Song, Liao, and Jin · Royal Family Member

Crown Prince 皇太子

Attested AD 1166 - AD 1206

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Crown Prince was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1166 to AD 1206 乾道二年進士之後
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passage 18

Career and standing

Held
Heir apparent
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 18

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Member of royal house
Strongly inferred · History of Song 410, passage 18

Learning and skills

Tutelage · Relation Student of · Person Lou Ji (婁機) · Institution Hall for Cultivating Goodness 資善堂
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passages 18-19

Events and relationships

Kept writings at hand
Study · Pupil · With Lou Ji (婁機)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 19
Ordered colophon
Literary · Patron · With Dai Xi (戴溪)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 27
Reluctant to part
Personal · Pupil · With Lou Ji (婁機)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 28
Relation Student of · Person Lou Ji (婁機)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 18

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 18

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 410Volume 410 Biographies 169: Lou Ji, Shen Huan, Shu Lin, Cao Yanyue, Fan Yingling, Xu Jingsun · 7 passages

時皇太子始就外傅，遴選學官，以機兼資善堂小學教授。 When the crown prince first began studying under outside tutors, academic officials were chosen, and Lou Ji was appointed concurrently as elementary instructor at the Hall for Cultivating Goodness.

機日陳正言正道，又以累朝事親、修身、治國、愛民四事，手書以獻，太子置之坐右，朝夕觀省。 Each day Lou Ji lectured on upright conduct and the proper Way. He also copied by hand and presented teachings on honoring parents, self-cultivation, governing the state, and caring for the people as drawn from successive dynasties. The crown prince kept these writings at his right hand and read them morning and evening.

隨事開明，多所裨益。 He clarified matters as they arose and proved of great benefit to the prince.

太子得機所著《廣幹祿字》一編，尤喜，命戴溪跋之。 The crown prince obtained a copy of Lou Ji's "Expanded Ganlu Characters" and was especially pleased with it. He ordered Dai Xi to write a colophon.

擢監察御史，講未退而除命頒，太子戀戀幾不忍舍，機亦為之感涕。 He was promoted to investigating censor. The appointment arrived before his lecture had ended. The crown prince was so attached to him that he could hardly bear to let him go, and Lou Ji wept as well.

侂胄誅，召為吏部侍郎兼太子左庶子，還朝，言：“至公始可以服天下，權臣以私意橫生，敗國殄民，今當行以至公。 After Han Tuozhou was executed, Lou Ji was recalled as vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel and left tutor of the crown prince. On returning to court he said, "Only absolute fairness can win the loyalty of the realm. Powerful ministers have risen through private ambition, ruining the state and harming the people. The court must now govern with absolute fairness.

兼太子詹事，著《曆代帝王總要》以裨考訂。 He served concurrently as tutor of the crown prince and compiled the "Essentials of Successive Emperors" to aid historical verification.