Xu Yanshi (許岩士) | 24 Histories

Overview

Xu Yanshi was a Daoist.

Life and dates

Death

AD 897 四年
Cause Killed · Authority Han Jian (韓建)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 193

Attested activity

AD 897 四年
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 193
AD 896 to AD 898 駕在華州
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passage 14

Key source chapters

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 15 Volume 15 Book of Later Liang 15: Biographies 5: Han Jian, Li Hanzhi, Feng Xingxi, Sun Dezhao, Zhao Keyu, Zhang Shensi 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 58 Volume 58 Book of Later Tang 34: Biographies 10: Zhao Guangfeng, Zheng Jue, Cui Xie, Li Qi, Xiao Qing 1 passage

Career and standing

Construction Commissioner 將作監
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 193
ministerial and palace ranks 列卿宮相
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passage 14
Suffered
Execution · Authority Zhao Guangfeng (趙光逢)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passage 14

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 193
At inner palace 禁庭 · Relation Frequented
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passage 14

Learning and skills

Belief Daoism 道 · Relation Adherent of
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passage 14

Events and relationships

Relation Favorite of · Person Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (唐昭宗)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 193

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 15Volume 15 Book of Later Liang 15: Biographies 5: Han Jian, Li Hanzhi, Feng Xingxi, Sun Dezhao, Zhao Keyu, Zhang Shensi · 1 passage

Open chapter

又害太子詹事馬道殷、將作監許岩士，貶宰相朱樸，皆昭宗寵昵者也。 He also killed Ma Daoyin and Xu Yanshi and demoted Zhu Pu, all Zhaozong favorites.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 58Volume 58 Book of Later Tang 34: Biographies 10: Zhao Guangfeng, Zheng Jue, Cui Xie, Li Qi, Xiao Qing · 1 passage

Open chapter

時有道士許岩士、瞽者馬道殷出入禁庭，驟至列卿宮相，因此以左道求進者眾，光逢持憲紀治之，皆伏法，自是其徒頗息。 At that time the Daoist Xu Yanshi and the blind diviner Ma Daoyin moved freely in and out of the inner palace and were suddenly elevated to the highest ministerial ranks. Many others therefore sought advancement through occult practices. Guangfeng enforced the law against them, and all were executed; after that such followers largely disappeared.