Cui Jujian (崔居儉) | 24 Histories

Overview

Cui Jujian was a Vice Minister, Historian, and Censor-in-Chief.

Life and dates

Death

Died
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 80

Attested activity

AD 931 長興二年五月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 143, passage 113
AD 934 應順元年正月丁丑
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 172
AD 925 同光三年秋七月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 18
AD 923 to AD 926 唐莊宗
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 144, passages 38, 41
AD 926 天成元年六月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 85
AD 929 天成四年五月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 40, passage 62

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AD 939 天福四年五月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 80
AD 925 崔居儉
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 57, passage 126
AD 934 to AD 936 清泰
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 127, passage 44
AD 934 清泰初
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 127, passage 7
AD 932 長興三年十一月庚子
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 190
AD 931 長興二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 42, passage 87

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Career and standing

Director of the Palace Library 秘書監
AD 934 應順元年正月丁丑 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 172
censor-in-chief 御史中丞
AD 925 同光三年秋七月 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 18
Minister of Works; formerly Left Secretariat Director 工部尚書、尚書左丞
AD 931 長興二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 42, passage 87
Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices 太常卿
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 190
Right Vice Director of the Secretariat 尚書右丞
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 40, passage 62
Vice Minister of War 兵部侍郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 85

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acting institute director 判館事
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 18
censor-in-chief 御史中丞
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 36, passage 85
Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices 太常卿
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 172
History Office compiler 史館修撰
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 18
Left Assistant Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書左丞
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 143, passage 113
minister of revenue 戶部尚書
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 80
Minister of Works 工部尚書
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 190
Vice Minister of Punishments 刑部侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 18
Vice Minister of War 尚書兵部侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 144, passage 41

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 18
Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 190
Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 45, passage 172
Organization History Office 史館 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 18

Works and attributed material

ascending-song hymn for Tang Zhuangzong's temple chamber 登歌樂章
Relation Author
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 144, passages 39, 41
Memorial · Author · Mode quotation
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 143, passages 113-114
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 127, passages 44-46

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 33, passage 18

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History

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 33Volume 33 Book of Later Tang 9: Zhuangzong Annals 7 · 1 passage

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以禮部尚書王正言為戶部尚書，以御史中丞崔協為禮部尚書，以刑部侍郎、史館修撰、判館事崔居儉為御史中丞，以尚書左丞歸靄為刑部侍郎。 Wang Zhengyan, Minister of Rites, was made Minister of Revenue; Cui Xie, censor-in-chief, was made Minister of Rites; Cui Jujian, Vice Minister of Punishments, History Office compiler, and acting institute director, was made censor-in-chief; and Gui Ai, Left Assistant Director of the Department of State Affairs, was made Vice Minister of Punishments.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 36Volume 36 Book of Later Tang 12: Mingzong Annals 2 · 1 passage

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以御史中丞崔居儉為兵部侍郎； Cui Jujian became War vice minister;

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 40Volume 40 Book of Later Tang 16: Mingzong Annals 6 · 1 passage

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壬辰，以權知尚書右丞崔居儉為尚書右丞。 On renchen Cui Juyin moved from acting to full right secretariat vice director.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 42Volume 42 Book of Later Tang 18: Mingzong Annals 8 · 1 passage

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壬寅，以尚書左丞崔居儉為工部尚書，以吏部侍郎王權為尚書左丞。 On renyin Cui Jujian became works minister and Wang Quan personnel vice minister became left secretariat director.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 43Volume 43 Book of Later Tang 19: Mingzong Annals 9 · 1 passage

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庚子，以秘書監盧文紀為工部尚書，以工部尚書崔居儉為太常卿，以工部侍郎鄭韜光為禮部侍郎。 On gengzi Lu Wenji became works minister; Cui Jujian became sacrifices director; Zheng Taoguang became rites vice minister.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 45Volume 45 Book of Later Tang 21: Emperor Min Annals 1 · 1 passage

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丁丑，以太常卿崔居儉為秘書監，以前蔡州刺史張繼祚為左武衛上將軍，充山陵橋道頓遞副使。 On dingchou Cui Jujian, Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, was made Director of the Palace Library; Zhang Jizuo, former prefect of Cai, was made General of the Left Martial Guard and appointed deputy commissioner for imperial tomb bridges, roads, and relay stations.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 57Volume 57 Book of Later Tang 33: Biographies 9: Gao Chongtao · 1 passage

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其次李琪、崔居儉，中朝士族，富有文學，可擇而任之。」 Next are Li Qi and Cui Jujian, eminent clansmen of the central court, men of literary accomplishment who may be chosen and appointed."

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 78Volume 78 Book of Later Jin 4: Gaozu Annals 4 · 1 passage

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戶部尚書崔居儉卒。 Cui Jujian, minister of revenue, died.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 127Volume 127 Book of Later Zhou 29: Biographies 7: Lu Wenji, Ma Yisun, He Ning, Su Yugui, Jing Fan · 3 passages

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清泰初，中書闕輔相，末帝訪之於朝，左右曰：「臣見班行中所譽，當大拜者，姚顗、盧文紀、崔居儉耳。」 Early in Qingtai, with no vice-chancellor in the Secretariat, the Last Emperor asked the court whom to appoint. Attendants said, "Of those the ranks most commend for great promotion, I see Yao Hao, Lu Wenji, and Cui Jujian."

自後日責臺司定例，崔居儉謂南宮同列曰：「從昭序言語，是朝廷人總不解語也。 Afterward he daily demanded the Censorate fix precedent. Cui Jujian told Southern Palace colleagues, "To follow Zhaoxu's words is to say the whole court cannot speak properly.

眾聞居儉言，紛議稍息。 Hearing Jujian, the uproar slowly died down.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 143Volume 143: Treatises 5 Rites 2 · 1 passage

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長興二年五月，尚書左丞崔居儉奏：「大祠、中祠差官行事，皇帝雖不預祭，其日亦不視朝，伏見車駕其日或出，於理不便。 In the fifth month of Changxing 2, Left Assistant Director Cui Jujian memorialized: "For great and medium sacrifices officials are assigned to perform the rite; although the emperor does not participate, he also does not hold court that day. We observe that the imperial carriage sometimes goes out on that day—in principle this is improper.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 144Volume 144: Treatises 6 Music 1 · 1 passage

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〈（《五代會要》云：尚書兵部侍郎崔居儉撰。）〉 (According to the Five Dynasties Institutional Compendium, it was composed by Vice Minister of War Cui Jujian of the Secretariat.)〉