Overview
Zhang Yanze was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
Career and standing
Grand General of the Left Dragon Martial Army 左龍武大將軍
Appointed
Jingzhou Commissioner 涇州節度使
Held
Accused of brutalizing people and dismembering staff
Rank reduced one step and ennoblement lowered
AD 942 辛酉
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Served
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment brutal and lawless at Jingzhou · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Zheng Shouyi (鄭受益)
References in the histories
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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 80Volume 80 Book of Later Jin 6: Gaozu Annals 6 · 10 passages
己未，右諫議大夫鄭受益兩疏論張彥澤在涇州之日，違法虐民，支解掌書記張式、部曲楊洪等，請下所司，明申其罪。
On jiwei, Right Remonstrance Censor Zheng Shouyi submitted two memorials charging that during Zhang Yanze's tenure at Jingzhou he had broken the law, brutalized the people, dismembered secretary Zhang Shi and retainer Yang Hong, and others, and asking that the appropriate offices formally declare his crimes.
庚申，刑部郎中李濤、張麟，員外郎麻麟、王禧，同詣閣門上疏，論張彥澤罪犯，詞甚懇切。
On gengshen, Punishments Bureau Directors Li Tao and Zhang Lin, together with Assistant Bureau Directors Ma Lin and Wang Xi, went to the Gate Department and submitted forceful memorials on Zhang Yanze's crimes.
〈（《宋史·李濤傳》：涇帥張彥澤殺記室張式，奪其妻，式家人詣闕上訴，晉祖以彥澤有軍功，釋其罪。
(History of Song, Biography of Li Tao: Jing commander Zhang Yanze killed secretary Zhang Shi and seized his wife. Shi's family appealed at court, but the Jin Founder pardoned Yanze for his military merit.
晉祖曰：「吾與彥澤有誓約，恕其死。」
The Jin Founder said, "I have sworn an oath with Yanze and will spare his life."
濤厲聲曰：「彥澤私誓，陛下不忍食其言；
Tao replied fiercely, "Yanze's oath was private. Your Majesty cannot bear to break your word;
辛酉，詔：「張彥澤刳剔賓從，誅剝生聚，冤聲穢跡，流聞四方，章表繼來，指陳甚切。
On xinyou, an edict declared: "Zhang Yanze flayed his retainers and extorted the living. Cries of injustice and foul deeds have spread everywhere, and urgent memorials have poured in.
其張彥澤宜削一階，仍降爵一紀。
Zhang Yanze is to lose one rank step and have his ennoblement lowered one grade.
翌日，以前涇州節度使張彥澤為左龍武大將軍。
The next day, former Jingzhou commissioner Zhang Yanze was appointed Grand General of the Left Dragon Martial Army.
〈（《宋史·楊昭儉傳》：昭儉與李濤論張彥澤不報，會有詔命朝臣轉對，或有封事，亦許以不時條奏。
(History of Song, Biography of Yang Zhaojian: Zhaojian and Li Tao raised Zhang Yanze without response. Then an edict ordered court officials to rotate in presenting remonstrance and permitted sealed memorials to be submitted at any time.
願回宸斷，誅彥澤以謝軍吏。」）〉
I pray that Your Majesty reverse your judgment and execute Yanze to satisfy the army staff."）〉