Sui and Tang · Consort

Lady Meng 孟

Meng

Died AD 626

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lady Meng was a consort.

Life and dates

Death

AD 626 to AD 627 太宗即位後藝反
Beheaded · Cause Implication in Luo Yi's rebellion
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 160

Attested activity

AD 626 to AD 627 太宗即位後藝反
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 92, passages 158, 160

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Luo Yi (羅藝)
wife 妻
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 158

Career and standing

beheaded 斬
AD 626 to AD 627 太宗即位後藝反 · Executed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 160

Events and relationships

Urged rebellion
AD 626 to AD 627 太宗即位後藝反 · Political · Inciter · With Luo Yi (羅藝)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 160

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 92Volume 92 Biographies 17: Du, Kan, Wang, Li, Yuan, Luo, Wang · 4 passages

岌居外，即攻之，藝敗，棄妻子，從數百騎奔突厥。 Yang Ji, stationed outside the city, attacked at once. Luo Yi was defeated. He abandoned his wife and children and fled to the Turks with only a few hundred horsemen.

嘗往來藝家，謂藝妻孟曰：「妃相貴，當母天下。」 She frequented Luo Yi's household and told his wife Lady Meng, "Your features mark you for greatness. You are destined to be empress."

孟令視藝，又曰：「妃之貴由於王，貴色且發。」 Lady Meng had her read Luo Yi's face as well. The woman said, "Your ladyship's glory flows from your husband. The signs of greatness are already rising in him."

藝妻信之，亦贊以反，既敗，與李皆斬。 Luo Yi's wife believed her and urged her husband to rebel. After his defeat, both she and the woman Li were beheaded.