Five Dynasties · Monk and Rebel

Zonglun 總倫

Attested AD 948 - AD 949

Passages: 5
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Zonglun was a Monk and Rebel.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Religious name	monk Zonglun	僧總倫

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 948 to AD 949 乾祐元年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passages 128, 147
AD 949 二年七月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passages 159, 162
AD 948 to AD 949 漢遣白文珂、常思等出軍擊之
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 92
AD 948 隱帝初立
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 74

Key source chapters

Career and standing

monk 僧
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 74
Dismembered
AD 949 二年七月 · Execution · At western market 西市 · Authority Emperor Yindi (隱帝)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 162

Learning and skills

Skill divination 占術 · Level used-to-approach-patron
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 128
Skill occult arts 方術 · Level used
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 74

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Li Shouzhen (李守貞) · Mode quotation Speaker Zonglun (總倫)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 74, 92
Prediction · Speaker · With Li Shouzhen (李守貞) · Paraphrased · Summary declared that Shouzhen had the position of a sovereign
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 128
Prediction · Speaker · With Li Shouzhen (李守貞) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passages 147-148

Events and relationships

Dismembered
AD 949 二年七月 · Legal · Executed associate · At western market 西市
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 162
Relation Client of · Person Li Shouzhen (李守貞)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 74
Relation Diviner to · Person Li Shouzhen (李守貞)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passages 128, 147
Relation Follower of · Person Li Shouzhen (李守貞)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 162

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 74

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 109Volume 109 Book of Later Jin 11: Biographies 6: Du Zhongwei, Li Shouzhen, Zhao Siwan · 3 passages

守貞以漢室新造，嗣君才立，自謂舉無遺策，又有僧總倫者，以占術幹守貞，謂守貞有人君之位， With the Han dynasty newly founded and a young heir on the throne, Shouzhen believed his plans flawless. A monk named Zonglun won his ear with divination, declaring that he was destined for the throne,

召總倫詰其休咎，總倫至曰：「王自有天分，人不能奪。 He summoned Zonglun to ask his fate. Zonglun said, "Your Highness has heaven's mandate; no one can take it from you.

禮畢，以俘馘徇於都城，守貞首級梟於南市，諸子並賊黨孫願、劉芮、張延嗣、劉仁裕、僧總倫、靖余、張球、王廷秀、焦文傑、安在欽等並磔於西市，餘皆斬之。 After the rites the captives were paraded through the capital. Shouzhen's head was displayed in the southern market. His sons and followers—including Sun Yuan, Liu Rui, Zhang Yansi, Liu Renyu, the monk Zonglun, Jing Yu, Zhang Qiu, Wang Tingxiu, Jiao Wenjie, and An Zaiqin—were dismembered at the western market, and the rest were beheaded.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze · 2 passages

高祖崩，杜重威死，守貞懼，不自安，以謂漢室新造，隱帝初立，天下易以圖，而門下僧總倫以方術陰幹守貞，為言有非常之相，守貞乃決計反。 When Gaozu died and Du Zhongwei was killed, Shouzhen was afraid and ill at ease. He thought the Han house was newly established, Emperor Yin had just acceded, and the empire would be easy to seize. A monk under his patronage, Zonglun, used occult arts to work on Shouzhen privately and told him he had the countenance of one destined for extraordinary rule. Shouzhen then resolved to rebel.

初，守貞召總倫問以濟否，總倫曰：「王當自有天下，然分野方災，俟殺人垂盡，則王事濟矣。」 Earlier Shouzhen had summoned Zonglun and asked whether he would succeed. Zonglun said, "Your Highness is destined to possess the realm, but the astral field is now afflicted. Wait until men have nearly all been killed—then your cause will succeed."