Li Yaomin

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Life and career

In the first year of the Wanli reign (1573), he placed sixth in the Shandong provincial examination.[4] In the second year (1574), he passed the Jiaxu metropolitan examination[5] in 88th place[6] and received the jinshi degree in the third class, ranked 196th.[7]

He was first appointed magistrate of Changzhou.[8] After mourning his father and completing the mourning period, he was appointed magistrate of Yongnian;[9] after a year in office, he returned home because of his mother's death.[10] Known for integrity and administrative clarity, he was promoted in the thirteenth year of Wanli to Investigating Censor of the Jiangxi Circuit. He served at court with uncompromising rectitude, remonstrated boldly, and was credited with serving the cause of the succession.[11] The following year he inspected the Hedong salt administration—described elsewhere as censorially supervising it—addressed entrenched abuses, and submitted four proposals on practical affairs.[12]

In the sixteenth year of Wanli, he was assigned to inspect the Three Wu region; he acted so vigorously that, in the phrase of the account, “the mountains trembled,” and then returned home because of illness.[13] Recalled to his former office in the twentieth year, he directed education in the metropolitan region in the twenty-first year, governed impartially, refused private approaches, and was praised in the phrase “化如實雨”; local literary culture changed and students continued to admire him.[14] After another return home because of illness, he was appointed Right Vice Commissioner of the Court of Judicial Review in the twenty-seventh year and promoted in the thirty-first year to Right Lesser Minister of the same court; the office is also given generically as 大理寺少卿. He administered justice fairly at the judicial court.[15]

In the thirty-second year of Wanli he became Prefect of Yingtian Prefecture;[16] in the thirty-third year he requested retirement because of illness,[17] and in the thirty-fourth year he died at home.[18] At the beginning of the Tianqi era, he was posthumously granted the titles 工部侍郎, 正議大夫, and 資治尹; the local magistrate Liu Gong had a stele engraved to commemorate his conduct.[19]

His father was Li Qin (李勤), his grandfather Li Xian (李顯), his great-grandfather Li Qi (李玘), and his younger brother Li Shunmin (李舜民). His wife was Diao (刁氏); his birth mother was Liu (劉氏), and his principal mother was Duan (段氏).[20]

Writings and associations

He wrote 快獨集, also titled 雍野李先生快獨集, in twenty juan.[21] Among the related commemorative texts, Li Weizhen wrote his preface and epitaph; Yu Ruoying wrote his biographical account and sacrificial text; Ye Xianggao wrote his spirit-path stele inscription, while Li Yaomin wrote an epitaph for Li Yiqian.[22]

The collection also preserves letters sent and answered, involving Wang Zhideng, Zhao Jin, Liu Dongxing, Yu Ruoying, Wang Shizhen, Jiang Yingke, and Shen Zimu.[23]

Office recordsCBDB

Year unknown3
OfficeEraPosting
大理寺少卿Era unknown大理府
府尹Era unknown應天府
知縣萬曆永年

FamilyCBDB

RelationNameLife
曾祖李玘–
祖父李顯–
父李勤–
弟李舜民–
妻子刁氏(李堯民妻)–
私生子女之本生母劉氏(李堯民生母)–
嫡母段氏(李堯民嫡母)–

AliasesCBDB

  • 一 行第
  • 汝化 字
  • 畊堯 字
  • 雍野 室名、別號

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
李維楨書序由李維楨所作–
李維楨墓誌銘由李維楨所作–
李以謙為李以謙作墓誌銘–
徐顯卿為徐顯卿作祭文–
于若瀛祭文由于若瀛所作–
李盛春為李盛春作臨別贈言(送別詩、序)–
葉向高神道碑由葉向高所作–
褚鈇為褚鈇作神道碑–
于若瀛行狀由于若瀛所作–
王穉登致書王穉登–
王穉登致書王穉登–
趙錦致書趙錦–
劉東星致書劉東星–
李頤致書李頤–
李化龍致書李化龍–
于若瀛致書于若瀛–
于若瀛致書于若瀛–
于若瀛致書于若瀛–
周天球致書周天球–
周孔敎致書周孔敎–
周孔敎致書周孔敎–
高擧致書高擧–
高擧致書高擧–
孫繼臯致書孫繼臯–
徐申致書徐申–
張鳳翼致書張鳳翼–
張鳳翼致書張鳳翼–
陳登雲致書陳登雲–
陳登雲致書陳登雲–
楊文舉致書楊文舉–
方元彥致書方元彥–
方元彥致書方元彥–
姜仲軾致書姜仲軾–
趙標致書趙標–
張篤敬致書張篤敬–
馬玉麟被致書由馬玉麟–
徐顯卿被致書由徐顯卿–
黃承玄被致書由黃承玄–
王世貞答王世貞書–
李頤答李頤書–
李頤答李頤書–
李頤答李頤書–
于若瀛答于若瀛書–
江盈科答江盈科書–
沈子木答沈子木書–
沈子木答沈子木書–
周如砥答周如砥書–
董份答董份書–
魏允貞答魏允貞書–
方元彥答方元彥書–
方元彥答方元彥書–
方元彥答方元彥書–
馮時可收到馮時可的答書–
陸樹聲收到陸樹聲的答書–
申時行收到申時行的答書–
馬玉麟收到馬玉麟的答書–
趙南星收到趙南星的答書–
趙南星收到趙南星的答書–
白棟稱道白棟之政績–

ExaminationsCBDB

RecordRank
科舉: 進士(籠統)第三甲第一百九十六名
科舉: 鄉貢舉人
學校: 生員(庠生)

WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
雍野李先生快獨集:二十卷

Citations

  1. [1] Name, dates, and status Li Yaomin was born in 1544, died in 1606, belonged to the Ming period, and held offices including magistrate.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The basic record gives the English name, birth year, death year, Ming affiliation, and a magistrate office.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The profile gives the name, dates, dynasty, and Yongnian magistracy.
    • WikidataLi Yaomin (Q45665797)The item gives the English label, describes him as a Ming-dynasty person, and supplies the 1544 and 1606 date values.
  2. [2] Courtesy and sobriquet names His courtesy names are Ruhua and Gengyao, with the Chinese forms 畊堯 and 耕堯, and his sobriquet is Yongye.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The name list identifies Ruhua and Gengyao as courtesy names and Yongye as a studio or sobriquet name.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The profile and biographical passages use the forms 耕堯, 雍野, 汝化, and 畊堯, showing the alternate character form.
    • WikidataLi Yaomin (Q45665797)The name and claim values supply the romanized and Chinese forms Ruhua, Gengyao, and Yongye.
  3. [3] Native place and registration He came from Jining in Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong, held civilian registration, and had long been settled in Yuncheng.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The address data gives Jining as the basic native place and also lists Yuncheng.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The profile and biography specify Shandong, Yanzhou Prefecture, Jining, civilian registration, and long residence in Yuncheng.
  4. [4] Provincial examination In 1573 he placed sixth in the Shandong provincial examination.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the first Wanli year, 1573, the Shandong examination, and sixth place.
  5. [5] Metropolitan examination In 1574 he passed the Jiaxu metropolitan examination.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the second Wanli year, 1574, and the Jiaxu metropolitan examination.
  6. [6] Metropolitan rank The metropolitan examination rank was 88th, matching the associated examination entry.
  7. [7] Jinshi degree He received the jinshi degree in the third class, ranked 196th.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography states that he passed as a third-class jinshi ranked 196th.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The examination data gives the jinshi entry and third-class rank 196.
  8. [8] First appointment His first appointment was as magistrate of Changzhou.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography states that his first appointment was magistrate of Changzhou.
  9. [9] Mourning and Yongnian After mourning his father and completing the mourning period, he was appointed to Yongnian.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives his mourning for his father, completion of the mourning period, and appointment to Yongnian.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The office data identifies him as a magistrate at Yongnian.
  10. [10] Mother's mourning After a year in office he returned home because of his mother's death.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography states that he served one year and then returned because of his mother's death.
  11. [11] Censorial career He was known for integrity and administrative clarity, became Investigating Censor of the Jiangxi Circuit in the thirteenth Wanli year, served with rectitude, remonstrated boldly, and was credited with serving the succession.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography connects his reputation for 廉明 with the Jiangxi censorial appointment, court conduct, bold remonstrance, and service to the succession.
  12. [12] Hedong salt administration The Hedong salt assignment is phrased as inspection in one passage and censorial supervision in another; both mention correcting abuses and submitting four practical proposals.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The two biographical passages use 巡按 and 巡視 respectively, and mention both accumulated abuses and four proposals on practical matters.
  13. [13] Three Wu inspection In the sixteenth Wanli year he inspected the Three Wu region, acted vigorously, and returned home because of illness.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the Three Wu inspection, vigorous action, the phrase 山岳為震, and return because of illness.
  14. [14] Metropolitan educational administration He was recalled in the twentieth year, directed education in the metropolitan region in the twenty-first year, refused private approaches, and was credited with changing local literary culture while students continued to admire him.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography lists his recall, metropolitan educational post, impartiality, refusal of private approaches, the phrase 化如實雨, changed literary culture, and continuing student admiration.
  15. [15] Court of Judicial Review He held the right vice-commissioner and right lesser-minister offices at the Court of Judicial Review; the office list gives the latter more generally as 大理寺少卿, and the biography praises his fairness in adjudication.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography and title list give the right vice-commissioner, right lesser-minister, judicial-court, and fair-administration details.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The office data gives the more general title 大理寺少卿, alongside the more specific right-side title.
  16. [16] Yingtian prefecture In the thirty-second Wanli year he became Prefect of Yingtian Prefecture.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives his promotion to the Yingtian prefecture in the thirty-second year.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The office data identifies the prefecture office and Yingtian as its location.
  17. [17] Retirement In the thirty-third year he requested retirement because of illness.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the illness-related retirement request in the thirty-third year.
  18. [18] Death He died at home in the thirty-fourth year, in 1606.
  19. [19] Posthumous honors At the beginning of the Tianqi era he received the listed posthumous titles, and Liu Gong had a stele engraved in his honor.
    • Souyun李堯民 (51281)The biography gives the Tianqi-era posthumous titles and the stele engraved by Liu Gong.
  20. [20] Family His father, grandfather, great-grandfather, younger brother, wife, birth mother, and principal mother were Li Qin, Li Xian, Li Qi, Li Shunmin, Diao, Liu, and Duan respectively.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The kinship data identifies Li Qin, Li Xian, Li Qi, Li Shunmin, Diao, Liu, and Duan in the stated relationships.
  21. [21] Work and title He wrote 快獨集, also titled 雍野李先生快獨集, in twenty juan.
  22. [22] Commemorative texts Li Weizhen wrote his preface and epitaph, Yu Ruoying his biographical account and sacrificial text, Ye Xianggao his spirit-path stele inscription, and Li Yaomin an epitaph for Li Yiqian.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The association data assigns the preface and epitaph to Li Weizhen, the biographical account and sacrificial text to Yu Ruoying, the spirit-path stele to Ye Xianggao, and an epitaph for Li Yiqian to Li Yaomin.
  23. [23] Correspondence The collection contains sent and answered letters involving Wang Zhideng, Zhao Jin, Liu Dongxing, Yu Ruoying, Wang Shizhen, Jiang Yingke, and Shen Zimu.
    • CBDBLi Yaomin (127935)The work and association entries show sent and answered letters and name the listed correspondents.