Qin and Han · Eastern Han Official

Shuiqiu Cen 水丘岑

Attested AD 25 - AD 57

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shuiqiu Cen was an Eastern Han Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 25 to AD 57 AD 25-57
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 85, passage 22

Career and standing

Colonel Director of Retainers 司隶校尉
Eventually attained
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 30
Prosecution forbidden by imperial edict
Authority Emperor Guangwu of Han (漢光武帝)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 29

Places and affiliations

Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 22

Events and relationships

Killed Gongsun Dan's imprisoned kin and allies
Mass execution · Executioner · Authority Dong Xuan (董宣)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 22

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 22

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 85Volume 77: Biographies of Cruel Officials · 5 passages

宣以丹前附王莽、虑交通海贼，乃悉收系剧狱，使门下书佐水丘岑尽杀之。 Dong Xuan, recalling that Gongsun Dan had once served Wang Mang and fearing he might be in league with pirates, jailed the lot in the prison for capital cases and ordered his clerk Shuiqiu Cen to slaughter them all.

青州以其多滥，奏宣考岑，宣坐征诣廷尉。 The provincial authorities of Qingzhou, judging the bloodshed excessive, reported Dong Xuan and had him and Shuiqiu Cen tortured for confession; Dong Xuan was consequently cited to the capital commandant of justice.

遣使者诘宣多杀无辜，宣具以状对，言水丘岑受臣旨意，罪不由之，愿杀臣活岑。 An imperial messenger was sent to upbraid him for slaughtering the guiltless; Dong Xuan laid out the whole affair, declared that Shuiqiu Cen had merely obeyed his commands, that the blame lay with himself, not with Cen, and begged to die so that Cen might live.

使者以闻，有诏左转宣怀令，令青州勿案岑罪。 The messenger relayed his words; an edict followed, demoting Dong Xuan to magistrate of Huai county and forbidding Qingzhou to pursue charges against Shuiqiu Cen.

岑官至司隶校尉。 Shuiqiu Cen eventually rose to become colonel director of retainers.