Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Scholar

Liu Xiaochuo 劉孝綽

Attested AD 502 - AD 522

Passages: 7
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Xiaochuo was an official and Scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 522 普通三年十一月
Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passages 22, 24
AD 502 to AD 520 梁初年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 73

Key source chapters

Book of Liang, Chapter 8 Volume 8: Crown Prince Zhaoming; Crown Prince Ai; Crown Prince Minhuai 5 passages
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 33 Volume 33 Biographies 25: Xiao Yuanming; Xiao Zhi (Liang); Xiao Tui; Xiao Fang (Liang); Xu Zhicai 2 passages

Career and standing

secretary (pu) 僕
Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 24

Places and affiliations

At Pengcheng 彭城
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 73

Works and attributed material

Deliberation · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passages 25-30

Events and relationships

Relation Official of · Person Crown Prince Zhaoming (昭明太子)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 8, passage 24

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 33Volume 33 Biographies 25: Xiao Yuanming; Xiao Zhi (Liang); Xiao Tui; Xiao Fang (Liang); Xu Zhicai · 2 passages

彭城劉孝綽、河東裴子野、吳郡張嵊等每共論《周易》及《喪服》儀，酬應如響。 Pengcheng Liu Xiaochuo, Hedong Pei Ziye, Wu commandery Zhang Sheng, and others often debated the Book of Changes and mourning-garment ritual with him; his replies came like an echo.

孝綽又云：「徐郎燕頷，有班定遠之相。」 Xiaochuo also said, "Master Xu has a swallow jaw—he has the look of Ban Chao the Distance-Pacifier."

Book of Liang, Chapter 8Volume 8: Crown Prince Zhaoming; Crown Prince Ai; Crown Prince Minhuai · 5 passages

太子意以爲疑，命僕劉孝綽議其事。 The crown prince found this doubtful and ordered his secretary Liu Xiaochuo to deliberate it.

孝綽議曰：「案張鏡撰《東宮儀記》，稱『三朝發哀者，逾月不舉樂； Xiaochuo wrote: "Zhang Jing's Eastern Palace Ritual Record says, 'For mourning begun at the three audiences, for more than a month music is not performed;

僕射徐勉、左率周舍、家令陸襄並同孝綽議。 Vice Director Xu Mian, Left Leader Zhou She, and Household Intendant Lu Xiang all sided with Xiaochuo.

劉僕議，云『傍絕之義，義在去服，服雖可奪，情豈無悲，卒哭之後，依常舉樂，稱悲竟，此理例相符』。 Secretary Liu says, 'Severing collateral kin means mourning dress ends; dress may go, but grief cannot; after the wailing sacrifice music resumes as usual, grief ended—principle and precedent agree.'"

劉僕射之議，卽情未安。 Vice Director Liu's view leaves feeling uneasy.