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Tang Dynasty Prime Minister Lou Deyi, a former martial artist from Zhengzhou (now Yuanyang, Henan), passed the imperial examination. At first, Lou De Shi was a county magistrate in Jiangdu. The governor of Yangzhou, Lu Chengye, appreciated Lou De Shi’s talent and once said, “Lou De Shi has the ability to be a prime minister. I should entrust my descendants to him. How can I treat him as a subordinate and treat him with ordinary etiquette
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Li Zhi, Lou Deyi joined the army and launched campaigns against Tubo, achieving numerous military achievements and receiving heavy rewards from Li Zhi. Later, Lou De was promoted to the position of Commander in Chief of Fengzhou, and organized farming in the border areas. The food produced was self-sufficient, and Wu Zetian specially issued an edict to commend him.
After Li Zhi’s death, Empress Wu Zetian deposed Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, who had just succeeded to the throne, and established a court system. A few years later, she became the empress dowager. Wu Zetian appointed Lou Deyi as prime minister and concurrently as ambassador for farming. Later, when Tubo invaded, Lou Shide and his minister Wang Xiaojie were ordered to suppress the rebellion. Unexpectedly, the official army was defeated, and Lou Shide was demoted to the position of Yuanzhou Yuanyuanwai Sima.
Lou Deyi was known for his talent. Although he was demoted, a few years later, Wu Zetian appointed him as the Vice Minister of Fengge and the Chancellor of Fengge Luantai, once again becoming the Prime Minister. Later, Lou De’an was transferred to become a general and eventually became the commander-in-chief of the Heavenly Army. He died in office. Wu Zetian bestowed upon him the title of Governor of Liangzhou and posthumously named him Zhen.
At first, when Di Renjie was not yet prime minister, he was recommended by Lou Deyi as prime minister. After Di Renjie became prime minister, he did not know that Lou Deyi recommended him and repeatedly excluded him, transferring him from the capital to become a general outside.
Wu Zetian noticed that Di Renjie was excluding Lou Deyi, so she wanted to uncover the secret and unite Di Renjie and Lou Deyi in harmony. Wu Zetian first tested Di Renjie’s opinion on Lou Shide, and then said, “Is Lou Shide a virtuous person
Di Renjie did not directly answer whether or not, but cautiously replied, “Lou DeDe is a general who is cautious and competent, but whether he is virtuous or not is unknown.” Di Renjie’s words, on the surface, praised Lou DeDe as a cautious and competent general, but in fact, he wanted Wu Zetian to make Lou DeDe a general outside and not come back to be a prime minister, which had the intention of excluding Lou DeDe.
Wu Zetian was a shrewd woman who could naturally guess the deeper meaning behind Di Renjie’s words. She was not very satisfied with Di Renjie’s answer, so she asked him again, “Does Lou Deyi have the wisdom to understand people
When Di Renjie saw Wu Zetian mention Lou Deyi again, he dared not be careless and carefully replied, “I am an official in the same dynasty as him, and I don’t know if he has the ability to know people.” Di Renjie’s words meant that Lou Deyi did not have the ability to know people, but only answered Wu Zetian in a more tactful tone.
Wu Zetian asked the first few questions in a roundabout manner, and then began to throw out the key points. Wu Zetian said to Di Renjie, “The reason why I appointed Aiqing was recommended by Lou Shide. He really has a good understanding of people.” After finishing speaking, Wu Zetian took out the memorial recommended by Lou Shide and showed it to Di Renjie.
Di Renjie thought about his past exclusion of Lou Shide, what he had just said, and now seeing Lou Shide’s recommendation letter, he suddenly realized that he was repaying kindness with resentment. His face was full of shame, and he sighed, “Lou is a great person. I treated him like that, but I received his tolerance, but I didn’t know. I am far inferior to him
In the 33rd Biography of Liu Peilou in the New Book of Tang, it is stated that Di Renjie did not assist in politics, but was recommended by his teacher’s ethics and ranked among the same group, and was appointed as an external envoy. Wu Houjue asked Renjie, “Is the teacher’s ethics wise?” He replied, “To be strict, a wise person does not know.” He then asked
Lou’s teacher ethics are quite knowledgeable, generous and magnanimous, and his emotions are not expressed in words. When he was a general, he treated his subordinates with humility and never slackened. When he was the prime minister, he often harbored fear and avoided offending the powerful. During the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, many prime ministers were killed, but Lou De’an ultimately achieved a good end with fame and was valued by knowledgeable people.
