Liu Gou (劉句) | 24 Histories

Overview

Liu Gou was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 934 冬十月戊寅
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 7, passage 65
AD 926 天成元年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 106
AD 938 晉天福三年
Directly stated · History of Liao 54, passage 137
AD 934 to AD 936 清泰
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 127, passage 38

Key source chapters

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 127 Volume 127 Book of Later Zhou 29: Biographies 7: Lu Wenji, Ma Yisun, He Ning, Su Yugui, Jing Fan 3 passages
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 37 Volume 37 Book of Later Tang 13: Mingzong Annals 3 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 54 Volume 54 Treatises 24: Music 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7 Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors 1 passage

Career and standing

Secretariat drafting officer 中書舍人
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 37, passage 106
Left Vice Director / Pushe 僕射
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 127, passage 38

Events and relationships

Returned with court entertainers
AD 938 晉天福三年 · Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · History of Liao 54, passage 137

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 37Volume 37 Book of Later Tang 13: Mingzong Annals 3 · 1 passage

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己未，以翰林學士、尚書、戶部郎中、知制誥劉句為中書舍人充職。 On jiwei Liu Gou—Hanlin academician, Master of Writing, Revenue director, and edict drafter—became Secretariat drafting officer at rank.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 127Volume 127 Book of Later Zhou 29: Biographies 7: Lu Wenji, Ma Yisun, He Ning, Su Yugui, Jing Fan · 3 passages

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劉句為僕射，性剛，群情嫉之，乃共贊右常侍孔昭序論行香次第，言：「常侍侍從之臣，行立合在僕射之前。」 Liu Gou served as left vice director; his stiffness bred resentment. Courtiers backed Right Regular Attendant Kong Zhaoxu's memorial on incense order, arguing that "a regular attendant attends the sovereign and should walk before a vice director."

裔孫以群情不悅劉句、馮道，欲微抑之，乃責臺司，須檢則例，而臺吏言：「舊不見例，據南北班位，即常侍在前。」 Because the court disliked Liu Gou and Feng Dao, Yisun wished to humble them slightly. He rebuked the Censorate to find precedent; clerks replied, "No old case exists; by north-south court order the regular attendant precedes."

劉句怒，揮袂而退。 Liu Gou flung his sleeve and left in anger.

History of Liao, Chapter 54Volume 54 Treatises 24: Music · 1 passage

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晉天福三年，遣劉句以伶官來歸，遼有散樂，蓋由此矣。 In the third year of Tianfu, Jin sent Liu Gou back with court entertainers; the Liao acquired miscellaneous music, presumably from this event.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors · 1 passage

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冬十月戊寅，李愚、劉句罷。 On wuyin of the tenth month, in winter, Li Yu and Liu Gou left office.