Wu Yu

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1. 1045 參知政事
2. 1045 樞密副使 慶曆
3. 1045 禮部尚書 慶曆
4. 1046 同知樞密院事
5. 1048 知某州軍州事
6. 1048 門下省給事中
7. 1050 知某府軍府事
8. 1051 知某州軍州事
9. 1055 知某州軍州事
10. 1056 宣徽南院使

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• 春卿 字
• 正肅 諡號

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• [宰執]

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1. [1] Name and dates Wu Yu was born in 1004 and died in 1058.
   • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The basic profile gives the name Wu Yu and the years 1004 and 1058.
   • Souyun吳育 (23815)All three biographical entries give Wu Yu's dates as 1004–1058.
   • WikidataWu Yu (Q10919098)The English label is Wu Yu, and two birth and two death statements point to 1004 and 1058.
2. [2] Dynasty and office Wu Yu was a Northern Song official, with appointments including Hanlin Academician, Vice Commissioner of the Privy Council, and canzhi zhengshi.
   • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The basic profile places him in the Song dynasty, while the appointment list includes Hanlin Academician, Vice Commissioner of the Privy Council, and canzhi zhengshi.
   • Souyun吳育 (23815)The profile identifies the dynasty as Northern Song and lists the corresponding offices.
3. [3] Courtesy name His courtesy name was Chunqing.
   • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The alternative-name entry identifies Chunqing as his courtesy name.
   • Souyun吳育 (23815)All three biographical entries give Chunqing as his courtesy name.
   • WikidataWu Yu (Q10919098)The aliases and the courtesy-name statement all give Chunqing.
4. [4] Variant native places His native place is variously given as Xinzheng, Pucheng in Jianzhou in present-day Fujian, or Jian'an in present-day Jian'ou, Fujian.
   • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The basic native-place entry gives Xinzheng.
   • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries give Pucheng in Jianzhou, present-day Fujian, and Jian'an, present-day Jian'ou in Fujian.
5. [5] Family Wu Yu was the son of Wu Daiwen and the younger brother of Wu Chong; the listed children, sons-in-law, and grandsons are named in the family relationships.
   • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The family relationships identify Wu Daiwen as father, Wu Chong as younger brother, and the named children, sons-in-law, and grandsons.
6. [6] Jinshi degree He passed the jinshi examination in 1027, the fifth year of Emperor Renzong's Tiansheng era.
   • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The examination entry identifies a jinshi qualification.
   • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries place his jinshi success in the fifth year of Tiansheng, with one entry specifying 1027.
7. [7] Early appointment After the examination, he was first appointed Evaluator of the Dali Court.
   • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entry lists his first appointment as Dali Court Evaluator.
8. [8] Lin'an and Zhuji He served as magistrate of Lin'an and Zhuji.
   • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The appointment list gives magistracies in Lin'an and Zhuji.
   • Souyun吳育 (23815)Two biographical entries list his service in Lin'an and Zhuji.
9. [9] Xiangcheng He also governed Xiangcheng County.
   • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The appointment list gives a magistracy in Xiangcheng.
   • Souyun吳育 (23815)Two biographical entries list his service in Xiangcheng.
10. [10] Jingyou and Suzhou In 1034, he was selected through the examination for Worthy and Upright men and transferred to serve as assistant prefect of Suzhou.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries give the Jingyou first-year examination and the transfer to assistant prefect of Suzhou.
11. [11] Cai shi examination He passed the caishi jianmao ming yu tiyong examination and was promoted to Assistant Secretary.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The examination entry names the caishi jianmao ming yu tiyong examination.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entry links that examination with promotion to Assistant Secretary.
12. [12] Ritual reform After returning to the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, he submitted regulations for the Taichang New Rituals and Qingli Sacrificial Ceremonies.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entry records his return to the Taichang court and his submission of the new ritual regulations.
13. [13] Central appointments He held the posts of Right Rectifier, Director of the Remonstrance Office, Drafter of Edicts, compiler of the Daily Records, Hanlin Academician, and prefect of Kaifeng.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The appointment list includes the named central offices and the prefecture of Kaifeng.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries and title list together give Right Rectifier, the Remonstrance Office, Drafter of Edicts, the Daily Records, Direct Academician of the Jixian Institute, Hanlin Academician, and Kaifeng.
14. [14] Qingli central career In 1045 he became Right Remonstrator and Vice Commissioner of the Privy Council, then canzhi zhengshi and again Vice Commissioner.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The appointment list includes Vice Commissioner of the Privy Council and canzhi zhengshi in the Qingli fifth year.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries and title list give the Qingli fifth-year appointments and the subsequent changes between the three offices.
15. [15] Additional central posts He also held the Ministry of Rites in 1045, Associate Director of the Privy Council from 1046 to 1047, and Menxia sheng jishizhong from 1048.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The appointment list dates Minister of Rites to 1045, Associate Director of the Privy Council to 1046–1047, and Menxia sheng jishizhong to a start in 1048.
16. [16] Forthrightness and Xuzhou He was forthright when issues arose and became prefect of Xuzhou after leaving canzhi zhengshi in 1047.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entry says that he spoke out when matters arose.
17. [17] Departure from government He left canzhi zhengshi in the seventh year of Qingli (1047) and became prefect of Xuzhou.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entry gives the Qingli seventh-year departure and the appointment to Xuzhou.
18. [18] Provincial appointments He governed Cai, Henan, Shaanxi, Yongxing, and Ruzhou, and presided over the Western Capital's detached censorate.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries and title list give the prefectures of Cai, Henan, Shaanxi, Yongxing, and Ruzhou, together with the Western Capital's detached censorate.
19. [19] Local administration His local regulations were concise, easy to implement, and not to be violated.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entry describes his local regulations as concise, easy to implement, and not to be violated.
20. [20] Later frontier and prefectural offices He presided over the Department of State Affairs, served as military and pacification commissioner for the Fuyan Circuit and prefect of Yanzhou, and then transferred to Hezhong and Henan.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries and title list give the Department of State Affairs, Fuyan Circuit, Yanzhou, Hezhong, and Henan appointments.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The appointment list includes pacification commissioner, Yanzhou, and Hezhong.
21. [21] Final offices At the beginning of Jiayou he was Grand Academician of the Zizheng Hall, Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, and prefect of Hezhong, before transferring to Henan; he ended his career as prefect of Henan.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The appointment list includes Grand Academician of the Zizheng Hall, Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, and Hezhong.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries give the Jiayou appointments, transfer to Henan, and final prefecture of Henan.
22. [22] Death Wu Yu died in office from illness in 1058, the third year of Jiayou, at the age of fifty-five.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The basic profile gives 1058 as his death year.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The three biographical entries give the death year, and one explicitly says that he died in office from illness at age fifty-five.
    • WikidataWu Yu (Q10919098)The two death-date statements point to 1058.
23. [23] Posthumous name His posthumous name was Zhengsu.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The alternative-name entry identifies Zhengsu as his posthumous name.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)All three biographical entries give Zhengsu as his posthumous name.
    • WikidataWu Yu (Q10919098)The aliases and posthumous-name statement all give Zhengsu.
24. [24] Works His fifty-volume collected works are lost; he also wrote the ten-volume Collected Examination Essays of Wu Zhengsu, and six poems are included in the present selection.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The works entry lists a fifty-volume collected works of Wu Yu.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries say that the fifty-volume collection is lost, name the ten-volume Collected Examination Essays of Wu Zhengsu, and include six poems in the present selection.
25. [25] Epitaph and funeral texts Ouyang Xiu wrote Wu Yu's epitaph and a funeral text, while Shen Gou wrote another funeral text.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The association entries attribute an epitaph and a funeral text to Ouyang Xiu and another funeral text to Shen Gou.
    • Souyun吳育 (23815)The biographical entries identify Ouyang Xiu's Epitaph of Mr. Wu.
26. [26] Letters and colophons Sima Guang and Song Qi sent letters to Wu Yu, while Wei Liaoweng and Zhen Dexiu supplied colophons and headings for his books and calligraphic pieces.
    • CBDBWu Yu (8165)The association entries record letters from Sima Guang and Song Qi and colophons or headings by Wei Liaoweng and Zhen Dexiu.