Yuan Gao (袁高) | 24 Histories

Overview

Yuan Gao was an official.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Gongyi	公頤	Gongyi

Life and dates

Death

AD 786 尋卒於官
At in office 官 · Age Value: 60 · Reckoning: Sui
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 145
AD 786 尋卒於官
At in office 於官
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 172

Age

60
AD 786 年六十 · Reckoning Sui · Circumstance at death
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 145
AD 786 年六十
Years 60 · Reckoning sui 年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 172

Attested activity

AD 785 貞元元年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 109, 121, 137-138
AD 781 建中二年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 107
AD 762 代宗登極
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 106; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 134
AD 781 to AD 785 以論事失旨，貶韶州長史
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 108
AD 781 建中二年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 135
AD 783 to AD 788 建中末至貞元
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 135, passage 57

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AD 786 to AD 787 後給事中袁高忤帝旨
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 150, passages 181, 189
AD 784 袁高之執盧杞
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 271; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 298
AD 786 貞元二年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 140, 142
AD 786 貞元二年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 167, 169
AD 785 貞元元年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 137, 165

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Father of Yuan Gao (袁高之父)
grandson 孫 · paternal line
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 103
Descendant of Yuan Shuji (袁恕己)
grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generations · Through Father of Yuan Gao (袁高之父)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 103
Descendant of Shuji (恕己)
grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generations
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 131
Child of Parent of Yuan Gao
son 子 · paternal line
parent 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 131

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Career and standing

commissioner staff aide 使府僚佐
Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 133
commissioner staff officer 使府
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 105
official 官
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 172
senior administrator of Shaozhou 韶州長史
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 108
senior administrator of Shaozhou 韶州長史
Demoted
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 136
office held at death 官
Died in
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 145

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Censor-in-Chief 御史中丞
AD 762 代宗登極 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 106
Drafting Attendant 給事中
AD 762 代宗登極 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 106
Drafting Attendant 給事中
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 189
Supervising Secretary 給事中
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 134
Vice Censor-in-Chief 御史中丞
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 134
Observation Commissioner of the capital region 京畿觀察使
AD 781 建中二年 · Promoted
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 107
observation commissioner of the capital region 京畿觀察使
AD 781 建中二年 · Promoted
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 135
Supervising Secretary 給事中
Reappointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 136
Drafting Attendant 給事中
Restored
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 108
Minister of Rites 禮部尚書
AD 805 to AD 820 憲宗朝 · Posthumously granted · Authority Xianzong (憲宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 146
Minister of Rites 禮部尚書
AD 805 to AD 820 憲宗朝 · Posthumously granted · Authority Emperor Xianzong (憲宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 173
demotion to senior administrator of Shaozhou 貶韶州長史
Demoted · Reason remonstrance displeased the throne
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 108

Places and affiliations

AD 786 貞元二年
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 169
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 105-106, 142, 271; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 134
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 298
At Shaozhou 韶州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 108; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 136

Learning and skills

Earned
Credential Presented Scholar 進士
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 105; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 133

Works and attributed material

AD 786 貞元二年
Memorial · Author · Addressed to Emperor Dezong (德宗) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 169-170
Court address · Speaker · Addressed to Dezong (德宗) · Direct quotation · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 121-125
Spoken argument · Speaker · Addressed to Dezong (德宗) · Direct quotation · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 130-133
Spoken rebuke · Speaker · Addressed to Dezong (德宗) · Direct quotation · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 128
AD 786 貞元二年
Memorial · Author · Addressed to Dezong (德宗) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 142-143
Oral protest · Speaker · Addressee Person Ids Lu Han (盧翰), Liu Congyi (劉從一) · Direct quotation · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 110-114

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Speech · Speaker · Addressee Person Ids Lu Han (盧翰), Liu Congyi (劉從一) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 138-142
Memorial · Author · Direct quotation · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 116-118
Memorial · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 144-146
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 149-153, 155-156, 158-161
Spoken rebuke · Speaker · Paraphrased
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 127

Events and relationships

Argued oxen be shared by poor households
AD 786 貞元二年 · Political · Memorialist · With Emperor Dezong (德宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 169-171
Argued oxen for poor households
AD 786 貞元二年 · Political · Memorialist
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 142-144
Blocked Lu Qi's Raozhou appointment until it was recalled
AD 785 貞元元年 · Political · Remonstrator · With Lu Qi (盧杞) · Outcome Raozhou edict recalled
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 134-136
Blocked or held Lu Qi
AD 784 袁高之執盧杞 · Political · Remonstrator · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 271
Blocked Raozhou appointment
AD 785 貞元元年 · Political · Remonstrant · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 162, 164
Blocked
Political · Remonstrator · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 298

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Displeased the throne
Political · Remonstrant
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 136
Held the issued edict and refused to promulgate it
AD 785 貞元元年 · Political · Objector · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 116
Offended emperor
Political · Offender · With Emperor Dezong (德宗)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 189
Ordered to draft the edict reappointing Lu Qi prefect of Raozhou
AD 785 貞元元年 · Political · Drafter · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 109
Ordered to draft edict
AD 785 貞元元年 · Political · Drafter · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 137
Posthumous promotion
AD 805 to AD 820 憲宗朝 · Ritual · Honoree · With Li Jifu (李吉甫)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 173
Refused to promulgate edict
Political · Gatekeeper · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 144
Summoned to court when Daizong ascended the throne
AD 762 代宗登極 · Political · Summoned official · With Daizong (代宗)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 106
Summoned to court
AD 762 代宗登極 · Political · Summoned official · With Daizong (代宗)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 134
Urged chancellors Lu Han and Liu Congyi to memorialize against giving Lu Qi a great prefecture
AD 785 貞元元年 · Political · Objector · With Lu Qi (盧杞)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 110, 114-115
Relation Opponent of · Person Lu Qi (盧杞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 138, 144

Assessments and attributes

Assessment among men is Qu Yi, the pointing grass against flatterers · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 305
Assessment among men, Yuan and Xue are Qu Yi · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 278
Assessment carries the spirit of the ancients · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 271
Assessment loyal and forthright (忠鯁) · Assessor Person Id Li Jifu (李吉甫) · Mode named-person-speech Speaker Li Jifu (李吉甫)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 146
AD 805 to AD 820 憲宗朝
Assessment loyal-and-forthright · Assessor Person Id Li Jifu (李吉甫) · Mode named-person-speech Speaker Li Jifu (李吉甫)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 173
AD 785 貞元元年
Assessment memorial entirely right; a good minister deserving special favor · Assessor Person Id Wei Lun (韋倫) · Mode memorial Source Person Id Wei Lun (韋倫)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 138

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Assessment memorial entirely right; a good minister deserving special favor · Assessor Person Id Wei Lun (韋倫) · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Wei Lun (韋倫)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 166
Assessment mourned by court and countryside · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 145
Assessment mourned-by-court-and-countryside · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 172
Assessment reputation for effective assistance · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 105; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 133
Assessment stand against Lu Qi carries the spirit of the ancients · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 298
AD 785 貞元元年
Assessment words profound and urgent; emperor would follow the memorial · Assessor Person Id Dezong (德宗) · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Dezong (德宗)
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 137
Assessment words profound and urgent; emperor would follow the memorial · Assessor Person Id Dezong (德宗) · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Dezong (德宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 165
In youth he was generous and aspired to integrity and renown
Character
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 104; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 132

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 103, 142
Value historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 169, 298

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 135Volume 131 Biographies 81: Li Mian; Li Gao and His Sons Xianggu and Daogu · 1 passage

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無何，盧杞自新州員外司馬除澧州刺史，給事中袁高以杞邪佞蠹政，貶未塞責，停詔執表，遂授澧州別駕。 Before long Lu Qi was appointed from acting chief secretary of Xin Prefecture to prefect of Li. Attendant Yuan Gao argued that Qi was corrupt and destructive and that demotion to a prefecture was insufficient punishment. He blocked the edict and submitted a memorial, and Qi was reduced to vice prefect of Li instead.

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 · 13 passages

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袁高，字公頤，恕己之孫。 Yuan Gao, courtesy name Gongyi, was the grandson of Shuji.

代宗登極，征入朝，累官至給事中、御史中丞。 When Daizong ascended the throne, Gao was summoned to court and rose to Drafting Attendant and Censor-in-Chief.

貞元元年，德宗復用吉州長史盧杞為饒州刺史，令高草詔書。 In Zhenyuan 1 Dezong again appointed Lu Qi, former senior administrator of Jizhou, prefect of Raozhou and ordered Gao to draft the edict.

高執詞頭以謁宰相盧翰、劉從一曰：「盧杞作相三年，矯詐陰賊，退斥忠良。 Gao took the draft and called on chancellors Lu Han and Liu Congyi, saying, 'Lu Qi served as chancellor for three years, deceitful, treacherous, and secretive, driving away the loyal.

高又於正殿奏云：「陛下用盧杞獨秉鈞軸，前後三年，棄斥忠良，附下罔上，使陛下越在草莽，皆杞之過。 Gao again addressed the throne in the main hall: 'Your Majesty employed Lu Qi alone as chancellor for three years, casting out the loyal, currying favor below and deceiving above, and driving Your Majesty into exile—all Qi's fault.

復奏曰； Gao submitted again:

高曰：「赦乃赦其罪，不宜授刺史。 Gao said, 'An amnesty pardons crime. He should not be made prefect.

翌日，遣使宣慰高云：「朕思卿言深理切，當依卿所奏。」 The next day an envoy was sent to comfort Gao, saying, 'I have reflected on your words. They are profound and urgent. I shall follow what you submitted.'

太子少保韋倫、太府卿張獻恭等奏：「袁高所奏至當，高是陛下一良臣，望加優異。」 Junior Mentor of the Heir Apparent Wei Lun, Minister of the Imperial Treasury Zhang Xiangong, and others submitted, 'Yuan Gao's memorial was entirely right. Gao is a good minister of Your Majesty. I hope he may receive special favor.'

高上疏論之：「聖慈所憂，切在貧下。 Gao submitted a memorial: 'Your sagely compassion is concerned above all with the poor below.

憲宗朝，宰臣李吉甫嘗言高之忠鯁，詔贈禮部尚書。 In the Xianzong reign Chancellor Li Jifu spoke of Gao's loyal forthrightness, and an edict posthumously made him Minister of Rites.