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Mao Jia, father of Cao Wei's Empress Mingdao, rose swiftly to carriage commandant and marquis and received posthumous honors.

History in 2 vols. of the Records · Not in the Romance

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  • History · vol. 3Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …十二月,封后父毛嘉爲列侯。新城太守孟達反,詔驃騎將軍司馬宣王討之。…
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    太和元年春正月,郊祀武皇帝以配天,宗祀文皇帝於明堂以配上帝。分江夏南部,置江夏南部都尉。西平麴英反,殺臨羌令、西都長,遣將軍郝昭、鹿磐討斬之。二月辛未,帝耕于藉田。辛巳,立文昭皇后寢廟於鄴。丁亥,朝日于東郊。夏四月乙亥,行五銖錢。甲申,初營宗廟。秋八月,夕月于西郊。冬十月丙寅,治兵于東郊。焉耆王遣子入侍。十一月,立皇后毛氏。賜天下男子爵人二級,鰥寡孤獨不能自存者賜穀。十二月,封后父毛嘉爲列侯。新城太守孟達反,詔驃騎將軍司馬宣王討之。〈《三輔決錄》曰:伯郎,涼州人,名不令休。其注曰:伯郎姓孟,名他,扶風人。靈帝時。中常侍張讓專朝政,讓監奴典護家事。他仕不遂,乃盡以家財賂監奴,與共結親,積年家業爲之破盡。衆奴皆慙,問他所欲,他曰:「欲得卿曹拜耳。」奴被恩久,皆許諾。時賔客求見讓者,門下車常數百乘,或累日不得通。他最後到,衆奴伺其至,皆迎車而拜,徑將他車獨入。衆人悉驚,謂他與讓善,爭以珍物遺他。他得之,盡以賂讓,讓大喜。他又以蒲桃酒一斛遺讓,即拜涼州刺史。他生達,少入蜀。其處蜀事迹在劉封傳。《魏略》曰:達以延康元年率部曲四千餘家歸魏。文帝時初即王位,旣宿知有達,聞其來,甚恱,令貴臣有識察者往觀之,還曰「將帥之才也」,或曰「卿相之器也」,王益欽達。逆與達書曰:「近日有命,未足達旨,何者?昔伊摯背商而歸周,百里去虞而入秦,樂毅感鴟夷以蟬蛻,王遵識逆順以去就,皆審興廢之符效,知成敗之必然,故丹青畫其形容,良史載其功勳。聞卿姿度純茂,器量優絕,當騁能明時,收名傳記。今者翻然濯鱗清流,甚相嘉樂,虛心西望,依依若舊,下筆屬辭,歡心從之。昔虞卿入趙,再見取相,陳平就漢,一覲參乘,孤今於卿,情過於往,故致所御馬物以昭忠愛。」又曰:「今者海內清定,萬里一統,三垂無風塵之警,中夏無狗吠之虞,以是弛罔闊禁,與世無疑,保官空虛,初無資任。卿來相就,當明孤意,慎勿令家人繽紛道路,以親駭疏也。若卿欲來相見,且當先安部曲,有所保固,然後徐徐輕騎來東。」達旣至譙,進見閑雅,才辯過人,衆莫不屬目。又王近出,乘小輦,執達手,撫其背戲之曰:「卿得無爲劉備刺客邪?」遂與同載。又加拜散騎常侍,領新城太守,委以西南之任。時衆臣或以爲待之太猥,又不宜委以方任。王聞之曰:「吾保其無他,亦譬以蒿箭射蒿中耳。」達旣爲文帝所寵,又與桓階、夏侯尚親善,及文帝崩,時桓、尚皆卒,達自以羈旅久在疆場,心不自安。諸葛亮聞之,陰欲誘達,數書招之,達與相報荅。魏興太守申儀與達有隙,密表達與蜀潛通,帝未之信也。司馬宣王遣參軍梁幾察之,又勸其入朝。達驚懼,遂反。干寶《晉紀》曰:達初入新城,登白馬塞,歎曰:「劉封、申耽,據金城千里而失之乎!」〉

  • History · vol. 5Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …后父嘉,拜騎都尉,后弟曾,郎中。
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    明悼毛皇后,河內人也。黃初中,以選入東宮,明帝時為平原王,進御有寵,出入與同輿輦。及即帝立,以為貴嬪。太和元年,立為皇后。后父嘉,拜騎都尉,后弟曾,郎中。

  • History · vol. 5Records of the Three Kingdoms

    初,明帝為王,始納河內虞氏為妃,帝即位,虞氏不得立為后,太皇后卞太后慰勉焉。…
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    初,明帝為王,始納河內虞氏為妃,帝即位,虞氏不得立為后,太皇后卞太后慰勉焉。虞氏曰:「曹氏自好立賤,未有能以義舉者也。然后職內事,君聽外政,其道相由而成,苟不能以善始,未有能令終者也。殆必由此亡國喪祀矣!」虞氏遂絀還鄴宮。進嘉為奉車都尉,曾騎都尉,寵賜隆渥。頃之,封嘉博平鄉侯,遷光祿大夫,曾駙馬都尉。嘉本典虞車工,卒暴富貴,明帝令朝臣會其家飲宴,其容止舉動甚蚩騃,語輒自謂「侯身」,時人以為笑。 〈孫盛曰:古之王者,必求令淑以對揚至德,恢王化於關雎,致淳風於麟趾。及臻三季,並亂茲緒,義以情溺,位由寵昏,貴賤無章,下陵上替,興衰隆廢,皆是物也。魏自武王,暨於烈祖,三后之升,起自幽賤,本既卑矣,何以長世?詩云:「絺兮绤兮,淒其以風。」其此之謂乎! 〉后又加嘉位特進,曾遷散騎侍郎。青龍三年,嘉薨,追贈光祿大夫,改封安國侯,增邑五百,並前千戶,諡曰節侯。四年,追封后母夏為野王君。

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Mao Jia was the father of Empress Mingdao, the empress of Cao Wei’s Ming Emperor. His story is recorded in volumes 3 and 5 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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In the first year of Taihe, the Mao clan was made empress, and Mao Jia was consequently enfeoffed as a marquis. (Historical record)

Mao Jia was first appointed Cavalry Commandant, then promoted to Chariot Commandant and enfeoffed as Marquis of Boping Township. He was later appointed Grandee光禄大夫; Empress Mingdao also granted him the rank of Special Advancement. (Historical record)

Mao Jia had originally been a wheelwright in charge of the imperial carriages, and was suddenly raised to wealth and status. The Ming Emperor once ordered court officials to attend a banquet at his home. Mao Jia seemed clumsy in his bearing and often referred to himself in conversation as “the marquis.” (Historical record)

In the third year of Qinglong, Mao Jia died. He was posthumously granted the title Grandee光禄大夫, his fief was changed to Marquis of Anguo, and his fief was increased by 500 households, bringing the total to 1,000. He was given the posthumous title Marquis Jie. (Historical record)

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History · vol. 3

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    enfeoffed Mao Jia, the empress’s father, as a marquis

History · vol. 5