我，元劭（502~528年），字子讷，一字令言，河南洛阳人。自幼便是北魏宗室大臣，彭城武宣王元勰嫡长子的儿子，也是孝庄帝元子攸的同母兄长。我有着深厚的武艺和坚强的气节。

我的仕途起步于宗正少卿一职，并继承了父亲的封号——彭城王。此外，我还担任过使持节、散骑常侍、平东将军以及青州刺史。在孝昌末年，当时灵太后统治失德，四方纷争不已，我暗中策划着自己的大计。得安丰王元延明推荐后，我被征召为御史中尉。

在武泰元年（528年），我被尊为无上王。不料，在尔朱荣发动河阴之变的时候，我遇害于河阴，最终追谥为孝宣皇帝。

关于我的生平，可知我出身于一个显赫的家族，是个才华横溢且英勇善战的人物。在北魏孝明帝初年的某个时候，当萧衍派兵侵犯边境时，我写了一封表章给朝廷：“伪竖游魂窥觎边境，劳兵兼时日，有千金之费。”但灵太后虽然欣赏我的勇敢，却未采纳我的建议。

随后，我先Later, I was appointed as the Minister of Rites and the General of the Left Army. During this time, I successfully defended against the attacks from Liu Jun and his followers in Qi Province. Later, I was promoted to be the General of the Right Army and served as the Governor of Qing Province.

My parents were both prominent figures in their own right. My father, Emperor Wenmu, was a powerful military leader who held many important titles including Duke of Chenliu and Commander-in-Chief of All Military Forces. My mother, Empress Li Yuanhua, was a wise and virtuous queen who played an important role in my upbringing.

I had two wives during my lifetime. My first wife was Lady Li from Longxi who bore me three sons: Emperor Xiaozhao's younger brother Prince Xiaoju; Prince Xianwu; and Prince Wenzhen. After her death, I married Lady Zhang who gave birth to another son named Prince Yixun.

Throughout my life, I have been devoted to my duties as a statesman and a warrior. Despite facing many challenges and setbacks along the way, I remained steadfast in my commitment to serve my country with honor and integrity until my untimely death at riverbank near River Yellow River during Eladi’s rebellion led by Erzhu Rong when he launched a coup known as "The Incident at River Yellow."