Zeng Chaojie

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• 一 行第
• 文恪 諡號
• 植齋 室名、別號
• 直卿 字

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1. [1] Name and dates Zeng Chaojie was an official of the Ming dynasty, born in 1535 and dying in 1604; one record gives his birth year as 1534.
   • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records his name as 曾朝節, his dynasty as Ming, his birth year as 1535 and his death year as 1604.
   • Souyun曾朝節 (51220)Its notices from the Chinese Biographical Dictionary and from the Wikipedia article both give him as a man of the Ming dynasty, born in 1535 and dying in 1604.
   • WikidataZeng Chaojie (Q11091558)Wikidata gives his label as 曾朝節, a birth date of 1534 and a death date of 1604.
2. [2] Names and origin His courtesy name was Zhiqing (直卿) and his art name Zhizhai (植齋); he was a native of Linwu County in Huguang and was registered as a commoner (民籍).
   • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records his courtesy name as 直卿 and his art name as 植齋, with both his native place and his place of registration given as Linwu.
   • Souyun曾朝節 (51220)The source gives his courtesy name as 直卿 and his art name as 植齋 (written 植斋 in one notice), and records him as a native of Linwu county in Huguang, registered as a commoner.
   • WikidataZeng Chaojie (Q11091558)Wikidata gives 直卿 as his courtesy name and 植齋 as his art name.
3. [3] Examination and honours He took third place in the first class in 1577, rose to Minister of Rites, and was posthumously granted the title Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and the posthumous name Wenke.
   • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records his jinshi rank as third in the first class and his posthumous name as 文恪.
   • Souyun曾朝節 (51220)The source records that he was a jinshi of the first class, third place, in 1577, rose to 禮部尚書, and was granted 太子太保 and the posthumous name 文恪.
   • WikidataZeng Chaojie (Q11091558)Wikidata gives his posthumous name as 文恪.
4. [4] Ancestors His great-grandfather was Zeng Zuo, his grandfather Zeng Chong and his father Zeng Rui; his mother was née Li.
   • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB gives his great-grandfather as 曾祚, his grandfather as 曾寵, his father as 曾銳 and his mother as née Li (李氏).
5. [5] Brothers He was the eldest among his brothers and had six younger brothers.
   • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records his sibling rank as one and lists six younger brothers: 曾朝符, 曾朝簡, 曾朝策, 曾朝範, 曾朝箴 and 曾朝笏.
6. [6] Wives He married a woman of the Huang family and later took a second wife, a woman of the Liu family.
   • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records his wife as 黃氏 and his second wife as 劉氏.
7. [7] Provincial examination He was a shengyuan and passed the provincial examination of Huguang, being ranked tenth in one record and nineteenth in another.
   • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records him as a 生員 (庠生) and as a 鄉貢舉人 ranked nineteenth.
   • Souyun曾朝節 (51220)One of its notices gives his place in the Huguang provincial examination as tenth.
8. [8] Early offices He took the jinshi degree in 1577, was appointed a compiler of the Hanlin Academy, served in the history office and was promoted to reader.
   • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records his jinshi rank as third in the first class.
   • Souyun曾朝節 (51220)The source records that he was appointed 翰林院編修, served as 直史局 and advanced to 侍讀 after taking the jinshi degree in 1577.
9. [9] Tanhua The people of Linwu called him "Zeng the Tanhua".
   • Souyun曾朝節 (51220)The source records that the people of Linwu called him 曾探花, after his third place in the first class.
10. [10] Later offices In 1592 he became Chancellor of the Imperial College, then vice minister of rites at Nanjing and finally Minister of Rites; he was also lecturer to the heir apparent and assistant chief examiner of the 1601 metropolitan examination.
    • Souyun曾朝節 (51220)The source records his move to 國子監祭酒 in the twentieth year of the Wanli era (1592), his promotions to 南京禮部侍郎 and 禮部尚書, his service as 東宮侍講, and his appointment as assistant chief examiner in the metropolitan examination of 1601.
11. [11] Death and honours He died of illness at his residence in the capital and was granted the title Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and the posthumous name Wenke.
    • Souyun曾朝節 (51220)The source records that he died of illness at his residence in the capital, was granted the title 太子太保, and received the posthumous name 文恪.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records his posthumous name as 文恪.
    • WikidataZeng Chaojie (Q11091558)Wikidata gives his posthumous name as 文恪.
12. [12] Letters written Zeng had wide contacts among the men of his day and wrote to Shen Shixing, Ai Mu, Xu Yongjian and Mei Guozhen.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records letters written by him to 申時行, 艾穆, 徐用檢 and 梅國禎.
13. [13] Letters answered He replied to letters from Xiao Yan, Zou Yuanbiao, Shen Yan, Zhou Rudeng, Yang Qiyuan, Deng Yizan, Liu Yaohui and Li Weibiao.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records his replies to letters from 蕭彥, 鄒元標, 沈演, 周汝登, 楊起元, 鄧以讚, 劉堯晦 and 李維標.
14. [14] Letters received Feng Mengzhen, Tang Wenxian and Fei Shangyi also wrote to him.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records letters to him from 馮夢禎, 唐文獻 and 費尚伊, and a reply received from 馮夢禎.
15. [15] Poems and congratulations He presented poems and prose to Wan Xiangchun, Wang Honghui, Lin Shizhang, Feng Zilü and Fei Shangyi, and offered congratulations to Shen Yiguan and Li Changchun.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records poems and prose presented to 萬象春, 王弘誨, 林士章, 馮子履 and 費尚伊, and congratulations offered to 沈一貫 and 李長春.
16. [16] Sacrificial texts and epitaphs He wrote sacrificial texts for Zhang Juzheng, Shen Maoxue, Wang Ning and Zhu Bingru, and epitaphs for Zhu Bingru, Guo Song, Deng Shangyi and Liu Minkuan.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records sacrificial texts written for 張居正, 沈懋學, 王凝 and 朱炳如, and epitaphs written for 朱炳如, 郭嵩, 鄧尚義 and 劉敏寬.
17. [17] Steles and records He wrote spirit-way steles for Shen Jiefu and Chen Shaoru, a tomb tablet for Wu Baipeng and a conduct record for Liu Yaohui.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records steles written for 沈節甫 and 陳紹儒, a tomb tablet for 吳百朋 and a conduct record for 劉堯晦.
18. [18] Preface, school record and memorial He wrote a preface for a work by Yu Menglin, a school record for Wang Honghui, engaged Cheng Hongzhong to teach at an academy, and submitted a memorial discussing Wang Shouren.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records a preface for a work by 余孟麟, a school record for 王弘誨, the engagement of 程宏忠 to teach at schools and academies, and a memorial discussing 王守仁.
19. [19] Posthumous writings about him After his death his epitaph was composed by Gu Qiyuan and his tomb tablet by Zhu Geng.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records that his epitaph was written by 顧起元 and his tomb tablet by 朱賡.
20. [20] Works His writings include the Yice (易測) and the Ziyuan cao (紫園草) in twenty-two juan.
    • CBDBZeng Chaojie (131252)CBDB records 紫園草:二十二卷 under his name.
    • Souyun曾朝節 (51220)The Chinese Biographical Dictionary notice states that he wrote the 易測.