Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort

Honored Consort Kong 孔貴嬪

Attested AD 584

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Honored Consort Kong was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 584 至德二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 7, passage 154

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 7Volume 7: Empresses and Consorts · 3 passages

後主自居臨春閣，張貴妃居結綺閣，龔、孔二貴嬪居望仙閣，嵭復道交相往來。 The Last Emperor lived in the Linchun Pavilion, Precious Consort Zhang in the Jieqi Pavilion, and Honored Consorts Gong and Kong in the Wangxian Pavilion, with skyways connecting them for constant visits.

其曲有玉樹後庭花、臨春樂等，大指所歸，皆美張貴妃、孔貴嬪之容色也。 Tunes such as "Jade Tree, Rear-Court Blossom" and "Linchun Joy" chiefly praised the beauty of Precious Consort Zhang and Honored Consort Kong.

於是張、孔之勢，薰灼四方，大臣執政，亦從風而靡。 Zhang and Kong's influence blazed everywhere, and ministers in power bent with the wind.