Sui and Tang · Ruler

Emperor Dezong 德宗

Dezong

Attested AD 779 - AD 805

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Dezong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 779 to AD 805 德宗臨馭歲久
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 212-213
AD 783 to AD 784 德宗西幸
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 202-203, 205-206

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 202, 212

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Wang Shao (王紹) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 203, 205

Events and relationships

Personally comforted and later relied on
Court · Ruler · With Wang Shao (王紹)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 203, 206
Traveled west
Flight · Emperor
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 202
Relation Ruler of · Person Wang Shao (王紹)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 213

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 202
Had ruled many years; key affairs no longer passed through the Secretariat; after Dou Can and Lu Zhi, chancellors were figureheads.
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 212

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 127Volume 123 Biographies 73: Liu Yan, Di Wuqi, Ban Hong, Ban Shao, Li Xun · 6 passages

紹奉佶表詣闕，屬德宗西幸，紹乃督緣路輕貨，趣金、商路，倍程出洋州以赴行在。 Wang Shao bore Bao Ji's memorial to the capital. When Emperor Dezong was forced west, Shao took charge of light goods along the route, hastened via the Jin and Shang roadways, and at double speed crossed through Yang Prefecture to reach the imperial party.

德宗親勞之，謂紹曰：「六軍未有春服，我猶衣裘。」 Emperor Dezong received him in person and said to Wang Shao, "The armies have no spring clothing, and I still wear furs."

上曰：道路回遠，經費懸急，卿之所奏，豈可望耶？」 The emperor replied, "The roads are long and difficult, and funds are desperately needed. What you report—can we really expect it?"

後五日而所督繼至，上深賴焉。 Five days later the goods he had overseen began arriving, and the emperor relied deeply on him.

德宗臨馭歲久，機務不由臺司，自竇參、陸贄已後，宰臣備位而已。 Emperor Dezong had ruled for many years, and important business no longer ran through the Secretariat. After Dou Can and Lu Zhi, chancellors were little more than figureheads.

德宗以紹謹密，恩遇特異，凡主重務八年，政之大小，多所訪決。 Emperor Dezong valued Wang Shao for his caution and discretion and showered him with exceptional favor. He held major responsibilities for eight years, and on matters large and small the emperor frequently sought his judgment.