Qing · Southern Ming Emperor

Prince of Gui 桂王

Attested AD 1645

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Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

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Prince of Gui was a Southern Ming Emperor.

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AD 1645 順治間
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 222

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 248Volume 248 Biographies 35: Xu Dingguo, Zuo Menggeng, Tian Xiong, Zhang Tianlu, Sun Kewang · 8 passages

至是，桂王聞定國兵強，密詔使入衛。 By then the Prince of Gui, hearing how strong Dingguo's army had become, secretly ordered him to come and guard the court.

議移桂王貴陽，使其將白文選督行期。 They planned to move the Prince of Gui to Guiyang and ordered his general Bai Wenxuan to supervise the move.

文選心不直可望，以情輸桂王，緩其行。 Wenxuan was not loyal to Kewang. He confided in the Prince of Gui and delayed the move.

俟定國至，奉桂王自安南衛走雲南。 They waited until Dingguo arrived, then escorted the Prince of Gui from Annan Guard into Yunnan.

時文秀守雲南，亦怨可望，迎桂王入雲南會城。 Wenxiu was then defending Yunnan and also resented Kewang. He welcomed the Prince of Gui into the provincial capital.

可望舉兵反桂王，以雙禮留守，令文選統諸軍前行。 Kewang raised an army against the Prince of Gui. He left Shuangli to hold the rear and ordered Wenxuan to lead the advance.

其緩桂王使得入雲南也，桂王封為鞏國公，令還貴陽慰諭可望，可望奪其兵，置軍中。 For delaying the move so the Prince of Gui could reach Yunnan, the Prince of Gui enfeoffed him as Duke of Gong and ordered him back to Guiyang to reassure Kewang. Kewang stripped him of his command and kept him in the ranks.

桂王封文選鞏昌王。 The Prince of Gui enfeoffed Wenxuan as Prince of Gongchang.