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Li Gou 李構

Attested AD 534 - AD 560

Passages: 11
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Gou was an official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zuji	祖基	Zuji

Life and dates

Death

Died in office
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 73

Attested activity

AD 550 to AD 560 構、訓
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 47, passage 132
AD 534 to AD 537 魏天平中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 71

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Li Ping (李平)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 72
Child of Li Jiang (李獎)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 47, passage 132
Sibling of Li Shu (李庶)
younger paternal cousin 從父弟 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 74
Sibling of Li Xun (李訓)
Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 47, passage 132

Key source chapters

Career and standing

inspector of Qiao 譙州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 73

Places and affiliations

At Liyang 黎陽
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 35, passage 71

References in the histories

Search passages

History

11 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 35Volume 35 Biographies 27: Pei Rangzhi; Li Guo; Zhang Yanzhi; Lu Ang; Wang Songnian; Liu Yi · 5 passages

裴讓之弟諏之讞之皇甫和李構張宴之陸卬王松年劉禕 Pei Rangzhi; younger brothers Souzhi and Yanzhi; Huangfu He; Li Gou; Zhang Yanzhi; Lu Ang; Wang Songnian; Liu Yi

讞之雖年少，不妄交遊，唯與隴西辛術、趙郡李繪、頓丘李構、清河崔瞻為忘年之友。 Though still young, Yanzhi did not socialize lightly; only Xin Shu of Longxi, Li Hui of Zhao commandery, Li Gou of Dunqiu, and Cui Zhan of Qinghe were his friends despite the age gap.

李構，字祖基，黎陽人。 Li Gou, styled Zuji, was from Liyang.

構少以方正見稱，釋褐開府參軍，累遷譙州刺史，卒。 Gou was known from youth for rectitude; on first appointment he joined an opening office staff, rose to inspector of Qiao, and died there.

構從父弟庶，魏大司農諧子。 Gou's younger cousin on the father's side was Shu, son of Wei grand minister of agriculture Xie.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials · 6 passages

時李獎二子構、訓居貧，遊道後令其求三富人死事，判免之，凡得錢百五十萬，盡以入構、訓。 Li Jiang's sons Gou and Xun were then poor; Youdao later had them find three wealthy men facing capital charges, win acquittals, and collect one million five hundred thousand cash, which he gave them in full.

構嘗因遊道會客，因戲之曰：「賢從在門外，大好人，宜自迎接。」 Once, while Gou was at Youdao's gathering of guests, he teased him: "Your excellent cousin is at the gate—a fine fellow; you ought to welcome him yourself."

將與構絕，構謝之，豁然如舊。 He was ready to break with Gou, but Gou apologized and they were suddenly close again.

遊道死後，構為定州長史，遊道第三子士孫為墨曹、博陵王管記，與典籖共誣奏構。 After Youdao's death, Gou became chief clerk of Dingzhou; Youdao's third son Shisun, registrar in the Ink Office and recorder to the Prince of Boling, joined the registry keeper in a false accusation against Gou.

構於禁所祭遊道而訴焉。 Imprisoned, Gou sacrificed to Youdao and pleaded to him.

士遜晝臥如夢者，見遊道怒己曰：「我與構恩義，汝豈不知，何共小人謀陷清直之士！」 Shixun napped by day as if dreaming and saw Youdao rebuke him: "Jiang and I were bound in grace and duty—do you not know it? How dare you join petty men to trap an upright man!"