Liu Ci (劉詞) | 24 Histories

Overview

Liu Ci was a general and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Haoqian	好謙	Haoqian

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 953 三年秋
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 74
AD 949 乾祐二年正月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 68
AD 948 乾祐初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 67
AD 923 同光初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 56
AD 951 太祖受命
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 73
AD 936 晉初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 58

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AD 915 to AD 921 梁貞明中
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 54
AD 934 清泰初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 57

Career and standing

commander of the palace infantry 侍衛步軍都指揮使
AD 948 乾祐初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 67
commissioner of the Xiaojie army 效節軍使
AD 923 同光初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 56
military governor of Hua Prefecture 華州節度使
AD 949 河中平後 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 72
prefect of Qin Prefecture 沁州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 61
commander at Heyang 河陽
AD 953 三年秋 · Transferred
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 74
commander at Xingtai 邢臺
Transferred
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 72

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co-equal with the Secretariat and Chancellery 同平章事
AD 951 太祖受命 · Granted
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 73

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Zhou 周 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 73
At Yuancheng 元城
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 53

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passages 63-64

Events and relationships

Repelled night raid
AD 949 乾祐二年正月 · Military · Commander · With Li Shouzhen (李守貞)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passages 68-70
Relation Served under · Person Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (莊宗)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 55
Relation Served under · Person Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou (太祖)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 66
Relation Served under · Person Yang Shihou (楊師厚)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 54

Assessments and attributes

Assessment loyal and courageous · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 63

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History

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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 · 10 passages

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劉詞，字好謙，元城人。 Liu Ci, whose courtesy name was Haoqian, was a native of Yuancheng.

唐莊宗入魏，亦列於麾下，兩河之戰，無不預焉。 When Emperor Zhuangzong of Tang entered Wei, Ci entered his service as well. There was scarcely a battle fought between the two He rivers in which he did not take part.

清泰初，詔諸道選驍果以實禁衛，由是得入典禁軍。 Early in the Qingtai period an edict ordered the circuits to select their boldest fighters to strengthen the palace guard. Through this Ci was able to enter palace service.

及圍鎮陽，詞自登雲梯，身先士伍，以功加檢校司徒、沁州刺史。 During the siege of Zhenyang he climbed the assault ladder himself and led the charge at the head of his men. For this he was given the acting title of Minister of Education and appointed prefect of Qin Prefecture.

時王師方討襄陽，尋命詞兼行營都虞候，襄陽平，遷本州團練使。 At the time the imperial army was campaigning against Xiangyang. Ci was soon made chief adjutant of the campaign headquarters as well. When Xiangyang fell he was made regimental trainer of that prefecture.

在郡歲餘，臨事之暇，必被甲枕戈而臥，人或問之，詞曰：「我以勇敢而登貴仕，不可一日而忘本也。 For more than a year in office, whenever he had a moment free from affairs he would sleep in armor with his weapon for a pillow. When asked why, Ci said: "I won my high office through courage. I must not forget that for a single day.

乾祐初，李守貞叛於河中，太祖征之，朝廷以為侍衛步軍都指揮使，遙領寧江軍節度使，充行營馬步都虞候，命分屯於河西。 Early in the Qianyou era Li Shouzhen rebelled at Hezhong and Taizu marched against him. The court made Ci commander of the palace infantry, military governor of the Ningjiang army in absentia, and chief adjutant of horse and foot for the campaign headquarters, with orders to encamp separately west of the river.

二年正月，守貞遣敢死之士數千，夜入其營。 In the first month of the second year Shouzhen sent several thousand suicide troops who raided Ci's camp by night.

皆怖懼不知所為，惟詞神氣自若，令於軍中曰：「此小盜耳，不足驚也。」 The men were terrified and at a loss. Ci alone remained calm and ordered through the ranks: "These are only petty raiders. There is nothing to fear."

太祖受命，加同平章事。 When Taizu took the throne Ci was granted the title of co-equal with the Secretariat and Chancellery.