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方智。武帝第九子。封晉安王。元帝被害。王僧辯陳霸先奉之為梁王。乙亥年二月。梁王至自潯陽即王位。時年十三。以太尉王僧辯為都督中外諸軍事。加陳霸先征西大將軍。北齊主遣書王僧辯。以為嗣主沖藐貞陽侯以年以望堪保金陵。五月僧辯遣使。奉告於貞陽侯淵明。定君臣之禮。庚子遣龍舟法駕迎之。癸卯淵明入建康。丙午即皇帝位。改元天成。以梁王為皇太子。王僧辯為大司馬。陳霸先為侍中。初僧辯霸先共滅侯景。情好甚篤。及僧辯納貞陽侯。霸先遣使苦爭之。往返數四。僧辯不從。霸先舉兵襲僧辯。執而縊殺之。貞陽侯遜位出就邸。百僚上晉安王表勸進。十月晉安王即皇帝位。改元紹泰。在位三年。以貞陽侯淵明為司徒（梁紀）　紹泰（一）太平（二）。

Fangzhi was the ninth son of Emperor Wu, enfeoffed as King of Jin'an. After Emperor Yuan was murdered, Wang Sengbian and Chen Baxian upheld him as King of Liang. In the second month of the yihai year, the King of Liang arrived from Xunyang and assumed the throne of kingship at the age of thirteen. He appointed Grand Commander Wang Sengbian as Commander-in-Chief of Internal and External Military Affairs, and added the title General-in-Chief Who Conquers the West to Chen Baxian. The ruler of Northern Qi sent a letter to Wang Sengbian, suggesting that the inheriting ruler was young and fragile, whereas Yuanming, Marquis of Zhenyang, was fit in both age and prestige to protect Jinling. In the fifth month, Sengbian sent envoys to address Yuanming, Marquis of Zhenyang, and established the rites of lord and minister. On the gengzi day, he dispatched a dragon boat and the imperial carriage to welcome him. On the guimao day, Yuanming entered Jiankang. On the bingwu day, he assumed the imperial throne, changing the reign era to Tiancheng, making the King of Liang the crown prince, Wang Sengbian the Minister of War, and Chen Baxian the Palace Attendant. Initially, Sengbian and Baxian had jointly annihilated Hou Jing, and their friendship was exceedingly close. But when Sengbian welcomed the Marquis of Zhenyang, Baxian sent envoys to protest bitterly, exchanging messages back and forth several times. When Sengbian refused to comply, Baxian raised troops, launched a surprise attack on Sengbian, captured him, and strangled him to death. The Marquis of Zhenyang yielded the throne and retired to his private residence. The civil and military officials presented a memorial to the King of Jin'an urging him to ascend. In the tenth month, the King of Jin'an assumed the imperial throne and changed the reign era to Shaotai. He reigned for three years, appointing Yuanming, Marquis of Zhenyang, as Minister of Education. (Liang Chronicles) Shaotai (1), Taiping (2).