Liu Ci (劉詞) | 24 Histories

Overview

Liu Ci was a general and Official.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Loyal and Kind	忠惠	Zhonghui

Life and dates

Death

AD 955 顯德二年冬
Illness · Age 65
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 78

Age

65
AD 955 顯德二年冬 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 78

Attested activity

AD 955 顯德二年冬
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 78
AD 954 顯德初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 75

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Liu Yanqin (劉延欽)
son 子
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 82

Career and standing

military governor of the Yongxing army 永興軍節度使
AD 954 顯德元年夏 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 77
Director of the Secretariat 中書令
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 79

Events and relationships

Advanced despite retreat
AD 954 顯德初 · Military · Commander · With Liu Chong (劉崇)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 75

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 124Volume 124 Book of Later Zhou 26: Biographies 4: Wang Yin, He Fejin, Liu Ci, Wang Jin, Shi Yanchao, Shi Yi, Wang Lingwen, Zhou Mi, Li Huaizong, Bai Wenke, Bai Yanyu, Tang Jinsi · 6 passages

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顯德初，世宗親征劉崇，詞奉命領所部兵隨駕，行及高平南，遇樊愛能等自北退回，且言官軍已敗，止詞不行，詞不聽，疾驅而北。 Early in Xiande Emperor Shizong personally marched against Liu Chong. Ci was ordered to lead his troops with the imperial train. South of Gaoping he met Fan Aineng and others retreating from the north, who said the imperial army had already been beaten and urged him to halt. Ci would not listen and drove hard to the north.

世宗聞而嘉之，尋命為隨駕都部署，又授河東道行營副部署。 When Shizong heard of this he was pleased and soon appointed Ci overall commander of the imperial escort and deputy overall commander of the Hedong campaign headquarters.

其年夏，車駕還京，授永興軍節度使，加兼侍中，行京兆尹。 That summer, when the emperor returned to the capital, Ci was made military governor of the Yongxing army, given the concurrent title of Palace Attendant, and charged with the duties of metropolitan magistrate of Jingzhao.

贈中書令，謚曰忠惠。 He was posthumously made Director of the Secretariat with the posthumous name Loyal and Kind.

詞發身軍校，亟歷戎事，常以忠勇自負。 Ci had risen from the ranks as a military school officer and had seen much hard fighting, always priding himself on loyalty and courage.

洎領藩鎮，能靖恭為治，無苛政以撓民，謚以忠惠，議者韙之。 Once he held a military commission he governed with quiet dignity and imposed no harsh measures on the people. That he was given the posthumous name Loyal and Kind met with general approval.