Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince and Royal Family Member

Ziliang 子良

Attested AD 493

Passages: 14
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ziliang was a prince and Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 493 戊寅
Dated from the passage context · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 140, 142, 144, 152, 154, 160, 168, 176-177, 179-182, 187

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Lady Yuan (袁氏)
consort 妃
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 179

Career and standing

assistant in governance 輔政
AD 493 戊寅 · Appointed
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 176
Grand Tutor 太傅
AD 493 癸未 · Appointed
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 187
Prince of Jingling 竟陵王
Held
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passages 176, 187

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 140
AD 493 戊寅
At inner palace 內 · Relation Stayed at
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 140
AD 493 戊寅
At Secretariat 中書省 · Relation Stayed at
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 181

Events and relationships

Asked to remain until imperial tomb finished and was refused
AD 493 戊寅 · Ritual · Petitioner · With Emperor Yulin (鬱林王)
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 182
Led away from the hall
AD 493 戊寅 · Political · Removed prince
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 154
Pushed authority toward Luan
AD 493 戊寅 · Political · Delegator · With Luan (鸞)
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 177
Remained inside day and night
AD 493 戊寅 · Court · Attendant
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 140

Assessments and attributes

Assessment kind and generous; took no pleasure in worldly affairs · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 177

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 140
the testamentary line that all matters should be consulted with Luan reflected Ziliang's own wish
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 177

References in the histories

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History

14 passages

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 138Volume 138 Qi Records 4 · 14 passages

子良日夜在內，太孫間日參承。。 Ziliang remained inside day and night, while the crown prince came every other day to pay his respects.

王融欲矯詔立子良，詔草已立。 Wang Rong wanted to forge an edict enthroning Ziliang, and the draft was already written.

俄而上殂，融處分以子良兵禁諸門。 Soon the emperor died, and Rong used Ziliang's troops to seal every gate.

排之而入，奉太孫登殿，命左右扶出子良； He forced his way in, escorted the crown prince to the throne, and ordered attendants to lead Ziliang away;

融知不遂，釋服還省，歎曰：「公誤我！」 Rong saw that his plan had failed, changed out of martial dress, returned to the Secretariat, and sighed, "My lord, you have led me astray!"

子良善相毘輔，思弘治道，內外眾事，無大小悉與鸞參懷，共下意！ Ziliang is well suited to assist and support—let him strive to broaden good governance; on all matters within and without, great and small alike, consult with Luan and share your intentions!

鬱林王之未立也，眾皆疑立子良，口語喧騰。 Before Emperor Yulin was enthroned, everyone suspected that Ziliang would be made emperor, and rumors swirled.

世祖遺詔，使竟陵王子良輔政，鸞知尚書事。 Emperor Wu's testamentary edict had Prince Ziliang of Jingling assist in governance and Luan oversee Secretariat affairs.

子良素仁厚，不樂世務，乃更推鸞，故遺詔云「事無大小，悉與鸞參懷」，子良之志也。。 Ziliang was naturally kind and generous and took no pleasure in worldly affairs, so he pushed authority toward Luan; hence the testament's words, "on all matters great and small alike consult with Luan," reflected Ziliang's own wish.

帝少養於子良妃袁氏，慈愛甚著。 The emperor had been raised from childhood by Ziliang's consort, Lady Yuan, and their mutual affection was well known.

及王融有謀，遂深忌子良。 After Wang Rong's plot, he came to deeply mistrust Ziliang.

大行出太極殿，子良居中書省，帝使虎賁中郎將潘敞領二百人仗屯太極西階以防之。 When the imperial coffin was borne out of the Hall of Supreme Ultimate, Ziliang remained in the Secretariat; the emperor sent Captain of the Tiger Guard Pan Chang with two hundred armed men to hold the western steps of the Hall of Supreme Ultimate and guard against him.

既成服，諸王皆出，子良乞停至山陵，不許。。 After the mourning period was complete, all the princes were to leave the capital; Ziliang asked to remain until the imperial tomb was finished, but permission was denied.

癸未，以竟陵王子良為太傅； On the day guiwei Prince Ziliang of Jingling was made Grand Tutor;