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孔靖

东晋至南朝宋 · 会稽内史

孔靖 (东晋至南朝宋·会稽内史) was a notable historical figure from 东晋至南朝宋 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 孔靖: 孔靖,会稽山阴人.

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孔靖,会稽山阴人。
南史卷二十七 列传第十七:
  孔靖,字季恭,会稽山阴人也。名与宋武帝祖讳同,故以字称。祖愉,晋车骑将军。父訚,散骑常侍。季恭始察孝廉,累迁司徒左西掾,未拜,遭母忧。隆安五年,被起为山阴令,不就。宋武帝东征孙恩,屡至会稽,过季恭宅。季恭正昼卧,有神人衣服非常,谓曰:"起!天子在门。"既而失之。遽出,适见帝,延入结交,执手曰:"卿后当大贵,愿以身为托。"于是曲意礼接,赡给甚厚。帝后讨孙恩,时桓玄篡形已著,帝欲于山阴建义。季恭以山阴路远,且玄未居极位,不如待其篡后,于京口图之,帝亦以为然。时虞啸父为会稽内史,季恭求为府司马不得,乃出诣都。及帝定桓玄,以季恭为会稽内史,使赍封板拜授,正与季恭遇。季恭便回舟夜还,至即叩扉入郡。啸父本为桓玄所授,闻玄败,开门请罪。季恭慰勉,使且安所住,明日乃移。季恭到任,厘整浮华,翦罚游惰,由是境内肃清。累迁吴兴太守,加冠军。先是吴兴频丧太守。言项羽神为卞山王,居郡听事,二千石常避之。季恭居听事,竟无害也。迁尚书左仆射,固让。义熙八年,复为会稽内史,修饰学校,督课诵习。十年,复为右仆射,又让不拜。除领军,加散骑常侍。十二年致仕,拜金紫光禄大夫。是岁,武帝北伐,季恭求从,以为太尉军谘祭酒。从平关、洛。宋台初建,以为尚书令,又让,乃拜侍中、特进、左光禄大夫。辞事东归,帝亲饯之戏马台,百僚咸赋诗以述其美。及受命,加开府仪同三司,让累年不受,薨以为赠。
  子灵符,位丹阳尹,会稽太守。寻加豫章王子尚抚军长史。灵符家本丰富,产业甚广,又于永兴立墅,周回三十三里,水陆地二百六十五顷,含带二山。又有果园九处。为有司所纠,诏原之。而灵符答对不实,坐免。寻又复官。灵符悫实有材干,不存华饰,每所莅官,政绩修理。废帝景和中,犯忤近臣,为所谗构,遣使鞭杀之。二子湛之、深之于都赐死。明帝即位,追赠灵符金紫光禄大夫。深之大明中为尚书比部郎。时安陆应城县人张江陵与妻吴共骂母黄,令死,黄忿恨自经死,已值赦。案律,子贼杀伤殴父母枭首,骂詈弃市,谋杀夫之父母亦弃市。会赦,免刑;补治江陵骂母,母以自裁,重于伤殴。若同杀科则疑重,用伤殴及詈科则疑轻。制唯有打母遇赦犹枭首,无詈母致死会赦之科。深之议曰:"夫题里逆心而仁者不入。名且恶之,况乃人事?故殴伤咒诅,法所不原,詈之致尽,则理无可宥。罚有从轻,盖疑失善,求之文旨,非此之谓。江陵虽遇赦恩,故合枭首。妇本以义,爱非天属,黄之所恨,情不在吴,原死补治,有允正法。"诏如深之议,吴可弃市。
  灵符弟灵运,位著作郎。灵运子琇之。
  琇之有吏能,仕齐为吴令。有小儿年十岁,偷刈邻家稻一束,琇之付狱案罪。或谏之,琇之曰:"十岁便能为盗,长大何所不为?"县中皆震肃。迁尚书左丞,又以职事知名。后兼左户尚书,廷尉卿。出为临海太守,在任清约。罢郡还,献乾姜二千斤,齐武帝嫌其少,及知琇之清,乃叹息。出监吴兴郡,寻拜太守,政称清严。明帝辅政,防备诸蕃,致密旨于上佐,使便宜从事。隆昌元年,迁琇之晋熙王冠军长史、江夏内史,行郢州事,欲令杀晋熙。琇之辞,不许,欲自引决,友人陆闲谏之,琇之不从,遂不食而死。子臻,至太子舍人,尚书三公郎。臻子幼孙,梁宁远枝江公主簿、无锡令。幼孙子奂。

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