Chuguo xianxian zhuan 楚國先賢傳 (Accounts of Worthy Men of the Past of the Country of Chu) is a Chinese text written by Zhang Fang 張方,[1] and/or He Xiu 何休.
Description[]
The following is an excerpt from Rafe de Crespigny's The Records of the Three Kingdoms:[1]
- "The Book of Sui mentions a Chuguo xianxian zhuan zan 贊, by Zhang Fang, which is 12 juan 卷 long. The New Book of Tang has a Chuguo xianxian zhuan, by Zhang Fang and also 12 juan long. The Old Book of Tang has a Chuguo xianxian ji in 12 juan by a certain Yang Fang 楊方. The name Yang 楊 is evidently miswritten, and though the title may have varied slightly, the work was compiled by Zhang Fang."
Fragments in Records of the Three Kingdoms[]
Book of Wei 4 - Annals of the Duke of Gaogui (Cao Mao)[]
- 《楚國先賢傳》曰：余字子正，天姿方毅，志尚仁義，建安二十三年為郡功曹。是時吳、蜀不賔，疆埸多虞。宛將侯音扇動山民，保城以叛。余與太守東里衮當擾攘之際、迸竄得出。音即遣騎追逐，去城十里相及，賊便射衮，飛矢交流。余前以身當箭，被七創，因謂追賊曰：「侯音狂狡，造為凶逆，大軍尋至，誅夷在近。謂卿曹本是善人，素無惡心，當思反善，何為受其指揮？我以身代君，已被重創，若身死君全，隕沒無恨。」因仰天號哭泣涕，血淚俱下。賊見其義烈，釋衮不害。賊去之後，余亦命絕。征南將軍曹仁討平音，表余行狀，并脩祭醊。太祖聞之，嗟嘆良乆，下荊州復表門閭，賜穀千斛。衮後為于禁司馬，見《魏略》游說傳。
Book of Wei 24 - Biography of Han Ji[]
- 《楚國先賢傳》曰：曁，韓王信之後。祖術，河東太守。父純，南郡太守。
- 《楚國先賢傳》曰：曁臨終遺言曰：「夫俗奢者，示之以儉，儉則節之以禮。歷見前代送終過制，失之甚矣。若爾曹敬聽吾言，斂以時服，葬以土藏，穿畢便葬，送以瓦器，慎勿有增益。」又上疏曰：「生有益於民，死猶不害於民。況臣備位台司，在職日淺，未能宣揚聖德以廣益黎庶。寢疾彌留，奄即幽冥。方今百姓農務，不宜勞役，乞不令洛陽吏民供設喪具。懼國典有常，使臣私願不得展從，謹冒以聞，惟蒙哀許。」帝得表嗟歎，乃詔曰：「故司徒韓曁，積德履行，忠以立朝，至於黃髮，直亮不虧。旣登三事，望獲毗輔之助，如何奄忽，天命不永！曾參臨沒，易簀以禮；晏嬰尚儉，遣車降制。今司徒知命，遺言卹民，必欲崇約，可謂善始令終者也。其喪禮所設，皆如故事，勿有所闕。」時賜溫明祕器，衣一稱，五時朝服，玉具劒佩。
- 《楚國先賢傳》曰：邦字長林。少有才學。晉武帝時為野王令，有稱績。為新城太守，坐舉野王故吏為新城計吏，武帝大怒，遂殺邦。曁次子繇，高陽太守。繇子洪，侍御史。洪子壽，字德貞。
Book of Shu 9 - Biography of Dong Yun[]
- 《楚國先賢傳》曰：攸之，南陽人，以器業知名於時。
Book of Shu 10 - Biography of Yang Yi[]
- 《楚國先賢傳》云：儀兄慮，字威方。少有德行，為江南冠冕。州郡禮召，諸公辟請，皆不能屈。年十七，夭，鄉人宗貴號曰德行楊君。
Book of Wu 3 - Biography of Sun Xiu[]
- 《楚國先賢傳》曰：石偉字公操，南郡人。少好學，脩節不怠，介然獨立，有不可奪之志。舉茂才、賢良方正，皆不就。孫休即位，特徵偉，累遷至光祿勳。及皓即位，朝政昏亂，偉乃辭老耄痼疾乞身，就拜光祿大夫。吳平，建威將軍王戎親詣偉。太康二年，詔曰：「吳故光祿大夫石偉，秉志清白，皓首不渝，難處危亂，廉節可紀。年已過邁，不堪遠涉，其以偉為議郎，加二千石秩，以終厥世。」偉遂陽狂及盲，不受晉爵。年八十三，太熈元年卒。
Book of Wu 3 - Biography of Sun Hao[]
- 《楚國先賢傳》曰：宗母嗜筍，冬節將至。時筍尚未生，宗入竹林哀歎，而筍為之出，得以供母，皆以為至孝之所致感。累遷光祿勳，遂至公矣。
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Sources[]
- Chen Shou 陳壽 (233–297). Sanguo zhi 三國志 "Records of the Three Kingdoms", with official commentary compiled by Pei Songzhi 裴松之 (372-451).
- de Crespigny, Rafe. The Records of the Three Kingdoms. Canberra: The Australian National University, 1970.