Cui Zong 崔縱

Other names

Family

• Kin of Lady Zheng (鄭氏)
  mother 母 · Claimed parentage
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passages 160-162
• Child of Cui Huan (崔渙)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 140
• Spouse of Wife of Cui Zong (崔縱妻)
  wife 妻
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 162

• Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecified
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 162

Career and standing

• right assistant to the heir apparent 右庶子
  Appointed additional
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 152
• censor-in-chief 御史大夫
  Appointed concurrent
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 153
• commissioner for Bianxi transport, two-tax, and salt-and-iron 汴西水陸運兩稅鹽鐵等使
  Appointed concurrent
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 144
• grain commissioner for the four circuits around Wei 魏州四節度糧料使
  Appointed concurrent
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 145
• vice censor-in-chief 御史中丞
  Appointed concurrent
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 144
• commissioner for the grand rites 大禮使
  AD 785 貞元元年 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 228

Places and affiliations

• Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 140
• At Henan 河南 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 231
• At Lantian 藍田 · Relation Posted to
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 141

Works and attributed material

• Impeachment memorial · Author · With Li Qiyun (李齊運)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 230
• Memorial · Author · With Li Huaiguang (李懷光)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 154
• Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 150

Events and relationships

• Accused of loyalty to Huaiguang
  Political · Slandered subject · At Liang Prefecture 梁州
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 155
• Attended Lady Zheng with wife and children
  Filial · Caregiver · With Lady Zheng (鄭氏)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 162
• Brought funds with relief force
  Military · Supply officer · With Li Huaiguang (李懷光)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 148
• Diverted Yi and Luo for irrigation
  Public works · Director
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 235
• Ended household levies for garrison provisions
  Administration · Reformer · At Luoyang 洛陽
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passages 233-234
• Impeached Li Qiyun
  Legal · Impeacher · With Yuan Sui (源邃), Li Qiyun (李齊運)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 230

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment broad-minded, clear, diligent, and capable; moral transformation greatly carried out · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 141
• Assessment concerned only with broad policy; left routine to subordinates · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 158
• Assessment filial and brotherly; self-disciplined; did not seek advancement while Yuan Zai held power · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 159
• Assessment Huaiguang obstinate and untrustworthy; should be secretly guarded against · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Cui Zong (崔縱)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 154
• Assessment led wife and children in unwavering reverent service to Lady Zheng · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 162
• Assessment loyalty can be vouched for · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Dezong (德宗)
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 156

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 112, passage 140