Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Li Chuwen 李處溫

Attested AD 1122

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Chuwen was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1122 初
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 29, passages 51-52, 56, 59

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Li Shi (李奭)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 52
Sibling of Li Chuneng (李處能)
younger brother 弟
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 52

Career and standing

acting Grand Commandant 守太尉
AD 1122 初 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 59
chancellor 宰相
AD 1122 初 · Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 51

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Polity Liao 遼 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 51

Works and attributed material

Heaven's intent and the people's hearts are already settled 天意人心已定，請立班耳
AD 1122 初 · Speech · Speaker · With Zhang Lin (張琳) · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-speech
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 56

Events and relationships

Plotted to enthrone Chun
AD 1122 初 · Political · Plotter · With Chun (淳), Li Chuneng (李處能), Li Shi (李奭), Xiao Gan (蕭幹)
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passages 52-53

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 51

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 29Volume 29 Annals 29: Emperor Tianzuo 3 · 6 passages

初，詔留宰相張琳、李處溫與秦晉國王淳守燕。 Earlier an edict had left chancellors Zhang Lin and Li Chuwen with King of Qin-Jin Chun to guard Yan.

處溫聞上入夾山，數日命令不通，即與弟處能、子奭，外假怨軍，內結都統蕭幹，謀立淳。 Chuwen heard that Tianzuo had entered Jia Mountain and that no orders had come through for several days. Together with his younger brother Chuneng and his son Shi, he outwardly relied on the Resentment Army and secretly allied with Commander-in-Chief Xiao Gan to place Chun on the throne.

處溫邀張琳至，白其事。 Chuwen invited Zhang Lin and informed him of the matter.

處溫曰：「天意人心已定，請立班耳。」 Chuwen said, "Heaven's will and the people's hearts are already settled. We ask that you take the throne."

處溫等請淳受禮，淳方出，李奭持赭袍被之，令百官拜舞山呼。 Chuwen and the others urged Chun to accept the imperial rites. As he came out, Li Shi draped the ochre robe over him and ordered the assembled officials to bow, dance, and acclaim their new emperor.

以處溫守太尉，左企弓守司徒，曹勇義知樞密院事，虞仲文參知政事，張琳守太師，李處能直樞密院，李奭為少府少監、提舉翰林醫官，李爽、陳秘十餘人曾與大計，並賜進士及第，授官有差。 Chuwen was appointed acting Grand Commandant; Zuo Qigong, acting Minister over the Masses; Cao Yongyi, director of privy council affairs; Yu Zhongwen, assistant director of state affairs; Zhang Lin, acting Grand Preceptor; Li Chuneng, attendant of the privy council; and Li Shi, junior director of the court of imperial manufactories and supervisor of the Hanlin medical officers. Li Shuang, Chen Mi, and more than ten others who had participated in the great plan were all granted the presented scholar degree and appointed to offices of varying rank.