Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Xun Song 荀崧

Xún Sōng

Attested AD 321

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xun Song was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 321 晉太興四年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 175

Career and standing

Minister of Ceremonies 太常
AD 321 晉太興四年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 175

Places and affiliations

Polity Eastern Jin 東晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 175

Events and relationships

Requested erudite for zheng xuan changes
AD 321 晉太興四年 · Scholarly · Petitioner · With Zheng Xuan (鄭玄)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 175

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 175

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 39Volume 39 Biographies 20: Liu Huan, Di Jin, Lu Cheng · 1 passage

晉太興四年，太常荀崧請置《周易》鄭玄注博士，行乎前代，于時政由王、庾，皆俊神清識，能言玄遠，捨輔嗣而用康成，豈其妄然。 In the fourth year of Taixing of Jin, Minister of Ceremonies Xun Song requested an Erudite for Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Book of Changes. This had been practiced in former generations; at that time government was in the hands of the Wang and Yu clans—all brilliant men of clear understanding, able to discourse on the abstruse. They set aside Wang Bi and used Zheng Xuan—how could this have been reckless?