Sui and Tang · Official

Man sharing Cui Jingsi’s name

Attested AD 705

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Man sharing Cui Jingsi’s name was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 705 反正
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 5

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 141Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 1 passage

及反正，有與敬嗣同姓名者，每擬官，帝輒超拜，後召見，悟非是。 After the restoration, there was a man who shared Jingsi's name; whenever an appointment was proposed, the emperor would repeatedly promote him by special decree. When he was later summoned for an audience, the emperor realized this was not the right man.