Li Zizhen (李子貞) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Zizhen as an official. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Zizhen	李子貞	Lǐ Zǐzhēn
Personal name	Li Zizhen	李子貞	Lǐ Zǐzhēn
Given name	Zizhen	子貞	Zǐzhēn

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · beiqishu:047:s0109

Roles

Official

Life and dates

Death

Manner: beaten to death / 撲殺
Explicit · beiqishu:047:s0112

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 李子貞 · Western Interval: Start: AD 543 · End: AD 549
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:047:s0109

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials · 4 passages

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兗州刺史李子貞在州貪暴，遊道案之。 Li Zizhen, inspector of Yanzhou, was greedy and brutal in his province; Youdao took up the case.

文襄以貞預建義勳，意將含忍。 Gao Cheng meant to show forbearance because Zizhen had helped in the founding struggle.

遊道疑陳元康為其內助，密啟云：「子貞、元康交遊，恐其別有請囑。」 Youdao suspected Chen Yuankang was backing him from within and secretly wrote, "Zizhen and Yuankang are close; I fear there are other private arrangements."

文襄怒，於尚書都堂集百僚，撲殺子貞。 Gao Cheng flew into a rage, assembled the hundred officials in the main hall of the Masters of Writing, and beat Zizhen to death on the spot.