Sui and Tang · Ruler

Emperor Dezong 德宗

Dezong

Attested AD 779 - AD 787

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Dezong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 787 三年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 157
AD 783 to AD 784 扈駕奉天
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passages 132, 135, 138-140
AD 784 to AD 785 自返宮闕
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passages 142, 146, 148, 155-156
AD 779 陛下臨禦之初 / 大歷十四年 accession context
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 135

Career and standing

AD 779 陛下臨禦之初
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 135

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passages 135, 139

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 139

Events and relationships

Approved memorial
Court · Ruler · With Xiao Fu (蕭復)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 146
Displeased by memorial
Court · Ruler · With Xiao Fu (蕭復)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 135
Sent as pacification commissioner
Appointment · Authority · With Xiao Fu (蕭復) · At Jiangnan 江南
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 140
Relation Sovereign of · Person Xiao Fu (蕭復)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passages 132, 139

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 129, passage 139

References in the histories

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History

8 passages

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 129Volume 125 Biographies 75: Zhang Yi, Liu Congyi, Xiao Fu, Liu Hun · 8 passages

上不悅，又請別對，奏云：「陛下臨禦之初，聖德光被，自用楊炎、盧杞秉政，惛瀆皇猷，以致今日。 The emperor was displeased. Fu again requested a separate audience and memorialized, saying, "When Your Majesty first assumed the throne, sage virtue shone abroad. Since Yang Yan and Lu Qi were entrusted with government, they have befouled the imperial design and brought about the present crisis.

今雖危急，伏願陛下深革睿思，微臣敢當此任。 Though the situation is now critical, I humbly wish Your Majesty would deeply reform your deliberations. Your humble servant dares undertake this charge.

盧杞奏對於上前，阿諛順旨，復正色曰：「杞之詞不正。」 Lu Qi answered before the emperor, flattering and following his intent. Fu said sternly, "Qi's words are not upright."

德宗愕然，退謂左右曰：「蕭復頗輕朕。」 Emperor Dezong was startled. Withdrawing, he told his attendants, "Xiao Fu rather looks down on me."

復江南使回，與宰相同對訖，復獨留，奏曰：「陛下自返宮闕，勛臣已蒙官爵，唯旌善懲惡，未有區分。 When Fu returned from his Jiangnan mission, after answering together with the chief ministers he alone remained and memorialized, saying, "Since Your Majesty returned to the palace, meritorious ministers have already received ranks and titles, yet in honoring good and punishing evil there has been no distinction.

上許之。 The emperor approved.

復曰：「適來奏對，亦聞斯旨，然未諭聖心，已面陳述，上意尚爾，復未敢言其事。」 Fu said, "In the audience just now I also heard this intent, but I had not yet understood the emperor's mind. I already stated it face to face, and the emperor's intent is still unchanged, so I did not dare speak of the matter."

從一奏之，上浸不悅。 Liu Congyi reported it, and the emperor gradually became displeased.