Fang Zhiwen (房知溫)

Overview

Fang Zhiwen was a general.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Changed name	Li Shaoying	李紹英	Li Shaoying
Courtesy name	Boyu	伯玉	Boyu

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 926 天成元年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 68
AD 927 to AD 930 明宗知變自知溫起
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 88
AD 915 莊宗取魏博
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 66

Career and standing

military commissioner of Taining 泰寧軍節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 68
Palace Attendant 侍中
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 88

Places and affiliations

At Xiaqiu in Yanzhou 兗州瑕丘
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 64

Events and relationships

Killed Lutai mutineers after Wu Zhen's death
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passages 84-85

Assessments and attributes

Assessment mutiny arose from Zhiwen; Mingzong overlooked it · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 88

Source notes

To Li Shaoying 李紹英 · By Person Id Zhuangzong (莊宗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 66

References in the histories

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History

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 46Volume 46 Miscellaneous Biographies 26: Zhao Zaili, Huo Yanwei, Fang Zhiwen, Wang Yanqiu, An Zhongba, Wang Jianli, Kang Fu, Guo Yanlu · 9 passages

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房知溫，字伯玉，兗州瑕丘人也。 Fang Zhiwen, styled Boyu, came from Xiaqiu in Yanzhou.

莊宗取魏博，得知溫，賜姓李氏，名曰紹英，以為澶州刺史，歷曹、貝二州刺史，戍瓦橋關。 Zhuangzong took Wei-Bo and knew Zhiwen, gave him the Li surname and the name Shaoying, made him prefect of Tan, then Cao and Bei in turn, and garrisoned Waqiao Pass.

明宗自魏反兵南向，知溫首馳赴之。 When Mingzong rebelled in Wei and marched south, Zhiwen was first to gallop to him.

明宗遣烏震往代知溫還鎮，其戍卒效節軍將龍至等攻震殺之。 Mingzong sent Wu Zhen to replace Zhiwen and return to his post. The garrison’s Loyalty-and-Restraint officer Long Zhi and others attacked and killed Zhen.

明年，明宗遣烏震代知溫戍，而知溫意尤不樂。 Next year Mingzong sent Wu Zhen to replace Zhiwen on garrison duty; Zhiwen was especially displeased.

盧臺戍軍夾水東西為兩寨，震初至，與知溫會東寨，方博，效節軍亂，噪於門外，知溫即乘馬而出。 The Lutai garrison split into eastern and western camps across the water. Zhen arrived and met Zhiwen in the east camp; they were gambling when the Loyalty-and-Restraint men mutinied and roared at the gate. Zhiwen mounted at once.

亂軍擊殺震，執轡留知溫，知溫紿曰：「騎兵皆在西寨，今獨步軍，恐無能為也。」 The mutineers killed Zhen and seized Zhiwen’s reins. Zhiwen lied: “All the cavalry are in the west camp. You have only foot soldiers—I fear you can do nothing.”

知溫即躍馬登舟渡河入西寨，以騎軍盡殺亂者。 He leaped to his horse, boarded a boat, crossed to the west camp, and the cavalry killed every mutineer.

明宗知變自知溫起，釋而不問，徙鎮武寧，加兼侍中，歷鎮天平、平盧。 Mingzong knew the mutiny rose from Zhiwen and let it pass; he moved him to Wuning, made him Palace Attendant, and later Tianping and Pinglu.