Sui and Tang · Official

Li Yuanshi 李元實

Attested AD 894

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Yuanshi was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 894 乾寧初
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 183, passage 145

Career and standing

Junior Chamberlain of the Grand Storehouse 太府少卿
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 145

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 145

Events and relationships

Sought two months salary from officials ninth rank and above to fund armies
AD 894 乾寧初 · Political · Proposer · Outcome Stopped after Zhu Pu's memorial · With Zhu Pu (朱朴)
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 183, passage 145

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 183Volume 183 Biographies 108: Bi, Cui, Liu, Lu, Zheng, Zhu, Han · 1 passage

乾寧初，太府少卿李元實欲取中外九品以上官兩月俸助軍興，朴上疏執不可而止。 Early in the Qianning era, Li Yuanshi, Junior Chamberlain of the Grand Storehouse, proposed seizing two months' salary from every official of the ninth rank and above, inside and outside the capital, to fund the armies. Pu submitted a memorial firmly opposing the plan, and the proposal was abandoned.