Shu Diao (豎貂) | 24 Histories

Overview

Shu Diao was a Qi Court Favorite in Allusion.

IdentityUncertain · Male

Roles

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Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Epithet	Duke Huan's eunuch	豎刁

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 69, passage 109
BC 685 to BC 643 豎刁
Strongly inferred · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 148
BC 645 豎刁之亂
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 55
BC 650 to BC 643 豎貂（春秋齊）
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 203
BC 685 to BC 643 豎貂輔之
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 20, passage 16
BC 685 to BC 643 齊桓公時
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 22, passage 17

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 203

Events and relationships

Caused disorder
Political · Assistant · With Duke Huan of Qi (齊桓公) · Outcome Disorder
Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 17
Caused disorder
Political · Aide · With Duke Huan of Qi (齊桓公)
Directly stated · Book of Han 20, passage 16
Rebellion alluded
BC 650 to BC 643 豎貂（春秋齊） · Political · Rebel exemplar
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 203
Spring and Autumn disorder cited as hegemon opportunity
BC 645 豎刁之亂 · Political · Alluded rebel
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 55
Relation Assistant of · Person Duke Huan of Qi (齊桓公)
Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 17
Relation Eunuch of · Person Duke Huan (齊桓公)
Directly stated · Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 148

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 55; Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance 138, passage 148

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 20Table of Ancient and Modern Persons · 1 passage

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齊桓公，管仲相之則霸，豎貂輔之則亂。 Duke Huan of Qi became hegemon when Guan Zhong was his minister, but fell into disorder when Shu Diao aided him.

Book of Han, Chapter 22Volume 20: Prominent People from the Past Until the Present · 1 passage

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齊桓公，管仲相之則霸，竪貂輔之則亂。 Duke Huan of Qi became hegemon when Guan Zhong served as his minister, but fell into disorder when Shu Diao assisted him.

Book of Han, Chapter 76Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo · 1 passage

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故淫亂之漸，其變為篡，是以豎貂為淫而易牙作患，慶父死而魯國全，管、蔡誅而周室安。」 When debauchery and disorder are allowed to spread, they end in usurpation. Shu Diao's corruption enabled Yi Ya's treachery; Lu was preserved only after Qingfu died, and the Zhou house was secure only after Guan Shu and Cai Shu were executed."

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 18Volume 18 Book of Later Liang 18: Biographies 8: Zhang Wenyu, Xue Yiju, Zhang Ce, Du Xiao, Jing Xiang, Li Zhen · 1 passage

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太祖未及迎命，振又言曰：「夫豎貂、伊戾之亂，所以資霸者之事也。 Before the Founder could receive them, Zhen said again: "Rebellions like Shu Diao's and Yi Li's are what make a hegemon's career.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 69Volume 69 Book of Later Tang 45: Biographies 21: Zhang Xian, Wang Zhengyan, Hu Zhuang, Cui Yisun, Meng Hu, Sun Yue, Zhang Yanlang, Liu Yanhao, Liu Yanlang · 1 passage

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臣雖不才，比於進九九，納豎刁、頭須，亦所庶幾。 Though I lack talent, I am scarcely inferior to those who advanced Jiu Jiu or welcomed Shu Diao and Tou Xu to court.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 43Volume 43 Miscellaneous Biographies 23: Shi Shucong, Li Yanwei, Li Zhen, Pei Di, Wei Zhen, Kong Xun, Sun Dezhao, Wang Jingrao, Jiang Yin · 1 passage

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是時，太祖用兵在邢、洺間，季述詐為太上皇誥告太祖，太祖猶豫，未知所為，振曰：「夫豎刁、伊戾之亂，所以為霸者資也。 The Founder was fighting between Xing and Ming. Jishu forged a retired-emperor edict to him. Zhu Wen wavered. Zhen said: “The disorders of Shu Diao and Yili became the stuff from which hegemons are made.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 138Volume 138 Qi Records 4 · 1 passage

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衍曰：「憂國，欲為周、召，欲為豎刁邪？」 Xiao Yan said, "Caring for the state—is he trying to be the Duke of Zhou and Duke of Shao, or Duke Huan's eunuch?"