Yuan · Official

Shen Rong 申榮

Shēn Róng

Attested AD 1367 - AD 1368

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shen Rong was an official.

Life and dates

Death

Suicide by hanging
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 30

Attested activity

AD 1367 to AD 1368 是時
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 196, passages 15, 27

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Father of Shen Rong
father 父
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 27

Career and standing

chief councillor of the Shandong Branch Secretariat 平章山東行省
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 27

Places and affiliations

Yuan 元
Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passage 27

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Quote true
Directly stated · History of Yuan 196, passages 27, 29

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 196Volume 196 Biographies 83: Loyal and Righteous Acts 4 · 2 passages

是時有申榮者，平章山東行省，守東昌，榮見列郡皆降，告其父曰：「人生世間，不能全忠孝者，兒也。」 At this time there was Shen Rong, chief councillor of the Shandong Branch Secretariat, defending Dongchang. When Rong saw that the neighboring prefectures had all surrendered, he told his father, "In this life, if a man cannot fulfill both loyalty and filial piety, that man is his son."

榮曰：「城中兵少不敵，戰則萬人之命由兒而廢，但有一死報國耳。」 Rong said, "The garrison is too small to match the enemy. If we fight, ten thousand lives will be ruined because of me. I have only one death with which to repay the state."