Five Dynasties · Ruler

Cunxu 帝

Attested AD 913

Passages: 16
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Cunxu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 913 天祐十年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 71

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Wuhuang (武皇)
Wuhuang 武皇
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 93

Career and standing

Director-in-Chief 尚書令
Accepted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passages 94, 96

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 71

Events and relationships

Personally conquered Youzhou
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passages 71, 78
Posthumous blood offering involving Rengong at Wuhuang tomb
Ritual · Officiant · With Wuhuang (武皇)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 28, passage 93

References in the histories

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History

16 passages

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 28Volume 28 Book of Later Tang 4: Zhuangzong Annals 2 · 16 passages

守光又乘城謂德威曰：「予俟晉王至，即泥首俟命。」 Shouguang called down again: "I will wait for the Prince of Jin, then kowtow and take orders."

十一月己亥朔，帝下令親征幽州。 On the jihai new moon of the eleventh month Cunxu ordered a personal expedition to Youzhou.

辛酉，守光奉禮幣歸款於帝，帝單騎臨城邀守光，辭以他日，蓋為其親將李小喜所扼也。 On xinyou Shouguang offered ritual gifts and surrendered; Cunxu rode alone to the wall to call him out, but Shouguang put him off—Li Xiaoxi still had him in hand.

是夕，小喜來奔，帝下令諸軍，詰旦攻城。 That night Xiaoxi defected; Cunxu ordered an assault at dawn.

壬戌，梯童並進，軍士畢登，帝登燕丹塚以觀之。 On renxu ladders went up together, the men scaled the walls, and Cunxu watched from the Yan Dan mound.

癸亥，帝入燕城，諸將畢賀。 On guihai Cunxu entered the Yan city and the commanders hailed him.

己卯，帝下令班師，自雲、代而旋。 On jimao Cunxu ordered the host to withdraw by way of Yun and Dai.

庚辰，帝發幽州，擄仁恭父子以行。 On gengchen he left Youzhou with Rengong and his son in bonds.

天祐十一年春正月戊戌朔，王鎔以履新之日，與其子昭祚、昭誨奉觴上壽置宴。 On the wuxu new moon of the first month of Tianyou 11 Wang Rong, on the day of new shoes, feasted Cunxu with his sons Zhaozuo and Zhaohui, toasting his long life.

帝即命主者破械，引仁恭、守光至，與之同宴，鎔饋以衣被飲食。 Cunxu had their bonds struck off and brought Rengong and Shouguang to the table; Rong supplied them with clothes, bedding, food, and drink.

己亥，帝發鎮州，因與王鎔畋於衡唐之西。 On jihai he left Zhen and hunted west of Hengtang with Wang Rong.

是月，鎮州王鎔、定州王處直遣使推帝為尚書令。 That month Wang Rong and Wang Chuzhi sent envoys urging Cunxu to accept the post of Director-in-Chief.

初，王鎔稱藩於梁，梁以鎔為尚書令，至是鎮、定以帝南破梁軍，北定幽、薊，乃共推崇焉。 Rong had once bowed to Liang and been made Director-in-Chief; now Zhen and Ding, after Cunxu's southern victories and northern pacification, jointly pressed the title on him.

使三至，帝讓乃從之，遂選日受冊，開霸府，建行台，如武德故事。 Three embassies came before he yielded; he chose a day for the rite, opened a hegemon's office, and set up a field headquarters after the Wude precedent.

秋七月，帝親將自黃沙嶺東下會鎮人，進軍邢、洺。 In the seventh month Cunxu marched in person east from Huangshaling to join the Zhen army and advanced on Xing and Ming.

梁將楊師厚軍於漳東，帝軍次張公橋，既而裨將曹進金奔於梁，帝軍不利而退。 Yang Shihou held the east bank of the Zhang; Cunxu camped at Zhanggong Bridge until staff officer Cao Jinjin went over to Liang; the Jin host faltered and pulled back.