Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Xie Xiang 謝嚮

Attested AD 1129

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xie Xiang was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1129 苗傅、劉正彥等逆亂
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 399, passage 29

Events and relationships

Went in disguise to Pingjiang
Diplomatic · Envoy · With Zhang Jun (張浚) · At Pingjiang 平江
Directly stated · History of Song 399, passage 29
Relation Confidant of · Person Zheng Jue (鄭瑴)
Directly stated · History of Song 399, passage 29

Source notes

assumed another name and dressed as a merchant
Directly stated · History of Song 399, passage 29

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 399Volume 399 Biographies 158: Zheng Jue, Wang Tingxiu, Chou Yu, Gao Deng, Lou Yinliang, Song Ruwei · 1 passage

瑴遂遣所親謝嚮變姓名，微服為賈人，徒步如平江見浚等，具言城中事，以為嚴設兵備，大張聲勢，持重緩進，使賊自遁，無驚動三宮，此上策也。 Zheng Jue then sent his confidant Xie Xiang, who assumed another name, dressed as a merchant, and walked to Pingjiang to see Zhang Jun and the others. He reported fully on conditions in the capital and urged them to array their forces carefully, display great strength, and advance deliberately so that the rebels would withdraw on their own without alarming the imperial family—the best course, he said.