Sui and Tang · Official

Hua Huan 滑渙

First attested AD 805; died AD 806

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hua Huan was an official.

Life and dates

Death

AD 806 to AD 807 貶死雷州
At Leizhou 雷州 · Died in exile
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 99

Attested activity

AD 805 to AD 807 滑渙用事至貶死
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 146, passages 96-99

Family

Sibling of Hua Yong (滑泳)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings · paternal line
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 97

Career and standing

clerk of the Secretariat 中書史
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 96
household audit finding assets worth tens of millions 簿家得貲數千萬
Suffered · Authority the emperor (帝)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 99
demotion and exile 貶
Suffered
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 99

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 96
At Leizhou 雷州 · Relation Exiled to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 99
At Yan Ying 延英 · Relation Summoned to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 96

Events and relationships

Channeled bribes and drafted edicts outside the Secretariat
Political · Fixer
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passages 96-97
Rebuked and dismissed
Legal · Accused · With Zheng Yuqing (鄭餘慶)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 98
Relation Associate of · Person Liu Guangqi (劉光琦)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 96

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 96

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 146Volume 146 Biographies 71: Two Li's · 3 passages

中書史滑渙素厚中人劉光琦，凡宰相議為光琦持異者，使渙請，常得如素，宦人傳詔，或不至中書，召渙於延英承旨，迎附群意，即為文書，宰相至有不及知者。 Hua Huan, a clerk of the Secretariat, had long been close to the eunuch Liu Guangqi; whenever the chancellor's decision differed from what Guangqi wanted, Huan was sent to petition and usually got his way. Eunuchs sometimes delivered edicts without going through the Secretariat; Huan was summoned to Yan Ying to receive instructions, align with factional interests, and draft documents on the spot—chancellors sometimes learned of decisions only afterward.

鄭餘慶當國，嘗一責怒，數日即罷去。 When Zheng Yuqing was in power, he once rebuked Huan in anger; within days Huan was dismissed.

吉甫請間，劾其奸，帝使簿渙家，得貲數千萬，貶死雷州。 Jifu requested a private audience and impeached his corruption; the emperor ordered an audit of Huan's household and found assets worth tens of millions; Huan was demoted and died in exile at Leizhou.