Qubei

Qubei was the Right Worthy Prince of the Southern Xiongnu and was tasked with overseeing Xiongnu groups remaining in Wei.
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History · vol. 1Records of the Three Kingdoms
…秋七月,匈奴南單于呼廚泉將其名王來朝,待以客禮,遂留魏,使右賢王去卑監其國。…
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二十一年春二月,公還鄴。〈《魏書》曰:辛未,有司以太牢告至,策勳于廟,甲午始春祠,令曰:「議者以爲祠廟上殿當解履。吾受錫命,帶劔不解履上殿。今有事于廟而解履,是尊先公而替王命,敬父祖而簡君主,故吾不敢解履上殿也。又臨祭就洗,以手擬水而不盥。夫盥以絜爲敬,未聞擬向不盥之禮,且『祭神如神在』,故吾親受水而盥也。又降神禮訖,下階就幕而立,須奏樂畢竟,似若不愆,烈祖遲祭,不速訖也。故吾坐俟樂闋送神乃起也。受胙納神以授侍中,此爲敬恭不終實也,古者親執祭事,故吾親納于神,終抱而歸也。仲尼曰『雖違衆,吾從下』,誠哉斯言也。」〉三月壬寅,公親耕籍田。〈《魏書》曰:有司奏:「四時講武於農隙。漢承秦制,三時不講,唯十月都試車馬,幸長水南門,會五營士爲八陣進退,名曰乘之。今金革未偃,士民素習,自今已後,可無四時講武,但以立秋擇吉日大朝車騎,號曰治兵,上合禮名,下承漢制。」奏可。〉夏五月,天子進公爵爲魏王。〈《獻帝傳》載詔曰:「自古帝王,雖號稱相變,爵等不同,至乎襃崇元勳,建立功德,光啟氏姓,延于子孫,庶姓之與親,豈有殊焉。昔我聖祖受命,刱業肇基,造我區夏,鑒古今之制,通爵等之差,盡封山川以立藩屏,使異姓親戚,並列土地,據國而王,所以保乂天命,安固萬嗣。歷世承平,臣主無事。世祖中興而時有難易,是以曠年數百,無異姓諸侯王之位。朕以不德,繼序弘業,遭率土分崩,羣兇縱毒,自西徂東,辛苦卑約。當此之際,唯恐溺入于難,以羞先帝之聖德。賴皇天之靈,俾君秉義奮身,震迅神武,捍朕于艱難,獲保宗廟,華夏遺民,含氣之倫,莫不蒙焉。君勤過稷、禹,忠侔伊、周,而掩之以謙讓,守之以彌恭,是以往者初開魏國,錫君土宇,懼君之違命,慮君之固辭,故且懷志屈意,封君爲上公,欲以欽順高義,須俟勳績。韓遂、宋建,南結巴、蜀,羣逆合從,圖危社稷,君復命將,龍驤虎奮,梟其元首,屠其窟栖。曁至西征,陽平之役,親擐甲冑,深入險阻,芟夷蝥賊,殄其兇醜,盪定西陲,懸旌萬里,聲教遠振,寧我區宇。蓋唐、虞之盛,三后樹功,文、武之興,旦、奭作輔,二祖成業,英豪佐命;夫以聖哲之君,事爲己任,猶錫士班瑞以報功臣,豈有如朕寡德,仗君以濟,而賞典不豐,將何以荅神祇慰萬方哉?今進君爵爲魏王,使使持節行御史大夫、宗正劉艾奉策璽玄土之社,苴以白茅,金虎符第一至第五,竹使符第一至十。君其正王位,以丞相領冀州牧如故。其上魏公璽綬符冊。敬服朕命,簡恤爾衆,克綏庶績,以揚我祖宗之休命。」魏王上書三辭,詔三報不許。又手詔曰:「大聖以功德爲高美,以忠和爲典訓,故刱業垂名,使百世可希,行道制義,使力行可效,是以勳烈無窮,休光茂著。稷、契載元首之聦明,周、邵因文、武之智用,雖經營庶官,仰歎俯思,其對豈有若君者哉?朕惟古人之功,美之如彼,思君忠勤之績,茂之如此,是以每將鏤符析瑞,陳禮命冊,寤寐慨然,自忘守文之不德焉。今君重違朕命,固辭懇切,非所以稱朕心,而訓後世也。其抑志撙節,勿復固辭。」《四體書勢序》曰:梁鵠以公爲北部尉。《曹瞞傳》曰:爲尚書右丞司馬建公所舉。及公爲王,召建公到鄴,與歡飲,謂建公曰:「孤今日可復作尉否?」建公曰:「昔舉大王時,適可作尉耳。」王大笑。建公名防,司馬宣王之父。臣松之案《司馬彪序傳》,建公不爲右丞,疑此不然,而王隱《晉書》云趙王篡位,欲尊祖爲帝,博士馬平議稱京兆府君昔舉魏武帝爲北部尉,賊不犯界,如此則爲有徵。〉代郡烏丸行單于普富盧與其侯王來朝。天子命王女爲公主,食湯沐邑。秋七月,匈奴南單于呼廚泉將其名王來朝,待以客禮,遂留魏,使右賢王去卑監其國。八月,以大理鍾繇爲相國。〈《魏書》曰:始置奉常宗正官。〉
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Qubei was the Right Worthy King of the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu’s division. He is mentioned in volume 1 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms but does not appear in the Romance.
Deeds
In the seventh month of autumn, the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan came to pay court with his eminent kings and remained in the state of Wei. Qubei was ordered to oversee his realm. (Recorded in the histories)
Relations
- Served under the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu Huchuquan and was ordered to oversee his realm.
- Lord & vassal

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was ordered by Cao Cao to oversee the Xiongnu state