History of the Northern Dynasties: At Taozhu, Erzhu Rong slaughtered Empress Dowager Ling, the infant emperor, Chancellor Yuan Yong, Prince of…
At Taozhu, Erzhu Rong slaughtered Empress Dowager Ling, the infant emperor, Chancellor Yuan Yong, Prince of Gaoyang, and about two thousand ministers and nobles (the Heyin Incident).
榮以兵權在己,遂有異志。乃害靈太后及幼主
Location: 北史 卷5 永安元年
The Heyin Incident: Erzhu Rong massacred Empress Dowager Ling, Liu Zhou, the Prince of Gaoyang, and more than two thousand other officials and nobles.
榮以兵權在己,遂有異志,乃害靈太后及幼主,次害無上王劭、始平王子正,又害丞相高陽王雍、司空公元欽、儀同三司元恒芝、儀同三司東平王略、廣平王悌、常山王巶、北平王超、任城王彝、趙郡王毓、中山王叔仁、齊郡王溫,公卿已下二千餘人。
Location: 魏書卷10·永安元年