釋氏稽古略 4.24

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穆宗末年殘忌猜忍。人人屏息虞禍。會醉索食不得。欲斬庖人。掌饍者恐禍及。因捧食以進。挾刃弑帝於黑山下。九月也。諡曰天順皇帝。廟號穆宗。景宗立。諱明記。更名賢。世宗元欲子也。初世宗被弑之時。帝年九歲。御厨尚食劉解里以氈束之藏於積薪中得免。至是即位。嬰風疾多不視朝。壬午乾亨九年十二月崩。諡孝成皇帝。廟號景宗。

In his final years, Emperor Muzong was cruel, suspicious, and ruthless. Everyone held their breath in fear of calamity. On one occasion, being drunk, he demanded food and did not receive it, and wished to execute the cook. The culinary supervisor, fearing that calamity would reach him, brought in food, concealed a blade, and assassinated the Emperor below Mount Hei. It was the ninth month. He was posthumously titled Emperor Tianshun, with the temple name Muzong. Jingzong ascended the throne; his personal name was Mingji, later changed to Xian. He was the son of Yuji, Emperor Shizong. Earlier, when Shizong was assassinated, the Emperor was nine years old. Imperial cook and Chief of Food Liu Jieli wrapped him in felt and hid him in a pile of firewood, so he escaped unharmed. At this point he took the throne. Suffering from a wind disorder, he often did not attend court. In Renwu, the ninth year of Qianheng, in the twelfth month, he died. He was posthumously titled Emperor Xiaocheng, with the temple name Jingzong.