Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Administrator

Duan Xiaoyan 段孝言

Attested AD 549 - AD 577

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 16Volume 16 Biographies 8: Duan Rong; Duan Shao · 13 passages
勑濬京城北隍,孝言監作,儀同三司崔士順、將作大匠元士將、太府少卿酈孝裕、尚書左民郎中薛叔昭、司州治中崔龍子、清都尹丞李道隆、鄴縣令尉長卿、臨漳令崔象、成安令高子徹等並在孝言部下。 An edict ordered the dredging of the capital's northern moat, with Xiaoyan supervising the work. Yitong of the third rank Cui Shishun, grand master of palace construction Yuan Shijiang, vice minister of the palace store Li Xiaoyu, left bureau director of the people in the Masters of Writing Xue Shuzhao, provincial aide of Sizhou Cui Longzi, vice magistrate of Qingdu Li Daolong, magistrate of Ye County Wei Changqing, magistrate of Linzhang Cui Xiang, magistrate of Cheng'an Gao Ziche, and others all served under Xiaoyan.
典作日,別置酒高會,諸人膝行跪伏,稱觴上壽,或自陳屈滯,更請轉官,孝言意色揚揚,以為己任,皆隨事報答,許有另授。 On days he oversaw the work he set out wine and held a grand feast; the men crawled forward on their knees, raised cups to wish him long life, or pleaded their own grievances and asked for transfer. Xiaoyan's bearing was buoyant — he took it as his proper role — and answered each man as the case required, promising separate appointments.