Ancient China · filial figure cited by Zhuge Feng

Boqi 伯奇

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Boqi was a filial figure cited by Zhuge Feng.

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legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 197

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References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 88Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He · 1 passage

是後，所言益不用，豐復上書言：「臣聞伯奇孝而棄於親，子胥忠而誅於君，隱公慈而殺於弟，叔武弟而殺于兄。 Feng again submitted a memorial saying, "I have heard that Boqi was filial yet cast off by kin, Wu Zixu loyal yet executed by his ruler, Duke Yin merciful yet killed by his younger brother, and Shuwu the younger brother yet killed by his elder brother.

Book of Han, Chapter 90Volume 79: Feng Fengshi · 1 passage

故伯奇放流，孟子宮刑，申生雉經，屈原赴湘，《小弁》之詩作，《離騷》之辭興。 So Boqi was driven out, Mengzi was castrated, Crown Prince Sheng hanged himself, Qu Yuan drowned—the "Little Boy" ode and "Li sao" rose from such pain.