Li Gu (李穀) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Gu was an official.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 契丹犯京師
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 48, passages 219-220

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Bai Zairong (白再榮) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 48, passages 219-220

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 48Volume 48 Miscellaneous Biographies 28: Lu Wenjin, Li Jinquan, Yang Siquan, Yin Hui, Wang Hongzhi, Liu Shenjiao, Wang Zhou, Gao Xingzhou, Bai Zairong, An Shuqian · 1 passage

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李穀謂曰：「公等親被契丹之苦，憂死不暇，然逐麻者，乃眾人所為，非獨公力也。 Li Gu told him: “You yourselves barely escaped the Khitan—you had no leisure to fear death. Expelling Ma was the work of the multitude, not yours alone.