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Emperor Xuan
高宗
Gāozōng
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Emperor Xuan
高宗
Gāozōng
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Emperor Xuan
高宗
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Prince of Ancheng
安成王
Ānchéng Wáng
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Book of Chen, Chapter 20 Volume 20: Dao Zhongju; Han Zigao; Hua Jiao · 7 passages
及文帝崩，高宗受遺詔為尚書令入輔，仲舉與左丞王暹、中書舍人劉師知、殷不佞等，以朝望有歸，乃遣不佞矯宣旨遣高宗還東府。
When Emperor Wen died, Emperor Xuan took the testament as director of the masters of writing and entered to govern. Zhongju, with the left assistant Wang Xian and secretariat attendants Liu Shizhi and Yin Bujiu, judged where the court’s hopes lay and sent Bujiu to forge an edict ordering Emperor Xuan back to the Eastern Mansion.
子高軍主告言其事，高宗收子高、仲舉及郁並付廷尉。
One of Zigao’s army commanders reported the affair. Emperor Xuan seized Zigao, Zhongju, and Yu and sent them to the court of trials.
安成王朕之叔父，親莫重焉，受命導揚，稟承顧託，以朕沖弱，屬當保祐。
The Prince of Ancheng is my uncle, the closest of kin. He was charged to guide the state and bear the late emperor’s trust. Because I am young, he should protect me.
高宗入輔，子高兵權過重，深不自安，好參訪臺閣，又求出為衡、廣諸鎮。
When Emperor Xuan entered to govern, Zigao’s military power weighed too heavy. Uneasy, he frequented the Terrace offices and asked to be posted to Heng and Guang.
光大元年八月，前上虞縣令陸昉及子高軍主告其謀反，高宗在尚書省，因召文武在位議立皇太子，子高預焉，平旦入省，執之，送廷尉，其夕與到仲舉同賜死，時年三十。
In the eighth month of Guangda year 1 (567), the former magistrate of Shangyu, Lu Fang, and one of Zigao’s army commanders reported a plot to rebel. Emperor Xuan was in the masters of writing office and called the officials to discuss the crown prince. Zigao came at dawn, was seized and sent to the court of trials, and that evening was granted death with Dao Zhongju. He was thirty.
高宗頻命皎送大艦金翅等，推遷不至。
Emperor Xuan repeatedly ordered him to send the Golden-Wing great ships. Jiao stalled and would not deliver.
光大元年，密啟求廣州，以觀時主意，高宗偽許之，而詔書未出。
In the first year of Guangda (567) he secretly asked for Guangzhou to test the court’s mind. Emperor Xuan pretended to agree, but no edict had yet gone out.