Dates uncertain · Three Elder of Xincheng who advised Liu Bang

Master Dong 董公

Dǒng Gōng

Dates uncertain

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Master Dong was a Three Elder of Xincheng who advised Liu Bang.

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 1Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 · 1 passage

南渡平陰津，至洛陽，新城三老董公遮說漢王曰：「臣聞『順德者昌，逆德者亡』，『兵出無名，事故不成』。 He crossed south at Pingyin Ford and reached Luoyang. Dong Gong, the elder of Xincheng, stopped the King of Han and advised him: "I have heard, 'Those who follow virtue prosper; those who oppose virtue perish,' and, 'When troops are sent out without a proper name, the enterprise will not succeed.'