Zhu Ci (硃泚) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhu Ci as a general, military officer, rebel, and warlord. This record brings together 31 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhu Ci	硃泚	Zhu Ci
Given	Ci	泚
Title	Grand Preceptor Zhu	硃太尉
Personal name	Zhu Ci	硃泚	Zhū Cǐ
Personal name	Zhu Ci	朱泚	Zhū Cǐ
Personal name	Zhu Ci	朱泚	Zhu Ci

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiutangshu:131:s0019, xintangshu:052:s0049, xintangshu:161:s0044

Roles

General
Military Officer
Rebel
Warlord

Life and dates

Death

Manner: beheaded · Authority Person Id: Tian Xijian (田希鑒)
Explicit · jiutangshu:131:s0028

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 建中四年 · Western Year: AD 783
Explicit event contextual date · jiutangshu:131:s0019, jiutangshu:131:s0006
Source Date: Text: 朱泚反 · Western Interval: Start: AD 783 · End: AD 784
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:161:s0044
Source Date: Text: 朱泚平 · Western Interval: Start: AD 783 · End: AD 784
Explicit · xintangshu:052:s0049

Career and standing

Status: usurper · Action: assumed
Explicit · jiutangshu:131:s0022
Status: defeated · Action: pacified
Explicit · xintangshu:052:s0049

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: rebel · Action: rebelled and was later pacified
Explicit · xintangshu:052:s0049, xintangshu:052:s0164
Kind: rebellion · Role: leader · Action: usurped-throne
Explicit · jiutangshu:131:s0022
Relation: patron-of · Person Id: Zheng Yunda (鄭雲達)
Explicit · xintangshu:161:s0110

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 131Volume 127 Biographies 77: Yao Lingyan, Zhang Guangcheng, Yuan Xiu, Qiao Lin, Zhang She, Jiang Zhen, Hong Jinglun, Peng Yan · 23 passages

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時太尉硃泚罷鎮居晉昌裏第，是夜，叛卒謀曰：「硃太尉久囚於宅，若迎為主，大事濟矣。」 At that time Grand Preceptor Zhu Ci, having been removed from his command, lived at his mansion in Jinchang Lane. That night the mutinous soldiers said: "Grand Preceptor Zhu has long been confined in his residence—if we welcome him as our leader, the great affair will succeed."

泚嘗節制涇州，眾知其失權，廢居怏怏，又幸泚寬和，乃請令言率騎迎泚於晉昌裏。 Ci had once commanded Jing Prefecture; the troops knew he had lost power and lived in resentful retirement. They also found Ci mild and tolerant, and they asked Lingyan to lead cavalry to welcome Ci from Jinchang Lane.

泚初遲疑，以食飼之，徐觀眾意，既而諸校齊至，乃自第張炬火入居含元殿。 Ci hesitated at first. They fed him, and he slowly watched the soldiers' mood. Once the commanders had all gathered, he left his mansion with torches blazing and entered the Hall of Unified Origin.

硃泚敗，令言與張廷芝尚有眾萬人，從泚將入吐蕃。 When Zhu Ci was defeated, Lingyan and Zhang Tingzhi still had ten thousand men and followed Ci, intending to enter Tibet.

至涇州，欲投田希鑒，希鑒偽致禮誘之，與泚俱斬首來獻。 When they reached Jing Prefecture they wished to surrender to Tian Xijian; Xijian feigned courtesy to lure them in, then beheaded both together with Ci and presented their heads.

賊泚僭逆，署光晟偽節度使兼宰相。 When rebel Ci usurped the throne, he appointed Guangcheng nominal military governor and concurrent chief minister.

及泚眾頻敗，遂擇精兵五千配光晟，營於九曲，去東渭橋凡十餘里。 When Ci's forces suffered repeated defeats, he selected five thousand elite troops for Guangcheng and encamped them at Jiuqu, a little more than ten li from the eastern Wei Bridge.

晟進兵入苑，光晟勸賊泚宜速西奔，光晟以數千人送泚出城，因率眾回降於晟。 When Sheng advanced into the imperial park, Guangcheng urged rebel Ci to flee west quickly; Guangcheng escorted Ci out of the city with several thousand men, then led the troops back to surrender to Sheng.

會涇原兵叛，立硃泚為主。 When the Jingyuan army rebelled, Zhu Ci was made leader.

初但稱太尉，朝官謁泚者，悉勸奏迎鑾駕，既不合泚意而退。 At first he was only called Grand Preceptor; court officials who visited Ci all urged him to welcome back the imperial carriage, which did not suit Ci's intent, and they withdrew.

及休至，遂屏人移時，言多悖逆，盛陳成敗，稱述符命，勸令僭號。 When Xiu arrived he had Ci dismiss attendants for a long while; his words were largely rebellious; he set forth success and failure at length, cited portents, and urged usurpation of the title.