璬 Jiǎo

Jiao, Prince of Ying, liked to read and loved literary composition. In the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan he was made Protector-general of Andong in absentia. When An Lushan rebelled, an edict made him Grand Military Commissioner of Jiannan, with Yang Guozhong as his deputy. When the emperor went west, he had Wei Fangjin, Censor-in-chief, serve as Commissioner for Lodging and Provisions; Wei sent letters to the commanderies under Jiannan, giving out that it was Jiao's fief, and had great stores laid in. Jiao went ahead to his command, and Cui Yuan, Administrator of Shu Commandery, was made his deputy instead. When Jiao crossed the river, colored mats had been laid in the boat for him to walk on; he had them removed, saying: "These are for sleeping on; how can they be trodden underfoot?" Jiao had left in such haste that he had not received his tally of office. His Adjutant, Shi Ben, asked to raise a great lance covered with an oiled bag to go before him and overawe the road. Jiao laughed and said: "I am already a true prince; what use have I for a false tally?" As he neared Chengdu, Cui Yuan came out and bowed before his horse; Jiao did not return the courtesy, and Yuan resented it. Jiao attended to affairs for a little over two months, and the people found his leniency easy to live with; but Yuan memorialized and had him relieved and confined to the inner residence. Then an edict sent him to convey greetings to Suzong at Pengyuan, and he followed him back to the capital. He died in the fourth year of Jianzhong, aged sixty-six. His sons were Shen, Prince of Xingyang; Chan, Prince of Gaoyi; Xian, Duke of Chu; and Zun, Duke of Kui. Edit

Min, Prince Huaisi, had a full and handsome face like a painting, and the emperor loved him. He died just after his first birthday, and was given a title and posthumous name and buried beside the Jing Mausoleum. Edit