Biography

During the Southern Song Dynasty

Liu Tan was studious and skilled in writing, particularly knowledgeable about music. In his youth, he was renowned alongside his elder brother Liu Yue.

In the third year of Shengming (479), Xiao Ze served as the Grand General of the Central Army and appointed Liu Tan as a military advisor, later transferring him to be a secretary.

During the Southern Qi Dynasty

Wang Jian, a high-ranking official and also a poet and bibliographer, once praised Liu Yue and Liu Tan to others: "The two dragons of the Liu family can be said to advance a thousand miles in a day." When Wang Jian was appointed as Left Minister of Works, he visited Liu Shilong's house. Liu Shilong thought he was visiting him and waited for a long time. However, when Wang Jian arrived, he only asked about Liu Yue and Liu Tan, telling Liu Shilong: "Your talented sons are well-endowed; it is fitting to honor them today. If I visit again, it might not be with the same intention, as young people may misinterpret my visits."

Later, Xiao Ze became Emperor Wu of Qi. During a banquet at Fenghuo Tower, Emperor Wu praised Liu Tan's poetry and told his younger brother, Prince Yuzhang Xiao Yi, that Liu Tan not only had a clear and refreshing demeanor but also wrote with strength and grace.

Liu Tan later served as an official in the Three Ministries of the Board of Works and was gradually promoted to Prince Baidong Xiao Zixiang's advisor. When Xiao Zixiang became Governor of Jingzhou, Liu Tan accompanied him to his post. Xiao Zixiang grew close to petty people, and Liu Tan knew he would face trouble, so he feigned illness and returned to the capital. Later, when Xiao Zixiang rebelled and was killed, Liu Tan escaped unscathed.

Liu Tan served as a Deputy Secretary of the Secretariat and later as Chief Clerk of the Left Guard General's Office. He was promoted to Governor of Xinchang but was dismissed due to poor governance. After some time, he became a military advisor in the Right Army. In the late Jianwu era, he served as Western Rong Commandant and, in the first year of Yongyuan (499), was appointed as Governor of Liang and Southern Qin states while serving as Ningxu General. In the second year (500), when Prince Yuzhou Xiao Yan raised an army, in December, Liu Tan responded by raising troops in Hanzhong. In the third month of the first year (501) of Emperor Nan Kang Xiao Baorong's reign as regent, Xiao Yan repeatedly urged him to ascend the throne, and Liu Tan and Governor Jingling Cao Jingzong also advised him to do so. In February, Xiao Baorong issued a proclamation to the capital, praising Liu Tan for his role in the uprising. In March, after Xiao Baorong ascended the throne as Emperor He of Qi, he appointed Liu Tan, who was then serving as Conquering General, as Governor of Yi and Ning states, and later as Attendant-in-Ordinary and Commander of the Front Army.

During the Liang Dynasty

Xiao Yan ascended the throne as Emperor Wu of Liang and summoned Liu Tan to serve as Guard General, but before he could take office, he was promoted to太子詹事 (Director of the Crown Prince's Affairs) and given the additional title of散骑常侍 (Attendant Gentleman). Previously, when Xiao Yan served as Governor of Yuzhou, he had gifted a jade ring from Maotu to Liu Tan. During the New Year banquet in the second year of Tianjian (503), Emperor Wu asked Liu Tan if the jade ring he was wearing was the one given at Maotu. Liu Tan confirmed it was and said he had always worn it. Emperor Wu then offered him a toast, but Liu Tan did not finish his drink. Emperor Wu said, "I often compare you to Liu Yuanshi." After the banquet, Liu Tan was enfeoffed as Marquis of Qujiang County with a fief of one thousand households. Emperor Wu composed a poem for Liu Tan: "You are truly the best among your peers; I remember your contributions." He also once said, "Xu Yuanyu (former Governor of Guangzhou, who plotted to attack Guangzhou and was executed) disobeyed orders in Lingnan. According to Zhou dynasty laws, the crimes of fathers and brothers do not extend to their descendants. I have already released his sons; what do you think?" Liu Tan replied, "Punishment should not affect successors, and rewards should be extended to future generations. We see this in your wise reign." People at the time considered his words insightful. In the first month of the third year (504), he was promoted to Right Minister of Works.

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References

• 柳惔 (Chinese)

生平

南朝宋年間

柳惔好學，善作文，尤其懂音律，年輕時與長兄柳悅齊名。

南朝宋昇明三年（479年），蕭賾為中軍大將軍，命柳惔為參軍，轉主簿。

南朝齊年間

南朝齊高官王儉同時也是辭賦家、目錄學家，曾對人稱讚柳悅、柳惔兄弟：「柳氏二龍，可謂一日千里。」王儉任尚書左僕射時，曾拜訪柳世隆家，柳世隆以為拜訪自己，徘徊良久。但王儉上門後，只問柳悅和柳惔，對柳世隆說：「您賢能的兒子都有盛才，一日見顧，今故報禮。若仍相造，似非本意，恐年少窺人。」

後蕭賾為齊武帝，柳惔曾參加他在烽火樓的設宴，齊武帝認為他的詩寫得好，對弟弟豫章王蕭嶷說柳惔不但風韻清爽，而且作文剛健秀美。

後入為尚書三公郎，累遷太子中舍人，為皇子巴東王蕭子響王友（幕僚），蕭子響為荊州刺史，柳惔隨之赴任。蕭子響暱近小人，柳惔知道要遭禍，稱病回京。後蕭子響作亂被殺，柳惔得免。

歷任中書侍郎、中護軍長史。累遷新安太守，因無政績被免。久後，為右軍諮議參軍事。建武末年，為西戎校尉，永元元年（499年）四月，在寧朔將軍任上為梁、南秦二州刺史。二年（500年）雍州刺史蕭衍起兵，十二月，柳惔舉漢中響應。三年（501年）正月，皇弟南康王蕭寶融為相國，蕭衍屢上表勸其登基，柳惔與竟陵太守曹景宗一同勸進。二月，蕭寶融發檄文到京邑，贊柳惔等人同起義兵。三月蕭寶融登基為齊和帝後，以時任征虜將軍柳惔為益、寧二州刺史，後又用為侍中，領前軍將軍。

南朝梁年間

蕭衍登基為梁武帝，徵柳惔為護軍將軍，未拜，遷太子詹事，加散騎常侍。先前蕭衍任雍州刺史時，曾解茅土玉環贈柳惔。天監二年（503年）元會（新年宴會），武帝問柳惔所佩玉環是否新亭所贈。柳惔答是的，一直佩帶著。武帝趁機勸酒，柳惔沒喝完，武帝說：「我經常將卿比作劉越石。」罷會後，封柳惔為曲江縣侯，邑千戶。武帝趁宴作詩送給柳惔：「爾實冠群後，惟餘實念功。」又曾說：「徐元瑜（前廣州刺史，謀襲廣州，被誅）違命嶺南，周朝的書說父子兄弟罪不相及，朕已放其諸子，何如？」柳惔說：「罰不及嗣，賞延于後，今複見之聖朝。」時人以為他知言。三年（504年）正月遷尚書右僕射。

天監四年（505年）十月，武帝大舉北伐，以弟弟中軍大將軍臨川王蕭宏都督眾軍，以柳惔為副。梁軍起初于五年（506年）五月攻克梁城，但七月，蕭宏得知魏援軍在附近，畏懦不敢進軍，商議班師。左衛將軍呂僧珍建議知難而退，蕭宏同意，柳惔不同意：「自我大軍所臨，何城不服，何謂難乎？」眾將也都不同意退軍。九月，梁軍敗，蕭宏、柳惔、北徐州刺史昌義之等屯梁城，北魏中山王元英又大破梁軍于淮南，蕭宏、柳惔、昌義之等大將五人棄梁城沿淮東逃，米三十萬石為魏所獲。元英追殺梁軍到馬頭，擒梁將四十二人，斬獲五萬有餘。北伐失敗，柳惔複為僕射，因久病轉金紫光祿大夫，加散騎常侍，給親信二十人。未拜，六年（507年）六月出為使持節、安南將軍、湘州刺史。十月，卒于州。武帝為他素服舉哀，贈侍中、撫軍將軍，給鼓吹一部。謚穆。

性格特點

柳惔度量寬博，家人未嘗見其喜怒。很敬重妻子，以至于畏憚她，雖然本性愛音樂，卻不敢看漂亮的女伎。僕射張稷與柳惔關係親密，得柳惔妻敬重。張稷每拜見柳惔，必先相問夫人。柳惔每欲見女妓，都通過張稷請奏妻子。其妻隔幔坐，妓女才出來，柳惔才能看到。

作品

柳惔著《仁政傳》及《諸詩賦》，粗有辭義。有文集《柳惔集》二十卷。

子孫

• 柳昭（或作柳照），官至中書郎，襲爵曲江侯

• 柳明（本作柳昞，避唐世祖諱改）

　• 柳裘，隋朝大將軍

• 柳暉，南朝梁吏部尚書

　• 柳䛒，字顧言，隋朝秘書丞、漢南公

　　• 柳遜，隋朝屯田侍郎，夫人蕭����媄

　　　• 柳尚真，司門員外郎

　　　　• 柳思讓，巴州刺史

　　　　• 柳儉，兵部員外郎

• 柳映

　• 柳奭（非唐高宗宰相柳奭）

　　• 柳善才，荊王侍讀

　　　• 柳尚素，江陵令

　　　　• 柳慶休，渤海丞

　　　　　• 柳識，字方明，屯田郎中、集賢殿學士

　　　　　• 柳渾

評價

• 《梁書》：「昔竇融以河右歸漢，終為盛族；柳惔舉南鄭響從，而家聲弗霣（同「殞」），時哉！」即認為柳惔舉漢中起兵響應蕭衍，因而光大家門，可與兩漢之際歸順中央的竇融相比較。

• 《南史》：「世隆文武器業，殆人望也，諸子門素所傳，俱雲克構。」指柳世隆諸子能傳承先輩門風，完成前輩事業。

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注釋及參考文獻

參考資料

• 柳惔 (維基百科)