Sui and Tang · Official and Administrator

Helan Jinming 賀蘭進明

Attested AD 755

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Helan Jinming was an official and Administrator.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 755 會安祿山反
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 113-117

Career and standing

prefect 太守
Held · At Xujiang 須江
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 113
prefect of Beihai Commandery 北海郡太守
AD 755 會安祿山反 · Transferred
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 114
Ordered to recover territory or be beheaded
AD 755 會安祿山反 · Threatened with execution · Authority Emperor Xuanzong (玄宗)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 115

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 114

Events and relationships

Had no battle merit then recovered fallen commanderies
AD 755 會安祿山反 · Military · Commander
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 115-116
Relation Superior of · Person Di Wuqi (第五琦)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 113-114, 117

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 127Volume 123 Biographies 73: Liu Yan, Di Wuqi, Ban Hong, Ban Shao, Li Xun · 5 passages

累至須江丞，時太守賀蘭進明甚重之。 He eventually rose to assistant magistrate of Xujiang, where Prefect Helan Jinming held him in high regard.

會安祿山反，進明遷北海郡太守，奏琦為錄事參軍。 When An Lushan rose in rebellion, Jinming was reassigned as prefect of Beihai Commandery and had Di Wuqi appointed his chief administrative aide.

祿山已陷河間、信都等五郡，進明未有戰功，玄宗大怒，遣中使封刀促之，曰：「收地不得，即斬進明之首。」 An Lushan had already overrun five commanderies, including Hejian and Xindu, yet Jinming had won no victories on the field. Furious, Emperor Xuanzong dispatched a palace envoy bearing an imperial sword with this ultimatum: "Recover the lost territory, or Helan Jinming loses his head."

進明惶懼，莫知所出，琦乃勸令厚以財帛募勇敢士，出奇力戰，遂收所陷之郡。 Jinming panicked and saw no way out. Di Wuqi advised him to pour gold and goods into recruiting bold fighters, take the enemy by surprise, and fight with all force—and in this way they retook the fallen commanderies.

令琦奏事，至蜀中，琦得謁見，奏言：「方今之急在兵，兵之強弱在賦，賦之所出，江淮居多。 Jinming sent Di Wuqi to report to the throne. On reaching the Shu region, Qi gained an audience and argued: "Our most pressing need is military strength, military strength depends on revenue, and most of that revenue comes from the Jiang-Huai basin.