Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Aristocrat and Official

Luan 鸞

Luán

Attested AD 479 - AD 493

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Luan was an aristocrat and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 479 to AD 482 太祖所愛
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 175
AD 493 戊寅
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 151, 153-154, 160, 176, 185, 192

Career and standing

Director of the Secretariat 尚書令
AD 493 壬午 · Appointed
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 185
overseer of Secretariat affairs 知尚書事
AD 493 戊寅 · Appointed
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 176
Left Vice Director of the Imperial Secretariat 尚書左僕射
AD 493 戊寅 · Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 151, 185
Marquis of Xichang 西昌侯
Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 151, 175, 185, 192
Kept
Ordinary scholar style display · carriage, dress, and retinue no different from an ordinary scholar
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 175

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 151
AD 493 戊寅
At Cloud Dragon Gate 雲龍門 · Relation Traveled to
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 153

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 153

Events and relationships

Forced entry at Cloud Dragon Gate and enthroned crown prince
AD 493 戊寅 · Political · Intervener · With Emperor Yulin (鬱林王)
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 153-155
Held the reins of government
AD 493 戊寅 · Political · Regent
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 192

Assessments and attributes

Assessment favor and trust went hand in hand; everyone was pleased · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 192
Assessment frugal and plain; known for strict competence · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 175

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 151

References in the histories

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History

8 passages

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 138Volume 138 Qi Records 4 · 8 passages

頃之，上復甦，問太孫所在，因召東宮器甲皆入，以朝事委尚書左僕射西昌侯鸞。 Before long the emperor revived and asked where the crown prince was; he then summoned the Eastern Palace guard, weapons and all, and entrusted court affairs to Left Vice Director of the Imperial Secretariat, Marquis of Xichang, Luan.

鸞聞之，急馳至雲龍門，不得進，鸞曰：「有敕召我！」 When Luan heard this he galloped to the Cloud Dragon Gate but could not get through; he cried, "I have been summoned by imperial order!"

子良善相毘輔，思弘治道，內外眾事，無大小悉與鸞參懷，共下意！ Ziliang is well suited to assist and support—let him strive to broaden good governance; on all matters within and without, great and small alike, consult with Luan and share your intentions!

初，西昌侯鸞為太祖所愛，鸞性儉素，車服儀從，同於素士，所居官名為嚴能，故世祖亦重之。 Earlier Marquis Luan of Xichang had been favored by Emperor Gao; Luan was frugal and plain, his carriage, dress, and retinue no different from an ordinary scholar's, and in every office he held he was known for strict competence—so Emperor Wu also valued him.

世祖遺詔，使竟陵王子良輔政，鸞知尚書事。 Emperor Wu's testamentary edict had Prince Ziliang of Jingling assist in governance and Luan oversee Secretariat affairs.

子良素仁厚，不樂世務，乃更推鸞，故遺詔云「事無大小，悉與鸞參懷」，子良之志也。。 Ziliang was naturally kind and generous and took no pleasure in worldly affairs, so he pushed authority toward Luan; hence the testament's words, "on all matters great and small alike consult with Luan," reflected Ziliang's own wish.

尚書左僕射、西昌侯鸞為尚書令； Left Vice Director of the Imperial Secretariat, Marquis Luan of Xichang, was made Director of the Secretariat;

是時西昌侯鸞知政，恩信兩行，眾皆悅之。。 Now Marquis Luan of Xichang held the reins of government; favor and trust went hand in hand, and everyone was pleased.