Sui and Tang · Chief Minister

Dou Can 竇參

Died AD 780

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Dou Can was a Chief Minister.

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  1. Old Book of Tang, Chapter 127 Volume 123 Biographies 73: Liu Yan, Di Wuqi, Ban Hong, Ban Shao, Li Xun 19 passages
  2. New Book of Tang, Chapter 150 Volume 150 Biographies 75: Li, Chang, Zhao, Cui, Qi, Lu 2 passages
  3. New Book of Tang, Chapter 172 Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan 1 passage

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 127Volume 123 Biographies 73: Liu Yan, Di Wuqi, Ban Hong, Ban Shao, Li Xun · 19 passages
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張滂先善於宏，宏薦為司農少卿，及參欲以滂分掌江淮鹽鐵，詢之於宏，宏以滂嫉惡，慮以法繩徐粲，因曰：「滂強戾難制，不可用。」 Zhang Pang had once been Ban Hong's ally, and Hong had helped make him vice director of agriculture. When Dou Can proposed splitting Jiang-Huai salt-and-iron duties with Pang, he asked Hong's view. Hong knew Pang was fierce and incorruptible and feared he would prosecute Xu Can, so he said, "Pang is harsh and unmanageable—he cannot be used."
八年三月，參遂為上所疏，乃讓度支使，遂以宏專判，而參不欲使務悉歸於宏，問計京兆尹薛玨，玨曰：「二子交惡，而滂剛決，若分鹽鐵轉運於滂，必能制宏。」 In the third month of 792 Dou Can fell from imperial favor and surrendered the finance commission to Ban Hong—but Can did not want Hong controlling everything. He consulted Metropolitan Prefect Xue Jue, who advised: "Those two are enemies, and Pang is tough and resolute; give him salt-and-iron transport and he can check Hong."
New Book of Tang, Chapter 150Volume 150 Biographies 75: Li, Chang, Zhao, Cui, Qi, Lu · 2 passages
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 1 passage
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