Zhang Boxing

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1. 1717 鄉試考官
2. 1721 會試考官

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• 佰行 未詳
• 儀封先生 未詳
• 孝先 字
• 恕齋 室名、別號
• 敬庵 室名、別號
• 敬菴 室名、別號
• 正誼堂 室名、別號
• 淸恪 諡號
• 誼堂 未詳

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Dates and identity Zhang Boxing was a Qing official and Neo-Confucian scholar; the sources give 1651 and 1652 as alternative birth years and 1725 as his death year.
   • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The values give his name, 1651 birth year, 1725 death year, and Qing affiliation.
   • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The profile and biographical texts give both 1652–1725 and 1651–1725, and describe him as a Qing minister and Neo-Confucian scholar.
   • WikidataBoxing Zhang (Q11066496)The English label and date values support the name Zhang Boxing, a 1651 birth, and a 1725 death.
2. [2] Courtesy name and sobriquets His courtesy name was Xiaoxian; his sobriquets included Shuzhai and Jingan, with the variant form 敬菴 also attested.
   • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The alternative-name values identify Xiaoxian as the courtesy name and Shuzhai, Jingan, and 敬菴 as sobriquets or variant forms.
   • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The profile and biographical texts confirm the courtesy name Xiaoxian and the sobriquets Jingan and Shuzhai, including their written variants.
   • WikidataBoxing Zhang (Q11066496)The name values supply the English forms Xiaoxian, Shuzhai, and Jingan, together with the Chinese variant 敬菴.
3. [3] Place of origin He was from Yifeng in Henan, identified in a modern geographical gloss with eastern Lankao.
   • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The address values identify Yifeng Hall as his basic registered place of origin.
   • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The profile and texts identify him as a native of Yifeng, Henan, and give eastern Lankao as the modern location.
4. [4] Degree and first appointment In 1685, corresponding to the twenty-fourth year of Kangxi, he obtained the jinshi degree and received his first Zhongshu appointment.
   • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The examination value identifies the jinshi degree and the office value identifies the Zhongshu official appointment.
   • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The biographical texts give the 1685 jinshi degree and appointment in the Zhongshu office.
5. [5] Offices held He later held offices connected with Jining, Jiangsu, Fujian, Revenue, and Rites.
   • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The texts list the Jining circuit, Jiangsu surveillance commission, the Fujian and Jiangsu governorships, the Vice Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Rites.
6. [6] Reputation for incorruptibility After more than two decades in office, Kangxi praised him with two superlatives about his integrity.
   • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The texts state that he served for more than twenty years and was praised as the leading incorruptible official under Heaven and south of the Yangtze.
7. [7] Xinmao examination scandal The 1711 Jiangsu examination scandal involved Gali’s alleged bribery and Zhang Boxing’s memorial against him, followed by Gali’s counteraccusation of seven offenses.
   • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The text describes the first month of 1711, the Jiangsu Xinmao provincial examination scandal, 500,000 taels of silver, Zhang’s memorial, and Gali’s seven countercharges.
8. [8] Investigation and dismissal of Gali The mutual-accusations case was assigned to several officials; Gali’s mother defended Zhang Boxing before the emperor, and Gali was dismissed.
   • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The text names Zhang Penghe, He Shou, Mu Helun, and Zhang Tingshu as investigators, gives Zhang Penghe’s denial, preserves the emperor’s statement about Gali’s mother, and reports Gali’s dismissal.
9. [9] Imperial criticism Kangxi praised Zhang Boxing’s integrity but criticized his administration, partiality, ability, and suitability for frontier responsibilities.
   • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The text combines Zhang’s reputation for integrity with Kangxi’s criticisms of his administration, temperament, ability, and fitness for frontier office.
10. [10] Mu Qinyuan case In 1714, Zhang Boxing’s accusation concerning Mu Qinyuan and Zhang Lingtao led to further criticism, and Zhang Lingtao was later found not to be a pirate.
    • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The text gives the 1714 accusation against Mu Qinyuan, the report by Li Xu on the seventeenth day of the seventh month, Lang Tingji’s assessment, and the later finding about Zhang Lingtao.
11. [11] Later appointments He entered the Southern Study, served provisionally as Vice Minister of the Granaries, examined the Shuntian examination in 1717, and later held Revenue and metropolitan examination posts in 1721.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The office values identify the Granaries and Revenue posts, the metropolitan and Shuntian examination posts, and their 1721 and 1717 dates.
    • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The text gives the sequence from the Southern Study to the acting Granaries post, the Shuntian chief examinership, the Revenue post, and the metropolitan deputy examinership.
12. [12] Final offices and posthumous honors In 1723 he became Minister of Rites and received the Ritual and Music honor; he then performed a rite at Que li, died in 1725, received posthumous honors, and was later enshrined.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The office value confirms the Revenue vice-ministry and the alternative-name value preserves the posthumous name variant.
    • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The biographical texts confirm the 1723 promotion, the Ritual and Music honor, the Que li rite, the 1725 death, the posthumous title and name, and later Confucian enshrinement.
13. [13] Family Zhang Yanshi was identified as Zhang Boxing’s founding and migrating ancestor; Sun Yijing was his son-in-law and Zhang Yufu his great-grandson.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The kinship values identify Sun Yijing as son-in-law, Zhang Yufu as great-grandson or descendant, and Zhang Yanshi as founding or migrating ancestor.
14. [14] Learning and students His learning centered on Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and several thousand students studied under him.
    • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The text states that his learning followed Cheng-Zhu teaching and that several thousand students studied under him.
15. [15] Friends and disciples Ran Qinzu, Lu Shi, and Jing Rizhen were his friends, while Shen Qiyuan and Shen Tong were identified as his students.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The association values identify three friends and two students by name.
16. [16] Cheng Yulong and scholarly exchange Cheng Yulong was both Zhang Boxing’s student and a participant in discussions of learning with him.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)Two association values for Cheng Yulong identify him respectively as a student and as someone who discussed learning with Zhang Boxing.
17. [17] Work on Neo-Confucian texts He wrote a preface and biography concerning Zhou Dunyi, a preface for Luo Congyan, and biographies of Xue Xuan, Hu Juren, and Luo Qinshun.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The notes and association values identify the prefaces for Zhou Dunyi and Luo Congyan, the biography of Zhou Dunyi, and biographies of Xue Xuan, Hu Juren, and Luo Qinshun.
18. [18] Authored and compiled works The bibliography explicitly classifies six titles as authored works and three as compilations.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The role values explicitly mark six titles as authored and three as compiled.
19. [19] Principal works The biographical list names Yiluo Yuanyuan lu, Yangzheng leibian, Kunxue lu, Zhengyitang wenji, and Juji yide among his works.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The title values include the five named works.
    • Souyun張伯行 (59965)The biographical text directly names the five works among his writings.
20. [20] Additional bibliography one The bibliography includes the listed titles and the associated volume counts from Zhengyitang wenji through Xingli zhengzong.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The title values list these works and the stated volume counts.
21. [21] Additional bibliography two The bibliography further lists the remaining titles and their stated volume counts.
    • CBDBZhang Boxing (30621)The title values list the remaining works and the volume counts where supplied.