Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Li Zizhen 李子貞

Lǐ Zǐzhēn

Attested AD 543 - AD 549

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Zizhen was an official.

Life and dates

Death

beaten to death 撲殺
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 47, passage 112

Attested activity

AD 543 to AD 549 李子貞
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 47, passage 109

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials · 4 passages

兗州刺史李子貞在州貪暴，遊道案之。 Li Zizhen, inspector of Yanzhou, was greedy and brutal in his province; Youdao took up the case.

文襄以貞預建義勳，意將含忍。 Gao Cheng meant to show forbearance because Zizhen had helped in the founding struggle.

遊道疑陳元康為其內助，密啟云：「子貞、元康交遊，恐其別有請囑。」 Youdao suspected Chen Yuankang was backing him from within and secretly wrote, "Zizhen and Yuankang are close; I fear there are other private arrangements."

文襄怒，於尚書都堂集百僚，撲殺子貞。 Gao Cheng flew into a rage, assembled the hundred officials in the main hall of the Masters of Writing, and beat Zizhen to death on the spot.