Sui and Tang · Official

Xu Can 徐粲

Attested AD 785 - AD 792

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu Can was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 785 to AD 792 御史中丞徐粲主揚子院
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 168, 192

Family

Kinship Role maids and concubines · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 192
Kinship Role sons and nephews · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 192

Career and standing

vice censor-in-chief 御史中丞
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 168
Entered
Exile · At beyond the Ling passes 嶺表
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 192
exile beyond the Ling passes 徙嶺表
Exiled
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 192

Places and affiliations

At Yangzhou 揚州 · Relation Investigated at
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 192
At Yangzi depot 揚子院 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 168

Assessments and attributes

Assessment neither administered well, and bribery was reported · Mode named-source-report
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 168

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 127Volume 123 Biographies 73: Liu Yan, Di Wuqi, Ban Hong, Ban Shao, Li Xun · 3 passages

揚子院，鹽鐵轉運委藏也，宏以御史中丞徐粲主之，既不理，且以賄聞，參欲代之，宏執不可。 The Yangzhou depot held salt-and-iron transport reserves under Vice Censor Xu Can, who neglected the job and was rumored to be taking bribes. Dou Can wanted to replace him, but Ban Hong dug in his heels and refused.

張滂先善於宏，宏薦為司農少卿，及參欲以滂分掌江淮鹽鐵，詢之於宏，宏以滂嫉惡，慮以法繩徐粲，因曰：「滂強戾難制，不可用。」 Zhang Pang had once been Ban Hong's ally, and Hong had helped make him vice director of agriculture. When Dou Can proposed splitting Jiang-Huai salt-and-iron duties with Pang, he asked Hong's view. Hong knew Pang was fierce and incorruptible and feared he would prosecute Xu Can, so he said, "Pang is harsh and unmanageable—he cannot be used."

滂至揚州按徐粲，逮仆妾子侄，得贓鉅萬，乃徙嶺表。 Zhang Pang went to Yangzhou to prosecute Xu Can, seized his household and kin, uncovered bribes totaling tens of thousands, and had him banished to the far south.