Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Official

Hulü Xian 斛律羨

Húlǜ Xiàn

First attested AD 564; died AD 572

Passages: 15
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hulü Xian was a general and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Fengle	豐樂

Life and dates

Death

AD 572 武平三年
Seized and killed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 220

Attested activity

AD 572 context
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 197
AD 565 天統元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 203
AD 572 武平三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 216
AD 570 武平元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 211
AD 564 河清三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 197

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Hulü Guang (斛律光)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 208
Child of Hulu Jin (斛律金)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 208
Parent of Hulü Shibian (斛律世辨)
世辨
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 222
Parent of Hulü Shida (斛律世達)
世達
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 222
Parent of Hulü Shiqian (斛律世遷)
世遷
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 222
Parent of Hulü Shiyou (斛律世酋)
世酋
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 222
Parent of Hulü Fuhu (斛律伏護)
伏護
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 222

Kinship Role sons · Count 5
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 222

Career and standing

Governor of You Province 幽州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 197
Prince of Jingshan 荊山郡王
Granted
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 17, passage 215

References in the histories

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History

15 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Hulü Jin; Hulü Guang; Hulü Xian · 15 passages

其年秋，突厥衆十餘萬來寇州境，羨總率諸將禦之。 That autumn more than a hundred thousand Turks came raiding the borders of the province; Xian took overall command of the generals to resist them.

天統元年夏五月，突厥木汗遣使請朝獻，羨始以聞，自是朝貢歲時不絕，羨有力焉。 In the fifth month of summer in the first year of Tiantong the Turk khan Muhan sent envoys requesting audience and tribute; Xian reported it for the first time. From then on tribute missions came every year without interruption — Xian had much to do with it.

羨以北虜屢犯邊，須備不虞，自庫堆戍東拒於海，隨山屈曲二千餘里，其間二百里中凡有險要，或斬山築城，或斷谷起障，並置立戍邏五十餘所。 Because northern barbarians repeatedly violated the frontier and unexpected trouble had to be guarded against, from Kudui Garrison eastward to the sea he followed the mountains in a winding line of more than two thousand li. Within two hundred li of that stretch, wherever there was strategic ground, he either cut down mountains to build walls or blocked valleys to raise barriers, and in all established more than fifty garrison posts at intervals.

羨歷事數帝，以謹直見推，雖極榮寵，不自矜尚，至是以合門貴盛，深以為憂。 Xian had served several emperors and was esteemed for his prudence and integrity; though he reached the utmost honor he did not pride himself on it — but now, with the whole house grown noble and powerful, he was deeply troubled.

三年七月，光誅，敕使中領軍賀拔伏恩等十餘人驛捕之。 In the seventh month of the third year, after Guang was put to death, an edict sent Central Palace Army Commander Helba Fu'en and a dozen others by relay horse to seize Xian.

遣領軍大將軍鮮于桃枝、洛州行臺僕射獨孤永業便發定州騎卒續進，仍以永業代羨。 Campaign commander Grand General Xianyu Taozhi and Luozhou circuit executive assistant Dugu Yongye were ordered to mobilize Ding Province cavalry at once as reinforcements, and Yongye was to replace Xian in office.

羨曰：「敕使豈可疑拒？」 Xian said, "How can one meet an imperial envoy with suspicion and turn him away?"

羨未誅前，忽令其在州諸子自伏護以下五六人，鎖頸乘驢出城，合家皆泣送之至門，日晚而歸。 Before Xian was executed, he suddenly had five or six sons then in the province — from Fuhu on down — led out of the city with chains at their throats, riding donkeys. The whole household wept and escorted them to the gate, then returned as evening fell.

行燕郡守馬嗣明，醫術之士，為羨所欽愛，乃竊問之，答曰：「須有禳厭。」 Ma Siming, acting magistrate of Yan Commandery — a physician Xian held in esteem — privately asked what it meant. Xian answered, "We need a rite to turn aside ill fortune."

羨及光並少工騎射，其父每日令其出畋，還即較所獲禽獸。 Both Xian and Guang were skilled in riding and archery from youth. Each day their father sent them out to hunt; on their return he compared the game each had taken.

羨雖獲多，非要害之所。 Xian might take more, but never in the vital places.

光常蒙賞，羨或被捶撻。 Guang was often praised and rewarded; Xian was sometimes beaten with the rod.

人問其故，金答云：「明月必背上著箭，豐樂隨處即下手，其數雖多，去兄遠矣。」 When people asked why, Jin answered: "Mingyue always plants his arrow in the beast's back. Fengle strikes wherever he can — though the count may be greater, he falls far short of his elder brother."

稍遷平北將軍、顯州刺史，加鎮南將軍，封固安縣伯。 He was gradually promoted to General Who Pacifies the North and Inspector of Xian Province, was additionally made General Who Pacifies the South, and was enfeoffed as Baron of Gu'an County.

顯祖受禪，別封羨陽侯。 When Xianzu received the abdication, Ping was separately enfeoffed as Marquis of Xianyang.