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Cao Hong
曹洪
A Qing dynasty illustration of Cao Hong
General of Agile Cavalry (驃騎將軍しょうぐん)
In office
c. late 220s (c. late 220s) – 232 (232)
MonarchCao Rui
General of the Rear (こう將軍しょうぐん)
In office
227 (227) – c. late 220s (c. late 220s)
MonarchCao Rui
General of Agile Cavalry (驃騎將軍しょうぐん)
In office
220 (220) – c. early 220s (c. early 220s)
MonarchCao Pi
Personal details
BornUnknown
Died232[1]
Children
OccupationMilitary general
Courtesy nameZilian (れん)
Posthumous nameMarquis Gong (きょうこう)
PeerageMarquis of Lecheng
(らくじょうこう)

Cao Hong (died 232), courtesy name Zilian, was a Chinese military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China.[1] He started his career in the late Eastern Han dynasty under the warlord Cao Cao, who was his older second cousin.[2]

Early life and career

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Cao Hong's uncle, Cao Ding (曹鼎), served as the Prefect of the Masters of Writing (尚書しょうしょれい) in the Han central government. Because of this connection, Cao Hong gained an official appointment as the Chief (ちょう) of Qichun County (蘄春けん; northwest of present-day Qichun County, Hubei).[3]

Around 190,[4] the warlord Cao Cao, an older second cousin of Cao Hong, raised an army to participate in the campaign against the tyrannical warlord Dong Zhuo, who controlled the Han central government. Cao Hong joined Cao Cao around this time and served as an officer in his army. Cao Cao engaged Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong at the Battle of Xingyang, but was defeated and forced to retreat. While fleeing from the enemy, Cao Cao lost his horse so Cao Hong got off his own horse and offered it to him. When Cao Cao declined, Cao Hong said, "The world can do without (Cao) Hong, but it can't do without you." He then escorted Cao Cao on foot to the bank of the Bian River. As the river was too deep for them to wade across, Cao Hong swam around in search of a boat and finally found one. They crossed the river and returned to Cao Cao's hometown in Qiao County (譙縣; present-day Bozhou, Anhui) safely.[5]

Chen Wen (ちんあつし), the Inspector of Yang Province, was on friendly terms with Cao Hong. At the time, Cao Hong had about 1,000 men from his own militia. He asked for troops from Chen Wen, who provided him with 2,000 of his best soldiers. Cao Hong then went to Danyang Commandery (楊郡) and managed to recruit about another 1,000 men with help from the commandery's Administrator, Zhou Xin. He brought along his 4,000 troops to meet Cao Cao at Longkang (りゅう亢; in present-day Huaiyuan County, Anhui) and became one of Cao Cao's most loyal followers since then.[6][7]

Service under Cao Cao

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Battles against Lü Bu in Yan Province

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In 194,[8] when Cao Cao was away on a campaign in Xu Province, his subordinates Zhang Miao and Chen Gong started a rebellion in his base, Yan Province, and defected to a rival warlord, Lü Bu. Around the time, a famine had broken out in Yan Province. Cao Hong led a vanguard force to retake Dongping (東平とうへい) and Fan (范) counties from Lü Bu and stockpile grain to feed the troops. After that, Cao Cao attacked Lü Bu at Puyang County (濮陽けん; west of present-day Puyang County, Henan) and defeated him. Cao Cao subsequently attacked and retook Dong'e (ひがしおもね), Jiyin (すみかげ), Shanyang (山陽さんよう), Zhongmu (ちゅう牟), Yangwu (), Jing (きょう), Mi (ひそか) and other counties from Lü Bu. For his contributions in the Battle of Yan Province against Lü Bu, Cao Hong was first commissioned as Soaring Eagle Colonel (鷹揚おうようこうじょう) and later promoted to General of the Household Who Spreads Martial Might (あげ武中たけなかろうしょう).[9]

Joining Cao Cao in receiving Emperor Xian

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In February 196, acting on the advice of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, Cao Cao sent Cao Hong west to fetch Emperor Xian[a] but was blocked by Dong Cheng and Yuan Shu's subordinate Chang Nu (萇奴).[10] In August 196,[11] Cao Cao led his forces into Luoyang and received Emperor Xian. Two months later, he relocated the emperor to his own base in Xu (もと; present-day Xuchang, Henan), where the new imperial capital was established. Emperor Xian appointed Cao Hong as a Counsellor Remonstrant (諫議大夫たいふ).[12]

Incident with Man Chong

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When Man Chong was serving as the Prefect (れい) of Xu County (もとけん; present-day Xuchang, Henan), he arrested some of Cao Hong's retainers who broke the law. When Cao Hong heard about it, he wrote to Man Chong, asking for their release, but Man Chong refused. Cao Hong then brought up the issue to Cao Cao, who summoned the official who was overall in charge to come and see him. Man Chong thought that Cao Cao wanted to pardon Cao Hong's retainers, so he immediately ordered their execution. Cao Cao was pleased and he remarked, "Isn't this what an officeholder should do?"[13]

Battles against Zhang Xiu

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In 197,[11] Cao Cao lost the Battle of Wancheng against a rival warlord Zhang Xiu and retreated to Wuyin County (まいかげけん; southeast of present-day Sheqi County, Henan). After Cao Cao left Wuyin County and returned to Xu (もと; present-day Xuchang, Henan), the officials in Nanyang (南陽なんよう), Zhangling (あきらりょう) and other counties who had surrendered to him earlier rebelled and defected to Zhang Xiu's side. Cao Cao sent Cao Hong to lead troops to recapture those counties but Cao Hong failed and was forced to retreat to a garrison at Ye County (けん; southwest of present-day Ye County, Henan). The garrison came under multiple attacks by Zhang Xiu and his ally Liu Biao.[14]

Battle of Guandu

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In the year 200,[15] Cao Hong participated in the Battle of Guandu between Cao Cao and the northern warlord Yuan Shao. When both sides were locked in a stalemate around winter, Cao Cao heeded the advice of Xu You, a defector from Yuan Shao's side, and personally led 5,000 riders to raid Yuan's supply depot at Wuchao (がらす; southeast of present-day Yanjin County, Henan), which was guarded by Chunyu Qiong. Cao Hong was ordered to remain behind to guard Cao Cao's main camp during the raid. Cao Cao succeeded in destroying Yuan Shao's supplies in the raid and killed Chunyu Qiong in battle.[16]

When Yuan Shao heard that Wuchao was under attack, he sent his generals Zhang He and Gao Lan (高覽こうらん) to attack Cao Cao's main camp in the hope of diverting Cao's attention away from Wuchao. However, Zhang He and Gao Lan, already frustrated with Yuan Shao, ended up defecting to Cao Cao's side instead.[17] They destroyed their own camps and led their men to Cao Cao's main camp to surrender. Cao Hong was initially suspicious about Zhang He and Gao Lan, but Xun You managed to convince him to accept their surrender.[18]

Battles against Liu Biao and promotions

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Cao Hong participated in the campaign against the warlord Liu Biao in Jing Province and defeated Liu's subordinates in battles at Wuyang (まいよう), Yinye (かげ), Duyang () and Bowang (ひろしもち). For his achievements, he was promoted to General of Sharp Edge (厲鋒將軍しょうぐん) and enfeoffed as the Marquis of Guoming Village (國明くにあきちんこう). Later, as he made more contributions in battles, he was further promoted to Protector-General (みやこまもる將軍しょうぐん).[19]

Hanzhong Campaign

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In the winter of 217, the warlord Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Wu Lan (らん) and others to garrison at Xiabian County (したべんけん; northwest of present-day Cheng County, Gansu) in preparation for an invasion of Hanzhong Commandery, which Cao Cao had seized from the warlord Zhang Lu after the Battle of Yangping in 215.[20] Cao Cao ordered Cao Hong to lead forces to resist the enemy, with Cao Xiu serving as Cao Hong's adviser. Cao Cao had told Cao Xiu, "You may be an adviser, but you're actually the commander." When Cao Hong received the order, he delegated his command to Cao Xiu. Cao Hong heeded Cao Xiu's advice and defeated Wu Lan in the spring of 218 and killed Wu's deputy, Ren Kui (にん夔). Wu Lan was slain by Qiangduan (つよしはし), a Di chieftain from Yinping (陰平かげひら). Zhang Fei was forced to retreat.[21][22]

Cao Hong then threw a party to celebrate his victory. He ordered some prostitutes to dress scantily and dance on drums to entertain everyone. Yang Fu, one of Cao Cao's advisers, openly reprimanded Cao Hong for the indecency of the performance, and then stormed out. Cao Hong immediately called off the performance and invited Yang Fu to return to his seat.[23]

Service in the state of Cao Wei

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Cao Cao died in March 220. Later that year,[24] his son and successor Cao Pi ended the Eastern Han dynasty and established the state of Cao Wei with himself as the emperor. Cao Pi appointed Cao Hong as General of the Guards (まもる將軍しょうぐん) and promoted him to General of Agile Cavalry (驃騎將軍しょうぐん). He also made Cao Hong the Marquis of Yewang (王侯おうこう) and gave him an additional 1,000 taxable households for his marquisate, making it 2,100 households in total. Cao Hong's marquis title was later renamed to "Marquis of Duyang" (こう).[25]

Cao Hong was wealthy but was also known for being stingy with his wealth. When Cao Cao was still the Minister of Works, he set an example by getting the county offices to keep records of the accounts of officials, including his. When he heard that his personal wealth was equivalent to Cao Hong's, he remarked, "How can my personal wealth be the same as Zilian's?"[26]

Fall from grace

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In the past, when Cao Pi was still a youth, he once asked Cao Hong for a loan, however, Cao Hong was naturally stingy and cherished his money, so he refused the request. Later, when Cao Pi was Cao Cao's heir apparent, he once asked Cao Hong to donate 100 rolls of silk but Cao Hong refused.[27] Cao Pi bore a grudge against Cao Hong because of this. After Cao Pi became emperor, he found an opportunity to take revenge against Cao Hong. In one incident, when Cao Hong's retainers committed crimes, Cao Pi used the incident as an excuse to accuse Cao Hong of negligence and had him imprisoned to await execution. When his ministers tried to persuade him to spare Cao Hong, Cao Pi refused to listen.[28]

Apparently, Cao Hong had previously offended Cao Zhen, another relative of Cao Cao who also served as a general in Wei. In 224, when Cao Zhen returned from a campaign, Cao Pi ordered Wu Zhi to host a banquet in his residence in Cao Zhen's honour. During the banquet, Wu Zhi instructed actors to put up a skit to make fun of Cao Zhen and Zhu Shuo (しゅ鑠), who were fat and thin respectively. Cao Zhen was enraged and he shouted at Wu Zhi, "Are you and your men seeking a fight with me and my men?" Cao Hong and Wang Zhong egged Wu Zhi on by saying, "If you want to make the General (Cao Zhen) admit that he is fat, you have to show that you're thin." Cao Zhen drew his sword, glared at them and said, "I'll kill whoever dares to mock me."[29] When Cao Hong got into trouble later, Cao Zhen told Cao Pi, "If Cao Hong is to be executed, he'll definitely say something nasty about me." Cao Pi replied, "I'll deal with him myself. Why do you need to worry?"[30]

Cao Pi's mother, Empress Dowager Bian, intervened and scolded her son, "If not for what Zilian did at Liang (はり) and Pei (沛),[b] you wouldn't have made it to where you are today." She also told Cao Pi's empress, Guo Nüwang, "If Cao Hong dies today, tomorrow I'll make the Emperor remove you from your position as Empress." The empress then tearfully pleaded with Cao Pi several times to spare Cao Hong. Cao Pi finally agreed to spare Cao Hong, but stripped him of his appointments and titles and confiscated his properties. After Empress Dowager Bian intervened again, Cao Pi reluctantly returned Cao Hong his properties but did not restore him to his former positions.[31][32] Upon learning that Cao Pi had pardoned him, Cao Hong was so overjoyed that he wrote a memorial to the emperor to express his remorse and said he would spend the rest of his life behind the walls of his home.[33]

Rehabilitation and death

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As Cao Hong was highly regarded for having made great contributions in the past, many people were upset over his demotion and fall from grace. Cao Pi died in June 226 and was succeeded by his son, Cao Rui, as the emperor of Wei.[34] Cao Rui rehabilitated Cao Hong by appointing him as General of the Rear (こう將軍しょうぐん) and enfeoffing him as the Marquis of Lecheng (らくじょうこう) with 1,000 taxable households as his marquisate. Later, he promoted Cao Hong to General of Agile Cavalry (驃騎將軍しょうぐん).[35]

Cao Hong died in 232 and was given the posthumous title "Marquis Gong" (きょうこう), which means "humble(d) marquis".[c] His title, Marquis of Lecheng (らくじょうこう), was passed on to his son, Cao Fu (曹馥). Cao Zhen (曹震), another son of Cao Hong, had already previously been enfeoffed as a marquis. Cao Yu (曹瑜), an older relative of Cao Hong, was known for being conscientious and respectful, and had served as General of the Guards (まもる將軍しょうぐん) and been enfeoffed as a marquis as well.[37] Cao Hong's daughter, who was known for her beautiful looks, married Xun Can, a son of Xun Yu. She died a few years after their marriage, and Xun Can was so grieved by her death that he also died a few years later.[38]

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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Cao Hong appears as a minor character in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which romanticises the events before and during the Three Kingdoms period. In chapter 58, Cao Hong had a rather prominent role at the Battle of Tong Pass between Cao Cao and a coalition of northwestern warlords led by Ma Chao and Han Sui. Cao Cao had instructed Cao Hong to guard Tong Pass for ten days at all costs and not leave his post. However, after hearing taunts from the enemy for nine days, Cao Hong finally gave in to his anger and led his troops out of the pass to engage the enemy. He not only lost the battle but also lost the pass as well. Cao Cao was so angry with Cao Hong that he wanted to execute him for disobeying orders, but his subordinates stopped him. Later on, Cao Hong redeemed himself by risking his life to save Cao Cao, who was fleeing from the battlefield after being defeated by Ma Chao. Cao Hong blocked Ma Chao from chasing Cao Cao and duelled with him for about 100 rounds until Ma gave up and retreated. Cao Cao pardoned Cao Hong for his earlier mistake after taking into consideration how Cao Hong saved his life.[39] There is no mention of these incidents in historical records.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Emperor Xian was held hostage in Chang'an by Li Jue, Guo Si and other former followers of Dong Zhuo. Around 195, when internal conflict broke out between Li Jue and Guo Si, Emperor Xian escaped from Chang'an and returned to the ruins of Luoyang (Luoyang was destroyed by fire in 190 when Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an). In Luoyang, he came under the protection of Dong Cheng and Yang Feng.
  2. ^ Empress Dowager Bian was probably referring to the incident after the Battle of Xingyang where Cao Hong saved Cao Cao's life.
  3. ^ According to the "Rules of assigning posthumous names" chapter in the Yizhoushu, an official could receive the posthumous name "Gong" (きょう) for being able to correct past mistakes.[36] In Cao Hong's case, he changed his snobbish attitude after being punished.

References

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  1. ^ a b de Crespigny (2007), p. 42.
  2. ^ (曹洪れんふとし從弟じゅうてい也。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  3. ^ (しょ曰:ひろし伯父おじかなえため尚書しょうしょれいにんひろしため蘄春ちょう。) Wei Shu annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  4. ^ Sima (1084), vol. 59.
  5. ^ (ふとしおこり義兵ぎへい討董たくいたり熒陽,ためたくはたじょさかえしょはいふとししつぞくつい甚急,ひろし,以馬授太ふとしゆずるひろし曰:「天下てんかひろし不可ふかくん。」とげしたがえいた汴水,水深すいしんとくわたりひろし循水とくせん與太よた俱濟,かえ奔譙。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  6. ^ (あげしゅう刺史ししちんあつしもとあずかひろしぜんひろし將家しょうかへいせん餘人よにん,就溫募兵ぼへいとくいおり江上こうじょうかぶとせんにんひがしいた楊復とくすうせんにん與太よたかいりゅう亢。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  7. ^ (ふとしへいしょう,乃與なつほうあつしとうまいあげしゅう募兵ぼへい刺史ししちんあつし楊太もりしゅう昕與へいよんせん餘人よにん。) Sanguozhi vol. 1.
  8. ^ Sima (1084), vol. 61.
  9. ^ (ふとしせいじょしゅうちょう邈舉兖州叛迎りょぬのときだいひだるあらひろし將兵しょうへいざいまえさきよりどころ東平とうへい、范,聚糧こく以繼ぐんふとし討邈、ぬの於濮ぬのやぶはしとげよりどころひがしおもねうたてげきずみかげ山陽さんようちゅう牟、たけきょうみつじゅうけんみな拔之。以前いぜんこうはい鷹揚おうようこうじょう,遷揚武中たけなかろうしょう。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  10. ^ (ふとしはたむかい天子てんししょしょうあるうたぐ,荀彧、ほど昱勸,乃遣曹洪將兵しょうへい西にしむかえまもる將軍しょうぐんただしうけたまわあずか袁術はた萇奴こばめけわしひろしとくしん。) Sanguozhi vol. 1.
  11. ^ a b Sima (1084), vol. 62.
  12. ^ (天子あまこもとはいひろし諫議大夫たいふ。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  13. ^ (... ためもとれいとき曹洪宗室そうしつおやとうとゆう賔客ざいかいすうはんほうちょうおさむ治之はるゆきひろししょほうちょうちょう聽。ひろし白太しらたふとし召許ぬししゃちょう知將ちしょうよくげん,乃速ころせこれふとし曰:「當事とうじ不當ふとうみみよこしま?」) Sanguozhi vol. 26.
  14. ^ (公乃きみの引兵かえまいかげ,繡將らい鈔,おおやけ擊破げきは。繡奔みのるあずかりゅうおもてごう。 ... とげかえもとおおやけまいかげかえ也,南陽なんようあきらりょう諸縣もろかたふく叛為繡,おおやけ曹洪げき不利ふりかえたむろすうため繡、ひょうしょおかせ。) Sanguozhi vol. 1.
  15. ^ Sima (1084), vol. 63.
  16. ^ (ふゆじゅうがつ,紹遣しゃうんこく使つかいじゅん于瓊とう五人將兵萬餘人送之,宿しゅく紹營きたよんじゅうさと。紹謀しんもと攸貪ざい,紹不能ふのうあしらい奔,いんせつおおやけげき瓊等。左右さゆううたぐこれ,荀攸、賈詡すすむおおやけ公乃きみのとめ曹洪もりしょうせんにんよる往,かいあかりいたり。瓊等望見ぼうけんこうへいしょう出陳しゅっちん門外もんがいおおやけきゅうげき,瓊退營,とげおさむこれ。紹遣すくい瓊。左右さゆうあるげんぞくややちか,請分へいこばめこれ」。おおやけいか曰:「ぞくざい背後はいご乃白のしら!」士卒しそつみなことたたかえ大破たいは瓊等,みなこれ。) Sanguozhi vol. 1.
  17. ^ (紹初聞公げき瓊,いい長子ちょうしたん曰:「就彼おさむ瓊等,われおさむ拔其營,かれかたところ矣!」乃使ちょう郃、高覽こうらんおさむ曹洪。郃等聞瓊やぶとげ。) Sanguozhi vol. 1.
  18. ^ (ふとし乃留攸及曹洪もりふとししょうおさむやぶこれつき瓊等。紹將ちょう郃、高覽こうらんしょうおさむくだ,紹遂棄軍はし。郃之らいひろしうたぐ敢受,攸謂ひろし曰:「郃計不用ふよういか而來,きみなにうたぐ?」乃受。) Sanguozhi vol. 10.
  19. ^ (べつせいりゅうひょうやぶひょうべつはた於舞かげひろしもち有功ゆうこう,遷厲ほこさき將軍しょうぐんふう國明くにあきちんこうるいしたがえ征伐せいばつはいまもる將軍しょうぐん。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  20. ^ Sima (1084), vol. 67.
  21. ^ (りゅう備遣はたらんたむろべんふとし曹洪せい,以休ためじょうまいりひろし軍事ぐんじふとしいいきゅう曰:「なんじ雖參ぐん,其實そち也。」ひろし聞此れいまたゆだねごと於休。備遣ちょうたむろ固山こやまよくだんぐん衆議しゅうぎ狐疑こぎきゅう曰:「ぞくじつだん道者どうしゃとう伏兵ふくへい潛行せんこうこん乃先ちょうこえぜい,此其不能ふのう也。むべ及其しゅう,促擊らんらんやぶのりはし矣。」ひろししたがえしんへいげきらん大破たいははてはし。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  22. ^ ([じゅうねんふゆ] ... りゅう備遣ちょううまちょうらんとうたむろべん曹洪こばめこれ。 ... [じゅうさんねんはる] ... 曹洪やぶらん其將にん夔等。三月さんがつちょううまちょうはしかんちゅう陰平かげひら氐強はしらんつて其首。) Sanguozhi vol. 1.
  23. ^ (ひろしおけしゅ大會たいかいれいおんな倡著縠之ころも,蹋鼓,いちすわみなわらい。阜厲ごえせめひろし曰:「男女だんじょべつ國之くにゆきだいふしなにゆう於廣すわこれちゅうはだか女人にょにん形體けいたい!雖桀、紂之みだれ甚於此。」とげ奮衣ひろしたてやめじょらく,請阜かえすわ肅然しゅくぜんはばか焉。) Sanguozhi vol. 25.
  24. ^ Sima (1084), vol. 69.
  25. ^ (ぶんみかど即位そくいためまもる將軍しょうぐん,遷驃將軍しょうぐんしんふう王侯おうこうえきせん,并前せんいちひゃく特進とくしん徙封こう。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  26. ^ (はつふとしためそら,以己りつ每歲まいさいはつ調しらべ使つかい本縣ほんけんひら貲。于時譙令たいらひろし貲財あずか公家くげとうふとし曰:「我家わがや貲郍とく如子かどよこしま!」) Weilue annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  27. ^ (ぶんみかどざい東宮とうぐう,嘗從ひろしかしきぬひゃくひきひろししょう。) Weilue annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  28. ^ (はじめひろし家富いえとみ而性吝嗇りんしょくぶんみかど少時しょうじかりもとめたたえつね恨之,とげ以舍きゃくはんほう下獄げごくとう。羣臣なみすくい莫能とく。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  29. ^ (しつ別傳べつでん曰: ... しつはつねんあさ京師けいしみことのりじょう將軍しょうぐん特進とくしん以下いかみなかいしつしょだい官給かんきゅうきょうさけたけなわしつよくつき歡。どきじょうはた軍曹ぐんそう真性しんせいこえちゅうりょうぐんしゅ鑠性瘦,しつ召優,使つかいせつこえ瘦。まけとうとはじおどけいかいいしつ曰:「きょうよく以部きょくはたぐうわがよこしま?」驃騎將軍しょうぐん曹洪、けいくるま將軍しょうぐんおう忠言ちゅうげん:「將軍しょうぐん必欲使じょう將軍しょうぐんふくこえそくよろしため瘦。」しんいよいよ恚,拔刀ばっとう瞋目,げん:「俳敢けいだっわれしか。」とげののしすわしつあん劒曰:「曹子なんじほふ机上きじょうにくただし吞爾ゆらのど,咀爾ゆらきばなに敢恃いきおいおごよこしま?」鑠因おこり曰:「陛下へいか使われとうらいらくきょうみみ乃至ないし此邪!」しつ顧叱曰:「しゅ鑠,敢壞坐!」しょ將軍しょうぐんみなかえすわ。鑠性急せいきゅういよいよ恚,かえ拔劒斬とげ便びんやめ也。) Wu Zhi Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 21.
  30. ^ (りゃく曰:ぶんみかどおさむひろし曹真ざい左右さゆう,請之曰:「こん誅洪,ひろし必以ため譖也。」みかど曰:「わが自治じちきょうなん也?」) Weilue annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  31. ^ (卞太きさきいいかくきさき曰:「れい曹洪今日きょうわれ明日あした勑帝はいきさき矣。」於是泣涕屢請,乃得免官めんかんそぎ爵土。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  32. ^ (かい卞太きさきせめいかみかどげんりょう、沛之あいだれんゆう今日きょう」。みことのり乃釋なおなお沒入ぼつにゅう其財さんふとしきさきまた以為げん乃還。) Weilue annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  33. ^ (及洪はんほう自分じぶん必死ひっし旣得きとくばら上書うわがきしゃ曰:「しんしょうよしどうざい人倫じんりんちょう竊非にんとげこうむ含貸。せいけん知足ちそくこれぶん,而有犲狼いやしつろう惛倍むさぼさわ突國もうつみせりさんせん不在ふざい赦宥,とう就辜誅,棄諸あさなおこうむ天恩てんおん骨肉こつにく更生こうせいしん仰視ぎょうし天日てんじつ,愧負靈神れいじん,俯惟愆闕,慙愧ざんきこわ悸,不能ふのう雉經以自裁割たちわ,謹塗がお闕門,はいしょう陳情ちんじょう。」) Weilue annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  34. ^ Sima (1084), vol. 70.
  35. ^ (ひろし先帝せんてい功臣こうしん時人じじんおおため觖望。あかりみかど即位そくいはい將軍しょうぐんさらふうらくじょうこう,邑せん特進とくしんふくはい驃騎將軍しょうぐん。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  36. ^ (けいごとみことじょう曰恭。みことけん貴義たかよし曰恭。みことけん敬讓けいじょう曰恭。すんでのうあらため曰恭。執事しつじ堅固けんご曰恭。あいみんちょうおとうと曰恭。れいまろうど曰恭。芘親闕曰きょうみことけんゆずるぜん曰恭。) Yizhoushu vol. 6.
  37. ^ (ふとしろくねん薨,謚曰きょうこう馥,嗣侯。はつふとしぶんひろしふうふるえ列侯れっこうひろしぞくちち瑜,おさむまきあつしけいかんいたりまもる將軍しょうぐんふう列侯れっこう。) Sanguozhi vol. 9.
  38. ^ (驃騎將軍しょうぐん曹洪おんな有美ゆみしょくつばら於是娉焉,ようふくとばりちょう甚麗,せんぼう歡宴。歷年れきねんびょうほろび, ...) Xun Can Zhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 10.
  39. ^ Sanguo Yanyi ch. 58.
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