Lu Lun

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1. 771 縣尉 大曆
2. 779 府戸曹参軍 大曆
3. 780 縣令 建中
4. 784 奉天行營副元帥判官 興元
5. 784 轉運使幕佐 興元
6. 777 秘書省校書郎

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• 盧尚書 未詳

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1. [1] Dates and identity The dates of Lu Lun’s life are given in several forms, including c. 748–c. 798 or 799, c. 737–c. 799, 743–799, and 739–799; he is identified as a Tang poet and man of letters.
   • CBDBLu Lun (92328)This record identifies Lu Lun as a Tang poet and man of letters.
   • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The biographical entries give the c. 748–c. 798 or 799, c. 737–c. 799, 748–c. 799, and 799 forms of the chronology and place him among Tang poets.
   • WikidataLu Lun (Q847745)The English label and description identify Lu Lun as a poet, while the date values give 739 and 799.
2. [2] Courtesy name and alias Lu Lun’s courtesy name was Yunyan, and Lushangshu is also listed as an alternative name.
   • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The name data gives Yunyan as the courtesy name and Lushangshu as another name.
   • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The biographical entries identify Yunyan as his courtesy name.
   • WikidataLu Lun (Q847745)The name and claim data list Lushangshu and Yunyan as alternative names.
3. [3] Origin Lu Lun came from Hedong Puzhou, identified with modern Yongji in Shanxi, and his ancestral home was Fanyang, identified with modern Zhuozhou in Hebei.
   • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The address data lists Puzhou as his native place and Fanyang as his ancestral home.
   • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The biographical material identifies him as a native of Hedong Puzhou, gives modern Yongji, and places his ancestral commandery at Fanyang with modern Zhuozhou.
4. [4] Examinations and refuge From the end of the Tianbao era to the beginning of the Dali era, Lu Lun repeatedly failed the presented-scholar examination; after the An–Shi disturbances began, he took refuge in Poyang and became a friend of Ji Zhongfu.
   • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The biographical entries describe his repeated unsuccessful examination attempts, his refuge in Poyang during the An–Shi disturbances, and his friendship with Ji Zhongfu.
   • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The examination entry places him in the presented-scholar category.
5. [5] Early appointments Recommended by Wang Jin and Yuan Zai, Lu Lun became assistant magistrate of Wenxiang in Dali 6 (771), then held appointments at the Jixian Academy, the Palace Library, Shanzhou, and Mixian in Henan.
   • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The biographical entry names Wang Jin and Yuan Zai as recommenders and lists the Wenxiang, Jixian Academy, Palace Library, Shanzhou, and Mixian appointments.
   • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The appointment data gives Dali 6 and 771 for the Wenxiang county post and lists the other offices and locations.
6. [6] Jianzhong crisis Lu Lun became magistrate of Zhaoying in early Jianzhong, was briefly caught by Zhu Ci’s rebels, and the following year was appointed a staff judge by Hun Jian; after the conflict he followed Hun Jian to Hezhong and reached a langzhong post in the Ministry of Revenue.
   • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The biographical material records the Zhaoying appointment, his capture during the Zhu Ci rebellion, Hun Jian’s appointment of him as a judge, his service at Hezhong, and his later Ministry of Revenue title.
   • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The appointment data confirms the 780 Zhaoying post, the 784 judge post, and the Ministry of Revenue office.
7. [7] Xingyuan appointments In Xingyuan 1, or 784, Lu Lun served as a judge in the Fengtian headquarters of the Deputy Marshal and as an aide in the transport commissioner’s office.
   • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The two appointment entries both date to Xingyuan 1, 784, and give the offices of judge in the Fengtian headquarters and aide in the transport commissioner’s office.
8. [8] Imperial summons and death In 797–798, Wei Qumou praised his nephew before Emperor Dezong, who summoned Lu Lun to the inner palace to compose a poem in response to an imperial poem and promoted him to a Ministry of Revenue langzhong; he died soon afterward at Hezhong.
   • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The biographical entries describe Wei Qumou’s recommendation, the imperial summons and response poem, the promotion to Ministry of Revenue langzhong, and Lu Lun’s subsequent death at Hezhong.
   • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The appointment data lists the Ministry of Revenue langzhong office.
9. [9] Father Lu Lun’s father was Lu Zhihan, who lived from 717 to 757.
   • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The kinship data names Lu Zhihan as his father and gives the years 717 and 757.
10. [10] Children and grandchildren The kinship data lists five sons—Lu Hongzheng, Lu Jianneng, Lu Jianci, Lu Hongzhi, and Lu Jianqiu—with their recorded dates, and two grandsons, Lu Rubi and Lu Siye.
    • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The kinship data lists the five sons, their death or birth-and-death years, and the grandsons Lu Rubi and Lu Siye.
11. [11] Dali Ten Talents Lu Lun was counted with Ji Zhongfu, Han Hong, Qian Qi, Sikong Shu, Miao Fa, Cui Tong, Geng Wei, Xiahou Shen, and Li Duan as the Dali Ten Talents.
    • Souyun盧綸 (13496)Several biographical and critical entries call Lu Lun a leading poet and list him with the nine other members of the Dali Ten Talents.
12. [12] Poetic style His poetry centers on farewells, poems of exchange, and banquet or excursion pieces, while his military poems tend to be impassioned; he was skilled in narrative and many forms, with vigorous old-style songs and polished, brisk regulated verse.
    • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The poetry discussion describes his subjects, the impassioned quality of his military poems, and his strengths in narrative, various forms, old-style songs, and regulated verse.
13. [13] Representative poems The discussion singles out the six poems of 《和張僕射塞下曲》 and 《臘日觀咸寧王部曲娑勒擒豹歌》, and treats 《晚次鄂州》, 《長安春望》, and 《送李端》 as major Dali poems.
    • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The poetry discussion names the six frontier poems, the leopard-hunting song, and three major Dali-era poems.
14. [14] Critical reception Hu Zhenheng praised the openness and startling brilliance of Lu Lun’s poetry but considered his old-style verse less forceful; Wang Shizhen called him the crown of the Dali Ten Talents.
    • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The critical discussion preserves Hu Zhenheng’s assessment of the poetry’s openness, brilliance, and weaker old-style verse, and Wang Shizhen’s designation of Lu Lun as the crown of the Dali Ten Talents.
15. [15] Transmission of collections Collections associated with Lu Lun include 《盧戶部詩集》 and 《盧綸詩集》. The ten-scroll 《盧綸詩集》 is lost and its surviving ten-scroll versions are incomplete; a three-scroll version circulated, the Complete Tang Poems contains five scrolls of his poetry, and a collated edition by Liu Chutang is available.
    • CBDBLu Lun (92328)The text catalogue lists the collection titles 《盧戶部詩集》 and 《盧綸詩集》.
    • Souyun盧綸 (13496)The collection discussion says the ten-scroll collection was lost and surviving ten-scroll copies are incomplete, records a circulating three-scroll version, gives five scrolls in the Complete Tang Poems, and names Liu Chutang’s collated edition.