Five Dynasties · Official and Statesman

Kong Xun 孔循

Attested AD 926

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Kong Xun was an official and Statesman.

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 58Volume 58 Book of Later Tang 34: Biographies 10: Zhao Guangfeng, Zheng Jue, Cui Xie, Li Qi, Xiao Qing · 4 passages
初,豆盧革、韋說得罪,執政議命相,樞密使孔循意不欲河朔人居相位,任圜欲相李琪,而鄭玨素與琪不協,孔循亦惡琪,謂安重誨曰:「李琪非無藝學,但不廉耳。 When Doulu Ge and Wei Yue fell from power, the court debated a new chief minister. Kong Xun did not want a man from the region north of the Yellow River in the post. Ren Yuan favored Li Qi, but Zheng Jue had long been at odds with Qi and Kong Xun also disliked him. Kong told An Chonghui, "Li Qi is learned enough, but he is not honest.