Sui and Tang · Official and Courtier

Linghu Huan 令狐渙

Attested AD 901 - AD 901

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Linghu Huan was an official and Courtier.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 901 中書舍人令狐渙任機巧
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 183, passage 189
AD 901 天復初
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 108

Family

Kinship Role forebears who served as chancellor · Quantity two generations
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 190

Career and standing

Secretariat drafter 中書舍人
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 189
Suffered
Slandered · Authority Li Yanbi (李彥弼)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 204

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 183, passage 108
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 189

Learning and skills

Skill intrigue / clever maneuvering 機巧 · Level skilled · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 189

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Han Wo (韓偓) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passages 198-199

Events and relationships

Told emperor Yi fled on New Year
Political · Accuser · With Lu Yi (陸扆)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 108

Assessments and attributes

Assessment versed in precedent · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Han Wo (韓偓)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 190

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passages 108, 189

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 183Volume 183 Biographies 108: Bi, Cui, Liu, Lu, Zheng, Zhu, Han · 6 passages

曰：「崔胤、令狐渙。」 The emperor answered, "Cui Yin and Linghu Huan."

中書舍人令狐渙任機巧，帝嘗欲以當國，俄又悔曰：「渙作宰相或誤國，朕當先用卿。」 The Secretariat drafter Linghu Huan was skilled in intrigue. The emperor once wished to put him in charge of government, but soon regretted it and said, "If Huan becomes chancellor he may ruin the state. I ought to use you first."

辭曰：「渙再世宰相，練故事，陛下業已許之。 Wo declined, saying, "Huan comes from two generations of chancellors and is thoroughly versed in precedent. Your Majesty has already promised him the post.

若許渙可改，許臣獨不可移乎？」 If a promise to Huan may be changed, may a promise to me alone not be changed as well?"

偓又語令狐渙，渙曰：「吾屬不惜宰相邪？ Wo spoke again to Linghu Huan. Huan said, "Do you think men like us do not value the chancellorship?

彥弼譖偓及渙漏禁省語，不可與圖政，帝怒，曰：「卿有官屬，日夕議事，奈何不欲我見學士邪？」 Yanbi slandered Wo and Huan for leaking inner-court secrets and said they were unfit to take part in governing. The emperor grew angry and said, "You have your own officials discussing affairs day and night—why do you not wish me to see the academicians?"