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冯绲

东汉 · 车骑将军

冯绲 (东汉·车骑将军) was a notable historical figure from 东汉 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 冯绲: 冯绲,巴郡宕渠人.

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冯绲,巴郡宕渠人。
后汉书卷三十八 张法滕冯度杨列传第二十八:
  冯绲字鸿卿,巴郡宕渠人也,少学《春秋》、《司马兵法》。父焕,安帝时为幽州刺史,疾忌奸恶,数致其罪。时玄菟太守姚光亦失人和。建光元年,怨者乃诈作玺书谴责焕、光,赐以欧刀。又下辽东都尉庞奋使速行刑,奋即斩光收焕。焕欲自杀,绲疑诏文有异,止焕曰:"大人在州,志欲去恶,实无他故,必是凶人妄诈,规肆奸毒。愿以事自上,甘罪无晚。"焕从其言,上书自讼,果诈者所为,征奋抵罪。会焕病死狱中,帝愍之,赐焕、光钱各十万,以子为郎中。绲由是知名。
  家富好施,赈赴穷急,为州里所归爱。初举孝廉,七迁为广汉属国都尉,征拜御史中丞。顺帝末,以绲持节督扬州诸郡军事,与中郎将滕抚击破群贼,迁陇西太守。后鲜卑寇边,以绲为辽东太守,晓喻降集,虏皆弭散。征拜京兆尹,转司隶校尉,所在立威刑。迁廷尉、太常。
  时,长沙蛮寇益阳,屯聚积久,至延熹五年,众转盛,而零陵蛮贼复反应之,合二万余人,攻烧城郭,杀伤长吏。又武陵蛮夷悉反,寇掠江陵间,荆州刺史刘度、南郡太守李肃并奔走荆南,皆没。于是拜绲为车骑将军,将兵十余万讨之,诏策绲曰:"蛮夷猾夏,久不讨摄,各焚都城,蹈籍官人。州郡将吏,死职之臣,相逐奔窜,曾不反顾,可愧言也。将军素有威猛,是以擢授六师。前代陈汤、冯、傅之徒,以寡击众,郅支、夜郎、楼兰之戎,头悬都街,卫、霍北征,功列金石,是皆将军所究览也。今非将军,谁与修复前迹?进赴之宜,权时之策,将军一之,出郊之事,不复内御。已命有司祖于国门。《诗》不云乎:'进厥虎臣,阚如虓虎,敷敦淮濆,仍执丑虏。'将军其勉之!"
  时,天下饥馑,帑藏虚尽,每出征伐,常减公卿俸禄,假王侯租赋,前后所遣将帅,宦官辄陷以折耗军资,往往抵罪。绲性烈直,不行贿赂,惧为所中,乃上疏曰:"势得容奸,伯夷可疑;荀曰无猜,盗跖可信。故乐羊陈功,文侯示以谤书。愿请中常侍一人监军财费。"尚书朱穆奏绲以财自嫌,失大臣之节。有诏勿劾。
  绲军至长沙,贼闻,悉诣营道乞降。进击武陵蛮夷,斩首四千余级,受降十余万人,荆州平定。诏书赐钱一亿,固让不受。振旅还京师,推功于从事中郎应奉,荐以为司隶校尉,而上书乞骸骨,朝廷不许。监军使者张敞承宦官旨,奏绲将傅婢二人戎服自随,又辄于江陵刻石纪功,请下吏案理。尚书令黄俊奏议,以为罪无正法,不合致纠。会长沙贼复起,攻桂阳、武陵,绲以军还盗贼复发,策免。
  顷之,拜将作大匠,转河南尹。上言"旧典,中官子弟不得为牧人职",帝不纳。复为廷尉。时山阳太守单迁以罪系狱,绲考致其死。迁,故车骑将军单超之弟,中官相党,遂共诽章诬绲,坐与司隶校尉李膺、大司农刘祐俱输左校。应奉上疏理绲等,得免。后拜屯骑校尉,复为廷尉,卒于宫。
  绲弟允,清白有孝行,能理《尚书》,善推步之术。拜降虏校尉,终于家。

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