Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Staff officer (canjun) who betrayed Yi Louqian to Qi

Gao Zun 高遵

Attested c. AD 575 - c. AD 577

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gao Zun was a Staff officer (canjun) who betrayed Yi Louqian to Qi.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. AD 575 to c. AD 577 謙參軍高遵以情輸于齊
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 54, passage 71

Career and standing

staff officer (canjun) to Yi Louqian 謙參軍
Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 71

Events and relationships

Divulged secrets to
Political · Betrayer · With Yi Louqian (伊婁謙) · Other Polity Qi 齊
Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 71

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 54Volume 54 Biographies 19: Wang Zhangshu, Li Yan, Yi Louqian, Tian Rengong, Yuan Heng, Du Zheng, Li Che, Cui Peng · 6 passages

謙參軍高遵以情輸于齊，遂拘留謙不遣。 Qian's aide Gao Zun betrayed their secrets to Qi, and the Qi court detained Qian and refused to release him.

不圖高遵中為叛逆，乖朕宿心，遵之罪也。」 I never imagined Gao Zun would betray us mid-course, thwarting my long-held plan—the fault is Zun's alone."

乃執遵付謙，任令報復。 He had Zun seized and handed over to Qian, leaving revenge entirely to his discretion.

謙頓首請赦之，帝曰：「卿可聚眾唾面，令知愧也。」 Qian prostrated himself and begged pardon for Zun. The emperor said, "Gather the men and let them spit in his face—that should teach him shame."

謙跪曰：「以遵之罪，又非唾面之責。」 Qian knelt and said, "Zun's crime does not warrant such a punishment as spitting in the face."

謙竟待遵如初。 Qian continued to treat Zun exactly as before.