Sui and Tang · Military Governor

Le Yanzhen 樂彥禎

Attested AD 881 - AD 888

Passages: 12
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Le Yanzhen was a Military Governor.

Life and dates

Death

Died of anger and fear
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 125
Distress
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 117

Attested activity

AD 881 中和四年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 103
AD 884 中和四年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 111
AD 888 文德元年春
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 181, passages 125, 130

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Le Congxun (樂從訓)
father 父
son 子
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 107; Old Book of Tang 181, passage 115
Child of Le Shaoji (樂少寂)
father 父
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 102; Old Book of Tang 185, passage 94

Career and standing

Left Vice Director and Grand Councilor 尚書左僕射、同平章事
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 103
Military governor of Weibo 魏博節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passages 109-110
Wei-Bo military governor 節度觀察處置等使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 102

Places and affiliations

Tang 唐
Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 109
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 2
At Weizhou 魏州 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 93
At Weizhou 魏州
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 101

Events and relationships

Built outer wall
Construction · Director
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 114
Relation Served under · Person Han Jian (韓簡)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 104

Assessments and attributes

Assessment arrogant and lawless · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 105
Assessment proud and lawless · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 113

References in the histories

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History

12 passages

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 185Volume 181 Biographies 131: Shi Xiancheng, Zi Xiaozhang, He Jintao, Han Yunzhong, Li Yanzhen, Luo Hongxin · 12 passages

史憲誠子孝章何進滔子弘敬韓允忠子簡樂彥禎子從訓羅弘信子威 Shi Xiancheng and his son Xiaozhang; He Jintao and his son Hongjing; Han Yunzhong and his son Jian; Le Yanzhen and his son Congxun; Luo Hongxin and his son Wei

樂彥禎，魏州人也。 Le Yanzhen was a native of Weizhou.

彥禎少為本州軍校。 Yanzhen had been a regimental officer in the local army from youth.

韓簡之領節旄也，以彥禎為馬步軍都虞候，轉博州刺史。 When Han Jian took command, he made Yanzhen chief commandant of cavalry and infantry, then transferred him to prefect of Bo.

彥禎以一軍先歸，魏人遂共立之。 Yanzhen brought his division home first, and the Wei troops thereupon acclaimed him as their commander.

僖宗自蜀回，加開府儀同三司，冊拜司徒。 When Emperor Xizong returned from Shu, Yanzhen was made Grand General with Honorary Staff of Three Offices and ceremonially appointed Minister of Education.

彥禎志滿驕大，動多不法。 Yanzhen grew arrogant and overbearing, and his conduct was often lawless.

彥禎因命為六州都指揮使。 Yanzhen then appointed him overall commander of the six prefectures.

彥禎危憤而卒，眾推都將趙文㺹知留後事。 Yanzhen died in distress and anger. The troops acclaimed Chief Commander Zhao Wenkan to manage affairs as acting regent.

弘信少從戎役，歷事節度使韓簡、樂彥禎。 Hongxin entered military service young and served under the military governors Han Jian and Le Yanzhen.

光啟末，彥禎子從訓忌牙軍，出居於外，軍眾廢彥禎，推趙文㺹權主軍州事。 At the end of the Guangqi era, Yanzhen's son Congxun, fearing the yamen guard, moved outside the city. The troops deposed Yanzhen and put Zhao Wenkan in charge of military and civil affairs.

變易主帥，有同兒戲，如史憲誠、何進滔、韓君雄、樂彥禎，皆為其所立。 Replacing commanders was child's play to them. Shi Xiancheng, He Jintao, Han Junxiong, and Le Yanzhen had all been installed by the guard.