Gou Ziyi (茍子溢) | 24 Histories

Overview

Gou Ziyi was an eunuch.

PeriodThree Kingdoms and Six Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 577 及後主為周師所敗
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 55, passage 43
AD 577 齊亡之際
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 206

Key source chapters

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 13 Volume 13 Biographies 5: Gao Chen; Gao Rui (Northern Qi); Gao Yue (Northern Qi); Gao Mai 2 passages
Book of Sui, Chapter 55 Volume 55 Biographies 20: Du Yan, Gao Mai, Er Zhu Chang, Zhou Yao, Du Gukai, Qi Fuhui, Zhang Wei, He Hong, Houmo Chenying 2 passages

Career and standing

Equal in Protocol to the Three Ducal Ministers 儀同三司
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 206
Yitong 儀同
Held
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 43

Assessments and attributes

Assessment especially favored eunuch · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 43

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 13Volume 13 Biographies 5: Gao Chen; Gao Rui (Northern Qi); Gao Yue (Northern Qi); Gao Mai · 2 passages

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勱收儀同三司茍子溢徇軍，欲行大戮。 Mai seized Gou Ziyi, an official of equal-in-rank third rank, paraded him before the army, and meant to execute him on the spot.

劉文殊竊謂勱曰：「子溢之徒，言成禍福，何容如此，豈不慮後生毀謗耶？」 Liu Wenshu whispered to Mai, "Men like Ziyi can make or break us with a word — how can you treat them so? Will you not fear what men will say afterward?"

Book of Sui, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 20: Du Yan, Gao Mai, Er Zhu Chang, Zhou Yao, Du Gukai, Qi Fuhui, Zhang Wei, He Hong, Houmo Chenying · 2 passages

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時宦官放縱，儀同苟子溢尤稱寵倖，勱將斬之以徇。 Eunuchs were running wild at court; Yitong Gou Ziyi was a particular favorite, and Mai was on the point of executing him as an example.

劉文殊竊謂勱曰：「子溢之徒，言成禍福，何得如此！」 Liu Wenshu whispered to Mai, "Men like Ziyi can make or break you with a word—how can you go so far!"