Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Yu Qingze 虞慶則

Attested AD 581 - AD 600

Passages: 5
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Yu Qingze was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 581 開皇元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 51, passage 84
AD 584 四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 51, passage 124
AD 583 to AD 585 北伐
Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 82
AD 581 to AD 600 開皇中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 43, passage 138
AD 582 to AD 600 開皇間宴
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 51, passage 20

Key source chapters

Career and standing

commander at Bing Prefecture 鎮并州
AD 581 開皇元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passage 84
envoy to Shetu 使於攝圖
AD 584 四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passage 124
General of the Right Guard 右衛大將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passage 20

Places and affiliations

Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passage 84
AD 581 開皇元年
At Bing Prefecture 并州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passage 84
Organization Four Exalted Ones 四貴 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 138

Events and relationships

Advanced under
Military · Subordinate commander · With Yang Shuang (楊爽)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 82

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Sui 51, passages 20, 84

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong · 1 passage

雄時貴寵，冠絕一時，與高熲、虞慶則、蘇威稱為「四貴」。 At the height of his career Xiong's favor eclipsed all rivals; together with Gao Jiong, Yu Qingze, and Su Wei he was known as one of the "Four Exalted Ones."

Book of Sui, Chapter 44Volume 44 Biographies 9: Teng Mu Wangzan, Daodao Wangjing, Caiwang Zhiji · 1 passage

河間王弘、豆盧勣、竇榮定、高熲、虞慶則等分道而進，俱受爽節度。 Prince of Hejian Hong, Doulu Ji, Dou Rongding, Gao Jiong, Yu Qingze, and others advanced on separate routes, all under Shuang's command.

Book of Sui, Chapter 51Volume 51 Biographies 16: Zhang Sunlan · 3 passages

上常命覽與安德王雄、上柱國元諧、李充、左僕射高熲、右衛大將軍虞慶則、吳州總管賀若弼等同宴，上曰：「朕昔在周朝，備展誠節，但苦猜忌，每致寒心。 The emperor frequently had Lan dine with Prince Ande Xiong, Supreme Pillar of State Yuan Xie, Li Chong, Left Vice Director Gao Hui, General of the Right Guard Yu Qingze, and Wu Prefecture area commander He Ruo Bi, and said, "When I was still in the Zhou court I served with complete loyalty, yet I lived under endless suspicion and was repeatedly left heartsick.

高祖新立，由是大懼，修築長城，發兵屯北境，命陰壽鎮幽州，虞慶則鎮并州，屯兵數萬人以為之備。 The emperor had only just ascended the throne and was deeply alarmed; he repaired the Great Wall, posted troops along the northern border, placed Yin Shou at You Prefecture and Yu Qingze at Bing Prefecture, and stationed tens of thousands of men in readiness.

四年，遣晟副虞慶則使於攝圖，賜公主姓為楊氏，改封大義公主。 In the fourth year Sheng accompanied Yu Qingze to Shetu's camp, gave the princess the surname Yang, and enfeoffed her as Princess Dayi.