Lü Huiqing

Timeline

1. 1054–1074Kaifeng Prefecture · HenanA jinshi in the seventh year of Jiayou, he entered the Bureau of Policy Evaluation at Wang Anshi's recommendation in the early Xining era, drafting regulations for the equal-transport and market-exchange systems; after Wang left the capital he served as acting chancellor, one of the practical operators of the New Policies.
2. 1074–1080Kaifeng Prefecture · HenanDue to friction with Wang Anshi and attacks by court officials, he was dismissed as chancellor in the seventh year of Xining; though later recalled to court, he ultimately lost power through factional strife and was demoted out of the central government during the Yuanfeng era.
3. 1081–1090Jianning Commandery · FujianRepeatedly demoted under the Yuanyou factional ban, he successively served as prefect of Xuanzhou, Jianning Commandery, Yingzhou, and elsewhere. During this time he still memorialized on governance, advocating restoration of the New Policies, out of step with the old party's policies.
4. 1091–1111Runzhou · JiangsuThough briefly recalled during the Shaosheng era, he was soon dismissed again; in his later years he lived in Runzhou and died in 1111 CE at the age of eighty.