Zeng Gong

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1. 1073 知某州軍州事
2. 1073 翰林侍讀學士
3. 1076 知某州軍州事
4. 1077 直龍圖閣
5. 1077 知某州軍州事
6. 1078 尚書省戶部度支司員外郎
7. 1078 知某州軍州事
8. 1079 知某州軍州事

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• 史學家
• 藏書家
• 經學家
• 收藏家
• 金石學家
• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Life dates and identity Zeng Gong lived from 1019 to 1083 and was a Northern Song historian, poet, politician, and writer.
   • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The entry gives the name Zeng Gong, birth year 1019, death year 1083, and Song-period affiliation.
   • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographical entries identify him as a Northern Song figure born in 1019 and deceased in 1083, and describe his poetry and prose.
   • WikidataZeng Gong (Q1275360)The English description explicitly identifies him as a Chinese historian, poet, politician, and writer who lived from 1019 to 1083.
2. [2] Names and place of origin His courtesy name was Zigu, he was known as Nanfeng xiansheng, he received the posthumous name Wending, and he came from Nanfeng County in Jianchang Army, now Nanfeng in Jiangxi.
   • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The entry lists Nanfeng xiansheng, Zigu, and Wending as his alternative names and identifies Nanfeng as his basic ancestral place.
   • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The profile and biographies give the courtesy name, the sobriquet, the posthumous name, and Nanfeng County in Jianchang Army as his home place.
   • WikidataZeng Gong (Q1275360)The name entries preserve the romanized forms Nanfeng xiansheng, Wending, and Zigu.
3. [3] Family The family evidence names his father, grandfather, brothers, agnatic cousin, marital relatives, sisters, brother-in-law, and grandson.
   • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The kinship list names his father 曾易占, brothers 曾曅, 曾布, 曾肇, and 曾宰, agnatic cousin 曾叔卿, first wife 晁德儀, the father of his second wife 李禹卿, three sisters, brother-in-law 王幾, and grandson 曾怘.
   • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The family account identifies Zeng Gong as a grandson of 致堯.
4. [4] Examination and early connections He passed the jinshi examination in 1057, gained an early literary reputation, was valued by Ouyang Xiu, studied in his school, and associated with Wang Anshi and Su Shi.
   • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The examination entry gives the jinshi qualification, while the relationship entries identify Wang Anshi and Su Shi as friends and connect Ouyang Xiu with a recommendation relationship.
   • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographies give the Jiayou 2 examination year, his early literary reputation, Ouyang Xiu’s appreciation, his association with Wang Anshi, and his connection with Ouyang Xiu’s school.
5. [5] Early offices and provincial service His early offices included the Taiping judicial post, library and academy posts, a reviewing office, and the Yuezhou assistant prefecture; he later governed seven named prefectures and was credited with effective administration.
   • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The office list confirms the Taiping judicial post and the Qi, Xiang, Hong, Fu, Ming, and Bo prefectural appointments; it does not supply a specific Cangzhou or Yuezhou address.
   • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The career lists the early offices, Yuezhou assistant prefecture, the Qi, Xiang, Hong, Fu, Ming, Bo, and Cang prefectures, and effective administration in the places he served.
6. [6] Additional titles His offices also included Hanlin Reader, Junior Preceptor, Director of Longtu Library, and Vice Director in the Duzi Office of the Ministry of Revenue.
   • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The office list includes 翰林侍讀學士, 少師, 直龍圖閣, and 尚書省戶部度支司員外郎.
7. [7] Yuanfeng service In Yuanfeng 3 he presided over the Three Class Court and advocated frugality in financial administration; in the following year he took senior historiographical and editorial offices before becoming a Secretariat Drafter.
   • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The office list includes 中書舍人, 史館修撰, and 判太常寺.
   • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographies date the Three Class Court appointment to Yuanfeng 3, explain the proposal that frugality was essential to financial management, and describe the later historiographical, editorial, sacrificial, and Secretariat offices.
8. [8] Death and posthumous name He died in Jiangning in Yuanfeng 6 at age sixty-five, and received the posthumous name Wending during the reign of Lizong.
   • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The entry gives the death year 1083 and the posthumous name Wending.
   • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographies state that he died in Jiangning in Yuanfeng 6 at age sixty-five and that Lizong’s reign brought the posthumous name Wending.
9. [9] Prose and literary standing His poetry and prose were both renowned, he was especially known for prose, and he is counted among the Eight Masters of Tang and Song Prose.
   • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographies describe his poetry and prose as renowned, emphasize his prose, and place him among the Eight Masters of Tang and Song Prose.
   • WikidataZeng Gong (Q1275360)The English identity description also identifies him as a poet and writer.
10. [10] Textual collation He collated Warring States Strategies, Shuoyuan, Xin Xu, Biographies of Exemplary Women, Li Taibai’s collected works, and Chen Shu.
    • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographies list his collation of 戰國策, 說苑, 新序, 列女傳, 李太白集, and 陳書.
11. [11] Book and epigraphic collecting He collected more than 20,000 ancient books and 500 juan of seal inscriptions, naming the latter collection Jinshi lu.
    • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The classifications identify him as a book collector, collector, and epigraphy scholar.
    • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographical entry gives the collection of more than 20,000 ancient books and 500 juan of seal inscriptions named Jinshi lu.
12. [12] Disciples Chen Shidao, Wang Wujia, Zeng Zhao, and Zeng Bu were among his disciples.
    • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographical entry names 陳師道, 王無咎, 曾肇, and 曾布 as his disciples.
13. [13] Collected writings His collected writings include Yuanfeng leigao in fifty juan, Xu Yuanfeng leigao in forty, and Waiji in ten; Yuanfeng leigao is the surviving collection, while Song and Jin printed collections also remain in circulation.
    • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The works list gives Yuanfeng leigao in fifty juan, Waiji in ten juan, and Xu Yuanfeng leigao in forty juan.
    • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographies give the three collection sizes, state that only Yuanfeng leigao survives, and name the Song and Jin printed collections with their surviving juan counts.
14. [14] Other works Other works include the historical Longping ji and a range of classical, historical, note, and policy titles, including works explicitly listed as authored in the works catalogue.
    • CBDBZeng Gong (7364)The works list includes Longping ji, Xudao, Shujing shuo, Yuanfeng tiba, Zashi ershou, Hong Wo zhuan, and Songchao zhengyao ce, with several entries explicitly marked as authored works.
    • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The biographical entries list Weidao lu, Daxue ji zhong zhuan, Li jing leibian, Zazhi, Songchao zhengyao ce, and Shijing jiaokao, and identify Longping ji as a historical work.
15. [15] Poetic textual history His poetry is arranged in nine juan on a Kangxi-era base edition, collated against Yuan and Ming editions and incorporating He Zhuo’s textual work.
    • Souyun曾鞏 (27305)The poetry account gives the nine-juan arrangement, the 1717 Gu Songling base edition, the 1304 Ding Sijing comparison edition, the Zhengtong, Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli editions, and He Zhuo’s collation in Yimen dushu ji.