Sui and Tang · Official and Rebel

Peng Yan 彭偃

Attested AD 779 - AD 783

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Peng Yan was an official and Rebel.

Life and dates

Death

Executed · At before Anguo Temple 安國寺前 · Authority Li Sheng (李晟)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 131, passage 214

Attested activity

AD 779 大曆末
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 131, passage 169
AD 783 建中四年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 131, passages 6, 212

Career and standing

Secretariat Drafter 中書舍人
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 131, passage 213
Vice Director of the Ministry of Justice 都官員外郎
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 131, passage 169

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · Addressed to Dezong (德宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 131, passages 176-208

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 131Volume 127 Biographies 77: Yao Lingyan, Zhang Guangcheng, Yuan Xiu, Qiao Lin, Zhang She, Jiang Zhen, Hong Jinglun, Peng Yan · 4 passages

彭偃，少負俊才，銳於進取，為當塗者所抑，形於言色。 Peng Yan possessed outstanding talent in youth, was keen to advance, was suppressed by those in power, and showed it in speech and countenance.

偃獻議曰： Yan submitted a proposal, saying:

偃以才地當掌文誥，以躁求為時論所抑，鬱鬱不得志。 Yan, by talent and position, ought to have managed literary edicts, but because of impatient striving was suppressed in contemporary opinion and nursed resentment unable to realize his ambitions.

硃泚素知之，得偃甚喜，偽署中書舍人，僭號辭令，皆偃為之。 Zhu Ci had long known him; obtaining Yan he was very pleased and appointed him nominal Secretariat Drafter; usurpation proclamations and orders were all written by Yan.