Ancient China · Envoy

Qiu Ye 仇液

Attested BC 300

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Qiu Ye was an envoy.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 300 昭王七年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 15-16

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 72Biography of the Marquis of Rang · 3 passages

趙人樓緩來相秦，趙不利，乃使仇液之秦，請以魏冉為秦相。 The Zhao man Lou Huan came to serve as chancellor of Qin. This disadvantaged Zhao, so they dispatched Qiu Ye to Qin to petition for Wei Ran to become chancellor of Qin.

仇液將行，其客宋公謂液曰：「秦不聽公，樓緩必怨公。 As Qiu Ye was about to depart, his guest Song Gong advised him, "If Qin does not listen to you, Lou Huan will certainly resent you.

於是仇液從之。 Then Qiu Ye complied.