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德宗
德宗神武聖文皇帝諱适，代宗長子也。母曰睿真皇太后沈氏。初，沈氏以開元末選入代宗宮。安祿山之亂，玄宗避賊于蜀，諸王妃妾不及從者，皆為賊所得，拘之東都之掖廷。代宗克東都，得沈氏，留之宮中；史思明再陷東都，遂失所在。
肅宗元年建丑月，封德宗奉節郡王。代宗即位，史朝義據東都，乃以德宗為天下兵馬元帥，進封魯王。八月，徙封雍王。
寶應元年十月，屯于陝州，諸將進擊史朝義，敗之，朝義走河北，遂克東都。十一月，史朝義死幽州，守將李懷仙斬其首來獻，河北平。以功兼尚書令，與功臣郭子儀、李光弼等皆賜鐵券，圖形凌烟閣。廣德二年二月，立為皇太子。
大曆十四年五月辛酉，代宗崩。癸亥，即皇帝位于太極殿。
閏月甲戌，貶常衮為河南少尹，以河南少尹崔祐甫為門下侍郎、同中書門下平章事。丙子，罷諸州府及新羅、渤海貢鷹鷂。戊寅，罷山南貢枇杷、江南甘橘非供宗廟者。辛巳，罷邕府歲貢奴婢。癸未，罷梨園樂工三百人、劍南貢生春酒。甲申，郭子儀為尚父，兼太尉、中書令。丙戌，罷獻祥瑞，貢器以金銀飾者還之。丁亥，出宮人，放舞象三十有二于荊山之陽。
六月己亥，大赦。賜文武官階、爵，民為戶者古爵一級。減乘輿服御。士庶田宅、車服踰制者，有司為立法度。禁百官置邸販鬻。武德、至德將相有功者子孫予官。庚子，進封子宣城郡王誦為宣王，封子謨為舒王，諶通王，諒虔王，詳肅王，謙資王。乙巳，封弟迺為益王，迅隋王，遂蜀王。丙午，詔六品以上清望官，日二人待制。癸丑，命皇族五等以上居四方者，家一人赴山陵。己未，罷揚州貢鏡、幽州貢麝。癸亥，舉可刺史、京令者。
Dezong
Dezong (posthumous title: Shenwu Shengwen Huangdi), personal name Kuo, was the eldest son of Daizong. His mother was Empress Dowager Ruizhen, of the Shen family. Earlier, at the end of the Kaiyuan era, Lady Shen had been chosen to enter Daizong's household. During An Lushan's rebellion, when Xuanzong fled the rebels to Shu, the consorts and concubines of the princes who could not follow him were all captured by the rebels and held in the Lateral Courts at the Eastern Capital. When Daizong took the Eastern Capital he found Lady Shen and kept her in the palace; when Shi Siming took the Eastern Capital again, she was lost and her whereabouts were never known. Edit
In the jianchou month of the first year of Suzong, Dezong was enfeoffed as Prince of Fengjie Commandery. When Daizong took the throne, Shi Chaoyi held the Eastern Capital, so Dezong was made Generalissimo of the Armies of the Realm and promoted to Prince of Lu. In the eighth month his fief was changed and he became Prince of Yong. Edit
In the tenth month of the first year of Baoying he camped at Shan Prefecture. The generals advanced, attacked Shi Chaoyi and defeated him; Chaoyi fled to Hebei, and the Eastern Capital was taken. In the eleventh month Shi Chaoyi died at You Prefecture, and its defending general Li Huaixian cut off his head and came to present it; Hebei was pacified. For his merit Dezong was concurrently made Director of the Department of State Affairs, and he and the meritorious officials Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and others were all granted iron certificates, and their portraits were painted in the Lingyan Pavilion. In the second month of the second year of Guangde he was made Crown Prince. Edit
On the xinyou day of the fifth month of the fourteenth year of Dali, Daizong died. On the guihai day, Dezong took the imperial throne in the Taiji Hall. Edit
On the jiaxu day of the intercalary month, Chang Gun was demoted to Vice Governor of Henan, and the Vice Governor of Henan, Cui Youfu, was made Vice Director of the Chancellery and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. On bingzi, the tribute of hawks and falcons from the prefectures and superior prefectures and from Silla and Bohai was ended. On wuyin, the tribute of loquats from Shannan, and of oranges from Jiangnan other than those for the ancestral temple, was ended. On xinsi, the annual tribute of slaves from Yong Superior Prefecture was ended. On guiwei, three hundred musicians of the Pear Garden were dismissed, and the tribute of Shengchun wine from Jiannan was ended. On jiashen, Guo Ziyi was made Shangfu [Venerable Father], concurrently Grand Commandant and Director of the Secretariat. On bingxu, the presentation of auspicious omens was ended, and tribute vessels decorated with gold and silver were sent back. On dinghai, palace women were released, and thirty-two dancing elephants were set free on the south side of Mount Jing. Edit
On the jihai day of the sixth month there was a general amnesty. Civil and military officials were granted ranks and noble titles, and commoners who were heads of households one degree of the ancient noble rank. The carriages, clothing and furnishings of the emperor were reduced. Where the fields, houses, carriages and dress of gentlemen and commoners exceeded the regulations, the officials concerned were to set rules for them. The hundred officials were forbidden to set up shops and trade. Descendants of generals and ministers of merit from the Wude and Zhide eras were given office. On gengzi, his son Song, Prince of Xuancheng Commandery, was promoted to Prince of Xuan; his son Mo was made Prince of Shu, Chen Prince of Tong, Liang Prince of Qian, Xiang Prince of Su, and Qian Prince of Zi. On yisi, his younger brothers were enfeoffed: Nai as Prince of Yi, Xun as Prince of Sui, and Sui as Prince of Shu. On bingwu, it was decreed that officials of pure repute of the sixth rank and above should, two each day, wait in attendance for consultation. On guichou, members of the imperial clan of the fifth degree and nearer who lived in the provinces were ordered to send one person from each family to the imperial burial. On jiwei, the tribute of mirrors from Yang Prefecture and of musk from You Prefecture was ended. On guihai, men fit to serve as prefects or as magistrates of the capital counties were recommended. Edit
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七月戊辰朔，日有食之。庚午，弛邕州金坑禁。辛卯，罷榷酤。
八月甲辰，道州司馬楊炎為門下侍郎，懷州刺史喬琳為御史大夫：同中書門下平章事。乙巳，還吐蕃俘。
十月丁酉，吐蕃、雲南蠻寇黎、茂、文、扶四州，鳳翔節度使朱泚、金吾衞大將軍曲環敗之于七盤城。己酉，葬睿文孝武皇帝于元陵。戊午，罷九成宮貢立獸炭、襄州蔗蒻工。辛酉，以沙苑豢豕三千給貧民。
十一月壬午，喬琳罷。
十二月乙卯，立宣王誦為皇太子。丙寅晦，日有食之。
建中元年正月丁卯，改元。羣臣上尊號曰聖神文武皇帝。己巳，朝獻于太清宮。庚午，朝享于太廟。辛未，有事于南郊，大赦。賜文武官階、勳、爵，遣黜陟使于天下，賜子為父後者勳兩轉。
二月丙申，初定兩稅。
四月乙未，四鎮、北庭行軍別駕劉文喜反于涇州，伏誅。己亥，地震。
六月甲午，崔祐甫薨。
七月丙寅，王國良降。己丑，殺忠州刺史劉晏。
八月丁巳，遙尊母沈氏為皇太后。
九月己卯，雷。庚寅，睦王述為奉迎皇太后使。
是冬，無雪。黃河、滹沱、易水溢。
二年正月戊辰，成德軍節度使李寶臣卒，其子惟岳自稱留後，幽州盧龍軍節度使朱滔討之。魏博節度使田悅反，神策都虞候李晟、河東節度使馬燧、昭義軍節度使李抱真、河陽節度副使李芃討之。永平軍節度使李勉為汴、滑、陳、懷、鄭、汝、陝、河陽三城、宋、亳、潁節度都統。
二月乙巳，御史大夫盧𣏌為門下侍郎、同中書門下平章事。乙卯，振武軍亂，殺其使彭令芳及監軍劉惠光。丁巳，發兵屯關東，誓師于望春樓。山南東道節度使梁崇義反。
五月，京師雨雹。庚申，置待詔官三十人。
六月，熒惑、太白鬬于東井。癸巳，淮寧軍節度使李希烈為漢南、漢北兵馬招討使，以討梁崇義。辛丑，郭子儀薨。
七月庚申，楊炎罷。檢校尚書右僕射侯希逸為司空，前永平軍節度使張鎰為中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事。侯希逸薨。癸未，馬燧、李抱真及田悅戰于臨洺，敗之。
八月，劍南西川節度使張延賞、東川節度使王叔邕、山南東道節度使賈耽、荊南節度使李昌巙、陳少游討梁崇義，以李希烈為諸軍都統。辛卯，平盧軍節度使李正己卒，其子納自稱留後。壬子，梁崇義伏誅。
九月，李納陷宋州。李惟岳將張孝忠以易、定二州降。壬戌，賜立功士卒帛，稟死事家三歲。
十月戊申，李納將李洧以徐州降。
十一月辛酉，納寇徐州，宣武軍節度使劉洽敗之于七里溝。丁丑，馬燧及田悅戰于雙岡，敗之。甲申，李納將王涉以海州降。
十二月丁酉，馬萬通以密州降。馬燧為魏博招討使。
是歲，殺崖州司馬楊炎。
三年正月丙寅，朱滔、成德軍節度使張孝忠及李惟岳戰于束鹿，敗之。辛未，減常膳及太子諸王食物。復榷酤。癸未，李納陷海、密二州。
閏月乙未，李惟岳將康日知以趙州降。甲辰，惟岳伏誅，其將楊榮國以深州降。庚戌，馬燧及田悅戰于洹水，敗之。是月，悅將李再春以博州降，田昂以洺州降。
二月戊午，李惟岳將楊政義以定州降。甲戌，給復易、定、深、趙、恆、冀六州三年，赦吏民為李惟岳迫脅者。己卯，震通化門。
四月戊午，李納將李士真以德、棣二州降。甲子，借商錢。甲戌，昭義軍節度副使盧玄卿為魏博、澶相招討使。戊寅，張鎰罷。壬午，殺殿中侍御史鄭詹。是月，朱滔反，陷德、棣二州。
五月辛卯，朔方軍節度使李懷光討田悅。
六月甲子，京師地震。恆冀觀察使王武俊反。辛巳，李懷光、馬燧、李芃、李抱真及朱滔、王武俊、田悅戰于連篋山，敗績。
七月壬辰，殿中丞李雲端謀反，伏誅。癸巳，停借商錢令。
八月癸丑，演州司馬李孟秋、峯州刺史皮岸反，伏誅。
九月丁亥，初稅商錢、茶、漆、竹、木。
十月丙辰，吏部侍郎關播為中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事。李希烈反。丙子，肅王詳薨。
四年正月丁亥，鳳翔節度使張鎰及吐蕃尚結贊盟于清水。庚寅，李希烈陷汝州，執刺史李元平。戊戌，東都、汝行營節度使哥舒曜討李希烈。二月丁卯，克汝州。
三月辛卯，李希烈寇鄂州，刺史李兼敗之。丁酉，荊南節度使張伯儀及李希烈戰于安州，敗績。
四月庚申，李勉為淮西招討處置使，哥舒曜副之；張伯儀為淮西應援招討使，賈耽、江南西道節度使嗣曹王皐副之。甲子，京師地震，生毛。丙子，哥舒曜及李希烈戰于潁橋，敗之。
五月辛巳，京師地震。乙酉，潁王璬薨。乙未，劉洽為淄青、兗鄆招討制置使。
六月庚戌，稅屋間架，算除陌錢。丁卯，徙封逾為丹王，遘簡王。
七月，馬燧為魏博、澶相節度招討使。壬辰，盧𣏌、關播、李忠臣及吐蕃區頰贊盟于京師。
八月丁未，李希烈寇襄城。乙卯，希烈將曹季昌以隋州降。庚申，有星隕于京師。
九月丙戌，神策軍行營兵馬使劉德信及李希烈戰于扈澗，敗績。庚子，舒王謨為荊襄、江西、沔鄂節度諸軍行營兵馬都元帥，徙封普王。
十月，涇原節度使姚令言反，犯京師。戊申，如奉天。朱泚反。庚戌，泚殺司農卿段秀實及左驍衞將軍劉海賓。鳳翔後營將李楚琳殺其節度使張鎰，自稱留後。癸丑，李希烈陷襄城，宣武軍兵馬使高翼死之。甲寅，朱泚殺涇原節度都虞候何明禮。乙卯，殺尚書右僕射崔寧。丁巳，戶部尚書蕭復為吏部尚書，吏部郎中劉從一為刑部侍郎，京兆府戶曹參軍、翰林學士姜公輔為諫議大夫：同中書門下平章事。朱泚犯奉天，禁軍敗績于城東。辛酉，靈鹽節度留後杜希全、鄜坊節度使李建徽及朱泚戰于漠谷，敗績。癸亥，劉德信及泚戰于思子陵，敗之。甲子，行在都虞候渾瑊及泚戰于城下，敗之，左龍武軍大將軍呂希倩死之。乙丑，將軍高重傑死之。是月，商州軍亂，殺其刺史謝良輔。
十一月，劍南西山兵馬使張朏逐其節度使張延賞，朏伏誅。癸巳，李懷光及朱泚戰于魯店，敗之。懷光為中書令、朔方邠寧同華陝虢河中晉絳慈隰行營兵馬副元帥。
十二月，朱泚陷華州。壬戌，貶盧𣏌為新州司馬。庚午，李希烈陷汴、鄭二州。
興元元年正月癸酉，大赦，改元。去「聖神文武」號。復李希烈、田悅、王武俊、李納官爵。赴奉天收京城將士有罪減三等，子孫減二等，在行營者賜勳五轉。賜文武官階、勳、爵。罷間架、竹木茶漆稅及除陌錢。給復奉天五年，城中十年。關播罷。丙戌，吏部侍郎盧翰為兵部侍郎、同中書門下平章事。戊子，蕭復為山南東西、荊湖、淮南、江西、鄂岳、浙江東西、福建、嶺南宣慰安撫使。戊戌，劉洽為汴滑宋亳都統副使。
二月甲子，李懷光為太尉，懷光反。丁卯，如梁州。懷光將孟庭保以兵來追，左衞大將軍侯仲莊敗之于驛店。
三月，李懷光奪鄜坊京畿金商節度使李建徽、神策軍兵馬使陽惠元兵，惠元死之。癸酉，魏博兵馬使田緒殺其節度使田悅，自稱留後。甲戌，李懷光殺左廂兵馬使張名振、右武鋒兵馬使石演芬。丁亥，李晟為京畿、渭北、鄜坊丹延節度招討使，神策行營兵馬使尚可孤為神策、京畿、渭南、商州節度招討使。壬辰，次梁州。丁酉，劉洽權知汴滑宋亳都統兵馬事。己亥，渾瑊為朔方、邠寧、振武、永平、奉天行營兵馬副元帥。
四月，李懷光陷坊州。甲辰，李晟為京畿、渭北、商華兵馬副元帥。甲寅，姜公輔罷。涇原兵馬使田希鑒殺其節度使馮河清，自稱留後。乙丑，渾瑊及朱泚戰于武亭川，敗之。丁卯，義王玼薨。是月，坊州刺史竇覦克坊州。
五月癸酉，涇王侹薨。丙子，李抱真、王武俊及朱滔戰于經城，敗之。壬辰，尚可孤及朱泚戰于藍田之西，敗之。乙未，李晟又敗之于苑北。戊戌，又敗之于白華，復京師。
六月癸卯，姚令言伏誅。甲辰，朱泚伏誅。己酉，李晟為司徒、中書令。癸丑，以梁州為興元府，給復一年，耆老加版授。甲寅，渾瑊為侍中。己巳，給復洋州一年，加給興元一年，免鳳州今歲稅，父老加版授。
七月丙子，次鳳翔，免今歲秋稅，八十以上版授刺史，餘授上佐。丁丑，葬宗室遇害者。壬午，至自興元。丁亥，李懷光殺宣慰使孔巢父。辛卯，大赦。賜百官將士階、勳、爵，收京城者升八資。給復京兆府一年。是月，嗣曹王皐及李希烈戰于應山，敗之。
八月癸卯，李晟為鳳翔隴右諸軍、涇原四鎮北庭行營兵馬副元帥，馬燧為晉、慈、隰諸軍行營兵馬副元帥，渾瑊為河中、同絳、陝虢諸軍行營兵馬副元帥。丙午，渾瑊兼朔方行營兵馬副元帥。己酉，延王玢、隋王迅薨。
十月辛丑，李勉檢校司徒、同中書門下平章事。
閏月戊子，李希烈將李澄以滑州降。
十一月癸卯，劉洽、邠隴行營節度使曲環及李希烈戰于陳州，敗之。戊午，克汴州。乙丑，蕭復罷。
十二月乙酉，渾瑊及李懷光戰于乾坑，敗績。
是歲，陳王珪薨。
貞元元年正月丁酉，大赦，改元。罷榷稅。
三月，李懷光殺步軍兵馬使田仙浩、都虞候呂鳴岳。丁未，李希烈陷鄧州，殺唐鄧隋招討使黃金岳。
是春，旱。
四月乙丑，徙封誼為舒王。壬午，渾瑊及李懷光戰于長春宮，敗之。丙戌，馬燧、渾瑊為河中招撫使。
六月己丑，幽州盧龍軍節度使朱滔卒，涿州刺史劉怦自稱留後。辛卯，劍南西川節度使張延賞為中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事。戊子，馬燧及李懷光戰于陶城，敗之。
七月，灞、滻竭。庚子，大風拔木。
八月，襲封配饗功臣子孫。甲子，以旱避正殿，減膳。甲戌，李懷光伏誅。己卯，給復河中、同絳二州一年。馬燧為侍中，張延賞罷。丙戌，李希烈殺宣慰使顏真卿。
九月辛亥，劉從一罷。庚申，幽州盧龍軍節度使劉怦卒，其子濟自稱留後。
是秋，雨木冰。
十一月癸卯，有事于南郊，大赦，賜奉天興元扈從百官、收京將士階、勳、爵。
二年正月丙申，詔減御膳之半，賙貧乏者授以官。壬寅，盧翰罷。吏部侍郎劉滋為左散騎常侍，給事中崔造，中書舍人齊映：同中書門下平章事。
二月癸亥，山南東道節度使樊澤及李希烈戰于泌河，敗之。
四月丙寅，希烈伏誅。甲戌，雨土。甲申，給復淮西二年。
五月，李希烈將李惠登以隋州降。己酉，地震。
六月癸未，滄州刺史程日華卒，其子懷直自稱觀察留後。是月，淮西兵馬使吳少誠殺其節度使陳仙奇，自稱留後。
七月，李希烈將薛翼以唐州降，侯召以光州降。
八月丙子，大雨雹。丙戌，吐蕃寇邠、寧、涇、隴四州。
九月乙巳，寇好畤，李晟敗之于汧陽。
十月癸酉，邠寧節度使韓游瓌又敗之于平川。
十一月甲午，立淑妃王氏為皇后。丁酉，皇后崩。辛丑，吐蕃陷鹽州。
十二月丁巳，陷夏州。馬燧為綏、銀、麟、勝招討使。庚申，崔造罷。甲戌，以吐蕃寇邊，避正殿。
三年正月壬寅，尚書左僕射張延賞同中書門下平章事。壬子，劉滋罷。貶齊映為夔州刺史。兵部侍郎柳渾同中書門下平章事。
二月己卯，華州潼關節度使駱元光克鹽、夏二州。甲申，葬昭德皇后于靖陵。
三月丁未，李晟為太尉。辛亥，馬燧罷副元帥。
五月，揚州江溢。吳少誠殺申州刺史張伯元、殿中侍御史鄭常。
閏月辛未，渾瑊及吐蕃盟于平涼，吐蕃執會盟副使、兵部尚書崔漢衡，殺判官、殿中侍御史韓弇。戊寅，太白晝見。
六月，吐蕃寇鹽、夏二州。丙戌，馬燧為司徙，前陝虢觀察使李泌為中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事。
七月甲子，朔方節度使杜希全為朔方、靈鹽、豐夏綏銀節度都統。壬申，張延賞薨。
八月辛巳朔，日有食之。己丑，柳渾罷。戊申，吐蕃寇青石嶺，隴州刺史蘇清沔敗之。庚戌，禁大馬出蒲、潼、武關。
九月丁巳，吐蕃寇汧陽。丙寅，陷華亭及連雲堡。
十月甲申，寇豐義，韓游瓌敗之。乙酉，寇長武城，城使韓全義敗之。壬辰，射生將韓欽緒謀反，伏誅。
十一月己卯，京師、東都、河中地震。
十二月庚辰，獵于新店。
四年正月庚戌朔，京師地震。大赦，刺史予一子官，增戶墾田者加階，縣令減選，九品以上官言事。壬申，劉玄佐為四鎮北庭行營、涇原節度副元帥。是月，金、房二州地震，江溢山裂。雨木冰于陳留。
四月，河南、淮海地生毛。己亥，福建軍亂，逐其觀察使吳詵，大將郝誡溢自稱留後。
五月，吐蕃寇涇、邠、寧、慶、鄜五州。
六月己亥，封子謜為邕王。
七月庚戌，渾瑊為邠、寧、慶副元帥。癸丑，寧州軍亂，邠寧都虞候楊朝晟敗之。己未，奚、室韋寇振武。是月，河水黑。
八月，灞水溢。
九月庚申，吐蕃寇寧州，邠寧節度使張獻甫敗之。冬，築夾城。
是歲，京師地震二十。
五年正月甲辰朔，日有食之。
二月庚子，大理卿董晉為門下侍郎，御史大夫竇參為中書侍郎：同中書門下平章事。
三月甲辰，李泌薨。
夏，吐蕃寇長武城，韓全義敗之于佛堂原。
九月丙午，劍南西川節度使韋皐敗吐蕃于臺登北谷，克巂州。
十月，嶺南節度使李復克瓊州。
六年春，旱。
閏四月乙卯，詔常參官、畿縣令言事。免京兆府夏稅。
八月辛丑，殺皇太子妃蕭氏。
十一月戊辰，朝獻于太清宮。己巳，朝享于太廟。庚午，有事于南郊。賜文武官階、爵。降囚罪，徒以下原之。葬戰亡暴骨者。
是歲，吐蕃陷北庭都護府，節度使楊襲古奔于西州。
七年正月己巳，襄王僙薨。
四月，安南首領杜英翰反，伏誅。
五月甲申，端王遇薨。
九月，回鶻殺楊襲古。
十二月戊戌，睦王述薨。
是冬，無雪。
八年二月庚子，雨土。
三月甲申，宣武軍節度使劉玄佐卒，其子士寧自稱留後。
四月，吐蕃寇靈州。丁亥，殺左諫議大夫知制誥吳通玄。乙未，貶竇參為郴州別駕。尚書左丞趙憬、兵部侍郎陸贄為中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事。
五月己未，大風發太廟屋瓦。癸酉，平盧軍節度使李納卒，其子師古自稱留後。
六月，淮水溢。吐蕃寇連雲堡，大將王進用死之。
九月丁巳，韋皐及吐蕃戰于維州，敗之。
十一月壬子朔，日有食之。庚午，山南西道節度使嚴震及吐蕃戰于黑水堡，敗之。是月，幽州盧龍軍節度使劉濟及其弟瀛州刺史澭戰于瀛州，澭敗，奔于京師。
十二月甲辰，獵于城東。
九年正月癸卯，復稅茶。
四月辛酉，關輔、河中地震。
五月甲辰，義成軍節度使賈耽為尚書右僕射，尚書右丞盧邁：同中書門下平章事。丙午，董晉罷。
八月庚戌，李晟薨。
十一月癸未，朝獻于太清宮。甲申，朝享于太廟。乙酉，有事于南郊，大赦。
十二月丙辰，宣武軍將李萬榮逐其節度使劉士寧，自稱留後。
十年正月壬辰，南詔蠻敗吐蕃于神川，來獻捷。
四月癸卯朔，赦京城。戊申，地震。癸丑，又震。是月，太白晝見。
六月丙寅，韋皐敗吐蕃，克峨和城。自春不雨至于是月。辛未，雨，大風拔木。
七月，西原蠻叛。
八月，陷欽、橫、潯、貴四州。
十月，昭義軍節度留後王虔休及攝洺州刺史元誼戰于鷄澤，敗之。
十二月丙辰，獵于城南。壬戌，貶陸贄為太子賓客。
十一年四月丙寅，奚寇平州，劉濟敗之于青都山。
五月庚午，中書門下慮囚。
八月辛亥，馬燧薨。
九月，橫海軍兵馬使程懷信逐其兄節度使懷直，自稱留後。
十月，朗、蜀二州江溢。
十二月戊辰，獵于苑中。
十二年二月己卯，吐蕃寇巂州，刺史曹高仕敗之。
三月丙辰，韶王暹薨。
四月庚午，魏博節度使田緒卒，其子季安自稱留後。
六月己丑，宣武軍節度使李萬榮卒，其子迺自稱兵馬使，伏誅。
七月戊戌，韓王迥薨。
八月己未朔，日有食之。丙戌，趙憬薨。
九月，吐蕃寇慶州。
十月甲戌，右諫議大夫崔損、給事中趙宗儒同中書門下平章事。
十三年正月壬寅，吐蕃請和。
四月辛酉，以旱慮囚。壬戌，雩于興慶宮。
五月壬寅，吐蕃寇巂州，曹高仕敗之。庚戌，義寧軍亂，殺其將常楚客。
七月乙未，京師地震。
九月己丑，盧邁罷。
十四年三月丙申，鳳翔監軍使西門去奢殺其將夏侯衍。
五月己酉，始雷。
閏月辛亥，有星隕于西北。辛酉，長武城軍亂，逐其使韓全義。
六月丙申，歸化堡軍亂，逐其將張國誠，涇原節度使劉昌敗之。
七月壬申，趙宗儒罷。工部侍郎鄭餘慶為中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事。
九月丁卯，𣏌王倕薨。
十二月壬寅，明州將栗鍠殺其刺史盧雲以反。
是冬，無雪，京師饑。
十五年正月甲寅，雅王逸薨。壬戌，郴州藍山崩。
二月乙酉，宣武軍亂，殺節度行軍司馬陸長源，宋州刺史劉逸淮自稱留後。
三月甲寅，彰義軍節度使吳少誠反，陷唐州，守將張嘉瑜死之。
四月乙未，栗鍠伏誅。
九月乙巳，陳許節度留後上官涗及吳少誠戰于臨潁，敗績。丙午，少誠寇許州。庚戌，宣武軍節度使劉全諒卒，都知兵馬使韓弘自稱留後。丙辰，宣武、河陽、鄭滑、東都汝、成德、幽州、淄青、魏博、易定、澤潞、河東、淮南、徐泗、山南東西、鄂岳軍討吳少誠。
十月己丑，邕王謜薨。
十一月丁未，山南東道節度使于頔及吳少誠戰于吳房，敗之。陳許節度使上官涗又敗之于柴籬。辛亥，安黃節度使伊慎又敗之于鍾山。
十二月庚午，壽州刺史王宗又敗之于秋柵。辛未，渾瑊薨。乙未，諸道兵潰于小溵河。
十六年正月乙巳，易定兵及吳少誠戰，敗績。
二月乙酉，鹽夏綏銀節度使韓全義為蔡州行營招討處置使，上官涗副之。
四月丁亥，黔中宴設將傅近逐其觀察使吳士宗。
五月庚戌，韓全義及吳少誠戰于廣利城，敗績。壬子，徐泗濠節度使張建封卒，其子愔自稱知軍事。
七月丁巳，伊慎及吳少誠戰于申州，敗之。己未，韋皐克吐蕃末恭城。丙寅，韓全義及吳少誠戰于五樓，敗績。
八月，劉濟及其弟涿州刺史源戰于涿州，源敗，執之。己丑，殺遂州別駕崔位。韋皐克吐蕃顒城。
九月庚戌，貶鄭餘慶為郴州司馬。庚申，太常卿齊抗為中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事。
十月辛未，殺通州別駕崔河圖。
是歲，京師饑。
十七年二月丁酉，大雨雹。己亥，霜。乙巳，韋皐及吐蕃戰于鹿危山，敗之。戊申，大雨雹，震電。庚戌，大雪，雨雹。
五月壬戌朔，日有食之。
六月丙申，寧州軍亂，殺其刺史劉南金。己亥，浙西觀察使李錡殺上封事人崔善貞。丁巳，成德軍節度使王武俊卒，其子士真自稱留後。
七月，隕霜殺菽。戊寅，吐蕃寇鹽州。己丑，陷麟州，刺史郭鋒死之。
九月乙亥，韋皐敗吐蕃于雅州，克木波城。
是歲，嘉王運薨。
十八年七月乙亥，罷正衙奏事。
十二月，環王陷驩、愛二州。
十九年二月己亥，安南將王季元逐其經略使裴泰，兵馬使趙均敗之。
三月壬子，淮南節度使杜佑檢校司空、同中書門下平章事。
七月己未，齊抗罷。自正月不雨至于是月。甲戌，雨。
閏十月庚戌，鹽州將李庭俊反，伏誅。丁巳，崔損薨。
十二月庚申，太常卿高郢為中書侍郎，吏部侍郎鄭珣瑜為門下侍郎：同中書門下平章事。
二十年二月庚戌，大雨雹。七月癸酉，大雨雹。
冬，雨木冰。
二十一年正月癸巳，皇帝崩于會寧殿，年六十四。
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贊曰：德宗猜忌刻薄，以彊明自任，恥見屈於正論，而忘受欺於姦諛。故其疑蕭復之輕己，謂姜公輔為賣直，而不能容；用盧𣏌、趙贊，則至於敗亂，而終不悔。及奉天之難，深自懲艾，遂行姑息之政。由是朝廷益弱，而方鎮愈彊，至於唐亡，其患以此。憲宗剛明果斷，自初即位，慨然發憤，志平僭叛，能用忠謀，不惑羣議，卒收成功。自吳元濟誅，彊藩悍將皆欲悔過而効順。當此之時，唐之威令，幾於復振，則其為優劣，不待較而可知也。及其晚節，信用非人，不終其業，而身罹不測之禍，則尤甚於德宗。嗚呼！小人之能敗國也，不必愚君暗主，雖聰明聖智，苟有惑焉，未有不為患者也。昔韓愈言，順宗在東宮二十年，天下陰受其賜。然享國日淺，不幸疾病，莫克有為，亦可以悲夫！
On wuchen, the first day of the seventh month, there was an eclipse of the sun. On gengwu, the ban on the gold pits of Yong Prefecture was relaxed. On xinmao, the state liquor monopoly was abolished. Edit
On the jiachen day of the eighth month, the Adjutant of Dao Prefecture, Yang Yan, was made Vice Director of the Chancellery, and the Prefect of Huaizhou, Qiao Lin, was made Censor-in-chief: both Joint Managers of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. On yisi, Tibetan captives were sent back. Edit
On the dingyou day of the tenth month, the Tibetans and the Man of Yunnan raided the four prefectures of Li, Mao, Wen and Fu; the Military Commissioner of Fengxiang, Zhu Ci, and the General-in-chief of the Imperial Insignia Guard, Qu Huan, defeated them at Qipan City. On jiyou, Emperor Ruiwen Xiaowu was buried in the Yuan Mausoleum. On wuwu, the tribute of beast-shaped charcoal from the Jiucheng Palace and the workers making cane and rush mats at Xiang Prefecture were ended. On xinyou, three thousand pigs raised at Shayuan were given to the poor. Edit
On the renwu day of the eleventh month, Qiao Lin was dismissed. Edit
On the yimao day of the twelfth month, Song, Prince of Xuan, was made Crown Prince. On bingyin, the last day of the month, there was an eclipse of the sun. Edit
On the dingmao day of the first month of the first year of Jianzhong, the era name was changed. The assembled officials presented the honorific title Emperor Shengshen Wenwu. On jisi, he made offerings at the Taiqing Palace. On gengwu, he made offerings at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. On xinwei, he sacrificed at the southern suburb, and there was a general amnesty. Civil and military officials were granted ranks, merit ranks and noble titles; Commissioners for Promotion and Demotion were sent throughout the realm; and sons who were their fathers' heirs were granted two grades of merit rank. Edit
On the bingshen day of the second month, the Two-Tax system was first established. Edit
On the yiwei day of the fourth month, Liu Wenxi, Administrative Aide to the Field Army of the Four Garrisons and Beiting, rebelled at Jing Prefecture and was executed. On jihai there was an earthquake. Edit
On the jiawu day of the sixth month, Cui Youfu died. Edit
On the bingyin day of the seventh month, Wang Guoliang surrendered. On jichou, the Prefect of Zhong Prefecture, Liu Yan, was put to death. Edit
On the dingsi day of the eighth month, his mother Lady Shen was honoured in her absence as Empress Dowager. Edit
On the jimao day of the ninth month there was thunder. On gengyin, Shu, Prince of Mu, was made Commissioner to Receive the Empress Dowager. Edit
That winter there was no snow. The Yellow River, the Hutuo and the Yi overflowed. Edit
On the wuchen day of the first month of the second year, the Military Commissioner of the Chengde Army, Li Baochen, died; his son Weiyue declared himself Acting Military Commissioner, and the Military Commissioner of the Lulong Army of You Prefecture, Zhu Tao, attacked him. The Military Commissioner of Weibo, Tian Yue, rebelled, and the Chief Inspector of the Shence Army, Li Sheng, the Military Commissioner of Hedong, Ma Sui, the Military Commissioner of the Zhaoyi Army, Li Baozhen, and the Deputy Military Commissioner of Heyang, Li Peng, attacked him. The Military Commissioner of the Yongping Army, Li Mian, was made Supreme Commander of the commissions of Bian, Hua, Chen, Huai, Zheng, Ru, Shan, the Three Cities of Heyang, Song, Bo and Ying. Edit
On the yisi day of the second month, the Censor-in-chief Lu Qi was made Vice Director of the Chancellery and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. On yimao the Zhenwu Army mutinied and killed its commissioner Peng Lingfang and the Army Supervisor Liu Huiguang. On dingsi, troops were sent to garrison east of the passes, and the army swore its oath at the Wangchun Tower. The Military Commissioner of Shannan East Circuit, Liang Chongyi, rebelled. Edit
In the fifth month, hail fell in the capital. On gengshen, thirty posts of officials awaiting edicts were established. Edit
In the sixth month, Mars and Venus fought in the Eastern Well. On guisi, the Military Commissioner of the Huaining Army, Li Xilie, was made Pacification Commissioner for the troops of Hannan and Hanbei, to attack Liang Chongyi. On xinchou, Guo Ziyi died. Edit
On the gengshen day of the seventh month, Yang Yan was dismissed. The Acting Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, Hou Xiyi, was made Grand Minister of Works, and the former Military Commissioner of the Yongping Army, Zhang Yi, was made Vice Director of the Secretariat and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Hou Xiyi died. On guiwei, Ma Sui and Li Baozhen fought Tian Yue at Linming and defeated him. Edit
In the eighth month, the Military Commissioner of West Jiannan, Zhang Yanshang, the Military Commissioner of East Jiannan, Wang Shuyong, the Military Commissioner of Shannan East Circuit, Jia Dan, the Military Commissioner of Jingnan, Li Changkui, and Chen Shaoyou attacked Liang Chongyi, with Li Xilie as Supreme Commander of all the armies. On xinmao, the Military Commissioner of the Pinglu Army, Li Zhengji, died, and his son Na declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. On renzi, Liang Chongyi was executed. Edit
In the ninth month, Li Na took Song Prefecture. Li Weiyue's general Zhang Xiaozhong surrendered with the two prefectures of Yi and Ding. On renxu, soldiers who had distinguished themselves were granted silk, and the families of those who died in service were given rations for three years. Edit
On the wushen day of the tenth month, Li Na's general Li Wei surrendered with Xu Prefecture. Edit
On the xinyou day of the eleventh month, Na raided Xu Prefecture, and the Military Commissioner of the Xuanwu Army, Liu Qia, defeated him at Qiligou. On dingchou, Ma Sui fought Tian Yue at Shuanggang and defeated him. On jiashen, Li Na's general Wang She surrendered with Hai Prefecture. Edit
On the dingyou day of the twelfth month, Ma Wantong surrendered with Mi Prefecture. Ma Sui was made Pacification Commissioner of Weibo. Edit
This year, the Adjutant of Ya Prefecture, Yang Yan, was put to death. Edit
On the bingyin day of the first month of the third year, Zhu Tao and the Military Commissioner of the Chengde Army, Zhang Xiaozhong, fought Li Weiyue at Shulu and defeated him. On xinwei, the emperor's regular meals and the provisions of the Crown Prince and the princes were reduced. The liquor monopoly was restored. On guiwei, Li Na took the two prefectures of Hai and Mi. Edit
On the yiwei day of the intercalary month, Li Weiyue's general Kang Rizhi surrendered with Zhao Prefecture. On jiachen, Weiyue was executed, and his general Yang Rongguo surrendered with Shen Prefecture. On gengxu, Ma Sui fought Tian Yue at the Huan River and defeated him. In this month, Yue's general Li Zaichun surrendered with Bo Prefecture, and Tian Ang surrendered with Ming Prefecture. Edit
On the wuwu day of the second month, Li Weiyue's general Yang Zhengyi surrendered with Ding Prefecture. On jiaxu, the six prefectures of Yi, Ding, Shen, Zhao, Heng and Ji were exempted from taxes and labour service for three years, and the officials and commoners who had been coerced by Li Weiyue were pardoned. On jimao, lightning struck the Tonghua Gate. Edit
On the wuwu day of the fourth month, Li Na's general Li Shizhen surrendered with the two prefectures of De and Di. On jiazi, money was borrowed from merchants. On jiaxu, the Deputy Military Commissioner of the Zhaoyi Army, Lu Xuanqing, was made Pacification Commissioner of Weibo and Chanxiang. On wuyin, Zhang Yi was dismissed. On renwu, the Palace Censor Zheng Zhan was put to death. In this month Zhu Tao rebelled and took the two prefectures of De and Di. Edit
On the xinmao day of the fifth month, the Military Commissioner of the Shuofang Army, Li Huaiguang, attacked Tian Yue. Edit
On the jiazi day of the sixth month there was an earthquake in the capital. The Surveillance Commissioner of Hengji, Wang Wujun, rebelled. On xinsi, Li Huaiguang, Ma Sui, Li Peng and Li Baozhen fought Zhu Tao, Wang Wujun and Tian Yue at Mount Lianqie and were defeated. Edit
On the renchen day of the seventh month, the Assistant Director of the Palace Administration, Li Yunduan, plotted rebellion and was executed. On guisi, the order to borrow money from merchants was withdrawn. Edit
On the guichou day of the eighth month, the Adjutant of Yan Prefecture, Li Mengqiu, and the Prefect of Feng Prefecture, Pi An, rebelled and were executed. Edit
On the dinghai day of the ninth month, taxes were first levied on merchants' money and on tea, lacquer, bamboo and timber. Edit
On the bingchen day of the tenth month, the Vice Minister of Personnel Guan Bo was made Vice Director of the Secretariat and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Li Xilie rebelled. On bingzi, Xiang, Prince of Su, died. Edit
On the dinghai day of the first month of the fourth year, the Military Commissioner of Fengxiang, Zhang Yi, made a covenant with Shang Jiezan of Tibet at Qingshui. On gengyin, Li Xilie took Ru Prefecture and captured its Prefect, Li Yuanping. On wuxu, Geshu Yao, Military Commissioner of the Field Army of the Eastern Capital and Ru, attacked Li Xilie. On the dingmao day of the second month, Ru Prefecture was retaken. Edit
On the xinmao day of the third month, Li Xilie raided E Prefecture, and its Prefect Li Jian defeated him. On dingyou, the Military Commissioner of Jingnan, Zhang Boyi, fought Li Xilie at An Prefecture and was defeated. Edit
On the gengshen day of the fourth month, Li Mian was made Pacification and Disposition Commissioner of Huaixi, with Geshu Yao as his deputy; Zhang Boyi was made Pacification Commissioner for the Relief of Huaixi, with Jia Dan and the Military Commissioner of Jiangnan West Circuit, Gao, Prince of Cao by Succession, as his deputies. On jiazi there was an earthquake in the capital, and hair grew from the ground. On bingzi, Geshu Yao fought Li Xilie at Yingqiao and defeated him. Edit
On the xinsi day of the fifth month there was an earthquake in the capital. On yiyou, Jiao, Prince of Ying, died. On yiwei, Liu Qia was made Pacification and Regulation Commissioner of Ziqing and Yanyun. Edit
On the gengxu day of the sixth month, a tax was levied on houses by the bay, and a deduction was assessed on every string of cash in transactions. On dingmao, Yu's fief was changed to Prince of Dan and Gou's to Prince of Jian. Edit
In the seventh month, Ma Sui was made Military Commissioner and Pacification Commissioner of Weibo and Chanxiang. On renchen, Lu Qi, Guan Bo and Li Zhongchen made a covenant with Qujiazan of Tibet at the capital. Edit
On the dingwei day of the eighth month, Li Xilie raided Xiangcheng. On yimao, Xilie's general Cao Jichang surrendered with Sui Prefecture. On gengshen, a star fell at the capital. Edit
On the bingxu day of the ninth month, the Commander of the Field Army of the Shence Army, Liu Dexin, fought Li Xilie at Hujian and was defeated. On gengzi, Mo, Prince of Shu, was made Generalissimo of the field armies of the commissions of Jingxiang, Jiangxi and Mian'e, and his fief was changed to Prince of Pu. Edit
In the tenth month, the Military Commissioner of Jingyuan, Yao Lingyan, rebelled and attacked the capital. On wushen, the emperor went to Fengtian. Zhu Ci rebelled. On gengxu, Ci killed the Chief Minister of the Court of the National Granaries, Duan Xiushi, and the General of the Left Valiant Guard, Liu Haibin. The general of the Rear Camp of Fengxiang, Li Chulin, killed his Military Commissioner Zhang Yi and declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. On guichou, Li Xilie took Xiangcheng, and the Commander of the Xuanwu Army, Gao Yi, died there. On jiayin, Zhu Ci killed the Chief Inspector of the Jingyuan commission, He Mingli. On yimao, he killed the Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, Cui Ning. On dingsi, the Minister of Revenue Xiao Fu was made Minister of Personnel, the Director of the Bureau of Personnel Liu Congyi was made Vice Minister of Justice, and the Aide for Revenue of Jingzhao Prefecture and Hanlin Academician Jiang Gongfu was made Grand Master of Remonstrance: all Joint Managers of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Zhu Ci attacked Fengtian, and the palace army was defeated east of the city. On xinyou, the Acting Military Commissioner of Lingyan, Du Xiquan, and the Military Commissioner of Fufang, Li Jianhui, fought Zhu Ci at Mogu and were defeated. On guihai, Liu Dexin fought Ci at the Sizi Mausoleum and defeated him. On jiazi, the Chief Inspector of the Emperor's Travelling Lodge, Hun Jian, fought Ci beneath the city walls and defeated him; the General-in-chief of the Left Longwu Army, Lu Xiqian, died in the battle. On yichou, the general Gao Chongjie died in battle. In this month the army of Shang Prefecture mutinied and killed its Prefect, Xie Liangfu. Edit
In the eleventh month, the Commander of the Western Mountains of Jiannan, Zhang Fei, drove out his Military Commissioner Zhang Yanshang; Fei was executed. On guisi, Li Huaiguang fought Zhu Ci at Ludian and defeated him. Huaiguang was made Director of the Secretariat and Deputy Generalissimo of the field armies of Shuofang, Binning, Tonghua, Shanguo, Hezhong, Jinjiang and Cixi. Edit
In the twelfth month, Zhu Ci took Hua Prefecture. On renxu, Lu Qi was demoted to Adjutant of Xin Prefecture. On gengwu, Li Xilie took the two prefectures of Bian and Zheng. Edit
On the guiyou day of the first month of the first year of Xingyuan there was a general amnesty, and the era name was changed. The title "Shengshen Wenwu" was dropped. Li Xilie, Tian Yue, Wang Wujun and Li Na were restored to their offices and noble titles. Officers and men who had gone to Fengtian and recovered the capital had their crimes reduced by three degrees, and their sons and grandsons by two degrees; those in the field armies were granted five grades of merit rank. Civil and military officials were granted ranks, merit ranks and noble titles. The tax on houses by the bay, the taxes on bamboo, timber, tea and lacquer, and the deduction on transactions were abolished. Fengtian was exempted from taxes and labour service for five years, and the city itself for ten years. Guan Bo was dismissed. On bingxu, the Vice Minister of Personnel Lu Han was made Vice Minister of War and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. On wuzi, Xiao Fu was made Commissioner for Proclaiming Comfort and Pacification of East and West Shannan, Jinghu, Huainan, Jiangxi, E'yue, East and West Zhejiang, Fujian and Lingnan. On wuxu, Liu Qia was made Deputy Supreme Commander of Bian, Hua, Song and Bo. Edit
On the jiazi day of the second month, Li Huaiguang was made Grand Commandant; Huaiguang rebelled. On dingmao, the emperor went to Liang Prefecture. Huaiguang's general Meng Tingbao came in pursuit with troops, and the General-in-Chief of the Left Guard, Hou Zhongzhuang, defeated him at Yidian. Edit
In the third month, Li Huaiguang seized the troops of Li Jianhui, Military Commissioner of Fufang, the Capital Region and Jinshang, and of Yang Huiyuan, Commander of the Shence Army; Huiyuan died resisting him. On guiyou, the Commander of Weibo, Tian Xu, killed his Military Commissioner Tian Yue and declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. On jiaxu, Li Huaiguang killed the Commander of the Left Wing, Zhang Mingzhen, and the Commander of the Right Wufeng, Shi Yanfen. On dinghai, Li Sheng was made Military Commissioner and Pacification Commissioner of the Capital Region, Weibei, Fufang and Danyan, and the Commander of the Shence Field Army, Shang Kegu, was made Military Commissioner and Pacification Commissioner of the Shence Army, the Capital Region, Weinan and Shang Prefecture. On renchen, the emperor halted at Liang Prefecture. On dingyou, Liu Qia was made provisional manager of the troops of the Supreme Commander of Bian, Hua, Song and Bo. On jihai, Hun Jian was made Deputy Generalissimo of the field armies of Shuofang, Binning, Zhenwu, Yongping and Fengtian. Edit
In the fourth month, Li Huaiguang took Fang Prefecture. On jiachen, Li Sheng was made Deputy Generalissimo of the troops of the Capital Region, Weibei and Shanghua. On jiayin, Jiang Gongfu was dismissed. The Commander of Jingyuan, Tian Xijian, killed his Military Commissioner Feng Heqing and declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. On yichou, Hun Jian fought Zhu Ci at Wutingchuan and defeated him. On dingmao, Ci, Prince of Yi, died. In this month the Prefect of Fang Prefecture, Dou Yu, retook Fang Prefecture. Edit
On the guiyou day of the fifth month, Ting, Prince of Jing, died. On bingzi, Li Baozhen and Wang Wujun fought Zhu Tao at Jingcheng and defeated him. On renchen, Shang Kegu fought Zhu Ci west of Lantian and defeated him. On yiwei, Li Sheng defeated him again north of the park. On wuxu, he defeated him again at Baihua and recovered the capital. Edit
On the guimao day of the sixth month, Yao Lingyan was executed. On jiachen, Zhu Ci was executed. On jiyou, Li Sheng was made Grand Minister of Education and Director of the Secretariat. On guichou, Liang Prefecture was made Xingyuan Superior Prefecture and exempted from taxes and labour service for one year, and its elders were given honorary appointments. On jiayin, Hun Jian was made Director of the Chancellery. On jisi, Yang Prefecture was exempted for one year, Xingyuan was exempted for a further year, Feng Prefecture was relieved of this year's taxes, and its elders were given honorary appointments. Edit
On the bingzi day of the seventh month, the emperor halted at Fengxiang and remitted this year's autumn tax; those aged eighty and over were given honorary appointments as prefects, and the rest as senior prefectural aides. On dingchou, the members of the imperial clan who had been murdered were buried. On renwu, the emperor arrived back from Xingyuan. On dinghai, Li Huaiguang killed the Commissioner for Proclaiming Comfort, Kong Chaofu. On xinmao there was a general amnesty. The hundred officials and the officers and men were granted ranks, merit ranks and noble titles, and those who had recovered the capital were raised eight grades of seniority. Jingzhao Superior Prefecture was exempted from taxes and labour service for one year. In this month, Gao, Prince of Cao by Succession, fought Li Xilie at Yingshan and defeated him. Edit
On the guimao day of the eighth month, Li Sheng was made Deputy Generalissimo of the armies of Fengxiang and Longyou and of the field armies of Jingyuan, the Four Garrisons and Beiting; Ma Sui was made Deputy Generalissimo of the field armies of Jin, Ci and Xi; and Hun Jian was made Deputy Generalissimo of the field armies of Hezhong, Tongjiang and Shanguo. On bingwu, Hun Jian was concurrently made Deputy Generalissimo of the Shuofang field army. On jiyou, Fen, Prince of Yan, and Xun, Prince of Sui, died. Edit
On the xinchou day of the tenth month, Li Mian was made Acting Grand Minister of Education and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the wuzi day of the intercalary month, Li Xilie's general Li Cheng surrendered with Hua Prefecture. Edit
On the guimao day of the eleventh month, Liu Qia and the Military Commissioner of the Binlong Field Army, Qu Huan, fought Li Xilie at Chen Prefecture and defeated him. On wuwu, Bian Prefecture was taken. On yichou, Xiao Fu was dismissed. Edit
On the yiyou day of the twelfth month, Hun Jian fought Li Huaiguang at Qiankeng and was defeated. Edit
This year Gui, Prince of Chen, died. Edit
On the dingyou day of the first month of the first year of Zhenyuan there was a general amnesty, and the era name was changed. The monopoly taxes were abolished. Edit
In the third month, Li Huaiguang killed the Commander of the Infantry, Tian Xianhao, and the Chief Inspector, Lu Mingyue. On dingwei, Li Xilie took Deng Prefecture and killed the Pacification Commissioner of Tang, Deng and Sui, Huang Jinyue. Edit
That spring there was drought. Edit
On the yichou day of the fourth month, Yi's fief was changed to Prince of Shu. On renwu, Hun Jian fought Li Huaiguang at the Changchun Palace and defeated him. On bingxu, Ma Sui and Hun Jian were made Commissioners for Summoning and Pacifying Hezhong. Edit
On the jichou day of the sixth month, the Military Commissioner of the Lulong Army of You Prefecture, Zhu Tao, died, and the Prefect of Zhuo Prefecture, Liu Peng, declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. On xinmao, the Military Commissioner of West Jiannan, Zhang Yanshang, was made Vice Director of the Secretariat and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. On wuzi, Ma Sui fought Li Huaiguang at Taocheng and defeated him. Edit
In the seventh month, the Ba and the Chan ran dry. On gengzi a great wind uprooted trees. Edit
In the eighth month, the sons and grandsons of meritorious officials who shared in the offerings of the imperial temple were allowed to inherit their titles. On jiazi, because of the drought, the emperor withdrew from the main hall and reduced his meals. On jiaxu, Li Huaiguang was executed. On jimao, the two prefectures of Hezhong and Tongjiang were exempted from taxes and labour service for one year. Ma Sui was made Director of the Chancellery, and Zhang Yanshang was dismissed. On bingxu, Li Xilie killed the Commissioner for Proclaiming Comfort, Yan Zhenqing. Edit
On the xinhai day of the ninth month, Liu Congyi was dismissed. On gengshen, the Military Commissioner of the Lulong Army of You Prefecture, Liu Peng, died, and his son Ji declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
That autumn, rain froze on the trees. Edit
On the guimao day of the eleventh month, the emperor sacrificed at the southern suburb and there was a general amnesty; the hundred officials who had attended him at Fengtian and Xingyuan, and the officers and men who had recovered the capital, were granted ranks, merit ranks and noble titles. Edit
On the bingshen day of the first month of the second year, it was decreed that the imperial meals be reduced by half, and those who relieved the poor and needy were given office. On renyin, Lu Han was dismissed. The Vice Minister of Personnel Liu Zi was made Left Cavalier Attendant-in-ordinary, and he, the Supervising Secretary Cui Zao and the Secretariat Drafter Qi Ying were made Joint Managers of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the guihai day of the second month, the Military Commissioner of Shannan East Circuit, Fan Ze, fought Li Xilie at the Bi River and defeated him. Edit
On the bingyin day of the fourth month, Xilie was executed. On jiaxu it rained earth. On jiashen, Huaixi was exempted from taxes and labour service for two years. Edit
In the fifth month, Li Xilie's general Li Huideng surrendered with Sui Prefecture. On jiyou there was an earthquake. Edit
On the guiwei day of the sixth month, the Prefect of Cang Prefecture, Cheng Rihua, died, and his son Huaizhi declared himself Acting Surveillance Commissioner. In this month the Commander of Huaixi, Wu Shaocheng, killed his Military Commissioner Chen Xianqi and declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
In the seventh month, Li Xilie's general Xue Yi surrendered with Tang Prefecture, and Hou Zhao surrendered with Guang Prefecture. Edit
On the bingzi day of the eighth month there was heavy hail. On bingxu, the Tibetans raided the four prefectures of Bin, Ning, Jing and Long. Edit
On the yisi day of the ninth month they raided Haozhi, and Li Sheng defeated them at Qianyang. Edit
On the guiyou day of the tenth month, the Military Commissioner of Binning, Han Yougui, defeated them again at Pingchuan. Edit
On the jiawu day of the eleventh month, the Pure Consort, of the Wang family, was made Empress. On dingyou the Empress died. On xinchou the Tibetans took Yan Prefecture. Edit
On the dingsi day of the twelfth month, they took Xia Prefecture. Ma Sui was made Pacification Commissioner of Sui, Yin, Lin and Sheng. On gengshen, Cui Zao was dismissed. On jiaxu, because the Tibetans were raiding the frontier, the emperor withdrew from the main hall. Edit
On the renyin day of the first month of the third year, the Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, Zhang Yanshang, was made Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. On renzi, Liu Zi was dismissed. Qi Ying was demoted to Prefect of Kui Prefecture. The Vice Minister of War Liu Hun was made Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the jimao day of the second month, the Military Commissioner of Huazhou and Tongguan, Luo Yuanguang, retook the two prefectures of Yan and Xia. On jiashen, Empress Zhaode was buried in the Jing Mausoleum. Edit
On the dingwei day of the third month, Li Sheng was made Grand Commandant. On xinhai, Ma Sui was relieved as Deputy Generalissimo. Edit
In the fifth month, the Yangzi overflowed at Yang Prefecture. Wu Shaocheng killed the Prefect of Shenzhou, Zhang Boyuan, and the Palace Censor Zheng Chang. Edit
On the xinwei day of the intercalary month, Hun Jian made a covenant with the Tibetans at Pingliang; the Tibetans seized the Deputy Commissioner for the Covenant, the Minister of War Cui Hanheng, and killed the Administrative Assistant and Palace Censor Han Yan. On wuyin, Venus was seen in daylight. Edit
In the sixth month, the Tibetans raided the two prefectures of Yan and Xia. On bingxu, Ma Sui was made Minister of Education, and the former Surveillance Commissioner of Shanguo, Li Mi, was made Vice Director of the Secretariat and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the jiazi day of the seventh month, the Military Commissioner of Shuofang, Du Xiquan, was made Supreme Commander of the commissions of Shuofang, Lingyan, and Feng, Xia, Sui and Yin. On renshen, Zhang Yanshang died. Edit
On xinsi, the first day of the eighth month, there was an eclipse of the sun. On jichou, Liu Hun was dismissed. On wushen, the Tibetans raided Qingshi Ridge, and the Prefect of Long Prefecture, Su Qingmian, defeated them. On gengxu, it was forbidden to take large horses out through the Pu, Tong and Wu passes. Edit
On the dingsi day of the ninth month, the Tibetans raided Qianyang. On bingyin they took Huating and the Lianyun Fort. Edit
On the jiashen day of the tenth month they raided Fengyi, and Han Yougui defeated them. On yiyou they raided Changwu City, and its city commissioner Han Quanyi defeated them. On renchen, the general of the Mounted Archers, Han Qinxu, plotted rebellion and was executed. Edit
On the jimao day of the eleventh month there was an earthquake at the capital, the Eastern Capital and Hezhong. Edit
On the gengchen day of the twelfth month, the emperor hunted at Xindian. Edit
On gengxu, the first day of the first month of the fourth year, there was an earthquake in the capital. There was a general amnesty; each prefect was to have one son given office, officials who increased households and opened up fields were raised in rank, county magistrates had their waiting periods for selection reduced, and officials of the ninth rank and above were to submit their views. On renshen, Liu Xuanzuo was made Deputy Generalissimo of the Field Army of the Four Garrisons and Beiting and of the Jingyuan commission. In this month there were earthquakes in the two prefectures of Jin and Fang, the river overflowed and mountains split. Rain froze on the trees at Chenliu. Edit
In the fourth month, hair grew from the ground in Henan and Huaihai. On jihai, the army of Fujian mutinied and drove out its Surveillance Commissioner Wu Shen, and the senior general Hao Jieyi declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
In the fifth month, the Tibetans raided the five prefectures of Jing, Bin, Ning, Qing and Fu. Edit
On the jihai day of the sixth month, his son Yuan was enfeoffed as Prince of Yong. Edit
On the gengxu day of the seventh month, Hun Jian was made Deputy Generalissimo of Bin, Ning and Qing. On guichou, the army of Ning Prefecture mutinied, and the Chief Inspector of Binning, Yang Chaosheng, defeated it. On jiwei, the Xi and the Shiwei raided Zhenwu. In this month the water of the Yellow River turned black. Edit
In the eighth month, the Ba overflowed. Edit
On the gengshen day of the ninth month, the Tibetans raided Ning Prefecture, and the Military Commissioner of Binning, Zhang Xianfu, defeated them. In winter, the walled passageway was built. Edit
This year there were twenty earthquakes in the capital. Edit
On jiachen, the first day of the first month of the fifth year, there was an eclipse of the sun. Edit
On the gengzi day of the second month, the Chief Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Dong Jin, was made Vice Director of the Chancellery, and the Censor-in-chief Dou Can was made Vice Director of the Secretariat: both Joint Managers of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the jiachen day of the third month, Li Mi died. Edit
In summer, the Tibetans raided Changwu City, and Han Quanyi defeated them at Fotangyuan. Edit
On the bingwu day of the ninth month, the Military Commissioner of West Jiannan, Wei Gao, defeated the Tibetans in the northern valley of Taideng and took Xi Prefecture. Edit
In the tenth month, the Military Commissioner of Lingnan, Li Fu, took Qiong Prefecture. Edit
In the spring of the sixth year there was drought. Edit
On the yimao day of the intercalary fourth month, it was decreed that officials attending the regular court audiences and the magistrates of the metropolitan counties should submit their views. The summer tax of Jingzhao Superior Prefecture was remitted. Edit
On the xinchou day of the eighth month, the Crown Princess, of the Xiao family, was put to death. Edit
On the wuchen day of the eleventh month, the emperor made offerings at the Taiqing Palace. On jisi, he made offerings at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. On gengwu, he sacrificed at the southern suburb. Civil and military officials were granted ranks and noble titles. Prisoners' sentences were reduced, and those sentenced to penal servitude or less were pardoned. The exposed bones of those who had died in battle were buried. Edit
This year the Tibetans took the Beiting Protectorate, and its Military Commissioner Yang Xigu fled to Xi Prefecture. Edit
On the jisi day of the first month of the seventh year, Huang, Prince of Xiang, died. Edit
In the fourth month, the chieftain of Annan, Du Yinghan, rebelled and was executed. Edit
On the jiashen day of the fifth month, Yu, Prince of Duan, died. Edit
In the ninth month, the Uighurs killed Yang Xigu. Edit
On the wuxu day of the twelfth month, Shu, Prince of Mu, died. Edit
That winter there was no snow. Edit
On the gengzi day of the second month of the eighth year it rained earth. Edit
On the jiashen day of the third month, the Military Commissioner of the Xuanwu Army, Liu Xuanzuo, died, and his son Shining declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
In the fourth month, the Tibetans raided Ling Prefecture. On dinghai, the Left Grand Master of Remonstrance and Drafter of Edicts, Wu Tongxuan, was put to death. On yiwei, Dou Can was demoted to Administrative Aide of Chen Prefecture. The Left Assistant Director of the Department of State Affairs, Zhao Jing, and the Vice Minister of War Lu Zhi were made Vice Directors of the Secretariat and Joint Managers of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the jiwei day of the fifth month, a great wind lifted the roof tiles of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. On guiyou, the Military Commissioner of the Pinglu Army, Li Na, died, and his son Shigu declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
In the sixth month the Huai overflowed. The Tibetans raided the Lianyun Fort, and the senior general Wang Jinyong died in its defence. Edit
On the dingsi day of the ninth month, Wei Gao fought the Tibetans at Wei Prefecture and defeated them. Edit
On renzi, the first day of the eleventh month, there was an eclipse of the sun. On gengwu, the Military Commissioner of Shannan West Circuit, Yan Zhen, fought the Tibetans at Heishui Fort and defeated them. In this month the Military Commissioner of the Lulong Army of You Prefecture, Liu Ji, fought his younger brother, the Prefect of Ying Prefecture, Yong, at Ying Prefecture; Yong was defeated and fled to the capital. Edit
On the jiachen day of the twelfth month, the emperor hunted east of the city. Edit
On the guimao day of the first month of the ninth year, the tax on tea was restored. Edit
On the xinyou day of the fourth month there was an earthquake in Guanfu and Hezhong. Edit
On the jiachen day of the fifth month, the Military Commissioner of the Yicheng Army, Jia Dan, was made Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, and he and the Right Assistant Director of the Department of State Affairs, Lu Mai, were made Joint Managers of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. On bingwu, Dong Jin was dismissed. Edit
On the gengxu day of the eighth month, Li Sheng died. Edit
On the guiwei day of the eleventh month, the emperor made offerings at the Taiqing Palace. On jiashen, he made offerings at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. On yiyou, he sacrificed at the southern suburb, and there was a general amnesty. Edit
On the bingchen day of the twelfth month, the Xuanwu Army general Li Wanrong drove out his Military Commissioner Liu Shining and declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
On the renchen day of the first month of the tenth year, the Man of Nanzhao defeated the Tibetans at Shenchuan and came to present the spoils of victory. Edit
On guimao, the first day of the fourth month, an amnesty was granted to the capital. On wushen there was an earthquake. On guichou there was another. In this month Venus was seen in daylight. Edit
On the bingyin day of the sixth month, Wei Gao defeated the Tibetans and took E'he City. From the spring no rain had fallen until this month. On xinwei it rained, and a great wind uprooted trees. Edit
In the seventh month, the Man of Xiyuan rebelled. Edit
In the eighth month, they took the four prefectures of Qin, Heng, Xun and Gui. Edit
In the tenth month, the Acting Military Commissioner of the Zhaoyi Army, Wang Qianxiu, fought the acting Prefect of Ming Prefecture, Yuan Yi, at Jize and defeated him. Edit
On the bingchen day of the twelfth month, the emperor hunted south of the city. On renxu, Lu Zhi was demoted to Adviser to the Heir Apparent. Edit
On the bingyin day of the fourth month of the eleventh year, the Xi raided Ping Prefecture, and Liu Ji defeated them at Mount Qingdu. Edit
On the gengwu day of the fifth month, the Secretariat-Chancellery reviewed the cases of prisoners. Edit
On the xinhai day of the eighth month, Ma Sui died. Edit
In the ninth month, the Commander of the Henghai Army, Cheng Huaixin, drove out his elder brother, the Military Commissioner Huaizhi, and declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
In the tenth month, the rivers overflowed in the two prefectures of Lang and Shu. Edit
On the wuchen day of the twelfth month, the emperor hunted in the imperial park. Edit
On the jimao day of the second month of the twelfth year, the Tibetans raided Xi Prefecture, and its Prefect Cao Gaoshi defeated them. Edit
On the bingchen day of the third month, Xian, Prince of Shao, died. Edit
On the gengwu day of the fourth month, the Military Commissioner of Weibo, Tian Xu, died, and his son Ji'an declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
On the jichou day of the sixth month, the Military Commissioner of the Xuanwu Army, Li Wanrong, died; his son Nai declared himself Commander and was executed. Edit
On the wuxu day of the seventh month, Jiong, Prince of Han, died. Edit
On jiwei, the first day of the eighth month, there was an eclipse of the sun. On bingxu, Zhao Jing died. Edit
In the ninth month, the Tibetans raided Qing Prefecture. Edit
On the jiaxu day of the tenth month, the Right Grand Master of Remonstrance Cui Sun and the Supervising Secretary Zhao Zongru were made Joint Managers of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the renyin day of the first month of the thirteenth year, the Tibetans asked for peace. Edit
On the xinyou day of the fourth month, because of drought, the cases of prisoners were reviewed. On renxu, the rain sacrifice was held at the Xingqing Palace. Edit
On the renyin day of the fifth month, the Tibetans raided Xi Prefecture, and Cao Gaoshi defeated them. On gengxu, the Yining Army mutinied and killed its general Chang Chuke. Edit
On the yiwei day of the seventh month there was an earthquake in the capital. Edit
On the jichou day of the ninth month, Lu Mai was dismissed. Edit
On the bingshen day of the third month of the fourteenth year, the Army Supervisor of Fengxiang, Ximen Qushe, killed his general Xiahou Yan. Edit
On the jiyou day of the fifth month, thunder was first heard. Edit
On the xinhai day of the intercalary month, a star fell in the northwest. On xinyou, the army of Changwu City mutinied and drove out its commissioner Han Quanyi. Edit
On the bingshen day of the sixth month, the army of Guihua Fort mutinied and drove out its general Zhang Guocheng, and the Military Commissioner of Jingyuan, Liu Chang, defeated it. Edit
On the renshen day of the seventh month, Zhao Zongru was dismissed. The Vice Minister of Works Zheng Yuqing was made Vice Director of the Secretariat and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the dingmao day of the ninth month, Chui, Prince of Qi, died. Edit
On the renyin day of the twelfth month, the Ming Prefecture general Li Huang killed his Prefect Lu Yun and rebelled. Edit
That winter there was no snow, and there was famine in the capital. Edit
On the jiayin day of the first month of the fifteenth year, Yi, Prince of Ya, died. On renxu, Mount Lan in Chen Prefecture collapsed. Edit
On the yiyou day of the second month, the Xuanwu Army mutinied and killed the Adjutant of the Commission's Field Army, Lu Changyuan, and the Prefect of Songzhou, Liu Yihuai, declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
On the jiayin day of the third month, the Military Commissioner of the Zhangyi Army, Wu Shaocheng, rebelled and took Tang Prefecture, and its defending general Zhang Jiayu died in its defence. Edit
On the yiwei day of the fourth month, Li Huang was executed. Edit
On the yisi day of the ninth month, the Acting Military Commissioner of Chenxu, Shangguan Shui, fought Wu Shaocheng at Linying and was defeated. On bingwu, Shaocheng raided Xu Prefecture. On gengxu, the Military Commissioner of the Xuanwu Army, Liu Quanliang, died, and the Chief Commander Han Hong declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. On bingchen, the armies of Xuanwu, Heyang, Zhenghua, Ru of the Eastern Capital, Chengde, You Prefecture, Ziqing, Weibo, Yiding, Zelu, Hedong, Huainan, Xusi, East and West Shannan, and E'yue attacked Wu Shaocheng. Edit
On the jichou day of the tenth month, Yuan, Prince of Yong, died. Edit
On the dingwei day of the eleventh month, the Military Commissioner of Shannan East Circuit, Yu Di, fought Wu Shaocheng at Wufang and defeated him. The Military Commissioner of Chenxu, Shangguan Shui, defeated him again at Chaili. On xinhai, the Military Commissioner of Anhuang, Yi Shen, defeated him again at Zhongshan. Edit
On the gengwu day of the twelfth month, the Prefect of Shouzhou, Wang Zong, defeated him again at Qiuzha. On xinwei, Hun Jian died. On yiwei, the troops of the various circuits broke and fled at the Little Yin River. Edit
On the yisi day of the first month of the sixteenth year, the troops of Yiding fought Wu Shaocheng and were defeated. Edit
On the yiyou day of the second month, the Military Commissioner of Yan, Xia, Sui and Yin, Han Quanyi, was made Pacification and Disposition Commissioner of the Field Army against Cai Prefecture, with Shangguan Shui as his deputy. Edit
On the dinghai day of the fourth month, the Banquet Officer of Qianzhong, Fu Jin, drove out his Surveillance Commissioner Wu Shizong. Edit
On the gengxu day of the fifth month, Han Quanyi fought Wu Shaocheng at Guangli City and was defeated. On renzi, the Military Commissioner of Xu, Si and Hao, Zhang Jianfeng, died, and his son Yin declared himself in charge of military affairs. Edit
On the dingsi day of the seventh month, Yi Shen fought Wu Shaocheng at Shen Prefecture and defeated him. On jiwei, Wei Gao took the Tibetan city of Mogong. On bingyin, Han Quanyi fought Wu Shaocheng at Wulou and was defeated. Edit
In the eighth month, Liu Ji fought his younger brother, the Prefect of Zhuo Prefecture, Yuan, at Zhuo Prefecture; Yuan was defeated and captured. On jichou, the Administrative Aide of Sui Prefecture, Cui Wei, was put to death. Wei Gao took the Tibetan city of Yong. Edit
On the gengxu day of the ninth month, Zheng Yuqing was demoted to Adjutant of Chen Prefecture. On gengshen, the Chief Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Qi Kang, was made Vice Director of the Secretariat and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the xinwei day of the tenth month, the Administrative Aide of Tong Prefecture, Cui Hetu, was put to death. Edit
This year there was famine in the capital. Edit
On the dingyou day of the second month of the seventeenth year there was heavy hail. On jihai there was frost. On yisi, Wei Gao fought the Tibetans at Mount Luwei and defeated them. On wushen there was heavy hail, with thunder and lightning. On gengxu there was heavy snow and hail. Edit
On renxu, the first day of the fifth month, there was an eclipse of the sun. Edit
On the bingshen day of the sixth month, the army of Ning Prefecture mutinied and killed its Prefect Liu Nanjin. On jihai, the Surveillance Commissioner of Zhexi, Li Qi, killed Cui Shanzhen, who had submitted a sealed memorial. On dingsi, the Military Commissioner of the Chengde Army, Wang Wujun, died, and his son Shizhen declared himself Acting Military Commissioner. Edit
In the seventh month, frost fell and killed the beans. On wuyin, the Tibetans raided Yan Prefecture. On jichou they took Lin Prefecture, and its Prefect Guo Feng died in its defence. Edit
On the yihai day of the ninth month, Wei Gao defeated the Tibetans at Ya Prefecture and took Mubo City. Edit
This year Yun, Prince of Jia, died. Edit
On the yihai day of the seventh month of the eighteenth year, the presentation of memorials in the main audience hall was ended. Edit
In the twelfth month, Huanwang [Champa] took the two prefectures of Huan and Ai. Edit
On the jihai day of the second month of the nineteenth year, the Annan general Wang Jiyuan drove out his Military Governor Pei Tai, and the Commander Zhao Jun defeated him. Edit
On the renzi day of the third month, the Military Commissioner of Huainan, Du You, was made Acting Grand Minister of Works and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the jiwei day of the seventh month, Qi Kang was dismissed. From the first month no rain had fallen until this month. On jiaxu it rained. Edit
On the gengxu day of the intercalary tenth month, the Yan Prefecture general Li Tingjun rebelled and was executed. On dingsi, Cui Sun died. Edit
On the gengshen day of the twelfth month, the Chief Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Gao Ying, was made Vice Director of the Secretariat, and the Vice Minister of Personnel Zheng Xunyu was made Vice Director of the Chancellery: both Joint Managers of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. Edit
On the gengxu day of the second month of the twentieth year there was heavy hail. On the guiyou day of the seventh month there was heavy hail. Edit
In winter, rain froze on the trees. Edit
On the guisi day of the first month of the twenty-first year, the emperor died in the Huining Hall, aged sixty-four. Edit
Appraisal
The appraisal says: Dezong was suspicious, jealous and harsh. He prided himself on his strength and insight, was ashamed to be bested by upright arguments, and forgot that he was being deceived by the wicked and the flattering. So he suspected that Xiao Fu held him in contempt and called Jiang Gongfu a seller of uprightness, and could not bear them; he employed Lu Qi and Zhao Zan, which led to ruin and disorder, and to the end he never repented. After the disaster at Fengtian he chastened himself deeply and then pursued a policy of indulgence. From this the court grew ever weaker and the regional commands ever stronger, and the trouble that lasted until the fall of Tang came from this. Xianzong was firm, clear-sighted and decisive. From the moment he took the throne he was roused to indignation and resolved to put down the usurpers and rebels; he could use loyal counsel and was not misled by the many opinions, and in the end he succeeded. After Wu Yuanji was executed, the strong commands and fierce generals all wished to repent and offer their obedience. At that time the authority and commands of Tang were close to being restored, so which of the two was better need not be weighed to be known. But in his last years he trusted the wrong men, did not finish his work, and himself met an unforeseen disaster, which was worse than Dezong. Alas! For petty men to ruin a state, the ruler need not be foolish or benighted; even one who is clever, wise and sagacious, if he is led astray, will always come to harm. Long ago Han Yu said that Shunzong was in the Eastern Palace for twenty years and that the realm quietly received his benefits. But his reign was short, and unhappily he fell ill and could accomplish nothing. That too is sad! Edit
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Source: 新唐书 卷七 本纪第七 德宗 顺宗 宪宗 (New Book of Tang, juan 7, Annals 7: Dezong, Shunzong, Xianzong)
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Source
From the historical record: the notes below say where · tang-zongshi-00034
Notes (3)
- [Source] 新唐书 卷七 本纪第七 德宗 顺宗 宪宗 New Book of Tang, juan 7, Annals 7: Dezong, Shunzong, Xianzong
- [Collation note] 本纪：「德宗神武聖文皇帝諱适，代宗長子也。」 The annals: “Dezong (posthumous title: Shenwu Shengwen Huangdi), personal name Shì, was the eldest son of Daizong.”
- [Collation note] 宗室世系表作「德宗神武孝文皇帝」。 The table of the imperial clan writes his title “Dezong (posthumous title: Shenwu Xiaowen Huangdi)”.