Five Dynasties · Envoy

Qiao Ying 乔莹

Attested AD 942 - AD 946

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Qiao Ying was an envoy.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 942 出帝即位
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 29, passages 63-64
AD 946 契丹犯京师
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 29, passage 93

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 29Volume 29 Later Jin Biographies 9: Sang Weihan, Jing Yanguang, Wu Luan · 4 passages

契丹果怒，数以责晋，延广谓契丹使者乔莹曰：「先皇帝北朝所立，今卫子中国自册，可以为孙，而不可为臣。 The Khitan raged and rebuked Jin again and again. Yanguang told envoy Qiao Ying: “Your court made our last emperor. Weizi’s Son of Heaven enthrones himself—we are grandson, not subject.

莹知其言必起两国之争，惧后无以取信也，因请载于纸，以备遗忘。 Ying knew this would kindle war and feared he would not be believed. He asked for it in writing.

延广敕吏具载以授莹，莹藏其书衣领中以归，具以延广语告契丹，契丹益怒。 Yanguang had it written and handed over. Ying hid it in his collar, repeated every word at home, and the Khitan fury doubled.

召乔莹质其前言，延广初不服，莹从衣领中出所藏书，延广乃服。 He called Qiao Ying. Yanguang denied until Ying produced the paper from his collar. Then he yielded.