Lü Wei (呂渭) | 24 Histories

Overview

Lü Wei was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 779 德宗即位
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 65; Old Book of Tang 130, passages 64-65

Key source chapters

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 130 Volume 126 Biographies 76: Li Kui, Li Han, Chen Shaoyou, Lu Yue, Pei Xu 4 passages
Old Book of Tang, Chapter 126 Volume 122 Biographies 72: Zhang Xiancheng, Lu Sigong, Qu Huan, Jin Hanheng, Yang Chaocheng, Fan Ze, Li Shuming, Pei Zhou 3 passages

Career and standing

aide to Han 判官
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 65
outer office director in the Ministry of Justice 司門員外郎
AD 779 德宗即位 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 67
Palace Attendant-in-chief 殿中侍御史
AD 779 德宗即位 · Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 65
palace censor 殿中侍御史
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 130, passage 65
secretary of Shezhou 歙州司馬同正
Demotion · Entered
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 130, passage 74
demoted to vice prefect of Shezhou with concurrent regular status 歙州司馬同正
AD 779 德宗即位 · Demoted · Authority Dezong (德宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 74

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 65
AD 779 德宗即位
At Shezhou 歙州 · Relation Exiled posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 74

Works and attributed material

AD 779 德宗即位
Memorial · Author · With Dezong (德宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 65
Memorial · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 130, passage 65

Events and relationships

Rewarded then demoted
AD 779 德宗即位 · Legal · Subject
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passages 71, 74
Relation Aide of · Person Han (涵)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 65

Assessments and attributes

Assessment presumptuously submitted a memorial; deceived the emperor regarding the shao taboo · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Dezong (德宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passages 69, 72

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 65

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 126Volume 122 Biographies 72: Zhang Xiancheng, Lu Sigong, Qu Huan, Jin Hanheng, Yang Chaocheng, Fan Ze, Li Shuming, Pei Zhou · 3 passages

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涵判官殿中侍御史呂渭上言：「涵父名少康，今官名犯諱，恐乖禮典。」 Han's aide, Palace Attendant-in-chief Lü Wei, submitted a statement: "Han's father's name is Shaokang. His present official title violates taboo and may conflict with ritual propriety."

除渭司門員外郎。 Wei was appointed outer office director in the Ministry of Justice.

詔曰：「呂渭僭陳章奏，為其本使薄訴官名。 An edict declared, "Lü Wei presumptuously submitted a memorial, making a petty complaint about an official title on behalf of his chief.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 130Volume 126 Biographies 76: Li Kui, Li Han, Chen Shaoyou, Lu Yue, Pei Xu · 4 passages

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涵判官殿中侍御史呂渭上言：「涵父名少康，今官名犯諱，恐乖禮典。」 Han's aide, palace censor Lü Wei, memorialized: "His father's name is Shaokang, yet his present title violates that taboo. This may offend ritual propriety."

除渭司門員外郎。 Lü Wei was promoted to vice director in the Bureau of Gates.

尋有人言：「涵昔為宗正少卿，此時無言，今為少傅，妄有奏議。」 Soon someone objected: "When Han was vice director of the Court of the Imperial Clan, Lü Wei said nothing. Now that Han is junior tutor, this memorial is opportunistic."

詔曰：「呂渭僭陳章奏，為其本使薄訴官名。 An edict declared: "Lü Wei overstepped his place by memorializing a petty complaint about his superior's title.