Five Dynasties · Prince

Liu Jixing 繼興

Attested AD 953 - AD 960

Passages: 16
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Jixing was a prince.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Chang	鋹

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 953 十一年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 145
AD 958 to AD 960 大寶至建隆
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passages 160, 179

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liu Sheng (晟)
son 子 · paternal line
son 子
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passages 145, 160
Sibling of Liu Xuanxing (璇興)
younger brother 弟
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passage 178

Career and standing

AD 958 大寶
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 65, passages 160, 162

References in the histories

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History

16 passages

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 65Volume 65: Hereditary House of Southern Han · 16 passages

十一年，晟病甚，封其子繼興衛王，璇興桂王，慶興荊王，保興祥王，崇興梅王。 In the eleventh year Sheng was gravely ill and enfeoffed his sons: Jixing as Prince of Wei, Xuanxing as Prince of Gui, Qingxing as Prince of Jing, Baoxing as Prince of Xiang, and Chongxing as Prince of Mei.

子鋹立。 His son Chang succeeded him.

鋹，初名繼興，封衛王。 Chang, whose original name was Jixing, had been enfeoffed as Prince of Wei.

至鋹尤愚，以謂群臣皆自有家室，顧子孫，不能盡忠，惟宦者親近可任，遂委其政於宦者龔澄樞、陳延壽等，至其群臣有欲用者，皆閹然後用。 Chang was still more foolish, thinking that ministers all had families of their own and looked to their descendants, and could not be wholly loyal — only eunuchs, being close at hand, could be trusted. He entrusted government to the eunuchs Gong Chengsu, Chen Yanshou, and the rest; whenever he wished to employ a minister, the man had to be castrated first.

澄樞等既專政，鋹乃與宮婢波斯女等淫戲後宮，不復出省事。 Once Chengsu and the rest monopolized government, Chang dallied in the rear palace with palace women including a Persian girl and no longer came out to attend to affairs.

鋹於內殿設帳幄，陳寶貝，胡子冠遠遊冠，衣紫霞裾，坐帳中宣禍福，呼鋹為太子皇帝，國事皆決於胡子，盧瓊仙、龔澄樞等爭附之。 Chang set up curtains in the inner hall and displayed treasures; Huzi wore the Far Roaming cap and purple cloud skirts, sat within the curtains proclaiming fortune and calamity, called Chang the Crown Prince Emperor, and all state affairs were decided by Huzi. Lu Qiongxian, Gong Chengsu, and the rest vied to attach themselves to her.

胡子乃為鋹言：「澄樞等皆上天使來輔太子，有罪不可問。」 Huzi then said to Chang, "Chengsu and the rest are all envoys sent by Heaven to assist the Crown Prince; if they have faults they may not be questioned."

二年，鋹祀天南郊，前三日，允章與禮官登壇，四顧指麾，宦者許彥真望見之曰：「此謀反爾！」 In the second year Chang sacrificed to Heaven at the southern suburb. Three days before, Yunzhang and the ritual officials ascended the altar and looked about directing affairs. The eunuch Xu Yanzhen saw it from afar and said, "This is rebellion!"

鋹下允章獄，遣禮部尚書薛用丕治之。 Chang threw Yunzhang into prison and sent Minister of Rites Xue Yongpi to try the case.

復入白鋹，並捕二子系獄，遂族誅之。 He again reported to Chang, and both sons were seized and imprisoned; then the whole clan was executed.

陳延壽謂鋹曰：「先帝所以得傳陛下者，由盡殺群弟也。」 Chen Yanshou said to Chang, "The reason the late emperor was able to pass the throne to Your Majesty was that he killed all his younger brothers."

勸鋹稍誅去諸王。 He urged Chang gradually to execute the princes.

鋹以為然，殺其弟桂王璇興。 Chang agreed and killed his younger brother Prince of Gui Xuanxing.

鋹將邵廷肙言於鋹曰：「漢乘唐亂，居此五十年，幸中國有故，干戈不及，而漢益驕於無事，今兵不識旗鼓，而人主不知存亡。 Chang’s general Shao Tingxu said to him, "Han seized on the disorder of Tang and has held this place fifty years, fortunate that the central state had troubles and arms did not reach here, while Han grew still prouder in its idleness. Now the troops do not know banners and drums, and the ruler does not know survival or destruction.

勸鋹修兵為備，不然，悉珍寶奉中國，遣使以通好。 He urged Chang to ready arms for defense; otherwise, offer all treasures to the central state and send envoys to establish friendship.

鋹懵然莫以為慮，惡廷肙言直，深恨之。 Chang was dull and made no plans; he hated Tingxu’s blunt speech and deeply resented him.