Song, Liao, and Jin · Official and Statesman

Wanyan Nushen 完顏奴申

Wányán Núshēn

First attested AD 1226; died AD 1233

Passages: 15
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Wanyan Nushen was an official and Statesman.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zhengfu	正甫	Zhèngfǔ

Life and dates

Death

AD 1233 五年癸巳
Killed by Cui Li · Authority Cui Li (崔立)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 2, passage 48
AD 1233 天興二年正月戊辰
Killed · Cause Mutiny · Killed by Cui Li (崔立)
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passages 56, 58

Attested activity

AD 1233 五年癸巳
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 2, passage 48
AD 1233 天興二年正月
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 115, passages 34, 58
AD 1232 天興元年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 115, passage 13
AD 1226 正大三年八月
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 115, passage 4
AD 1228 正大五年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 115, passages 4-5
AD 1231 正大八年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 115, passages 4, 11

Family

Sibling of Suluan (素蘭)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Sources vary in certainty · History of Jin 115, passage 2

Key source chapters

Career and standing

vice grand councilor and concurrent vice commissioner of military affairs 參知政事兼樞密副使
AD 1232 天興元年冬十月 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 17
lecturer at the Yizheng Court 益政院說書官
AD 1226 正大三年八月 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 4
minister of personnel 吏部尚書
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 10
vice grand councilor 參知政事
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 12
direct Hanlin academician 翰林直學士
Held
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 4
vice minister of personnel 吏部侍郎
AD 1228 五年 · Transferred
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 5

Places and affiliations

Jin 金
Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passages 3, 12
At Kaifeng 汴 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 17

Learning and skills

Earned
Credential Policy Discourse jinshi 策論進士
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 3

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Mode quotation Speaker Wanyan Nushen (完顏奴申)
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passages 36, 52

Events and relationships

Embassy to
Diplomatic · Envoy · With Emperor Taizong (太宗皇帝) · At Longju River 龍駒河
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passages 7-8
Investigated
Judicial · Investigator · With Zhang Wenshou (張文壽)
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 6

References in the histories

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History

15 passages

History of Jin, Chapter 115Volume 115 Biographies 53: Wanyan Nushen, Cui Li, Li Qi, Nie Tianji, Chizhan Weixin · 14 passages

完顏奴申 Wanyan Nushen

完顏奴申，字正甫，素蘭之弟也。 Wanyan Nushen, courtesy name Zhengfu, was the younger brother of Suluan.

監察御史烏古論石魯剌劾近侍張文壽、仁壽、李麟之受敵帥饋遺，詔奴申鞫問，得其奸狀，上曲赦其罪，皆斥去，朝論快之。 Supervising censor Wugulun Shilula accused the emperor's close attendants Zhang Wenshou, Renshou, and Li Lin of accepting bribes from the enemy commander. The emperor ordered Nushen to investigate; when their misconduct was proved, he granted them a lenient pardon and had them all dismissed, to the satisfaction of court opinion.

複以奴申往乞和。 Nushen was again dispatched to sue for peace.

冬十月，哀宗議親出捍禦，以奴申參知政事、兼樞密副使，完顏習捏阿不樞密副使、兼知開封府、權參知政事，總諸軍留守京師。 In the tenth month of winter, Emperor Aizong planned to lead the defense in person. He left Nushen as vice grand councilor and concurrent vice commissioner of military affairs, and Wanyan Xinie Abu as vice commissioner of military affairs, concurrent prefect of Kaifeng, and acting vice grand councilor, to command all forces and hold the capital.

初，上以東面元帥李辛跋扈出怨言，罷為兵部侍郎，將出，密喻奴申等羈縶之。 Earlier, because the eastern marshal Li Xin had been insubordinate and voiced complaints, the emperor had demoted him to vice minister of war. Before leaving the city, he secretly told Nushen and the others to detain him.

上既行，奴申等召辛，辛懼，謀欲出降，棄馬逾城而走。 After the emperor had departed, Nushen and the others summoned Li Xin. In fear, Xin plotted to defect, abandoned his horse, and fled over the wall.

奴申等遣人追及之，斬於省門。 Nushen and the others sent men in pursuit, caught him, and beheaded him at the secretariat gate.

左司都事元好問以安國之言白奴申，奴申曰：「此論甚佳，可與副樞議之。」 Left bureau director Yuan Haowen reported Xu Anguo's proposal to Nushen, who said: "That is an excellent idea. Discuss it with the vice commissioner."

白之奴申，顧曰：「亦為此事也。」 He reported to Nushen, who turned and said: "So it is about this after all."

奴申曰：「歸德使未去，慎勿泄。」 Nushen said: "The envoy from Guide has not yet left. Be careful not to let this out."

忽聞召京城士庶計事，奴申拱立無語，獨阿不反復申諭：「國家至此無可奈何，凡有可行當共議之」，且繼以涕泣。 When the capital's officials and commoners were suddenly summoned to deliberate, Nushen stood with folded hands and said nothing. Abu alone kept repeating: "The state has come to this pass and can do nothing—whatever may yet be done, let us discuss it together," and wept as he spoke.

立麾其党先殺阿不，次殺奴申及左司郎中納合德輝等，余見《崔立傳》。 Cui Li signaled his men; they killed Abu first, then Nushen and left bureau director Nahe Dehui and others—the rest is recorded in the Biography of Cui Li.

哀宗北禦，以孤城弱卒托之奴申、阿不二人，可謂難矣。 When Emperor Aizong went north to resist the invaders, entrusting a besieged city and a feeble garrison to Nushen and Abu alone, the task was formidable indeed.

History of Yuan, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizong, Dingzong · 1 passage

戊辰，金西面元帥崔立殺留守完顏奴申、完顏習捏阿不，以南京降。 On wuchen day Cui Li, Jin's western-area commander, killed the garrison commanders Wanyan Nushen and Wanyan Xinie'abu and surrendered Nanjing.