Cui Huijing (崔慧景)

Overview

Cui Huijing was a general and Rebel.

Life and dates

Death

AD 499 to AD 501 永元中
At Guangmo Gate 廣莫門
Dated from the passage context · nanqishu:019:s0239d; nanqishu:019:s0239a
AD 500 永元二年夏四月癸酉
Beheading
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 70

Age

63
AD 499 to AD 501 永元中 · Reckoning Sui
Dated from the passage context · nanqishu:019:s0239d; nanqishu:019:s0239a

Attested activity

AD 493 永明十一年春正月
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 4, 15
AD 479 to AD 481 先是
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 116
AD 477 to AD 478 又遣
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 69
AD 497 四年十二月丁丑
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 157
AD 499 to AD 501 崔慧景
Directly stated · Book of Liang 14, passage 102
AD 500 崔慧景事
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passages 173, 181, 185

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AD 500 崔慧景事平
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 49, passage 193
AD 500 崔慧景圍城退走
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 203
AD 500 明年，崔慧景舉兵
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 50, passage 32
AD 499 to AD 501 永元中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 242-243; nanqishu:019:s0239b; nanqishu:019:s0239a; nanqishu:019:s0239d
AD 500 永元中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 56
AD 500 永元中崔慧景反
Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 160
AD 500 永元二年
Directly stated · Book of Liang 23, passages 16, 18
AD 500 永元二年三月乙卯
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 60
AD 500 永元二年夏四月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passages 63, 65
AD 500 永元二年夏四月壬戌
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 67
AD 500 永元二年夏四月甲子
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 68
AD 500 永元二年夏四月癸酉
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 70
AD 499 永元元年十一月乙丑
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 47
AD 498 永泰元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 255
AD 479 to AD 483 淵私遣購贖
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 21
AD 498 to AD 501 蕭寶卷時
Directly stated · Book of Wei 81, passage 101
AD 500 護軍將軍崔慧景頻逼京師
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 108

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Jue (覺)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Liang 23, passage 21

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Pacify-the-South General 平南將軍
AD 499 永元元年十一月乙丑 · Additionally appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 47
governor of Yu Province 豫州刺史
AD 493 永明十一年春正月 · Appointed
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 15
commander-in-chief 都督
AD 499 to AD 500 陳顯達事 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 173
Right Guards General 右衛將軍
AD 493 永明十一年春正月 · Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 15
Inspector of Liangzhou 梁州刺史
AD 479 to AD 481 先是 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 116
Commandant of Valiant Cavalry, General of Pacifying the North 屯騎校尉寧朔將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 69

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Fiscal director 度支尚書
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 255
inspector of Liang 梁州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 21
Minister of Revenue 度支尚書
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 157
Pacifying-the-West General 平西將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 60
Protector of the Army 護軍將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 108
Protector-General 護軍將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 47
Guardian-General 護軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 173
Entered
AD 500 永元二年夏四月 · Rebel
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 63
beheaded 斬首
AD 500 永元二年夏四月癸酉 · Execution · Suffered
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 70

Places and affiliations

Polity Liu Song 宋 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 69
Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 15
Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Active in
Strongly inferred · nanqishu:019:s0239d; nanqishu:019:s0239a
Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Rebelled in
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 49, passage 193
Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 157; Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 173; Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 255; Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 116
Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 7, passages 47, 203

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Polity Southern Qi 齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 108
AD 493 永明十一年春正月
At Yu Province 豫州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 15
AD 500 永元二年夏四月
At Guangling 廣陵 · Relation Active at
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 63
At Yongzhou 雍州 · Relation Sent to relieve
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 157
Organization Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Affiliated with
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 50, passage 1

Works and attributed material

Report · Speaker · With Xue Yuan (薛淵) · Direct quotation · Extent s0021
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 21

Events and relationships

Abandoned army and fled
AD 500 永元二年夏四月癸酉 · Military · Fleeing commander
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 70
Admitted into capital
AD 500 永元二年夏四月 · Military · Beneficiary · With Bao Xuan (寶玄)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 65
Appointed overseer of southern punitive armies
AD 499 永元元年十一月乙丑 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 47
Arrived and routed defenders
AD 500 永元二年夏四月壬戌 · Military · Attacker · With Wang Ying (王瑩)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 67
Attacked palace
AD 499 to AD 501 永元中 · Military · Attacker · At Guangmo Gate 廣莫門
Dated from the passage context · nanqishu:019:s0239d; nanqishu:019:s0239a
Besieged capital
AD 499 to AD 501 永元中 · Military · Besieger · At palace city 臺城
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 242; nanqishu:019:s0239a

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Besieged city then withdrew
Military · Commander · Mode named-source-report Speaker Marquess of Eastern Darkness (東昏侯)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 203
Claimed extraction
Rescue · Reporter · With Lady Suo (索氏)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 21
Defeated
AD 499 to AD 501 永元中 · Military · Commander
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 242-243; nanqishu:019:s0239a
Defeated
AD 498 永泰元年 · Military · Commander · At Deng 鄧
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 255
Dispatched against Shouchun
AD 500 永元二年三月乙卯 · Military · Commander · At Shouchun 壽春
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 60
Entered capital
AD 500 永元二年夏四月甲子 · Military · Attacker · At the capital 京師
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 68
Led host to relieve Yongzhou
AD 497 四年十二月丁丑 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 157
Pressed the capital
Military · Attacker
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 108
Raised army
Military · Commander · At Guangling 廣陵 · With Bao Xuan (寶玄)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 50, passage 32
Raised troops and struck capital
AD 500 永元二年夏四月 · Military · Rebel leader · At Guangling 廣陵
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 63
Rebelled
AD 500 永元中 · Military · Rebel leader
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 56
Rebellion suppressed
AD 500 崔慧景事平 · Military · Rebel
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 49, passage 193
Rising suppressed
AD 500 崔慧景事 · Military · Rebel leader
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passages 181, 185
Sent with fleet against Shen Youzhi
AD 477 to AD 478 又遣 · Military · Commander · With Shen Youzhi (沈攸之)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 69

Assessments and attributes

Assessment deserves-clan-extermination · Mode named-person-speech Speaker Wei Rui (韋叡)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 111
Assessment experienced-but-timid-and-no-warrior · Mode named-person-speech Speaker Wei Rui (韋叡)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 110

Source notes

Historicity historical
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 47
Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 173; Book of Southern Qi 24, passage 69; Book of Southern Qi 49, passage 193; nanqishu:019:s0239d
Horse (rejected identification) 屬馬（非也）
Statement interpreters wrongly said he belonged to the Horse; historian rejects this · Negated true · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · nanqishu:019:s0239b
seven nines are sixty-three; Guangmo 七九六十三，廣莫
Statement rhyme 七九六十三 / Guangmo fulfilled by his age sixty-three and death at Guangmo Gate
Directly stated · nanqishu:019:s0239d; nanqishu:019:s0239a

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Book of Liang, Chapter 12Volume 12: Liu Tan; Liu Chen; Xi Chanwen; Wei Rui; Wei Ai · 2 passages

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俄而太尉陳顯達、護軍將軍崔慧景頻逼京師，民心遑駭，未有所定，西土人謀之於叡。 Soon Chen Xianda and Cui Huijing harried the capital repeatedly; fear ran wild and the west turned to Rui for a plan.

崔頗更事，懦而不武。 Cui has weathered many storms, yet he is soft and no soldier.

Book of Liang, Chapter 14Volume 14: Jiang Yan; Ren Fang · 1 passage

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永元中，崔慧景舉兵圍京城，衣冠悉投名刺，淹稱疾不往。 In Yongyuan, Cui Huijing besieged the capital; every gentleman sent his card, but Yan pleaded sickness and stayed away.

Book of Liang, Chapter 16Volume 16: Wang Liang; Zhang Ji; Wang Ying · 2 passages

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會護軍崔慧景自京口奉江夏王入伐，瑩假節，率衆拒慧景於湖頭，夜爲慧景所襲，衆散，瑩赴水，乘榜入樂遊，因得還臺城。 When Protector General Cui Huijing raised the Prince of Jiangxia from Jingkou, Ying held temporary credentials, led troops to resist Huijing at Hutou, was night-attacked, his host scattered, threw himself into the water, rafted into Le You, and so returned to the terrace city.

慧景敗，還居領軍府。 When Huijing was defeated, Ying returned to the defender-in-chief's residence.

Book of Liang, Chapter 17Volume 17: Wang Zhenguo; Ma Xianpin; Zhang Qi · 1 passage

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永元中，蕭遙光、崔慧景亂，累有戰功，以勳至前將軍。 In Yongyuan, Xiao Yaoguang and Cui Huijing rebelled; he won repeated battle merit and rose to front general.

Book of Liang, Chapter 23Volume 23: Ye, Prince of Changsha; Boyou, Prince of Yongyang; Yuanjian, Prince of Hengyang; Xiang, Prince of Guiyang · 3 passages

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旣而平西將軍崔慧景入寇京邑，奉江夏王寶玄圍臺城。 Soon afterward General Who Pacifies the West Cui Huijing invaded the capital, supporting Prince Bao Xuan of Jiangxia in a siege of the imperial city.

慧景遣其子覺來拒，懿奔擊，大破之，覺單騎走。 Huijing sent his son Jue to block him; Yi charged headlong and routed the force completely, and Jue fled alone on horseback.

乘勝而進，慧景衆潰，追斬之。 Pressing his advantage, Yi drove on until Huijing's army broke; Huijing was pursued and beheaded.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Ming of Southern Qi · 1 passage

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丁丑，遣度支尚書崔慧景率衆救雍州。 Day dingchou: Cui Huijing, minister of revenue, led the host to relieve Yong.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Marquess of Donghun · 11 passages

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乙丑，護軍將軍崔慧景加平南將軍、督眾軍南討事。 Day yichou: Cui Huijing, protector-general, was also named pacify-the-south general and put in charge of the southern punitive armies.

乙卯，遣平西將軍崔慧景率眾伐壽春。 Day yimao: Cui Huijing, general who pacifies the west, was dispatched to lead an army against Shouchun.

崔慧景於廣陵舉兵襲京師。 At Guangling Cui Huijing rebelled and marched on the capital.

南徐州刺史江夏王寶玄以京城納慧景。 Prince Bao Xuan of Jiangxia, inspector of South Xu, opened the capital to Huijing.

壬戌，慧景至，瑩等敗績。 Day renxu: Huijing arrived; Wang Ying and his commanders were routed.

甲子，慧景入京師，宮內據城拒守。 Day jiazi: Huijing took the capital while the palace garrison held the inner city.

夏四月癸酉，慧景棄眾走，斬首。 Summer, fourth month, day guiyou: Huijing deserted his men and ran; his head was taken.

雖用護軍崔慧景為都督，而兵權實在世檦。 Cui Huijing was named commander, but real command stayed with Shibang.

崔慧景平後，法珍封餘干縣男，蟲兒封竟陵縣男。 When Cui Huijing fell, Fazhen became baron of Yugan and Chong'er baron of Jingling.

又信鬼神，崔慧景事時，拜蔣子文神為假黃鉞、使持節、相國、太宰、大將軍、錄尚書、揚州牧、鍾山王。 He trusted spirits as well; in Cui Huijing's rising he had made the god Jiang Ziwen provisional golden-axe bearer, commissioner plenipotentiary, prime minister, grand tutor, grand general, recorder of the Secretariat, governor of Yang, and prince of Zhongshan.

帝初與羣小計議，陳顯達一戰便敗，崔慧景圍城退走，謂義師遠來，不過旬日，亦應散去，敕太官辦樵米為百日糧而已。 He and his cronies first reckoned that Chen Xianda would fall in one fight and Cui Huijing would ring the city and leave—that the loyal host, coming from far away, could not last ten days—and told the palace kitchens to lay in firewood and rice for a hundred days, no more.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 19Volume 19 Treatises 11: Five Elements · 4 passages

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識者解云「陳顯達屬豬，崔慧景屬馬」，非也。 Those who claimed to understand it explained, "Chen Xianda belonged to the Boar, and Cui Huijing belonged to the Horse," but this was wrong.

崔慧景攻臺，頓廣莫門死，時年六十三。 When Cui Huijing attacked the palace, he halted at Guangmo Gate and died; he was sixty-three at the time.

崔慧景圍臺城，有一五色幡，飛翔在雲中，半日乃不見，衆皆驚怪，相謂曰：「幡者，事尋當飜覆也。」 As Cui Huijing besieged the capital, a five-colored banner hung in the sky; half a day it would not fade; the host cried in wonder: "A banner—soon everything turns upside down."

數日而慧景敗。 Within days Huijing was broken.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 24Volume 24 Biographies 5: Liu Shilong, Zhang Gui · 1 passage

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又遣散騎常侍游擊將軍湘南縣開國男呂安國、持節寧朔將軍越州刺史孫曇瓘、屯騎校尉寧朔將軍崔慧景、寧朔將軍左軍將軍新亭侯任候伯、龍驤將軍虎賁中郎將尹略、屯騎尉南城令曹虎頭、輔國將軍驍騎將軍蕭順之、新除寧朔將軍游擊將軍下邳縣開國子垣崇祖等，舳艫二萬，駱驛繼邁。 We also send Lu Anguo, Outer Attendant of the Scattered Cavalry and General of Raiding Attack, Baron of Xiangnan; Sun Tanxuan, Bearer of the Staff, General of Pacifying the North and Inspector of Yue; Commandants of Valiant Cavalry Cui Huijing and Ren Houbo, Marquis of Xinting; Yin Lue, General of the Flying Dragon; Cao Hutou, Commandant of Valiant Cavalry and magistrate of Nancheng; Xiao Shunzhi, General Who Assists the State and General of Valiant Cavalry; and Yuan Chongzu, newly appointed General of Pacifying the North and General of Raiding Attack, Baron of Xiapi—with twenty thousand warships driving forward without pause.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 11: Xue Yuan, Dai Sengjing, Huan Kang, Jiao Du, Cao Hu · 2 passages

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初，淵南奔，母索氏不得自拔，改嫁長安楊氏，淵私遣購贖，梁州刺史崔慧景報淵云：「索在界首，遣信拘引，已得拔難。」 Earlier, when Yuan fled south, his mother Lady Suo could not break free and remarried into the Yang clan of Chang'an; Yuan secretly sent men to ransom her, and Cui Huijing, inspector of Liang, reported to Yuan: "Suo is at the frontier post; I have sent a messenger to seize and lead her out—she is already past the danger."

度支尚書崔慧景於鄧地大敗，虜追至沔北。 Fiscal director Cui Huijing was routed at Deng; the enemy chased to the north bank of the Mian.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 49Volume 49 Biographies 30: Wang Huan, Cong Dihui, Zhang Cong · 1 passage

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崔慧景事平，徵建安王寶夤還都，以沖爲督郢司二州、郢州刺史，持節、將軍如故。 After Cui Huijing's rebellion was suppressed, Prince Bao Yin of Jian'an was recalled to the capital and Chong was appointed commander of Ying and Si provinces and Governor of Ying Province, retaining his staff of authority and general's rank.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 50Volume 50 Biographies 31: Emperor Wen's Two Princes, Emperor Ming's Seven Princes · 4 passages

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明年，崔慧景舉兵，還至廣陵，遣使奉寶玄爲主。 The following year Cui Huijing raised an army and marched back to Guangling, sending envoys to proclaim Bao Xuan their sovereign.

慧景將渡江，寶玄密與相應，殺司馬孔矜、典籤呂承緒及平、林夫，開門納慧景。 When Huijing was about to cross the Yangzi, Bao Xuan secretly colluded with him, killed Chief Administrator Kong Jin, registrar Lu Chengxu, and also Qi Ping and Huang Linfu, and opened the gates to admit Huijing's forces.

使長史沈佚之、諮議柳憕分部軍衆，乘八掆輿，手執絳麾幡，隨慧景至京師，住東城，百姓多往投集。 He sent Chief Administrator Shen Yizhi and Adviser Liu Kui to deploy the troops. Riding an eight-pole palanquin and holding a crimson command banner, he followed Huijing to the capital, took up quarters in the Eastern City, and crowds of townspeople flocked to join him.

慧景敗，收得朝野投寶玄及慧景軍名，帝令燒之，曰：「江夏尚爾，豈復可罪餘人。」 After Huijing's defeat, lists were seized of courtiers and commoners who had joined Bao Xuan and Huijing's army. The emperor ordered them burned, saying, "If even Jiangxia went so far, how can I punish anyone else?"

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 59Volume 59 Biographies 40: Other Peoples from Henan, the Di People, and Qiang · 1 passage

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先是廣香病死，氐衆半奔文弘，半詣梁州刺史崔慧景。 Earlier Guangxiang had died; half the Di people went to Wenhong and half to Cui Huijing, inspector of Liangzhou.

Book of Wei, Chapter 81Volume 76: Lu Tong, Zhang Lie · 2 passages

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烈到郡二日，便為寶卷將崔慧景攻圍，七十餘日，烈撫厲將士，甚得軍人之和。 Two days after Lie reached the commandery, he was besieged by Cui Huijing, a general of Xiao Baojuan; for more than seventy days Lie rallied his troops and won their wholehearted loyalty.

會車駕南討，慧景遁走。 When the emperor marched south in person, Huijing fled.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 138Volume 138 Qi Records 4 · 1 passage

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上聞之，以右衛將軍崔慧景為豫州刺史以備之。。 Emperor Wu heard of this and appointed Right Guards General Cui Huijing governor of Yu Province to prepare defenses.