Sui and Tang · Tang Attendant-in-Chief

Zhang Xingcheng 張行成

Attested AD 649 - AD 683

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Xingcheng was a Tang Attendant-in-Chief.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 649 to AD 683 高宗時
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 141, passages 56-57

Career and standing

Attendant-in-Chief 侍中
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 141, passage 57

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · Addressed to Emperor Gaozong (高宗)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 141, passages 57-60

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 141Volume 141: Treatises 3 Five Elements · 1 passage

侍中張行成奏曰：「天陽也，地陰也，天陽君象，地陰臣象，君宜轉動，臣宜安靜。 Attendant-in-Chief Zhang Xingcheng replied: "Heaven is yang and Earth is yin. Heaven yang symbolizes the ruler; Earth yin symbolizes the minister. The ruler ought to be active; the minister ought to be still.