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Pei Zhigao was an official and General.
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Book of Liang, Chapter 43Volume 43: Wei Can; Jiang Ziyi; Jiang Zisi; Jiang Ziwu; Zhang Sheng; Shen Jun; Liu Jingli · 7 passages
先是，安北將軍鄱陽王範亦自合肥遣西豫州刺史裴之高與其長子嗣，帥江西之衆赴京師，屯於張公洲，待上流諸軍至。
Earlier Pacifying North General, the Prince of Poyang Fan, had from Hefei sent Western Yuzhou inspector Pei Zhigao with his eldest son Si, leading Jiangxi forces toward the capital, encamped at Zhanggong Isle, waiting for upriver armies.
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.
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?"
裴公朝之舊齒，年德已隆，豈應復挾私情，以沮大計。
Lord Pei is a court elder in age and virtue—surely he should not indulge private feeling and thwart the great plan.
乃單舸至之高營，切讓之曰：「前諸將之議，豫州意所未同，卽二宮危逼，猾寇滔天，臣子當戮力同心，豈可自相矛盾！
He took a lone boat to Zhigao's camp and reproached him sharply, "The generals' councils did not accord with Lord Yuzhou's intent—yet the two palaces are in peril and the cunning bandit floods heaven; ministers should join strength—how can we contradict one another!
豫州必欲立異，鋒鏑便有所歸。」
If Lord Yuzhou insists on standing apart, blades and arrows will have their target."
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.