Cui Yisun (崔貽孫) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Cui Yisun as an official and scholar. This record brings together 8 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Cui Yisun	崔貽孫	Cui Yisun
Courtesy name	Bochui	伯垂	Bochui
Personal name	Cui Yisun	崔貽孫	Cui Yisun
Given	Yisun	貽孫	Yisun

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:069:s0124

Roles

Official
Scholar

Life and dates

Death

Manner: died after retirement / 致仕而卒 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 同光以後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 923 · End: AD 926
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:069:s0140

Age

Age: 80 · Reckoning: sui · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 同光初 · Western Year: AD 923
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:069:s0138

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 同光初 · Western Year: AD 923
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:069:s0136

Family

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Descendant of Cui Yuanliang (崔元亮)
Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal · Intermediary Person Ids: Cui Chuyan (崔芻言)
Child of Cui Chuyan (崔芻言)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Kinship Role: sons · Count: 3
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:069:s0143

Learning and skills

Credential: Presented Scholar / 進士 · Action: earned
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:069:s0131

Works and attributed material

Kind: letter · Role: author · Other Person Id: Prefect Kong (孔)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:069:s0136, jiuwudaishi:069:s0137
Kind: letter · Role: author
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:069:s0144

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 69Volume 69 Book of Later Tang 45: Biographies 21: Zhang Xian, Wang Zhengyan, Hu Zhuang, Cui Yisun, Meng Hu, Sun Yue, Zhang Yanlang, Liu Yanhao, Liu Yanlang · 8 passages

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崔貽孫， Cui Yisun,

〈（《新唐書·宰相世係表》：貽孫字伯垂。）〉 (New Book of Tang, Genealogical Tables of Chief Ministers: Yisun's style was Bochui.)〉

貽孫以門族登進士第，以監察升朝，曆清資美職。 Yisun, through his clan standing, passed the jinshi examination, rose to court through surveillance censor, and held in succession pure and eminent posts.

及李振貶均州，貽孫曲奉之。 When Li Zhen was demoted to Junzhou, Yisun curried favor with him obsequiously.

振入朝，貽孫累遷丞郎。 When Zhen entered court, Yisun was repeatedly promoted to director posts.

〈（《北夢瑣言》：崔貽孫年過八十，求進不休，囊橐之資，素有貯積，性好幹人，喜得小惠。）〉 (Northern Dreams Miscellany: Cui Yisun passed eighty yet never ceased seeking advancement; he had long stored funds in purse and bag; by nature he loved to meddle in others' affairs and delighted in small favors.)〉

有子三人，自貽孫左降之後，各於舊業爭分其利，甘旨醫藥，莫有奉者。 He had three sons; after Yisun's demotion each contended for a share of the profit from his former holdings—delicacies and medicine, none provided.

貽孫以書責之云：「生有明君宰相，死有天曹地府，吾雖考終，豈放汝耶！」 Yisun wrote to reprove them, saying, "In life there are enlightened rulers and chancellors; in death there are the celestial and earthly courts—though I die in my bed, how could I let you go!"