Sui and Tang · Ruler

Emperor Jingzong 敬宗

Jingzong

Attested AD 824

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Jingzong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 824 敬宗立
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 85

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 85

Events and relationships

Found late emperor sealed memorials and burned slanders
Political · Discoverer
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 91

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 181Volume 181 Biographies 106: Chen, Three Li's, Cao, Liu · 4 passages

會敬宗立，逢吉知紳失勢可乘，使守澄從容奏言：「先帝始議立太子，杜元穎、李紳勸立深王，獨宰相逢吉請立陛下，而李續、李虞助之。」 When Jingzong succeeded, Fengji saw Shen was vulnerable and had Shoucheng report calmly: "When the late emperor first debated the heir, Du Yuanying and Li Shen favored Prince Shen; only Chief Minister Fengji urged installing Your Majesty, aided by Li Xu and Li Yu."

逢吉乘間言紳嘗不利於陛下，請逐之。 Fengji then said Shen had once opposed the emperor and asked that he be banished.

帝初即位，不能辨，乃貶紳為端州司馬。 The new emperor could not tell truth from slander and demoted Shen to military adjutant of Duanzhou.

後天子於禁中得先帝手緘書一笥，發之，見裴度、元穎、紳三疏請立帝為嗣，始大感悟，悉焚逢吉黨所上謗書。 Later the emperor found in the palace a box of the late emperor's sealed papers; inside were memorials by Pei Du, Yuan Ying, and Shen urging his installation as heir. Greatly enlightened, he burned every slanderous document from Fengji's faction.