Mu Yeli (穆邪利) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Mu Yeli as an attendant, consort, and royal family member. This record brings together 11 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	Mu Yeli	穆邪利	Mu Yeli
Title	Director Sheli	舍利太監
Title	Empress Mu of Houzhu	後主皇后穆氏
Childhood name	Huanghua	黃花	Huanghua
Title	Lady Mu	穆夫人
Title	Lady of Hongde	弘德夫人
Surname	Mu	穆	Mu
Changed name	Mu	穆氏	Mu
Courtesy name	Sheli	舍利	Sheli
Personal name	Yeli	邪利	Yeli

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Female

Sex: female
Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0141

Roles

Attendant
Consort
Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: as empress under Houzhu · Western Interval: Start: AD 572 · End: AD 576
Strongly inferred · beiqishu:009:s0154, beiqishu:009:s0157
Source Date: Text: 武平元年六月 · Western Year: AD 570
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:009:s0147

Family

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Child of Lu Taiji (陸太姬)
Kinship Term: adopted as daughter / 養以為女 · Parentage: adoptive
Kinship Term: adopted as daughter / 養以為女 · Parentage: adoptive
Child of Qingxiao (輕霄)
Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological
Parentage: biological
Parent of Gao Heng (高恒)
Parentage: biological
Parentage: biological
Spouse of Gao Wei (高緯)
Union Category: primary-marriage
Union Category: primary-marriage

Career and standing

Status: empress · Action: installed
Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0154

Assessments and attributes

Item: Seal of the Heaven-King's Consort / 天王后璽 · Relation: portent-for
Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0151, beiqishu:009:s0152
Item: seven-treasure carriage / 七寶車 · Relation: commissioned-for
Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0155

Source notes

Field: parentage · Statement: some said she was Song Qindao's daughter · Witness Person Id: Song Qindao (宋欽道)
Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0142
To: Mu / 穆氏
Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0149

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 11 passages

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斛律后廢，陸媼欲以穆夫人代之，太后不許。 When Empress Hulu was deposed, Lu Aun wished to install Lady Mu in her place, but the Empress Dowager refused.

陸媼既非勸立，又意在穆夫人，其後於太后前作色而言曰：「何物親侄女，作如此語言！」 Lu Aun, who had not supported the elevation and still favored Lady Mu, later appeared before the Empress Dowager with a dark look and said, "What sort of niece is this, to speak such words!"

後主穆后 Houzhu, Empress Mu

後主皇后穆氏，名邪利，本斛律後從婢也。 Empress Mu of Houzhu, named Yeli, had originally been an attendant in Empress Hulu's household.

小字黃花，後字舍利。 Her pet name was Huanghua; later she was styled Sheli.

欽道伏誅，黃花因此入宮，有幸於後主，宮內稱為舍利太監。 After Song was executed, Huanghua entered the palace by that connection, won Houzhu's favor, and was known within the inner quarters as Director Sheli.

女侍中陸太姬知其寵，養以為女，薦為弘德夫人。 Lady Attendant Lu Taiji, knowing of her favor, adopted her as a daughter and recommended her as Lady of Hongde.

陸以國姓之重，穆、陸相對，又奏賜姓穆氏。 Lu cited the weight of the dynastic surname—Mu paired with Lu—and petitioned that she be granted the surname Mu.

詔書頒告，以為穆后之瑞焉。 An edict proclaimed the find far and wide as an auspicious portent for Empress Mu.

後主既立穆皇后，復為營之。 After Houzhu installed Empress Mu, such garments were commissioned again.

言黃花不久也，後主自立穆后以後，昏飲無度，故云清觴滿杯酌。 It meant Huanghua would not endure; after Houzhu made Mu empress, he drank without measure—hence "brim the clear cup and pour."