Gong Maoliang

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1. 1139 知某州軍州事
2. 1164 左奉議郎
3. 1164 直秘閣
4. 1164 知某府軍府事
5. 1167 知某州軍州事
6. 1169 縣主簿
7. 1170 直顯謨閣
8. 1170 知某州軍州事
9. 1172 右文殿修撰
10. 1184 知某府軍府事

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1. [1] Name, dates and identity Records his name, period, and dates; the birth year is given as 1121 in some sources and as unknown in others, while the death year is consistently 1178.
   • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB gives his name as Gong Maoliang, places him under the Song dynasty, and records 1178 as his year of death, omitting a birth year.
   • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian gives his dates as 1121–1178, while the Quan Song shi and Quan Song wen give his birth year as unknown and his death as 1178, describing him as a Southern Song figure.
   • WikidataGong Maoliang (Q11181975)Wikidata gives his Chinese name as 龔茂良, his dates as 1121 and 1178, and his occupation as that of a politician.
2. [2] Courtesy and posthumous names Records his courtesy name Shizhi and his posthumous name Zhuangmin.
   • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his courtesy name as Shizhi and his posthumous name as Zhuangmin.
   • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song shi and Quan Song wen both give his courtesy name as Shizhi, and the posthumous name Zhuangmin is likewise recorded for him.
   • WikidataGong Maoliang (Q11181975)Wikidata records his courtesy name as Shizhi and his posthumous name as Zhuangmin.
3. [3] Native place, examination and high office Records his native place, his jinshi degree of 1138, and his rise to assistant councillor of state.
   • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his place of origin as Putian, his examination status as jinshi, and the office of assistant councillor of state, listing him among the chief councillors.
   • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The biographical sources give his native place as Putian in Xinghua Prefecture (modern Putian, Fujian) and record that he passed the jinshi examination in 1138 and rose to the office of assistant councillor of state.
4. [4] Fall from office and death Records his demotion and banishment to Yingzhou in 1177 and his death in 1178.
   • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records that he was impeached in 1177 and banished to Yingzhou, and that he died in 1178.
   • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song shi and Quan Song wen record his banishment to Yingzhou in 1177 and his death in exile in 1178.
   • WikidataGong Maoliang (Q11181975)Wikidata records 1178 as his year of death.
5. [5] Collected works Records his authorship of the Jingtai tang ji.
   • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB lists his collected works under the title Jingtai tang ji.
   • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian and the Quan Song wen both state that he was the author of the Jingtai tang ji.
6. [6] Early career Records his early prefectural and county posts and his first court appointments.
   • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his service as district registrar at Nan'an, judicial administrator at Shaowu, and official of the Ministry of Personnel.
   • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song wen records his posts as registrar of Nan'an, judicial officer of Shaowu, and assistant judge at Quanzhou, his promotion to the rank of Xuanjiao lang, and his appointments as proofreader in the Palace Library and official of the Ministry of Personnel; the Quan Song shi notes that he was summoned to a court post.
7. [7] Censorial posts and attack on favourites Records his appointment as investigating censor and right reminder, his memorial against Long Dayuan and Zeng Di, and his prefectship of Jianning.
   • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his honorary title of junior academician of the Palace Library and his prefectship of Jianning Prefecture.
   • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song shi records that he submitted a memorial impeaching Long Dayuan and Zeng Di and was sent out as prefect of Jianning; the Quan Song wen records his appointment as investigating censor, his promotion to right reminder, and his denunciation of the two men as treacherous.
8. [8] Judicial commissioner and prefectures Records his appointment as judicial commissioner of Guangdong and his taking charge of Guangzhou, with a variant account of Xinzhou.
   • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records that he held the prefectship of Guangzhou.
   • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song shi records that he became judicial commissioner of Guangdong in 1167 and took charge of Guangzhou, while the Quan Song wen has him take charge of Xinzhou instead; the two accounts are given side by side.
9. [9] Jiangxi appointments Records his honorary title of junior academician of the Xianmo Hall, his post as transport supervisor of Jiangxi, and his concurrent prefectship of Longxing.
   • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his honorary title of junior academician of the Xianmo Hall and his prefectship of Hongzhou, which is Longxing Prefecture.
   • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song wen records his appointment as transport supervisor of Jiangxi with the honorary title of junior academician of the Xianmo Hall and his concurrent prefectship of Longxing.
10. [10] Famine relief in Jiangxi Records his relief measures during the drought in Jiangxi and his reappointment with the honorary title of compiler of the Youwen Hall.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his honorary title of compiler of the Youwen Hall.
    • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian records the drought in Jiangxi, his famine-relief measures, the remission of taxes and distribution of grain, and that many lives were saved; the Quan Song wen records the same drought and his reappointment with the honorary title of compiler of the Youwen Hall, giving the number saved as several hundred thousand.
11. [11] Vice minister of rites Records his promotion to auxiliary academician of the Fuwen Hall and his appointment as vice minister of rites.
    • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song wen records his promotion to auxiliary academician of the Fuwen Hall and his appointment as vice minister of rites; the Quan Song shi likewise records his appointment as vice minister of rites after his relief work.
12. [12] Assistant councillor and Huainan relief Records his appointment as assistant councillor of state in 1174 and his petition for reserve grain for Huainan.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB lists the office of assistant councillor of state and his status as a chief councillor.
    • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian records his appointment as assistant councillor of state in 1174 and his petition for grain from the imperial reserves for the famine victims of Huainan, and the Quan Song shi gives the same year.
13. [13] Senior assistant councillor Records that after Ye Heng's dismissal in 1175 he administered the government as senior assistant councillor.
    • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)Both the Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian and the Quan Song wen record that after Ye Heng's dismissal as chancellor in 1175, Gong administered the government as senior assistant councillor.
14. [14] Downfall and death in exile Records that he was brought down by the censor Xie Kuoran in 1177, stripped of office and banished to Yingzhou, with a variant explanation of his fall, and that he died in exile in 1178.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records that he was impeached by the censor Xie Kuoran and demoted and banished to Yingzhou in 1177.
    • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song shi and Quan Song wen record that he was brought down by Xie Kuoran in 1177, stripped of office and banished to Yingzhou, dying in exile the next year; the Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian ascribes his fall to his advocacy of a peace policy.
15. [15] Posthumous restoration Records his posthumous restoration to the honorary title of academician of the Zizheng Hall.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his honorary title of academician of the Zizheng Hall.
    • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song wen records that he was posthumously restored to the title of academician of the Zizheng Hall.
16. [16] Biography Records that his biography is in juan 385 of the Song History.
    • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song shi and Quan Song wen both note that his biography is in juan 385 of the Song History.
17. [17] Codification of statutes Records his posts in the codification of edicts and statutes and the two compilations of personnel legislation attributed to him.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his posts as supervisor of the codification of edicts and joint supervisor for the codification of statutes, and lists him as the compiler of the Chunxi Revised Edicts, Ordinances and Regulations for the Left Selection of the Ministry of Personnel in 300 juan and the Chunxi General Classified Statutes of the Ministry of Personnel in 40 juan.
18. [18] Surviving poems Records that six of his poems are extant.
    • Souyun龔茂良 (36016)The Quan Song shi records that six of his poems are extant.
19. [19] Associates Records his associations with Zhu Xi, Lu You, Yang Wanli, Hu Quan and Lou Yue.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records associations between Gong and Zhu Xi, Lu You, Lou Yue, Hu Quan, and Yang Wanli.
20. [20] Letters, poems and sacrificial addresses Records the correspondence, gift of poems and prose, and sacrificial addresses exchanged with his literary associates.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records that Zhu Xi wrote to him and composed a colophon for his writing, that he also received Zhu Xi's replies, that Lu You presented him with poems and prose and that both Lu You and Lou Yue composed sacrificial addresses for him, and that Hu Quan and Yang Wanli wrote to him.
21. [21] Conduct record, school record and letter Records the conduct record he wrote for Huang Gongdu, the school record Wang Shipeng wrote for him, and the letter Lou Yue drafted on his behalf.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records that he composed the conduct record for Huang Gongdu, that Wang Shipeng wrote a school record for him, and that Lou Yue wrote a letter on his behalf.
22. [22] Staff and protégés Records that he engaged Pan Yu to teach the students at Panyu and held the Jinxian magistrate Jiang Jie in high regard.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records that while in command at Guangzhou he invited Pan Yu to Panyu to instruct the students, and that as prefect of Longxing he held the Jinxian magistrate Jiang Jie in high regard.
23. [23] Recommendation Records that Hu Yi recommended him.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records that Hu Yi recommended him.
24. [24] Conflict with inner-court attendants Records his bad terms with the inner-court attendants Liang Ke, Zeng Di and Long Dayuan, and his wish to leave office.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records that he was on bad terms with Long Dayuan and declined to hold office while Zeng Di and Liang Ke were in power, and that he sought to leave office when the inner attendants Liang Ke, Zeng Di and Long Dayuan dominated the court.
25. [25] Father, brothers and cousins Records his father Gong Qixian, his younger brothers Gong Mengliang and Gong Suiliang, and his younger cousins Gong Shiliang and Gong Youliang.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his father Gong Qixian, his younger brothers Gong Mengliang (1132–1172) and Gong Suiliang, and his younger cousins Gong Shiliang and Gong Youliang.
26. [26] Sons, nephews and son-in-law Records his sons Gong Sheng and Gong Zheng, his nephews Gong Rizhang and Gong Riyan, and his son-in-law Fang Zhen.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his sons Gong Sheng and Gong Zheng, his nephews Gong Rizhang and Gong Riyan, and his son-in-law Fang Zhen; Gong Zheng lived from 1159 to 1229 and Fang Zhen from 1151 to 1223.
27. [27] Grandchildren Records his grandson Gong Kan and his granddaughter's husband Xue Jiliang.
    • CBDBGong Maoliang (11357)CBDB records his grandson Gong Kan and his granddaughter's husband Xue Jiliang; Gong Kan lived from 1170 to 1211 and Xue Jiliang from 1198 to 1257.