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Princess Taiping was a Royal Family Member.
IdentityHistorical · Female · Title only
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- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Associated with
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 123Volume 123 Biographies 48: Li, Xiao, Lu, Wei, Zhao, He · 6 passages
唐隆元年，以後黨應坐，而太平公主為言，出為晉州刺史，治有名。
In the first year of the Tanglong era, when those implicated for the later faction were to be punished, Princess Taiping spoke on his behalf and he was sent out as prefect of Jin Prefecture, where his governance won renown.
太平浸用事，至忠乃自附納，且丐還，主以至忠子任千牛死韋氏難，意怨望易動，能助己，請於帝。
As Princess Taiping gradually wielded power, Zhizhong attached himself and begged to return; the princess, because Zhizhong's son Ren the Qianniu guard had died in the Wei coup, judged him resentful, easily swayed, and able to help her, and petitioned the emperor.
拜刑部尚書，復為中書令，封酂國公，乃參主逆謀。
He was appointed Minister of Justice, again made Secretariat Director, enfeoffed as Duke of Zan, and then joined the princess's treasonous plot.
先天二年，主敗，至忠遁入南山。
In the second year of the Xiantian era, the princess was defeated and Zhizhong fled into the southern hills.
後依太平，復當國。
Later he relied on Princess Taiping and again held power.
嘗出主第，遇宋璟，璟戲曰：「非所望於蕭傅。」
Once leaving the princess's mansion he met Song Jing, who jested, "This is not what was hoped of Master Xiao".