Fang Liangyong

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Life

His father was Fang Chaoshen and his mother Chen; his grandfather was Fang Xianghui and his great-grandfather Fang Mengzhang.[4] His recorded collateral kin included the paternal uncles Fang Chaozong and Fang Chaoqing, younger brothers Fang Liangjie, Fang Liangsheng, and Fang Liangcai, his wife Chen, and his grandson Fang Youji.[5]

Early in life he was a licentiate and ranked forty-sixth in the Fujian provincial examination; in Hongzhi 3 (1490), in the gengxu examination, he passed the jinshi examination and placed twenty-ninth in the second class.[6] After passing the examination, he went to the two Guang regions to supervise arrears in tax payments, returned to the capital as a secretary in the Guangdong Office of the Ministry of Justice, was valued by Liu Daxia, the Right Provincial Administration Commissioner in Guangdong, and was promoted to an associate director before becoming a surveillance commissioner in Guangdong; he also followed Liu Daxia in suppressing a popular uprising in Qiongzhou.[7]

Official career

At the beginning of the Zhengde era, Fang was demoted after opposing Liu Jin, under the pretext of a homicide case in Hainan; he was later restored as a vice surveillance commissioner in Huguang, promoted to surveillance commissioner in Guangxi, and impeached the investigating censor Zhu Zhirong for misconduct.[8] From Zhengde 8 (1513) through Zhengde 10 (1515), he served successively as Right Provincial Administration Commissioner in Shandong and Left Provincial Administration Commissioner in Zhejiang.[9]

While serving in Zhejiang, he submitted a memorial opposing Qian Ning's use of the manufacture of twenty thousand paper notes to accept bribes and extort wealth; fearing that trouble would reach him and concerned for his aged mother, he submitted three memorials requesting retirement.[10] After the accession of the Jiajing Emperor, he was recommended by officials inside and outside the court, appointed Vice Censor-in-Chief, and placed in charge of Yunyang; because his mother was old, he memorialized to remain home and care for her.[11]

Censor-in-Chief Yao Mo requested that he receive exceptional honours, while the ministers Qiao Yu and Sun Jiao said that his household possessed no surplus wealth and asked that he be granted a grain stipend under the precedent of Vice Minister Pan Li and Censor Chen Maolie; the emperor ordered a monthly grant of three shi.[12] After his mother died, the emperor ordered that sacrifices and burial be provided; when the mourning period ended, Fang was appointed Governor of Yingtian in his former office, and the imperial commission was issued while he was still at home.[13]

He fell ill while passing through Quzhou, submitted a memorial seeking retirement, and, before receiving a reply, abruptly returned home and died. After his death, an appointment as Nanjing Minister of Justice was issued; when the news reached the court, the emperor granted mourning honours according to regulation and bestowed the posthumous name Jiansu.[14]

Writings and literary relations

His writings include 《方簡肅文集》, also titled 《方簡肅公文集》, in ten juan with an appendix of one juan.[15] Fang sent letters to Wei Xiao, Liu Daxia, Tang Zhou, Zhu Jie, Lei Yinglong, and Lin Younian, and received a reply from Lin Jun.[16]

He also presented poems and prose to Zheng Yue, Huang Gong, Zhu Feng, Zhou Ren, Zhang Qi, Lei Yinglong, and Cai Zongyan.[17] He wrote a zi-shuo and ming-shu for Wang Dayong, a tomb epitaph for Zhou Jinlong, a biography of Lei Yinglong, and a sacrificial text for Xu Xian; he also wrote prefaces for the poetry and prose of Tian Duo and Zhou Jifeng, and a colophon for Zhou Jifeng's poetry and prose.[18] Peng Ze composed his tomb epitaph, and Yao Mo composed his tomb inscription.[19]

TimelineCBDB

  1. 1490 刑部廣東司主事 弘治
  2. 1499 刑部廣東司員外郎 弘治
  3. 1499 刑部貴州司主事 弘治
  4. 1500 提刑按察使司僉事 弘治
  5. 1510 提刑按察使司副使 正德
  6. 1513 布政使司右布政使 正德
  7. 1513 提刑按察使司按察使 正德
  8. 1514 布政使司左布政使 正德
  9. 1521 都察院右副都御史 正德
  10. 1527 刑部尚書 嘉靖
  11. 1527 都察院右副都御史 嘉靖

Office recordsCBDB

OfficeFromToEraPosting
刑部廣東司主事14901496弘治
刑部廣東司員外郎14991500弘治
刑部貴州司主事1499弘治
提刑按察使司僉事15001505弘治廣東布政司
提刑按察使司副使15101513正德湖廣布政司
布政使司右布政使15131514正德山東布政司
提刑按察使司按察使1513正德廣西布政司
布政使司左布政使15141515正德浙江布政司
都察院右副都御史15211522正德
刑部尚書1527嘉靖南京
都察院右副都御史1527嘉靖
Year unknown2
OfficeEraPosting
右布政使正德山東布政司
左布政使正德浙江布政司

FamilyCBDB

RelationNameLife
曾祖方孟章–
祖父方象輝–
父方朝深–
從父;伯叔父方朝宗–
從父;伯叔父方朝清–
母陳氏(方良永母)–
弟方良節–
弟方良盛–
弟方良材–
妻子陳氏(方良永妻)–
孫方攸績–

AliasesCBDB

  • 一 行第
  • 壽卿 字
  • 松厓 室名、別號
  • 松崖 未詳
  • 松崖 室名、別號
  • 簡肅 諡號

StatusCBDB

  • [為官者：文]

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
彭澤墓誌銘由彭澤所作–
周進隆為周進隆作墓誌銘–
王大用為王大用作字說、名述–
雷應龍為雷應龍作傳–
徐絃為徐絃作祭文–
費宏祭文由費宏所作–
鄭岳為鄭岳之書、畫作跋–
陳琳為陳琳之書、畫作跋–
孟洋臨別得到孟洋所作贈言(送別詩、序)–
趙寬臨別得到趙寬所作贈言(送別詩、序)–
方良永神道碑由方良永所作–
方良永為方良永作神道碑–
方良永墓表由方良永所作–
姚鏌墓表由姚鏌所作–
方良永為方良永作墓表–
魏校致書魏校–
劉大夏致書劉大夏–
劉大夏致書劉大夏–
唐冑致書唐冑–
朱節致書朱節–
雷應龍致書雷應龍–
林有年答林有年書–
林俊收到林俊的答書–
鄭岳贈詩、文–
黃鞏贈詩、文–
朱鳳贈詩、文–
周任贈詩、文–
張琦贈詩、文–
雷應龍贈詩、文–
蔡宗兗贈詩、文–
林俊收到林俊的贈詩、文–
韓邦奇收到韓邦奇的贈詩、文–
胡富為胡富之建築物題詠、記、命名–
魏棨為魏棨之建築物題詠、記、命名–
周季鳳為周季鳳之詩文作跋–
田鐸為田鐸所作詩文作序–
周季鳳為周季鳳所作詩文作序–
雷應龍稱道雷應龍之政績–
毛忠為毛忠之書題詞–

ExaminationsCBDB

RecordRank
科舉: 進士(籠統)第二甲第二十九名
科舉: 鄉貢舉人
學校: 生員(庠生)

WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
方簡肅公文集:十卷,附錄一卷

Citations

  1. [1] Life dates and status Fang Liangyong lived from 1461 to 1527 and was a Ming official.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The person record gives the name Fang Liangyong, birth year 1461, death year 1527, Ming dynasty affiliation, and a civil-official status.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)Both biographical passages give the dates 1461–1527 and identify him as a Ming figure.
    • WikidataFang Liangyong (Q11084984)The item gives the English name Fang Liangyong, describes him as a Ming-dynasty person, and supplies date values for 1461 and 1527.
  2. [2] Names and posthumous title His courtesy name was Shouqing, his style was Songya or Songyai, and his posthumous name was Jiansu; the record also gives his ordinal designation as Yi.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The alternate-name records identify Shouqing as the courtesy name, Songya and Songyai as style-name forms, and Jiansu as the posthumous name; the same list also contains Yi as an ordinal designation.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biographical passages give the courtesy name Shouqing and preserve both Songya and Songyai as style-name forms.
    • WikidataFang Liangyong (Q11084984)The English name entries and corresponding values list Jiansu, Shouqing, Songya, and Songyai.
  3. [3] Origin and registration Fang Liangyong came from Putian County in Xinghua Prefecture, Fujian, and belonged to the commoner household register.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The address records identify Putian as both the basic place of origin and the household registration place.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The profile specifies Putian County in Xinghua Prefecture, Fujian, and the biography states that he held commoner registration.
  4. [4] Family background His great-grandfather was Fang Mengzhang, his grandfather Fang Xianghui, his father Fang Chaoshen, and his mother Chen.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The kinship table names Fang Mengzhang as great-grandfather, Fang Xianghui as grandfather, Fang Chaoshen as father, and Chen as mother.
  5. [5] Collateral kin The kinship records also identify Fang Chaozong and Fang Chaoqing as paternal uncles, three younger brothers, his wife Chen, and his grandson Fang Youji.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The kinship table lists two paternal uncles, three younger brothers, a wife named Chen, and a grandson named Fang Youji.
  6. [6] Examinations He was a licentiate, ranked forty-sixth in the Fujian provincial examination, and in 1490 passed the gengxu jinshi examination in the second class, placing twenty-ninth.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The examination entries record the jinshi degree, second-class twenty-ninth place, and licentiate status.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biographies give the forty-sixth place in the Fujian examination and the Hongzhi 3 (1490) gengxu jinshi examination.
  7. [7] Early offices and Liu Daxia After the examination he supervised tax arrears in the two Guang regions, entered the Ministry of Justice, received Liu Daxia's patronage, and served in Guangdong offices before helping suppress the Qiongzhou uprising.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biography describes his supervision of tax arrears in the two Guang regions, Liu Daxia's esteem, his Ministry of Justice and Guangdong appointments, and his participation in suppressing the Qiongzhou uprising.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The office records list the Guangdong Office of the Ministry of Justice secretary, associate director, and surveillance commissioner posts.
  8. [8] Zhengde career changes At the beginning of the Zhengde era he was demoted after opposing Liu Jin, then restored in Huguang, promoted in Guangxi, and involved in the impeachment of Zhu Zhirong.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biography gives the demotion connected with Liu Jin and the Hainan homicide case, the later Huguang and Guangxi appointments, and the action against Zhu Zhirong.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The office records list the Huguang vice surveillance commissioner and Guangxi surveillance commissioner posts.
  9. [9] Shandong and Zhejiang appointments From 1513 to 1515 Fang served successively as Right Provincial Administration Commissioner in Shandong and Left Provincial Administration Commissioner in Zhejiang.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The office records date the Shandong post to 1513–1514 and the Zhejiang post to 1514–1515, and distinguish the right and left provincial administration commissions.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biography states that he moved first to the Shandong right provincial administration post and then to the Zhejiang left provincial administration post.
  10. [10] Memorials against Qian Ning While in Zhejiang he opposed Qian Ning's alleged bribery and extortion connected with the production of twenty thousand paper notes, and submitted three retirement memorials because of the danger and his aged mother.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biography describes his memorial against Qian Ning's use of twenty thousand paper notes for bribery and extortion and his three requests for retirement because of danger and his mother's age.
  11. [11] Jiajing appointment After the Jiajing Emperor's accession, Fang was recommended by officials at court, appointed Vice Censor-in-Chief, assigned to Yunyang, and requested leave to care for his mother.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biography records the recommendations after the emperor's accession, the Vice Censor-in-Chief appointment and Yunyang assignment, and the request to remain home for his mother.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The office record places him in the Vice Censor-in-Chief post from Zhengde 16 into Jiajing 1.
  12. [12] Grain stipend Yao Mo sought exceptional honours for him, Qiao Yu and Sun Jiao cited his household's poverty in requesting a stipend, and the emperor ordered three shi per month.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biography gives Yao Mo's request, Qiao Yu and Sun Jiao's statement and precedent, and the order for a monthly grant of three shi.
  13. [13] Mourning and Yingtian appointment After his mother's death he received ritual and burial support, and after mourning was appointed Governor of Yingtian under his former office while still at home.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biography records the emperor's provision for sacrifices and burial, the appointment after mourning, and the issuance of the commission while Fang remained at home.
  14. [14] Death and posthumous honours He fell ill at Quzhou, returned home and died before receiving a reply to his retirement request; an appointment as Nanjing Minister of Justice followed, and he received regulated mourning honours and the posthumous name Jiansu.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biography records his illness at Quzhou, unanswered retirement request, abrupt return and death, the Nanjing Ministry of Justice appointment, regulated mourning honours, and posthumous name Jiansu.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The office and alternate-name records list the 1527 Nanjing Ministry of Justice post and the posthumous name Jiansu.
  15. [15] Collected writings His collected writings are titled 《方簡肅文集》, also 《方簡肅公文集》, in ten juan with a one-juan appendix; the two titles are both preserved.
    • Souyun方良永 (46632)The biographical entry names 《方簡肅文集》.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The work entry gives the alternate title 《方簡肅公文集》 and specifies ten juan with an appendix of one juan.
  16. [16] Correspondence Fang sent letters to Wei Xiao, Liu Daxia, Tang Zhou, Zhu Jie, Lei Yinglong, and Lin Younian, and received a reply from Lin Jun.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The association records list letters sent to Wei Xiao, Liu Daxia, Tang Zhou, Zhu Jie, Lei Yinglong and Lin Younian, as well as a reply received from Lin Jun.
  17. [17] Poems and prose exchanged He presented poems and prose to Zheng Yue, Huang Gong, Zhu Feng, Zhou Ren, Zhang Qi, Lei Yinglong, and Cai Zongyan.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The association records list poems and prose presented by Fang to Zheng Yue, Huang Gong, Zhu Feng, Zhou Ren, Zhang Qi, Lei Yinglong, and Cai Zongyan.
  18. [18] Other writings He wrote a zi-shuo and ming-shu for Wang Dayong, a tomb epitaph for Zhou Jinlong, a biography of Lei Yinglong, a sacrificial text for Xu Xian, prefaces for the poetry and prose of Tian Duo and Zhou Jifeng, and a colophon for Zhou Jifeng.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The association records specify the zi-shuo and ming-shu for Wang Dayong, tomb epitaph for Zhou Jinlong, biography for Lei Yinglong, sacrificial text for Xu Xian, prefaces for Tian Duo and Zhou Jifeng, and a colophon for Zhou Jifeng.
  19. [19] Posthumous memorial texts The association records indicate that Peng Ze composed Fang Liangyong's tomb epitaph and Yao Mo composed his tomb inscription.
    • CBDBFang Liangyong (34612)The association records connect Peng Ze with the tomb epitaph and Yao Mo with the tomb inscription for Fang Liangyong, using wording that identifies the associated person as the author.