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卷二十二 列傳第十六: 陸子隆 錢道戢 駱牙

Volume 22: Lu Zilong, Qian Daoji, Luo Ya

Chapter 22 of 陳書 · Book of Chen
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Book of Chen, Volume 22
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Biographies, Part Sixteen
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Lu Zilong; Qian Daoji; Luo Ya
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Lu Zilong, styled Xingshi, came from Wu in Wu commandery. His grandfather Changzhi had been magistrate of Jiaxing under Liang. His father Quan was magistrate of Feng.
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As a youth Zilong was open-handed and ambitious, hungry for achievement and renown. He entered service as a direct attendant in the eastern palace. When Hou Jing rebelled he raised men in his home district. Zhang Biao was then administrator of Wu and made him a field commander. When Biao shifted his headquarters to Kuaiji, Zilong went with him. When Emperor Wen moved against Biao, Biao's generals Shen Tai, Wu Baozhen, Shen Jin, and the rest surrendered—but Zilong fought on and lost. Emperor Wen admired his constancy, restored him to his old troops, and brevetted him military adjutant of the central guard. He served in turn as magistrate of Shifeng and Yongxing.
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Hua Jiao rebelled and held Xiang province. Zilong sat in his heartland, so Jiao feared him and sent envoys again and again to lure him over. Zilong refused. Jiao then attacked but could not break him. When Jiao fell at Yingzhou, Zilong marched out to hit his rear and joined the imperial troops. He received the staff, was made regular attendant of direct communication and commander of military affairs in Wuzhou, was raised to marquis, and his fief was brought to seven hundred households in all. Soon he was made commander of Jing, Xin, and You, manifest-resolution general and inspector of Jing, keeping the staff and his attendant title. Jing province was new then, with its seat at Gong'an and its walls still weak. Zilong raised the fortifications, settled Chinese and non-Chinese alike, and won deep goodwill. Men of the day called him equal to the post. In the third year the officials and people went to court with a memorial asking for a stele to honor his work. The throne approved. In the first year of Taijian (569) he was promoted to cloud-banner general. He died in the second year (570), at forty-seven. He was posthumously made scattered-cavalry regular attendant, with the posthumous name Wei. His son Zhiwu succeeded him.
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At sixteen Zhiwu took over his father's troops. He followed Wu Mingche north, earned merit, rose to a princely chief clerk and administrator of Hongnong, and remained under Mingche. When Mingche was broken at Lüliang, Zhiwu fled home and was murdered, aged twenty-two.
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Zilong's nephew Cai had talent and nerve. He campaigned with Zilong, was made administrator of Nanping, and enfeoffed as Viscount of Shixing [2] with three hundred households. He marched north with Wu Mingche, supervised An province, and held Suyu. He became advisory military adjutant to the central guard prince of Shixing, then whirlwind-fierce general and inspector of Xin. He died in the thirteenth year of Taijian (581), at forty-two. He was posthumously made supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant.
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Qian Daoji, styled Zitao, came from Changcheng in Wuxing. His father Jingshen had been magistrate of Hanshou under Liang.
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Daoji was known early for filial piety and, grown, showed real capacity. In the Founder's lean years the Founder married him to a cousin. He took part in pacifying Lu Zilue at Guangzhou and was made magistrate of Binjiang. While the Founder held regency he sent Daoji with Emperor Wen to crush Zhang Biao at Kuaiji. For merit he was made direct-gate general, supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant with credentials, and inspector of East Xuzhou, and enfeoffed as Marquis of Yong'an with five hundred households. He still commanded three thousand armored men, joined Hou Andu in garrisoning Liangshan, and soon held Qiantang and Yuhang as well. In the third year of Yongding (559) he followed Emperor Wen to garrison South Wan Ford. In the first year of Tianjia (560) he added the magistracy of Shan and garrisoned the county's Southern Cliff. Soon he was made administrator of Linhai while keeping that post.
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When Hou Andu attacked Liu Yi, Daoji marched through Songyang to sever his retreat. After Yi was suppressed he received the staff, was made regular attendant of direct communication, light-carriage general, commander of the eastern and western Heng provinces, and inspector of Heng, and still held Shixing as interior administrator. In the first year of Guangda (567) his fief was brought to seven hundred households in all.
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In the second year of Taijian (570) he again followed Zhaoda against Xiao Kui at Jiangling. Daoji separately commanded the allied armies with Lu Zilong to burn the green-mud ships, then led Zhaoda's van, took Ancheng, and received its surrender. For merit he was made scattered-cavalry regular attendant and benevolent-martial general, his fief rising to nine hundred households in all. That year he was made benevolent-prestige general and administrator of Wuxing. Before he went out he was reassigned with the staff as commander of Ying, Ba, and Wu and inspector of Ying. When the imperial troops marched north, Daoji and the yitong officer Huang Faqu besieged Liyang. When Liyang fell he was left to hold the city. For merit he was promoted to cloud-banner general, his fief brought to one thousand five hundred households in all. That year, in the eleventh month, he sickened and died, aged sixty-three. He was posthumously granted his last office, with the posthumous name Su. His son Miao succeeded him.
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Luo Ya, styled Qimen, [3] came from Lin'an in Wuxing. His grandfather Midao had been field-cadet in the Prince of Ancheng's staff under Liang. His father Yu was central-guard military adjutant to the Prince of Poyang, heir to the kingship.
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At twelve a clansman skilled in faces said, "This lad's looks are not ordinary. He will go far." At the end of Liang's Taiping era Emperor Wen once sheltered at Lin'an. Ya's mother Ling [4] saw his bearing, knew he was no common man, and received him with deep courtesy. When Emperor Wen became administrator of Wuxing he made Ya a commander. Ya followed him against Du Kan, Zhang Biao, and the rest, always first through the breach; [5] his bravery outshone every unit. For merit he was made direct-gate general. In the second year of Taiping (557) he left office to mourn his mother. When Emperor Wen held Kuaiji he was recalled as magistrate of Shanyin. In the third year of Yongding (559) he was made central-guard military adjutant in the pacifying-east staff and went out to hold Yecheng. Soon he followed Emperor Wen against Wang Lin at South Wan. When Emperor Wen succeeded he was given credentials as might-subduing general and supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant, and enfeoffed as Marquis of Chang'an [6] with five hundred households. Soon he was magistrate of Lin'an, then inspector of Yue, his other titles unchanged.
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When his mother had died, famine and war made burial impossible. Only now was she laid to rest. An edict posthumously honored her as Grand Madam of Chang'an state, with the posthumous name Gong. Ya was made faithful-prestige general and administrator of Jinling.
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In the third year, for pacifying Zhou Di, he was made champion general and interior administrator of Linchuan. In the third year of Taijian (572) he was made pacifying-distance general and interior administrator of Hengyang. Before he went out he was shifted to administrator of Guiyang. In the eighth year (577) he returned to court as scattered-cavalry regular attendant on duty in the palace offices. In the tenth year (579) he was made inspector of Feng, his other titles unchanged. He died in the second year of Zhide (584), at fifty-seven. He was posthumously made pacifying-distance general and inspector of Guangzhou. His son Yi succeeded him.
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The historiographer writes: Lu Zilong and Qian Daoji—one brought his house to follow, one stood with the Founder from the first—both could lead and were trusted with the armies. Given frontier command and shared achievement—how fine indeed! Luo Ya saw true worth and served it; he knew Emperor Wen bore heaven's mandate—was he not Zhang Liang's peer? Ya's mother, wise before the fact, matched the courtesy of Bo Valley. A gentleman will say that vision reaching far lived here.
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Collation notes
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Soon he followed Hou Andu in resisting Wang Lin at (Dun) [Zha] mouth—"Dunkou" should read "Zhakou"; emended now. For details see Chapter 11 〈Biography of Zhaoda〉 Collation note five.
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On "enfeoffed as Viscount of Shixing county": the History of the Southern Dynasties reads Shikang.
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On "Luo Ya styled Qimen": the History of the Southern Dynasties reads Luo Wenya.
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On "Ya's mother Ling": the Hall edition reads Chen. Textual verification holds that Chen is corrupt for Ling in all editions; the text now follows the History of the Southern Dynasties.
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On "in every battle always took the van": zhe (always) was missing in the base text and is restored from other editions.
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On "enfeoffed as Marquis of Chang'an county": examination shows Chang'an should follow the History of the Southern Dynasties as Lin'an. Below, "Chang'an state" should likewise follow the History of the Southern Dynasties as Lin'an state.
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