Su Tianjue

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1. 1332 南臺察院監察御史 至順
2. 1339 肅政廉訪司廉訪使 至元
3. 1344 集賢侍講 至正

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• 伯修 字

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• [財政官員]
• 思想家

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1. [1] Name, dates, and period Su Tianjue is identified as a Yuan-period person born in 1294 and deceased in 1352.
   • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The basic record gives his name, birth year 1294, death year 1352, and Yuan affiliation.
   • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The profile and biographical text identify Su Tianjue and give the same dates and dynasty.
   • WikidataSu Tianjue (Q16077184)The English label and date claims correspond to Su Tianjue and the years 1294 and 1352.
2. [2] Official and scholarly identity His offices establish his status as an official, while the biographical classifications and learning described in the sources support calling him a scholar and thinker.
   • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The office list includes an investigating censor and the status classification explicitly identifies him as a thinker.
   • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biographies present his official career and describe the breadth of his learning.
3. [3] Style name and native place His style name was Boxiu and his native place was Zhending.
   • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The alternate-name field gives Boxiu as his style name and the address field gives Zhending as his native place.
   • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The profile and biographies likewise give the style name Boxiu and Zhending as his home.
   • WikidataSu Tianjue (Q16077184)The English alias Boxiu corresponds to the style name 伯修.
4. [4] Family Su Zhidao was Su Tianjue’s father and held high office in the Lingbei Branch Secretariat; Su Cheng was his great-grandfather.
   • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The kinship fields identify Su Zhidao as father and Su Cheng as great-grandfather and give their lifespans.
   • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biographical text states that his father Zhidao rose to the post of langzhong in the Left and Right Offices of the Lingbei Branch Secretariat.
5. [5] Education and teachers In youth Su Tianjue studied with An Xi, entered the National Academy, and was successively taught by Wu Cheng, Yu Ji, and Qi Lüqian.
   • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biographical text gives his early study with An Xi, his National Academy studentship, and the three successive teachers.
6. [6] National Academy examination In the fourth year of Yanyou, Ma Zuchang placed his Jieshi fu first in the examination of National Academy students, praising its refinement and detail.
   • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The date link and biography give the Yanyou-year examination, Ma Zuchang’s role, the Jieshi fu, and the reasons for placing it first.
7. [7] Early offices After entering official life, Su Tianjue served in the Jizhou, Hanlin, National History, and Kui Zhang Pavilion posts listed in this sentence.
   • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The two biographies together give the Jizhou judgeship, the Hanlin and National History posts, and the Kui Zhang Pavilion appointment.
   • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The office list includes the shoujing lang post in the Kui Zhang Academy.
8. [8] Censorate and Huai Dong service At the beginning of Yuantong he became an investigating censor, and during Houzhi he rose through the vice-ministerial and Huai Dong surveillance posts.
   • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography gives the Yuantong censor appointment, Hanlin readership, Houzhi promotion to vice minister of rites, and Huai Dong surveillance commission.
   • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The office list corroborates the investigating censor, vice minister of rites, and Huai Dong surveillance titles.
9. [9] Secretariat and Military Council posts He later served as a Military Council judge, became minister of personnel, and entered the Secretariat as a participant in its affairs.
   • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography states that he entered as a Military Council judge, became minister of personnel, and was promoted to participate in the affairs of the Secretariat.
10. [10] Additional titles His other associated titles included censor, pacification commissioner, and Tongfeng Dafu.
    • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The office list additionally gives the titles censor, pacification commissioner, and Tongfeng Dafu.
11. [11] Huguang appointment Early in Zhizheng he became vice provincial governor of Huguang.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biographies state that early in Zhizheng he was appointed vice provincial governor of Huguang.
    • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The office list gives a branch-secretariat participant post connected with Huguang.
12. [12] Shaanxi and National Academy appointments He transferred to the Shaanxi Branch Censorate and was summoned as a Jixian academician-reader while serving concurrently as National Academy director.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography gives the Shaanxi Branch Censorate transfer and the concurrent Jixian Academy and National Academy appointments.
    • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The office list corroborates the Branch Censorate and Jixian Academy posts.
13. [13] Metropolitan pacification mission As a metropolitan pacification envoy, he investigated popular grievances and corrupt officials and earned a comparison with Bao and Han among residents of the capital.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography describes his metropolitan pacification mission, investigation of popular suffering and corrupt officials, and the Bao-and-Han reputation.
14. [14] Dismissal After offending the chief minister of the day, Su Tianjue was dismissed and returned home.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography states that he offended the chief minister of the day and was dismissed and sent home.
15. [15] Later Jiangzhe offices He was later recalled as vice provincial governor of Jiangzhe and served as governor of the Dadu Circuit and transport commissioner for the Two Zhe regions.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography gives the Jiangzhe vice-governorship, Dadu Circuit governorship, and Two Zhe transport commission.
    • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The office list connects a branch-secretariat participant post with Jiangzhe.
16. [16] Death in the army In the twelfth year of Zhizheng, banditry in Huaiyou and Jiangdong led to his command at Rao and Xin, where he died at age fifty-nine.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography gives the twelfth-year outbreak, Jianghuai appointment, command at Rao and Xin, and death in the army at age fifty-nine.
    • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The basic record gives the death year as 1352, consistent with the chronology.
17. [17] Variant account of the final campaign A second biographical formulation describes the final campaign as the suppression of the Tianwan Red Turban army.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The other biographical formulation describes him as leading troops against the Tianwan Red Turban army and dying in the army.
18. [18] Learning and classical studies Su Tianjue knew the history and institutions of Liao and Jin, pursued broad learning with a grasp of essentials, and devoted his later years to interpreting the classics.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography describes his knowledge of Liao and Jin precedents, broad but essential learning, and later commitment to interpreting the classics.
19. [19] Master Zixi Scholars called Su Tianjue Master Zixi after the place where he lived.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biographies and profile identify the Zixi sobriquet and explain that it derived from his residence.
20. [20] Prose and poetry His prose was especially strong in narrative and his poetry followed ancient models.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)Both biographical formulations praise the narrative quality of his prose and the classical method of his poetry.
21. [21] Critical assessments Zhao Fang praised his style as lucid, pure, disciplined, and expansive, while Chen Lü praised the breadth and correctness of his learning.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography records Zhao Fang’s stylistic praise and Chen Lü’s assessment of his learning.
22. [22] Friendship Su Tianjue was a friend of Su Youlong.
    • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The association fields identify Su Youlong as his friend.
23. [23] Preface-writing connections He wrote prefaces for works by Xu Heng, Ma Zuchang, Song Jiong, Liu Guan, Song Ben, Wei Chu, Tong Shu, Cao Boqi, and Yu Qin.
    • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The association entries pair each named writer with the relation of writing a preface to that person’s work.
24. [24] Manuscripts He had seven fascicles of poetry and thirty of prose.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography specifies seven fascicles of poetry and thirty of prose.
25. [25] Principal works His listed works include Guochao Mingchen Shilüe, Wenlei with the variant title Yuan Wenlei, Songting Zhangshu, and Chunfeng Ting Biji with their stated numbers of fascicles.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The two biographies together list the four works, their fascicle counts, and the Wenlei/Yuan Wenlei title variation.
26. [26] Additional works His works also include Zhixi Wengao and the one-fascicle Zhishi Guijian.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biographical text lists Zhixi Wengao among his works.
    • CBDBSu Tianjue (10792)The works fields list Zhixi Wengao and identify the one-fascicle Zhishi Guijian as a work authored by him.
27. [27] Documentary legacy From his National Academy studentship through his Hanlin service, he recorded earlier and contemporary matters and was said to shoulder the documentary legacy of an age.
    • Souyun蘇天爵 (40460)The biography describes his continuous writing from National Academy studenthood through Hanlin office and his role in preserving the documentary heritage of his age.