Feng Yun (馮贇) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Feng Yun as an administrator, official, and statesman. This record brings together 11 passages from 5 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Feng Yun	馮贇	Feng Yun
Surname	Feng	馮	Feng
Personal name	Feng Yun	馮贇	Feng Yun
Personal	Feng Yun	馮贇
Personal	Feng Yun	馮贇	Féng Yūn
Personal name	Feng Yun	馮赟	Feng Yun

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0181, xinwudaishi:007:s0006
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:069:s0162
Value: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:042:s0151, jiuwudaishi:066:s0093

Roles

Administrator
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Manner: killed · Authority Person Id: An Congjin (安從進) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 清泰元年四月 · Western Year: AD 934
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:066:s0102
Manner: killed / 殺 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 丁卯 · Western Year: AD 934
Explicit · xinwudaishi:007:s0017

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 丁卯 · Western Year: AD 934
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:007:s0017
Source Date: Text: 乙未 · Western Year: AD 934
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:007:s0006
Source Date: Text: 天成四年春正月 · Western Year: AD 929
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:040:s0181
Source Date: Text: 明宗末 · Western Year: AD 933
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:069:s0162
Source Date: Text: 長興二年 · Western Year: AD 931
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:042:s0151
Source Date: Text: 長興四年 · Western Year: AD 933
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:066:s0093

Career and standing

Label: Xuzhou military commissioner; formerly northern capital defender and Taiyuan governor / 許州節度使、北京留守、太原尹 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 長興二年 · Western Year: AD 931
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:042:s0151
Label: Palace Treasury Commissioner / 宣徽使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0181
Label: Revenue Commission overseer / 判三司 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0181
Label: Beijing deputy regent / 北京副留守 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0181

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 40Volume 40 Book of Later Tang 16: Mingzong Annals 6 · 1 passage

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以北京副留守馮贇為宣徽使、判三司。 Beijing deputy regent Feng Yun became palace treasury commissioner and revenue overseer.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 42Volume 42 Book of Later Tang 18: Mingzong Annals 8 · 1 passage

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冬十月戊午，以前北京留守、太原尹馮贇為許州節度使。 On wuwu in the tenth month former Beijing defender and Taiyuan governor Feng Yun became Xu commissioner.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 66Volume 66 Book of Later Tang 42: Biographies 8: an Zhonghui, Zhu Hongzhao, Zhu Hongshi, Kang Yicheng, Yao Yanchou, Song Lingxun · 4 passages

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十月，范延光出鎮常山，以三司使馮贇與弘昭對掌樞務，與康義誠、孟漢瓊同謀以殺秦王。 Month 10 Fan Yanguang went to Changshan; Feng Yun shared the Privy Council with Hongzhao; they joined Kang Yicheng and Meng Hanqiong to plot the Prince of Qin's death.

安從進既殺馮贇，斷弘昭首，俱傳於陝州。 An Congjin killed Feng Yun, took Hongzhao's head, and both were rushed to Shan.

及朱弘昭、馮贇等懼禍，謀於義誠，但云：「仆為將校，不敢預議，但相公所使耳。」 When Zhu Hongzhao, Feng Yun, and the rest feared disaster and plotted with Yicheng, he only said, "I am a military officer; I dare not take part in counsel—I do only as the chief councilor orders."

及閔帝嗣位，朱、馮用事，不欲閔帝之舊臣在於左右，乃出為磁州刺史。 At accession Zhu and Feng ruled and ousted old companions; Lingxun was sent to Cizhou.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 69Volume 69 Book of Later Tang 45: Biographies 21: Zhang Xian, Wang Zhengyan, Hu Zhuang, Cui Yisun, Meng Hu, Sun Yue, Zhang Yanlang, Liu Yanhao, Liu Yanlang · 2 passages

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受代歸京，秦王從榮欲以嶽為元帥府都押衙，事未行，馮贇舉為三司使，時預密謀。 When relieved and returned to the capital, the Prince of Qin, Congrong, wished to make Yue chief military adjutant of the prince's headquarters; the matter had not been carried out when Feng Yun recommended him as commissioner of the three departments—at the time he shared in secret plotting.

朱、馮患從榮之恣橫，嶽曾極言其禍之端，康義誠聞之不悅。 Zhu and Feng feared Congrong's wanton arrogance; Yue had once spoken to the utmost of the beginnings of disaster, and Kang Yicheng heard it with displeasure.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors · 3 passages

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乙未，朱弘昭、馮赟獻錢助作山陵。 On yiwei Zhu Hongzhao and Feng Yun offered funds toward Mingzong’s mausoleum.

丁卯，京城巡檢使安從進叛，殺馮赟，朱弘昭自殺，從進傳其二首於從珂。 On dingmao the capital inspector An Congjin mutinied, slew Feng Yun, and Zhu Hongzhao took his own life. Congjin forwarded both heads to Congke.

王子重吉自明宗時典禁兵，為控鶴指揮使，湣帝即位，朱弘昭、馮赟用事，乃罷重吉兵職，出為亳州團練使。 Congke’s son Chongji had held the inner army since Mingzong’s reign as Crane Control commander. Once Conghou took the throne, Zhu Hongzhao and Feng Yun stripped him of command and posted him to Bozhou as training commissioner.