Liezi (列子) | 24 Histories

Overview

Liezi was a Commoner.

PeriodThree Kingdoms and Six Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 386 to AD 534 魏世
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 98, passage 107

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Mother of Liezi (列子之母)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passages 110, 112, 116

Career and standing

Accused of unfilial conduct
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passage 107

Assessments and attributes

Assessment became known for filial piety · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passage 116

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 98Volume 92: Notable Women: Cui Lan's Consort Feng, Feng Zhuo's Consort Liu, Wei Pu's Consort Fang, Hu Changming's Consort Zhang · 4 passages

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貝丘民列子不孝，吏欲案之。 A man of Beiqiu named Liezi was accused of unfilial conduct, and the clerks wished to prosecute him.

其子置汝左右，令其見汝事吾，或應自改。」 Keep her son at your side and let him watch how you serve me—perhaps he will reform himself."

景伯之溫凊，其子侍立堂下。 While Jingbo attended to her comfort, the son stood waiting in the hall below.

凡經二十餘日，其子叩頭流血，其母涕泣乞還，然後聽之，終以孝聞。 After more than twenty days, the son kowtowed until it bled and his mother wept and begged to take him home; only then did she consent, and he became known for filial piety.