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Hulü Guang 斛律光

Húlǜ Guāng

c. AD 515 - AD 572

Passages: 14
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hulü Guang was a general.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Mingyue	明月

Life and dates

Death

AD 572 武平三年
Age Value: 58 · Reckoning: Sui · Assassination · Agent Person Id Liu Taozhi (劉桃枝)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 172

Age

58
Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 172

Attested activity

AD 572 武平三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 17, passages 152, 172

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Hulü Zhong (斛律鐘)
小子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 183
Sibling of Hulü Fengle (斛律豐樂)
弟
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 193
Parent of Hulü Shixiong (斛律世雄)
次
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 183
Parent of Hulü Xuda (斛律須達)
次
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 183
Parent of Hulü Hengga (斛律恒伽)
次
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 183
Parent of Hulü Wudu (斛律武都)
長子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 183

Kinship Role sons · Count 4
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 182

Career and standing

Clan extermination
Executed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 174

References in the histories

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History

14 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Hulü Jin; Hulü Guang; Hulü Xian · 14 passages

周將軍韋孝寬忌光英勇，乃作謠言，令間諜漏其文於鄴，曰「百升飛上天，明月照長安」，又曰「高山不推自崩，槲樹不扶自豎」。 Zhou general Wei Xiaokuan, jealous of Guang's valor, composed slanderous verses and had spies leak the text at Ye: "A hundred pints fly up to heaven; Bright Moon shines on Chang'an," and also, "The high mountain needs no push to collapse; the oak needs no prop to stand straight."

萱以饒舌斥己也，盲老公謂珽也，遂相與協謀，以謠言啟帝曰：「斛律累世大將，明月聲震關西，豐樂威行突厥，女為皇后，男尚公主，謠言甚可畏也。」 Xuan took "sharp-tongued" as a reproach against herself and "blind old husband" as referring to Ting. They therefore joined in plotting and reported the verses to the emperor, saying, "The Hulü clan for generations has been great generals; Bright Moon's fame shakes the lands west of the passes, Fengle's authority reaches the Turks; a daughter is empress and sons marry princesses — the verses are truly fearsome."

會丞相府佐封士讓密啟云：「光前西討還，敕令放兵散，光令軍逼帝京，將行不軌，事不果而止。 It happened that chief administrator of the chancellor's office Feng Shirang sent a secret memorial saying, "When Guang returned from the western campaign, an edict ordered the troops dismissed; Guang kept the army pressing the imperial capital, intending treason, but the plot failed and stopped.

又恐追光不從命。 He also feared that if Guang were summoned he would not obey.

宜遣使賜其一駿馬，語云『明日將往東山遊觀，王可乘此馬同行』，光必來奉謝，因引入執之。」 You should send an envoy to bestow a fine horse on him, saying, 'Tomorrow I shall go to the Eastern Hills for an outing; the Prince may ride this horse and come with me' — Guang will surely come to give thanks, and you can then bring him in and seize him."

頃之，光至，引入涼風堂，劉桃枝自後拉而殺之，時年五十八。 Before long Guang arrived. He was brought into the Cool Breeze Hall, and Liu Taozhi strangled him from behind and killed him. He was fifty-eight.

於是下詔稱光謀反，今已伏法，其餘家口並不須問。 Thereupon an edict was issued declaring that Guang had plotted rebellion and had now paid with his life; the rest of his household need not be investigated.

光性少言剛急，嚴於御下，治兵督衆，唯仗威刑。 Guang by nature spoke little, was stern and quick-tempered, and strict with subordinates; in drilling troops and supervising the ranks he relied solely on awe and punishment.

周武帝聞光死，大喜，赦其境內。 When Emperor Wu of Zhou heard that Guang was dead he rejoiced greatly and proclaimed an amnesty within his borders.

後入鄴，追贈上柱國、崇國公。 Later, when he entered Ye, he posthumously enfeoffed Guang as pillar of state and duke of Chong.

光有四子。 Guang had four sons.

光死，遣使於州斬之。 When Guang died, an envoy was sent to the province to behead him.

次須達，中護軍、開府儀同三司，先光卒。 Next was Xuda, central guard general and Kaifu Yitong Third Rank; he died before Guang.

光小子鐘，年數歲，獲免。 Guang's youngest son Zhong, only a few years old, was spared.