Overview
Pei Mian was an official and Statesman.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhangfu | 章甫 | Zhangfu |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 766 to AD 779 大歷中Died in office within a month of the concurrent marshal and defender appointmentsDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 98
Attested activity
- AD 752 以蔭再調渭南尉Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passages 69-70, 73
- AD 757 兩京平Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 88
- AD 766 to AD 779 大歷中Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passages 93, 95, 98
- AD 755 to AD 756 河西節度使哥舒翰辟行軍司馬Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 74
- AD 756 玄宗入蜀…從至靈武 / 太子即位Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passages 75-76, 84
- AD 757 肅宗至鳳翔Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 87
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- AD 752 鉷得罪…鉷死，李林甫方用事Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passages 72-73
Origins and identity
- eminent official clan household 冠族仕家Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 69
Career and standing
- aide 判官AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 70
- commissioner for the imperial tombs 山陵使AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 90
- defender of the Eastern Capital 東都留守AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 97
- deputy commander-in-chief of Henan and the Jiang-Huai region 河南江淮副元帥AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 97
- grand councillor of the Secretariat and Chancellery 同中書門下平章事AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 84
- left subordinate of the heir apparent 左庶子AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 75
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- magistrate of Weinan 渭南尉AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 69
- minister of the left 左僕射AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 95
- minister of the right 尚書右僕射AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 87
- vice censor-in-chief 御史中丞AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 75
- prefect of Shizhou 施州刺史Demoted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 92
- awaiting-orders scholar at the Hall of Assembled Worthies 待制集賢院HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 89
- palace attendant censor 殿中侍御史HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 70
- military commissioner of Sword River West Circuit 劍南西川節度使PostedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 88
- vice director of the Secretariat 中書侍郎PromotedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 84
- grand councillor of the Secretariat and Chancellery 同中書門下平章事ReappointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 95
- minister of the right 右僕射ReappointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 89
- campaigning chief military administrator 行軍司馬RecruitedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 74
- grand councillor 政事RemovedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 87
- prefect of Lizhou 澧州刺史TransferredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 92
- Duke of Ji 冀國公Enfeoffed · Fief five hundred taxable households 實封五百戶Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 88
- joint sacrifice in Emperor Suzong's temple 配享肅宗廟AD 786 to AD 800 冕卒後二十餘年 · GrantedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 106
- grand marshal 太尉Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 98
- Duke of Ji 冀國公EnfeoffedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 88
- UsedYin privilege entryDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 69
- prefect of Shizhou 施州刺史Implicated demotion · DemotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 92
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 69, 75, 84
- At Hedong in Hezhong 河中河東Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 69
- At Eastern Capital 東都 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 97
- At Hedong in Hezhong 河中河東 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 69
- At Hexi 河西 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 74, 76
- At Lizhou 澧州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 92
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- At Shizhou 施州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 92
- At Sword River West Circuit 劍南西川 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 88
- Organization Hall of Assembled Worthies 集賢院 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 89
Learning and skills
- had little scholarly learning, yet was sharp and decisiveField classical arts 學術Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 71
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · With Liu Xuan (劉烜)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 91
- Oral petition · Speaker · With Emperor Suzong (肅宗) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 76-78
- Oral reply · Speaker · With Emperor Suzong (肅宗) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 81-82
Events and relationships
- Arranged burialDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 73
- Enfeoffed after two capitals recoveredPolitical · HonoreeDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 88
- Granted joint temple sacrificeDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passages 102, 106
- Met on road and followedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 76
- Proposed selling offices and ordaining clergy to fund warPolicy · ProposerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 85-86
- Raised nearly 100000 warriorsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 102
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- Spoke against false chargesDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 140, passage 72
- Urged accession five timesDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 76, 83
- Relation Recommender of · Person Liu Xuan (劉烜)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 91
- Relation Deputy commander to · Person Emperor Suzong (肅宗)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 75
- Relation Recommender of · Person Yuan Zai (元載)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 95
- Relation Staff officer of · Person Geshu Han (哥舒翰)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 74
- Relation Framed by · Person Cheng Yuanzhen (程元振)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 93
- Relation Aide of · Person Wang Hong (王鉷)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 70-71
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment competent in office; sharp and decisive · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 71
- Assessment extravagant in carriages, dress, food, and horses; designed a headcloth copied as the Minister's Headcloth · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 100
- Assessment first to assist the late emperor at Lingwu; merit for the altars of state; the realm regarded his framing as a wrong · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Guo Ziyi (郭子儀)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 93
- Assessment later ages reviled his greed for profit when pleased at a monthly salary of two thousand strings · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 101
- Assessment loyal and diligent but did not understand the great principles of a chancellor · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 99
- feeble illness; could not rise to complete a bow at audienceIllnessDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 95-96
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- Item Minister's Headcloth 僕射巾 · Relation DesignedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 100
- Item stable horses worth several hundred cash each, a dozen or more 櫪馬直數百金者常十數 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 100
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 69
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