Overview
Jiang Lü was a king Xiao of Qi.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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Death
BC 154 齊孝王懼，乃飲藥自殺
Suicide by poison
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Family
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- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Subject of
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 52House of Prince Daohui of Qi · 8 passages
齊孝王十一年，吳王濞、楚王戊反，興兵西，告諸侯曰「將誅漢賊臣晁錯以安宗廟」。
In the eleventh year of King Xiao of Qi, King Pi of Wu and King Wu of Chu rose in rebellion, marching their armies westward and declaring to the feudal lords: 'We shall execute the traitorous Han minister Chao Cuo to safeguard the ancestral temples.'
欲與齊，齊孝王狐疑，城守不聽，三國兵共圍齊。
They wished Qi to join them, but King Xiao of Qi hesitated, fortified his cities, and refused. The armies of the three kingdoms then laid siege to Qi.
齊王使路中大夫告於天子。
The King of Qi sent Palace Grandee Lu to carry word to the Son of Heaven.
天子復令路中大夫還告齊王：「善堅守，吾兵今破吳楚矣。」
The Son of Heaven instructed Palace Grandee Lu to return to Qi with this message: 'Hold fast in your defense. My armies have now defeated Wu and Chu.'
路中大夫既許之，至城下，望見齊王，曰：「漢已發兵百萬，使太尉周亞夫擊破吳楚，方引兵救齊，齊必堅守無下！」
Palace Grandee Lu agreed to their terms, but when he reached the city walls and caught sight of the King of Qi, he cried out: 'Han has raised a million troops and sent Grand Commandant Zhou Yafu to crush Wu and Chu. The imperial army is on its way to relieve Qi. You must hold fast and never surrender!'
齊初圍急，陰與三國通謀，約未定，會聞路中大夫從漢來，喜，及其大臣乃復勸王毋下三國。
When the siege of Qi had first grown desperate, the King had secretly opened negotiations with the three kingdoms, though no agreement had yet been reached. When word came that Palace Grandee Lu had arrived from Han, they were overjoyed. The ministers renewed their counsel to the King, urging him not to surrender.
齊孝王懼，乃飲藥自殺。
King Xiao of Qi, terrified, drank poison and took his own life.
景帝聞之，以為齊首善，以迫劫有謀，非其罪也，乃立孝王太子壽為齊王，是為懿王，續齊後。
When Emperor Jing learned of this, he judged that Qi had been foremost in loyalty and that its flirtation with the rebels had been a response to coercion, not a true crime. He therefore installed King Xiao's heir, Shou, as King of Qi. Shou became known as King Yi, and the line of Qi continued.