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Overview Last Emperor was a ruler.
Identity Historical · Male
Life and dates Death AD 923
Killed · Means sword 伏劍
Attested activity Places and affiliations Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation RuledWorks and attributed material Speech · Speaker · Span Start s0149 · Span End s0150 References in the histories
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 18 Volume 18 Book of Later Liang 18: Biographies 8: Zhang Wenyu, Xue Yiju, Zhang Ce, Du Xiao, Jing Xiang, Li Zhen · 13 passages
末帝即位，趙、張之族皆處權要，翔愈不得志。
Under the Last Emperor the Zhao and Zhang families held power, and Xiang grew still more frustrated.
陛下處深宮之中，與之計事者皆左右近習，豈能量敵之勝負哉！
Your Majesty sits deep in the palace while only favorites advise you—how can you judge the enemy's strength?
今寇馬已至鄆州，陛下不留聖念，臣所未喻一也。
Now the enemy has reached Yunzhou while Your Majesty shows no alarm—that is what I cannot understand first.
陛下儒雅守文，未嘗如此，俾賀瑰輩與之較力，而望攘逐寇戎，臣所未喻二也。
Your Majesty is a scholar-king who has never done such things, yet you send He Gui and others to match him and still hope to drive the invaders away—that is what I cannot understand second.
陛下所宜詢於黎老，別運沉謀，不然，則憂未艾也。
You should consult seasoned elders and lay deeper plans—or our troubles will not end.
臣雖駑怯，受國恩深，陛下必若乏材，乞於邊陲效試。」
I am untalented but deeply in your debt; if you lack men, let me prove myself on the frontier."
末帝雖知其懇惻，竟以趙、張輩言翔怨望，不之聽。
The Last Emperor knew he spoke sincerely, but Zhao and Zhang called it resentment, and he would not listen.
及王彥章敗於中都，晉人長驅而南，末帝急召翔，謂之曰：「朕居常忽卿所奏，果至今日。
When Wang Yanzhang fell at Zhongdu and the Jin army swept south, the Last Emperor summoned Xiang in haste and said: "I ignored your warnings, and it has come to this.
事陛下如郎君，以臣愚誠，敢有所隱！
I serve you as a young master would be served—with my poor loyalty I dare hide nothing!
陛下初任段凝為將，臣已極言，小人朋附，致有今日。
When you first made Duan Ning commander I warned you to the utmost; petty factions brought us to this day.
欲請陛下出居避敵，陛下必不聽從；
If I urge you to leave the capital to escape the enemy, you will not listen;
欲請陛下出奇應敵，陛下必不果決。
if I urge a bold stroke against the enemy, you will not decide.
朱氏與晉仇讎，我等始同謀畫，致君無狀，今少主伏劍於國門，縱新朝赦罪，何面目入建國門也！」
The Zhu house and Jin are mortal enemies; we plotted together and drove our lord to ruin; the young emperor died by the sword at the gate—even pardoned, how can we pass through Jianguo Gate!"