釋氏稽古略 1.602

1.602

長沙厲王乂。屢與大將軍頴戰。正月東海王越（宣帝弟之孫也）慮事不濟。潛與殿中諸將夜收乂送別省啟帝。下詔免乂官置金墉城。越欲殺乂以絕眾心。乃遣人密告張方。方取乂至營殺之。大將軍頴入京師。復還鎮于鄴。詔頴為丞相。加東海王越守尚書令。頴表盧志為中書監參署丞相府事。河間王顒還鎮長安。二月丞相頴表廢皇后羊氏幽于金墉城。廢皇太子覃為清河王。詔以頴為皇太弟。乘輿服御皆遷于鄴。頴僭侈日甚。嬖倖用事。大失眾望。司空東海王越與乂故將右衛將軍陳胗等謀討之。河間王顒遣張方鎮洛陽頴拒之。由是顒頴有隙。七月戊戌復皇后羊氏及太子覃。己亥越等奉帝討頴。頴遣石超帥眾五萬拒戰。乘輿敗績於蕩陰。百官侍御。皆散侍中嵆紹朝服下馬登輦。以身衛帝。頴兵斫紹。血濺帝衣。帝墮草中亡六璽。帝如鄴幸頴營司空越奔下邳。八月復廢太子賈及羊氏。司空越弟東瀛公騰王浚合兵擊頴將王斌大破之。鄴中大震。百僚奔走。士卒分散。廬志勸頴奉帝還洛陽。顒將張方擁兵專制朝政。太弟頴不得復預事。張方在洛既久。兵士剽掠眾情喧喧。十一月張方劫帝遷都長安。軍人分爭府藏。魏晉以來蓄積掃地無遺。帝入長安復皇后羊氏。詔太弟頴以成都王還第。更立豫章王熾為皇太弟。帝兄弟二十五人。時存者唯頴熾及吳王晏。晏材質庸下。熾冲素好學。故太宰顒立之（帝紀）。

Prince Li of Changsha, Ai, fought repeatedly against General-in-Chief Ying. In the first month, Sima Yue, Prince of Donghai (a grandson of Emperor Xuan's younger brother), worried that affairs would not succeed, secretly conspired with various generals in the palace; at night they seized Ai, sent him to a separate department, and informed the Emperor. An edict was issued removing Ai from office and placing him in Jinyong City. Yue, wishing to kill Ai to cut off the hopes of the masses, sent someone to secretly notify Zhang Fang. Fang brought Ai to his camp and killed him. General-in-Chief Ying entered the capital, then returned to garrison Ye. An edict appointed Ying as Chancellor and granted Sima Yue, Prince of Donghai, the provisional post of Director of the Imperial Secretariat. Ying memorialized appointing Lu Zhi as Director of the Palace Secretariat to assist in signing and administering the affairs of the Chancellor's office. Sima Yong, Prince of Hejian, returned to garrison Chang'an. In the second month, Chancellor Ying memorialized the deposition of Empress Yang, confining her in Jinyong City. He deposed Crown Prince Tan to become Prince of Qinghe. An edict made Ying Crown Younger Brother; the imperial carriages, garments, and appurtenances were all moved to Ye. Ying became increasingly arrogant and extravagant by the day, and his favorites wielded power, greatly disappointing the masses. Sima Yue, Prince of Donghai and Minister of Works, plotted with Chen Zhen, former general under Ai and General of the Right Guard, to punish him. Sima Yong, Prince of Hejian, sent Zhang Fang to garrison Luoyang, but Ying repelled him; from this, a rift arose between Yong and Ying. In the seventh month, on the wuxu day, Empress Yang and Crown Prince Tan were restored. On the jihai day, Yue and others escorted the Emperor to punish Ying. Ying dispatched Shi Chao leading a host of fifty thousand to engage them in battle. The imperial entourage suffered a crushing defeat at Dangyin. The civil and military officials and personal attendants all dispersed. Ji Shao, Attendant-in-Ordinary, wearing his court robes, dismounted, mounted the imperial carriage, and shielded the Emperor with his own body. Ying's soldiers slashed Shao, his blood spattering the Emperor's robes. The Emperor fell into the grass and lost the six imperial seals. The Emperor went to Ye and visited Ying's camp; Minister of Works Yue fled to Xiapi. In the eighth month, Crown Prince Tan and Empress Yang were deposed once more. Duke Teng of Dongying, the younger brother of Minister of Works Yue, together with Wang Jun, joined forces to attack Ying's general Wang Bin and routed him thoroughly. Ye was shaken greatly. The officials fled, and the soldiers scattered. Lu Zhi advised Ying to escort the Emperor back to Luoyang. Yong's general Zhang Fang, commanding troops, monopolized court governance; Crown Younger Brother Ying could no longer participate in state affairs. Zhang Fang remained in Luoyang for a long time, his soldiers plundering and looting, and the public mood was in an uproar. In the eleventh month, Zhang Fang abducted the Emperor and relocated the capital to Chang'an. The soldiers plundered and contested the state treasuries; the reserves accumulated since the Wei and Jin were swept clean without remainder. The Emperor arrived in Chang'an and reinstated Empress Yang. An edict ordered Crown Younger Brother Ying to return to his private estate as Prince of Chengdu. Prince Chi of Yuzhang was newly established as Crown Younger Brother. The Emperor had twenty-five brothers; at that time, only Ying, Chi, and Prince Yan of Wu were still alive. Yan's talents were mediocre and inferior; Chi was modest, unpretentious, and fond of learning. Therefore, Grand Preceptor Yong established him (from the Imperial Annals).