Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Xu Yuanyu 徐元瑜

Attested AD 501 - AD 505

Passages: 7
Chapters: 4
Histories: 2

Overview

Xu Yuanyu was a general.

Life and dates

Death

Executed · Authority Yue Ai (樂藹)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 19, passage 86

Attested activity

AD 503 天監二年
Directly stated · Book of Liang 19, passage 84
AD 502 to AD 505 徐元瑜違命嶺南
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 12, passage 19
AD 501 戊寅
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 118
AD 501 to AD 502 齊末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 147

Family

Kinship Role sons · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 19

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Pacify-the-Frontier General 寧朔將軍
AD 501 戊寅 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 118
Sons pardoned
Pardon of sons · Authority Gaozu (高祖) · Mode named-speaker-report Speaker Gaozu (高祖)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 19

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 118

Events and relationships

Defied orders
AD 502 to AD 505 徐元瑜違命嶺南 · Rebellion · Rebel · At Lingnan 嶺南
Directly stated · Book of Liang 12, passage 19
Plotted to strike Yue Ai
Plot · Plotter · With Yue Ai (樂藹)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 19, passage 85
Served at end of Qi
Political · General
Directly stated · Book of Liang 17, passage 147
Surrendered
AD 501 戊寅 · Military · Surrendering commander · At Eastern Palace fortress 東府城
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 7, passage 118

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 12Volume 12: Liu Tan; Liu Chen; Xi Chanwen; Wei Rui; Wei Ai · 1 passage

又嘗侍座，高祖曰：「徐元瑜違命嶺南，《周書》罪不相及，朕已宥其諸子，何如？」 Another time at court Gaozu said, "Xu Yuanyu rebelled in Lingnan. The Book of Zhou says punishment does not chain to kin—I have pardoned his sons. What say you?"

Book of Liang, Chapter 17Volume 17: Wang Zhenguo; Ma Xianpin; Zhang Qi · 2 passages

陳吏部尚書姚察曰：王珍國、申胄、徐元瑜、李居士，齊末咸爲列將，擁強兵，或面縛請罪，或斬關獻捷； Chen minister of personnel Yao Cha said: Wang Zhenguo, Shen Gou, Xu Yuanyu, and Li Jushi—at the end of Qi all were ranked generals with strong armies; some bound themselves and pleaded guilt, some cut the passes and offered victory;

胄、元瑜、居士入梁事迹鮮，故不爲之傳。 Gou, Yuanyu, and Jushi left little record after entering Liang, so no biographies were written for them.

Book of Liang, Chapter 19Volume 19: Zong Guai; Liu Tan; Yue Ai · 3 passages

前刺史徐元瑜罷歸，道遇始興人士反，逐內史崔睦舒，因掠元瑜財產。 Former inspector Xu Yuanyu met Shixing rebels on the road; they drove out Cui Mushu and looted his goods.

元瑜走歸廣州，借兵於藹，托欲討賊，而實謀襲藹。 Yuanyu fled to Guangzhou, borrowed troops to hunt bandits, but meant to strike Ai.

藹覺之，誅元瑜。 Ai saw through it and killed Yuanyu.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Marquess of Donghun · 1 passage

戊寅，寧朔將軍徐元瑜以東府城降。 Day wuyin: Xu Yuanyu, pacify-the-frontier general, surrendered the Eastern Palace fortress.