Overview
Lü Yin was an official and Statesman.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 760 上元初Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 181
- AD 759 乾元二年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 178
- AD 753 to AD 756 哥舒翰節度河西Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 169
- AD 757 帝復兩京Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 175
- AD 759 會母喪解Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 179
- AD 756 翰敗潼關Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 173
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- AD 756 諲西趨靈武Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 173
- AD 739 to AD 741 開元末Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 165, 168
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Mother of Lü Yin (呂諲母)mother 母 · maternal lineDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 179
- Spouse of Wife of Lü Yin (程氏女)wife 妻
wife 妻 · MarriageDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 167
- orphanedKinship Role parents · Quantity unspecified · Negated trueDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 167
Career and standing
- grand councillor of the Secretariat and Chancellery in charge of the gate department 同中書門下平章事，知門下省AD 759 乾元二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 178
- aide for branch supplies 支度判官AD 753 to AD 756 哥舒翰節度河西 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 169
- commissioner of the Three Offices 三司使AD 757 帝復兩京 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 175
- vice censor-in-chief 御史中丞AD 756 諲西趨靈武 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 173
- branch commissioner under the regional inspector 支使AD 739 to AD 741 開元末 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 168
- magistrate of Ningling 寧陵尉AD 739 to AD 741 開元末 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 168
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- third rank concurrent with the Secretariat and Chancellery 同中書門下三品AD 760 上元初 · GrantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 181
- palace attendant censor 殿中侍御史Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 172
- communications aide of the heir apparent 太子通事舍人HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 170
- vice director of the gate 黃門侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 180
- vice minister of war 武部侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 174
- gate department affairs, concurrently judging the Department of Revenue 知門下省事，兼判度支AD 759 會母喪解 · RecalledDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 179
- Earl of Xuchang 須昌縣伯EnfeoffedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 180
- Earl of Xuchang 須昌縣伯HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 180
- DescribedOrphaned and poorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 167
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 168
- At Hedong in Hezhong 河中河東Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 165
- AD 756 諲西趨靈武At Lingwu 靈武 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 173
- AD 739 to AD 741 開元末At Ningling 寧陵 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 168
- AD 739 to AD 741 開元末At the capital 京師 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 168
- At Fengxiang 鳳翔 · Relation Followed toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 174
Learning and skills
- from youth he strove in studyDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 166
- EarnedAD 739 to AD 741 開元末 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 168
Events and relationships
- Led judgment of officials who had served rebelsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 175
- Left office for mother mourningDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 179
- MarriedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 167
- Remained at desk scrutinizing ledgers while colleagues went outOfficial · ClerkDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 171
- Removed mourning dress to receive auspicious giftAD 760 上元初 · Ritual · RecipientDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 181
- Relation Favored by · Person Geshu Han (哥舒翰)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 171
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- Relation Subordinate of · Person Geshu Han (哥舒翰)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 169
- Relation Staff of · Person Wei Zhi (韋陟)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 168
- Relation Colleague of · Person Li Xian (李峴)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 175-176
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment aims and conduct orderly and disciplined · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 166
- Assessment inferior to Xian in grasping expedient principles, yet in applying law and citing classics went too far; contemporaries feared his rigor · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 176
- Assessment people ridiculed his breach of ritual · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 181
- Assessment quiet and cautious by nature, diligent in clerical duties · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 171
- Assessment valued his talent; whatever he proposed was accepted · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 173
- AD 760 上元初Item court halberds 門戟 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 181
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 165
References in the histories
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