Shi Jingtang | 24 Histories

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Shi Jingtang was an official.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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AD 934 晉高祖以太原拒命，廢帝遣兵圍之，勢甚危急，命重績筮之，遇《同
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 57, passages 204, 215

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 57Volume 57 Miscellaneous Biographies 37: Li Song, Li Lin, Jia Wei, Duan Xiyao, Zhang Yun, Wang Song, Pei Hao, Wang Renyu, Pei Yu, Wang Yan, Ma Zhongji, Zhao Yanyi · 3 passages

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晉高祖以太原拒命，廢帝遣兵圍之，勢甚危急，命重績筮之，遇《同人》，曰：「天火之象，乾建而離明。 When Shi Jingtang defied the court at Taiyuan, the deposed emperor sent troops to besiege him; the situation was desperate; Jingtang ordered Zhongji to cast the hexagrams and obtained Fellowship; Zhongji said, "This is the image of Heaven and Fire—Qian established and Li bright.

明年，張從賓反，命重績筮之，遇《隨》，曰：「南瞻析木，木不自續，虛而動之，動隨其覆。 The next year Zhang Congbin rebelled; Jingtang ordered Zhongji to divine and obtained Following; he said, "Looking south at the Divided Wood star, wood cannot sustain itself; though empty it stirs—when it moves it follows to its fall.

高祖大喜，賜以良馬、器幣。 Jingtang was greatly pleased and bestowed fine horses, vessels, and silks.