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任圜

五代 · 宰相

任圜 (五代·宰相) was a notable historical figure from 五代 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 任圜: 任圜,京兆三原人.

Biography

任圜,京兆三原人。
旧五代史卷六十七(唐书) 列传十九:
  任圜,京兆三原人。祖清,成都少尹。父茂宏,避地太原,奏授西河令;有子五人,曰图、回、圜、团、冏,风彩俱异。武皇爱之,以宗女妻圜,历代、宪二郡刺史。
  李嗣昭典兵于晋阳,与圜游处甚洽,及镇泽潞,请为观察支使,解褐,赐朱绂。圜美姿容,有口辩。嗣昭为人间谍于庄宗,方有微隙,圜奉使往来,常申理之,克成友于之道,圜之力也。及丁母忧,庄宗承制起复潞州观察判官,赐紫。常山之役,嗣昭为帅,卒于军,圜代总其事,号令如一,敌人不知。庄宗闻之,倍加奖赏。是秋,复以上党之师攻常山,城中万人突出,大将孙文进死之,贼逼我军,圜麾骑士击之,颇有杀获。尝以祸福谕其城中,镇人信之,使乞降。及城溃,诛元恶之外,官吏咸保其家属,亦圜所庇护焉。庄宗改镇州为北京,以圜为工部尚书兼真定尹、北京副留守,行留守事。明年,郭崇韬兼镇,改行军司马,充北面水陆转运使,仍知府事。同光三年,归朝,守工部尚书。
  崇韬伐蜀,奏令从征,西蜀平,署圜黔南节度使,恳辞遂止。魏王班师,行及利州,康延孝叛,以劲兵八千回劫西川。继岌闻之,夜半命中使李廷安召圜,圜方寝,廷安登其床以告之,圜衣不及带,遽见继岌。继岌泣而言曰:“绍琛负恩,非尚书不能制。”即署圜为招讨副使,与都指挥使梁汉颙等率兵攻延孝于汉州,擒之。旋至渭南,继岌遇害。圜代总全师,朝于洛阳。明宗嘉其功,拜平章事,判三司。圜拣拔贤俊,杜绝幸门,百官俸入为孔谦减折。圜以廷臣为国家羽仪,故优假班行,禁其虚估,期月之内,府库充赡,朝廷修葺,军民咸足。虽忧国如家,而切于功名,故为安重诲所忌。尝与重诲会于私第,有妓善歌,重诲求之不得,嫌隙自兹而深矣。先是,使人食券,皆出于户部,重诲止之,俾须内出,争于御前,往复数四,竟为所沮,(《通鉴》:安重诲与圜争于上前,往复数四,声色俱厉。上退朝,宫人问上:“适与重诲论事为谁?”上曰:“宰相。”宫人曰:“妾在长安宫中,未尝见宰相、枢密奏事敢如是者,盖轻大家耳!”上愈不悦。)因求罢三司。
  天成二年,除太子少保致仕,出居磁州。及朱守殷叛,重诲乘间诬其结构,立遣人称制就害之,乃下诏曰:“太子少保致仕任圜,早推勋旧,曾委重难,既退免于剧权,俾优闲于外地,而乃不遵礼分,潜附守殷,缄题罔避于嫌疑,情旨颇彰于怨望。自收汴垒,备见踪由,若务含宏,是孤典宪,尚全大体,止罪一身。宜令本州于私第赐自尽。”圜受命之日,聚族酣饮,神情不挠。清泰中,制赠太傅。
  子彻,仕皇朝,位至度支郎中,卒。

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任圜 was 五代 Period 宰相, whose life is recorded in official historical documents.
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