Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Attendant and Soldier

Yuan Zhou 元冑

Yuán Zhòu

Attested AD 580

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Zhou was an Attendant and Soldier.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 580 其年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 40, 45

Family

Sibling of Wei (威)
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 40

Works and attributed material

Everything has changed—you must leave at once. 形勢大異，公宜速出。
Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 45

Events and relationships

Intervened
Political · Guard · With Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 42, 45
Relation Attendant of · Person Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 40, 45

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 40

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 13Volume 13 Biographies 5: Princes of Wen, Xiaomin, Wu, and Xuan · 5 passages

隋文帝從者多在合外，唯楊弘、元冑、冑弟威及陶徹坐於戶側。 Most of Yang Jian's attendants waited outside; only Yang Hong, Yuan Zhou, Zhou's younger brother Wei, and Tao Che sat beside the door.

元冑覺變，扣刀而入。 Yuan Zhou sensed danger, struck his blade, and entered.

招乃以大觴親飲冑酒，又命冑向廚中取漿。 Zhao then personally offered Zhou a large cup of wine and ordered him to the kitchen for broth.

冑不為之動。 Zhou did not move.

滕王逌後至，隋文帝降階迎之，元冑因得耳語曰：「形勢大異，公宜速出。」 Prince of Teng You arrived later; Yang Jian went down the steps to greet him, and Yuan Zhou whispered: "Everything has changed—you must leave at once."