Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Gaozu 高祖

Attested AD 497 - AD 502

Passages: 32
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gaozu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 498 五年秋
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 11, passage 32
AD 502 天監初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 11, passage 54
AD 497 to AD 498 建武末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 11, passage 11
AD 501 永元末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 11, passage 78

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Xuanwu Prince of Changsha (長沙宣武王)
brother 兄弟 · Full siblings
brother 兄弟
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 38
Kin of Zhang Hongce (張弘策)
maternal uncle (mother's cousin) 從舅
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 27, 60
Child of Empress Wenxian (文獻皇后)
mother 母
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 11, passages 27, 60

Career and standing

Inspector of Yongzhou 雍州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 28, 32

Places and affiliations

Liang 梁
Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 54
Southern Qi 齊
Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 8, 32

Works and attributed material

Edict · Author · With Zhang Hongce (張弘策) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 60-66
Speech · Speaker · With Zhang Hongce (張弘策) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 14, 16-21, 24, 27, 30
Speech · Speaker · With Zheng Shaoshu (鄭紹叔) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 105

Events and relationships

Appointed Shaoshu in Sizhou and Yongzhou
Political · Patron · With Zheng Shaoshu (鄭紹叔)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 103, 110
Entered Shitou
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 50
Raised righteous army
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 43
Relieved Xinye replaced Cao Hu
AD 497 是冬 · Military · Commander · With Cao Hu (曹虎)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 28
Relation Lord of · Person Zhang Hongce (張弘策)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 25-26
Relation Patron of · Person Zhang Hongce (張弘策)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passages 9, 33

References in the histories

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History

32 passages

Book of Liang, Chapter 11Volume 11: Zhang Hongce; Yu Yu; Zheng Shaoshu; Lü Sengzhen · 32 passages

弘策與高祖年相輩，幼見親狎，恒隨高祖游處。 Hongce was Gaozu's contemporary; as youths they were close, and Hongce was always at Gaozu's side.

每入室，常覺有雲煙氣，體輒肅然，弘策由此特敬高祖。 Each time he stepped into a room he seemed to sense cloud and mist; his bearing turned grave, and from that he revered Gaozu the more.

建武末，弘策從高祖宿，酒酣，徙席星下，語及時事。 Late in Jianwu, Hongce lodged with Gaozu; drunk, they shifted their seats beneath the stars and talked of the age.

弘策因問高祖曰：「緯象云何？ Hongce asked Gaozu, "What do the omens say?

高祖曰：「其可言乎？」 Gaozu said, "Can such things be said aloud?"

高祖曰：「漢北有失地氣，浙東有急兵祥。 Gaozu said, "North of the Han the land will slip away; east of Zhe urgent armies will rise.

高祖笑曰：「光武有云：『安知非僕』。」 Gaozu laughed. "Guangwu said, 'How do you know it is not me?'"

高祖曰：「舅欲效鄧晨乎？」 Gaozu said, "Uncle—do you mean to play Deng Chen?"

是冬，魏軍寇新野，高祖將兵爲援，且受密旨，仍代曹虎爲雍州。 That winter Wei struck Xinye; Gaozu marched to relieve it and, on secret orders, took Yongzhou in place of Cao Hu.

弘策聞之心喜，謂高祖曰：「夜中之言，獨當驗矣。」 Hongce was delighted and told Gaozu, "What we said that night is about to come true."

高祖笑曰：「且勿多言。」 Gaozu laughed. "Say no more—for now."

弘策從高祖西行，仍參帷幄，身親軍役，不憚辛苦。 Hongce followed Gaozu west, served in the command tent, and shared the hardships of every campaign.

五年秋，明帝崩，遺詔以高祖爲雍州刺史，乃表弘策爲錄事參軍，帶襄陽令。 In autumn of year five Mingdi died; by his final edict Gaozu became inspector of Yongzhou and named Hongce recording secretary with concurrent charge of Xiangyang.

高祖睹海內方亂，有匡濟之心，密爲儲備，謀猷所及，惟弘策而已。 Gaozu saw chaos spread across the land and meant to rescue it; he stocked supplies in secret and weighed every plan with Hongce alone.

高祖使弘策到郢，陳計于宣武王，語在《高祖紀》。 Gaozu sent Hongce to Ying to present the plan to the prince, as told in the Annals of Gaozu.

義師將起，高祖夜召弘策、呂僧珍入宅定議，旦乃發兵，以弘策爲輔國將軍、軍主，領萬人督後部軍事。 As the righteous army gathered, Gaozu called Hongce and Lü Sengzhen to his house by night to settle the plan; at dawn he marched, making Hongce Supporting State general and army commander over ten thousand men in charge of the rear.

及郢城平，蕭穎達、楊公則諸將皆欲頓軍夏口，高祖以爲宜乘勢長驅，直指京邑，以計語弘策，弘策與高祖意合。 After Ying fell, Xiao Yingda and Yang Gongze wanted to camp at Xiakou; Gaozu meant to drive the victory straight to the capital and told Hongce, who agreed.

義師至新林，王茂、曹景宗等於大航方戰，高祖遣弘策持節勞勉，衆咸奮厲。 At Xinlin, Wang Mao and Cao Jingzong fought at the Great Crossing; Gaozu sent Hongce with staff to hearten them, and all fought the harder.

高祖入頓石頭城，弘策屯門禁衛，引接士類，多全免。 Gaozu encamped at Shitou; Hongce held the gates, received scholars and gentry, and saved many from harm.

城平，高祖遣弘策與呂僧珍先入清宮，封檢府庫。 When the city fell, Gaozu sent Hongce and Lü Sengzhen first into the inner palace to seal the treasuries.

高祖深慟惜焉。 Gaozu grieved for him bitterly.

永元末，高祖起兵，遣書招域。 At the end of Yongyuan Gaozu rose in arms and wrote to summon Yu.

西台建，以爲寧朔將軍，領行選，從高祖東下。 When the western headquarters was set up, he was made pacify-the-north general with acting charge of selection and followed Gaozu east.

夬反西臺，卽授高祖黃鉞。 Guai went back to the western headquarters, and the yellow battle-ax was given to Gaozu at once.

蕭穎胄旣都督中外諸軍事，論者謂高祖應致牋，域爭不聽，乃止。 When Xiao Yingzhou became area commander of all armies, some said Gaozu should send a formal letter of submission; Yu objected and the idea was dropped.

域及張弘策議與高祖意合，卽命衆軍便下。 Yu and Zhang Hongce argued as Gaozu wished, and the armies marched downstream at once.

高祖臨司州，命爲中兵參軍，領長流，因是厚自結附。 When Gaozu held Sizhou, he made Shaoshu Middle Army Aide in charge of the long patrol, and Shaoshu thereafter attached himself closely.

高祖罷州還京師，謝遣賓客，紹叔獨固請願留。 When Gaozu left the province for the capital and released his guests, Shaoshu alone insisted on remaining.

高祖謂曰：「卿才幸自有用，我今未能相益，宜更思他塗。」 Gaozu told him, "Your talent will surely serve somewhere; I cannot help you yet. You should look elsewhere."

高祖固不許，於是乃還壽陽。 Gaozu still refused, and Shaoshu went back to Shouyang.

及高祖爲雍州刺史，紹叔間道西歸，補甯蠻長史、扶風太守。 When Gaozu took Yongzhou, Shaoshu stole west by back roads and was made Chief of Ningman and Administrator of Fufeng.

東昏旣害朝宰，頗疑高祖。 Once Donghun had slain the court's leading ministers, his suspicion of Gaozu deepened.