Di Renjie

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1. 678 大理寺丞 儀鳳
2. 683 州刺史 弘道
3. 688 州刺史 垂拱
4. 688 州刺史 垂拱
5. 691 判尚書省 天授
6. 691 同鳳閣鸞臺平章事 天授
7. 691 地官侍郎 天授
8. 692 縣令 長壽
9. 696 州刺史 萬歲通天
10. 696 州刺史 萬歲通天
11. 697 同鳳閣鸞臺平章事 神功
12. 697 州刺史 萬歲通天
13. 697 鸞臺侍郎 神功
14. 698 元帥 聖曆
15. 699 州刺史 聖曆
16. 710 國公 景雲

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• 懷英 字
• 文惠 諡號
• 狄梁公 未詳

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• 書法家
• 詩人
• [宰相]

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1. [1] Name, dates and status Di Renjie was a Tang dynasty official and chancellor, born in 630 and dying in 700.
   • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB gives his name as Di Renjie, his dates as 630–700, his dynasty as Tang, and lists chancellor among his statuses.
   • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material gives the name Di Renjie, the dates 630 and 700, and the early Tang dynasty.
   • WikidataDi Renjie (Q445747)Wikidata describes him as a Chinese official, with birth in 630 and death in 700, and also carries a variant death year of 704.
2. [2] Courtesy name and native place His courtesy name was Huaiying and his native place was Taiyuan in Bingzhou.
   • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records his courtesy name as Huaiying and his native place as Taiyuan.
   • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records his courtesy name as Huaiying and his home as Taiyuan in Bingzhou, present-day Taiyuan, Shanxi.
   • WikidataDi Renjie (Q445747)Wikidata gives his courtesy name as Huaiying.
3. [3] Posthumous name and title His posthumous name was Wenhui and he was commonly known as Duke of Liang.
   • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records the posthumous name Wenhui and the alternative name Di Lianggong.
   • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records the posthumous name Wenhui and the title Liang Gong.
   • WikidataDi Renjie (Q445747)Wikidata records the posthumous name Wenhui and the alias Di Lianggong.
4. [4] Examination and first posts He entered office through the mingjing examination and first served at Bianzhou and Bingzhou.
   • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records a mingjing degree, alongside a generic jinshi entry, and posts at Bianzhou and Bingzhou.
   • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records the mingjing degree, the post of judicial assistant at Bianzhou and the transfer to Bingzhou as legal officer.
5. [5] Judicial review and provincial posts He served in the court of judicial review, the censorate, the revenue bureau and as prefect of Ningzhou.
   • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB places his service as assistant director of the Court of Judicial Review in the Yifeng era and lists the censorate, revenue and Ningzhou posts.
   • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records the 17,000 backlogged cases, his reputation for fairness, and the Ningzhou prefecture.
6. [6] Service under Empress Wu Under Empress Wu he held the Winter Office vice ministry, a Jiangnan commission, the right assistant directorate and several prefectures.
   • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records the Winter Office vice ministry, the commissioner post in the Jiangnan circuit, the post of right assistant director, and the Yuzhou, Fuzhou and Mingzhou appointments; it places the adjutancy at Mingzhou, not Luozhou.
   • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records the transfer to right assistant director, the Yuzhou and Fuzhou prefectures, and the move to Luozhou as adjutant.
7. [7] Appointment as chancellor In 691 he became vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue, acting head of the Department of State Affairs and chancellor.
   • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records the 691 appointments and lists him as chancellor.
   • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records the 691 appointment as vice minister, acting head of the department and chancellor.
   • WikidataDi Renjie (Q445747)Wikidata describes him as a chancellor of Empress Wu's time.
8. [8] Imprisonment and demotion He was imprisoned on Lai Junchen's accusation and demoted to magistrate of Pengze.
   • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records the demotion to magistrate of Pengze in the Changshou era.
   • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records the imprisonment on Lai Junchen's charge and the demotion to Pengze.
9. [9] Empress Wu's regard Empress Wu valued him and admired his refusal to learn the names of those who had slandered him.
   • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records that Empress Wu admired and valued him, citing the exchange over his good administration at Runan, when he declined to learn the names of his slanderers.
10. [10] Return to the chancellorship He returned to court in 697 as vice minister of the Chancellery and chancellor, then director of the Chancellery and chief censor.
    • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records the Weizhou and Youzhou posts and the 697 appointments as Luantai vice minister, chancellor, Nayan and chief censor.
    • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records the recall as prefect of Weizhou, the transfer to Youzhou, the 697 chancellorship, the Nayan appointment with the censorate office, and the honorary rank.
11. [11] Hebei campaign He commanded the Hebei circuit army against the Turks and was enfeoffed Duke of Yan.
    • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records him as commander of the Hebei circuit and later as director of the Secretariat; the command is given elsewhere as deputy commander.
    • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records him as deputy commander and pacification commissioner against the Turks, his return as director of the Secretariat and the enfeoffment as Duke of Yan; the Tangshi da cidian gives the command as commander.
12. [12] Restoration of the Tang line His remonstrance led Empress Wu to restore the Tang succession.
    • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records his remonstrance against Wu Sansi and the restoration of the Tang succession.
13. [13] Death and posthumous honours He died in 700 and received posthumous honours from Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong.
    • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records his death in 700, the posthumous grant of right chancellor and the enfeoffment as duke in the Jingyun era.
    • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records his death in the third year of Shengli, the posthumous grants and the enfeoffment as Duke of Liang.
    • WikidataDi Renjie (Q445747)Wikidata gives 15 August 700 as his date of death, with a variant of 704.
14. [14] Reputation and calligraphy He was known for recommending able men, for poetry and prose, and for calligraphy; he wrote the epitaph of Yuan Gongyu.
    • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB lists him as calligrapher and poet and records that in the first year of Jiushi he composed and wrote out the epitaph of Yuan Gongyu.
    • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material says he was good at recommending able men and capable in poetry and prose.
15. [15] Writings His Jiafan and collected works are lost; one poem survives and Liang Gong Jiu Jian is associated with him.
    • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB lists Liang Gong Jiu Jian, the Jiafan and a collected works among his writings.
    • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material records a Jiafan in one juan and collected works in ten juan, now lost, with one poem preserved in the Quan Tangshi.
16. [16] Family His father, sons, grandson and later descendants are recorded.
    • CBDBDi Renjie (3840)CBDB records his father Di Zhixun, his nephew Di Jiao, his sons and grandson, and the fourteenth-generation descendants Di Fei and Di Guobin.
    • Souyun狄仁傑 (18149)The biographical material names him as a son of Di Zhixun.