Five Dynasties · Official

Gao Xun 高勛

Attested AD 947

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gao Xun was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 十二月丙寅
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 158, 160, 163

Career and standing

Gatekeeper Commissioner 閣門使
AD 947 十二月丙寅 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 158

Events and relationships

Appealed and supervised execution
AD 947 十二月丙寅 · Legal · Accuser and execution supervisor · With Zhang Yanze (張彥澤)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 160-161, 163

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 158

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze · 4 passages

彥澤與閣門使高勛有隙，乘醉入其家，殺數人而去。 Yanze had a grudge with Gatekeeper Commissioner Gao Xun. Drunk, he entered his house, killed several people, and left.

高勛亦自訴於德光，德光以其狀示百官及都人，問：「彥澤當誅否？」 Gao Xun also appealed to Deguang himself. Deguang showed his account to officials and townspeople and asked, "Should Yanze be executed?"

百官皆請不赦，而都人爭投狀疏其惡，乃命高勛監殺之。 All the officials asked that he not be pardoned, and townspeople competed in submitting documents listing his crimes. Deguang then ordered Gao Xun to supervise his execution.

行至北市，斷腕出鎖，然後用刑，勛剖其心祭死者，市人爭破其腦，取其髓，臠其肉而食之。 At the northern market his wrist was cut to remove the shackles, and only then was the punishment applied. Xun cut out his heart to sacrifice to the dead. Townspeople competed in breaking his skull, taking his marrow, and cutting his flesh to eat it.