福 Fú
Biography
石弟 福
弟福，字能之。大和中，第進士。楊嗣復領劍南，辟幕府。崔鄲輔政，兼集賢殿大學士，引為校理。調藍田尉。後石當國，薦福可任治人，繇監察御史至戶部郎中，累歷州刺史，進諫議大夫。大中時，党項羌震擾，議者以將臣貪牟產虜怨，議擇儒臣治邊。乃授福夏綏銀節度使，宣宗臨軒諭遣。福以善政聞，徙鎮鄭滑，再遷兵部侍郎，判度支，出為宣武節度使，入遷戶部尚書。會蠻侵蜀，詔福持節宣撫，即拜劍南西川節度使，同中書門下平章事。與蠻戰敗績，貶蘄王傅，分司東都。
僖宗初，以檢校尚書左僕射就拜留守，改山南東道節度使。王仙芝寇山南，福團訓鄉兵，邀險須之。賊不敢入，轉略岳、鄂，以逼江陵。節度使楊知溫求援於福，乃自將州兵，率沙陀壯騎五百赴之。賊已殘江陵郛而聞福至，乃走。以勞檢校司空、同中書門下平章事。還朝，以太子太傅卒。
Shi's younger brother Fu
His younger brother Fu was styled Nengzhi. In the Dahe era he passed the presented scholar examination. When Yang Sifu took command of Jiannan, he called Fu to his staff. When Cui Dan helped govern the state and was concurrently Grand Academician of the Academy of Assembled Worthies, he brought Fu in as an Editor. Fu was posted as Sheriff of Lantian. Later, when Shi led the government, he recommended Fu as fit to govern the people, and Fu rose from Investigating Censor to Director of the Bureau of Revenue, served as prefect of several prefectures one after another, and was promoted to Grand Master of Remonstrance. In the Dazhong era the Dangxiang Qiang were in turmoil, and it was argued that the greed of the generals and officials had stirred up the resentment of the tribesmen, and that a Confucian official should be chosen to govern the frontier. So Fu was appointed Military Commissioner of Xia, Sui and Yin, and Xuanzong came to the front of the hall to give him his instructions and send him off. Fu became known for good government. He was moved to command Zheng and Hua, promoted again to Vice Minister of War with charge of the Public Revenue Section, sent out as Military Commissioner of Xuanwu, and brought back as Minister of Revenue. It happened that the Man tribes invaded Shu, and Fu was ordered by edict to go with the imperial tally to pacify the region; he was then appointed Military Commissioner of Jiannan Xichuan and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. He fought the Man and was badly defeated, and was demoted to Tutor to the Prince of Qi with a branch office at the Eastern Capital. Edit
Early in the reign of Xizong he was made Acting Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs and appointed Regent where he was, and then made Military Commissioner of the Eastern Circuit of Shannan. Wang Xianzhi raided Shannan, and Fu trained the local militia and waited for him at the passes. The rebels did not dare to enter and turned instead to raid Yue and E, so as to press on Jiangling. The Military Commissioner Yang Zhiwen asked Fu for help, and Fu led the prefectural troops himself, with five hundred strong Shatuo horsemen, and went to his aid. The rebels had already ravaged the outer walls of Jiangling, but when they heard that Fu had come they fled. For his services he was made Acting Grand Minister of Works and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. He returned to the court and died as Grand Mentor of the Heir Apparent. Edit
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Source: 新唐书 卷一百三十一 列传第五十六 宗室宰相 (New Book of Tang, juan 131, Biographies 56: Chancellors of the Imperial Clan)
Chinese Wikipedia: 李福 (宰相) · Baidu Baike: 李福 (an article of the same name, not checked to be him)
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From the historical record: the notes below say where · tang-zongshi-00743
Notes (2)
- [Source] 新唐书 卷七十上 表第十上 宗室世系上 New Book of Tang, juan 70A, Table 10A: Genealogical Table of the Imperial Clan, part 1
- [Collation note] 表中此格作「太子太傅，同平章事福，字能之」。 The table’s cell reads: “Fú, Grand Mentor of the Heir Apparent; Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery; courtesy name Néngzhī”.