Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Rebel

Xu Sihui 徐嗣徽

First attested AD 555; died AD 556

Passages: 16
Chapters: 5
Histories: 2

Overview

Xu Sihui was a general and Rebel.

Life and dates

Death

AD 556 太平元年六月乙卯
Beheaded
Directly stated · Book of Liang 6, passage 57

Attested activity

AD 556 太平元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 6, passages 47, 57
AD 555 to AD 557 徐嗣徽、任約引齊寇
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 118
AD 557 徐嗣徽引齊軍
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 18, passage 150
AD 556 紹泰二年
Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passages 18, 20; Book of Chen 14, passage 65
AD 555 紹泰元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 55-56; Book of Liang 6, passages 25, 28

Family

Kin of Xu Sichan (徐嗣產)
kinsman of Xu Sihui 嗣產
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 6, passage 57
Sibling of Xu Sizong (徐嗣宗)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Liang 6, passage 57

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Search passages

History

16 passages

Book of Chen, Chapter 10Volume 10: Zhou Tiehu; Cheng Lingxi · 3 passages

徐嗣徽引齊寇渡江，鐵虎於板橋浦破其水軍，盡獲甲仗船舸。 Xu Sihui brought Qi troops across the Yangzi. At Banqiao Ford Tiehu shattered their fleet and seized their armor, weapons, and vessels entire.

嗣徽平，紹泰二年，遷散騎常侍、嚴威將軍、太子左衛率。 After Sihui was suppressed, in the second year of Shaotai (556) he was made scattered-cavalry regular attendant, stern-prestige general, and left defender of the heir.

及平徐嗣徽，靈洗有功，除南丹陽太守，封遂安縣侯，增邑并前一千五百戶，仍鎮採石。 When Xu Sihui was suppressed Lingxi earned merit. He was made administrator of South Danyang, enfeoffed Marquis of Suian, his fief brought to one thousand five hundred households in all, and continued to hold Caishi.

Book of Chen, Chapter 12Volume 12: Hu Ying; Xu Du; Du Leng; Shen Ke · 3 passages

徐嗣徽、任約等來寇，高祖與敬帝還都。 Xu Siwei, Ren Yue, and others struck at the capital. The Founder and Emperor Jing came back to defend it.

明年，嗣徽等又引齊寇濟江，度隨眾軍破之於北郊壇。 The next year Siwei again drew Qi troops across the Yangzi. Du marched with the main host and beat them at the North Suburbs altar.

徐嗣徽、任約引齊寇濟江，攻臺城，安都與稜隨方抗拒，稜晝夜巡警，綏撫士卒，未常解帶。 Xu Sihui and Ren Yue led Qi raiders across the river against the capital. Andu and Leng met them on every side; Leng patrolled day and night, steadied the men, and never once loosened his belt.

Book of Chen, Chapter 14Volume 14: Chen Chang; Chen Tanlang · 2 passages

二年，徐嗣徽、任約引齊寇攻逼京邑，尋而請和，求高祖子姪為質。 In year two, Xu Siwei and Ren Yue brought Qi armies against the capital; they then sought peace and demanded the Founder's sons and nephews as hostages.

齊果背約，復遣蕭軌等隨嗣徽渡江，高祖與戰，大破之，虜蕭軌、東方老等。 Qi broke the treaty and sent Xiao Gui and others with Siwei across the Yangzi; the Founder defeated them heavily and took Xiao Gui, Dongfang Lao, and others prisoner.

Book of Chen, Chapter 18Volume 18: Shen Zhong; Yuan Bi; Liu Zhongwei; Lu Shancai; Wang Zhi; Wei Zai · 1 passage

徐嗣徽、任約等引齊軍濟江，據石頭城，高祖問計於載，載曰：「齊軍若分兵先據三吳之路，略地東境，則時事去矣。 Xu Sihui and Ren Yue brought Qi troops across the Yangzi and held Stone City. The Founder asked Zai's advice. Zai said, "If Qi splits its army and first takes the routes through the Three Wu and raids the east, the cause is lost.

Book of Liang, Chapter 6Volume 6: Emperor Jing · 7 passages

鎮北將軍、譙秦二州刺史徐嗣徽進號征北大將軍。 Pacifying North General and inspector of Qiao and Qin Xu Sihui was promoted to Grand General Who Conquers the North.

丙子，任約、徐嗣徽舉兵反，乘京師無備，竊據石頭。 On bingzi Ren Yue and Xu Sihui rebelled, exploiting the capital's unreadiness and seizing Shitou.

十二月庚戌，徐嗣徽、任約又相率至採石，迎齊援。 On gengxu in the twelfth month Xu Sihui and Ren Yue again went together to Caishi to meet Qi reinforcements.

丙辰，遣猛烈將軍侯安都水軍于江寧邀之，賊衆大潰，嗣徽、約等奔于江西。 On bingchen Fierce General Hou Andu intercepted them on the water at Jiangning; the rebels broke; Sihui, Yue, and others fled west of the river.

太平元年春正月戊寅，大赦天下，其與任約、徐嗣徽協契同謀，一無所問。 On wuyin in the first month of spring, Taiping year 1, a general amnesty was declared; those who had conspired with Ren Yue and Xu Sihui were not questioned.

癸亥，賊徐嗣徽、任約襲採石戍，執戍主明州刺史張懷鈞，入于齊。 On guihai rebels Xu Sihui and Ren Yue raided Caishi garrison, seized its commander Mingzhou inspector Zhang Huaijun, and went over to Qi.

乙卯，司空陳霸先授衆軍節度，與齊軍交戰，大破之，斬齊北兗州刺史杜方慶及徐嗣徽、弟嗣宗，生擒徐嗣產、蕭軌、東方老、王敬寶、李希光、裴英起、劉歸義等，皆誅之。 On yimao Minister of Works Chen Baxian took command of the armies, met the Qi force, and won a great victory; he beheaded Qi's North Yanzhou inspector Du Fangqing, Xu Sihui, and Sihui's brother Sizong; he captured Xu Sichan, Xiao Gui, Dongfang Lao, Wang Jingbao, Li Xiguang, Pei Yingqi, Liu Guiyi, and others alive and executed them all.