Sui and Tang · Official and General

Cui Guangyuan 崔光遠

Attested AD 741 - AD 758

Passages: 14
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Cui Guangyuan was an official and General.

Life and dates

Death

died of anxiety 以憂卒
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 37

Attested activity

AD 758 乾元元年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 22
AD 756 玄宗西狩
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 8
AD 741 開元末
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 8

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Cui Jingsi (崔敬嗣)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 3
Child of Cui Wang (崔汪)
fathered 生
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 7
Parent of Son of Cui Guangyuan
his son 其子
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 11

Career and standing

military governor of Weizhou 魏州節度使
AD 758 乾元元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 22
censor-in-chief 御史大夫
Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 16
governor of Jingzhao 京兆尹
Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 8
magistrate of Tang'an 唐安令
Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 8
Duke of Ye 鄴國公
Households 300 · Granted
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 21
Duke of Ye 鄴國公
Granted
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 21

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Received
Pardoned
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 28

Places and affiliations

At Boling 博陵
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 2
At Lingchang 靈昌 · Relation Relocated to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 2

Events and relationships

Beheaded Li Chu after rebel deception
Military · Commander · With Li Chu (李處)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 25
Failed to hold Weizhou and fled
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 27
Night attack at Jingyang
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passages 18-19
Pacified Duan Zizhang
Military · Commander · With Duan Zizhang (段子璋)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 35
Restored order in the capital
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 10
Relation Associate of · Person Yang Guozhong (楊國忠)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 8

Assessments and attributes

six feet tall; pupils white and black sharply distinct
Physical description
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 7

References in the histories

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History

14 passages

New Book of Tang, Chapter 141Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 14 passages

崔光遠，系出博陵，後徙靈昌。 Cui Guangyuan's clan came from Boling and later relocated to Lingchang.

汪生光遠，勇決任氣，長六尺，瞳子白黑分明。 Wang fathered Guangyuan, a man bold and decisive who trusted his own force of will; he stood six feet tall, with pupils whose white and black were sharply distinct.

開元末，為唐安令，與楊國忠善，累遷京兆少尹，為吐蕃吊祭使，還，會玄宗西狩，詔留光遠為京兆尹、西京留守、采訪使。 At the end of the Kaiyuan era he served as magistrate of Tang'an, was on good terms with Yang Guozhong, and rose repeatedly to vice governor of Jingzhao. Sent as mourning envoy to Tibet, he returned just as Emperor Xuanzong fled west; he was ordered to remain as governor of Jingzhao, custodian of the western capital, and investigation commissioner.

光遠乃募官攝府、縣，誰何宮闕，斬十數人，乃定。 Guangyuan then recruited officials to act for the prefecture and counties, posted guards at the palace precincts, and beheaded more than ten men before order was restored.

因偽使其子東見祿山，而祿山先署張休為京兆尹，由是追休，授光遠故官。 He therefore pretended to send his son east to see An Lushan, but Lushan had already appointed Zhang Xiu governor of Jingzhao; Xiu was recalled for this, and Guangyuan was given his former post.

光遠以為賊且走，命人守神威、孝哲等第，斬曳落河二人。 Guangyuan thought the rebels were about to flee; he had men guard the residences of Shenwei, Xiaozhe, and the others, and beheaded two Tiele guards.

孝哲馳白祿山，光遠懼，與長安令蘇震出開遠門，使人奔呼曰：「尹巡門！」 Xiaozhe galloped to report to Lushan. Guangyuan was afraid; he went with Chang'an magistrate Su Zhen out through Kaiyuan Gate and had men run ahead shouting, "The governor is inspecting the gate!"

光遠刺知之，率兵夜趨其所，使百騎彀滿狙其前，命驍士合噪。 Guangyuan learned of it through spies, led troops by night toward their camp, stationed a hundred horsemen with drawn bows to ambush them in front, and ordered his fiercest soldiers to shout in unison.

初，郭子儀與賊戰汲郡，光遠裁率汴師千人援之，不甚力。 Earlier, when Guo Ziyi fought the rebels at Ji Commandery, Guangyuan had led only a thousand Bian troops to his aid and had not exerted himself greatly.

光遠信之，斬處。 Guangyuan believed it and beheaded Chu.

魏城經袁知泰、能元皓等完築，牢甚，光遠不能守，夜潰圍出，奔京師。 The city of Wei had been fully fortified by Yuan Zhitai, Neng Yuanhao, and others and was very strong; Guangyuan could not hold it, broke the siege by night and fled out, and ran to the capital.

先是，岐、隴賊郭愔等掠州縣，峙五堡，光遠至，遣官喻降之。 Earlier, the Qishan and Longyou bandits Guo Yin and others had plundered prefectures and counties and held five fortified camps; when Guangyuan arrived, he sent officials to persuade them to surrender.

帝怒光遠無狀，召還。 The emperor was angry that Guangyuan had behaved without restraint and summoned him back.

會段子璋反東川，李奐敗走成都，光遠進討平之。 When Duan Zizhang rebelled in Dongchuan and Li Huan was defeated and fled to Chengdu, Guangyuan advanced, attacked, and pacified him.