Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Gao 高宗

Gaozong

Attested AD 494 - AD 498

Passages: 15
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Gao was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 494 to AD 498 建武中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passages 211, 231
AD 494 建武初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 255
AD 494 to AD 498 高宗
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 210
AD 494 高宗廢立之際
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 232
AD 494 高宗輔政
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 209

Family

Kin of Jichang (季敞)
younger cousin by a great-uncle 從祖弟
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 241

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 209

Works and attributed material

AD 494 建武初
Edict · Author · Addressed to Wang Siyuan (王思遠) · Direct quotation · About Person Id Gu Haozhi (顧暠之)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 255
Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Jichang (季敞) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 242

Events and relationships

Asked Siyuan to drop the impeachment of Shen Zhaolüe
AD 494 to AD 498 高宗 · Legal · Intervenor · Participants Wang Siyuan (王思遠), Shen Zhaolüe (沈昭略)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 210
Assisted in government / assumed the regency
AD 494 高宗輔政 · Regency · Regent
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 209
Deposed and enthroned emperors
AD 494 高宗廢立之際 · Succession · Principal
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 232
Executed Wang Yan
Legal · Executioner · With Wang Yan (王晏)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 243
Told Jichang to visit Wang Siyuan often
Speech · Speaker · Participants Jichang (季敞), Wang Siyuan (王思遠)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 242
Understood Siyuan's intent and transferred him to Left Chief Clerk
AD 494 to AD 498 建武中 · Appointment · Appointing ruler · With Wang Siyuan (王思遠)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 231

Assessments and attributes

Assessment disapproved of Jichang's arrogance and lack of restraint · With Jichang (季敞) · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 241

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 43, passage 209

References in the histories

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History

15 passages

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 24: Jiang Xiao, He Changyu, Xie Yao, Wang Siyuan · 15 passages

高宗輔政，不之任，仍遷御史中丞。 When Emperor Gao assumed the regency Siyuan did not take up the post and was instead made Imperial Censor.

臨海太守沈昭略贓私，思遠依事劾奏，高宗及思遠從兄晏、昭略叔父文季請止之，思遠不從，案事如故。 When Shen Zhaolüe, Administrator of Linhai, was found corrupt, Siyuan impeached him on the evidence; Emperor Gao, Siyuan's cousin Wang Yan, and Zhaolüe's uncle Wenji asked him to desist, but he refused and pursued the case.

曰：「近頻煩歸啓，實有微概。 He wrote, "I have recently troubled Your Majesty with repeated petitions to withdraw, and I do have a private concern.

陛下矜遇之厚，古今罕儔。 Your Majesty's gracious treatment of me is rarely matched in history.

陛下甄拔之旨，要是許其一節。 Your Majesty's intent in elevating me was to recognize one merit in me.

臣果不能以理自固，有乖則哲之明。 If I cannot hold firm by principle, I would offend Your Majesty's discerning judgment.

犯冒之尤，誅責在己，謬賞之私，惟塵聖鑒。 The fault of presumption is mine alone to bear; any mistaken reward would only cloud Your Majesty's judgment.

且亦緣陛下以德御下，故臣可得以禮進退。 It is because Your Majesty rules with virtue that I may advance or withdraw according to propriety.

伏願思垂拯宥，不使零墜。 I humbly beg Your Majesty to extend your mercy and not let me fall to ruin.

如其上命必行，請罪非理，聖恩方置之通塗，而臣固求擯壓，自愍自悼，不覺涕流。 If Your Majesty's command must stand, my plea is unreasonable; Your grace has just cleared my path, yet I stubbornly seek rejection; grieving for myself, I cannot keep back my tears.

上知其意，乃改授司徒左長史。 The emperor understood his intent and transferred him to Left Chief Clerk of the Minister of Works.

初，高宗廢立之際，思遠與晏閑言，謂晏曰：「兄荷世祖厚恩，今一旦贊人如此事，彼或可以權計相須，未知兄將來何以自立。 Earlier, when Emperor Gao was deposing and enthroning emperors, Siyuan spoke privately with Yan and said, "Brother, you received great favor from Emperor Wu; now you have aided others in such a coup—they may need you for their schemes; I do not know how you will stand on your own afterward.

上從祖弟季敞性甚豪縱，上心非之。 The emperor's cousin Jichang was very arrogant and unrestrained, and the emperor disapproved of him.

上旣誅晏，遷爲侍中，掌優策及起居注。 After the emperor executed Yan, Siyuan was made Palace Attendant, in charge of court policy and the Daily Records.

建武初，以疾歸家，高宗手詔與思遠曰：「此人殊可惜。」 At the start of Jianwu he returned home on grounds of illness; Emperor Gao wrote personally to Siyuan, "This man is especially worth cherishing."