Gao Rou
Gao Rou | |
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| 高柔 | |
| Grand Commandant (太尉) | |
| In office October 256 – October or November 263 | |
| Monarch | Cao Mao / Cao Huan |
| Preceded by | Sima Fu |
| Succeeded by | Deng Ai |
| Minister over the Masses (司徒) | |
| In office May or June 248 – October 256 | |
| Monarch | Cao Fang / Cao Mao |
| Preceded by | Wei Zhen |
| Succeeded by | Zheng Chong |
| Minister of Works (司空) | |
| In office 27 September 245 – May or June 248 | |
| Monarch | Cao Fang |
| Preceded by | Zhao Yan |
| Succeeded by | Wang Ling |
| Minister of Ceremonies (太常) | |
| In office ? – 27 September 245 | |
| Monarch | Cao Fang |
| Minister of Justice (廷尉) | |
| In office 223–? | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi / Cao Rui |
| Imperial Clerk Preparing Documents (治書侍御史) | |
| In office 220–223 | |
| Monarch | Cao Pi |
| Administrator of Yingchuan (潁川太守) | |
| In office ?–220 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Gentleman of Writing (尚書郎) | |
| In office 213–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Chancellor | Cao Cao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 174[a] |
| Died | October or November 263 (aged 89)[a] |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Courtesy name | Wenhui (文惠) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Yuan (元侯) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Anguo (安國侯) |
Gao Rou (174 – October or November 263),[a] courtesy name Wenhui, was a Chinese politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a younger relative of Gao Gan. He previously served under the warlords Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty.
Service under Cao Wei
Gao Rou was one of several officials who petitioned for clemency on behalf of Bao Xun; Cao Pi rejected their petitions and executed Bao.[4]
During the Incident at the Gaoping Tombs, Sima Yi granted imperial authority to Gao Rou, who was then already 75 years old and the Minister over the Masses (司徒), appointed him as acting General-in-Chief (大將軍), and ordered him to take command of Cao Shuang's troops. He also told Gao Rou, "You're now like Zhou Bo[c]."[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Cao Huan's biography in the Sanguozhi recorded that Gao Rou died in the 9th month of the 4th year of the Jingyuan era of Cao Huan's reign.[1] This month corresponds to 20 October to 17 November 263 in the Gregorian calendar. Gao Rou's biography in the Sanguozhi also recorded that he was 90 years old (by East Asian age reckoning) when he died.[2] By calculation, his birth year was in 174.
- ^ Gao Rou's relationship with Gao Gan was recorded differently in different sources. Gao Rou's biography in Sanguozhi recorded that Gan was Rou's elder paternal cousin (从兄). However, Pei Songzhi noted that in Xie Cheng's Houhanshu and Chenliu Qijiu Zhuan, Gan should be Rou's paternal uncle (从父); Pei couldn't determine the correct relation.[3]
- ^ Sima Yi was alluding to Zhou Bo's role in the massacre of Empress Lü's clan after her death. However, the comparison was not apt as unlike the Lü clan, who were consort kin, Cao Shuang and his brothers were part of the imperial clan.
References
- ^ ([景元四年]秋九月，太尉高柔薨。) Sanguozhi vol. 4.
- ^ (景元四年，年九十薨，謚曰元侯。) Sanguozhi vol. 24.
- ^ (〈谢承《后汉书》曰：干字元才。才志弘邈，文武秀出。父躬，蜀郡太守。祖赐，司隶校尉。案《陈留耆旧传》及谢承《书》，干应为柔从父，非从兄也。未知何者为误。〉) Annotation from Xie Cheng's Houhanshu and commentary from Pei Songzhi in Sanguozhi, vol.24.
- ^ Sanguozhi, vol.12
- ^ (於是假司徒高柔節，行大將軍事，領爽營，謂柔曰：「君為周勃矣。」) Jin Shu, vol. 1.
Further reading
- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
- Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotated Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).