Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Writer

Liu Xiang 劉祥

Liú Xiáng

Attested AD 479 - AD 483

Passages: 17
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Xiang was an official and Writer.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Xianzheng	顯徵	Xiǎnzhēng

Life and dates

Death

Illness · At Guangzhou 廣州 · Age Value: 39 · Reckoning: Sui
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 228

Age

39
Reckoning Sui · At death
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 228

Attested activity

AD 479 to AD 482 建元中
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 112
AD 483 永明初
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 118

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Liu Shizhi (劉式之)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 109
Descendant of Liu Muzhi (劉穆之)
great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generations
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 229
Kin of Liu Biao (劉彪)
agnatic elder cousin 從祖兄 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 229
Sibling of Liu Zheng (劉整)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 120
Child of Liu Ao (劉敳)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 110

Career and standing

regular outside gentleman 正員外
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 113
western-campaign staff officer to the Prince of Baling 巴陵王征西行參軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 111
merit officer 冠軍征虜功曹
AD 479 to AD 482 建元中 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 112
Entered
Exile · At Guangzhou 廣州
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 227

Places and affiliations

Southern Qi 南齊
Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 112
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 111
At Ju, Dongguan 東莞莒
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 108

Works and attributed material

Linked Pearls 連珠
Relation Author
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 124
Song History 宋書
Relation Author
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 118
Defense · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passages 204, 206-225
Linked pearls · Author
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passages 124-130, 181-185

Events and relationships

Verbal affront · Speaker · With Chu Yuan (褚淵)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passages 115, 117

Assessments and attributes

Assessment admired strangeness; words stood apart · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 36, passage 242

References in the histories

Search passages

History

17 passages

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 36Volume 36 Biographies 17: Xie Chaozong, Liu Xiang · 17 passages

劉祥 Liu Xiang

劉祥字顯徵，東莞莒人也。 Liu Xiang, styled Xianzheng, was a man of Ju in Dongguan.

祥宋世解褐爲巴陵王征西行參軍，歷驃騎中軍二府，太祖太尉東閣祭酒，驃騎主簿。 Under Song he was western-campaign staff officer to the Prince of Baling, served both central and rapid-cavalry staffs, sacrifice officer to the founding emperor as Grand Mentor, and rapid-cavalry chief clerk.

祥少好文學，性韻剛疏，輕言肆行，不避高下。 Xiang in youth loved literature; he was stiff and unrestrained, speaking and acting freely without regard for rank.

司徒褚淵入朝，以腰扇鄣日，祥從側過，曰：「作如此舉止，羞面見人，扇鄣何益？」 Chu Yuan entered court fanning the sun; Xiang passed and said: "Gestures like that — ashamed to show your face — what good is the fan?"

祥曰：「不能殺袁、劉，安得免寒士？」 Xiang said: "You could not kill Yuan Can and Liu — how are you not a cold scholar?"

祥兄整爲廣州，卒官，祥就整妻求還資，事聞朝廷。 His brother Zheng died as Guangzhou governor; Xiang demanded Zheng's wife return assets; the matter reached court.

王奐爲僕射，祥與奐子融同載，行至中堂，見路人驅驢，祥曰：「驢！ Wang Huan was vice director; Xiang rode with Huan's son Rong; in the middle hall they saw a man driving a donkey. Xiang said: "Donkey!

有以祥《連珠》啓上者，上令御史中丞任遐奏曰：「祥少而狡異，長不悛徙，請謁絕於私館，反脣彰於公庭，輕議乘輿，歷貶朝望，肆醜無避，縱言自若。 Someone presented Xiang's Linked Pearls to the emperor; the emperor ordered censor Ren Xia to memorialize: "Xiang from youth was cunning and strange, in age unrepentant; private visits, public back talk; he slighted the throne and mocked court figures without restraint.

攝祥門生孫狼兒列『祥頃來飲酒無度，言語闌逸，道說朝廷，亦有不遜之語，實不避左右，非可稱紙墨。 Student Sun Lang'er listed: 'Xiang drinks without limit, speech reckless, discusses court with insolent words, not fit for record.

兄整先爲廣州，於職喪亡，去年啓求迎喪，還至大雷，聞祥與整妻孟爭計財物瞋忿，祥仍委前還，後未至鵲頭，其夜遭劫，內人竝爲凶人所淫略』。 Brother Zheng died in Guangzhou; Xiang fought Zheng's wife Meng over goods, abandoned the coffin, and later met robbery where household members were violated.'

上別遣敕祥曰：「卿素無行檢，朝野所悉。 The emperor separately issued an edict to Xiang: "You have long lacked conduct — known to all.

獄鞫祥辭。 The tribunal examined Xiang's defense.

祥對曰：「被問『少習狡異，長而不悛，頃來飲酒無度，輕議乘輿，歷貶朝望，每肆醜言，無避尊賤』。 Xiang replied: "Asked about cunning youth, unrepentant age, drunkenness, slighting the throne, mocking court figures, venting ugliness without regard to rank.'

祥至廣州，不得意，終日縱酒，少時病卒，年三十九。 Reaching Guangzhou he was discontent, drank all day, and soon died of illness at thirty-nine.

祥從祖兄彪，祥曾祖穆之正胤。 Xiang's agnatic cousin Biao was legitimate heir of great-grandfather Muzhi.

劉祥慕異，言亦不羣。 Liu Xiang admired strangeness; his words stood apart.