Lü Xizhe

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1. 1092 崇政殿說書 元祐
2. 1095 知某軍事

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• 原明 字
• 滎陽先生 室名、別號

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• 削籍官員
• [為官者：文]
• 入元祐黨籍者

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1. [1] Name and dates Lü Xizhe was a Northern Song figure, born in 1039 and died in 1116, known for his scholarship and official career.
   • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB gives his name as Lü Xizhe and his dynasty as Song.
   • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)Records give his life dates as 1039 to 1116 and his dynasty as Northern Song; the Chinese biographical dictionary also describes his studies and official career.
   • WikidataLü Xizhe (Q9628247)Wikidata gives his name as Lü Xizhe, born 1039 and died 1116.
2. [2] Courtesy and style names Lü Xizhe's courtesy name was Yuanming, and scholars called him Xingyang xiansheng.
   • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records his courtesy name as Yuanming and his style name as Xingyang xiansheng.
   • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song shi gives his courtesy name as Yuanming and notes that scholars called him Xingyang xiansheng; the Quan Song wen also gives his courtesy name.
   • WikidataLü Xizhe (Q9628247)Wikidata also gives Yuanming as his courtesy name and Xingyang xiansheng as his style name.
3. [3] Native place His native place is given as Shouzhou, with Kaifeng also recorded as his place of registration.
   • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song shi gives Shouzhou (present-day Fengtai, Anhui); the Quan Song wen gives Shouzhou (modern Shou county); the biographical dictionary also makes him a man of Shouzhou.
   • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB gives Kaifeng as his place of registration and Shouzhou as his ancestral home.
4. [4] Parents He was the eldest son of Lü Gongzhu; his mother was of the Lu family.
   • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records his father as Lü Gongzhu and his mother as née Lu, and notes that he was Gongzhu's eldest son.
   • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)All three biographies make him a son of Lü Gongzhu; the Quan Song shi calls him his eldest son.
5. [5] Teachers He studied under Jiao Qianzhi, Sun Fu, Shi Jie, and Hu Yuan, and later followed Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhang Zai.
   • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records that he studied under Jiao Qianzhi, Sun Fu, Shi Jie, and Hu Yuan, and later followed Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhang Zai, broadening his knowledge.
   • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song wen records the same teachers, naming the two Cheng brothers together with Zhang Zai; the biographical dictionary is in agreement.
6. [6] Examinations He abandoned the civil examinations and devoted himself to ancient learning.
   • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The biographical dictionary says he abandoned the examinations and devoted himself to ancient learning; the Quan Song wen says he did not engage in the examinations.
7. [7] Entry into office He entered office by the yin privilege and spent nearly ten years in storehouse posts before being appointed to the Dengwen Drum Office.
   • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song wen records his entry by privilege, his long stay in storehouse posts, and his appointment to the Dengwen Drum Office; the biographical dictionary notes nearly ten years in storehouse posts; the Quan Song shi also records his entry by privilege.
8. [8] Yuanyou offices In the sixth year of Yuanyou he became a vice director of the Ministry of War, in 1092 he was appointed expositor at the Chongzheng Hall on Fan Zuyu's recommendation, and in 1093 he was promoted to the right remonstrance office.
   • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song wen gives 1091 for the Ministry of War post, 1092 for the Chongzheng Hall exposition on Fan Zuyu's recommendation, and 1093 for the right remonstrance office.
   • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records his posts as vice director in the Ministry of War and expositor at the Chongzheng Hall, the latter beginning in 1092 (Yuanyou 7).
9. [9] Shaosheng banishment In the early Shaosheng era he was sent to Taipingzhou, then governed Huaizhou as a collator, and was assigned to the Southern Capital and banished to Hezhou.
   • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song shi records his posting at Taipingzhou, then Huaizhou as collator of the Secret Library, then banishment to Hezhou; the biographical dictionary records Huaizhou and banishment to Hezhou; the Quan Song wen records his assignment to the Southern Capital and residence at Hezhou.
10. [10] Danzhou At the end of the Yuanfu era he was again appointed prefect of Danzhou.
    • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song shi records his reappointment at Danzhou at the end of Yuanfu; the biographical dictionary places Danzhou at Emperor Huizong's accession.
11. [11] Huizong appointments On Emperor Huizong's accession he was summoned to the Palace Library, then made vice director of the Court of Imperial Entertainments, and later went to Caozhou with the title of auxiliary of the Palace Library.
    • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song wen records the summons to the Palace Library, the criticism that the promotion was too steep, the change to the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and the post at Caozhou; the other biographies agree in outline.
    • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records his service as vice minister of the Court of Imperial Entertainments, auxiliary of the Palace Library, and prefect of Caozhou.
12. [12] Chongning persecution In the first year of Chongning the party persecution struck again; he was stripped of office while prefect of Xiangzhou and transferred to Xingzhou.
    • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song wen records the renewed persecution of 1102, his removal from the Xiangzhou prefecture, and his transfer to Xingzhou; the other biographies agree.
    • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records his prefectures of Xiangzhou and Xingzhou and lists him as an official struck from the rolls.
13. [13] Late years After his dismissal he held a temple sinecure and lived in the Huai and Si river region for more than ten years, until his death.
    • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song shi records his temple sinecure, more than ten years in the Huai-Si region, and his death there; the Quan Song wen agrees.
14. [14] Party register His name was entered on the register of the Yuanyou party.
    • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records that he was entered on the Yuanyou party register.
    • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The biographical dictionary says he was punished as a member of the Yuanyou party.
15. [15] Family His wife was a daughter of Zhang Wenzhi; his younger brothers were Lü Xichun and Lü Xiji, his sons Lü Haowen and Lü Qiewen, and his grandsons included Lü Benzhong and Lü Kuizhong.
    • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records his father-in-law Zhang Wenzhi, his wife née Zhang, his younger brothers Lü Xichun and Lü Xiji, his sons Lü Haowen and Lü Qiewen, and his grandsons Lü Benzhong and Lü Kuizhong.
16. [16] Biographical records His biography appears in the Yiluo yuanyuan lu and is appended to Lü Gongzhu's biography in the Song History.
    • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song shi records his biography in chapter 7 of the Yiluo yuanyuan lu and in chapter 336 of the Song History; the Quan Song wen notes the appended biography under Lü Gongzhu.
17. [17] Students Among those who studied under him were Xie Yi, Xie Ke, Rao Jie, Wang Ge, Yan Qi, and Li Que.
    • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records Xie Yi, Xie Ke, Rao Jie, Wang Ge, Yan Qi, and Li Que as his students or disciples.
18. [18] Works His works include the Faming yili, Chuanjiang zaji, Lü shi zaji, and Shijiang riji; the Faming yili and the Lü shi zaji in two juan are extant, along with six of his poems.
    • CBDBLü Xizhe (7052)CBDB records his authorship of the Faming yili, Chuanjiang zaji, Lü shi zaji, and Shijiang riji.
    • Souyun呂希哲 (23553)The Quan Song wen records the Faming yili and Lü shi zaji as extant; the Quan Song shi gives the Lü shi zaji in two juan and records six of his poems; the biographical dictionary notes the Lü shi zaji.