Wu Yue

TimelineCBDB

1. 1554 按察使 嘉靖
2. 1555 右布政使 嘉靖
3. 1555 巡撫 嘉靖
4. 1555 都察院右僉都御史 嘉靖
5. 1565 左副都御史 嘉靖
6. 1565 巡撫 嘉靖
7. 1565 都察院右副都御史 嘉靖
8. 1566 吏部右侍郎 嘉靖
9. 1566 吏部左侍郎 嘉靖
10. 1567 吏部尚書 隆慶
11. 1567 禮部尚書 隆慶
12. 1570 兵部尚書 隆慶
13. 1570 參贊機務 隆慶
14. 1554 右參政 嘉靖

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FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 九 行第
• 介肅 諡號
• 惟高 字
• 望湖 室名、別號
• 汝喬 字

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Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, dynasty, and status Wu Yue lived from 1504 to 1570 and was a Ming official.
   • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The principal person record gives the name, birth year, death year, and Ming-dynasty affiliation.
   • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The profile and biographies identify Wu Yue, give his dates, place him in the Ming, and describe his official career.
   • WikidataWu Yue (Q45603342)The English label and description identify him as a Ming-dynasty person, and the date claims give 1504 and 1570.
2. [2] Hometown Wu Yue came from Wenshang County in Yanzhou Prefecture, now in Jining, Shandong.
   • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The address entries identify Wenshang as his basic registered place and household registration place.
   • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The profile and biographies identify him as a native of Wenshang and give the modern Jining, Shandong location.
3. [3] Courtesy name, style name, birth order, and posthumous name His courtesy names were Ruqiao and Weigao, his style name was Wanghu, he was ninth in birth order, and his posthumous name was Jiesu.
   • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The alternate-name entries classify Ruqiao and Weigao as courtesy names, Wanghu as a style or studio name, Jiu as birth order, and Jiesu as a posthumous name.
   • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The profile and biographies confirm Ruqiao, Wanghu, and Jiesu as his personal and posthumous names.
   • WikidataWu Yue (Q45603342)The aliases and typed name claims include Weigao, Ruqiao, Jiesu, and Wanghu.
4. [4] Direct family His great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and mother were 吳從善, 吳貴, 吳鼐, and 姜氏.
   • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The kinship entries name his great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and mother as 吳從善, 吳貴, 吳鼐, and 姜氏.
5. [5] Brothers The kinship entries list 吳崇, 吳嵩, 吳巖, 吳嶺, 吳岫, 吳嵐, and 吳某 as his brothers.
   • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The kinship entries classify all seven listed names as brothers.
6. [6] Wife and sons His wife was 王氏, and his sons were 吳淵 and 吳涵.
   • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The kinship entries name his wife as 王氏 and his sons as 吳淵 and 吳涵.
7. [7] Provincial examination discrepancy One biography places him ninth in the Jiajing seventh-year Shandong examination, while another set of examination values gives 170 for the xianggong juren and 9 for the shengyuan; both forms are preserved.
   • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The biography describes him as the ninth-place juren in the Shandong provincial examination in the seventh year of Jiajing.
   • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The examination entries instead give 170 for the xianggong juren and 9 for the shengyuan, so they do not reproduce the biographical ninth-place wording.
8. [8] Additional examination values A separate set of examination values gives 170 for the xianggong juren and 9 for the shengyuan.
   • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The examination entries directly give the xianggong juren value as 170 and the shengyuan value as 9.
9. [9] Metropolitan and palace examinations In Jiajing 11, he ranked 106th in the renchen metropolitan examination and 71st in the second class at the palace examination.
   • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The biographies identify him as a Jiajing 11 presented scholar and the detailed biography gives the renchen examination rank of 106 and the second-class palace-examination rank of 71.
   • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The examination entry gives the second-class rank of 71, and the associated examination title identifies Jiajing 11.
10. [10] Initial appointments After the examination, he underwent observation in the Ministry of War, became a Ministry of Revenue secretary, and served as assistant director and director.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The detailed biography and title list give the sequence from Ministry of War observation through the Ministry of Revenue posts and the offices of yuanwailang and langzhong.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The office entries list Ministry of War observation, Ministry of Revenue secretary, assistant director, and director.
11. [11] Xuanfu, Luzhou, and Baoding He refused surplus payments while supervising grain transport at Xuanfu, then served as prefect of Luzhou and Baoding, with mourning leave between the two appointments.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The detailed biography gives the Xuanfu grain-supervision episode, the refusal of surplus payments, the Luzhou appointment, mourning leave, the Baoding appointment, and his achievements there.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The office entries pair the prefecture office with Luzhou and Baoding addresses.
12. [12] Provincial and Baoding appointments He served as Shanxi vice surveillance commissioner and Zhejiang right assistant administrator, then became Huguang surveillance commissioner, Shanxi right administration commissioner, right assistant chief censor, and governor of Baoding.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The biographies give the sequence of the Shanxi, Zhejiang, Huguang, Shanxi, censorial, and Baoding appointments and state that he governed six Baoding prefectures.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The office entries give the relevant offices, places, and Jiajing-year values for these appointments.
13. [13] Expense reduction and illness As governor, he memorialized to cut requisition expenses by six or seven tenths and later left because of illness.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The biographies describe the reduction of requisition expenses by six or seven tenths and his subsequent departure because of illness.
14. [14] Additional offices His other offices included the tuanlian vice commissioner, administrative commissioner, right canzheng, and left assistant chief censor.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The title list includes the tuanlian vice commissioner, administrative commissioner, and right canzheng.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The office entries include the administration commissioner and left assistant chief censor.
15. [15] Jiajing 44 appointments In Jiajing 44, he was promoted to Right Vice Chief Censor and appointed governor of Guizhou without taking up the appointment, then advanced to Left Vice Chief Censor.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The detailed biography gives the month-by-month Jiajing 44 promotions, the unfilled Guizhou appointment, and the work assisting the Censorate.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The office entries place the Right Vice Chief Censor, Guizhou governorship, and Left Vice Chief Censor in 1565, Jiajing 44.
16. [16] Jiajing 45 appointments In Jiajing 45, he became Vice Minister of Personnel in the first month and Left Vice Minister in November.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The detailed biography gives the first-month promotion to Vice Minister of Personnel and the November transfer to Left Vice Minister.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The office entries place the two Personnel vice-minister posts in Jiajing 45, 1566.
17. [17] Longqing ministries In Longqing 1 he moved from Nanjing Minister of Rites to Nanjing Minister of Personnel, and in Longqing 4 became Nanjing Minister of War with responsibility for military affairs.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The detailed biography gives the Longqing 1 Nanjing appointments and the Longqing 4 Nanjing Ministry of War appointment with participation in military affairs.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The office entries give the Nanjing Rites, Personnel, and War ministries and place them in 1567 and 1570.
18. [18] Death He later died of illness, with 1570 given as his death year.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The detailed biography states that he later died from illness.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The principal record gives 1570 as his death year.
    • WikidataWu Yue (Q45603342)The date claim gives his death in 1570.
19. [19] Posthumous honors The Muzong Emperor posthumously granted him Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The biography and title list both give the posthumous grant of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent.
20. [20] Alternative honor title The office data also contains the distinct title Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, so the two honor titles are preserved separately.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The office entries include the title 太子少保.
21. [21] Works His works include a two-juan collection of poems, Wanghu's Remaining Drafts, and a one-juan examination of rites.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The works entries give the poem collection in two juan, Wanghu's Remaining Drafts, and An Examination of Rites in one juan.
22. [22] Official conduct The biographies characterize him as incorrupt, disciplined in personal conduct, and highly regarded.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The biographies describe his incorrupt service, strict personal conduct, and outstanding reputation.
23. [23] Ma Sen's assessment Minister Ma Sen said that he had seen only Wu Yue and Tan Dachu as men of integrity.
    • Souyun吳岳 (43792)The detailed biography attributes to Minister Ma Sen the statement that Wu Yue and Tan Dachu were the only two men of integrity he had seen.
24. [24] Epitaph and correspondence 于愼行 wrote his epitaph; 王世貞 gave a farewell inscription, while 周怡 and 張居正 sent letters and 張居正 received a reply.
    • CBDBWu Yue (68315)The association entries give the epitaph by 于愼行, the farewell writing by 王世貞, letters from 周怡 and 張居正, and the reply received by 張居正.