Qin and Han · Officer who defected from Liu Bang to Wei

Yong Chi 雍齒

Yōng Chǐ

Attested BC 208 - BC 201

Passages: 14
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Yong Chi was an Officer who defected from Liu Bang to Wei.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 201 ［六年］
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 174, 184, 187
BC 201 漢六年三月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 2, passages 106, 123, 134
BC 208 秦二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 1, passages 92, 95, 104, 119

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 1 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 6 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 2 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 4 passages
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 55 House of Marquis of Liu 4 passages

Career and standing

Marquis of Shifang 什方侯
BC 201 ［六年］ · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 186-187
Marquis of Shifang 什方侯
BC 201 ［六年］ · Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 187-188

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 187

Events and relationships

Repeatedly humiliated
Personal · Agent · With Emperor Gao (高帝)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 184
Relation Old acquaintance of · Person Emperor Gao (高帝)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 184

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 184

References in the histories

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History

14 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 1Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 · 6 passages

令雍齒守豐。 He ordered Yong Chi to defend Feng.

魏人周市略地豐沛，使人謂雍齒曰：「豐，故梁徙也，今魏地已定者數十城。 The Wei man Zhou Shi seized territory in Feng and Pei, and sent someone to tell Yong Chi: "Feng was originally Liang territory, now Wei has already pacified dozens of cities.

齒今下魏，魏以齒為侯守豐； If Chi now submits to Wei, Wei will make Chi a marquess to guard Feng;

雍齒雅不欲屬沛公，及魏招之，即反為魏守豐。 Yong Chi had long not wanted to serve Pei Gong, and when Wei summoned him, he immediately rebelled and defended Feng for Wei.

沛公還之沛，怨雍齒與豐子弟畔之。 Pei Gong returned to Pei, resentful that Yong Chi and the young men of Feng had rebelled against him.

雍齒奔魏。 Yong Chi fled to the state of Wei.

Book of Han, Chapter 2Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 · 4 passages

三月，上置酒，封雍齒，因趣丞相急定功行封。 In the third month, the emperor held a banquet and enfeoffed Yong Chi. He then urged the Chancellor to determine merit quickly and carry out the enfeoffments.

罷酒，群臣皆喜，曰：「雍齒且侯，吾屬亡患矣！」 The banquet ended. All the ministers were happy, saying: "Even Yong Chi is made marquis. We have no worries!"

吾特以其為雍齒故反我為魏。」 I especially because it was for Yong Chi's sake that they rebelled against me for Wei."

秦滅魏，遷大梁，都于豐，故周巿說雍齒曰「豐，故梁徙也」。 When Qin destroyed Wei, it transferred the people of Daliang and made their capital at Feng; therefore Zhou Shi said to Yong Chi: "Feng is where Liang moved its seat."

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 55House of Marquis of Liu · 4 passages

上曰：「雍齒與我故，數嘗窘辱我。 The emperor said, "Yong Chi and I go back many years, yet time and again, he has put me to shame and humiliated me.

留侯曰：「今急先封雍齒以示群臣，群臣見雍齒封，則人人自堅矣。」 The Marquis of Liu said, "Then waste no time — enfeoff Yong Chi first, as a signal to all the ministers. When they see that even Yong Chi has received a title, every man among them will feel secure."

於是上乃置酒，封雍齒為什方侯，而急趣丞相、御史定功行封。 The emperor at once held a banquet, enfeoffed Yong Chi as Marquis of Shifang, and pressed the Chancellor and the Imperial Secretary to finalize the merit rankings and proceed with the remaining grants.

群臣罷酒，皆喜曰：「雍齒尚為侯，我屬無患矣。」 When the banquet was over, the ministers all said happily, "If even Yong Chi has been made a marquis, the rest of us have nothing to worry about."