Is “Regarding the admonition to stop Li Shidao from redeeming the residence for Wei Zheng's descendants, the two histories record different wording.” true?
histories differ
In the New Book of Tang, Biography of Wu Pingyi, Li Yi, Jia Zeng, and their son Zhi, Bai Juyi, and his younger brothers Xingjian and Minzhong, it records Bai Juyi's admonition: “征任宰相,太宗用殿材成其正寝,后嗣不能守,陛下犹宜以贤者子孙赎而赐之。师道人臣,不宜掠美。” In the Old Book of Tang, Biography of Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi, it is recorded as: “征是陛下先朝宰相,太宗尝赐殿材成其正室,尤与诸家第宅不同。子孙典贴,其钱不多,自可官中为之收赎,而令师道掠美,事实非宜。”
Bai Juyi
Li Shidao redeemed the residence for Wei Zheng's descendants, and Bai Juyi's admonition differed in specific wording.
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