Liu Nai (劉迺) | 24 Histories

Overview

Liu Nai was an official and Writer.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Yongyi	永夷	Yongyi

Life and dates

Death

AD 784 輿駕再幸梁州
Fasted several days after throwing himself on the bed, beating his breast, and crying to Heaven when the emperor fled to Liangzhou · Age Value: 60
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 96

Age

60
Reckoning Sui · Relation At death
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 96

Attested activity

AD 757 to AD 777 early provincial and fiscal posts before Dali 12
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 77-81
AD 742 to AD 756 letter continued from Tianbao-era selection critique
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 61, 75-76
AD 779 to AD 783 五歲不遷 under Yang Yan and Lu Qi
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 89
AD 779 十四年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 83-84, 86
AD 777 大歷十二年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 82
AD 742 to AD 756 天寶中
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 28, 30; Old Book of Tang 157, passages 58, 60

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AD 783 建中四年冬
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 91-93
AD 783 建中四年夏
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 90
AD 784 德宗還京
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 97
AD 756 to AD 760 既終制，從調選曹
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 31-32
AD 784 輿駕再幸梁州
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 96

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Liu Rufan (如璠)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 55; Old Book of Tang 153, passage 27
Descendant of Wu Gan (武幹)
great-grandfather 高祖 · paternal line · 3 generations
great-grandfather 高祖 · paternal line · 3 generations · Through Grandfather of Liu Nai (劉迺祖父), Liu Rufan (如璠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 54; Old Book of Tang 153, passage 26
Parent of Boqu (伯芻)
son 子
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 98

Key source chapters

Career and standing

vice director of the Gate Office 司門員外郎
AD 777 大歷十二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 82
acting Vice Minister of War 權知兵部侍郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 88
evaluator in the Court of Judicial Review 大理評事
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 78
judge under the Xuanzhou observation commissioner 判官
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 78
Palace Attendant Censor 殿中侍御史
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 80
supplemental magistrate of Shan County 補剡縣尉
Appointed · At Shan County 剡縣
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 77

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investigating censor 監察御史
Held concurrently
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 78
acting governor of western Zhejiang 浙西留後
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 80
acting vice director of the Granaries Office 檢校倉部員外
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 80
director in the Ministry of Revenue 民部郎中
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 80
Supervising Secretary 給事中
AD 779 數日 after Dali 14 · Promoted
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 88
Vice Minister of War (regular appointment) 兵部侍郎
AD 783 建中四年夏 · Regularized
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 90
magistrate of Kuaiji 會稽尉
Transferred · At Kuaiji 會稽
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 77
Minister of Rites 禮部尚書
AD 784 德宗還京 · Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 97
Lay ill
AD 783 建中四年冬 · Ill · At private residence 私第
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 92

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 25, 30; Old Book of Tang 157, passages 58, 77, 82, 97
At Guangping in Mozhou 洺州廣平
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 25; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 53
At Guangping 廣平 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 25
At Jiangxi 江西 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 79
At Kuaiji 會稽 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 77
At Shan County 剡縣 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 77

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At western Zhejiang 浙西 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 80
At Xuanzhou 宣州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 78

Learning and skills

Memorized
Subject Six Classics 六經
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 56
Subjects Six Classics 六經 · memorized several thousand words a day as a youth
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 28
Earned
AD 742 to AD 756 天寶中 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 30; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 58
Skill prose writing 文章 · Level refined and esteemed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 29; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 57
Skill memorization of the classics 暗記六經 · Level renowned-in-youth
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 28
Skill memorization of the classics 暗記六經 · Level several thousand words a day
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 56

Works and attributed material

letter to the selection attendant 致知銓舍人書
Relation Author
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 61-76
Investiture text · Author · With Guo Ziyi (郭子儀)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 86-87
Letter · Author · With Song Yu (宋昱) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 32; Old Book of Tang 157, passages 60-76

Events and relationships

Collected taxes
Administrative · Assistant · With Liu Yan (劉晏) · Outcome Considerable benefit
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 81
Criticized examination selection
Literary · Author
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 63, 65, 69, 76
Denied promotion
Political · Blocked official · Duration five years · With Yang Yan (楊炎)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 89
Drafted investiture text
Literary · Drafter · With Guo Ziyi (郭子儀) · At the pavilion 閣 · Outcome Finished at once
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 86
Mourned father
AD 742 to AD 756 天寶中 · Mourning · Son · With Liu Rufan (如璠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 58
Mourned father
AD 742 to AD 756 天寶中 · Ritual · Mourner · With Liu Rufan (如璠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 30

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Recalled to court
AD 777 大歷十二年 · Political · Summoned official · Reason long service after Yuan Zai's execution
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 82
Refused recruitment
Political · Target · With Zhu Ci (硃泚) · Outcome Claimed grave illness
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 92
Refused recruitment
Political · Target · With Jiang Zhen (蔣鎮) · Outcome Feigned aphasia and underwent moxibustion
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 93-94
Toured and reviewed
Administrative · Inspector · At Jiangxi 江西 · With Liu Yan (劉晏) · Outcome Many tax remissions granted
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 79
Went to selection bureau after mourning
Career · Candidate
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 31; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 59
Relation Assistant to · Person Liu Yan (劉晏)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 81
Relation Friend of · Person Cui Youfu (崔祐甫)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 83
Relation Recommended by · Person Li Jiqing (李季卿)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 78
Relation Recommended by · Person Yin Riyong (殷日用)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 78

Assessments and attributes

Assessment clever and eager to learn in youth · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 28; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 56
Assessment judged Ministry of Personnel selection of talent inadequate · Mode self-report Speaker Liu Nai (劉迺)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 60
Assessment known for filial conduct in bereavement · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 30; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 58
Assessment loyal martyrdom · Assessor Person Id Dezong (德宗) · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Dezong (德宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 97
Assessment relied on greatly for tax collection · With Liu Yan (劉晏) · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 81
Assessment wording classical and measured; sighed over in admiration · Assessor Person Id Cui Youfu (崔祐甫) · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Cui Youfu (崔祐甫)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 87

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Assessment writing refined and elegant, esteemed by contemporaries · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 29; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 57
had moxibustion burns applied all over his body while feigning aphasia
Physical description
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 93

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 53

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 153Volume 149 Biographies 99: Yu Xiulie, Ling Huhuan, Gui Chongjing, Xi Zhi, Zhang Jian, Jiang Yi, Liu Deng, Shen Chuanshi · 4 passages

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劉迺，字永夷，洺州廣平人。 Liu Nai, courtesy name Yongyi, came from Guangping in Mozhou.

父如璠，昫山丞，以迺貴，贈民部郎中。 His father Ru Fan had been assistant magistrate of Xushan; because of Nai's eminence he was posthumously made director in the Ministry of Revenue.

迺少聰穎誌學，暗記《六經》，日數千言。 As a youth Nai was clever and eager to learn. He memorized the Six Classics and could recite several thousand words a day.

迺常以文部選才未為盡善，遂致書於知銓舍人宋昱曰： Nai often felt that the Ministry of Personnel (Wenbu) did not select talent as well as it might, and wrote to Selection Attendant Song Yu, saying:

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 157Volume 153 Biographies 103: Yao Nanzhong, Liu Nai, Yuan Gao, Duan Pingzhong, Xue Cuncheng, Lu Tan · 10 passages

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劉迺，字永夷，洺州廣平人。 Liu Nai, courtesy name Yongyi, came from Guangping in Mozhou.

迺少聰穎誌學，暗記《六經》，日數千言。 As a youth Nai was clever and eager to learn. He memorized the Six Classics and could recite several thousand words a day.

迺常以文部選才未為盡善，遂致書於知銓舍人宋昱曰： Nai often felt that the Ministry of Personnel did not select talent as well as it might, and wrote to Selection Attendant Song Yu, saying:

大歷十二年，元載既誅，以迺久在職，召拜司門員外郎。 In Dali 12, after Yuan Zai was executed, Nai was summoned to court because of his long service and appointed vice director of the Gate Office.

十四年，崔祐甫秉政，素與迺友善。 In the fourteenth year Cui Youfu took power; he had long been friendly with Nai.