Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Gao Zhongmi 高仲密

Attested AD 534 - AD 550

Passages: 10
Chapters: 5
Histories: 2

Overview

Gao Zhongmi was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 543 to AD 550 仲密事
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 126
AD 543 大統九年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 43, passage 145
AD 538 高仲密之叛
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 25, passage 41
AD 543 高仲密來附
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 17, passage 44
AD 534 to AD 543 高仲密為北豫州刺史
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 46, passages 34, 38

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Li Changyi (李昌儀)
wife 妻
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 126

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Governor of North Yuzhou 北豫州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 46, passage 34
Inspector of North Yuzhou 北豫州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 126

Events and relationships

Seized garrison and defected
Political · Leader · With Xi Shouxing (奚壽興)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 46, passages 38-39, 45-46

References in the histories

Search passages

History

10 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 25Volume 25 Biographies 17: Zhang Zuan; Zhang Liang; Zhang Yao; Zhang Qi; Xu Yuan; Wang Jun; Wang Hong · 1 passage

高仲密之叛也，與大司馬斛律金守河陽。 When Gao Zhongmi rebelled, he and Grand Marshal Hulu Jin guarded Heyang.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 34Volume 34 Biographies 26: Yang Yin; Yan Zixian; Song Qindao; Zheng Yi · 1 passage

有宮人李昌儀者，北豫州刺史高仲密之妻，坐仲密事入宮，太后以昌儀宗情，甚相昵愛。 A palace woman named Li Changyi, wife of North Yuzhou inspector Gao Zhongmi, had entered the palace because of her husband's case; the empress dowager, who was kin to Changyi, favored her greatly.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Liang Yu; Guo Ganhui; Yi Feng; Liu Liang; Wang De · 1 passage

及高仲密舉北豫州來附，太祖帥師迎之。 When Gao Zhongmi surrendered North Yuzhou, Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai marched out to receive him.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Yansun; Wei You; Han Xiong; Chen Xin; Wei Xuan · 1 passage

九年，與李遠迎高仲密，仍從戰邙山。 In the ninth year he joined Li Yuan in receiving Gao Zhongmi's defection and fought at Mount Mang.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 46Volume 46 Biographies 38: Filial Piety · 6 passages

及高仲密為北豫州刺史，請棠為掾。 When Gao Zhongmi became Governor of North Yuzhou, he asked Tang to serve as his aide.

先是，仲密與吏部郎中崔暹有隙。 Earlier, Zhongmi had fallen out with Cui Xian of the Ministry of Personnel.

暹時被齊文襄委任，仲密恐其構己，每不自安，將圖來附。 Xian was then entrusted with authority by Prince Wenxiang of Qi, and Zhongmi feared he would plot against him; uneasy at every turn, he planned to defect and surrender.

時東魏又遣鎮城奚壽興典兵事，仲密但知民務而已。 Eastern Wei had also sent Xi Shouxing to garrison the city and oversee military affairs, while Zhongmi handled only civil administration.

仲密乃置酒延壽興，陰伏壯士，欲因此執之。 Zhongmi then set out wine to invite Shouxing, with stalwart men hidden nearby, intending to seize him at the feast.

棠遂往見之曰：「君與高公，義符昆季。 Tang then went to see him and said, "You and Lord Gao are joined in righteousness like brothers.