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| Post = Marquis Xiao }} Cui Lin (died 244), courtesy name Deru, was a high government official of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period. He was known for his scruples in good governance, judgment of character, and for being the first of the Three Ducal Ministers after the end of the Han dynasty to be enfeoffed as nobility. He was born in Dongwu city, in Qinghe commandery, Ji province (present-day Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong).〔 ==Service under Cao Cao== Although Cui Lin was a member of the influential Qinghe Cui clan, his extended family was not well-acquainted with him, and only his cousin Cui Yan thought him exceptional. In 200, following Cao Cao's conquest of Ji province, Cui Lin was summoned to be chief of Wu (鄔), in present-day Shanxi. He drew such a pitiful salary from this position that he could not even afford a horse and carriage.〔''Records of the Three Kingdoms'', 24.679〕 Zhang Zhi (張陟), the inspector of Bing province, recommended Cui Lin to Cao Cao as the village chief whose governance was the most virtuous. As a result, Cui Lin was promoted to higher office in the central administration of Ji province, and shortly thereafter transferred to Cao Cao's chancellary.〔 In 213, Cao Cao was created Duke of Wei (魏公), and Cui Lin was promoted to Palace Aide to the Censor-in-Chief, a powerful position overseeing correspondence from the provincial inspectors and their subordinates. When Cao Pi established the Wei dynasty in 220, Cui Lin was sent out to be inspector of You province on the northeastern frontier. He held this office for one season, then took the office of administrator of Hejian (河閒). The base text of ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'' says Cui Lin voluntarily gave up control of You province to make way for Wu Zhi to unite the northern frontier forces, which Cui Lin considered a better way of dealing with the non-Chinese frontier peoples.〔 However, Pei Songzhi notes a memorial by Xin Pi stating that Huan Jie, at that time holding the post of Director of the Imperial Secretariat, felt Cui Lin was incapable as a provincial inspector and demoted him.〔''Records of the Three Kingdoms'', 24.680 n 2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cui Lin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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