Qin and Han · Advisor

Bao Sheng 鮑生

Attested BC 204 - BC 204

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Bao Sheng was an Advisor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 204 Han third year
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 48, passage 36
BC 204 漢三年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 53, passage 23

Key source chapters

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Xiao He (蕭何) · Mode quotation Speaker Bao Sheng (鮑生)
Directly stated · Book of Han 48, passages 36-37
Speech · Speaker · With Xiao He (蕭何) · Mode quotation Speaker Bao Sheng (鮑生)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 53, passages 23-24

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 48Volume 39: Xiao He and Cao Shen · 1 passage

鮑生謂何曰：「今王暴衣露蓋，數勞苦君者，有疑君心。 Bao Sheng warned Xiao He, “The King endures hardship in the field yet keeps sending messengers to inquire after you—he is testing your loyalty.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 53House of Chancellor Xiao · 1 passage

鮑生謂丞相曰：「王暴衣露蓋，數使使勞苦君者，有疑君心也。 A man named Bao Sheng told the chancellor, 'The king endures hardship in the open field yet keeps sending messengers to inquire after you. This means he harbors suspicions about your loyalty.