Li Di

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1. 1014 尚書省吏部員外郎
2. 1014 知某州軍州事
3. 1015 右諫議大夫
4. 1015 知某府軍府事
5. 1015 集賢院學士
6. 1016 轉運使
7. 1017 參知政事
8. 1020 同中書門下平章事
9. 1022 上護軍
10. 1022 知某州軍州事
11. 1025 刑部侍郎
12. 1025 知某州軍州事
13. 1033 同中書門下平章事
14. 1035 知某州軍州事

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FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 復古 字
• 文定 諡號

StatusCBDB

• [財政官員]
• [宰執]

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name and dates Li Di was born in 971 and died in 1047.
   • CBDBLi Di (1096)The main person entry gives the name Li Di and the years 971 and 1047.
   • Souyun李迪 (27769)The profile and three biographical texts identify Li Di and give 971 as his birth year and 1047 as his death year.
   • WikidataLi Di (Q11098100)The entity is labelled Li Di and its birth and death statements give 971 and 1047.
2. [2] Period and office Li Di was a Northern Song official.
   • CBDBLi Di (1096)The main entry places him in the Song dynasty, while the office entries include Jiangzuo Jiancheng and Canzhi Zhengshi.
   • Souyun李迪 (27769)The profile identifies him as Northern Song and the titles and biographies establish his official career.
   • WikidataLi Di (Q11098100)The entity summary identifies him as a Song-dynasty person.
3. [3] Courtesy and posthumous names His courtesy name was Fugu and his posthumous name Wending.
   • CBDBLi Di (1096)The alternate-name entries identify Fugu as the courtesy name and Wending as the posthumous name.
   • Souyun李迪 (27769)The profile and biographical texts give the courtesy name Fugu and the posthumous name Wending.
   • WikidataLi Di (Q11098100)The English aliases and name statements provide Fugu and Wending.
4. [4] Native and ancestral affiliation The evidence gives both Kaifeng and Puzhou Juancheng as places of affiliation, with Juancheng also treated as a former residence, and gives Zhao Commandery or Zhao Prefecture as the ancestral origin.
   • CBDBLi Di (1096)The address entries label Kaifeng as the registered native place, Juancheng as a former residence, and Zhao Prefecture as the ancestral place.
   • Souyun李迪 (27769)The profile and biographies call him a native of Puzhou Juancheng, identify modern northern Juancheng in Shandong, and give Zhao Commandery as the ancestral origin.
5. [5] Examination discrepancy The examination year and era name differ: one text gives Jingde 2 (1005), while another gives Jingyou 2; both describe a first-place Presented Scholar result.
   • CBDBLi Di (1096)The examination entry classifies him as a Presented Scholar and gives the top rank.
   • Souyun李迪 (27769)The biographies disagree on the examination era, giving Jingde 2 (1005) in one passage and Jingyou 2 in another, while both state that he ranked first.
6. [6] Early appointments He received the Jiangzuo Jiancheng appointment, served as tongpan of Xuzhou and Yanzhou, and in Jingde 4 (1007) was promoted to Zhuzuo Lang and Director of the Historiography Institute.
   • Souyun李迪 (27769)The biographies list Jiangzuo Jiancheng, the Xuzhou and Yanzhou tongpan posts, Zhuzuo Lang, and the Historiography Institute.
   • CBDBLi Di (1096)The office entries include Jiangzuo Jiancheng and Xuzhou service.
7. [7] Regional and transport service In Dazhong Xiangfu 4 (1011) he governed Bozhou, in the eighth year governed Yongxing Commandery, and in the ninth served as Shaanxi Circuit Transport Commissioner before entering the Hanlin Academy.
   • Souyun李迪 (27769)The biographies give the Bozhou, Yongxing Commandery, Shaanxi transport, and Hanlin appointments in sequence.
   • CBDBLi Di (1096)The office entries include the Bozhou governorship and the Shaanxi Circuit transport post.
8. [8] Military and central appointments Li Di knew the garrisons and grain provisioning of Shaanxi and attracted Emperor Zhenzong’s notice; he became Jishizhong and Canzhi Zhengshi in Tianxi 1 (1017), then Vice Minister of Personnel concurrently serving as Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi in Tianxi 4 (1020), succeeding Kou Zhun as chief councillor.
   • Souyun李迪 (27769)The biographies describe his knowledge of the Shaanxi military and grain supply, Zhenzong’s recognition, the Tianxi appointments, and his succession to Kou Zhun.
   • CBDBLi Di (1096)The office entries date Canzhi Zhengshi to 1017 and Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi to 1020.
9. [9] Reasons for demotion He fell out with Ding Wei and was sent to Yunzhou; after Renzong’s accession and during Empress Liu’s regency he was demoted to Assistant Military Commissioner of Hengzhou, with the stated reason varying between offending Ding Wei and opposing Liu’s appointment as empress.
   • Souyun李迪 (27769)The three biographies describe the conflict with Ding Wei, the move to Yunzhou, and the demotion to Hengzhou with differing explanations: two connect it with Ding Wei and one with opposition to Liu becoming empress.
10. [10] Recall and regional governorships Soon after the demotion he governed Shuzhou and later governed Jiangning, Yan, Qing, Henan, and Heyang.
    • Souyun李迪 (27769)The biographies list the recall to Shuzhou and the later governorships of Jiangning, Yan, Qing, Henan, and Heyang.
    • CBDBLi Di (1096)The office entries include the Shuzhou governorship, dated 1022–1025.
11. [11] Return to the council After Renzong took personal control, Li Di was recalled in Mingdao 2 from the posts of Minister of Works and governor of Heyang to become Grand Academician of the Palace of Political Provisions and Acting Director of the Department of State Affairs, then returned to the council.
    • Souyun李迪 (27769)The biography describes Renzong’s personal rule, the Mingdao 2 recall from Minister of Works and Heyang, the new senior appointments, and the return to the council.
    • CBDBLi Di (1096)The office entries include Grand Academician of the Palace of Political Provisions.
12. [12] Later offices and death In Jingyou 2 (1035) he was removed from Bozhou and, after falling out with Lü Yijian, sent to govern Mizhou, Xuzhou, and Yanzhou; he retired as Grand Tutor to the Heir Apparent and died in Qingli 7 (1047) at age seventy-seven.
    • Souyun李迪 (27769)The biographies describe the Jingyou 2 Bozhou and Mizhou–Xuzhou–Yanzhou appointments, retirement as Grand Tutor to the Heir Apparent, and death at seventy-seven in 1047.
    • CBDBLi Di (1096)The office entries include Mizhou, Xuzhou, and Bozhou in 1035, while the main entry gives the death year as 1047.
    • WikidataLi Di (Q11098100)The death statement gives the year 1047.
13. [13] Additional titles His other offices and titles covered remonstrance, academies, ministries, court institutions, military governorship, senior honorific posts, the acting directorship of the Department of State Affairs, and grain administration.
    • Souyun李迪 (27769)The profile lists grain administration, Jixian and Zizheng academicianships, military governorship, heir-apparent tutorship, remonstrance, ministerial, and acting-director titles.
    • CBDBLi Di (1096)The office entries also give Guogong, Shangshuling, Taishi, Zhongshuling, Shanghujun, Shizhong, Sikong, Taichang Qing, Taichang Shaoqing, Taifu, Minister of Punishments, Right Admonition Grandee, Zizheng Academician, Jixian Academician, a Personnel vice-director, and Vice Minister of Punishments.
14. [14] Ancestors and collateral kin His family included great-grandfather Li Zaiqin, grandfather Li Lingxun, father Li Hu, brother Li Mai, great-grandmother Pan as Li Zaiqin’s wife, and grandmother Bai as Li Lingxun’s wife.
    • CBDBLi Di (1096)The kinship entries name the ancestors, father, brother, and the two female elders with their marital relationships.
15. [15] Children and in-laws The kinship entries identify four sons, four sons-in-law, Sun Fu as the husband of a niece, and Zhang Dun as a grandson.
    • CBDBLi Di (1096)The kinship entries identify Li Jianzi, Li Yanchun, Li Huizhi, and Li Buzhi as sons, Chen Xigu and the other three named men as sons-in-law, Sun Fu as the husband of a niece, and Zhang Dun as a grandson.
16. [16] Collateral descendants The kinship entries identify Li Suzhi, Li Jizhi, and Li Chengda as collateral nephews, Li Tao and Li Xiaoji as grandchildren, Li Xiaoshou as a nephew-grandson, Li Pei as a great-grandson, and Li Minzhi and Li Shi as direct descendants.
    • CBDBLi Di (1096)The kinship entries list three collateral nephews, two grandchildren, a nephew-grandson, a great-grandson, and two direct descendants.
17. [17] Political associations Li Di was at odds with Ding Wei and Lü Yijian, and his relation with Lin Te involved opposition and denunciation.
    • Souyun李迪 (27769)The biographies describe his conflicts with Ding Wei and Lü Yijian.
    • CBDBLi Di (1096)The association entry characterizes the relationship with Lin Te as opposition and denunciation.
18. [18] Commemorative texts and recruitment Fan Zhongyan wrote a sacrificial text for him, Zhang Fangping his spirit-way inscription, and Song Qi a letter; Zhang Geng sought to recruit Li Di as a staff adviser but was refused.
    • CBDBLi Di (1096)The association entries record Fan Zhongyan’s sacrificial text, Zhang Geng’s unsuccessful recruitment, Zhang Fangping’s spirit-way inscription, and Song Qi’s letter.
19. [19] Poems Two poems by Li Di are included among the poems transmitted today.
    • Souyun李迪 (27769)The poetic entry ends by stating that two poems by Li Di are included.