Lai Heng
Lai Heng (Chinese:
Background
[edit]Lai Heng's family was from Jiangdu (
During Emperor Gaozong's reign
[edit]Both Lai Heng and Lai Ji were said to be talented in literature, and their reputations were said to be equivalent—although much more is known about Lai Ji's career than Lai Heng's, due to Lai Ji's famed opposition to the ascension of Emperor Gaozong of Tang's second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian) in 655, when Lai Ji was already chancellor. (For his opposition to Empress Wu, Lai Ji would eventually be exiled and die in exile in 662.)
What is known about Lai Heng's career was that as of 676, he was serving as Huangmen Shilang (
References
[edit]- ^ "
兩 千 年 中 西曆 轉換 ". Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
- Old Book of Tang, vol. 80.
- New Book of Tang, vol. 105.
- Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 202.