陈聊 / Chen Liao
陈聊 / Chen Liao appears in 《资治通鉴·周纪》14丨齐威王 不鸣则已一鸣惊人 as the person to whom 齐威王 delegates state affairs while he drinks and neglects government. The source does not develop Chen Liao as a full biography; his value is to show how a ruler’s withdrawal can leave the state running through a narrow surrogate channel.
This page is source-scoped. Chen Liao matters because the episode frames Qi’s danger as more than personal vice: when the ruler is absent, ministers fear direct counsel, neighboring states take territory, and the court needs indirect remonstrance before political turnaround becomes possible.
《资治通鉴·周纪》47丨燕王哙的理想主义 reuses Chen Liao as a rhetorical comparison inside 苏代’s approach to 燕王哙. Su Dai says Qi cannot dominate because its ruler does not trust Chen Liao, pushing Yan Wang Kuai to prove his own trust in 子之. The wiki keeps this as source-scoped because the earlier Chen Liao branch belongs to Qi Wei Wang’s crisis, while the Zhouji 47 use functions mainly as persuasion material.
Connections
- 齐威王 - ruler who delegates affairs to him.
- 齐国 - polity affected by the delegation.
- 淳于髡 - adviser whose remonstrance interrupts the pattern.
- 苏代, 燕王哙, and 子之 - Zhouji 47 comparison used to redirect Yan’s trust.
- Court Feedback Collapse / 君臣反馈失灵 and Qi Wei Wang Political Turnaround / 齐威王一鸣惊人式转向 - governance frames for the episode.