Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Wu 武帝

Wu di

Attested BC 141 - BC 87

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 141 to BC 87 武帝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 59, passages 131, 282

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 131

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 59Volume 50: Zhang, Feng, Ji and Zheng · 7 passages

武帝即位，求賢良，舉唐。 When Emperor Wu came to the throne he called for worthies and recommended Feng Tang.

武帝即位，黯為謁者。 When Wu succeeded, Ji An was appointed an usher.

上聞，乃召為中大夫。 When word reached the throne, Wu recalled him as grand counsellor of the palace.

上曰：「汲黯何如人也？」 Wu asked, "What kind of man is Ji An really?"

上分別文法，湯等數奏決讞以幸。 Wu delighted in legal exegesis; Zhang Tang and his circle fed him case after case to curry favor.

上愈益貴弘、湯，弘、湯心疾黯，雖上亦不說也，欲誅之以事。 Wu prized Hong and Tang all the more; they loathed Ji An, and the emperor himself cooled—yet all three looked for a charge that would let them kill him.

黯罷，上曰：「人果不可以無學，觀汲黯之言，日益甚矣。」 After Ji An left, Wu remarked, "A man really must read his books—listen to Ji An now; he grows cruder by the day."