Sui and Tang · Official

Yang Guozhong 楊國忠

Attested AD 749 - AD 752

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Guozhong was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 749 to AD 752 天寶
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 134, passage 191
AD 752 天寶十一載
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 134, passage 215

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 134, passage 191

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History

9 passages

New Book of Tang, Chapter 134Volume 134 Biographies 59: Yuwen, Wei, Yang, Wang · 9 passages

帝寵任鉷亞林甫，而楊國忠不如也。 The emperor favored Wang Hong second only to Li Linfu — Yang Guozhong did not compare.

為中丞也，與楊國忠同列，用林甫薦為大夫，故國忠不悅。 While serving as censor-in-chief he sat alongside Yang Guozhong, but when Li Linfu's recommendation made him chief censor, Guozhong took offense.

既至，縡與其黨持弓刃突出格鬥，鉷與國忠繼至，縡黨相語曰：「勿鬥大夫。」 When they got there, Yi and his men rushed out with bows and blades to fight. Hong and Guozhong arrived soon after, and Yi's followers whispered to one another: "Do not fight the chief censor."

或白國忠曰：「賊語陰相謂不可戰。」 Someone told Guozhong: "The rebels are whispering among themselves that they must not fight."

國忠奏鉷與謀，帝不信，林甫亦為鉷言，故帝原銲不問。 Guozhong reported that Hong had joined the plot, but the emperor refused to believe it. Li Linfu spoke up for Hong as well, so the emperor pardoned Hua and dropped the matter.

然欲鉷請銲罪，使國忠諷之，鉷良久曰：「弟為先人所愛，義不欲舍而謀存。」 The emperor still wanted Hong to accuse Hua and had Guozhong drop hints. After a long pause Hong said: "My younger brother was beloved by our ancestors; I cannot in conscience abandon him and plot to save myself."

俄而銲至，國忠問曰：「大夫與否？」 Hua was brought in shortly afterward, and Guozhong asked: "Was the chief censor part of it or not?"

國忠愕然曰：「與，固不可隱； Guozhong started in surprise and said: "If he was involved, that cannot be hidden;

冕請國忠，以其屍歸斂葬之。 Pei Mian asked Guozhong to allow Hong's body to be taken home for proper burial.