This progression of offices is per Chen's biography in the Old Book of Tang. His biography in the New Book of Tang gave a different progression – that he served as Zhōngshū Shèrén (中書舍人), a mid-level official at the legislative bureau (中書省, Zhōngshū Shěng); that while he headed Jixian Institute he was also the deputy minister of public works (工部侍郎, Gōngbù Shìláng); and that he then served as Ménxià Shìláng (門下侍郎), the deputy head of the examination bureau (門下省, Ménxià Shěng). Compare Old Book of Tang, vol. 97 with New Book of Tang, vol. 223, part 1Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine.
This progression of offices is per Chen's biography in the Old Book of Tang. His biography in the New Book of Tang gave a different progression – that he served as Zhōngshū Shèrén (中書舍人), a mid-level official at the legislative bureau (中書省, Zhōngshū Shěng); that while he headed Jixian Institute he was also the deputy minister of public works (工部侍郎, Gōngbù Shìláng); and that he then served as Ménxià Shìláng (門下侍郎), the deputy head of the examination bureau (門下省, Ménxià Shěng). Compare Old Book of Tang, vol. 97 with New Book of Tang, vol. 223, part 1Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine.
