元懿 Yuányì

Prince Hui of Zheng

Yuanyi, Prince Hui of Zheng, was first made Prince of Teng. In the Zhenguan years he was sent out as Prefect of Yanzhou, his fief was moved, and he served in turn as Prefect of Zheng, Lu and Jiang Prefectures, with a real fief of a thousand households. He loved the classics, often judged major criminal cases, and strove to be lenient and fair; Gaozong praised him and sent him an edict under the imperial seal with commendations and gifts. When he died he was posthumously made Grand Minister of Education and Grand Area Commander-in-chief of Jingzhou, and was buried as an attendant at the Xian Mausoleum. Edit

He had ten sons. The eldest, Jing, succeeded as prince and was Prefect of Ezhou. When he died his son Xiyan succeeded; in the Kaiyuan years Xiyan was General-in-Chief of the Right Imperial Insignia Guard and twice Supervisor of the Household of the Heir Apparent. Xiyan's younger brother Chayan had two sons, Zixian and Ao. Zixian was Lieutenant Prefect of Chuzhou and was the father of Yijian. Ao was Duke of Chenliu and was the father of Zongmin. Jing's younger brother Lin, Duke of Ande Commandery, was the father of Zeyan, and Zeyan was the father of Mian. Mian, Zongmin and Yijian all rose to be Chief Ministers and have biographies of their own. They were called in their day the descendants of the Lesser Prince of Zheng, or of Prince Hui of Zheng, to set them apart from the descendants of Liang, Prince of Zheng. Edit