Lü Qi (呂琦) | 24 Histories

Overview

Lü Qi was an official.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Huishan	輝山	Huishan

Life and dates

Age

15
AD 909 劉守光攻陷滄州 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 32
Label young manhood (ruoguan) · 弱冠 · Point after-family-calamity
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 36

Attested activity

AD 942 丙子，馮道為大行皇帝山陵使，門下侍郎竇貞
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 15
AD 934 丙辰
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 100
AD 940 五年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 144, passages 78, 135
AD 909 劉守光攻陷滄州
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 32
AD 904 to AD 923 唐天祐中
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 37
AD 926 天成初
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 38

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AD 936 to AD 942 天福中
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 45
AD 939 天福四年九月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 153
AD 936 高祖建義於太原
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 42

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Lü Shou (呂壽)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 29
Child of Lü Yan (呂兗)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 30

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Career and standing

military adjutant of Daizhou 代州軍事判官
AD 904 to AD 923 唐天祐中 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 37
attending censor in the palace 殿中侍御史
AD 926 天成初 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 38
procession commissioner 鹵簿使
Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 9, passage 15
Supervising Secretary 給事中
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 100
vice minister of justice 刑部侍郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 78, passage 153
acting charge of the Selection Bureau 權掌選部
AD 936 to AD 942 天福中 · Held acting
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 45

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censor of miscellaneous affairs 侍御史知雜事
AD 926 天成初 · Held concurrently
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 38
Director of the Ministry of Rites and direct academician of the Bureau of Military Affairs 禮部郎中、充樞密院直學士
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 100
vice minister of justice 刑部侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 46
Vice Minister of Justice 刑部侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 144, passages 78, 135
vice minister of revenue 戶部侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 46
vice minister of rites 禮部侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 46
vice minister of war 兵部侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 46
vice director of the transport office 駕部員外郎
AD 926 天成初 · Promoted
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 38
Director of the Palace Library 秘書監
AD 936 高祖建義於太原 · Transferred
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 44
Viscount of a Founding State 開國子
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 46
Grand Master of the Golden Girdle and Bright Hall 金紫光祿大夫
Attained
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 46
Nearly executed
AD 909 劉守光攻陷滄州 · Seized for execution
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 32
Not reproached
AD 936 高祖建義於太原 · Unpunished · Authority Gaozu (高祖)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 44

Places and affiliations

AD 926 天成初
Polity Later Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 38
AD 936 to AD 942 天福中
Polity Later Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 45
Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 100
At Anci in Youzhou 幽州安次
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 28
AD 904 to AD 923 唐天祐中
At Daizhou 代州 · Relation Posted to
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 37
AD 904 to AD 923 唐天祐中
At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Returned to
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 37

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AD 936 高祖建義於太原
At Xin Prefecture 忻州 · Relation Lodged
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 43
At Fen and Jin 汾晉 · Relation Traveled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 36

Learning and skills

resolved to study diligently after the family calamity
At Fen and Jin 汾晉
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 36

Works and attributed material

History of Tang 唐書
AD 936 to AD 942 天福中 · Relation Compiler
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 45
Requested punishment
Memorial · Author · With Yin Xun (尹訓)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 40-41

Events and relationships

Beheaded Jin envoy and led a thousand troops back by a hidden route
AD 936 高祖建義於太原 · Military · Executor · At Xin Prefecture 忻州
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 43
Bore commander in chief commission and rewards
AD 936 高祖建義於太原 · Diplomatic · Envoy · With Zhao Dejun (趙德鈞)
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 42
Drafted ritual and music regulations
AD 940 五年 · Administrative · Commissioned official
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 144, passages 78, 135
Escaped execution
Escape · Rescued · With Zhao Yu (趙玉)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 34-35
Made jishizhong retaining prior posts
Appointment · Appointee
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 47, passage 100
Verified fraud and pressed for punishment
Legal · Investigator · With Yin Xun (尹訓)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passages 40-41

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Relation Former staff of · Person Zhao Dejun (趙德鈞)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 42

Assessments and attributes

Assessment the court thereafter widely praised his fairness and integrity · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 41
Assessment won a reputation for ability in compilation and in the Selection Bureau · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 45

Source notes

changed names with Zhao Yu while begging on the road; new names not stated
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 92, passage 35

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 47Volume 47 Book of Later Tang 23: Later Emperors Annals 2 · 1 passage

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丙辰，以端明殿學士李專美為兵部侍郎，以端明殿學士李崧為戶部侍郎，以翰林學士馬裔孫為禮部侍郎，以禮部郎中、充樞密院直學士呂琦為給事中，並充職如故。 On bingchen Li Zhuanmei, Duanming Hall academician, was made Vice Minister of War; Li Song, Duanming Hall academician, was made Vice Minister of Revenue; Ma Yisun, Hanlin academician, was made Vice Minister of Rites; Lü Qi, Director of the Ministry of Rites and direct academician of the Bureau of Military Affairs, was made Supervising Secretary—all retaining their concurrent posts.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 78Volume 78 Book of Later Jin 4: Gaozu Annals 4 · 1 passage

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丙申，以威勝軍節度副使羅周嶽為給事中，中書舍人李詳改禮部侍郎，禮部侍郎呂琦改刑部侍郎，刑部侍郎王松改戶部侍郎，戶部侍郎閻至改兵部侍郎，中書舍人王易簡充史館修撰，判館事。 On the bingshen day, Luo Zhouyue was appointed supervising secretary; Li Xiang became vice minister of rites; Lü Qi, vice minister of justice; Wang Song, vice minister of revenue; Yan Zhi, vice minister of war; and Wang Yijian, compiler of the Historiography Institute, was placed in charge of its affairs.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 92Volume 92 Book of Later Jin 18: Biographies 7: Yao Yi, Lu Qi, Liang Wenju, Shi Gui, Pei Hao, Wu Chengfan, Lu Dao, Zheng Taoguang, Wang Quan, Han Yun, Li Yi · 11 passages

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呂琦，字輝山，幽州安次人也。 Lü Qi, courtesy name Huishan, was a native of Anci in Youzhou.

劉守光攻陷滄州，琦父兗被擒，族之。 When Liu Shouguang seized Cangzhou, Qi's father Yan was captured and the entire clan was put to death.

琦時年十五，為吏追攝，將就戮焉。 Qi was only fifteen. Officials pursued and seized him, and he was on the point of execution.

有趙玉者，幽、薊之義士也，久遊於兗之門下，見琦臨危，乃紿謂監者曰：「此子某之同氣也，幸無濫焉。」 A man named Zhao Yu, a champion of You and Ji who had long been attached to Yan's household, saw Qi in mortal danger. He tricked the guard, saying, "This boy is my own brother—please do not harm him wantonly."

行一舍，琦困於徒步，以足病告，玉負之而行，逾數百里，因變姓名，乞食於路，乃免其禍。 After one day's march Qi could go no farther on foot and pleaded a foot ailment. Yu carried him on his back for hundreds of miles. They changed their names and begged along the road, and so escaped disaster.

唐天祐中，莊宗方開霸府，翹佇賢士，墨制授琦代州軍事判官，秩滿歸太原，監軍使張承業重琦器量，禮遇尤厚。 During the Tang Tianyou era Zhuangzong was establishing his headquarters and eagerly sought talented men. By special edict he appointed Qi military adjutant of Daizhou. When his term ended Qi returned to Taiyuan, where Army Supervisor Zhang Chengye admired his character and treated him with exceptional regard.

天成初，拜琦殿中侍御史，遷駕部員外郎，兼侍御史知雜事。 At the start of the Tiancheng era Qi was made attending censor in the palace, then promoted to vice director of the transport office while also serving as censor-in-chief of miscellaneous affairs.

時軍巡使尹訓怙勢納賂，枉直相反，俄有訴冤於闕下者，詔琦按之，既驗其奸，乃上言請治尹訓，沮而不行。 The military patrol commissioner Yin Xun abused his power and took bribes, perverting justice. Soon a petitioner brought a grievance to the palace. Qi was ordered to investigate; once the fraud was confirmed he memorialized for Yin Xun's punishment, but the request was blocked.

琦連奏不已，訓知其不免，自殺於家，其獄遂明，蒙活者甚眾，自是朝廷多琦之公直。 Qi kept submitting memorials without letup. Xun knew he could not escape and killed himself at home. The case was finally cleared, and many who would have been condemned were spared. From then on the court widely praised Qi's integrity.

高祖建義於太原，唐末帝幸懷州，趙德鈞駐軍於團柏谷，末帝以琦嘗在德鈞幕下，因令賫都統使官告以賜之，且犒其軍焉。 When Gaozu raised his banner at Taiyuan, the last Tang emperor went to Huai Prefecture while Zhao Dejun camped at Tuanbai Valley. Because Qi had once served on Dejun's staff, the emperor sent him bearing the commander-in-chief's commission as a gift to Dejun and to reward his troops.

及觀軍於北陲，館於忻州，會晉祖降下晉安寨，遣使告於近郡，琦適遇其使，即斬之以聞，尋率郡兵千人間道而歸。 While inspecting troops on the northern frontier he was stationed at Xin Prefecture. The Jin founder had taken Jin'an Stockade and sent messengers to the neighboring prefectures. Qi happened upon one of them, executed him and reported it, then led a thousand local troops back by a secret route.