Ru Fazhen (茹法珍) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Ru Fazhen as a courtier and named individual. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Ru Fazhen	茹法珍	Ru Fazhen
Personal name	Fazhen	法珍	Fazhen
Personal name	Ru Fazhen	茹法珍
Personal name	Ru Fazhen	茹法珍	Ru Fazhen

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liangshu:016:s0064, liangshu:023:s0025, nanqishu:008:s0018

Roles

Courtier
Named Individual

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 東昏之世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 499 · End: AD 501
Explicit · liangshu:016:s0064
Source Date: Text: 永元三年正月乙巳 · Western Year: AD 501
Explicit · nanqishu:008:s0018
Source Date: Text: 永元中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 499 · End: AD 501
Explicit · liangshu:023:s0025

Career and standing

Status: excluded-from-amnesty · Action: excepted
Explicit · nanqishu:008:s0018

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Depraved Emperor (東昏) · Quoted: true
Explicit · liangshu:023:s0025

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 16Volume 16: Wang Liang; Zhang Ji; Wang Ying · 1 passage

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璽書詰縝曰：「亮少乏才能，無聞時輩，昔經冒入羣英，相與豈薄，晚節諂事江祏，爲吏部，末協附梅蟲兒、茹法珍，遂執昏政。 An imperial letter reprimanded Zhen: "Liang in youth lacked talent and was unknown among his peers; formerly he rashly entered the ranks of worthies—we were not thin with one another; in his later years he flattered Jiang Shi; as director of personnel he finally joined Mei Chong'er and Ru Fazhen and held benighted government.

Book of Liang, Chapter 23Volume 23: Ye, Prince of Changsha; Boyou, Prince of Yongyang; Yuanjian, Prince of Hengyang; Xiang, Prince of Guiyang · 1 passage

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時東昏肆虐，茹法珍、王咺之等執政，宿臣舊將，並見誅夷，懿旣立元勳，獨居朝右，深爲法珍等所憚，乃說東昏曰：「懿將行隆昌故事，陛下命在晷刻。」 At that time Emperor Donghun ruled with savage cruelty; Ru Fazhen, Wang Xuanzhi, and their faction held power, and veteran ministers and old generals were slaughtered one after another. Yi, who had won the founding merit, stood alone at the summit of the court and was deeply feared by Fazhen and his allies. They told Donghun, 'Yi is about to repeat what happened in the Longchang era—Your Majesty's life is measured in moments.'

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Emperor He of Southern Qi · 1 passage

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三年正月乙巳，王受命，大赦，唯梅蟲兒、茹法珍等不在赦例。 On yisi of the first month of year 3, the Prince accepted the mandate; a general amnesty was proclaimed, excluding only Mei Chong'er, Ru Fazhen, and the like.