Sui and Tang · Founding Emperor of Later Liang

Zhu Wen 朱溫

Attested AD 900

Passages: 15
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhu Wen was the founding emperor of Later Liang.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Temple name	Founding Emperor of Liang	梁祖	Liang Zu
Alternate name	Quanzhong	全忠	Quanzhong

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 900 光化三年秋
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 61

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Daughter of Zhu Wen (梁祖女)
daughter 女
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 75

Career and standing

AD 907 梁祖稱帝
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 76

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Wang Chuzhi (王處直)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 134

Events and relationships

Campaigned against Zhen Ding
AD 900 光化三年秋 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 61

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 54, passage 134

References in the histories

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History

15 passages

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 54Volume 54 Book of Later Tang 30: Biographies 6: Wang Rong, Wang Zhaohui, Wang Chuzhi · 15 passages

洎梁祖兼有山東，虎視天下，鎔卑辭厚禮，以通和好。 Once the Founding Emperor of Liang controlled Shandong and eyed the realm, Rong used humble words and lavish gifts to maintain friendly relations.

〈（《新唐書》：羅紹威諷鎔絕太原，共尊全忠，鎔依違，全忠不悅。）〉 (The 《New Book of Tang》: Luo Shaowei urged Rong to break with Taiyuan and jointly honor Quanzhong; Rong wavered, and Quanzhong was displeased.) 〉

光化三年秋，梁祖將吞河朔，乃親征鎮、定，縱其軍燔鎮之關城。 In the autumn of the third year of Guanghua the Founding Emperor of Liang planned to annex the Hebei region and personally campaigned against Zhen and Ding, while his troops burned Zhen's border fortresses.

判官周式者，有口辯，出見梁祖。 His secretary Zhou Shi was a skilled speaker and went out to meet the Founding Emperor of Liang.

梁祖盛怒，逆謂式曰：「王令公朋附並汾，違盟爽信，敝賦業已及此，期於無舍！」 The Founding Emperor was furious and confronted Shi: "Lord Wang has allied with Bing and Fen, broken his treaty, and violated his word. My army has already reached your borders, and I intend to leave no quarter!"

〈（《新唐書》：李嗣昭攻洺州，全忠自將擊走之，得鎔與嗣昭書，全忠怒，引軍攻鎔。 (The 《New Book of Tang》: Li Sizhao attacked Mingzhou; Quanzhong personally led troops and drove him off, discovered letters between Rong and Sizhao, grew angry, and led an army against Rong.

周式請見全忠，全忠即出書示式曰：「嗣昭在者，宜速遣。」 Zhou Shi requested an audience; Quanzhong produced the letters and showed them to Shi, saying, "If Sizhao is present, send him away at once."

梁祖喜，引式袂而慰之曰：「前言戲之耳！」 The Founding Emperor was pleased, took Shi's sleeve, and comforted him: "My earlier words were only in jest!"

梁祖以女妻昭祚。 The Founding Emperor of Liang married his daughter to Zhaozhuo.

及梁祖稱帝，鎔不得已，行其正朔。 When the Founding Emperor of Liang declared himself emperor, Rong had no choice but to adopt his calendar.

其後梁祖常慮河朔悠久難製，會羅紹威卒，因欲除移鎮、定。 Thereafter the Founding Emperor of Liang constantly worried that the Hebei provinces would long resist control. When Luo Shaowei died, he sought to replace the governors of Zhen and Ding.

鎔於昭宗朝賜號敦睦保定久大功臣，位至成德軍節度使、守太師、中書令、趙王，梁祖加尚書令。 Under Emperor Zhaozong, Rong was granted the title Meritorious Minister of Lasting Concord, Preservation, and Endurance, rose to military governor of the Chengde army, Grand Preceptor, Director of the Chancellery, and Prince of Zhao; the Founding Emperor of Liang later added Minister of Works.

朱溫使人報之曰：「何以附太原而弱鄰道？」 Zhu Wen sent a messenger to reply, "Why ally with Taiyuan and weaken the neighboring circuit?"

溫許之，仍歸罪於孔目吏梁問，出絹十萬匹，牛酒以犒汴軍，存敬修盟而退； Wen agreed, blamed the clerk Liang Wen, offered one hundred thousand bolts of silk plus cattle and wine to reward the Bian army, and Cunjing renewed the covenant and withdrew;

溫因表授旄鉞、檢校左僕射。 Wen then memorialized to invest him with the insignia of command and appoint him Honorary Left Vice Director.