Qin and Han · Official

Zhongli Yi 鐘離意

Zhōnglí Yì

Attested AD 25 - AD 57

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhongli Yi was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 25 to AD 57 昔鐘離意云
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 19

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Mode quoted-in-letter Source Person Id Xing Shao (邢卲)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 19

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 38Volume 38 Biographies 30: Xin Shu; Yuan Wenyao; Zhao Yanshen · 1 passage

邢卲聞之，遺術書曰：「昔鐘離意云『孔子忍渴於盜泉』，便以珠璣委地，足下今能如此，可謂異代一時。」 Xing Shao heard and wrote Shu: "Long ago Zhongli Yi said that Confucius would endure thirst rather than drink from Robber Spring, and so cast pearls and jade aside; you, sir, can do as much today—truly one moment in another age."