薛瑩(3世紀 - 282年),字
道言,沛郡竹邑(今安徽省宿州市北)人,
薛綜次子,三國時期
孫吳後期重要官員,吳亡後仕晉。薛瑩也是一位詞賦家和史學家,曾與
韋昭等人合著《吳書》五十五卷,另著有《東漢記》一百卷,今存輯本。
顯示更多...: 生平 孫亮、孫休時期 孫皓時期 晉武帝時期 家庭 評價 注釋
生平
孫亮、孫休時期
薛珝為吳國著名學者薛綜之子,被任命為祕府中書郎。孫亮即位後,任韋昭為太史令,負責編撰《吳書》,薛瑩與周昭、梁廣、華覈四人受命輔助。孫休即位後,薛綜與虞汜、賀邵、王蕃被任命為散騎中常侍,加附馬都尉,負責規諫皇帝過失,當時的輿論稱贊他們公正清廉。幾年後,薛綜因病辭去官職。
孫皓時期
元興元年(264年,魏咸熙元年)七月,孫皓即位,任命薛瑩為左執法,後又升為選曹尚書。建衡元年(269年,晉泰始五年),孫皓立孫瑾為太子,又任命中書令賀邵兼任太子太傅,薛瑩兼任太子少傅。建衡三年(271年,晉泰始七年),因何定提議開鑿聖谿來溝通江、淮,孫皓命薛瑩帶領一萬人去完成,但最後因為道路中多盤石難以施功,無功而返。此後,薛瑩被任命為武昌左部督,外出統兵。
鳳凰二年(273年,晉泰始九年)七月,薛瑩與夏口督魯淑率軍攻晉,魯淑圍弋陽(今河南省潢川縣),薛瑩攻新息(今河南省息縣),氣勢浩大,對晉號稱有十萬大軍,結果都被晉將王渾擊敗。後孫皓又追究聖谿開鑿失敗的責任,將薛瑩下獄,當時大司農樓玄也因事下獄,大司馬陸抗聽說後,特意上疏請求寬恕二人,後二人被流放廣州。
同年,《吳書》編輯工作的負責人侍中、左國史韋昭被孫皓處死,東觀令、右國史華覈救韋昭不成,便上疏請求召還薛瑩,已完成,得到孫皓的同意,薛瑩因此又回朝擔任左國史一職,主持《吳書》的編撰工作。不久後,又因維護被誣陷的選曹尚書繆禕被再次流放廣州。但還未到達廣州,便又被召回朝中,再次授予左國史的職務。薛瑩曾多次上疏請求革除嚴苛的刑罰,減輕百姓的徭役,有時建議會被孫皓所採納。後又升為光祿勛。
天紀四年(280年,晉泰始六年),吳國滅亡的態勢已定,薛瑩和中書令胡沖建議孫皓分別遣送使節向王濬、司馬伷、王渾請降,試圖分化晉軍,未能奏效,降書即出自薛瑩之手。
晉武帝時期
後薛瑩隨孫皓降晉,到達洛陽後受到晉武帝的召見,被任命為散騎常侍。晉武帝曾問他孫皓滅亡的原因,薛瑩將其歸納為「暱近小人,刑罰妄加,大臣大將,無所親信,人人憂恐,各不自保,危亡之釁,實由于此」。太康三年(282年),薛瑩逝世。
家庭
• 兄弟
• 薛珝,薛瑩兄,官至威南將軍。
• 子
• 薛兼,薛瑩子,東晉時官至太常,加散騎常侍。
評價
• 陸凱:「姚信、樓玄、賀邵、張悌、郭逴、薛瑩、滕修及族弟喜、抗,或清白忠勤,或姿才卓茂,皆社稷之楨幹,國家之良輔。」(《三國志·吳書·潘濬陸凱傳第十六》)
• 陸抗:及瑩承基,內厲名行。(《三國志·吳書·陸遜傳第十三》)
• 陸喜:「或問余:『薛瑩最是國士之第一者乎?』答曰:『以理推之,在乎四五之間。 』問者愕然請問。答曰:『……斟酌時宜,在亂猶顯,意不忘忠,時獻微益,此第四人也。溫恭修慎,不為諂首,無所云補,從容保寵,此第五人也。…… 』」。(《晉書·列傳第二十四》)
• 華覈:瑩涉學既博,文章尤妙,同寮之中,瑩為冠首。今者見吏,雖多經學,記述之才,如瑩者少。(《三國志·吳書·王樓賀韋華傳第二十》)
• 陳壽評曰:及瑩纂蹈,允有先風,然於暴酷之朝,屢登顯列,君子殆諸。(《三國志·吳書·張嚴程闞薛傳第八》)
注釋
以上介紹摘自維基百科;若有錯漏,敬請在維基百科上修改
來源條目。
Xue Ying (died 282), courtesy name
Daoyan, was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician of the state of
Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. After the fall of Wu, he continued serving under the Jin dynasty (266–420). His ancestral home was in Zhuyi County (竹邑縣), Pei Commandery (沛郡), which is around present-day Suzhou, Anhui. He was the second son of
Xue Zong, a notable official and scholar of Eastern Wu.
顯示更多...: Service under Wu Service under Sun Xiu Service under Sun Hao Service under Jin
Service under Wu
Service under Sun Xiu
After Sun Xiu ascended the throne, he appointed Yu Si, He Shao, Wang Fan and Xue Ying as Central Regular Mounted Attendants (散騎中常侍). After a few years, Xue Ying resigned his positions due to illness.
Service under Sun Hao
Early in Sun Hao's reign, he assigned Xue Ying as Left Upholder of the Law (左執法). After an unknown period of time, Xue Ying's position was changed to Master of Writing in the Selection Bureau (選曹尚書). After Sun Hao instated his son Sun Jin as crown prince in February or March 269, Xue Ying was made Junior Tutor of the Crown Prince (太子少傅), a position he held in addition to Master of Writing in the Selection Bureau.
When Sun Hao surrendered to the Jin army in 280, Xue Ying helped Sun Hao to draft the surrender documents.
Service under Jin
After Sun Hao's surrender, Xue Ying went to Luoyang. In an audience with Sima Yan (Emperor Wu), the emperor calmly asked Xue Ying, "Why did Sun Hao lose his kingdom?" Xue Ying replied, "When ruling Wu, Sun Hao was close to xiaoren and added punishments indiscriminately. He had no trusted officials or generals and everyone lived in fear. That is how he lost his kingdom." Sima Yan then continued asking about the abilities of the Wu officials who survived the invasion; Xue Ying was able to answer truthfully.
以上介紹摘自維基百科;若有錯漏,敬請在維基百科上修改
來源條目。