Lü Gongbi

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1. 1039 知某州軍州事
2. 1050 轉運使
3. 1051 天章閣待制 皇祐
4. 1054 群牧使
5. 1057 三司戶部判官
6. 1058 樞密直學士
7. 1058 知某州軍州事
8. 1060 知某州軍州事
9. 1065 樞密副使 治平
10. 1067 樞密使
11. 1070 觀文殿學士 熙寧
12. 1072 判某州軍州事 熙寧
13. 1072 宣徽南院使
14. 1072 知某州軍州事
15. 1276 知某府軍府事 熙寧
16. 1054 知某府軍府事

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FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 寶臣 字
• 惠穆 諡號

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• [財政官員]
• [宰執]

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1. [1] Name, dates, and status Lü Gongbi lived from 1007 to 1073 and was a Northern Song official.
   • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The main person entry supplies the English name, the years 1007 and 1073, and the Song dynasty designation.
   • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The profile and biographical entries identify Lü Gongbi as a Northern Song figure who lived from 1007 to 1073.
   • WikidataLü Gongbi (Q45358193)The English label, dynasty description, and date claims identify the person and give the years 1007 and 1073.
2. [2] Courtesy and posthumous names His courtesy name was Baochen and his posthumous name was Huimu.
   • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The alternative-name entries identify Baochen as the courtesy name and Huimu as the posthumous name.
   • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The profile and biographical entries give the courtesy and posthumous names in Chinese form.
   • WikidataLü Gongbi (Q45358193)The alias list and name claims give the corresponding English forms Baochen and Huimu.
3. [3] Origin and immediate family His origin is associated with Shouzhou, modern Feng­tai in Anhui, while another address entry gives Kaifeng; he was Lü Yijian’s second son and Lü Gongchuo’s younger brother.
   • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The address entries give Kaifeng as the basic address and Shouzhou as the ancestral place; the kinship entries name Lü Yijian as father and Lü Gongchuo as elder brother.
   • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The profile identifies Shouzhou as modern Feng­tai, and the biographies call him Lü Yijian’s second son and Lü Gongchuo’s younger brother.
4. [4] Protected entry and official status In 1033 he entered office through hereditary protection, received presented-scholar status, and held several early posts.
   • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The entry and examination fields specify an enfeoffed or specially granted presented-scholar status and hereditary protection as the route into office.
   • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biographies date the grant to 1033 and give the early posts at the Court of State Finance, the Directorate of Works, and the Directorate of Historiography.
5. [5] Hebei transport administration As Transport Commissioner for Hebei, he established grain transport, arranged provisions for garrison troops in eastern Jingdong, gained Renzong’s notice, and became Chief Transport Commissioner.
   • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The office entries include the Hebei transport commission and the chief transport commission, with dates for one Hebei appointment.
   • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biography describes the opening of grain transport, the movement of troops for provisions in eastern Jingdong, Renzong’s recognition, and the promotion to chief transport commissioner.
6. [6] Renzong-era appointments During Renzong’s reign he held transport, Kaifeng, prefectural, and Longtuge appointments in addition to the Hebei and chief transport commissions.
   • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The office entries confirm the Hebei transport, Kaifeng, Weizhou, and Yanzhou appointments; Chengdu appears in the title list.
   • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biography and title list give the Hebei and chief transport commissions, acting Kaifeng prefecture, Wei, Yan, and Chengdu prefectures, and the Longtuge academician title.
7. [7] Additional offices and commands He also held a wide range of court, financial, military, and administrative posts.
   • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The office list supplies the Tianzhangge, Bureau of Military Affairs, Three Libraries, Jishizhong, Ministry, Guanglu Dafu, Herds, Three Offices, Gaoyang Pass, and military-command titles.
   • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The title list additionally confirms the commissioner of herds, Jishizhong, and Southern Court of the Xuanhui Institute titles.
8. [8] Dated appointments The dated office entries place him in Luzhou, Hebei, Weizhou, Yanzhou, Qinzhou, and Kaifeng at the stated times.
   • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The office entries give the years for Luzhou, Hebei, Weizhou, Yanzhou, and Qinzhou and the ending year for the Kaifeng appointment.
   • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biography and title list confirm the Weizhou, Yanzhou, and Qinzhou appointments.
9. [9] Yingzong and Deputy Commissioner At the beginning of Yingzong’s reign he was recalled as Acting Commissioner of the Three Offices and made Jishizhong; in 1065 he became Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs.
   • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The office entries list Jishizhong and the 1065 appointment as Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs.
   • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biographies explicitly give the recall as Acting Commissioner of the Three Offices, the additional Jishizhong rank, and the 1065 deputy appointment.
10. [10] Dating of the Bureau of Military Affairs appointment After Shenzong’s accession he became Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs; the sources give 1068 and 1067 for the beginning of this appointment.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The office entry gives the title Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs and the beginning year 1067.
    • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biographical entry places the appointment after Shenzong’s accession and dates it to the first year of Xining, 1068, in one formulation.
11. [11] Opposition to the reform and reassignment He opposed Wang Anshi’s reforms, was sent to administer Taiyuan in 1070, and was later transferred to Zhengzhou and Qinzhou.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The office list includes the Wenwendian Academician, Taiyuan, Southern Court of the Xuanhui Institute, and Qinzhou posts; the association entry links Wang Anshi to opposition to his policies.
    • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biographies state that he opposed Wang Anshi’s reforms and give the sequence of the 1070 Taiyuan appointment, the transfer to Zhengzhou, and the Qinzhou assignment.
12. [12] Death and age He died in 1073, during his service as Commissioner of the Western Taiyi Palace, at the age of sixty-seven.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The main person entry gives the death year as 1073.
    • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biographies state that he died in the sixth year of Xining while serving as Commissioner of the Western Taiyi Palace, aged sixty-seven; the profile gives 1073 and the same office.
    • WikidataLü Gongbi (Q45358193)The date claim gives 1073 as the death year.
13. [13] Posthumous honors He was posthumously awarded Grand Commandant and given the posthumous name Huimu.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The alternative-name field identifies Huimu as a posthumous name, and the office list contains Grand Commandant.
    • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biography explicitly states the posthumous award of Grand Commandant and the name Huimu.
    • WikidataLü Gongbi (Q45358193)The posthumous-name claim gives Huimu.
14. [14] Immediate family His father was Lü Yijian, his elder brother Lü Gongchuo, his younger brothers Lü Gongzhu and Lü Gongru, and the father of his second wife was Wang Dan.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The kinship entries name Lü Yijian as father, Wang Dan as the father of the second wife, Lü Gongchuo as elder brother, and Lü Gongzhu and Lü Gongru as younger brothers.
    • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biographies identify him as Lü Yijian’s second son and Lü Gongchuo’s younger brother.
15. [15] Children and affinal relations The kinship entries name his second son, collateral relatives, two daughters’ marriages and the husband of his second daughter.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The kinship entries name Lü Xiyan, Shao Chi, Lü Jiawen’s two listed collateral relationships, the two daughters’ birth and death years and marriages to Han Zhongyan, and Xiang Ji as the second son-in-law.
16. [16] Disciple Song Daolong was his disciple.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The association entry identifies Song Daolong as his disciple.
17. [17] Colleagues and policy disputes He was a colleague of Chen Shengzhi and Han Jiang and opposed the policies associated with them, including changes to guard stipends and the proposal to restore corporal punishment.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The associations classify Chen Shengzhi and Han Jiang as colleagues and as figures whose policies he opposed; the notes specify the guard-stipend, Huainan-transfer, and corporal-punishment proposals.
18. [18] Contrasting relations with Wang Anshi The relationship with Wang Anshi is represented in contrasting terms: exclusion and policy opposition on one hand, and a 1071 retainer relationship on the other.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The association entries simultaneously connect Wang Anshi with pushing him aside, opposition to Wang’s policies, and a 1071 retainer relationship, creating an explicit tension between the formulations.
    • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biographies state that he opposed Wang Anshi’s reforms and was consequently removed from the Taiyuan appointment.
19. [19] Posthumous writings and correspondence Fan Zhen wrote the funerary inscription, Wang Anli the biography, and Han Qi commemorative poems and lyrics; correspondence with Ouyang Xiu and Han Wei and building inscriptions associated with Wu Shimeng are also listed.
    • CBDBLü Gongbi (1316)The association entries name Fan Zhen, Han Qi, Wang Anli, Ouyang Xiu, Han Wei, and Wu Shimeng and specify their inscriptions, poems, biography, correspondence, and building-related compositions.
    • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The biographies also identify Fan Zhen’s funerary inscription for him.
20. [20] Poetry Three poems are preserved under his name.
    • Souyun呂公弼 (23514)The poetry entry states that three poems are included under his name.