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Emperor Xuanzong was a ruler.
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 134Volume 134 Biographies 59: Yuwen, Wei, Yang, Wang · 5 passages
帝為升樓，詔群臣臨觀。
The emperor climbed the tower and summoned the court to witness the spectacle.
帝大悅，擢堅左散騎常侍，官屬賞有差，蠲役人一年賦，舟工賜錢二百萬，名潭曰廣運。
The emperor was delighted. He promoted Jian to Left Regular Attendant, gave graded rewards to his staff, exempted corvée laborers from one year's taxes, granted the boatmen two million cash, and named the basin Broad Transport.
堅亦自以得天子意，銳於進，又與左相李適之善，故林甫授堅刑部尚書，奪諸使，以楊慎矜代之。
Jian, confident that he had the emperor's favor, pressed hard for advancement and was allied with Left Chancellor Li Shizhi. Linfu therefore made Jian Minister of Justice, removed all his transport commissions, and put Yang Shenjin in his place.
有詔訊鞫，林甫使楊慎矜、楊國忠、王鉷、吉溫等文致其獄，帝惑之，貶堅縉雲太守，惟明播川太守，籍其家。
The emperor ordered an investigation. Li Linfu set Yang Shenjin, Yang Guozhong, Wang Hong, Ji Wen, and others to fabricate the case. Misled, the emperor demoted Wei Jian to prefect of Jinyun and Huangfu Weiming to prefect of Bochuan, and had their families' property seized.
堅諸弟訴枉，帝大怒。
Wei Jian's brothers appealed against the injustice, and the emperor flew into a rage.