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Zu Ting was an official.
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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Hulü Jin; Hulü Guang; Hulü Xian · 6 passages
祖珽因續之曰：「盲眼老公背上下大斧，饒舌老母不得語。」
Zu Ting then added to them: "The blind old husband carries a great axe on his back; the sharp-tongued old woman cannot speak."
萱以饒舌斥己也，盲老公謂珽也，遂相與協謀，以謠言啟帝曰：「斛律累世大將，明月聲震關西，豐樂威行突厥，女為皇后，男尚公主，謠言甚可畏也。」
Xuan took "sharp-tongued" as a reproach against herself and "blind old husband" as referring to Ting. They therefore joined in plotting and reported the verses to the emperor, saying, "The Hulü clan for generations has been great generals; Bright Moon's fame shakes the lands west of the passes, Fengle's authority reaches the Turks; a daughter is empress and sons marry princesses — the verses are truly fearsome."
祖珽又見帝請間，唯何洪珍在側。
Zu Ting again saw the emperor and asked for a private audience; only He Hongzhen was at his side.
珽未對，洪珍進曰：「若本無意則可，既有此意而不決行，萬一泄露如何？」
Before Ting could answer, Hongzhen stepped forward and said, "If there had never been such intent, that would be one thing; but once such intent exists and is not decisively carried out, what if it leaks?"
帝性至怯懦，恐即變發，令洪珍馳召祖珽告之。
The emperor was by nature extremely timid. Fearing an immediate outbreak, he ordered Hongzhen to gallop and summon Zu Ting to tell him.
珽因云：「正爾召之，恐疑不肯入。
Ting therefore said, "If you summon him directly, I fear he will suspect and refuse to enter.