Pei Xiang (裴向) | 24 Histories

Overview

Pei Xiang was an official and Administrator.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Siren	傃仁	Siren

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 775 大歷十年十月
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 148, 150
AD 780 建中初
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 151
AD 800 to AD 805 德宗季年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 157-158
AD 800 to AD 805 德宗季年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 157, 159-163
AD 783 to AD 784 硃泚反
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 152
AD 783 to AD 784 硃泚反
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 152, 154-155

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AD 783 to AD 805 硃泚反
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 152, 156

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Pei Zunqing (裴遵慶)
son 子
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 150

Career and standing

administrative aide 從事
AD 780 建中初 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 151
campaigning marshal 行軍司馬
AD 800 to AD 805 德宗季年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 158
prefect of Fen 汾州刺史
AD 800 to AD 805 德宗季年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 158
vice censor-in-chief 御史中丞
AD 800 to AD 805 德宗季年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 158
defense and investigation commissioner of Shan and Guo 陜虢都防禦、觀察使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 162
defense commissioner of Jin 本州防禦使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 160

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defense commissioner of Tong 本州防禦使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 161
deputy military commissioner of Hedong 河東節度副使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 159
director of the Court of Judicial Review 大理寺卿
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 162
junior metropolitan prefect 京兆少尹
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 161
left regular attendant of the cavalry 左散騎常侍
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 163
prefect of Jin 晉州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 160
prefect of Tong 同州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 161
vice director in the Ministry of Revenue 戶部員外郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 156
magistrate of Liyang 櫟陽縣令
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 156
magistrate of Weinan 渭南縣令
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 156
revenue clerk of the metropolitan prefecture 京兆府戶曹
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 156
senior remonstrator of the heir apparent 太子司議郎
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 150
director of the Court of Judicial Review 大理
Reappointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 163
junior prefect of Taiyuan 太原少尹
Reappointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 159
junior prefect of Taiyuan 太原少尹
AD 800 to AD 805 德宗季年 · Selected
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 158
prefect of Zheng 鄭州刺史
AD 800 to AD 805 德宗季年 · Transferred
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 158
prefect of Guo 虢州刺史
Transferred
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 160
Entered
Entered office by hereditary privilege
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 150

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 150-151
AD 780 建中初
At Tong prefecture 同州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 151

Works and attributed material

Rebuke · Speaker · With Zhao Guixian (趙貴先)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 154

Events and relationships

Rebuked and won surrender
Military · Persuader · With Zhao Guixian (趙貴先) · At Tong prefecture 同州
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 154
Summoned and instructed by Dezong
AD 800 to AD 805 德宗季年 · Political · Appointee · With Emperor Dezong (德宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 158
Took charge of Tong and secured surrender
AD 783 to AD 784 硃泚反 · Military · Acting prefect · With Zhao Guixian (趙貴先) · At Tong prefecture 同州
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 152, 154
Relation Aide to · Person Li Shu (李紓)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 151

Assessments and attributes

Assessment became known from saving Tong prefecture · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 155
Assessment evaluation ratings all first; court noted his governance · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 156

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 117Volume 113 Biographies 63: Miao Jingqing, Pei Mian, Pei Zunqing · 6 passages

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子向，字傃仁，少以門廕歷官至太子司議郎。 His son Xiang, courtesy name Siren, entered office through hereditary privilege and rose to senior remonstrator of the heir apparent while still young.

建中初，李紓為同州刺史，奏向為從事。 Early in the Jianzhong era Li Shu, as prefect of Tong, recommended Xiang as his administrative aide.

硃泚反，李懷光又叛河中，使其將趙貴先築壘於同州，紓來奔奉天，向領州務。 When Zhu Ci rebelled and Li Huai'guang rose in Hezhong, Huai'guang sent his general Zhao Guixian to build fortifications at Tong. Li Shu fled to Fengtian, and Xiang was left in charge of the prefecture.

向即詣貴先軍壘，以逆順之理責之，貴先感悟，遂來降，故同州不陷。 Xiang went at once to Guixian's camp and rebuked him on the grounds of loyalty and rebellion. Guixian was moved to repentance and surrendered, and so Tong prefecture was saved.

向由是知名。 From that time Xiang's name became known.

向已選為太原少尹，德宗召見喻旨，尋用為行軍司馬、兼御史中丞，改汾州刺史，轉鄭州。 Xiang had been selected as junior prefect of Taiyuan. Emperor Dezong summoned him, explained his intentions, and soon appointed him campaigning marshal and vice censor-in-chief, then prefect of Fen and later of Zheng.