Guiyan 歸彥

Other names

Family

• Parent of Hui (徽)
  father 父 · paternal line
  Derived from the source · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 138
• Kin of Lady Wang (王氏)
  birth mother 生母王氏
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 145
• Sibling of Guiyi (歸義)
  elder brother 兄
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 210
• Child of Lady Wang (王氏)
  gave birth to 生
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 145
• Kin of Lady Mu (穆)
  Lady Mu 穆
  Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 143
• Spouse of Lady Kang (康)
  principal consort 嫡妃 · Primary marriage
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 151
• Spouse of Yuan Tianmu’s daughter
  wife 妻
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 149
• Kin of Gao Huan (高歡)
  younger paternal-clan kinsman 族弟
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 137

• Kinship Role descendants · Count 15 · executed together
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 202

Career and standing

• Grand Tutor, holding the title Minister over the Masses 太傅、司徒
  Advanced to
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 169
• Grand Preceptor, Governor of Ji Province 太宰、冀州刺史
  Appointed, effectively demoted from court
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 177
• Minister over the Masses 司徒
  c. AD 560 幹明初 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 157
• Grand General of the Army Command 領軍大將軍
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 154
• Minister of Works, concurrently Director of the Masters of Writing 司空、尚書令
  Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 166
• Acting Shilang 兼侍郎
  Summoned to serve as
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 153

Works and attributed material

• Shouted from the ramparts that he had not rebelled when he escorted the new emperor, and blamed Gao Yuanhai, Bi Yiyun, and Gao Qianhe
  Speech · Speaker
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passages 187-189
• Told Rui he rebelled because he was made to be dragged about by "yellow chinned boys," and blamed Yuanhai and Qianhe
  Interrogation response · Speaker · With Rui (叮)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passages 192-195, 197-199
• Was told by Wenxuan that the stone horns would be used to frighten the Han if he rebelled after serving Changguang
  Prophecy · Addressee
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 206

Events and relationships

• Fled north alone on horseback after the city fell, was captured at Jiaojin, and was sent chained to Ye
  Military · Defeated rebel
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 190
• Learned of Yang Yin and Yan’s plot against two princes and secretly resented them, then feigned support and warned Prince of Changguang through Yuanhai
  Political · Informant · With Emperor Wucheng (武成帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passages 159-162
• Persuaded Cheng Xiuning to allow Xiaozhao to enter the Cloud Dragon Gate, Cypress Pavilion, and Eternal Lane
  Political · Gatekeeper · With Cheng Xiuning (成休甯)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 164
• Shut himself within the city walls after learning troops were closing in, having plotted to seize Ye while the emperor was away
  Military · Rebel
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passages 183, 185
• Was barred from the palace by edict and sent away with gifts but no further audience
  Political · Excluded courtier
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passages 178-181
• Went from Jinyang to welcome Wucheng to Ye when Xiaozhao died
  Political · Escort · With Emperor Wucheng (武成帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 168

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment his power overshadowed the throne and would surely bring disaster · Mode court-opinion
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 172
• Assessment was favored all the more and ranked above Duan Shao at every audience · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 165
• his ambition brimmed over, and his speech grew overbearing as if no one else were present
  Character
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 171
• plain and unpolished in youth, but later became unrestrained and fond of music, women, drink, and song
  Character
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 148
• had three ridges on his forehead bone so that a headcloth would not sit properly
  Physical description
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 207
• Item Gao Dezheng’s gold, jewels, wealth, and property 金寶財貨 · Relation Bestowed · With Gao Dezheng (高德正)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 156

Source notes

• exiled at nine years old with Hui from Hezhou into Luoyang and raised alongside Gao Huan’s own sons
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 212
• his words of rebellion were fulfilled in the end
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 209