釋氏稽古略 1.600

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壬戌大安元年。齊武閔王冏既得志頗驕奢擅權。中外失望。主簿顧榮東曹掾張翰皆慮禍及翰因秋風起思菰菜蓴羹鱸魚膾歎曰。人生貴適志耳。富貴何為。即引去榮故酣飲不省府事。河間王顒上表陳冏罪狀。且言。勒兵十萬。欲與成都王頴．新野王歆．范陽王虓會洛陽。請長沙王乂。廢冏還第。以頴代冏輔政。顒遂舉兵。帥張方等趍。洛陽。遣使邀頴。十二月顒表至。冏大懼。張方帥兵二萬軍新安。檄長沙王乂使討冏。乂將左右百餘人入宮閉諸門。奉天子攻大司馬府。連戰三日。冏眾大敗。大司馬長史趙淵執冏以降。冏至殿前。帝惻然欲活之。乂叱牽出斬於閶闔門外。同黨皆夷三族。長沙王乂雖在朝廷。事無巨細皆就鄴。諮大將軍頴。頴以孫惠為參。將陸雲為右司馬是歲陳留王薨。諡曰魏元皇帝。

In the renxu year, the first year of Da'an, Prince Wumin of Qi, Jiong, having attained his ambitions, became quite arrogant, extravagant, and autocratic, causing widespread disappointment within and without. Gu Rong, the Attendant Officer, and Zhang Han, the Senior Clerk of the Eastern Bureau, both feared that calamity would reach them. Because the autumn wind had begun to blow, Han thought of water shield, water-chestnut soup, and sea bass slices, and sighed, saying, "In human life, what is valued is merely following one's inclinations; what is the use of wealth and honour?" and immediately departed. Rong deliberately drank heavily and paid no heed to administrative affairs. Yong, Prince of Hejian, submitted a memorial listing Jiong's crimes and stating that he was commanding one hundred thousand troops, intending to join Ying, Prince of Chengdu, Xin, Prince of Xinye, and Xiao, Prince of Fanyang, in Luoyang; he requested Ai, Prince of Changsha, to depose Jiong and return him to his private residence, and to replace Jiong with Ying to assist the government. Yong then raised troops and led Zhang Fang and others to march on Luoyang, sending envoys to invite Ying. In the twelfth month, Yong's memorial arrived, and Jiong was terrified. Zhang Fang led twenty thousand troops and encamped at Xin'an, issuing a call to arms to Ai, Prince of Changsha, ordering him to attack Jiong. Ai led over a hundred personal attendants into the palace, closed the gates, and, upholding the Emperor, attacked the headquarters of the Grand Minister of War. They fought continuously for three days, and Jiong's forces suffered a great defeat. Zhao Yuan, Chief Clerk to the Grand Minister of War, seized Jiong and surrendered. When Jiong was brought before the hall, the Emperor felt pity and wished to spare his life. Ai shouted and had him dragged out and beheaded outside the Changhe Gate. His accomplices were all exterminated along with their three clans. Although Ai, Prince of Changsha, was at court, in all matters great and small he deferred to Ye to consult Grand General Ying. Ying took Sun Hui as an adjutant and Lu Yun as Right Major. This year, the Prince of Chenliu passed away, and was given the posthumous title Emperor Yuan of Wei.