Zhou Shizong (周世宗)

Overview

Zhou Shizong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 956 周世宗征淮
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 183
AD 958 景已割江北
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 202-203

Places and affiliations

Later Zhou 周
Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 183, 190
At Huai region 淮 · Relation Campaigned in
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 183
At Shouzhou 壽州 · Relation Besieged
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 186

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Sun Cheng (孫晟) · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Zhou Shizong (周世宗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 197

Events and relationships

Agreed and sent some envoys south
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Diplomatic · Sovereign
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 188
Campaigned
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Military · Commander · At Huai 淮
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 183
Detained envoys
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Diplomatic · Sovereign
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 186
Disbelieved accusation
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Political · Sovereign · With Zhang Yongde (張永德)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 191
Ordered arrest and execution
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Legal · Authority · With Sun Cheng (孫晟)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passages 197-198
Pressed siege
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Military · Commander · At Shouzhou 壽州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 186

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Questioned about Jiangnan
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Political · Interrogator · With Sun Cheng (孫晟)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 196
Refused answer
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Diplomatic · Addressee · With Wang Zhilang (王知朗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 183
Regretted execution
AD 958 景已割江北 · Political · Sovereign · With Sun Cheng (孫晟)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 202
Suffered repeated defeats
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 196
Took prefectures
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Military · Commander · At Chu Yang Hao Si 滁揚濠泗
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 186
Withdrew for summer rains
AD 956 周世宗征淮 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 190

Assessments and attributes

Assessment martial-brilliance-beyond-Jing · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Zhong Mo (鐘謨)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 187

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 33Volume 33 Biographies of Martyrs to Service 13: Zhang Yuande, Xia Luqi, Yao Hong, Wang Sitong, Zhang Jingda, Di Jinzong, Shen Bin, Wang Qing, Shi Yanchao, Sun Cheng · 10 passages

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周世宗征淮，李景懼，始遣泗州牙將王知朗至徐州，奉書以求和，世宗不答。 When Shizong campaigned on the Huai, Jing in fear sent Wang Zhilang to Xuzhou to sue for peace; Shizong ignored him.

而世宗已取滁、揚、濠、泗諸州，欲盡取淮南乃止，因留使者不遣，而攻壽州益急。 Shizong had already taken Chu, Yang, Hao, and Si and wanted all Huainan; he detained the envoys and tightened the siege of Shouzhou.

謨等見世宗英武非景敵，而師甚盛，壽春且危，乃曰：「願陛下寬臣五日之誅，容臣還取景表，盡獻淮北諸州。」 Mo and the rest saw Shizong’s might and Shouchun’s peril; they said, “Grant us five days to return with Jing’s offer of all north Huai prefectures."

世宗許之，遣供奉官安弘道押德明、崇質南還，而謨與晟皆見留。 Shizong agreed, sent An Hongdao south with Deming and Chongzhi, and kept Mo and Cheng.

世宗亦以暑雨班師，留李重進、張永德等分攻廬、壽，周兵所得揚、泰諸州，皆不能守，景兵復振。 Shizong withdrew for summer rain, leaving Chongjin and Yongde to attack Lu and Shou; Zhou lost Yang and Tai; Jing’s army revived.

重進與永德兩軍相疑，有隙，永德上書言重進反，世宗不聽。 Chongjin and Yongde mistrusted each other; Yongde accused Chongjin of rebellion; Shizong disbelieved.

已而周兵數敗，盡失所得諸州，世宗憂之，召晟問江南事，晟不對，世宗怒，未有以發。 Soon Zhou armies lost repeatedly; Shizong worried and asked Cheng about the south; Cheng was silent; Shizong raged but had no cause.

會重進以景蠟丸書來上，多斥周過惡以為言，由是發怒曰：「晟來使我，言景畏吾神武，願得北面稱臣，保無二心，安得此指斥之言乎？」 When Chongjin sent up Jing’s wax letter full of Zhou’s crimes, Shizong exploded: “Cheng told me Jing feared my might and would submit—how is this abuse?"

晟臨死，世宗猶遣近臣問之，晟終不對，神色怡然，正其衣冠南望而拜曰：「臣惟以死報國爾！」 At execution Shizong still sent an attendant to question him; Cheng was calm, straightened his robes, bowed south, and said, “I repay the state with death alone!"

其後，世宗怒解，憐晟忠，悔殺之，召拜鐘謨衛尉少卿。 Later Shizong’s anger cooled; he pitied Cheng and regretted the killing; he recalled Mo as Vice Director of the Imperial Guard.