Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Xiao Fengxian 蕭奉先

Attested AD 1121 - AD 1122

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Fengxian was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1122 二年春正月乙亥
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passages 25, 27-28
AD 1121 初
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 29, passages 1-2, 7, 9, 13, 18

Family

Sibling of Primary Consort (元妃)
elder brother 兄
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 7

Career and standing

privy commissioner 樞密使
AD 1121 初 · Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 7

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Polity Liao 遼 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 7

Works and attributed material

urged executing the Prince of Jin so Yudu would withdraw 不惜一子，明其罪誅之
AD 1122 二年春正月乙亥 · Speech · Speaker · With Tianzuo (上) · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-speech
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passages 27-28

Events and relationships

Prompted false accusation
AD 1121 初 · Legal · Instigator · With Xiao Yu (蕭昱), Yudu (余睹), Prince of Jin (晉王) · Mode allegation
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 9
secretly plotted lest the Prince of Qin not be enthroned 恐秦王不得立，潛圖之
AD 1121 初 · Political · Plotter · Secretly plotted · With Prince of Qin (秦王)
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 7
Urged rewards
AD 1121 初 · Political · Adviser
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 18

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 7

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 29Volume 29 Annals 29: Emperor Tianzuo 3 · 6 passages

元妃之兄樞密使蕭奉先恐秦王不得立，潛圖之。 The Primary Consort's elder brother, privy commissioner Xiao Fengxian, feared the Prince of Qin would not be enthroned and secretly plotted against him.

一日，其姊若妹俱會軍前，奉先諷人誣駙馬蕭昱及余睹等謀立晉王，事覺，昱、撻曷里等伏誅，文妃亦賜死； One day her elder and younger sisters both met at the army front; Fengxian prompted men to falsely accuse imperial son-in-law Xiao Yu and Yudu and others of plotting to set up the Prince of Jin; when the matter was exposed Yu, Tayehexi, and others were executed, and Literary Consort was also ordered to die;

諸將議曰「主上信蕭奉先言，奉先視吾輩蔑如也。 The generals debated, saying, "The lord trusts Xiao Fengxian's words; Fengxian views us with contempt.

余睹乃宗室豪俊，常不肯為奉先下。 Yudu is a clansman of bold talent and would never willingly rank below Fengxian.

奉先既見余睹之亡，恐後日諸校亦叛，遂勸驟加爵賞，以結眾心。 When Fengxian saw Yudu's flight, fearing that later the officers might also rebel, he urged sudden enfeoffments and rewards to bind the army's hearts.

聞余睹引金人婁室孛堇奄至，蕭奉先曰：「余睹乃王子班之苗裔，此來欲立甥晉王耳。 Hearing that Yudu had brought the Jin commander Wanyan Wushi in a sudden advance, Xiao Fengxian said, "Yudu is descended from the imperial prince class; he has come only to enthrone his nephew, the Prince of Jin.