Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Emperor of Northern Qi

Emperor Houzhu 後主

Hòuzhǔ

Attested AD 572

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Houzhu was an emperor of Northern Qi.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 572 武平三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 157

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Hulü Jin; Hulü Guang; Hulü Xian · 6 passages

帝以問韓長鸞，鸞以為不可，事寢。 The emperor asked Han Changluan; Changluan said it could not be done, and the matter rested.

帝曰：「前得公啟，即欲施行，長鸞以為無此理。」 The emperor said, "I received your earlier memorial and at once wished to carry it out; Changluan said there was no reason for it."

帝曰：「洪珍言是也。」 The emperor said, "Hongzhen speaks rightly."

啟云「軍逼帝京」，會帝前所疑意，謂何洪珍云：「人心亦大聖，我前疑其欲反，果然。」 The memorial's words "the army pressing the imperial capital" matched the emperor's earlier suspicions. He said to He Hongzhen, "Heaven's mind is also a great sage — I earlier suspected he wished to rebel, and so it proves."

帝性至怯懦，恐即變發，令洪珍馳召祖珽告之。 The emperor was by nature extremely timid. Fearing an immediate outbreak, he ordered Hongzhen to gallop and summon Zu Ting to tell him.

帝如其言。 The emperor did as he said.