Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Yuan Zigong 源子恭

Attested AD 520 - AD 525

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yuan Zigong was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 520 to AD 525 正光中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 6

Family

Kin of Yang Yin (楊愔)
maternal uncle 舅 · maternal line · Through Mother of Yang Yin (楊愔母)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 6
Sibling of Mother of Yang Yin (楊愔母)
sibling 兄 · maternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 6

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 34Volume 34 Biographies 26: Yang Yin; Yan Zixian; Song Qindao; Zheng Yi · 4 passages

幼喪母，曾詣舅源子恭，子恭與之飲，問讀何書，曰：「誦《詩》。」 He lost his mother young and once visited his maternal uncle Yuan Zigong; Zigong drank with him and asked what book he was reading. He said, "I am reciting the Odes."

子恭曰：「誦至《渭陽》未邪？」 Zigong said, "Have you recited as far as 'On the Wei-yang'?"

愔便號泣感噎，子恭亦對之歔欷，遂為之罷酒。 Yin at once wailed and choked with grief; Zigong wept in answer, and thereupon stopped the drinking.

子恭後謂津曰：「常謂秦王不甚察慧，從今已後，更欲刮目視之。」 Later Zigong said to Jin, "I always said Prince of Qin was not very sharp; from now on I shall view him with new eyes."