Overview
Li Shen was an official and Poet.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Gongchui | 公垂 | Gōngchuí |
| Nickname | Short Li | 短李 | Duǎn Lǐ |
Life and dates
Age
- 6Reckoning Sui · Event orphanedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 53
Attested activity
- AD 830 to AD 846 mid-ninth-century Tang official in chapter headingStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 181, passage 2
- AD 806 元和初Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 58
- AD 820 to AD 826 敬宗前後Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 175, passage 51
- AD 824 敬宗立Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passages 85, 87
- AD 845 to AD 846 武宗廢浮屠法後、宣宗即位前Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 54, passages 259, 261-262
- AD 820 to AD 824 穆宗Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 72
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- AD 807 锜诛Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passages 59, 68
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Li Jingxuan (李敬玄)great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 51
- Kin of Li Yu (李虞)clansman (junior) 族子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 81
- Child of Father of Li Shen (李紳父)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passages 51, 53
- Child of Mother of Li Shen, née Lu (李紳母盧)mother 母Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 54
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- assistant instructor at the Imperial University 國子助教AD 806 元和初 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 58
- Hanlin academician 翰林學士AD 820 to AD 824 穆宗 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 72
- Right Remonstrance Official 右拾遺AD 820 to AD 824 穆宗 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 72
- chief secretary 掌書記AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 59
- observation commissioner of Jiangxi 江西觀察使AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 77
- Secretariat Drafter 中書舍人AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 73
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- staff of the Shannan observation commission 山南觀察府AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 71
- Vice Censor-in-chief 御史中丞AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 76
- Vice Minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 79
- military adjutant of Duanzhou 端州司馬AD 824 敬宗立 · DemotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 87
- Huainan military governor 淮南節度使HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 261
- FreedAD 807 锜诛 · ReleasedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 68
- RemovedDismissedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 77
- ResignedAD 806 元和初 · ResignationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 58
- demotion to Duanzhou adjutant 貶端州司馬Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 87
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation AssociatedStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 181, passage 2
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 261; New Book of Tang 181, passages 58, 72
- At Runzhou 潤州Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 181, passage 52
- At Huainan 淮南 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 261
- At Jinling 金陵 · Relation Sojourned atDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 59
- At Runzhou 潤州 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 52
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- At the south 南方 · Relation Family served inDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 52
Learning and skills
- taught personally by his motherTeacher Person Id Mother of Li Shen, née Lu (李紳母盧)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 54
- EarnedAD 806 元和初 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 58
- Skill poetry 詩 · Level renownedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 55
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · Paraphrased · With Emperor Jingzong (敬宗)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 91
- Memorial · Ordered drafter · With Li Qi (李錡) · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 63
- proposal to mint coin by prefecture name and ban old coin in trade 請天下以州名鑄錢…交易禁用舊錢Petition · AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 261
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Li Qi (李錡)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 65
- Speech · Speaker · Paraphrased · With Emperor Muzong (穆宗)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 78
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 69
Events and relationships
- AdmonishedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 60
- Alleged to have favored Prince ShenPolitical · Alleged advocate · With Prince Shen (深王) · Mode allegation Source Person Id Li Fengji (李逢吉) Witness Person Id Wang Shoucheng (王守澄)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 85
- Buried motherDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 57
- Clashed over censorate precedentsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 77
- Crow dropped lingzhi on hearseOmen · BeneficiaryDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 57
- Feigned fear ruined draftDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passages 63, 66
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- ImprisonedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 68
- Memorialized to install Jingzong as heirDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 91
- proposed minting coin named by prefecture, capital coin for the capital sized like Kaiyuan tongbao, and banning old coin in trade 請天下以州名鑄錢，京師為京錢，大小徑寸，如開元通寶，交易禁用舊錢Fiscal · Proposer · Proposed prefecture named coinageDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 261
- Refused leaveDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 61
- Styled one of three talentsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 72
- Relation Praised by · Person Wei Xiaqing (韋夏卿)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 56
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment acted from duty not to buy reputation · Mode self-report Speaker Li Shen (李紳)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 69
- Assessment rebuked Li Yu for lack of firm principle · With Li Yu (李虞) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 82
- Assessment slandered by Li Fengji · Mode self-report Speaker Li Shen (李紳)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 78
- short in stature but keen and vigorousPhysical descriptionDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 55
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 261; New Book of Tang 181, passages 2, 51
References in the histories
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