Sui and Tang · Military Officer and Diplomat

Gu Quanwu 顧全武

Attested AD 902

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gu Quanwu was a Military Officer and Diplomat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 902 narrative
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 86

Works and attributed material

The Eastern Capital is no great concern—the real worry is Huainan. Once Kuo grows desperate he will call in Huai troops. Lord Yang is a man of stature and will show mercy.
Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Qian Liu (錢镠)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passages 86-87
If one man goes alone the mission will fail. Choose whichever of your sons is fit to accompany me.
Speech · Speaker
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 89

Assessments and attributes

Assessment Lord Yang is a man of stature who will show mercy · About Person Id Yang Xingmi (楊行密) · Mode speech Speaker Gu Quanwu (顧全武)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 87

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 67Volume 67: Hereditary House of Wuyue · 4 passages

镠微服逾城而入，遣馬綽、王榮、杜建徽等分屯諸門，使顧全武備東府，全武曰：「東府不足慮，可慮者淮南爾，綰急，必召淮兵至，患不細矣。 Liu slipped in disguised as a commoner. He posted Ma Chuo, Wang Rong, and Du Jianhui at the various gates and ordered Gu Quanwu to secure the Eastern Capital. Quanwu said: "The Eastern Capital is no great concern—the real worry is Huainan. Once Kuo grows desperate he will call in troops from the Huai, and the trouble will be serious.

全武曰：「獨行，事必不濟，請擇諸公子可行者。」 Quanwu said: "If one man goes alone the mission will fail. Choose whichever of your sons is fit to accompany me."

乃使隨全武如廣陵。 He sent Qian Yuan Liao to accompany Quanwu to Guangling.

全武等至廣陵，行密以女妻元璙，亟召頵還。 When Quanwu and his party reached Guangling, Yang Xingmi gave his daughter to Qian Yuan Liao in marriage and urgently recalled Tian Jun.