Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Yu Bingzhi 庾炳之

Yǔ Bǐngzhī

Attested c. AD 430 - AD 447

Passages: 5
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Yu Bingzhi was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 447 二十四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 66, passage 173
AD 440 to AD 445 元嘉中後期
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 71, passage 115
c. AD 430 to c. AD 445 庾尚書
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 69, passage 262

Key source chapters

Book of Song, Chapter 69 Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye 2 passages
Book of Song, Chapter 71 Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao 2 passages
Book of Song, Chapter 66 Volume 66 Biographies 26: Wang Jinghong, He Shangzhi 1 passage

Career and standing

Minister of the Civil Service 吏部尚書
AD 447 二十四年 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 66, passage 173
Master of Writing 尚書
Served as
Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 262
Entered
Dismissed
Directly stated · Book of Song 71, passage 116

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 66, passage 173; Book of Song 71, passage 116

Events and relationships

Agreed with shangzhi
AD 447 二十四年 · Policy debate · Supporter · With He Shangzhi (何尚之)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 66, passage 173

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Song 71, passage 116

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 66Volume 66 Biographies 26: Wang Jinghong, He Shangzhi · 1 passage

吏部尚書庾炳之、侍中太子左衛率蕭思話、中護軍趙伯符、御史中丞何承天、太常郗敬叔並同尚之議。 Minister of the Civil Service Yu Bingzhi, Palace Attendant and Left Commander of the Heir Apparent's Guard Xiao Sihua, General of the Central Guard Zhao Bofu, Imperial Censor He Chengtian, and Minister of Ceremonies Xi Jingshu all agreed with Shangzhi's view.

Book of Song, Chapter 69Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye · 2 passages

曄曰：「外人傳庾尚書見憎，計與之無惡。 Ye said: "Outsiders say the Master of Writing Yu bears ill will toward me—I reckon there is no enmity between us.

此序所言，悉以比類朝士：「麝本多忌」，比庾炳之； Everything in this preface was in fact an allegory for court gentlemen: "Musk by nature has many taboos" referred to Yu Bingzhi;

Book of Song, Chapter 71Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao · 2 passages

初，劉湛伏誅，殷景仁卒，太祖委任沈演之、庾炳之、范曄等，後又有江湛、何瑀之。 After Liu Tan was executed and Yin Jingren died, Emperor Wen entrusted Shen Yanzhi, Yu Bingzhi, Fan Ye, and others; later Jiang Zhan and He Yuzhi joined them.

曄誅，炳之免，演之、瑀之並卒，至是江湛為吏部尚書，與湛之並居權要，世謂之江、徐焉。 After Fan Ye's execution and Yu Bingzhi's dismissal, and with the deaths of Yanzhi and Yuzhi, Jiang Zhan became Director of Personnel and shared power with Xu Zhanzhi; the age spoke of "Jiang and Xu."