Cui Xian

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• 仲鳬 字
• 六 行第
• 子鍾 字
• 少石 室名、別號
• 後渠 室名、別號
• 後渠先生 室名、別號
• 文敏 諡號
• 洹野 室名、別號

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Identity, names, and hometown Cui Xian lived from 1478 to 1541, was a Ming Neo-Confucian scholar and political figure, used the courtesy and style names given, and came from Anyang in Henan.
   • CBDBCui Xian (4) (34649)The principal, name, and address records give his identity, dates, courtesy names, style names, and Anyang affiliation.
   • Souyun崔銑 (45523)The profile and biographies supply his dates, Ming identity, Henan hometown, courtesy names, style names, and the name Master Houqu.
   • WikidataCui Xian (Q11054095)The entity and name data confirm the English name, political identity, dates, and the romanized aliases.
2. [2] Family Cui Xian’s immediate and extended family included the named father, mother, ancestors, brothers, wife, and grandson.
   • CBDBCui Xian (4) (34649)The kinship data gives his father and dates, mother, grandparents, brothers, wife, grandson, and the grandson’s birth year.
   • Souyun崔銑 (45523)The biographies identify him as the son of 崔陞.
3. [3] Examinations and early office He placed ninth in the Henan examination, ranked third in the metropolitan examination and first in the second class of the jinshi degree in Hongzhi 18, and then entered the Hanlin through the shujishi and compiler appointments.
   • CBDBCui Xian (4) (34649)The examination data confirms the second-class first-place jinshi result.
   • Souyun崔銑 (45523)The biography gives the provincial and metropolitan examination rankings, the Hongzhi 18 date, and the early Hanlin appointments.
4. [4] Zhengde career and retirement During Zhengde, Cui Xian’s refusal to perform the formal obeisance to Liu Jin led to his Nanjing transfer; he later returned to office, served as a Classics Mat lecturer and Hanlin Reader, and retired to the Houqu Study.
   • CBDBCui Xian (4) (34649)The office data confirms the Zhengde Nanjing Office of Merit Review post.
   • Souyun崔銑 (45523)The biographies give the Liu Jin incident, transfer, restoration, lectureship, readership, retirement, Houqu Study, and teaching there.
5. [5] Jiajing career After the Jiajing accession, he became Nanjing libationer, opposed Zhang Cong and Gui E during the Great Rites Controversy, left office under differing accounts, and later returned as Junior Supervisor and Reader in Attendance before becoming Nanjing Vice Minister of Rites.
   • CBDBCui Xian (4) (34649)The office data gives the Jiajing libationer, Junior Supervisor, and eighteenth-Jiajing Nanjing Vice Minister posts.
   • Souyun崔銑 (45523)The biographies give the Jiajing appointments, Great Rites controversy, impeachment, and the differing descriptions of his departure.
6. [6] Learning and student His learning preferred Zhu over Lu, opposed Wang Shouren’s liangzhi teaching in favor of liangneng, called it hegemonic Confucianism, and emphasized practical conduct; Zhu Shang was among his students.
   • CBDBCui Xian (4) (34649)The association data identifies 朱裳 as his student.
   • Souyun崔銑 (45523)The biography and scholarly discussion give his Zhu-Lu preference, opposition to Wang Shouren, liangneng-liangzhi distinction, hegemonic-Confucianism criticism, and practical consistency.
7. [7] Works His works comprise the listed titles and juan counts, together with additional works named in the biographies.
   • CBDBCui Xian (4) (34649)The works data lists the titles and juan counts in the paragraph, including 《彰德府志》 and 《洹詞》.
   • Souyun崔銑 (45523)The biography lists 《讀易余言》, 《彰德府志》, 《洹詞》, 《晦庵文鈔》, and 《文苑春秋》.
8. [8] Literary writing His writing was judged capable of lasting despite not making his reputation; the discussion evaluates 《政議》, 《漫記》, 《誠傅》, and 《岳飛論》 and records his views on Ming poetry and prose.
   • Souyun崔銑 (45523)The literary commentary gives the assessment of his writing, the contents and functions of the four pieces, and his literary-historical judgments.
9. [9] Death and honors He died in Jiajing 20 (1541), received sacrificial rites and burial, was posthumously granted the rank of Minister of Rites, and received the posthumous name Wenmin.
   • CBDBCui Xian (4) (34649)The principal record gives the death year and lists 尚書 and 文敏 as the relevant posthumous honors.
   • Souyun崔銑 (45523)The profile and biographies give Jiajing 20/1541, sacrificial rites and burial, the grant of Minister of Rites, and Wenmin.
   • WikidataCui Xian (Q11054095)The entity gives the 1541 death value and identifies Wenmin as a name.