Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Xue Yingzhen 薛盈珍

Attested AD 784 - AD 805

Passages: 10
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Xue Yingzhen was a Military Officer.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Alternate name	Yingzhen	勇珍	Yingzhen

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 799 貞元十五年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 10-11
AD 800 十六年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 12
AD 800 十六年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 40
AD 784 持節
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 194
AD 790 to AD 805 監軍使薛盈珍慮變
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 263-264
AD 797 監軍使薛盈珍慮變
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 153, passages 236-237

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AD 799 貞元十五年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 39

Key source chapters

Career and standing

army supervisor 監軍
AD 799 貞元十五年 · Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 39
army supervisor 監軍
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 11
army supervisor 監軍使
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 236; Old Book of Tang 157, passage 263

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 11; Old Book of Tang 157, passages 39, 263
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 236
Organization Yicheng Army 義成軍 · Relation Supervisor of
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 236

Works and attributed material

False accusation
Memorial · Author · With Yao Nanzhong (姚南仲) · Paraphrased
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 12
AD 800 十六年
Memorial · Author · With Yao Nanzhong (姚南仲) · Paraphrased · false accusation via Cheng Wuying
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 40

Events and relationships

Sealed the treasury and brought five hundred of his men into headquarters, causing uproar
Military · Supervisor
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 263
Sealed treasury and brought five hundred men into headquarters
AD 797 監軍使薛盈珍慮變 · Military · Supervisor
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 236
Seized military administration
AD 799 貞元十五年 · Military · Usurper · With Yao Nanzhong (姚南仲)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 11
Seized military administration
AD 799 貞元十五年 · Political · Usurper of command · With Yao Nanzhong (姚南仲)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 39
Was urged by Lu Tan to withdraw the men
Military · Advisee · With Lu Tan (盧坦)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 264
Relation Advised by · Person Lu Tan (盧坦)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 237

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Relation Superior of · Person Cheng Wuying (程務盈)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 12
Relation Rival of · Person Yao Nanzhong (姚南仲)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 11
Relation Slanderer of · Person Yao Nanzhong (姚南仲)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passages 39-40

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 263

References in the histories

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History

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 157Volume 153 Biographies 103: Yao Nanzhong, Liu Nai, Yuan Gao, Duan Pingzhong, Xue Cuncheng, Lu Tan · 9 passages

監軍薛盈珍恃勢奪軍政，南仲數為盈珍讒毀，德宗頗疑之。 Army supervisor Xue Yingzhen used his power to seize control of military affairs. Yingzhen slandered Nanzhong repeatedly, and Dezong grew quite suspicious of him.

十六年，盈珍遣小使程務盈馳驛奉表，誣奏南仲陰事。 In the sixteenth year Yingzhen sent his aide Cheng Wuying by express relay with a memorial falsely accusing Nanzhong of secret wrongdoing.

南仲裨將曹文洽亦入奏事京師，伺知盈珍表中語。 Nanzhong's lieutenant Cao Wenqia had also come to the capital on official business and learned what Yingzhen's memorial said.

中夜殺務盈，沈盈珍表於廁中，乃自殺。 at midnight he killed Wuying, sank Yingzhen's memorial in the privy, and then took his own life.

德宗曰：「盈珍擾軍政耶？」 Dezong asked, 'Did Yingzhen interfere with military administration?'

南仲對曰：「勇珍不擾軍政，臣自隳陛下法耳。 Nanzhong replied, 'Yingzhen did not interfere with military affairs. I am the one who has broken Your Majesty's law.

如盈珍輩所在有之，雖羊、杜復生，撫百姓，禦三軍，必不能成愷悌父母之政，師律善陣之制矣。」 Men like Yingzhen are everywhere. Even if Yang Hu and Du Yu were reborn, they could not comfort the people and command the armies while achieving a parental rule of kindness or the discipline of proper formations and army law.'

坦嘗為義成軍判官，節度使李復疾篤，監軍使薛盈珍慮變，遽封府庫，入其麾下五百人於使牙，軍中恟々； Tan once served as judge of the Yicheng Army. When military commissioner Li Fu fell gravely ill, army supervisor Xue Yingzhen, fearing trouble, suddenly sealed the treasury and brought five hundred of his own men into headquarters. The army was in uproar;

坦密言於盈珍促收之。 Tan secretly urged Yingzhen to withdraw them at once.

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

賊遣將翟崇暉率精兵寇陳州，未還，汴軍寡，澄度不能制己，又中官薛盈珍持節至，封澄武威郡王，賜實封，乃燔賊旗節自歸。 The rebels sent general Zhai Chonghui with elite troops to raid Chenzhou. Before he returned, Bian had few troops, and Cheng judged that Xilie could no longer control him. Moreover the palace eunuch Xue Yingzhen arrived bearing credentials, enfeoffing Cheng as prince of Wuwei commandery and granting a permanent fief. Cheng thereupon burned the rebel banners and credentials and returned to allegiance.