Tinglao (廷老) | 24 Histories

Overview

Tinglao was an official and Historian.

Life and dates

Death

AD 838 開成三年卒
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 228

Attested activity

AD 831 五年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 226
AD 830 太和四年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 223-225
AD 825 to AD 827 寶歷中
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 205
AD 831 to AD 838 廷老尋拜刑部員外郎
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 227
AD 824 to AD 827 敬宗
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 206-221
AD 827 文宗即位
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 222

Show 1 more source-backed claim

AD 838 開成三年卒
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 228-230

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Cuncheng (存誠)
father 父
son 子
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 203-204
Parent of Baoxun (保遜)
son 子
Sources vary in certainty · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 231

Career and standing

Historiographer of the History Office 史館修撰
AD 824 to AD 827 尋加史館修撰 · Appointed concurrently
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 216
Hanlin Academician 翰林學士
AD 830 太和四年 · Appointed retaining existing rank
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 223
Vice Director in the Ministry of Justice 刑部員外郎
AD 831 to AD 838 廷老尋拜刑部員外郎 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 227
Palace Censor 殿中侍御史
AD 827 文宗即位 · Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 222
Vice Minister of Justice 刑部侍郎
AD 838 開成三年卒 · Awarded posthumously
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 230
Right Reminder 右拾遺
AD 825 to AD 827 寶歷中 · Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 205

Show 7 more source-backed claims

Drafting Attendant 給事中
AD 831 to AD 838 遷給事中 · Promoted
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 227
Hanlin Academician 翰林學士
AD 831 五年 · Removed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 226
Magistrate of Linjin County 臨晉縣令
AD 824 to AD 827 廷老告滿十旬 · Sent out
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 221
Director in the Ministry of Justice 刑部郎中
AD 831 to AD 838 轉郎中 · Transferred
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 227
posthumous Vice Minister of Justice 贈刑部侍郎
AD 838 贈刑部侍郎 · Bestowed
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 230
Entered
AD 831 五年，罷職，守本官 · Kept nominal rank after dismissal
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 226
Entered
AD 824 to AD 827 逢吉乃出廷老為臨晉縣令 · Demoted and sent out
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 221

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 205, 222
AD 824 to AD 827 出廷老為臨晉縣令
At Linjin County 臨晉縣 · Relation Posted to
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 221
AD 830 太和四年
At inner secretariat 內署 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 224
AD 830 太和四年
Organization Hanlin Academy 翰林 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 223
AD 824 to AD 827 尋加史館修撰
Organization History Office 史館 · Relation Member of
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 216

Works and attributed material

Memorial speech · Speaker · With Emperor Jingzong (敬宗) · Direct quotation · Extent s0207, s0208
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 207-208
Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Jingzong (敬宗) · Direct quotation · Extent s0212, s0213, s0214
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 212-214
Memorial · Author · With Zheng Quan (鄭權) · Paraphrased · Extent s0219
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 219

Events and relationships

Argued allies unfit for remonstrating posts
AD 824 to AD 827 時李逢吉秉權 · Political · Remonstrator · Counterparts Zhang Quanyu (張權輿), Cheng Xifan (程昔範) · With Li Fengji (李逢吉)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 220
Died
AD 838 開成三年卒 · Death · Deceased
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 228
Entered inner gate to remonstrate
AD 824 to AD 827 敬宗荒恣 · Political · Remonstrator · With Emperor Jingzong (敬宗) · At inner gate 閣
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 207-208
Explained palace construction and asked not to be punished
AD 824 to AD 827 敬宗 · Political · Remonstrator · With Emperor Jingzong (敬宗)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 212-214
Incurred hatred of inner attendants
AD 824 to AD 827 廷老上疏請按權罪 · Political · Target
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 219
Leave reached one hundred days
AD 824 to AD 827 廷老告滿十旬 · Leave · Official
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 221

Show 4 more source-backed claims

Requested investigation of crimes
AD 824 to AD 827 時李逢吉秉權 · Legal · Accuser · With Zheng Quan (鄭權)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 219
Relation Opposed by · Person Li Fengji (李逢吉)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 217, 220-221
Relation Colleague and friend of · Person Li Rangyi (李讓夷)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 223-224
Relation Protege of · Person Li Rangyi (李讓夷)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 224

Assessments and attributes

Assessment careful and upright in his father's manner, yet penetrating and sharp · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 204
Assessment displeased by Tinglao's drunken lack of restraint · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Emperor Wenzong (文宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 225
Assessment performed his duties without seeking empty fame; spoke plainly among ministers and had the bearing of an upright man · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 229
Assessment unrestrained, fond of wine, without self-discipline, drunk all day · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 225
fond of wine and often drunk while in the Hanlin post
Character
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 225

References in the histories

Search passages

History

12 passages

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 153Volume 149 Biographies 99: Yu Xiulie, Ling Huhuan, Gui Chongjing, Xi Zhi, Zhang Jian, Jiang Yi, Liu Deng, Shen Chuanshi · 12 passages

Open chapter

子廷老。 His son was Tinglao.

廷老謹正有父風，而性通銳。 Tinglao was careful and upright in his father's manner, yet his nature was penetrating and sharp.

廷老與同僚入閣奏事曰：「臣伏見近日除拜，往往不由中書進擬，或是宣出。 Tinglao and his colleagues entered the inner gate and said: "We observe that recent appointments often bypass the Secretariat's recommendations and are issued directly by imperial announcement.

元褒不能對，廷老進曰：「臣等職是諫官，凡有所聞，即合論奏。 Yuanbao could not answer. Tinglao stepped forward: "We are remonstrating officials. Whatever we hear, we ought to report it.

時李逢吉秉權，惡廷老言太切直。 Li Fengji held power at the time and resented Tinglao's blunt remonstrance.

廷老上疏請按權罪，中人由是切齒。 Tinglao submitted a memorial demanding an investigation of Quan's crimes. Inner attendants gnashed their teeth at him.

廷老告滿十旬，逢吉乃出廷老為臨晉縣令。 When Tinglao's leave reached one hundred days, Fengji exiled him to serve as magistrate of Linjin County.

廷老之入內署，讓夷薦挈之。 Rangyi recommended and sponsored Tinglao's entry into the inner secretariat.

廷老性放逸嗜酒，不持檢操，終日酣醉，文宗知之不悅。 Tinglao was unrestrained and fond of wine. He kept no discipline and was drunk all day. Wenzong knew and was displeased.

五年，罷職，守本官，讓夷亦坐廷老罷職，守職方員外郎。 In year 5 he was removed from the Hanlin post but kept his nominal rank. Rangyi was removed as well because of Tinglao and kept only his post as vice director of the Bureau of Operations.

廷老尋拜刑部員外郎，轉郎中，遷給事中。 Tinglao soon became vice director in the Ministry of Justice, then director, and was promoted to Drafting Attendant.

廷老當官舉職，不求虛譽，侃侃於公卿之間，甚有正人風望。 In office Tinglao performed his duties without seeking empty fame. He spoke plainly among ministers and bore the reputation of an upright man.