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[1]Identity and datesZhang Yue was a Tang dynasty chancellor and literary figure; all accounts give 667 as his birth year, while his death year is given as either 731 or 730.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The main person record gives the name Zhang Yue, birth year 667, death year 731, and Tang dynasty affiliation.
Souyun張說 (15153)The profile identifies Zhang Yue as a Tang figure born in 667; the biographical entries give both 667–731 and 667–730, and describe his chancellorship and literary work.
WikidataZhang Yue (Q701545)The English label is Zhang Yue and the English description identifies him as a Chinese chancellor.
[2]Courtesy names and originZhang Yue’s courtesy names were Daoji and Shuozhi; his ancestral origins were in Fanyang, his family lived in Hedong, and he moved to Luoyang in Henan.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The name fields give Shuozhi and Daoji, while the address fields give Luoyang as the registered origin and Hedong as the ancestral region.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entries give Daoji and Shuozhi, identify Henan Luoyang, and describe Fanyang as the earlier origin, Hedong as the family residence, and the later move to Luoyang.
[3]Early examinationsIn his youth Zhang Yue answered an imperial summons, placed in the second class, and received the post of Taizi jiaoshulang; another account places him first in the Worthy and Upright examination during Yongchang.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entries give the alternatives of first place in the Worthy and Upright examination during Yongchang, an examination in 690, and an imperial summons followed by a second-class policy answer and appointment as Taizi jiaoshulang.
[4]Early officesZhang Yue became You buque, participated in compiling the Sanjiao Zhuying, and was promoted to You shi, Inner Fulfiller, and Fengge Sheren.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entries describe the appointment as You buque, participation in compiling the Sanjiao Zhuying, and promotion to You shi, Inner Fulfiller, and Fengge Sheren.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The office list includes You buque and Fengge Sheren, and the works list includes the Sanjiao Zhuying.
[5]Exile and Zhongzong-era officesZhang Yue refused to flatter Zhang Yizhi’s brothers, offended Wu Zetian when they framed Wei Yuanzhong, and was exiled to Qinzhou; after Zhongzong’s restoration he held offices in the Ministries of War and Works, at the Xiuwen Academy, and as Huangmen Shilang.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entries describe the conflict involving Zhang Yizhi’s brothers and Wei Yuanzhong, the exile to Qinzhou, the Huangmen Shilang post, and the later offices in the Ministries of War and Works and at the Xiuwen Academy.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The office list includes the Ministry of War and Works posts and the Xiuwen Academy scholar post.
[6]Ruizong-era advancementIn Jingyun 2, Zhang Yue entered the council, supervised national history, became Shangshu Zuocheng, was later removed from government, and urged Ruizong to place Li Longji in charge of state affairs.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entries give the Jingyun 2 appointment as Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, supervision of national history, the Shangshu Zuocheng post, the end of his participation in government, and his advice concerning Crown Prince Li Longji.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The office list includes Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi and supervision of national history.
[7]Xuanzong’s accessionAfter Xuanzong’s accession, Zhang Yue was rewarded for the policy decision against Princess Taiping, appointed Zhongshu Ling, ennobled as Duke of Yan, and known as Zhang Yanguo.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entries connect the suppression of Princess Taiping with Zhang Yue’s appointment as Zhongshu Ling, ennoblement as Duke of Yan, and name Zhang Yanguo.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The office list includes Zhongshu Ling and the Guogong, or state duke, title.
[8]Military policyZhang Yue later held the Ministry of War, Tong Zhongshu Menxia Sanpin, and Shuofang military-governor posts; he proposed reducing the frontier forces, ending rotating guard duty, and recruiting strong men for palace guard service.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entry gives the Ministry of War, Tong Zhongshu Menxia Sanpin, and Shuofang military-governor posts, together with the proposals concerning frontier forces, hereditary soldiers, rotating guards, and palace guards.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The office list includes a military-governor post, Minister of War, and Tong Zhongshu Menxia Sanpin.
[9]Provincial appointmentsHis disagreement with Yao Chong was followed by appointments as governor of Xiangzhou and Yuezhou.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entries state that disagreement with Yao Chong led to appointments as governor of Xiangzhou and Yuezhou.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The office list gives the provincial-governor post at Xiangzhou and Yuezhou.
[10]Return to the councilIn Kaiyuan 9, Zhang Yue returned to the council and progressed through Minister of War, Tong Zhongshu Menxia Sanpin, Zhongshu Ling, acting Right Chancellor, and Left Chancellor.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entries give the Kaiyuan 9 return to office and the sequence from Minister of War through Tong Zhongshu Menxia Sanpin and Zhongshu Ling to the right and left chancellorships.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The office list includes Minister of War, Tong Zhongshu Menxia Sanpin, Zhongshu Ling, Shangshu Right Chancellor, and Shangshu Left Chancellor.
[11]Late careerIn Kaiyuan 13 Zhang Yue became an academician and director of the Jixian Academy, served as acting Right Chancellor concurrently with Zhongshu Ling during preparations for the eastern Fengshan sacrifice, retired to work on history, and in Kaiyuan 17 returned as Left Chancellor with the title Kaifu Yitong Sansi.
Souyun張說 (15153)The full-text biography gives the Kaiyuan 13 academician and academy-director appointment, the eastern Fengshan preparations, concurrent right chancellorship and Zhongshu Ling post, retirement and historical work, and the Kaiyuan 17 reappointment with Kaifu Yitong Sansi.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The office list includes the Jixian academy and directorate posts, late right-chancellor and academy-supervision posts, and the Left Chancellor title.
[12]Death and posthumous honorsZhang Yue died in Kaiyuan 18 at sixty-four, received the posthumous title Grand Preceptor, and was named Wenzhen.
Souyun張說 (15153)The biographical entries give his death in Kaiyuan 18 at age sixty-four, the posthumous grant of Grand Preceptor, and the name Wenzhen.
[13]Immediate familyZhang Yue’s father was Zhang Zhi, also written Zhang Zhi with the graph 隲; his father-in-law was Yuan Huaishen. His sons and affinal relations included Zhang Jun, Zhang Ji, Zhang Shu, the alternate form 張埱 for the third son, Zheng Yan, and Li Shi, Princess Ningqin.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The kinship entries give Zhang Zhi under two written forms, Yuan Huaishen as father-in-law, Zhang Jun, Zhang Ji and Zhang Shu as sons, Zhang Jun as eldest, Zhang Shu under 張埱 as third son, Zheng Yan as son-in-law, and Li Shi (Princess Ningqin) as daughter-in-law.
[14]Extended familyHis grandsons included Zhang Meng and Zhang Tiao, while Yin Xingguang and Li Boyu were husbands of his sisters’ daughters.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The kinship entries list Yin Xingguang and Li Boyu as husbands of sisters’ daughters, and Zhang Meng and Zhang Tiao as grandsons.
[15]Epitaph relationsZhang Jiuling composed Zhang Yue’s epitaph, and Zhang Yue composed an epitaph for Yao Chong.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The association entries pair Zhang Jiuling with the epitaph for Zhang Yue and Yao Chong with the epitaph composed by Zhang Yue.
[16]Literary positionZhang Yue served as chancellor three times and held literary office for thirty years; his prose was elegant and precise, important court documents often came from him, he excelled in inscriptions and epitaphs, and he was paired with Su Ting as the Yan–Xu great writers.
Souyun張說 (15153)The literary biographies give three chancellorships, thirty years in literary office, the precision and prominence of his prose, his skill in inscriptions and epitaphs, and the shared name Yan–Xu great writers with Su Ting.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The status entry characterizes him as skilled in writing.
[17]Poetic style and criticismZhang Yue’s poetry was plain and vigorous and became more plaintive after Yuezhou; criticism also discusses his palace-style beginnings, later use of analogy and reflection, the force of his five-line sequences, the transformation of his regulated verse, and reservations about his long-line and seven-character regulated verse.
Souyun張說 (15153)The poetic assessments describe the vigorous and plaintive style, the Yuezhou change, palace-style beginnings, later analogy and personal reflection, the force of the five-line sequences, the relation to Shen and Song and Gao and Cen, and criticisms of long-line and seven-character regulated verse.
[18]Collected worksAccounts differ over the transmission of Zhang Yue’s collections: one says the original thirty-volume collection was lost and a twenty-five-volume Zhang Yanggong ji was printed in the Ming, while another says a thirty-volume Zhang Shuozhi wenji circulated.
Souyun張說 (15153)One entry says that the original thirty-volume collection was lost and that a twenty-five-volume Zhang Yanggong ji was printed in the Ming; another says that a thirty-volume Zhang Shuozhi wenji circulated.
[19]Surviving poetryFive volumes of Zhang Yue’s poetry survive in the Complete Tang Poems, with the supplementary collections adding four poems, four fragments, and one title.
Souyun張說 (15153)The poetry entry gives five volumes in the Complete Tang Poems and four additional poems, four fragments, and one title in the supplementary collections.
[20]Other writingsZhang Yue also authored Liang Sigong ji and Qian bencao, each in one volume.
CBDBZhang Yue (31407)The works entries designate Liang Sigong ji and Qian bencao, each in one volume, as works authored by him.
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