Five Dynasties · Aide

Chen Rangneng 陳讓能

Attested AD 949

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Rangneng was an Aide.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 949 其判官陳讓能
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 53, passage 39

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Zhao Sizhan (趙思綰)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 53, passages 39-41

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 53Volume 53 Miscellaneous Biographies 33: Wang Jinchong, Zhao Suwan, Murong Yanchao · 1 passage

思綰計窮，募人為地道，將走蜀，其判官陳讓能謂思綰曰：「公比於國無嫌，但懼死而為此爾！ At his wits' end, Siwan hired men to dig an escape tunnel toward Shu. His secretary Chen Rangneng said: "The court bears you no old grudge—you rebelled only because you feared death.