Qin and Han · Official

He Bing 何併

Attested BC 7 - BC 1

Passages: 15
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

He Bing was an official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zilian	子廉	Zilian

Life and dates

Death

數年，卒
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 296

Attested activity

BC 7 to BC 1 哀帝問狀而善之
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 88, passages 271-272

Career and standing

Assistant to the Grand Minister of Works
大司空掾
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 253
Governor of Longxi
隴西太守
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 272
Governor of Yingchuan
穎川太守
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 273
Magistrate of Changling
長陵令
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 254

Places and affiliations

Pingling
平陵
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 252
Pingyu
平輿
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 252

Events and relationships

Type father · Person He Hui (何恢)
Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 297

References in the histories

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History

15 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 88Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He · 15 passages

何併字子廉，祖父以吏二千石自平輿徙平陵。 He Bing, courtesy name Zilian, came from a family whose grandfather had moved from Pingyu to Pingling as a two-thousand-picul official.

併為郡吏，至大司空掾，事何武。 He rose to staff under Grand Minister of Works He Wu.

並恐其犯法，自造門上謁，謂林卿曰：「塚間單外，君宜以時歸。」 Bing feared that he would violate the law, so he personally went to his gate and said to Linqing, "The area around the tomb is isolated and exposed; you should return at the proper time."

先是，林卿殺婢婿埋塚捨，併具知之，以非己時，又見其新免。 He knew Wang had buried a body at the tomb but held his peace while Wang was newly disgraced.

林卿素驕，慚於賓客，並度其為變，儲兵馬以待之。 He guessed Wang's pride would spark violence and readied troops.

併自從吏兵追林卿。 He Bing led the chase himself.

併自知已失林卿，乃曰：「王君困，自稱奴，得脫死邪？」 Bing knew he had already lost Linqing and said, "Lord Wang, pressed tight, calls himself a slave—can that escape death?"

哀帝問狀而善之，遷併攏西太守。 Ai approved the sting and moved He Bing to Longxi.

併為太守，過辭鐘廷尉，廷尉免冠為弟請一等之罪，願蚤就髡鉗。 Zhong Yuan begged bareheaded for his brother.

併曰：「罪在弟身與君律，不在於太守。」 Bing said, "The crime is on the younger brother's person and your lordship's statutes—it does not lie with the governor."

陽翟輕俠趙季、李款多畜賓客，以氣力漁食閭里，至奸人婦女，持吏長短，從橫郡中，聞並且至，皆亡去。 Zhao Ji and Li Kuan fled when they heard He Bing was coming.

併下車求勇猛曉文法吏且十人，使文吏治三人獄，武吏往捕之，各有所部。 He drafted three dockets and sent civil and military clerks after each target.

亦得趙、李它郡，持頭還，併皆懸頭及其具獄於市。 Zhao and Li died abroad; He Bing spiked their heads with the indictments.

建武中以併孫為郎。 During the Jianwu era, one of He Bing's grandsons was appointed a Gentleman.

何並之節，亞尹翁歸云。 He Bing's integrity stood second only to Yin Wenggui.