釋氏稽古略 2.173

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是時崔慧景據廣陵反。荊州刺史蕭懿舉兵入援。擊斬慧景。以懿為尚書令。嬖臣茹法珍等憚懿威權譖懿。十月賜懿死。懿曰。家弟在雍。深為朝廷憂之。蕭衍刺雍州在襄陽。聞兄懿死即日建牙集眾。帝使蕭頴胃討之。頴胃乃與衍合。次年辛巳三月奉南康王即皇帝位于江陵。改元中興。加蕭衍征東大將軍都督征討諸軍事。假黃鉞直抵建康。十二月帝遇害。衍以宣德太后令廢為東昏侯。

At that time, Cui Huijing occupied Guangling and rebelled. Xiao Yi, the regional inspector of Jingzhou, raised troops to come to the rescue, attacking and decapitating Huijing. Xiao Yi was appointed Prefect of the Masters of Writing. Favoured ministers such as Ru Fazhen, dreading Xiao Yi's prestige and authority, slandered him. In the tenth month, the emperor granted Xiao Yi death. Xiao Yi said: "My younger brother is in Yongzhou, and I worry deeply for the imperial court." Xiao Yan, who was regional inspector of Yongzhou at Xiangyang, heard of his elder brother Xiao Yi's death and on that very day raised his banners and assembled the multitudes. The emperor dispatched Xiao Yingzhou to subdue him, but Yingzhou instead allied with Xiao Yan. In the third month of the following year, the xinhai year [501], they elevated the King of Nankang to the imperial throne at Jiangling, changing the reign era to Zhongxing. They conferred upon Xiao Yan the titles of Senior General Who Conquers the East and Commander-in-chief of Military Affairs for the Expedition. With the grant of the golden battle-axe, he advanced directly to Jiankang. In the twelfth month, the emperor was assassinated. Following an order from Empress Dowager Xuande, Xiao Yan demoted him to the title of Marquis of Donghun.