Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Strategist to Sima Lun

Sun Xiu 孫秀

Attested AD 300

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Sun Xiu was a Strategist to Sima Lun.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 300 太子既廢後
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 53, passage 108

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Sima Lun (司馬倫) · Quote true
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passages 112-116

Events and relationships

Relation Strategist of · Person Sima Lun (司馬倫)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 108

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 23: Crown Prince Minhuai · 5 passages

右衛督司馬雅，宗室之疏屬也，與常從督許超並有寵于太子，二人深傷之，說趙王倫謀臣孫秀曰：「國無適嗣，社稷將危，大臣之禍必起。 Right Guard Commandant Sima Ya and Attendant Commandant Xu Chao, both favorites of the crown prince, grieved deeply; they told Sun Xiu, stratagemist to Prince Zhao of Lun: "The state has no true heir—altar and grain will be imperiled; great ministers' disaster is sure to rise.

而公奉事中宮，與賈后親密，太子之廢，皆云豫知，一旦事起，禍必及矣。 They warned Sun Xiu that Jia would scapegoat Jia's allies.

秀言于趙王倫，倫深納焉。 Sun Xiu sold the plot to Sima Lun.

計既定，而秀說倫曰：「太子為人剛猛，若得志之日，必肆其情性矣。 With the plan set, Xiu said to Lun, "The crown prince is by nature rigid and fierce; if he gains his will he will certainly give free rein to his temper.

秀因使反間，言殿中人欲廢賈后，迎太子。 Sun Xiu spread rumors of a palace plot to restore Yu.