Chen Yuan (陳源) | 24 Histories

Overview

Chen Yuan was an eunuch and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1183 十年春
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 469, passage 108
AD 1162 to AD 1189 孝宗朝德壽宮
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 392, passage 31
AD 1196 慶元二年
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 469, passage 188
AD 1174 to AD 1189 淳熙中
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 469, passage 101
AD 1193 紹熙四年
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 469, passage 183

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Career and standing

Escort Leader of the Inner Attendant Directorate 入內內侍省押班
AD 1193 紹熙四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 469, passage 183
deputy overall commander of western Zhejiang 浙西副總管
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 392, passage 31
Superintendent of Deshou Palace 提舉德壽宮
AD 1174 to AD 1189 淳熙中 · Held
Directly stated · History of Song 469, passage 101
Held
Favorite at Deshou Palace
Directly stated · History of Song 392, passage 31
banished to Jian Prefecture 謫源建州居住
AD 1183 淳熙十年 · Suffered
Directly stated · History of Song 469, passage 110

Places and affiliations

Song 宋
Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 469, passage 101
At Deshou Palace 德壽宮 · Relation Served at
Directly stated · History of Song 392, passage 31

Assessments and attributes

Item Little Retreat garden 小隱 · Relation Owned
Directly stated · History of Song 469, passage 113

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Song 392, passage 31

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History of Song, Chapter 392Volume 392 Biographies 151: Zhao Ruyu and Son: Chongxian · 2 passages

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內侍陳源有寵于德壽宮，添差浙西副總管。 The eunuch Chen Yuan, a favorite at Gaozong's retired palace, was given an extra post as deputy overall commander in western Zhejiang.

汝愚言：「祖宗以童貫典兵，卒開邊釁，源不宜使居總戎之任。」 Ruyu argued, "The founders put Tong Guan over the army and in the end provoked war on the frontier. Chen Yuan must not hold supreme military command."

History of Song, Chapter 469Volume 469 Biographies 228: Eunuchs 4: Shao Chengzhang, Lan Gui Kanglu, Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, Dong Songchen · 15 passages

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馮益張去為陳源甘王德謙關禮董宋臣 Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, and Dong Songchen

陳源，淳熙中提舉德壽宮，頗有寵。 In the Chunxi era Chen Yuan superintended Deshou Palace and enjoyed considerable favor.

源恃恩顓恣，本宮書史徐彥通者為源掌家務，不數歲，官至經武大夫； Yuan grew tyrannical; palace clerk Xu Yantong ran his household and within years became Military Merit Grandee;

甄士昌，源廝役也，工理發，奏補承信郎； his barber Zhen Shichang was memorialized into office as Credentialed Gentleman;

十年春，詔源應奉日久，特落階官，與京祠。 In spring of year 10 the emperor stripped his rank and gave him a capital temple stipend.

台官黃洽等又劾之，乃謫源建州居住，籍其貲進德壽宮。 Censors Huang Qia and others impeached him again; he was exiled to Jian Prefecture and his wealth was seized for Deshou Palace.

言者猶未已，移源郴州。 Critics were still unsatisfied and shifted his exile to Chen Prefecture.

源有園名「小隱」，其制視禁籞有加，高宗以賜王才人。 Yuan owned a garden called "Little Retreat" finer than the imperial park; Gaozong gave it to the Talented Lady Wang.

光宗即位，復召還。 When Guangzong took the throne, Yuan was recalled.

帝以疾不朝重華宮，源與內侍楊舜卿、林億年數有間言。 Ill, the emperor stopped attending Chonghua Palace; Yuan and inner attendants Yang Shunqing and Lin Yinian repeatedly traded slanders.

詔罷源等官，源撫州、億年常州居住，舜卿任便居住。 An edict removed Yuan and the others from office: Yuan to Fuzhou, Yinian to Changzhou, Shunqing free to reside where he wished.