Xu Luqing

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1. 1217 發運判官
2. 1217 知某軍事
3. 1237 知某軍事
4. 1241 知某軍事
5. 1241 轉運司判官
6. 1242 知某州軍州事
7. 1244 知某州軍州事
8. 1246 右文殿修撰
9. 1246 朝奉大夫
10. 1246 知某府軍府事
11. 1249 寶章閣待制
12. 1249 知某州軍州事

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• 德夫 字
• 泉谷 室名、別號
• 淸正 諡號

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Name and dates Xu Luqing was a Southern Song official and writer, born in 1189 and died in 1250.
   • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB gives his name as Xu Luqing (徐鹿卿), his birth year as 1189 and his death year as 1250, and records him as a civil official.
   • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The person record and the biography in Quan Song shi give his name, the years 1189 and 1250, and a Southern Song affiliation; the same entry covers his poetry.
   • WikidataXu Luqing (Q45408718)Wikidata gives the labels 徐鹿卿 in Chinese and Xu Luqing in English.
2. [2] Courtesy name and sobriquets Xu Luqing's courtesy name was Defu and his sobriquets were Quangu and Quangu Qiaoyou.
   • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his courtesy name as 德夫 and his sobriquet as 泉谷.
   • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The person record gives 德夫 as his courtesy name and 泉谷 and 泉谷樵友 as sobriquets.
   • WikidataXu Luqing (Q45408718)Wikidata records 德夫 as his courtesy name and 泉谷 as his sobriquet.
3. [3] Native place Xu Luqing was a native of Fengcheng in Longxing Prefecture, present-day Fengcheng in Jiangxi.
   • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his place of origin as 豐城.
   • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The person record and the three biographical notices give his origin as 隆兴府丰城（今江西丰城）.
4. [4] Posthumous name Xu Luqing received the posthumous name Qingzheng.
   • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his posthumous name as 淸正.
   • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The person record lists 清正 as his posthumous name, and the biographical notices state that he received it after his death.
   • WikidataXu Luqing (Q45408718)Wikidata records his posthumous name as 淸正.
5. [5] Disputed dates Xu Luqing's dates are given variously, one account placing his life in 1170–1249 and another his death in 1251.
   • WikidataXu Luqing (Q45408718)Wikidata gives his birth in 1170 and his death in 1249.
   • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The biography in Quan Song shi dates his life 1189–1251.
6. [6] Examination and first office Xu passed the jinshi examination in 1223 and was appointed instructor of the military school of the Nan'an Army.
   • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his jinshi degree and his post as instructor at the Nan'an Army school.
   • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The three biographical notices record his jinshi degree in 1223 (Jiading 16) and his appointment as instructor of the military school of the Nan'an Army.
7. [7] Early provincial posts Xu Luqing served as magistrate of Youxi and Nan'an counties, as assistant to the Fujian military commissioner in 1227, as magistrate of Nan'an County in 1233 and at the audit office of the imperial court in 1237.
   • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his post as instructor at the Nan'an Army school.
   • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The biographical notices record his magistracies of Youxi and Nan'an, his appointment as assistant to the Fujian military commissioner in 1227, his magistracy of Nan'an County in 1233 and his post at the audit office in 1237.
8. [8] Bureau of Military Affairs and the Four Worthies Xu Luqing served as an editor of the Bureau of Military Affairs and was impeached together with Fang Dacong, Liu Kezhuang and Wang Mai, after which the students of the Imperial University composed 'The Four Worthies' in their honour.
   • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his post in the Bureau of Military Affairs and notes that Fang Dacong, Liu Kezhuang and Wang Mai were then dismissed for their remonstrances, that Xu presented them with poems and that he was impeached together with them.
   • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The biographical notices record his appointment as editor in the Bureau of Military Affairs and his impeachment together with Fang Dacong, Liu Kezhuang and Wang Mai, after which the students of the Imperial University composed 'The Four Worthies' in their honour.
9. [9] Prefect of the Jianchang Army Xu Luqing was sent out as prefect of the Jianchang Army, where he lightened taxes, restrained the powerful, dismissed corrupt clerks and abolished the extortionate surcharges on the autumn grain.
   • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his prefecture of the Jianchang Army.
   • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The biographical notices record his prefecture of the Jianchang Army, where he lightened taxes, restrained the powerful, dismissed corrupt clerks and abolished the surcharges on the autumn grain, dating the appointment to 1238.
10. [10] Right Office and Jiangdong In 1240 Xu Luqing was recalled as an official of the Right Office and sent out as transport judge of Jiangdong, later serving as judicial intendant of Zhedong and Zhexi and as prefect of Ningguo Prefecture.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his post as transport judge of Jiangnan East Circuit and his prefecture of Xuanzhou.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The Quan Song shi notice places his appointment as a Right Office official, his posting as transport judge of Jiangdong and his offices as judicial intendant of Zhedong and Zhexi and prefect of Ningguo Prefecture in 1240.
11. [11] Treasury office and Jiangdong transport judge Recalled as a treasury official concurrently of the Right Office, Xu offended the chief minister in power and was put in charge of the Yuntai Temple; he then became transport judge of Jiangdong and in 1241 judicial intendant of Zhedong concurrently superintendent of the Ever-normal Granaries and prefect of Quanzhou and Ganzhou.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his prefecture of Qianzhou.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The Quan Song wen notice records his return as a treasury official concurrently of the Right Office, his offence against the chief minister, his sinecure at the Yuntai Temple, his appointment as transport judge of Jiangdong, his office as judicial intendant of Zhedong concurrently superintendent of the Ever-normal Granaries in 1241, and his prefectures of Quanzhou and Ganzhou.
12. [12] Court of the Imperial Treasury and Chongzheng Hall In 1243 Xu was summoned as a Right Office official and promoted to vice-minister of the Court of the Imperial Treasury, concurrently of the Right Office, offering frequent proposals; one account places the treasury vice-ministry and the Chongzheng Hall expositorship in 1245, and a year later he was additionally acting vice-minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The biographical notices record his promotion to vice-minister of the Court of the Imperial Treasury in 1243, his frequent proposals, and his concurrent post as expositor of the Chongzheng Hall; the Quan Song shi notice places the treasury vice-ministry and the expositorship in 1245, while the Quan Song wen notice adds his acting vice-ministry of the Ministry of Personnel in the following year.
13. [13] Prefect of Pingjiang Citing illness, Xu asked for a temple sinecure and was transferred to senior compiler of the Youwen Hall and prefect of Pingjiang Prefecture.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his post as senior compiler of the Youwen Hall and his prefecture of Pingjiang.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The Quan Song wen notice records his request for a temple sinecure on grounds of illness, his transfer to senior compiler of the Youwen Hall and his prefecture of Pingjiang; the Quan Song shi notice dates the Pingjiang appointment to 1246.
14. [14] Ministries of War and Rites Xu was summoned as acting vice-minister of the Ministry of War, changed to acting vice-minister of the Ministry of Rites with the additional post of lecturer, and promoted to vice-minister of the Ministry of Rites.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The Quan Song wen notice records his acting vice-ministry of the Ministry of War, his change to acting vice-ministry of the Ministry of Rites with the lecturership, and his promotion to vice-minister of the Ministry of Rites.
15. [15] Directorate of Education In 1247 Xu was appointed libationer of the Directorate of Education and soon concurrently lecturer and acting supervising secretary.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The Quan Song shi notice records his appointment as libationer of the Directorate of Education in 1247 and his concurrent lecturership and acting supervising secretaryship.
16. [16] Retirement After repeated petitions to retire, Xu retired in 1249 with the title of attendant of the Huawen Pavilion.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his post as attendant of the Huawen Pavilion.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The Quan Song shi notice dates his retirement to 1249; the other notices record his retirement with the title of attendant of the Huawen Pavilion.
17. [17] Other offices Other posts recorded for Xu include prefect of the Nanping Army, imperial diarist, attendant of the Baozhang Pavilion and grand master for court audiences.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his prefecture of the Nanping Army and his posts as imperial diarist, attendant of the Baozhang Pavilion and grand master for court audiences.
18. [18] Biography in the Song Shi Xu Luqing's biography appears in juan 424 of the Song Shi.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The notices in Quan Song shi and Quan Song wen state that his biography is in juan 424 of the Song Shi.
19. [19] Works Xu Luqing's writings include the Quangu wenji, the Yanchu yizheng gao, the Liguan duiyue ji and the Xu Qingzheng gong ci, along with his compilations of the Han–Tang wenlei and the Wenyuan jinghua, and recorded memorials and lectures.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his works 泉谷集, 鹽楮議政稿, 歷官對越集, 手編漢唐文類, 文苑精華, 奏議 and 講義.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The Quan Song wen notice lists 泉谷文集, 鹽楮議政稿, 歷官對越集 and the extant 徐清正公詞, together with his compilations 漢唐文類 and 文苑菁華; the other notices also record 泉谷文集.
20. [20] Qingzheng cungao Most of Xu's writings were lost; in the Wanli era of the Ming his descendant Xu Jian assembled them from family records as the Qingzheng cungao in six juan and composed the Chronological Biography of Xu Qingzheng, appended to the collection.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records the 清正存稿 among his works and notes that 徐鑒 compiled his chronological biography.
    • Souyun徐鹿卿 (26396)The Quan Song shi notice records that his collection was lost and that in the Wanli era his descendant 徐鑒 assembled the 清正存稿 in six juan from family records; the Quan Song wen notice records the 宋宗伯徐清正公年譜 appended to the 清正存稿.
21. [21] Parents Xu Luqing's father was Xu Cong and his mother was née Gan, who lived from 1143 to 1234.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his father as 徐琮 and his mother as née Gan, who lived 1143–1234.
22. [22] Children Xu had two sons, Xu Ziduan and Xu Zizhong, and a son-in-law, Wu Shunlong.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records his sons 徐子端 and 徐子中 and his son-in-law 吳舜龍.
23. [23] Teacher and friend Xu studied under Zhu Bing and was a friend of Ding Zhong.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records that 朱炳, a native of Fengcheng, was his teacher, and that 丁中 was his friend.
24. [24] Correspondence and colophons Xu exchanged letters with Fang Dacong and Chen Mi, wrote prefaces for works by Zeng Yi, Zeng Anzhi and Zeng Anqiang, a colophon for a work by Zhang Jiucheng, and a sacrificial address for Zhen Dexiu.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records letters addressed to him by Fang Dacong and replies and notes of thanks from Chen Mi, and records his prefaces for works by Zeng Yi, Zeng Anzhi and Zeng Anqiang, his colophon for a work by Zhang Jiucheng, and his sacrificial address for Zhen Dexiu.
25. [25] Funerary writings After his death, Liu Kezhuang composed Xu's tomb epitaph and spirit-way stele.
    • CBDBXu Luqing (25776)CBDB records that Liu Kezhuang composed his tomb epitaph, spirit-way stele and funerary inscription.