Five Dynasties · Ruler and Warlord

Zhu Wen 梁祖

Liangzu

Attested AD 911

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhu Wen was a ruler and Warlord.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Zhu Gong	朱公

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 911 守光僭號應天前後
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 135, passage 104

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 135, passage 84

Events and relationships

Sent envoys to invest
Political · Actor · With Liu Shouguang (劉守光)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 135, passage 87

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 135Volume 135: Biographies of Usurpers 2: Liu Shouguang, Liu Zhi, Liu Chong · 3 passages

守光不悟，謂藩鎮畏己，仍以諸鎮狀送梁祖，言：「臣被晉王等推臣為尚父，堅辭不獲，又難推違。 Shouguang failed to see through the ruse and thought the governors feared him. He forwarded their petitions to the Liang founder, writing, "Your subject was pressed by the Prince of Jin and others to accept the title Imperial Father; I declined firmly but could not refuse without giving offense.

梁祖知其詐，優答之。 The Liang founder saw through the pretense and answered him graciously.

朱公創號於夷門，楊渭假名於淮海，王建自尊於巴蜀，茂貞矯制於岐陽，皆因茅土之封，自假帝王之制，然兵虛力寡，疆場多虞。 Lord Zhu took a title at Yimen; Yang Wei a false name on the Huai; Wang Jian exalted himself in Ba-Shu; Maozhen forged edicts at Qiyang—all on the strength of fief grants, each aping imperial rites—yet their forces were weak and their borders insecure.