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Shen Wenxiu 沈文秀

Shěn Wénxiù

Attested AD 465

Passages: 14
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shen Wenxiu was an official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zhongyuan	仲遠

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 465 景和元年前後
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 88, passages 136, 216

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Shen Shaozhi (沈劭之)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Song 88, passage 217
Kin of Shen Qingzhi (沈慶之)
younger brother's son / nephew of the Minister of Works 弟子 · paternal line
paternal uncle (father's brother) 從父 · paternal line
Sources vary in certainty · Book of Song 88, passage 216

Career and standing

Qingzhou Inspector 青州刺史
AD 465 景和元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Song 88, passage 136

Places and affiliations

At Wukang, Wuxing 吳興武康
Directly stated · Book of Song 88, passage 216

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Shen Qingzhi (沈慶之) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Song 88, passages 137-139

References in the histories

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History

14 passages

Book of Song, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 48: Xue Andou, Shen Wenxiu, Cui Daogu · 14 passages

時帝狂悖無道，內外憂危，文秀將之鎮，部曲出屯白下，說慶之曰：「主上狂暴如此，土崩將至，而一門受其寵任，萬物皆謂與之同心。 At that time Emperor Qianfei was violent and lawless, and alarm spread inside and outside the court. As Wenxiu was about to leave for his post, his retainers encamped at Baixia and urged Qingzhi: "The sovereign is so savage that the realm is about to collapse, yet our whole house enjoys his trust. Everyone assumes we are of one mind with him.

文秀固請非一，言輒流涕，終不回。 Wenxiu pleaded again and again, weeping as he spoke, but could not move him.

文秀既行，慶之果為帝所殺。 After Wenxiu had gone, Qingzhi was indeed killed by Emperor Qianfei.

慶之死後，帝遣直閣江方興領兵誅文秀，方興未至，太宗已定亂，馳驛駐之。 After Qingzhi's death Emperor Qianfei sent Privy Attendant Jiang Fangxing with troops to kill Wenxiu. Before Fangxing arrived, Emperor Ming had already ended the turmoil and sent couriers at full gallop to stop him.

方興既至，為文秀所執。 When Fangxing arrived, Wenxiu took him prisoner.

沈文秀字仲遠，吳興武康人，司空慶之弟子也。 Shen Wenxiu, whose courtesy name was Zhongyuan, came from Wukang in Wuxing commandery and was a son of Minister of Works Shen Qingzhi's younger brother.

文秀初為郡主簿，功曹史，慶之貴後，文秀起家為東海王褘撫軍行參軍，又度義陽王昶東中郎府，東遷、錢唐令，西陽王子尚撫軍參軍，武康令，尚書庫部郎，本邑中正，建康令。 Wenxiu first served as chief clerk and merit-clerk of his commandery. After Qingzhi rose to power, Wenxiu began his career as acting aide on the pacification army staff of Prince Yi of Donghai, then transferred to the eastern center general headquarters of Prince Chang of Yiyang. He went on to serve as magistrate of Dongqian and Qiantang, pacification army aide under Prince Zishang of Xiyang, magistrate of Wukang, director of the storehouse section in the Ministry of Works, chief rectifier of his native district, and magistrate of Jiankang.

時晉安王子勛據尋陽反叛，六師外討，徵兵於文秀。 At that time the Prince of Jin'an, Zixun, held Xunyang in rebellion. The imperial armies marched out to suppress him and called on Wenxiu for troops.

文秀遣劉彌之、張靈慶、崔僧琁三軍赴朝廷。 Wenxiu sent the armies of Liu Mizhi, Zhang Lingqing, and Cui Sengqin to march for the court.

時徐州刺史薛安都已同子勛，遣使報文秀，以四方齊舉，勸令同逆，文秀即令彌之等回應安都。 By then Xuzhou Inspector Xue Andou had already joined Zixun. He sent envoys telling Wenxiu that revolt was rising everywhere and urging him to rebel. Wenxiu at once ordered Mizhi and the others to answer Andou.

彌之青州強姓，門族甚多，諸宗從相合率奔北海，據城以拒文秀。 The Mizhi clan was a powerful Qingzhou family with many branches. Their kinsmen gathered, fled to Beihai, and held the city against Wenxiu.

文秀司馬房文慶謀應之，為文秀所殺。 Wenxiu's aide Fang Wenqing plotted to join the loyalists and was killed by Wenxiu.

文秀遣軍主解彥士攻北海陷之，乘民從弟伯宗合率鄉兵，復克北海，因率所領向青州所治東陽城。 Wenxiu sent army commander Xie Yanshi against Beihai and captured it. Chengmin's cousin Bozong rallied local militia, retook Beihai, and marched toward Dongyang, the seat of Qingzhou.

文秀拒之，伯宗戰敗被創，弟天愛扶持將去，伯宗曰：「丈夫當死戰場，以身殉國，安能歸死兒女手中乎！ Wenxiu resisted him. Bozong was defeated and wounded. His brother Tian'ai tried to help him away, but Bozong said: "A man should die on the battlefield and give his body for the state. How can he go home to die like a child in women's hands!