Overview
Quanzhong was a warlord.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
AD 904 偓貶之明年
AD 901 to AD 903 行在
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 183Volume 183 Biographies 108: Bi, Cui, Liu, Lu, Zheng, Zhu, Han · 8 passages
茂貞疑帝間出依全忠，以兵衛行在。
Maozhen suspected that the emperor might secretly slip away to place himself under Quanzhong's protection, and he posted troops to guard the traveling court.
帝行武德殿前，因至尚食局，會學士獨在，宮人招偓，偓至，再拜哭曰：「崔胤甚健，全忠軍必濟。」
The emperor was walking before Wude Hall and then went to the Food Service Bureau. Finding the academician alone there, palace women summoned Wo. When Wo arrived he bowed twice and wept, saying, "Cui Yin is in excellent health. Quanzhong's army is sure to prevail."
全忠、胤臨陛宣事，坐者皆去席，偓不動，曰：「侍宴無輒立，二公將以我為知禮。」
When Quanzhong and Yin came to the steps to announce affairs, all those seated rose from their mats, but Wo did not move. He said, "At a feast one does not rise casually. The two lords will take me for a man who understands ritual."
全忠怒偓薄己，悻然出。
Quanzhong was angry that Wo had slighted him and withdrew in resentment.
全忠見帝，斥偓罪，帝數顧胤，胤不為解。
Quanzhong saw the emperor and denounced Wo's crimes. The emperor repeatedly looked toward Yin for help, but Yin offered no defense.
全忠至中書，欲召偓殺之。
Quanzhong went to the Secretariat and wished to summon Wo and have him killed.
全忠乃止，貶濮州司馬。
Quanzhong thereupon desisted and demoted Wo to militia vice-prefect of Pu Prefecture.
偓貶之明年，帝宴文思球場，全忠入，百官坐廡下，全忠怒，貶儀棣州司馬，侍御史歸藹登州司戶參軍。
In the year after Wo's demotion the emperor gave a feast at the Wensi ball ground. When Quanzhong entered, the officials were all seated beneath the corridor, and Quanzhong grew angry. He demoted Yi to militia vice-prefect of Di Prefecture and the attendant censor Gui Ai to registrar of Dengzhou.