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Ren Dejing was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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- Kinship Role imperial kinsmen and high officials killed by him · Quantity unspecified
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chief minister of Xia 相夏
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Sought partition
Political · Usurper
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History of Jin, Chapter 134Volume 134 Biographies 72: Foreign Countries 1: Xixia · 10 passages
久之，其臣任得敬專國政，欲分割夏國。
In time his minister Ren Dejing seized control of government and sought to carve up the Xia state.
因賀大定八年正旦，遣奏告使殿前太尉芭裏昌祖等以仁孝章乞良醫為得敬治疾，詔保全郎王師道佩銀牌往焉。
When congratulating the New Year of Dading 8, Xia sent memorial envoys led by Palace Commander Balichangzu with a petition from Renxiao requesting a skilled physician for Dejing's illness. An edict ordered Preservation Officer Wang Shidao, bearing a silver tablet, to proceed.
得敬疾有瘳，遣謝恩使任得聰來，得敬亦附表進禮物，上曰：「得敬自有定分，附表禮物皆不可受。」
When Dejing recovered somewhat, he sent gratitude envoy Ren Decong, and Dejing also attached a memorial with gifts. The emperor said: "Dejing has his allotted fate; neither the memorial nor the gifts may be accepted."
初，仁孝嗣位，其臣屢作亂，任得敬抗禦有功，遂相夏二十餘年，陰蓄異志，欲圖夏國，誣殺宗親大臣，其勢漸逼，仁孝不能制。
When Renxiao first succeeded, his ministers rebelled repeatedly; Ren Dejing distinguished himself in suppressing them and served as chief minister for more than twenty years. He secretly harbored ambitions against the state, executed imperial kinsmen and high officials on false charges, and grew so powerful that Renxiao could no longer restrain him.
大定十年，乃分西南路及靈州羅龐嶺地與得敬，自為國，且上表為得敬求封。
In Dading 10 he carved off the Southwest Circuit and the Luopang Ridge region of Ling Prefecture for Dejing, who proclaimed himself a separate ruler, and submitted a memorial asking Jin to enfeoff him.
得敬密通宋人求助，宋以蠟丸書答得敬，夏人得之。
Dejing secretly appealed to Song for help; Song replied in a wax-sealed message, which Xia intercepted.
得敬始因求醫附表進禮物，欲以嘗試世宗，既不可行，而求封又不可得，仁孝乃謀誅之。
Dejing had first used the medical mission to present gifts and test Emperor Shizong's intentions; when that failed and enfeoffment was denied, Renxiao plotted his execution.
八月晦，仁孝誅得敬及其黨與，上表謝，並以所執宋人及蠟丸書來上。
On the last day of the eighth month Renxiao executed Dejing and his followers, submitted a memorial of thanks, and forwarded the captured Song agents and the wax-sealed letter.
其謝表曰：「得敬初受分土之後，曾遣使赴大朝代求封建，蒙詔書不為俞納，此朝廷憐愛之恩，夏國不勝感戴。
The memorial of thanks read: "After Dejing received his partitioned lands he once sent envoys to the Great Court requesting enfeoffment; your edict refused approval—this was the court's compassionate grace, for which Xia is profoundly grateful.
得敬所分之地與大朝熙秦路接境，恐自分地以來別有生事，已根勘禁約，乞朝廷亦行禁約。」
Dejing's partitioned lands border Jin's Xi-Qin Circuit; fearing further incidents since the partition, we have investigated and imposed restrictions—we beg the court to impose matching restrictions as well."