Di Renjie was born in Taiyuan, Bingzhou, which is now Taiyuan, Shanxi.
Di Renjie’s tomb is located next to the White Horse Temple, 12 kilometers east of Luoyang City (now included in the White Horse Temple). It is a round mound. There are two steles in front of the tomb. The larger stone has the words "Cemetery of Di Liang, a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty" written on it.
Di Renjie was born in the Di family of Taiyuan. He passed the Ming Dynasty in his early years and served successively as the magistrate of Bianzhou, the governor of Bingzhou, the chief minister of Dali Temple, the censor of Shi, the doctor of Duzhi, the governor of Ningzhou, and the official of winter. He held positions such as Vice Minister, Wenchang Youcheng, Yuzhou Governor, Fuzhou Governor, and Luozhou Sima, etc. He was famous for not fearing the powerful.
In September of the second year of Tianshou (691), Di Renjie was promoted to prime minister and served as the local official's minister and Tongping Zhangshi. However, after only four months in office, he was framed by the ruthless official Lai Junchen for treason and was deprived of his position and imprisoned. After being rehabilitated, he was demoted to the magistrate of Pengze County. He was resurrected during the Yingzhou Rebellion and worshiped the prime minister again in the first year of Shengong (697). He served as the Minister of Luantai and Tongping Zhangshi, and went to worship Nayan. Later, Yan Zhijian urged Wu Zetian to reestablish Luling King Li Xian as the prince, so that the Tang Dynasty could continue.
In the first year of Jiushi (700), Di Renjie entered the imperial family and died of illness in September of the same year. He was given the posthumous title Wenhui as the right prime minister of Wenchang. After the restoration of the Tang Dynasty, he was given posthumously to Sikong and Liang Guogong. Extended information
Memorial for later generations
Di Gong Temple is located in the west of Yaojia Village, Huangling Township, Pengze County, Jiangxi Province. It was originally the north gate of Tangjiu County Street. According to the records of Pengze County, during Di Renjie's tenure as Peng Zeling, the prisoners were exempted from the death penalty. The prisoners built a hillock with soil on the side of the prison, which was called the "Zongpi Mound". Later generations built the Di Gong Temple on the Zongpi Mound.
Di Lianggong Street is located on the east side of the northern end of Chongshan Temple in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. It was originally called Di Lianggong Temple Street.
Di Village is the hometown of Di Renjie. It is located in the southern suburbs of the old city of Taiyuan City (near Jiannan Bus Station). In the northwest of the village, there is a locust tree planted by Di's mother, called Tang Locust Tree, and there is also the "Hometown of Di Liang Gong" "Stone tablet.
Reference material Baidu Encyclopedia-Di Renjie