Mao Tingyun (廷贇) | 24 Histories

Overview

Mao Tingyun was an Adopted Son of Mao Zhang.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 936
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 177
AD 926 其年秋
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 22
AD 926 to AD 933 明宗
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 182

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Mao Zhang (毛璋)
adopted son 假子 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 179
Kin of Mao Zhang (毛璋)
adoptive nephew 假侄 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 73, passages 22, 24
Kin of Uncle of Mao Tingyun (叔)
uncle 叔
uncle 叔父
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 24; New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 179

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Entered
Imprisoned
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 182

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Under
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 182
At Shu 蜀 · Relation Traveled to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 182

Events and relationships

Jailed with guest
Legal · Defendant · With Zhao Yanzuo (趙延祚) · At Shu journey / capital prison 蜀行下獄
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 182
Relation Host of · Person Zhao Yanzuo (趙延祚)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 26, passage 182

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73Volume 73 Book of Later Tang 49: Biographies 25: Mao Zhang, Nie Yu, Wen Tao, Duan Ning, Kong Qian, Li Ye · 3 passages

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其年秋，東川節度使董璋上言：「毛璋男廷贇齎父書往西川，慮有陰事。」 That autumn, Dong Zhang, military commissioner of Dongchuan, memorialized: "Mao Zhang's son Tingyun is carrying a letter from his father to western Sichuan, and I fear some covert design lies behind the journey."

因追廷贇及同行人趙延祚，與璋俱下御史台獄。 On that basis Tingyun and his traveling companion Zhao Yanzuo were seized, and Mao Zhang was imprisoned by the censorate as well.

廷贇乃璋之假侄，稱有叔在蜀，欲往省之，亦無私書，詔停任，令歸私第。 Tingyun was Zhang's adoptive nephew. He said he had an uncle in Shu whom he wished to visit, and no secret letter was found. An edict relieved Zhang of his post and ordered him home.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 26Volume 26 Later Tang Biographies 6: Fu Xi, Wu Zhen, Kong Qian, Zhang Yanlang, Li Yan, Li Renju, Mao Zhang · 4 passages

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東川董璋上書言璋遣子廷赟持書往西川，疑其有奸。 Dong Zhang of Dongchuan wrote that Zhang had sent his son Tingyun west to Xichuan with a letter, and suspected treason.

明宗乃遣人追還廷赟，並璋下御史獄。 Mingzong sent men to bring Tingyun back and threw Zhang into the censor’s prison.

廷赟款稱實璋假子，有叔父在蜀，欲往省之，而無私書。 Tingyun confessed he was Zhang’s adopted son. He had an uncle in Shu and meant only to visit him. There was no secret letter.

初，廷赟之蜀，與其客趙延祚俱，及召下獄，延祚多捃璋陰事欲言之，璋許延祚重賂以滅口。 When Tingyun first went to Shu his guest Zhao Yanzuo went with him. When both were called in and jailed, Yanzuo collected Zhang’s hidden deeds and meant to speak. Zhang promised him a heavy bribe to stay silent.