Kisoushin - Kisoushin

Japanese: 紀僧真 - きそうしん
Kisoushin - Kisoushin

…Not only were commoners not allowed to join this ancient and honorable association, but even the Son of Heaven was refused. Ji Sengzhen, a favorite of Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, was from humble origins and pleaded with the Emperor to use his power to admit him into the society of the scholar-officials. Emperor Wu replied that he could not help them even if he wanted to, because their status as scholar-officials had not been bestowed upon him by the Emperor. Of course, the Son of Heaven had military power, so he could destroy individual scholar-officials families. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kisoshin" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この古い歴史を持った名誉ある仲間には,庶民が参加することのできないのはもちろん,天子さえも拒否されるのであった。南斉武帝の寵臣紀僧真は出身が微賤であったので,天子の力で士大夫の社交界に迎え入れさせてもらいたいと懇願したが,武帝は,彼らの士大夫たる地位は朕が与えたものではないから,力になってやりたくてもできぬのだ,と答えた。もちろん天子は武力を握っているから,個々の士大夫の家を取り潰すことはできる。…

※「紀僧真」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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