Jia Yuan

Jia Yuan was a Wu official whom Zhang Wen once proposed for censor, but Sun Quan said he was lax in office.
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History · vol. 57Records of the Three Kingdoms
…又溫語賈原,當薦卿作御史,語蔣康,當用卿代賈原,專衒賈國恩,為己形勢。…
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昔令召張溫,虛己待之,既至顯授,有過舊臣,何圖兇丑,專挾異心!昔暨艷父兄,附於惡逆,寡人無忌,故近而任之,欲觀艷何如。察其中問,形態果見。而溫與之結連死生,艷所進退。皆溫所為頭角,更相表裡,共為腹背,非溫之黨,即就疵瑕,為之生論。又前任溫董督三郡,指撝吏客及殘餘兵,時恐有事,欲令速歸,故授棨戟,獎以威柄。乃便到豫章,表討宿惡,寡人信受其言。特以繞帳、帳下、解煩兵五千人付之。後聞曹丕自出淮、泗,故豫敕溫有急便出。而溫悉內諸將,佈於深山,被命不至。賴丕自退。不然,已往豈可深計,又殷禮者,本占候召,而溫先後乞將到蜀,扇揚異國,為之譚論。又禮之還,當親本職,而令守尚書戶曹郎,如此署置,在溫而已。又溫語賈原,當薦卿作御史,語蔣康,當用卿代賈原,專衒賈國恩,為己形勢。揆其奸心,無所不為。不忍暴於市朝,今斥還本郡,以給廝吏。嗚呼溫也,免罪為幸!
History · vol. 57Records of the Three Kingdoms
…靖兵眾之勢,干任之用,皆勝於賈原、蔣康,溫尚不容私以安於靖,豈敢賣恩以協原、康邪?…
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伏惟殿下,天生明德,神啟聖心,招髦秀於四方,署俊乂於宮朝。多士既受普篤之恩,張溫又蒙最隆之施。而溫自招罪譴,孤負榮遇,念其如此,誠可悲疚。然臣周旋之間,為國觀聽,深知其狀,故密陳其理。溫實心無他情,事無逆跡,但年紀尚少,鎮重尚淺,而戴赫烈之寵,體卓偉之才,亢臧否之譚,效褒貶之議。於是務勢者妒者寵,爭名者嫉其才,玄默者非其譚,瑕釁者諱其議,此臣下所當詳辨,明朝所當究察也,昔賈誼,至忠之臣也,漢文,大明之君也,然而絳、灌一言,賈誼遠退。何者?疾之者深,譖之者巧也。然而誤聞於天下,失彰於後世,故孔子曰:‘為君難,為臣不易’也。溫雖智非從橫,武非虓武,然其弘雅之素,英秀之德,文章之采,論議之辯,卓躒冠群,煒曄曜世,世人未有及之者也。故論溫才即可惜,言罪則可恕。若忍威烈以赦盛德,有賢才以敦大業,固明朝之休光,四方之麗觀也。國家之於暨艷,不內之忌族,猶等之平民,是故先見用於朱治,次見舉於眾人,中見任於明朝,亦見交於溫也。君臣之義,義之最重,朋友之交,交之最輕者也。國家不嫌於艷為最重之義,是以溫亦不嫌與艷為最輕之交也。時世寵之於上,溫竊親之於下也。夫宿惡之民,放逸山險,則為勁寇,將置平土,則為健兵,故溫念在欲取宿惡,以除勁寇之害,而增健兵之銳也。但自錯落,功不副言。然計其送兵,以比許晏,數之多少,溫不減之。用之強羸,溫不下之。至於遲速,溫不後之,故得及秋冬之月,赴有警之期,不敢忘恩而遺力也。溫之到蜀,共譽殷禮,雖臣無境外之交,亦有可原也。境外之交,謂無君命而私相從,非國事而陰相聞者也。若以命行,既修君好,因敘己情,亦使臣之道也。故孔子使鄰國,則有私覿之禮。季子聘諸夏,亦有燕譚之義也。古人有言,欲知其君,觀其所使,見其下之明明,知其上之赫赫。溫若譽禮,能使彼歎之,誠所以昭我臣之多良,明使之得其人,顯國美於異境,揚君命於他邦。是以晉趙文子之盟於宋也,稱隨今於屈建。楚王孫圉之使於晉也,譽左史於趙鞅。亦向他國之輔,而歎本邦之臣,經傳美之以光國,而不譏之以外交也。王靖內不憂時,外不趨事,溫彈之不私,推之不假,於是與靖遂為大怨,此其盡節之明驗也。靖兵眾之勢,干任之用,皆勝於賈原、蔣康,溫尚不容私以安於靖,豈敢賣恩以協原、康邪?又原在職不勤,當事不堪,溫數對以丑色,彈以急聲。若其誠欲賣恩作亂,則亦不必貪原也。凡此數者,校之於事既不合,參之於眾亦不驗。臣竊念人君雖有聖哲之姿,非常之智,然以一人之身御兆民之眾,從層宮之內,瞰四國之外,昭群下之情,求萬機之理,猶未易周也,固當聽察群下之言,以廣聰明之烈。今者人非溫既殷勤,臣是溫又契闊,辭則俱巧,意則俱至,各自言欲為國,誰其言欲為私,倉卒之間,猶難即別。然以殿下之聰睿,察講論之曲直。若潛神留思,纖粗研核,情何嫌而不宣,事何昧而不昭哉?溫非親臣,臣非愛溫者也,昔之君子,皆抑私忿,以增君明。彼獨行之於前,臣恥廢之於後,故遂發宿懷於今日。納愚言於聖聽,實盡心於明朝,非有念於溫身也。
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Jia Yuan was an official of Eastern Wu who once neglected his duties while in office, as recorded in juan 57 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance.
Deeds
- Zhang Wen once told Jia Yuan that he would recommend him for the post of Censor; Sun Quan said Jia Yuan neglected his duties while in office. (Recorded in the histories)
Relationships
- Zhang Wen once planned to recommend Jia Yuan for the post of Censor
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Zhang Wen
Crossed paths
Zhang Wen promised to recommend Jia Yuan as an Inspector; Luo Tong said Jia Yuan was not diligent in office, and Zhang Wen repeatedly rebuked him sternly
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History · vol. 57
- Zhang Wen§33
Crossed paths
Zhang Wen promised to recommend Jia Yuan as an Inspector; Luo Tong said Jia Yuan was not diligent in office, and Zhang Wen repeatedly rebuked him sternly