Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and General

Liu Zhongli 柳仲禮

Liǔ Zhònglǐ

Attested AD 548 - AD 550

Passages: 18
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Liu Zhongli was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 550 大寶元年正月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 4, passage 71
AD 548 太清二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 43, passages 15-16, 29
AD 548 to AD 549 援京邑
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 18, passage 110

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Liu Qingyuan (慶遠)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 43, passages 144, 146
Kin of Wei Can (韋粲)
cousin by marriage 外弟 · Other
Directly stated · Book of Liang 43, passage 29
Sibling of Liu Jingli (柳敬禮)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Liang 43, passage 146
Child of Liu Jin (柳津)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 43, passage 146

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Captured
AD 550 大寶元年正月 · Captivity
Directly stated · Book of Liang 4, passage 71

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Wei Can (韋粲)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 43, passages 52-53

References in the histories

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History

18 passages

Book of Chen, Chapter 18Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai · 1 passage

及柳仲禮等會援京邑，軍據南岸，質又收合餘眾從之。 When Liu Zhongli and others united to relieve the capital, their army held the south bank. Zhi again gathered the remnant troops and joined them.

Book of Liang, Chapter 4Volume 4: Emperor Jianwen · 1 passage

西魏寇安陸，執司州刺史柳仲禮，盡沒漢東之地。 Western Wei raided Anlu, seized Sizhou inspector Liu Zhongli, and took all the lands east of the Han.

Book of Liang, Chapter 43Volume 43: Wei Can; Jiang Ziyi; Jiang Zisi; Jiang Ziwu; Zhang Sheng; Shen Jun; Liu Jingli · 16 passages

至南州，粲外弟司州刺史柳仲禮亦帥步騎萬餘人至橫江，粲卽送糧仗贍給之，並散私金帛以賞其戰士。 Reaching South Prefecture, his cousin by marriage, Sizhou inspector Liu Zhongli, also led more than ten thousand foot and horse to Hengjiang; Can sent grain and weapons to supply him and distributed private gold and silk to reward his warriors.

是時，之高遣船渡仲禮，與合軍進屯王游苑。 Zhigao sent boats to ferry Zhongli; they united and advanced to encamp at Wang You Park.

粲建議推仲禮爲大都督，報下流衆軍。 Can proposed making Zhongli grand commander and reported this to the downstream armies.

裴之高自以年位恥居其下，乃云：「柳節下是州將，何須我復鞭板？」 Pei Zhigao, ashamed to stand below him in age and rank, said, "Master Liu the prefect is a provincial commander—why need I again wield the whip and board?"

粲乃抗言於衆曰：「今者同赴國難，義在除賊，所以推柳司州者，政以久捍邊疆，先爲侯景所憚； Can then spoke firmly before the assembly, "Today we share the state's peril; righteousness lies in destroying the bandit—therefore we propose Liu the Sizhou inspector, because he has long defended the frontier and Hou Jing fears him first;

若論位次，柳在粲下； If we speak of rank, Liu stands below Can;

之高垂泣曰：「吾荷國恩榮，自應帥先士卒，顧恨衰老，不能效命，企望柳使君共平凶逆，謂衆議已從，無俟老夫耳。 Zhigao wept and said, "I have received the state's grace and should lead the van; I regret my old age and cannot devote my life, and hoped to look to Master Liu to pacify the villain together—I thought the assembly had agreed and had no need of this old man.

於是諸將定議，仲禮方得進軍。 Then the generals fixed their plan and Zhongli was able to advance.

是夜，仲禮入粲營，部分衆軍，旦日將戰，諸將各有據守，令粲頓青塘。 That night Zhongli entered Can's camp and arrayed the armies; at dawn they would fight; each general had his post, and Can was ordered to hold Qingtang.

青塘當石頭中路，粲慮柵壘未立，賊必爭之，頗以爲憚，謂仲禮曰：「下官才非禦侮，直欲以身殉國。 Qingtang lay on the middle road to Stone City; Can feared the palisade was not yet built and the bandit would contest it, and said to Zhongli, "My talent is not for repelling insults—I only wish to give my body for the state.

仲禮曰：「青塘立柵，迫近淮渚，欲以糧儲船乘盡就泊之，此是大事，非兄不可。 Zhongli said, "To build a palisade at Qingtang close to the Huai ford is to bring grain stores and boats all to moor there—this is a great matter and cannot be done without you, brother.

敬禮與兄仲禮，皆少以勇烈知名。 Jingli and his elder brother Zhongli were both famed from youth for fierce courage.

台城沒，敬禮與仲禮俱見於景，景遣仲禮經略上流，留敬禮爲質，以爲護軍。 When the terrace city fell Jingli and Zhongli both appeared before Jing; Jing sent Zhongli upriver and kept Jingli as hostage, making him General Who Guards the Army.

景餞仲禮於後渚，敬禮密謂仲禮曰：「景今來會，敬禮抱之，兄拔佩刀，便可斫殺，敬禮死亦無所恨。」 Jing saw Zhongli off at Rear Ford; Jingli secretly said to Zhongli, "Jing comes to this meeting—Jingli will embrace him; brother, draw your sword and you can cut him down; Jingli dies without regret."

仲禮壯其言，許之。 Zhongli admired his words and agreed.

及酒數行，敬禮目仲禮，仲禮見備衛嚴，不敢動，計遂不果。 When cups had gone round several times Jingli signaled Zhongli; Zhongli saw the guards strict and dared not move—the plan did not succeed.