惲 Yùn

Prince of Jiang

Yun, Prince of Jiang, was first made Prince of Tan and then moved to be Prince of Jiang. He was appointed Area Commander-in-chief of An Prefecture and granted an actual fief of a thousand households. In the third year of Yonghui he was moved to Liang Prefecture. The vessels, clothes and curios that Yun had made filled as many as four hundred carts, and the prefectures and counties they passed through were thrown into turmoil escorting them. The officials concerned impeached him, but by edict he was pardoned and not questioned. In the Shangyuan era he was transferred to be Prefect of Ji Prefecture. The Administrative Supervisor Zhang Junche falsely accused Yun of rebellion, and an imperial envoy was sent to investigate; Yun, in panic and fear, killed himself. Gaozong learned that he had been wronged, beheaded Junche, posthumously made Yun Grand Minister of Works and Grand Area Commander-in-chief of Jing Prefecture, and had him buried in attendance at the Zhao Mausoleum. He had three sons: Wei, Huang and Xiudao. Wei was first made Prince of Runan Commandery; when Yun died he succeeded him as prince, and he was killed by Empress Wu. Early in the Shenlong era, Yun's grandson by the principal line, Shaozong, was made Prince of Jiang by Succession; when he died, his son Qinfu succeeded and became Director of the Watches. Huang was enfeoffed as Duke of Cai. His grandson Zhifang had a fine reputation; An Lushan memorialised to make him Adjutant of Fanyang. When Lushan rebelled, Zhifang got himself away and returned to the capital. He served as Vice Grand Minister of Works and Right Mentor of the Heir Apparent. Early in the Guangde era he was sent by edict as envoy to Tibet, concurrently Censor-in-chief; he was detained for two years before he could return. He was appointed Minister of Rites and changed to Adviser to the Heir Apparent. Xiudao's son Ju was enfeoffed early in the Shenlong era as Prince of Zhao by Succession, and in the Kaiyuan era was changed to Prince of Zhongshan. Edit