Yue Chengong (樂臣公)

Overview

The translated histories identify Yue Chengong as a philosopher, scholar, and teacher. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Yue Chengong	樂臣公	Yue Chengong

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:080:s0117

Roles

Philosopher
Scholar
Teacher

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 趙且為秦所滅，亡之齊高密 · Western Year: BC 222
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:080:s0117

Places and affiliations

Place: Gaomi in Qi / 齊高密 · Relation: fled-to
Explicit · shiji:080:s0117

Learning and skills

Belief: teachings of Huangdi and Laozi / 黃帝、老子之言 · Relation: adherent-of
Explicit · shiji:080:s0118
Skill: Huang-Lao teachings / 黃帝、老子之言 · Level: renowned
Explicit · shiji:080:s0118

Events and relationships

Relation: teacher-of · Person Id: Master Gai (蓋公)
Explicit · shiji:080:s0121

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: worthy teacher · Provenance: Mode: named-source-report
Explicit · shiji:080:s0118

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 80Biography of Yue Yi · 4 passages

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而樂氏之族有樂瑕公、樂臣公，趙且為秦所滅，亡之齊高密。 And the Yue clan had Yue Xiagong, Yue Chengong, Zhao was about to be extinguished by Qin, fled to Qi Gaomi.

樂臣公善修黃帝、老子之言，顯聞於齊，稱賢師。 Yue Chengong was expert in the teachings of Huangdi and Laozi. He became well known in Qi and was regarded as a worthy teacher.

樂臣公學黃帝、老子，其本師號曰河上丈人，不知其所出。 Yue Chengong studied Huangdi and Laozi. His original teacher was known as the Elder on the River, though his origins are unknown.

河上丈人教安期生，安期生教毛翕公，毛翕公教樂瑕公，樂瑕公教樂臣公，樂臣公教蓋公。 The Elder on the River taught An Qisheng; An Qisheng taught Mao Xigong; Mao Xigong taught Yue Xiagong; Yue Xiagong taught Yue Chengong; and Yue Chengong taught Gai Gong.