believes that Wei Xuantong and Pei Yan are in the same party.
**Original Text" Wei Xuantong, Pei Yandang also" - see **Reading the Ancient Books of Literature and History, pp. 225-227).
Analysis of the Old Tang Dynasty Book Volume 87 "Wei Xuan's Biography" contains: Wei Xuantong and Pei Yan became friends, and the relationship between the two has always been very good, which was called at the time"Durable friends"。**Read this, criticize:"Wei Xuantong and Pei Yandang also. "
in Old Chinese"Party", which is equivalent to the one in modern Chinese"Same party"。Why is Wei Xuantong Pei Yan's comrade? If two people are just ordinary friends, it is certainly not appropriate to call them co-party. In order to understand the meaning of this batch of words, the following is a brief introduction to the situation of Wei Xuantong and Pei Yan.
Wei Xuantong, a native of Gucheng, Dingzhou (now Jin County, Hebei), was born in Jinshi, successively served as a doctor in the division, a servant in the Ministry of Officials and other officials, and was promoted to prime minister when he was in the Tang Dynasty. Wei Xuantong was at odds with the cool official Zhou Xing. In the first year of Yongchang (689 AD), Zhou Xing denounced Wei Xuantong and said that Wei Xuantong had said"The queen mother is old and must restore the emperor's heir"。Wu Zetian was furious when he heard this, and gave Wei Xuantong to death. Prison Imperial Shi Fang Ji said to Wei Xuantong: Why don't you report it? In this way, you will defend the Queen Mother in person. Wei Xuantong sighed and said: What is the difference between being killed by someone and being killed by a ghost? How could I denounce such a thing? So he was put to death.
Pei Yan, a native of Wenxi in Jiangzhou (now Wenxi in Shanxi), successively served as the commander of the army and the military department of Puzhou, and when he was in the Tang Gaozong, the official went to the service and the book order, became the prime minister, and was ordered to assist Tang Zhongzong. After Tang Zhongzong ascended the throne, he wanted to take Empress Wei's father Wei Xuanzhen as his servant. Pei Yan and Wu Zetian made a decision, abolished Zhongzong, and established Ruizong. After Wu Zetian came to the court, Pei Yan opposed the construction of temples for the ancestors of the Wu family and the killing of kings, which caused the dissatisfaction of Wu Zetian and Wu Chenghei and others. Pei Yan also planned to travel by Wu Zetian, and used soldiers to kidnap Wu Zetian and return the son of heaven, but failed. In the first year of Guangzhai (684 AD), Xu Jingye raised troops according to Yangzhou to restore the throne of Li Xian, Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian summoned Pei Yan to discuss matters, and Pei Yan asked Wu Zetian to return to power, so he was killed.
From the deeds of Wei Xuantong and Pei Yan, it can be seen that these two people stand on the same position on advocating Wu Zetian's return to power. Therefore, ** to say that Wei Xuantong is Pei Yan's comrade should also be said in this sense. It is worth pointing out that in ancient Chinese"Party"It contains a derogatory meaning, and the so-called gentleman is not a party. Hence the so-called"Wei Xuantong and Pei Yandang also. ", is not only an evaluation of Wei Xuantong personally, but also shows the attitude of Pei Yan and Wei Xuantong to ask Wu Zetian to return to power.