Overview
Emperor Xuanzong was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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Career and standing
Succeeded to throne
AD 846 宣宗嗣位
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 184Volume 184 Biographies 109: Ma, Yang, Lu, Lu · 6 passages
宣宗嗣位，白敏中當國，凡德裕所不善，悉不次用之，故植以刑部侍郎領諸道鹽鐵轉運使，遷戶部，俄同中書門下平章事，進中書侍郎。
After Emperor Xuanzong took the throne, Bai Minzhong directed the state; everyone Li Deyu had disliked was promoted out of turn, so Zhi served as Vice Minister of Justice while heading the salt-and-iron transport commissioners of all circuits, moved to the Ministry of Revenue, and soon became Grand Councillor, rising to Vice Director of the Secretariat.
初，左軍中尉馬元贄最為帝寵信，賜通天犀帶。
Earlier, Left Army Commandant Ma Yuanzan was the emperor's most favored and trusted man and was given a belt of penetrating-heaven rhinoceros horn.
它日對便殿，帝識其帶，以詰植，植震恐，具言狀，於是罷為天平軍節度使。
On another day in the informal audience hall the emperor recognized his belt and questioned Zhi; terrified, Zhi told the whole story, and was removed to serve as military governor of Tianping.
中丞令狐援故事論救，宣宗釋不問。
Vice Censor-in-Chief Linghu Yuan cited precedent in pleading for leniency, and Emperor Xuanzong let the matter drop.
宣宗追加順、憲二宗尊號，有司議改造廟主，署新謚，詔百官議。
When Emperor Xuanzong added posthumous honorific titles for Emperors Shun and Xian, the relevant offices debated remaking temple tablets and affixing new posthumous designations, and an edict ordered all officials to discuss it.
父愨，宣宗時，終武昌軍節度使。
His father Que, under Emperor Xuanzong, ended as military governor of Wuchang.