Sui and Tang · Official

Yan Yuqing 顏餘慶

Attested AD 688 - AD 689

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

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Yan Yuqing was an official.

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AD 688 to AD 689 AD 688-689
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 113, passage 149

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New Book of Tang, Chapter 113Volume 113 Biographies 38: Tang, Zhang, Xu · 8 passages

時博州刺史瑯邪王沖，責息錢於貴鄉，遣家奴督斂，與尉顏餘慶相聞知，奴自市弓矢還。 The prefect of Bozhou, Prince Chong of Langye, was collecting interest in Guixiang and sent a household slave to press payment. The assistant magistrate Yan Yuqing knew of this, and the slave bought bows and arrows on his own.

會沖坐逆誅，魏州人告餘慶豫沖謀，後令俊臣鞫治，以反狀聞。 When Chong was executed for treason, men of Weizhou reported that Yuqing had foreknown the plot. The empress ordered Lai Junchen to investigate and reported a finding of treason.

有司議：「餘慶更永昌赦，法當流。」 The responsible officials ruled: "Yuqing falls under the Yongchang amnesty and by law should be banished."

侍御史魏元忠謂：「餘慶為沖督償、通書，合謀明甚，非曰支黨，請殊死，籍其家。」 Attending Censor Wei Yuanzhong argued: "Yuqing collected debts for Chong and exchanged letters—the conspiracy is clear. He is no mere follower. I request execution and confiscation of his property."

餘慶赦後被言，是謂支黨。 Yuqing was accused only after the amnesty; he is therefore a follower.

後曰：「餘慶安得不為魁首？」 The empress said, "How can Yuqing not be the ringleader?"

既已伏誅，餘慶今方論罪，非支黨何？」 He has already been executed. Yuqing is now being judged for a separate offense—what is he if not a follower?"

遂免死。 Yuqing was spared death.