Taizu of Liang (太祖)

Overview

Taizu of Liang was a ruler.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Death

AD 912 太祖崩
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 204

Attested activity

AD 912 太祖崩
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 204
AD 890 太祖攻濮州
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 174
AD 883 少事梁太祖
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 187
AD 887 to AD 889 從太祖平蔡
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 171

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 171, 187
At Xuanwu 宣武 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 189

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 177

Events and relationships

Attacked
AD 890 太祖攻濮州 · Military · Commander · At Puzhou 濮州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 174
Attacked
AD 890 to AD 896 從太祖攻魏 · Military · Commander · At Wei 魏
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 195
Sent as replacement
AD 909 遣劉捍代重師 · Political · Principal · With Liu Han (劉捍)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 182
Sent physicians
AD 890 使醫理之，逾月乃愈 · Medical · Patron · With Wang Chongshi (王重師)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 178
Relation Doubted · Person Wang Chongshi (王重師)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 181

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History

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu · 14 passages

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秦宗權陷許州，重師脫身歸梁，從太祖平蔡，攻兗、鄆，為拔山軍指揮使。 When Qin Zongquan seized Xu Prefecture, Chongshi slipped away to Liang, followed Taizu against Cai, stormed Yan and Yun, and commanded the Uproot-Mountains Army.

太祖攻濮州，已破，濮人積草焚之，梁兵不得入。 Taizu took Puzhou, but the defenders piled grass and set fires—Liang’s men could not get in.

太祖聞之，驚曰：「柰何使我得濮州而失重師乎！」 Taizu heard and cried: “I win Puzhou but lose Chongshi—how can that be!”

重師與劉捍故有隙，捍嘗構之太祖，太祖疑之。 Chongshi and Liu Han bore an old grudge; Han had whispered against him, and Taizu began to doubt.

重師遣其將張君練西攻邠、鳳而不先請，君練兵小敗，太祖以其擅發兵，挫失國威，將召而罪之，遣劉捍代重師。 Chongshi sent Zhang Junlian west against Bin and Feng without permission; Junlian lost a skirmish; Taizu, calling it an unauthorized blow to the realm’s prestige, moved to punish him and sent Liu Han to replace Chongshi.

重師不知太祖怒己，捍至，重師不出迎，見之青門，禮又倨，捍因馳白太祖，言重師有二誌。 Chongshi did not know Taizu was angry; when Han arrived he stayed inside; at the Green Gate his greeting was cold and proud; Han galloped to Taizu and said Chongshi had two hearts.

太祖益怒，貶重師溪州刺史，再貶崖州司戶參軍，未行，賜死。 Taizu’s fury deepened; Chongshi was demoted to prefect of Xi, then again to registrar at Yazhou; before he could depart, he was ordered to die.

少事梁太祖，與太祖俱起微賤。 As a youth he served Liang Taizu—they had risen together from nothing.

從太祖鎮宣武，為永城鎮將。 When Taizu held Xuanwu, Huaiyu commanded the garrison at Yongcheng.

從太祖東攻兗、鄆，破徐、宿。 With Taizu east against Yan and Yun he broke Xu and Su.

本名琮，太祖賜名懷玉。 His original name was Cong; Taizu bestowed the name Huaiyu.

從太祖攻魏，敗魏兵黎陽，遂東攻兗，破朱瑾於金鄉。 With Taizu against Wei he crushed Wei at Liyang, then swung east, and broke Zhu Jin at Jinxiang.

太祖時，歷曹、晉二州刺史，晉數攻之，懷玉堅守，敗晉兵於洪洞。 Under Taizu he served as prefect of Cao and Jin in turn; Jin attacked again and again, but Huaiyu held both posts and routed Jin forces at Hongdong.

太祖崩，友珪自立，朱友謙附於晉，以襲鄜州，執懷玉殺之。 When Taizu died and Yougui seized the throne, Zhu Youqian went over to Jin and struck Fu Prefecture, captured Huaiyu, and killed him.