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Emperor Jing
景帝
Jing Di
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太子
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Emperor Jing
景帝
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Emperor Xiaojing
孝景
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 57 House of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang · 18 passages
孝文且崩時，誡太子曰：「即有緩急，周亞夫真可任將兵。」
When Emperor Wen lay on his deathbed, he admonished the Crown Prince: "If ever there is an emergency, Zhou Yafu is the man you can truly entrust to command the army."
孝景三年，吳楚反。
In the third year of Emperor Jing's reign, Wu and Chu rose in rebellion.
梁上書言景帝，景帝使使詔救梁。
Liang appealed directly to Emperor Jing in a memorial, and the emperor dispatched envoys with a decree ordering the Grand Commandant to rescue Liang.
五歲，遷為丞相，景帝甚重之。
Five years later, he was promoted to chancellor, and Emperor Jing esteemed him greatly.
景帝廢栗太子，丞相固爭之，不得。
When Emperor Jing deposed Crown Prince Li, the chancellor argued strenuously against it but could not prevail.
景帝由此疏之。
From that point on, Emperor Jing grew distant toward him.
景帝讓曰：「始南皮、章武侯先帝不侯，及臣即位乃侯之。
Emperor Jing demurred: "The late emperor did not enfeoff the Marquises of Nanpi and Zhangwu; it was only after I came to the throne that they were made marquises.
景帝曰：「請得與丞相議之。」
Emperor Jing replied: "Allow me to discuss the matter with the chancellor."
景帝默然而止。
Emperor Jing fell silent and let the matter drop.
其後匈奴王［唯］徐盧等五人降，景帝欲侯之以勸後。
Some time later, the Xiongnu king Xu Lu and four others surrendered. Emperor Jing wished to enfeoff them as marquises to encourage future defections.
景帝曰：「丞相議不可用。」
Emperor Jing declared: "The chancellor's advice is unacceptable."
景帝中三年，以病免相。
In the middle third year of Emperor Jing's reign, he was dismissed from the chancellorship on grounds of illness.
頃之，景帝居禁中，召條侯，賜食。
Not long afterward, Emperor Jing, from within the inner palace, summoned the Marquis of Tiao and offered him a meal.
景帝視而笑曰：「此不足君所乎？」
Emperor Jing watched and said with a smile: "Is this not enough for you?"
景帝以目送之，曰：「此怏怏者非少主臣也！」
Emperor Jing watched him go and remarked: "This sullen man is not one to serve a young ruler!"
景帝罵之曰：「吾不用也。」
Emperor Jing rebuked him, saying: "I have no need of you."
絕一歲，景帝乃更封絳侯勃他子堅為平曲侯，續絳侯後。
After a lapse of one year, Emperor Jing enfeoffed another of the Marquis of Jiang's sons, Jian, as the Marquis of Pingqu to carry on the line.
死後，景帝乃封王信為蓋侯。
After his death, Emperor Jing enfeoffed Wang Xin as the Marquis of Gai.