Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Writer

Yuan Shu 袁淑

Yuán Shū

c. AD 408 - AD 453

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30
Chapters
4
Histories
2

Overview

Yuan Shu was an official and Writer.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Yangyuan 陽源 Yángyuán
Posthumous name Duke of Loyal Integrity 忠憲公 Zhōngxiàn gōng
Alternate name Yuan Yangyuan 袁陽源

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Key source chapters

  1. Book of Song, Chapter 70 Volume 70 Biographies 30: Yuan Shu 25 passages
  2. Book of Song, Chapter 89 Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can 1 passage
  3. Book of Song, Chapter 62 Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei 3 passages
  4. Book of Liang, Chapter 7 Volume 7: Empresses 1 passage

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30 passages

Book of Liang, Chapter 7Volume 7: Empresses · 1 passage
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Book of Song, Chapter 62Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei · 3 passages
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Book of Song, Chapter 70Volume 70 Biographies 30: Yuan Shu · 25 passages
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世祖即位，使顏延之為詔曰：「夫輕道重義，亟聞其教；世弊國危，希遇其人。自非達義之至，識正之深者，孰能抗心衞主，遺身固節者哉。故太子左衞率淑，文辯優洽，秉尚貞慤。當要逼之切，意色不橈，厲辭道逆，氣震凶黨。虐刃交至，取斃不移。古之懷忠隕難，未云出其右者。興言嗟悼，無廢乎心。宜在加禮，永旌宋有臣焉。可贈侍中、太尉，諡曰忠憲公。」 When Emperor Xiaowu took the throne, he had Yan Yanzhi draft an edict: "When the Way is slighted and righteousness weighed heavily, the teaching has long been heard; in an age of decay and a state in peril, such a person is rarely met. Unless one has reached the utmost in grasping righteousness and depth in knowing what is correct, who could brace the heart to guard his lord, leave the body, and hold fast to integrity? Former Left Guard General of the Heir Apparent Shu was eloquent and thorough and upheld pure sincerity. When coercion pressed hardest, his expression did not bend; with stern words he denounced rebellion, and his spirit shook the vicious faction. Cruel blades fell together, yet he met death without wavering. Among the loyal who fell in disaster in antiquity, none are said to surpass him. At these words we sigh and mourn, and our hearts cannot be unmoved. He deserves added honors, eternally displaying that Song had such a minister. He may be posthumously awarded Palace Attendant and Grand Commandant, with the posthumous title Duke of Loyal Integrity."
Book of Song, Chapter 89Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can · 1 passage
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