Shu (樞) | 24 Histories

Overview

Shu was an official and Statesman.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Jisheng	紀聖	Jisheng

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 871 咸通十二年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 180
AD 881 中和初
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 185
AD 894 乾寧初
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 189
AD 894 其年冬，昭宗幸華州
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 194
AD 890 大順中
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 188
AD 880 從僖宗幸蜀
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 184

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AD 904 從昭宗遷洛陽，駐蹕陜州
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 198
AD 871 to AD 880 直弘文館…王鐸深知之
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 113, passages 182-183
AD 889 龍紀初
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 186

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Yin (寅)
son 子
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 180

Career and standing

administering the treasury 判度支
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 196
commissioned to supervise compilation of the dynastic history 監修國史
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 196
acting director of the Department of Feudal Ranks 檢校司封郎中
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 185
acting right vice director 檢校右僕射
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 195
aide under Du Shenquan at Hezhong 從事
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181
chief secretary of Zheng-Hua 鄭滑掌書記
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 185

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co-ordinating minister 同平章事
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 193
commissioner for salt and iron transport across all circuits 諸道鹽鐵轉運使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 198
commissioner of the Palace of Great Clarity 太清宮使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 198
envoy to proclaim edicts at Bianzhou 汴州宣諭使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 189
grand academician of the Hongwen Academy 弘文館大學士
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 198
military governor of Guangnan 廣南節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 195
minister of works 工部尚書
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 194
palace attendant censor 殿中侍御史
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 184
prefect of She 歙州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 188
prefect of the metropolitan prefecture 京兆尹
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 186
proofreader in the Secretariat 秘書省校書郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181
right regular attendant 右散騎常侍
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 189
vice minister of personnel 吏部侍郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 192
vice minister of revenue 戶部侍郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 193
right subordinate of the heir apparent 右庶子
Demoted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 188
minister of personnel 吏部尚書
Held concurrent
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 196
co-ordinating minister 同平章事
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 195
vice director in the Ministry of Personnel 吏部員外郎
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 185
vice director in the Ministry of War 兵部員外郎
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 185
court diarist 起居郎
Promoted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 184
drafting secretary 給事中
Promoted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 186
magistrate of Lantian 藍田尉
Promoted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181
right vice director 右僕射
Promoted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 198
vice minister of war 兵部侍郎
Promoted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 191
vice minister of the Chancellery 門下侍郎
Reappointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 196
gold seal and purple robe 金紫
Granted
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 185
long without reassignment after Duo lost chancellorship 久之不調
Unassigned · Entered
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 183
chancellorship unchanged after Cui Yin's execution 相位如故
Chancellorship retained · Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 197
implicated when Kong Wei demoted 坐累
Implicated · Suffered
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 188

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 180
Organization Hongwen Academy 弘文館 · Relation Served on duty at
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 182

Learning and skills

Earned
AD 871 咸通十二年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 180

Works and attributed material

dynastic history 國史
Relation Supervising compiler
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 196
Petition · Subject · With Zhu Quanzhong (硃全忠) · Mode quotation Speaker Zhu Quanzhong (硃全忠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 196

Events and relationships

Followed emperor to Shu
Travel · Follower · With Xizong (僖宗) · At Shu 蜀
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 184
Followed Zhaozong move to Luoyang
Travel · Follower · With Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (唐昭宗) · At Shanzhou halt 陜州
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 198
Followed Zhaozong to Huazhou
Travel · Follower · With Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (唐昭宗) · At Huazhou 華州
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 189
Passed Daliang treated Quanzhong as elder brother
Diplomatic · Visitor · With Zhu Quanzhong (硃全忠) · At Daliang 大梁
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 190
Transmitted edicts
Diplomatic · Envoy · With Zhu Quanzhong (硃全忠) · Outcome Quanzhong obeyed and sent tribute
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 191
Relation Supported by · Person Zhu Quanzhong (硃全忠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 196

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Relation Treated as elder brother · Person Zhu Quanzhong (硃全忠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 190
Relation Recommended by · Person Li Huan (李煥)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 184
Relation Favored by · Person Kong Wei (孔緯)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 187
Relation Allied with · Person Cui Yin (崔胤)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 192
Relation Benefited from old kindness of · Person Wang Duo (王鐸)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 185
Relation Protege of · Person Wang Duo (王鐸)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 183
Relation Aide of · Person Du Shenquan (杜審權)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181

Assessments and attributes

Assessment had talent to govern the age · Mode quotation Speaker Zhu Quanzhong (硃全忠)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 196

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 180

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History

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 113Volume 109 Biographies 59: Feng Gang, Ashinashe'er, Qibi Heli, Heichi Changzhi, Li Duozuo, Li Siye, Bai Xiaode · 14 passages

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子樞，字紀聖，咸通十二年登進士第。 Yin's son Shu, styled Jisheng, passed the jinshi examination in the twelfth year of Xiantong.

宰相杜審權出鎮河中，辟為從事，得秘書省校書郎，再遷藍田尉。 When chief minister Du Shenquan went out to command Hezhong, he recruited Shu as aide; Shu received appointment as proofreader in the Secretariat and was twice promoted to magistrate of Lantian.

大學士王鐸深知之，鐸罷相失職，樞亦久之不調。 Grand Academician Wang Duo thought highly of him; when Duo lost his chancellorship and his position, Shu also went long without reassignment.

從僖宗幸蜀，中丞李煥奏為殿中侍御史，遷起居郎。 Following Xizong to Shu, vice censor Li Huan recommended him as palace attendant censor; he was promoted to court diarist.

中和初，王鐸復見用，以舊恩徙為鄭滑掌書記、檢校司封郎中，賜金紫，入朝歷兵、吏二員外郎。 At the beginning of Zhonghe, Wang Duo was again employed; out of old kindness Shu was transferred to chief secretary of Zheng-Hua and acting director of the Department of Feudal Ranks, granted gold seal and purple robe; entering court he served successively as vice director in the ministries of War and Personnel.

大順中，緯以用兵無功貶官，樞坐累為右庶子，尋出為歙州刺史。 In Dashun, Wei was demoted for military failure without achievement; Shu was implicated and made right subordinate of the heir apparent, soon sent out as prefect of She.

初，樞自歙州罷郡歸朝，路經大梁，時硃全忠兵威已振，樞以兄事之，全忠由是重之。 Earlier, when Shu returned to court after leaving his prefecture at She, his route passed through Daliang; Zhu Quanzhong's military prestige was already rising, and Shu treated him as an elder brother—whereupon Quanzhong came to esteem him.

及樞傳詔，全忠皆稟朝旨，獻奉相繼，昭宗甚悅，遷兵部侍郎。 When Shu transmitted the edicts, Quanzhong obeyed the court's intent in all things and sent tribute in succession; Zhaozong was greatly pleased and promoted Shu to vice minister of war.

時崔胤專政，亦倚全忠，二人因是相結，改樞吏部侍郎。 At the time Cui Yin monopolized power and also leaned on Quanzhong; the two therefore formed an alliance, and Shu was changed to vice minister of personnel.

其年冬，昭宗幸華州，崔胤貶官，樞亦為工部尚書。 That winter Zhaozong went to Huazhou; Yin was demoted and Shu was made minister of works.

天子自岐下還宮，以樞檢校右僕射、同平章事，出為廣南節度使。 When the Son of Heaven returned to the palace from below Qi, Shu was made acting right vice director and co-ordinating minister and sent out as military governor of Guangnan.

制出，硃全忠保薦之，言樞有經世才，不可棄之嶺表，尋復拜門下侍郎，監修國史，累兼吏部尚書，判度支。 The appointment was issued; Zhu Quanzhong petitioned in his support, saying Shu had talent to govern the age and must not be abandoned to the Lingnan frontier—soon Shu was again appointed vice minister of the Chancellery, commissioned to supervise compilation of the dynastic history, and repeatedly served concurrently as minister of personnel, administering the treasury.

崔胤誅，以全忠素厚，相位如故。 After Cui Yin's execution, Shu's ties to Quanzhong kept him in the chancellorship unchanged.

從昭宗遷洛陽，駐蹕陜州，進右僕射、弘文館大學士、太清宮使，充諸道鹽鐵轉運使。 Following Zhaozong's move to Luoyang, when the court halted at Shanzhou, Shu was promoted to right vice director, grand academician of the Hongwen Academy, commissioner of the Palace of Great Clarity, and commissioner for salt and iron transport across all circuits.