Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Eunuch

Chen Dexin 陳德信

Attested AD 570 - AD 577

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Dexin was an eunuch.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 577 正月五日
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 11, passage 49
AD 570 to AD 576 武平
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 200

Key source chapters

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 50 Volume 50 Biographies 42: Favored by Nobles 3 passages
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 11 Volume 11 Biographies 3: Six Princes of Wenxiang 1 passage

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 11Volume 11 Biographies 3: Six Princes of Wenxiang · 1 passage

乃求出拒西軍，謂阿那肱、韓長鸞、陳德信等云：「朝廷不賜遣擊賊，豈不畏孝珩反耶？ He then asked to go out to resist the western army, saying to Anaogong, Han Changluan, Chen Dexin, and the others, "The court will not grant permission to go out and strike the enemy — are you not afraid Xiaoheng will rebel?

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 50Volume 50 Biographies 42: Favored by Nobles · 3 passages

陳德信馳驛檢行，見孝言役官夫匠自營宅，卽語云：「僕射為至尊起臺殿未訖，何容先自營造？」 Chen Dexin inspected by post relay and found Xiaoyan using state laborers on a private house; he said, "The Vice Director has not finished the emperor's halls—how can he build his own first?"

鳳及穆提婆亦遣孝言分工匠為己造宅，德信還具奏聞。 Feng and Mu Tipo had Xiaoyan assign craftsmen to build their houses; Dexin reported it all to the throne.

於後主之朝，有陳德信等數十人，並肆其姦佞，敗政虐人，古今未有。 Under the Later Lord, dozens like Chen Dexin ruined the state as never before.