Ye Sheng

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1. 1447 兵科給事中 正統
2. 1449 兵科掌科事給事中 正統
3. 1449 兵科都給事中 正統
4. 1452 布政使司右參政 景泰
5. 1458 巡撫 天順
6. 1458 都察院右僉都御史 天順
7. 1462 巡撫 天順
8. 1464 左僉都御史 天順
9. 1464 巡撫 天順
10. 1467 禮部右侍郎 成化
11. 1469 吏部右侍郎 成化
12. 1469 正使 成化
13. 1473 吏部左侍郎 成化

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• 三 行第
• 文莊 諡號
• 與中 字
• 葉少保 未詳

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• 書法家
• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Name, dates, and status Ye Sheng was born in 1420, died in 1474, and was a Ming official.
   • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The main biographical entry supplies Ye Sheng’s name, dates, dynasty, and civil-official status.
   • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The profile and biographies give his name, birth and death years, Ming affiliation, jinshi status, and official career.
   • WikidataYe Sheng (Q15912791)The English identity entry names him Ye Sheng, dates his life to 1420–1474, and describes him as a Ming dynasty politician.
2. [2] Courtesy name, posthumous name, and native place Ye Sheng’s courtesy name was Yuzhong, his posthumous name was Wenzhuang, and he was from Kunshan.
   • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The name and address entries identify Yuzhong as the courtesy name, Wenzhuang as the posthumous name, and Kunshan as the native place.
   • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The profile and biography give Yuzhong as his courtesy name, Wenzhuang as his posthumous name, and Suzhou Prefecture’s Kunshan as his home.
   • WikidataYe Sheng (Q15912791)The traditional-name entries include Wenzhuang and Yuzhong.
3. [3] Other appellation and birth order Ye Shaobao is another appellation for Ye Sheng, and San denotes his third position in birth order.
   • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The alternate-name entries identify San as a birth-order designation and list Ye Shaobao as another name.
   • WikidataYe Sheng (Q15912791)The traditional aliases include Yeshaobao, corresponding to Ye Shaobao.
4. [4] Ancestors, parents, and stepmother Ye Sheng’s great-grandfather was Ye Mao, his grandfather Ye Ming, and his father Ye Chun; his mother is variously named Tang or Chen, and Shen is listed as a stepmother.
   • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The kinship entries name Ye Mao, Ye Ming, and Ye Chun as great-grandfather, grandfather, and father, give two names for his mother, Tang and Chen, and list Shen as his stepmother.
5. [5] Siblings, wife, and grandson Ye Sheng’s elder brothers were Ye Mou and Ye Chang, his younger brothers were Ye Yi, Ye Zhen, and Ye Deng, his wife was Jin, and his grandson was Ye Mengqi.
   • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The kinship entries list two elder brothers, three younger brothers, his wife Jin, and his grandson Ye Mengqi.
6. [6] Examination career His examination career included shengyuan, xianggong, and jinshi; he attained the jinshi degree in 1445, ranked twenty-ninth in the second class, and had listed ranks of 30 and 21 for xianggong and shengyuan.
   • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The examination and school entries give the jinshi second-class twenty-ninth place, xianggong rank 30, and shengyuan rank 21.
   • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biographies state that he became a jinshi in the tenth year of Zhengtong and one text converts the year to 1445.
7. [7] Entry into office After attaining the jinshi degree, Ye Sheng was appointed bingke jishizhong.
   • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The office entry lists bingke jishizhong.
   • Souyun葉盛 (43559)Several biographies state that he was appointed or selected as bingke jishizhong.
8. [8] Petition after the Tumu Crisis After the Tumu Crisis, Ye Sheng joined his colleagues in calling for punishment of the generals who had fled.
   • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biography says that after the Tumu Crisis he joined his colleagues in seeking punishment for the fleeing generals.
9. [9] Memorials on the defense of Beijing When Esen attacked Beijing, Ye Sheng repeatedly submitted memorials on offensive and defensive plans and was promoted to du jishizhong.
   • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biography states that when Esen attacked Beijing he repeatedly submitted memorials on defensive and offensive plans and was promoted to du jishizhong.
10. [10] Bingke appointments Ye Sheng served as bingke jishizhong from 1447 to 1449, became bingke du jishizhong in 1449, and also took charge of the section’s affairs.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The office entries give the 1447–1449 term as bingke jishizhong and list bingke du jishizhong and the section-supervising post in 1449.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biographies describe his appointment as bingke jishizhong, promotion to du jishizhong, and subsequent service as a right provincial administration commissioner.
11. [11] Shanxi and Xuanfu logistics During the Jingtai era, Ye Sheng became right provincial administration commissioner in Shanxi and supervised grain transport at Xuanfu.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The office entry places his Shanxi right provincial administration commissionership in the Jingtai period.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biographies state that he went out as Shanxi right provincial administration commissioner and supervised grain transport at Xuanfu.
12. [12] Frontier administration and mourning At Xuanfu he also managed tuntian and military affairs in Dushi and Maying; after earning frontier merit, he left office to mourn his father.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biographical text describes his grain supervision at Xuanfu, administration of tuntian and military affairs at Dushi and Maying, frontier merit, and departure for mourning his father.
13. [13] Governor of the Two Guang After the restoration of the Yingzong emperor, Ye Sheng was promoted to you qiandu yushi and in 1458 governed the Two Guang.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The office entries pair you qiandu yushi with the Jingtai-era year 2 Two Guang governorship.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biographies state that after Yingzong’s restoration he was promoted to you qiandu yushi and governed the Two Guang.
14. [14] Xuanfu under Xianzong After Xianzong’s accession, Ye Sheng returned to the capital, became zuo qiandu yushi, and governed Xuanfu.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The office entries list zuo qiandu yushi and the Xuanfu governorship across the eighth year of Tianshun to the third year of Chenghua.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biographies state that after Xianzong’s accession he entered the capital, became zuo qiandu yushi, and governed Xuanfu.
15. [15] The Hetao proposal During the Hetao debate, Ye Sheng argued that no capable generals were available and forcefully opposed the proposal.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biography says that during the Hetao proposal he judged that the time lacked capable generals and forcefully argued against it.
16. [16] Late offices Ye Sheng later successively served as vice minister of Rites, right vice minister of Personnel, and left vice minister of Personnel, with terms from 1467 to 1474.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The office entries give the titles and continuous terms from 1467 through 1474 for the Rites and Personnel vice-ministerial posts.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biographies state that he became vice minister of Rites and later served as a vice minister of Personnel.
17. [17] Death and posthumous name Ye Sheng died in 1474, in the tenth year of Chenghua, and received the posthumous name Wenzhuang.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The main entry gives his death year as 1474, and the alternate-name entry identifies Wenzhuang as his posthumous name.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)Several biographies state that he died and was posthumously named Wenzhuang; one gives the Chenghua tenth year and 1474.
    • WikidataYe Sheng (Q15912791)The identity entry gives 1474 as the death year and includes Wenzhuang among the aliases.
18. [18] Xingkai calligraphy Ye Sheng was skilled in xingkai calligraphy, and his brushwork was said to possess the manner of Su Wenzhong.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The status entry identifies Ye Sheng as a calligrapher.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The calligraphic assessment says that he was skilled in xingkai and attained the brush manner of Su Wenzhong.
19. [19] Principal writings His works include Shui dong riji, Shui dong gao, Jing dong gao, and Lü zhu tang gao, with the listed fascicle counts 38, 8, 8, and 8.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The works entries list Shui dong riji, Shui dong gao, Jing dong gao, and Lü zhu tang gao with their respective fascicle counts.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The biographies name Shui dong riji, Shui dong gao, Jing dong gao, and Lü zhu tang gao among his works.
20. [20] Other writings The works list also includes Ye Wenzhuang zou shu, Shanggu zou cao, Liangguang zou cao, Zou cao, Xiyuan zou cao, Bianzou cungo, Kaifeng xingji gao, Wengao, Qiutai shihua, Shandong shenglan shi, Shi, and Lü zhu tang shumu, with their listed fascicle counts.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The works entries list the zou cao, poems, prose, poetry criticism, bibliography, and Kaifeng travel writings with their fascicle counts.
21. [21] Variant titles Variant titles include Jing dong xiao gao, He Shandong shenglan shi, Ye Wenzhuang zou yi, and Jing dong gao written with the graph 槀, with some entries also giving their fascicle counts.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)Different work descriptions use Jing dong gao, Jing dong xiao gao, Jing dong gao with the variant graph 槀, He Shandong shenglan shi, and Ye Wenzhuang zou yi, with some fascicle counts.
22. [22] Variant fascicle counts The fascicle counts for Lü zhu tang gao and Kaifeng xingji gao are given as 8 and 5, respectively.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The works entries give eight fascicles for Lü zhu tang gao and five for Kaifeng xingji gao.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The literary text likewise gives eight fascicles for Lü zhu tang gao and five for the Kaifeng travel work.
23. [23] Learning, conduct, and prose Commentators called Ye Sheng learned and broadly knowledgeable, a leading figure of his time, praised his love of antiquity and austere conduct, and described his prose as measured, comprehensive, and rule-governed.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The critical passage praises his learning, love of antiquity, austere conduct, admiration for Fan Wenzheng, and prose.
24. [24] Poetic reputation Assessments of Ye Sheng’s poetry differed: one said that he was not known for poetry, while another praised the forceful style of his seven-character recent-style verse and said that experts in prosody could not surpass it.
    • Souyun葉盛 (43559)The poetic assessment says that he was not known for poetry but praises the forceful style of his seven-character recent-style verse.
25. [25] Han Yong, Wu Kai, Wei Ji, and Lü Nan His literary association with Han Yong involved a preface; he wrote epitaphs for Wu Kai and Wei Ji, while Lü Nan wrote his biography.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The association entries connect Han Yong with a preface, list epitaphs written for Wu Kai and Wei Ji, and identify Lü Nan as the biographical author.
26. [26] Sacrificial texts and inscriptions Wu Kuan and Wen Lin wrote sacrificial texts for Ye Sheng; a congratulatory text for Zheng Wenkang, Peng Shi’s spirit-way stele, and tomb inscriptions for Bai Kan and Shen Cong are also associated with him, and Wu Kuan wrote a shrine inscription.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The association entries list sacrificial texts by Wu Kuan and Wen Lin, a congratulatory text for Zheng Wenkang, Peng Shi’s spirit-way stele, tomb inscriptions for Bai Kan and Shen Cong, and Wu Kuan’s shrine inscription.
27. [27] Recommendation, gifts, and praise Wang Ao recommended Ye Sheng; Shang Lu presented him with poetry and prose, Liu Chang praised his administrative achievements, and Wang Shizhen supplied inscriptions, a note, and a name for a related building.
    • CBDBYe Sheng (35164)The association entries list Wang Ao’s recommendation, Shang Lu’s gift of poetry and prose, Liu Chang’s praise of Ye Sheng’s achievements, and Wang Shizhen’s inscriptions, note, and naming of a related building.