Prince of Jin (晉王) | 24 Histories

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Prince of Jin was a ruler.

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Nickname	Li Yazi	李亞子	Lǐ Yàzǐ

Life and dates

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AD 923 龍德三年十月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 216

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With He Delun (賀德倫)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 259-260
Speech · Speaker · With Wang Yanzhang (王彥章)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 219-221

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Book of Later Liang 21: Biographies 11: Pang Shigu, Huo Cun, Fu Daozhao, Xu Huaiyu, Guo Yan, Li Tangbin, Wang Qianyu, Liu Kangyi, Wang Yanzhang, He Delun · 14 passages

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十月四日，晉王以大軍至，彥章以眾拒戰，兵敗，為晉將夏魯奇所擒。 On the fourth of month 10 the Prince of Jin arrived; Yanzhang fought, was beaten, and taken by Xia Luqi.

晉王見彥章，謂之曰：「爾常以孺子待我，今日服未？」 The Prince of Jin said: "You always called me a stripling—are you satisfied now?"

晉王惻然，親賜藥以封其創。 The Prince of Jin was moved and dressed his wound himself.

晉王素聞其勇悍，欲全活之，令中使慰撫，以誘其意。 The Prince of Jin admired his valor and wanted him alive; he sent an envoy to comfort him and win him over.

晉王又謂李嗣源曰：「爾宜親往諭之，庶可全活。」 The Prince of Jin told Li Siyuan: "Go yourself and persuade him—he may yet live."

既而晉王命肩輿隨軍至任城，彥章以所傷痛楚，堅乞遲留，遂遇害，時年六十一。 Soon the Prince of Jin had him carried with the army to Rencheng; Yanzhang begged to stay behind from the pain of his wounds and was killed—aged sixty-one.

嘗謂人曰：「李亞子鬥雞小兒，何足畏！」 He once said: "Li Yazi is a cockfighting lad—why fear him!"

初，晉王聞彥章授招討使，自魏州急赴河上，以備衝突，至則德勝南城已為所拔。 When the Prince of Jin heard Yanzhang was made commander he rushed from Weizhou to the river to block him, but Desheng's south city had already fallen.

晉王嘗曰：「此人可畏，當避其鋒。」 The Prince of Jin said: "He is fearsome—avoid his edge."

一日，晉王領兵迫潘張寨，大軍隔河，未能赴援，彥章援槍登船，叱舟人解纜，招討使賀瑰止之，不可。 Once the Prince of Jin pressed Panzhang Stockade while his main force was cut off by the river; Yanzhang boarded a boat with spear in hand and ordered the lines cast off; He Kui could not stop him.

晉王聞彥章至，抽軍而退，其驍勇如此。 Hearing Yanzhang was coming, the Prince of Jin withdrew—such was his terror.

晉王自黃澤嶺東下，至臨清，德倫遣從事司空頲密啟晉王，訴以張彥淩辱之事。 The Prince of Jin marched east from Huangze Ridge to Linqing; Delun sent Sikong Ting secretly to tell him of Zhang Yan's abuse.

晉王至永濟，斬彥等八人，然後入於魏，德倫即以符印上晉王。 At Yongji the Prince of Jin beheaded Yan and seven others, entered Wei, and Delun surrendered his seals.

〈（《通鑒》：晉王既入，德倫上印節，請王兼領天雄軍。 (The 《Zizhi Tongjian》 says: Once inside, Delun offered his seal and asked the Prince to command Tianxiong as well.