Min Gong 閔貢 was a military officer who helped retrieve Emperor Shao and the future Emperor Xian after the eunuchs' downfall.
Biography[]
His title was 中部掾 of Henan.[1] After finding the royalty were kidnapped by the eunuchs, Wang Yun ordered Min Gong to follow Lu Zhi and try to rescue them. Along the way, he killed many of the eunuchs, and later found the royalty by themselves.[2] Min Gong escorted them (he and Emperor Xian shared the same horse), stopped to rest at Luo 雒, then went south, where they met the civil officials looking for them. Soon, Dong Zhuo came and took Emperor Xian from Min Gong's arms.[1] He became Gentleman of the Palace and Marquis of a capital township for his deeds.[2]
See also[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 《英雄記》曰：河南中部掾閔貢扶帝及陳留王上至雒舍止。帝獨乘一馬，陳留王與貢共乘一馬，從雒舍南行。公卿百官奉迎於北芒阪下，故太尉崔烈在前導。卓將步騎數千來迎，烈呵使避，卓罵烈曰：「晝夜三百里來，何云避，我不能斷卿頭邪？」前見帝曰：「陛下令常侍小黃門作亂乃爾，以取禍敗，為負不小邪？」又趨陳留王，曰：「我董卓也，從我抱來。」乃於貢抱中取王。
("The Annals of Famed Heroes state: The zhongbu of Henan; Min Gong supported the Emperor and Prince of Chenliu to go up until the Luo, stayed, and stopped. The Emperor alone rode his horse, and the Prince of Chenliu with Gong together rode his horse, and they followed the Luo and rested southward. The Excellencies, Ministers, and other officials received and welcomed them at Banxia, Beiwang, and the former Elite Commandant; Cui Lie was at the front. Zhuo led infantry of cavalry, numbering thousands, to come and welcome them, so Lie scolded the messenger for being distant. Zhuo yelled at Lie, "Day and night, we travelled 300 li to come, so why say that I should move? So I cannot cut your head off?!" He moved forward to the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty has allowed the Regular Attendants and the petty ones at the Yellow Gates to cause disorder in such ways and therefore achieve disaster and failure. Are you disappointing those that aren't petty?" And he hastened to the Prince of Chenliu, saying, "I am Dong Zhuo. Come to me and be embraced." Thus he clasped firmly, taking the Prince from Gong.")
Chen Shou. "Biography of Dong Zhuo" in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, cited by Pei Songzhi. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "公卿並出平樂觀，無得從者，唯尚書盧植夜馳河上，王允遣河南中部掾閔貢隨植後。貢至，手劍斬數人，餘皆投河而死。明日，公卿百官乃奉迎天子還宮，以貢為郎中，封都亭侯。"
Fan Ye. "Biography of He Jin" in the Book of the Later Han, cited by Li Xian 李賢.