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Dezong was a ruler.
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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 157Volume 153 Biographies 103: Yao Nanzhong, Liu Nai, Yuan Gao, Duan Pingzhong, Xue Cuncheng, Lu Tan · 8 passages
貞元元年，德宗復用吉州長史盧杞為饒州刺史，令高草詔書。
In Zhenyuan 1 Dezong again appointed Lu Qi, former senior administrator of Jizhou, prefect of Raozhou and ordered Gao to draft the edict.
高又於正殿奏云：「陛下用盧杞獨秉鈞軸，前後三年，棄斥忠良，附下罔上，使陛下越在草莽，皆杞之過。
Gao again addressed the throne in the main hall: 'Your Majesty employed Lu Qi alone as chancellor for three years, casting out the loyal, currying favor below and deceiving above, and driving Your Majesty into exile—all Qi's fault.
杞罪合至死，陛下好生惡殺，赦杞萬死，唯貶新州司馬，旋復遷移。
Qi's crime deserved death. Your Majesty loves life and hates killing and pardoned him from death, demoting him only to militia commander of Xinzhou, yet soon moved him again.
伏惟聖意裁擇。」
I beg Your Majesty to decide.'
上謂曰：「盧杞有不逮，是朕之過。」
The emperor said, 'Where Lu Qi fell short, the fault was mine.'
上曰：「朕已有赦。」
The emperor said, 'I have already issued an amnesty.'
於是，諫官爭論於上前，上良久謂曰：「若與盧杞刺史太優，與上佐可乎？」
Thereupon remonstrance officials argued before the throne. After a long silence the emperor said, 'If prefect is too generous, would senior administrator suffice?'
太子少保韋倫、太府卿張獻恭等奏：「袁高所奏至當，高是陛下一良臣，望加優異。」
Junior Mentor of the Heir Apparent Wei Lun, Minister of the Imperial Treasury Zhang Xiangong, and others submitted, 'Yuan Gao's memorial was entirely right. Gao is a good minister of Your Majesty. I hope he may receive special favor.'