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邓晨

东汉 · 开国功臣

邓晨 (东汉·开国功臣) was a notable historical figure from 东汉 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 邓晨: 邓晨,南阳新野人.

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邓晨,南阳新野人。
后汉书卷十五 李王邓来列传第五:
  邓晨字伟卿,南阳新野人也。世吏二千石。父宏,预章都尉。晨初聚光武姊元。王莽末,光武尝与兄伯升及晨俱之宛,与穰人蔡少公等宴语。少公颇学图谶,言刘秀当为天子。或曰:"是国师公刘秀乎?"光武戏曰:"何用知非仆耶?"坐者皆大笑,晨心独喜。及光武与家属避吏新野,舍晨庐,甚相亲爱。晨因谓光武曰:"王莽悖暴,盛夏斩人,此天亡之时也。往时会宛,独当应耶?"光武笑不答。
  及汉兵起,晨将宾客会棘阳。汉兵败小长安,诸将多亡家属,光武单马遁走。遇女弟伯姬,与共骑而奔。前行复见元,超令上马。元以手捴曰:"行矣,不能相救,无为两没也。"会追兵至,元及三女皆遇害。汉兵退保棘阳,而新野宰乃污晨宅,焚其冢墓。宗族皆恚怒,曰:"家自富足,何故随妇家人入汤镬中?"最终无恨色。
  更始立,以晨为偏将军。与光武略地颍川,俱夜出昆阳城,击破王寻、王邑。又别徇阳翟以东,至京、密,皆下之。更始北都洛阳,以晨为常山太守。会王郎反,光武自蓟走信都,晨亦间行会于巨鹿下,自请从击邯郸。光武曰:"伟卿以一身从我,不如以一郡为我北道主人。"乃遣晨归郡。光武追铜马、高胡群贼于冀州,晨发积射士千人,又遣委输给军不绝。光武即位,封晨房子侯。帝又感悼姊没于乱兵,追封谥元为新野节义长公主,立庙于县西。封晨长子汎为吴房侯,以奉公主之祀。
  建武三年,征晨还京师,数宴见,说故旧平生为欢。晨从容谓帝曰:"仆竟办之。"帝大笑。从幸章陵,拜光禄大夫,使持节监执金吾贾复等击平邵陵、新息贼。四年,从幸寿春,留镇九江。
  晨好乐郡职,由是复拜为中山太守,吏民称之,常为冀州高第。十三年,更封南□。入奉朝请,复为汝南太守。十八年,行幸章陵,征晨行廷尉事。从至新野,置酒酣宴,赏赐数百千万,复遣归郡。晨兴鸿郤陂数千顷田,汝土以殷,鱼稻之饶,流衍它郡。明年,定封西华侯,复征奉朝请。二十五年卒,诏遣中谒者备公主官属礼仪,招迎新野主魂,与晨合葬于北芒。乘舆与中宫亲临丧送葬。谥曰惠侯。
  小子棠嗣,后徙封武当。棠卒,子固嗣。固卒,子国嗣。国卒,子福嗣,永建元年卒,无子,国除。

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