Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Filial Exemplar

Xiao Ruiming 蕭叡明

Xiāo Ruìmíng

Attested AD 487

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiao Ruiming was an official and Filial Exemplar.

Life and dates

Death

Died · Cause Died from overwhelming grief after his mother’s death
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 166

Attested activity

AD 487 永明五年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 2

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Xiao Xiaosun (蕭孝孫)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 163
Child of Mother of Xiao Ruiming (叡明母)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 166
Kin of Xiao Zhen (蕭諶)
paternal cousin 從祖兄弟 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 162

Career and standing

Acting General of the Palace Attendants 員外殿中將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 164
Central Army Aide of the Anxi Army 安西中兵參軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 167
Flying Dragon General 龍驤將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 167
Magistrate of Songzi 松滋令
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 167
Attendant of the Secretariat 中書郎
Posthumously appointed
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 170

Places and affiliations

At Southern Lanling · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 2

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 36: Filial Piety · 4 passages

崔懷慎公孫僧遠吳欣之韓係伯孫淡華寶韓靈敏封延伯吳達之王文殊朱謙之蕭叡明樂頤江泌杜栖陸絳 Cui Huaishen, Gongsun Sengyuan, Wu Xinzhi, Han Xibo, Sun Dan, Hua Bao, Han Lingmin, Feng Yanbo, Wu Dazhi, Wang Wenshu, Zhu Qianzhi, Xiao Ruiming, Le Yi, Jiang Bi, Du Qi, and Lu Jiang

蕭叡明，南蘭陵人。 Xiao Ruiming was from southern Lanling.

叡明初仕員外殿中將軍。 Ruiming first served as acting general of the palace attendants.

永明五年，世祖詔曰：「龍驤將軍、安西中兵參軍、松滋令蕭叡明，愛敬淳深，色養盡禮，喪過乎哀，遂致毀滅。 In the fifth year of Yongming Emperor Wu decreed: "Xiao Ruiming, Flying Dragon General, central army aide of the Anxi army, and magistrate of Songzi, loved his parents with pure devotion, served them with joyful ritual care, and mourned so deeply that he destroyed himself.