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Cui Zan

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Cui Zan, Xu Yun’s fellow townsman, once warned him against being too ostentatious.

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  • History · vol. 4Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …〈《魏氏春秋》曰:二月丙辰,帝宴羣臣於太極東堂,與侍中荀顗、尚書崔贊、袁亮、鍾毓、給事中中書令虞松等並講述禮典,遂言帝王優劣之差。…
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    甘露元年春正月辛丑,青龍見軹縣井中。乙巳,沛王林薨。〈《魏氏春秋》曰:二月丙辰,帝宴羣臣於太極東堂,與侍中荀顗、尚書崔贊、袁亮、鍾毓、給事中中書令虞松等並講述禮典,遂言帝王優劣之差。帝慕夏少康,因問顗等曰:「有夏旣衰,后相殆滅,少康收集夏衆,復禹之績,高祖拔起隴畒,驅帥豪儁,芟夷秦、項,包舉宇內,斯二主可謂殊才異略,命世大賢者也。考其功德,誰宜為先?」顗等對曰:「夫天下重器,王者天授,聖德應期,然後能受命創業。至於階緣前緒,興復舊績,造之與因,難易不同。少康功德雖美,猶為中興之君,與世祖同流可也。至如高祖,臣等以為優。」帝曰:「自古帝王,功德言行互有高下,未必創業者皆優,紹繼者咸劣也。湯、武、高祖雖俱受命,賢聖之分,所覺縣殊。少康、殷宗中興之美,夏啟、周成守文之盛,論德較實,方諸漢祖,吾見其優,未聞其劣;顧所遇之時殊,故所名之功異耳。少康生於滅亡之後,降為諸侯之隷,崎嶇逃難,僅以身免,能布其德而兆其謀,卒滅過、戈,克復禹績,祀夏配天,不失舊物,非至德弘仁,豈濟斯勳?漢祖因土崩之勢,仗一時之權,專任智力以成功業,行事動靜多違聖檢;為人子則數危其親,為人君則囚繫賢相,為人父則不能衞子;身沒之後,社稷幾傾,若與少康易時而處,或未能復大禹之績也。推此言之,宜高夏康而下漢祖矣。諸卿具論詳之。」翌日丁巳,講業旣畢,顗、亮等議曰:「三代建國,列土而治,當其衰弊,無土崩之勢,可懷以德,難屈以力。逮至戰國,彊弱相兼,去道德而任智力。故秦之弊可以力爭。少康布德,仁者之英也;高祖任力,智者之儁也。仁智不同,二帝殊矣。詩、書述殷中宗、高宗,皆列大雅,少康功美過於二宗,其為大雅明矣。少康為優,宜如詔旨。」贊、毓、松等議曰:「少康雖積德累仁,然上承大禹遺澤餘慶,內有虞、仍之援,外有靡、艾之助,寒浞讒慝,不德于民,澆、豷無親,外內棄之,以此有國,蓋有所因。至於漢祖,起自布衣,率烏合之士,以成帝者之業。論德則少康優,課功則高祖多,語資則少康易,校時則高祖難。」帝曰:「諸卿論少康因資,高祖創造,誠有之矣,然未知三代之世,任德濟勳如彼之難,秦、項之際,任力成功如此之易。且太上立德,其次立功,漢祖功高,未若少康盛德之茂也。且夫仁者必有勇,誅暴必用武,少康武烈之威,豈必降於高祖哉?但夏書淪亡,舊文殘缺,故勳美闕而罔載,唯有伍員粗述大略,其言復禹之績,不失舊物,祖述聖業,舊章不行,自非大雅兼才,孰能與於此,向令墳、典具存,行事詳備,亦豈有異同之論哉?」於是羣臣咸恱服。中書令松進曰:「少康之事,去世乆遠,其文昧如,是以自古及今,議論之士莫有言者,德美隱而不宣。陛下旣垂心遠鑒,考詳古昔,又發德音,贊明少康之美,使顯於千載之上,宜錄以成篇,永垂于後。」帝曰:「吾學不博,所聞淺狹,懼於所論,未獲其宜;縱有可采,億則屢中,又不足貴,無乃致笑後賢,彰吾闇昧乎!」於是侍郎鍾會退論次焉。〉

  • History · vol. 9Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …允少與同郡崔贊俱發名於冀州,召入軍。明帝時爲尚書選曹郎,與陳國袁侃對,同坐職事,皆收送獄,詔旨嚴切,當有死者,正直者爲重。…
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    初,中領軍高陽許允與豐、玄親善。先是有詐作尺一詔書,以玄爲大將軍,允爲太尉,共錄尚書事。有何人天未明乘馬以詔版付允門吏,曰「有詔」,因便馳走。允即投書燒之,不以開呈司馬景王。後豐等事覺,徙允爲鎮北將軍,假節督河北諸軍事。未發,以放散官物,收付廷尉,徙樂浪,道死。〈《魏略》曰:允字士宗,世冠族。父據,仕歷典農校尉、郡守。允少與同郡崔贊俱發名於冀州,召入軍。明帝時爲尚書選曹郎,與陳國袁侃對,同坐職事,皆收送獄,詔旨嚴切,當有死者,正直者爲重。允謂侃曰:「卿,功臣之子,法應八議,不憂死也。」侃知其指,乃爲受重。允刑竟復吏,出爲郡守,稍遷爲侍中尚書中領軍。允聞李豐等被收,欲往見大將軍,已出門,回遑不定,中道還取袴,豐等已收訖。大將軍聞允前遽,恠之曰:「我自收豐等,不知士大夫何爲忩忩乎?」是時朝臣遽者多耳,而衆人咸以爲意在允也。會鎮北將軍劉靜卒,朝廷以允代靜。已受節傳,出止外舍。大將軍與允書曰:「鎮北雖少事,而都典一方,念足下震華鼓,建朱節,歷本州,此所謂著繡晝行也。」允心甚恱,與臺中相聞,欲易其鼓吹旌旗。其兄子素頗聞衆人說允前見嫌意,戒允「但當趣耳,用是爲邪」!允曰:「卿俗士不解,我以榮國耳,故求之。」帝以允當出,乃詔會羣臣,羣臣皆集,帝特引允以自近;允前爲侍中,顧當與帝別,涕泣歔欷。會訖,罷出,詔促允令去。會有司奏允前擅以厨錢穀乞諸俳及其官屬,故遂收送廷尉,考問竟,減死徙邊。允以嘉平六年秋徙,妻子不得自隨,行道未到,以其年冬死。《魏氏春秋》曰:允爲吏部郎,選郡守。明帝疑其所用非次,召入,將加罪。允妻阮氏跣出,謂曰:「明主可以理奪,難以情求。」允頷之而入。帝怒詰之,允對曰:「某郡太守雖限滿文書先至,年限在後,某守雖後,日限在前。」帝前取事視之,乃釋遣出。望其衣敗,曰:「清吏也。」賜之。允之出爲鎮北也,喜謂其妻曰:「吾知免矣!」妻曰:「禍見於此,何免之有?」允善相印,將拜,以印不善,使更刻之,如此者三。允曰:「印雖始成而已被辱。」問送印者,果懷之而墜於厠。相印書曰:「相印法本出陳長文,長文以語韋仲將,印工楊利從仲將受法,以語許士宗。利以法術占吉凶,十可中八九。仲將問長文『從誰得法』?長文曰:『本出漢世,有相印、相笏經,又有鷹經、牛經、馬經。印工宗養以法語程申伯,是故有一十三家相法傳於世。』」允妻阮氏賢明而醜,允始見愕然,交禮畢,無復入意。妻遣婢覘之,云「有客姓桓」,妻曰:「是必桓範,將勸使入也。」旣而範果勸之。允入,須臾便起,妻捉裾留之。允顧謂婦曰:「婦有四德,卿有其幾?」婦曰:「新婦所乏唯容。士有百行,君有其幾?」許曰:「皆備。」婦曰:「士有百行,以德爲首,君好色不好德,何謂皆備?」允有慙色,知其非凡,遂雅相親重。生二子,奇、猛,少有令問。允後爲景王所誅,門生走入告其婦,婦正在機,神色不變,曰:「早知爾耳。」門生欲藏其子,婦曰:「無預諸兒事。」後移居墓所,景王遣鍾會看之,若才藝德能及父,當收。兒以語母,母荅:「汝等雖佳,才具不多,率胷懷與會語,便自無憂,不須極哀,會止便止。又可多少問朝事。」兒從之。會反命,具以狀對,卒免其禍,皆母之教也。雖會之識鑒,而輸賢婦之智也。果慶及後嗣,追封子孫而已。《世語》曰:允二子:奇字子泰,猛字子豹,並有治理才學。晉元康中,奇爲司隷校尉,猛幽州刺史。傅暢《晉諸公贊》曰:猛禮樂儒雅,當時最優。奇子遐,字思祖,以清尚稱,位至侍中。猛子式,字儀祖,有才幹,至濮陽內史、平原太守。〉

  • History · vol. 9Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …〉允友人同郡崔贊,亦嘗以處世太盛戒允云。〈荀綽《冀州記》曰:贊子洪,字良伯,清恪有匪躬之志,爲晉吏部尚書、大司農。…
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    清河王經亦與允俱稱冀州名士。甘露中爲尚書,坐高貴鄉公事誅。始經爲郡守,經母謂經曰:「汝田家子,今仕至二千石,物太過不祥,可以止矣。」經不能從,歷二州刺史,司隷校尉,終以致敗。〈《世語》曰:經字彥偉,初爲江夏太守。大將軍曹爽附絹二十匹令交市於吳,經不發書,棄官歸。母問歸狀,經以實對。母以經典兵馬而擅去,對送吏杖經五十,爽聞,不復罪。經爲司隷校尉,辟河內向雄爲都官從事,王業之出,不申經,竟以及難。經刑於東市,雄哭之,感動一市。刑及經母,雍州故吏皇甫晏以家財收葬焉。《漢晉春秋》曰:經被收,辭母。母顏色不變,笑而應曰:「人誰不死?往所以不止汝者,恐不得其所也。以此并命,何恨之有哉?」晉武帝太始元年詔曰:「故尚書王經,雖身陷法辟,然守志可嘉。門戶堙沒,意常愍之,其賜經孫郎中。」〉允友人同郡崔贊,亦嘗以處世太盛戒允云。〈荀綽《冀州記》曰:贊子洪,字良伯,清恪有匪躬之志,爲晉吏部尚書、大司農。〉

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Cui Zan was Xu Yun’s fellow townsman and friend, and is mentioned in Records of the Three Kingdoms, volume 9; he does not appear in the novel.

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Historical records state that Cui Zan once warned Xu Yun against being too prominent in his conduct.

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History · vol. 4

  • Lord

    Served as a Minister during the time of the Duke of Gaogui

History · vol. 9

  • Xu Yun§88

    Friend

    a friend from the same commandery, who once warned him that he was too high-profile in his conduct