Sui and Tang · Drafting Official

Lu Hongxuan 盧弘宣

Attested c. AD 821 - AD 837

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Lu Hongxuan was a Drafting Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. AD 821 to c. AD 824 長慶
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 99
AD 837 開成二年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 173, passages 246-247
AD 836 開成元年七月
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 301

Key source chapters

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 160 Volume 156 Biographies 106: Yu Di, Han Hong, Wang Zhixing 1 passage
New Book of Tang, Chapter 172 Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan 1 passage
New Book of Tang, Chapter 173 Volume 173 Biographies 98: Pei Du 1 passage

Career and standing

Attendant-in-Ordinary 給事中
AD 836 開成元年七月 · Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 301
Ministry of Personnel bureau director 吏部郎中
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 247

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 301; New Book of Tang 173, passage 247

Events and relationships

Conveyed emperor intent
Diplomatic · Imperial envoy · With Pei Du (裴度)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 247
Sealed and returned edict
AD 836 開成元年七月 · Political · Actor · With Wang Yanping (王晏平)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 301

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 99; New Book of Tang 173, passage 247
Value historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 301

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 160Volume 156 Biographies 106: Yu Di, Han Hong, Wang Zhixing · 1 passage

給事中韋溫、薛廷老、盧弘宣封還制書，改永州司戶。 Attendants-in-Ordinary Wei Wen, Xue Tinglao, and Lu Hongxuan sealed and returned the edict; Yanping was reassigned as registrar of Yongzhou.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 1 passage

給事中韋溫、薛廷老、盧弘宣等還詔不敢下，改永州司戶參軍。 Drafting officials Wei Wen, Xue Tinglao, and Lu Hongxuan returned the edict unissued; he was reassigned as revenue clerk of Yongzhou.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 173Volume 173 Biographies 98: Pei Du · 1 passage

度牢辭老疾，帝命吏部郎中盧弘宣諭意曰：「為朕臥護北門可也。」 Du firmly declined on grounds of age and illness. The emperor sent Lu Hongxuan of the Ministry of Personnel to say, "Guard the northern gate for me from your bed if need be."