Cheng Lin

TimelineCBDB

1. 1022 三司戶部判官
2. 1025 提舉在京諸司
3. 1028 右諫議大夫
4. 1028 樞密直學士
5. 1028 知某州軍州事
6. 1034 三司使
7. 1037 參知政事
8. 1046 安撫使
9. 1046 某軍節度使
10. 1046 知某府軍府事
11. 1047 宣徽北院使
12. 1047 知某州軍州事

Office recordsCBDB

FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 天球 字
• 文簡 諡號

StatusCBDB

• [財政官員]
• [宰執]

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Life dates and period Cheng Lin was born in 988 and died in 1056; his offices place him among Northern Song officials.
   • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The basic entry gives Cheng Lin’s name, birth year 988, death year 1056, and Song dynasty affiliation.
   • Souyun程琳 (29780)The profile and three biographical passages give his 988–1056 lifespan and describe his Northern Song career.
   • WikidataCheng Lin (Q45354973)The English label, Song-dynasty description, and birth and death time values independently identify the person and his dates.
2. [2] Courtesy name His courtesy name was Tianqiu.
   • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The alternate-name entry gives Tianqiu and identifies it as his courtesy name.
   • Souyun程琳 (29780)The profile and biographical passages consistently give Tianqiu as his zi.
   • WikidataCheng Lin (Q45354973)The English alias list and zi statement both give Tianqiu.
3. [3] Ancestral-place variants His ancestral place is given as Luoyang or Boye in Yongning Army; the modern location of Boye is itself given as Boye or Li County in Hebei.
   • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The address entries designate Luoyang as the basic ancestral place and Boye as an alternate ancestral place.
   • Souyun程琳 (29780)The profile and biographical passages identify Yongning Army Boye, but give both present-day Boye and present-day Li County in Hebei.
4. [4] Examination In 1011 he was selected in the 服勤辭學科 examination, while another classification generically calls him a jinshi.
   • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The examination entry gives a generic jinshi classification.
   • Souyun程琳 (29780)Two biographical passages specify the fourth year of Dazhong Xiangfu and the 服勤辭學科 examination, corresponding to 1011.
5. [5] Early offices After the examination he held the Taining Army Military Commission post, governed Shouyang, and served in the Taichang, Three Offices, edict-drafting, and personnel-selection offices.
   • Souyun程琳 (29780)The biographical passages enumerate the Taining Army 推官, Shouyang magistracy, Taichang boshi, Three Offices Household Judge, edict drafter, and personnel-selection posts.
   • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The office data also lists the Taichang doctorate, Shouyang post, and Three Offices Household Judge, including the latter’s 1022–1024 dates.
6. [6] Tianxi appointment During Tianxi he was summoned for an examination, entered the Jixian Academy, and held the metropolitan offices-and-storehouses supervisory post.
   • Souyun程琳 (29780)The biography records the Tianxi summons and appointment to the Jixian Academy, while the title list gives the metropolitan offices-and-storehouses post.
   • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The office data lists the metropolitan offices supervisory post in 1025.
7. [7] Yizhou and Kaifeng He governed Yizhou in 1028 and Kaifeng in 1029, and later held senior central offices including Privy Council academician, Palace Remonstrator, and Commissioner of the Three Offices; he governed Kaifeng twice.
   • Souyun程琳 (29780)The biographical passages give the 1028 Yizhou and 1029 Kaifeng appointments and list the Privy Council, remonstrance, Three Offices, and two Kaifeng appointments.
   • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The office data gives the 1028–1030 Yizhou posting and lists Kaifeng, Privy Council academician, Palace Remonstrator, and the 1034–1036 Three Offices Commissioner.
8. [8] Vice councillor and later postings In 1037 he became Vice Chief Councillor and was soon sent to Yingzhou; the later sequence differs between Qingzhou and Daming Prefecture and Tianxiong Army and Yongxing Army, while the sources also give Yan Prefecture, Shaanxi pacification, and the Zizheng Hall grand academician title.
   • Souyun程琳 (29780)The three biographies give the 1037 vice-councillor appointment, removal to Yingzhou, differing later postings, and the Yan, Shaanxi, and Zizheng Hall appointments.
   • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The office data lists the 1037 vice-councillor post, Yan service, the 1047–1049 posting, Shaanxi Circuit pacification, and the Zizheng Hall academician title.
9. [9] Administration and frontier defense The biography praises his administrative ability and impartial handling of litigation, and says that his ten years at Daming gave him knowledge of frontier affairs and secure defenses.
   • Souyun程琳 (29780)The biography describes his administrative ability, refusal to avoid powerful nobles in trials, ten years at Daming, frontier knowledge, and secure defenses.
10. [10] Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi In the early Huangyou era he became Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, took charge of Daming Prefecture, and was transferred to Yongsheng Army.
    • Souyun程琳 (29780)The biographies give the early Huangyou or first Huangyou year appointment, Daming charge, and transfer to Yongsheng Army.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The office data lists Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi.
11. [11] Incident during Empress Liu’s regency During Empress Liu’s regency Cheng Lin presented an illustration of Wu Zetian’s regency; the account says that Liu rejected it and that Cheng Lin was despised.
    • Souyun程琳 (29780)The biography records the presentation of the Wu Zetian illustration during Empress Liu’s regency and says Cheng Lin was despised.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The associated passage describes the Wu precedent, Cheng Lin’s presentation, and Liu’s rejection of the proposal.
12. [12] Recommendation Cheng Lin recommended Zhang Jingsheng.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The association entry identifies Zhang Jingsheng as someone recommended by Cheng Lin.
13. [13] Texts by Ouyang Xiu Ouyang Xiu wrote Cheng Lin’s epitaph, funerary text, and spirit-path inscription.
    • Souyun程琳 (29780)The biographies identify Ouyang Xiu’s epitaph and spirit-path inscription for Cheng Lin and refer to his collected writings.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The associations separately identify Ouyang Xiu as author of the epitaph, funerary text, and spirit-path inscription.
14. [14] Wang Anshi attribution Another attribution names Wang Anshi as the author of Cheng Lin’s epitaph and funerary text.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The association entries additionally connect Wang Anshi with authorship of the epitaph and funerary text, so the English text preserves this alternative attribution.
15. [15] Paternal family Cheng Lin’s father was Cheng Yuanbai; his father-in-law, clan father, elder brother, younger brother, and junior agnatic cousin were Chen Jing, Cheng 遹, Cheng Wan, Cheng Yan, and Cheng 瑜 respectively.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The kinship entries give Cheng Yuanbai and his dates, Chen Jing, Cheng 遹, Cheng Wan, Cheng Yan, and Cheng 瑜 with their respective relationships.
16. [16] Wife and sons His wife was Lady Chen, and his sons were Cheng Silong, Cheng Sibi, and Cheng Sigong; Cheng Sibi lived from 1027 to 1086.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The kinship entries give Lady Chen and her dates, identify the three sons by birth order, and give Cheng Sibi’s dates.
17. [17] Daughter and sons-in-law A daughter known as Lady Cheng was Han Zhen’s wife; Rong Yin and Chao Zhongyue were also listed as sons-in-law.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The kinship entries identify Lady Cheng as Han Zhen’s wife and list Rong Yin and Chao Zhongyue as sons-in-law; Han Zhen’s dates are also present.
18. [18] Collection and poems The collection of literary works and memorials comprised sixty juan and is lost; five poems are now recorded.
    • Souyun程琳 (29780)The biographical passage gives a sixty-juan collection of literary works and memorials, says it is lost, and records five poems.
19. [19] Death date and age Cheng Lin died in 1056 at the age of sixty-nine; the regnal year attached to his death differs between the third year of Zhihe and the first year of Jiayou.
    • Souyun程琳 (29780)The three biographical passages give 1056 and age sixty-nine, while assigning the death to Zhihe three or Jiayou one.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The basic entry confirms the death year as 1056.
20. [20] Posthumous grand preceptor title After his death Cheng Lin was granted the title of Grand Preceptor.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The title explicitly joins the grant of Grand Preceptor with Cheng Lin’s posthumous name.Taken from the source record as captured
21. [21] Posthumous name Cheng Lin was posthumously named Wenjian.
    • Souyun程琳 (29780)All three biographical passages give Wenjian as his posthumous name.
    • CBDBCheng Lin (118)The alternate-name entry identifies Wenjian as a posthumous name.
    • WikidataCheng Lin (Q45354973)The English alias list and posthumous-name statement both give Wenjian.