Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Cao Yanyue 曹彥約

First attested AD 1127; died AD 1225

Passages
23
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

Cao Yanyue was an official.

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Jianfu 簡甫 Jianfu
Posthumous name Wenjian 文簡 Wenjian

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Key source chapters

  1. History of Song, Chapter 410 Volume 410 Biographies 169: Lou Ji, Shen Huan, Shu Lin, Cao Yanyue, Fan Yingling, Xu Jingsun 22 passages
  2. History of Song, Chapter 408 Volume 408 Biographies 167: Wu Changyi, Wang Gang, Chen Mi, Wang Ting 1 passage

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Learning and skills

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References in the histories

23 passages

History of Song, Chapter 408Volume 408 Biographies 167: Wu Changyi, Wang Gang, Chen Mi, Wang Ting · 1 passage
History of Song, Chapter 410Volume 410 Biographies 169: Lou Ji, Shen Huan, Shu Lin, Cao Yanyue, Fan Yingling, Xu Jingsun · 22 passages
金重兵圍安陸,遊騎闖漢川,彥約授觀方略,結漁戶拒守南河,觀逆擊,斬其先鋒,且遣死士焚其戰艦,晝夜殊死戰,北渡追擊,金人大敗去。 Jin forces in strength besieged Anlu while raiding cavalry broke into Hanchuan. Cao Yanyue gave Zhao Guan his plan: Guan rallied fishermen to defend the south river, counterattacked and beheaded the Jin vanguard, and sent volunteers to burn their warships. After a day-and-night battle he crossed the river in pursuit, and the Jin were routed.
彥約以蜀之邊麵諸司並列,兵權不一,微有小警,紛然奏議,理財者歸怨於兵弱,握兵者歸咎於財寡,乃作《病夫議》,獻之廟堂,曰: Because on the Sichuan frontier the various commissions stood side by side and military authority was divided, even a minor alarm produced a flood of conflicting memorials. Finance officials blamed weak troops; military commanders blamed scant funds. Cao Yanyue therefore wrote "Discourse of the Sick Man" and presented it to court, saying: