李善“出为经城令”若干问题新论

New Perspectives on Problems Concerning Li Shan's Being “Appointed the Magistrate of Jing County”

唐高宗乾封年间,李善从中央赴地方任职。外出地应以《旧唐书·儒学传》记载的经城说为是,《新唐书·文艺传》记载的泾城说和王象之《舆地纪胜》记载的泾县说不确。此次外出之性质应为贬谪,非是升迁,亦非自请外调。据现存史料,并不能得出李善此次贬谪与贺兰敏之有关的结论。李善被贬为经城令不久,缘贺兰敏之荐引,返回长安,再次担任崇贤馆直学士和兰台郎之职,从此被视为贺兰敏之集团的重要人物。贺兰敏之倒台后,李善与皇甫公义、秦趋节、刘祎之和徐齐聃等一起被长流岭外。

Li Shan＇s being＂appointed the magistrate of Jing County（经城）＂in the Qianfeng Period of Tang Gaozong＇s Reign was due to banishment,which had nothing to do with Helan Minzhi.The place should be as recorded in＂Biographies of Scholars＂of The Old History of Tang.The Jingcheng（泾城）and Jingxian（泾县）recorded in＂Biographies of Literary Figures＂of The New History of Tangand Record of Outstanding Areas were not correct.Soon after that Li Shan was recalled to his old post in the capital Chang＇an as Scholar of Chongxian Academy and Royal Historian and was considered as an important figure in the group led by Helan Minzhi.After the collapse of Helan,Li Shan was banished again to the South of the Five Ridges with Huangfu Gongyi,Qin Qujie,Liu Yizhi and Xu Qidan.