Song, Liao, and Jin · Royal Family Member

Prince of Kang 康王

Kang Wang

Attested AD 1126 - AD 1127

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince of Kang was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1126 to AD 1127 且須康王來
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 105
AD 1127 乃南還相州
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 357, passage 118

Career and standing

Prince of Kang 康王
Held
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 105

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 105
At Xiangzhou 相州 · Relation Returned to
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 118

Events and relationships

Accepted commission
Diplomatic · Principal envoy · With Wang Yun (王雲)
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 111
Paid respects
Ritual · Visitor · At Jiaying Spirit Shrine 嘉應神祠
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 114
Turned south
Travel · Traveler · At Xiangzhou 相州
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 118
Relation Formed friendly ties with · Person Wolibu (斡離不)
Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 109

References in the histories

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History

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History of Song, Chapter 357Volume 357 Biographies 116: He Guan, Li Xijing, Wang Yun, Tan Shiji, Mei Zhili, Cheng Zhen, Liu Yanqing · 8 passages

雲至真定，遣從吏李裕還言：「金人不復求地，但索五輅及上尊號，且須康王來，和好乃成。」 Yun reached Zhending and sent his attendant Li Yu back with word: "The Jin no longer demanded territory but wanted the five imperial carriages and an exalted title for the emperor, and that the Prince of Kang must come before peace could be made."

中外震駭，詔集百官議，雲固言：「康王舊與斡離不結歡，宜將命。」 Court and country were shaken. An edict summoned all officials to deliberate. Yun insisted, "The Prince of Kang once won Zonghan's favor and should carry the mission."

帝慮為所留，雲曰：「和議既成，必無留王之理，臣敢以百口保之。」 The emperor feared the prince would be detained. Yun said, "Once peace is made there will be no grounds to hold him—I stake the lives of my entire household on it."

王遂受命，而雲以資政殿學士為之副。 The prince accepted the commission, with Yun as his deputy in the rank of academician of the Zizheng Hall.

於是王出謁嘉應神祠，雲在後，民遮道諫曰：「肅王已為金人所留，王不宜北去。」 The prince went out to pay respects at the Jiaying Spirit Shrine with Yun behind him. The people blocked the road and pleaded, "Prince Su was already detained by the Jin—Your Highness must not go north."

王出廟行，或發雲笥，得烏絁短巾，蓋雲夙有風眩疾，寢則以護首者。 As the prince left the shrine someone opened Yun's trunk and found a black silk headcloth—Yun had long suffered from vertigo and wore it to protect his head when he slept.

王見事勢洶洶，乃南還相州。 Seeing the uproar, the prince turned south and returned to Xiangzhou.

是役也，雲不死，王必北行，議者以是驗天命雲。 Had Yun not died on this mission, the prince would surely have gone north; commentators took his death as proof that Heaven had intervened through Yun.