佛祖統紀 36.52

36.52

The commentary states: Huan Yi guarded Xuancheng and died in the calamity of Su Jun—this was loyalty. His son Wen held military power to eye the throne—this was rebellion. Wen's son Xuan drew on his father's resources and ultimately committed usurpation and treason, losing his life and ruining his house—this was villainy. When later generations compiled the histories, they placed Yi in the biographies and Wen and Xuan in the accounts of the four barbarian tribes, bringing much disgrace upon their ancestors. Xuan sat facing south as ruler for eighty days; his deeds were like Wang Mang's, yet he could not endure for long. Born of a house of powerful ministers, he ultimately plunged himself into rebellion and treason; can he not serve as a warning to later generations?