Son of Heaven (天子) | 24 Histories

Overview

Son of Heaven was a ruler.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only

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AD 936 to AD 942 蓋自天子皆以賄賂為事矣
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 46, passage 241

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 46Volume 46 Miscellaneous Biographies 26: Zhao Zaili, Huo Yanwei, Fang Zhiwen, Wang Yanqiu, An Zhongba, Wang Jianli, Kang Fu, Guo Yanlu · 1 passage

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蓋自天子皆以賄賂為事矣，則為其民者其何以堪之哉！ From the Son of Heaven down, all was bribery—how could the people bear it!