, and owed allegiance to no one. After the capital fell, Emperor Jianwen of Liang secretly made him cloud-banner general and inspector of Yu and ordered him, with the outer provinces, to crush Jing. Jing sent his comrades Song Zixian, Ren Yue, and others against him again and again. Lang held mountain forts and Zixian could not take him. The capital was starving. People crossed the Yangzi to find food. Lang gathered more men, stripped off his own clothes to feed them, and built a following of tens of thousands. When Hou Jing was beaten at Baling, Lang came out from Ruru Ford, cut Jing off, and smashed his rearguard. When Wang Sengbian marched east, Lang sent his general Fan Baosheng and his younger brother Xiao, each with two thousand men, to help. After Hou Jing fell he again defeated Qi general Guo Yuanjian at Chichu Mountain. In Liang Chengsheng year two, Lang led more than ten thousand follower households across the Yangzi, entered Xuancheng commandery, and set up camp. Emperor Yuan of Liang made Lang bearer of the staff, courier direct-communication scattered-cavalry regular attendant, pacifying-south general, commander of South Yanzhou armies, and inspector of the province. Before he could take up the post, Jingzhou fell.
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Son Fa Shang
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綿
Fa Shang as a youth was bold and enterprising, with both civil and military talent; he began as magistrate of Jiangning and inherited the marquisate of Xingning. In Taijian year five he joined Wu Mingche's northern campaign. He was soon made courier direct-communication scattered-cavalry gentleman, relieved as magistrate of Jing, and served in turn as administrator of Liang and Ancheng. During Zhenming he was made commander of armies in Ying, Ba, and Wu and inspector of Yingzhou. When the Sui army crossed the Yangzi, Fa Shang surrendered to the Prince of Qin, commander on the Handong route. Under the Sui he served in turn as inspector of Shao, Guan, Mian, and Feng and as administrator of Badong and Dunhuang.
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Zhou Jiong, courtesy name Wenzhao, was from Ancheng in Ruyang. His grandfather Qiang had been crown prince's household attendant under Qi and inspector of Liangzhou. His father Lingqi was Liang courier direct-communication scattered-cavalry regular attendant and inspector of Lu and Gui, marquis of Baocheng county.
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使 西
When the Founder took the throne, Wang Lin held the upper Yangzi, and Jiong brought his province to his side. When Wang Lin sent Cao Qing and others against Zhou Di, he also ordered Jiong to advance in concert; Hou Andu defeated him, took him prisoner, and sent him to court. Emperor Wen freed Jiong and made him martial-power general and inspector of Dingzhou, with concurrent charge of Xiyang and Wuchang.
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In Tianjia year two Liu Yi rebelled at Dongyang; Emperor Wen recalled Jiong to the capital to lead the campaign against him. Before he arrived, Yi had been suppressed, and Jiong returned to his post. In Tiankang year one he shared credit for suppressing Hua Jiao and was made supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant. In Taijian year one he was made bearer of the staff, dragon-prancing general, and courier direct-communication scattered-cavalry regular attendant.
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使西
In year five he was promoted to full bearer of the staff, western-route commander of armies in An, Qi, Jiang, Heng, Si, and Ding, and inspector of Anzhou; his title was changed to marquis of Longyuan, with fief raised to one thousand households in all. That year he followed Wu Mingche north; he carried every assault and took twelve cities in a month. Qi sent Lu Qian, left assistant in the department of state affairs, with twenty thousand men from Ba and Qi, and he met Jiong. Jiong left the weak and the baggage, posted decoys to hold them, and led picked men by a hidden route to strike their rear; he routed Qian's army and seized arms, horses, and mules beyond count. He then attacked and captured Bazhou. Then the cities north of the river and the people of Guyang killed their leaders and surrendered. He was promoted to general who harmonizes with the Rong and scattered-cavalry regular attendant, with fief raised to one thousand five hundred households in all. An edict then recalled him to court.
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使
Earlier Tian Longsheng, inspector of Dingzhou under Xiao Cha, had surrendered his city; but when Jiong came to court, Longsheng rebelled with six prefectures and seven garrisons north of the river and defected to Qi, which sent Prince Jing'an of Liyang with an army to aid him. The court then made Jiong grand commander on the northern Yangzi route and gave him all armies to crush Longsheng. Longsheng sent Tian Longyan, administrator of Yiyang, with twenty thousand men to line up at Tingchuan; Gao Jing'an backed him from Shuiling and Yinshan; Longsheng camped apart in the hills. Jiong split his force to hold each enemy host, led his champions in a first blow on Longsheng, and routed him; Longyan fled at the dust and both were run down and killed; Gao Jing'an escaped; and the whole north bank was recovered. For merit his fief rose to two thousand households in all; he was made general who pacifies the north and inspector of Dingzhou, keeping staff and command; and he received a troupe of female entertainers. In Taijian year eight he died in office at sixty-four. He was posthumously made inspector of Sizhou and duke of Wuchang commandery, with the posthumous name Zhuang. His son Faseng succeeded him and rose to administrator of Xuancheng.
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The historiographer writes: These men either rode the currents of an earlier age or held their home country; each saw where fortune was turning, joined at the right moment, rose to govern provinces, and won marquisates—how splendid. Once Zhang Er and Chen Yu stood as close as kin; Zhou Fu and Zhou Di swore the same kind of bond—yet they soon drew blades on each other, a breach worse than between Hu and Yue. Their feud grew from rank and gain—how base!
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Collation notes
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On again defeating Hou Jing's general Hou Zijian at Hushu: Hushu should read Gudu. In Liang Chengsheng year one Wang Sengbian and others defeated Hou Zijian at Gudu; see the Liang History biography of Hou Jing and the Comprehensive Mirror.
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廿
(zhen) [Concurrently] administrator of Hedong—emended per the History of the Southern Dynasties. Note: Qian Daxin writes in his Examination of Discrepancies in the Twenty-Two Histories: zhen should read ling. Between Liang and Chen it was common to hold inspector's salary while concurrently governing a commandery or county."
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輿西
Held Long (zhou) [Islet]—emended per the History of the Southern Dynasties. Note: Essentials of Historical Geography 78 places Long Islet in the river sixteen li southwest of Jiangling, seat of Jingzhou.
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On Liu Yi, Yu Xiaoshou, Zhou Di, and others rising in force: every edition reads swarming like bees; the History of the Southern Dynasties and Yuan Gui 412 agree. Note: rising in force means erupting together with irresistible sharpness. Ancient texts often alternate rising in force and swarming like bees, as in the Later Han Annals of Guangwu: bandits rose in force, with a note that force may be written bee—that is the pattern.
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On Qi sending Murong Shaozong with thirty thousand men against Yugou: Qian Daxin notes that Shaozong died before Qi received the mandate and could not have been alive here. This is a transmitted error; the History of the Southern Dynasties kept the old tale and did not correct it against the Northern History."
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On Liang interior secretary and Prince of Shixing Xiao Yi yielding the commandery to Zhou Xu: Qian Daxin notes that the Liang History and History of the Southern Dynasties show Prince Shixing Xiao Dan succeeded by his heir Liang, with no Yi. Zhang Senkai adds: Prince Shixing Xiao Dan's heir Liang was still alive; the text never names Yi; who Yi was to Dan is unknown."
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Yu Xiaoshou and Wang Lin's partisan Li (Xi) [Xiao] Qin and others jointly besieged Zhou Di—emended per the History of the Southern Dynasties. Note: 〈Biography of Huang Fache〉 〈Biography of Zhou Di〉 , the biography of Zhou Di, and the Northern Qi History biography of Wang Lin all read Li Xiaoqin.
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On granted a troupe of female music: every edition reads courtesans for music. The words "one troupe" were missing in the base text and are restored from other editions.
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On "thus brought death upon himself": "upon himself" was originally written ten, a carving error; emended per Yuan Gui 452 and 595. According to the Northern Supervisory, Ji, and Palace editions, pu (upon himself) was written shen (body); probably a later mistaken change.
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