Xu Jingheng

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Life

Early in life he studied under Cheng Yi, and in 1094 he earned the jinshi degree, dated in one account to the first year of Shaosheng and in another to the ninth year of Yuanyou[6]. During Huizong's Daguan era he served as a reviser in the Office for Revising Edicts, was appointed assistant prefect of Daming, did not take up the post, and was reassigned as assistant prefect of Fuzhou; he later held a shrine appointment[7].

During the Xuanhe era he entered the Censorate as Investigating Censor and was then promoted to Palace Censor; the appointment is dated either to the second year of Xuanhe (1120) or its sixth year (1124)[8]. While serving as a censor, he urged the curtailment of the Three Dukes' power, argued against employing Tong Guan, criticized the state purchase, grain procurement, and salt systems as harmful to the people, and petitioned for the removal of the comparative assessment system for tea and salt in Jiangsu and Zhejiang[9]. His opposition to Wang Fu led to his expulsion from office[10].

On Qinzong's accession, he was summoned as Left Rectifier; because of a kinship conflict, he was instead made Junior Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, concurrently served as instructor to the heir apparent, and was then appointed acting Secretariat Drafter[11]. His dismissal is described either as removal for remonstrating or as dismissal and assignment to a palace shrine after he defended Li Guang and others[12].

Under Gaozong, he was appointed Censor-in-chief in the first year of Jianyan (1127) and promoted to Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs; the latter appointment is also dated to 1128[13]. Huang Qianshan and others obstructed him, or were said to have brought about his dismissal by slander[14]. He was dismissed and made Academician of the Zizheng Hall, also styled Grand Academician, and appointed superintendent of the Hangzhou Dongxiao Palace[15]. He reached Jingkou in 1128, contracted a heat illness, and died at the age of fifty-seven, receiving the posthumous title Zhongjian[16].

Family

His father was Xu Qiu, and his brother was Xu Jingliang (1057–1113)[17]. His first wife was Chen (1075–1108); his eldest son was Xu Shihou, and his son-in-law was Xiao Zhen (1086–1157)[18].

Learning and works

His learning followed Cheng Yi, and he was grouped with Jiang Yuanzhong and others within the Luoxue tradition[19]. His collected works include the Hengtang ji[20].

The Hengtang ji is described as a thirty-juan collection that was lost; the Siku compilers reconstructed a twenty-juan edition from the Yongle dadian, including six juan of poetry, and appended newly collected poems outside the collection[21]. The edition was based on the Wenyuange Siku quanshu impression and collated against the Sun family's Yongjia congshu from Ruian[22].

TimelineCBDB

  1. 1128 尚書省右丞

Office recordsCBDB

OfficeFromToEraPosting
尚書省右丞1128Era unknown宋朝
Year unknown2
OfficeEraPosting
御史中丞Era unknownUnknown
資政殿學士Era unknownUnknown

FamilyCBDB

RelationNameLife
父許球–
岳父陳–
兄許景亮1057–1113
第一任妻陳氏(許景衡妻)1075–1108
子許B–
女婿蕭振1086–1157
長子; 第一子許世厚–
七世孫;仍孫許氏(趙友仁母)–

AliasesCBDB

  • 少伊 字
  • 忠簡 諡號
  • 橫塘先生 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

  • [宰執]

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
左緯友1128–
程頤為程頤之學生–
蔣元中研修理學–
胡寅墓誌銘由胡寅所作–
陳懿為陳懿作墓誌銘1128–
劉弢為劉弢作墓誌銘–
劉安節為劉安節作墓誌銘–
蔡元康為蔡元康作墓誌銘–
丁昌期為丁昌期作墓誌銘1128–
丁志夫為丁志夫作墓誌銘–
蔣稟為蔣稟作墓誌銘1128–
方從禮為方從禮作墓誌銘1128–
蔣氏(丁昌期妻)為蔣氏(丁昌期妻)作墓誌銘1128–
蔣氏(王彥成母)為蔣氏(王彥成母)作墓誌銘–
朱完為朱完作墓誌銘–
朱完為朱完作墓誌銘–
沈藻為沈藻作墓誌銘–
陳宗偉為陳宗偉作墓誌銘–
陳宗偉為陳宗偉作墓誌銘–
林季仲書跋由林季仲所作–
孫詒讓書跋由孫詒讓所作–
黃潛善為黃潛善所忌/惡–
陳氏(許景衡妻)為陳氏(許景衡妻)作傳–
黃潛善其政策被黃潛善反對/不支持–
陳氏(許景衡妻)為陳氏(許景衡妻)作祭文–
劉安節為劉安節作祭文–
趙霑為趙霑作祭文1128–
丁昌期為丁昌期作祭文–
王經國為王經國作祭文–
左緯為左緯作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)1128–
徐陟明為徐陟明作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
陳氏(許景衡妻)為陳氏(許景衡妻)作行狀–
趙令鼐為趙令鼐作行狀–
晁補之致書晁補之–
邵大受致書邵大受–
樓异致書樓异–
張叔夜致書張叔夜–
張叔夜致書張叔夜–
韋驤致書韋驤–
丁志夫致書丁志夫–
陳淵被致書由陳淵–
鄭邦彥答鄭邦彥書–
林季仲其書帖由林季仲作題–
許景亮為許景亮之建築物題詠、記、命名–
張宇發為張宇發作學記（書院記）–
汪叔詹為汪叔詹乞某事–
宗澤上奏論宗澤–
童貫上奏論童貫–
郭仲荀上奏論郭仲荀–

ExaminationsCBDB

RecordRank
科舉: 進士(籠統)

WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
橫塘集

Citations

  1. [1] Name and dates Xu Jingheng was born in 1072 and died in 1128.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The main record gives the name Xu Jingheng and the years 1072 and 1128.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The profile and biographical passages give Xu Jingheng's lifespan as 1072–1128.
    • WikidataXu Jingheng (Q17026581)The English label is Xu Jingheng, with date claims for 1072 and 1128.
  2. [2] Song official Xu Jingheng held offices in the Song government.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The record identifies him with the Song and lists government offices including Censor-in-chief, Academician of the Zizheng Hall, and Right Vice Director.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The profile and biography place his listed offices in the Song period.
    • WikidataXu Jingheng (Q17026581)The English description identifies him as a Song-dynasty person.
  3. [3] Cheng Yi tradition He studied under Cheng Yi and belonged to the Cheng Yi intellectual tradition.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The teacher–student association identifies Cheng Yi as his teacher and says that he studied under him.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The biographies state that he studied Cheng Yi's learning.
  4. [4] Style and posthumous names His style name was Shaoyi, he was known as Hengtang xiansheng, and his posthumous title was Zhongjian.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The alternate-name fields identify Shaoyi as the style name, Zhongjian as the posthumous title, and Hengtang xiansheng as an alternate name.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The profile and biographies give the three names and describe him as known as Hengtang xiansheng and posthumously Zhongjian.
    • WikidataXu Jingheng (Q17026581)The English aliases and name-property claims list Shaoyi, Zhongjian, and Hengtang xiansheng.
  5. [5] Native place variants His native place is given both as Yongjia and as Wenzhou Ruian, now in Ruian, Zhejiang.
  6. [6] Study and jinshi degree He studied under Cheng Yi and earned the jinshi degree in 1094; the era name is given either as Shaosheng 1 or Yuanyou 9.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The association identifies Cheng Yi as his teacher and gives a Shaosheng-first-year jinshi reference; the examination entry also identifies a jinshi degree.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The biographies give the Cheng Yi training and the two era-name versions of the 1094 jinshi year; the date links map them to 1094.
  7. [7] Early offices During the Daguan era he revised edicts, was appointed assistant prefect of Daming without taking the post, moved to Fuzhou, and later held a shrine appointment.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The biography and title list give the Daguan edict-revising office, the Daming and Fuzhou assistant-prefect posts, and the later shrine appointment.
  8. [8] Xuanhe censorate career He served as Investigating Censor and then Palace Censor during Xuanhe, with the appointment dated either to 1120 or 1124.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The title list gives the two censorate offices; the biographies provide Xuanhe 2 and Xuanhe 6, mapped to 1120 and 1124.
  9. [9] Censorial memorials As a censor he argued against the power of the Three Dukes, Tong Guan's appointment, and the state purchase, grain procurement, and salt systems, and sought to end the tea-and-salt comparative assessment in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The biography lists his memorials on the Three Dukes, Tong Guan, the purchase and grain-procurement systems, salt laws, and the Jiangsu–Zhejiang tea-and-salt assessment.
  10. [10] Opposition to Wang Fu His opposition to Wang Fu led to his expulsion from office.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The biographies connect his opposition to Wang Fu with his removal from office.
  11. [11] Qinzong-era offices After Qinzong's accession he was summoned as Left Rectifier, reassigned as a junior minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices because of a kinship conflict, served the heir apparent, and became an acting Secretariat Drafter.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The profile and biographies give the Qinzong-era offices, the kinship-related reassignment, and the sequence leading to the Secretariat Drafter post.
  12. [12] Qinzong-era dismissal variants His dismissal is presented either as removal for remonstrating or as dismissal and a shrine assignment after he defended Li Guang and others.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The two biographies give different accounts of the reason for his removal: remonstrating in one and defending Li Guang and others followed by a shrine appointment in the other.
  13. [13] Jianyan offices and date variant Under Gaozong he became Censor-in-chief and Right Vice Director; the former sequence is dated to Jianyan 1 in 1127, while the latter is also dated to 1128.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The office fields give Censor-in-chief and Right Vice Director, with the latter beginning in 1128.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The biographies give the Jianyan 1 sequence in 1127, while the time links and the office field also provide 1128 for the right-director appointment.
  14. [14] Huang Qianshan's opposition Huang Qianshan and others obstructed him, with another formulation describing the dismissal as caused by slander.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The biographies describe Huang Qianshan and others as obstructing or slandering him into dismissal.
  15. [15] Post-dismissal appointments After dismissal he held the Zizheng Hall academician title, also given as Grand Academician, and supervised the Hangzhou Dongxiao Palace.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The office fields include Academician of the Zizheng Hall.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The profile and biographies give both Zizheng Hall titles and the Hangzhou Dongxiao Palace superintendence.
  16. [16] Death and posthumous title He reached Jingkou in 1128, died of a heat illness at fifty-seven, and received the posthumous title Zhongjian.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The main record gives 1128 as the death year and the alternate-name field gives Zhongjian as the posthumous title.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The biographies describe his arrival at Jingkou, heat illness, death at fifty-seven, and posthumous title; the profile gives 1128.
    • WikidataXu Jingheng (Q17026581)The posthumous-name claim gives the Chinese form of Zhongjian.
  17. [17] Father and brother His father was Xu Qiu, and his brother Xu Jingliang lived from 1057 to 1113.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The kinship fields identify Xu Qiu as father and Xu Jingliang as brother, with the latter's years as 1057–1113.
    • WikidataXu Jingheng (Q17026581)The parent claim links Xu Jingheng to a father item.
  18. [18] Wife, son, and son-in-law His first wife was Chen, his eldest son was Xu Shihou, and his son-in-law was Xiao Zhen; the two named relatives have the listed years.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The kinship fields identify the first wife Chen, the eldest son Xu Shihou, and the son-in-law Xiao Zhen, with years for Chen and Xiao Zhen.
    • WikidataXu Jingheng (Q17026581)The spouse and child claims provide corresponding family relationships.
  19. [19] Luoxue affiliation His learning followed Cheng Yi, and he was grouped with Jiang Yuanzhong and others within the Luoxue tradition.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The associations identify Cheng Yi as teacher and state that Jiang Yuanzhong and Xu Jingheng belonged with others to Luoxue.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The biographies state that Xu Jingheng studied Cheng Yi's learning.
  20. [20] Collected works His collected works include the Hengtang ji.
  21. [21] Hengtang ji reconstruction The Hengtang ji is described as a lost thirty-juan collection reconstructed in twenty juan from the Yongle dadian, including six juan of poetry and newly collected poems appended at the end.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The bibliographical passage gives the lost thirty-juan collection, the twenty-juan reconstruction from the Yongle dadian, six poetry juan, and appended poems outside the collection.
    • CBDBXu Jingheng (8061)The works field confirms the title discussed in the bibliographical passage.
  22. [22] Edition and collation The reconstructed edition was based on the Wenyuange Siku quanshu impression and collated against the Ruian Sun family's Yongjia congshu.
    • Souyun許景衡 (31325)The bibliographical passage names the Wenyuange Siku quanshu impression as the base text and the Ruian Sun family's Yongjia congshu as a collation witness.