Li Baozhen (李抱真) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Baozhen was a general and Official.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Death

AD 785 to AD 805 貞元初以降
Cause elixir poisoning 餌丹
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 181
AD 794 貞元十年六月
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 150, passage 70
died
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 161, passage 169

Age

62
Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 181

Attested activity

AD 762 to AD 794 唐潞州節度使
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 187
AD 773 to AD 794 唐潞州節度使
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 45
AD 779 to AD 805 李抱真卒
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 161, passage 169
AD 784 興元初
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passages 153-154, 157
AD 785 貞元初
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passage 170
AD 785 to AD 805 貞元初以降
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passages 170-171, 181

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AD 794 貞元十年六月
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 150, passage 70

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Father of Li Zhen (李振之父)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 45
Parent of Grandfather of Li Zhen (李振之祖)
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 187-188
Ancestor of Li Zhen (李振)
great-grandson 曾孫 · 3 generations
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 187; New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 45
Parent of Li Jian (李緘)
son 子
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 182

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Career and standing

Acting Left Vice Director 檢校左僕射
AD 784 興元初 · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 153
Acting Minister of Works 檢校司空
AD 784 興元初 · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 169
Concurrent Grand Councilor 同中書門下平章事
AD 784 興元初 · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 153
Minister of Works 司空
Declined · Quantity 7
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 178
Tang military governor of Luzhou 唐潞州節度使
AD 773 to AD 794 唐潞州節度使 · Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 45
military commissioner of Lu 潞州節度使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 187

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regional command 所鎮
AD 785 貞元初 · Restored
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 170
Left Vice Director 左僕射
Returned
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 178
actual fief of six hundred households 實封六百戶
AD 784 興元初 · Granted
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 169
Grand Guardian 太保
AD 785 to AD 805 貞元初以降 · Posthumously granted
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 199
Prince of Yiyang Commandery 義陽郡王
AD 784 興元初 · Advanced
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 153
Duke of Niguo 倪國公
AD 784 興元初 · Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 153
Entered
Illness
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 178

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 138, passage 153
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 45
AD 773 to AD 794 唐潞州節度使
At Luzhou 潞州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 45

Learning and skills

Belief Daoist immortality arts 方士不死 · Relation Adherent of
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 173

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Wang Wujun (王武俊)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passages 160-163
Speech · Speaker · With Lu Xuanqing (盧玄卿)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passages 158-159
Speech · Speaker
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 176

Events and relationships

Adorned terraces and ponds
Personal · Subject
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 172
Came to court
AD 785 貞元初 · Court · Attendee · At capital 京師
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 170
Defeated
AD 784 興元初 · Military · Commander · With Zhu Tao (硃滔) · At Jingcheng 經城
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 168
Ingested elixir
Medical · Patient
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passages 179, 181
Practiced crane riding after dream
Religious · Subject
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 177
Sent retainer
AD 784 興元初 · Persuasion · Principal · With Jia Lin (賈林)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 157

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Visited
AD 784 興元初 · Diplomatic · Envoy persuader · With Wang Wujun (王武俊)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passages 158, 160, 164
Relation Superior of · Person Jia Lin (賈林)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 157
Relation Sworn brother of · Person Wang Wujun (王武俊)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 167
Relation Superior of · Person Lu Xuanqing (盧玄卿)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 158

Assessments and attributes

Assessment delighted in scholars and sought worthies with humble rites and rich gifts · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 171

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 45
Value historical
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 187

References in the histories

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History

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 18Volume 18 Book of Later Liang 18: Biographies 8: Zhang Wenyu, Xue Yiju, Zhang Ce, Du Xiao, Jing Xiang, Li Zhen · 1 passage

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李振，字興緒，唐潞州節度使抱真之曾孫也。 Li Zhen, styled Xingxu, was great-grandson of Li Baozhen, Tang military commissioner of Lu.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 138Volume 138 Biographies 63: · 11 passages

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興元初，檢校左僕射、同中書門下平章事，繇倪國公進義陽郡王。 Early in the Xingyuan era he was made Acting Left Vice Director and Concurrent Grand Councilor, advanced from Duke of Niguo to Prince of Yiyang.

抱真乃遣客賈林以大義說武俊，使合從擊滔，武俊許諾，而內猶豫。 Baozhen sent his retainer Jia Lin to persuade Wang Wujun on grounds of loyalty to join against Zhu Tao. Wujun agreed outwardly but remained undecided within.

抱真將自造其壁，諉軍事于司馬盧玄卿曰：「吾此行，系時安危，使遂不還，部勒以聽天子命，惟子； Baozhen resolved to visit Wujun in person. He entrusted military affairs to his marshal Lu Xuanqing, saying, "This journey bears on the fate of the realm. If I do not return, hold the army to the emperor's command—that is yours alone;

武俊感其不疑，乃益恭，指心誓天曰：「此身已許公死矣！」 Moved by Baozhen's trust, Wujun grew all the more respectful. Pointing to his heart he swore to heaven, "This life is yours to the death!"

抱真喜士，聞世賢者，必欲與之遊，雖小善，皆卑禮厚幣數千里邀致之，至無可錄，徐徐以禮謝。 Baozhen delighted in scholars and sought out the worthy wherever he heard of them, sending humble invitations and rich gifts across thousands of li even for modest talents. When a guest proved unworthy, he dismissed him with courtesy.

抱真表署幕府。 Baozhen had him appointed to his staff.

抱真子緘其子殿中侍御史緘匿喪，與其屬盧會昌元仲經謀，會諸將，仲經詭抱真令曰：「吾疾不任事，令緘典軍，勉佐之。」 Baozhen's son Jian, a Palace Attendant Censor, concealed his father's death. With his subordinates Lu Huichang and Yuan Zhongjing he assembled the generals; Zhongjing forged an order in Baozhen's name: "My illness prevents me from governing. Jian shall command the army—assist him faithfully."

會昌即為抱真表，翌日，令諸將署章，請以節付緘。 Huichang immediately sent a memorial in Baozhen's name; the next day he had the generals sign a petition asking that command be given to Jian.

天子已聞抱真喪，遣使者馳入軍，詔以事屬大將王延貴。 The emperor had already learned of Baozhen's death and sent an envoy racing to the army, ordering that command pass to the senior general Wang Yangui.

緘謾若抱真疾，請詰朝見，凡三日，緘乃出見使者，陳兵甚嚴。 Jian pretended Baozhen was merely ill and asked to receive the envoy the next morning. For three days he delayed; when he finally appeared before the envoy, his troops were drawn up in strict array.

詔贈抱真太保。 An edict posthumously made Baozhen Grand Guardian.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 161Volume 161 Biographies 86: Zhang, Zhao, Li, Zheng, Xu, Wang, Feng, Yu · 1 passage

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李抱真卒，伉持節臨吊，歸之帛，不受，又致京師，伉上表固拒。 When Li Baozhen died, Kang went with credentials to offer condolences; he refused the returned silks, and when they were sent again to the capital he memorialized firmly refusing them.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 43Volume 43 Miscellaneous Biographies 23: Shi Shucong, Li Yanwei, Li Zhen, Pei Di, Wei Zhen, Kong Xun, Sun Dezhao, Wang Jingrao, Jiang Yin · 1 passage

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李振，字興緒，其祖抱真，唐潞州節度使。 Li Zhen, courtesy name Xingxu, was grandson of Baozhen, Tang military governor of Luzhou.