袁顗 (南朝宋·权臣) was a notable historical figure from 南朝宋 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 袁顗: 袁顗.

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袁顗。
南史卷二十六 列传第十六:
  顗,字国章,初为豫州主簿,累迁晋陵太守,袭南昌县五等子。大明末,拜侍中,领前军将军。时新安王子鸾以母嬖有盛宠,太子在东宫多过,上微有废太子立子鸾之意,从容言之。顗盛称太子好学,有日新之美。帝怒,振衣而入,顗亦厉色而出。左丞徐爰言于帝,请宥之,帝意解。后帝又以沈庆之才用不多,言论颇相嗤毁,顗又陈庆之忠勤有干略,堪当重任。由是前废帝深感顗,庆之亦怀其德。景和元年诛群公,欲引进顗,任以朝政,迁为吏部尚书,封新涂县子。俄而意趣乖异,宠待顿衰,始令顗与沈庆之、徐爰参知选事;寻复反以为罪,使有司纠奏,坐白衣领职。从幸湖熟,往反数日不被命,顗虑祸求出,乃除建安王休仁安西长史。休仁不行,即以顗为领宁蛮校尉、雍州刺史,加都督。顗舅蔡兴宗谓曰:"襄阳至恶,岂可冒邪?"顗曰:"白刃交前,不救流矢。今日之行,本愿生出彪口。且天道辽远,何必皆验?如其有征,当修德以禳之。"于是狼狈上路,恒虑见追。后至寻阳,曰:"今知免矣。"与邓琬款狎过常,每清闲必尽日穷夜。顗与琬人地本殊,众知其有异志矣。及至襄阳,使刘胡缮修兵械,会明帝定大事,进顗号右将军。遣荆州典签邵宰乘驿还江陵,道由襄阳。顗反意定,而粮仗未足,欲且奉表于明帝。顗子秘书丞戩曰:"一奉表疏,便为彼臣,以臣伐君,于义不可。"顗从之。顗诈云被太皇太后令,使其起兵。便建牙驰檄,奉劝晋安王子勋即大位,与琬书使勿解甲。子勋即位,进顗号安北将军,加尚书左仆射。顗本无将略,在军中未尝戎服,语不及战阵,唯赋诗谈议而已,不能抚接诸将。刘胡每论事,酬对甚简,由此大失人情,胡常切齿恚恨。胡以南军未至,军士匮乏,就顗换襄阳之资。顗答曰:"都下两宅未成,方应经理,不可损彻。"又信往来之言,言都下米贵,斗至数百,以为不劳攻伐,行自离散,于是拥甲以待之。明帝使顗旧门生徐硕奉手诏譬顗曰:"卿未经为臣,今追踪窦融,犹未晚也。"及刘胡叛走不告顗,顗至夜方知,大怒,骂曰:"今年为小子所误。"呼取飞燕,谓其众曰:"我当自出追之。"因又遁走。至鹊头,与戍主薛伯珍及其所领数千,步取青林,欲向寻阳。夜止山间宿,杀马劳将士。顗顾伯珍曰:"我举八州以谋王室,未一战而散,岂非天邪?非不能死,岂欲草间求活,望一至寻阳,谢罪主上,然后自刎耳。"因慷慨叱左右索节,无复应者。及旦,伯珍请求间言,乃斩顗首诣钱溪马军主襄阳俞湛之降。湛之因斩伯珍并送首以为己功。明帝忿顗违叛,流尸于江,弟子彖收瘗于石头后冈。后废帝即位,方得改葬。顗子戩、昂。戩为黄门侍郎,戍盆城。寻阳败,伏诛。

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