Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Du Bi 杜弼

Attested AD 534 - AD 559

Passages: 9
Chapters: 4
Histories: 2

Overview

Du Bi was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 547 to AD 549 世宗嗣事
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 27
AD 549 世宗暴崩
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 97
AD 545 大同十一年
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passages 3, 61; zizhitongjian:159:s0003a
AD 534 to AD 559 本書卷二四杜弼傳
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 238
AD 534 to AD 547 高祖河北校籍
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 22

Key source chapters

Career and standing

gentleman 郎中
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 22
Secretariat Lang 行台郎中
Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 61

Works and attributed material

Book of Northern Qi juan 24, biography of Du Bi 北齊書卷二四杜弼傳
Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 238
Memorial · Author · Addressed to Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi (文宣帝) · Mode named-source-report
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 106

Events and relationships

Sought a Rouran bride for Gao Cheng
AD 545 大同十一年 · Marriage diplomacy · Envoy
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 159, passage 61

References in the histories

Search passages

History

9 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 11Volume 11 Biographies 3: Six Princes of Wenxiang · 1 passage

昭玄大統也叫昭玄都，北史卷三二崔暹傳見昭玄都法上，本書卷二四杜弼傳見昭玄都僧達。 The grand director of Zhaoxuan was also styled Director of Zhaoxuan; Beishi juan 32, biography of Cui Xian, names Director of Zhaoxuan Fashang, and this book's supplementary biography of Du Bi, juan 24, names Director of Zhaoxuan Sengda.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang · 5 passages

帝亦回遑不能自決，夜中召楊愔、杜弼、崔季舒及德政等，始定策焉。 Gao Yang also hesitated and could not decide; in the night he summoned Yang Yin, Du Bi, Cui Jishu, Dezheng, and others, and only then settled the plan.

時杜弼為長史，密啟顯祖云：「關西是國家勁敵，若今受魏禪，恐其稱義兵挾天子而東向，王將何以待之？」 Du Bi was chief clerk at the time; he secretly reported to Gao Yang, "Guanxi is the state's hard enemy. If you accept Wei's abdication now, I fear they will call it a righteous army, take the Son of Heaven in hand, and march east — how will you meet them?"

顯祖入，召弼入與徐之才相告。 Gao Yang went in and summoned Bi to tell Xu Zhicai together.

弼無以答。 Bi had nothing to say.

卽命司馬子如、杜弼馳驛續入，觀察物情。 He then ordered Sima Ziru and Du Bi to ride post-haste after them and read the mood of the crowd.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Zhilian; Feng Shu; Xu Dun; Yang Lie; Yuan Biao · 2 passages

因集文武數萬人，令郎中杜弼宣旨慰勞，仍詰諸州長史、守令等，諸人並謝罪，稚廉獨前拜恩，觀者咸歎美之。 He then gathered civil and military officials numbering tens of thousands, had gentleman Du Bi proclaim the edict to comfort and reward them, and still questioned the chiefs of staff, magistrates, and the rest of the provinces. All others bowed in confession of fault, but Zhilian alone stepped forward to bow in thanks for grace, and the onlookers all sighed in admiration.

謂杜弼曰：「幷州王者之基，須好長史，各舉所知。」 He told Du Bi, "Bingzhou is the king's foundation; a good chief of staff is needed—each of you recommend someone you know."

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 1 passage

魏與柔然頭兵可汗謀連兵伐東魏，丞相歡患之，遣行台郎中杜弼使於柔然，為世子澄求婚。 Western Wei and the Rouran khan Toubing plotted a joint attack on Eastern Wei. Gao Huan, alarmed, sent Secretariat Lang Du Bi to the Rouran to seek a bride for heir Cheng.