釋氏稽古略 2.283

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周靜帝大像二年十二月。以大丞相隋公楊堅為相國。總百揆進爵為王。以安陸等二十郡為隋國。贊拜不名備九錫之禮。堅受爵十郡而已。辛丑年正月靜帝改元大定。二月通直散騎庾季才勸隋王宜應天受命。太傅李穆大將軍盧賁亦勸之。於是周主下詔遜位居別宮。命杞公椿奉皇帝璽紱禪位於隋。周五主合二十五年祚終。隋王受冊璽入臨光殿。服兗冕如元會之儀。大赦建元開皇。除周六官。依漢魏之舊封周帝為介公。九歲薨（隋書）。

In the twelfth month of the second year of the Daxiang reign of Emperor Jing of the Zhou, the Grand Chancellor Yang Jian, Duke of Sui, was made Chancellor of State, put in overall charge of all administrative affairs, and promoted to the rank of King, with twenty commanderies including Anlu constituting the State of Sui. He was granted the privileges of entering the court without having his personal name announced and was provided with the nine gifts. Jian accepted only the title of nobility and ten commanderies. In the first month of the xinhai year, Emperor Jing changed the reign era to Dading. In the second month, Yu Jicai, Attendant Officer of the Cavalier Regular, advised the King of Sui that he ought to respond to Heaven and accept the mandate. Grand Tutor Li Mu and Senior General Lu Ben also advised him so. Thereupon the Lord of Zhou issued an edict abdicating the throne and residing in a separate palace, ordering Chun, Duke of Qi, to present the imperial seals and ribbons to abdicate in favor of the Sui. The five lords of the Zhou, spanning a total of twenty-five years, saw their dynastic fortune come to an end. The King of Sui received the patent and seal, entered the Linguang Hall, wore the imperial robes and cap in accordance with the ceremony of the New Year's court assembly, proclaimed a general amnesty, and established the Kaihuang reign era. He abolished the six ministries of the Zhou and, following the old system of the Han and Wei, enfeoffed the Emperor of the Zhou as Duke of Jie. He passed away at the age of nine. (Sui shu).