Zheng Yuanyou

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1. 1357 諸路總管府儒學教授 至正

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• 尚左生 室名、別號
• 明德 字

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Name, dates, and status Zheng Yuanyou lived from 1292 to 1364 in the Yuan dynasty and held offices as a professor and superintendent of Confucian learning.
   • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The record identifies Zheng Yuanyou as a Yuan-dynasty person born in 1292 and deceased in 1364, with two Confucian educational offices.
   • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The profile and biographical passages give his name, Yuan-dynasty setting, dates, Confucian offices, and literary activity.
   • WikidataZheng Yuanyou (Q16904416)The item labels him Zheng Yuanyou, describes him as a Yuan-dynasty person, and supplies dates corresponding to 1292 and 1364.
2. [2] Courtesy name and sobriquet His courtesy name was Mingde and his sobriquet was Shangzuosheng.
   • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The names identify Mingde as his courtesy name and Shangzuosheng as a sobriquet or studio name.
   • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The profile and biography give the paired forms Mingde and Shangzuosheng, identifying them as his zi and hao.
   • WikidataZheng Yuanyou (Q16904416)The item lists Mingde and Shangzuosheng among his aliases and name claims.
3. [3] Native place and residence Suichang in Chuzhou and Wu County both appear as native-place designations, while Qiantang appears as his place of residence; the biographical account specifically describes him as from Suichang who moved to Qiantang.
   • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The address entries list Suichang and Wu County under native-place categories and Qiantang as the actual residential registration.
   • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biographical passages describe him as a native of Suichang in Chuzhou who moved to Qiantang.
4. [4] Father His father was Zheng Xiyuan, who moved the family to Qiantang.
   • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The kinship entry identifies Zheng Xiyuan as his father.
   • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biographical passage states that his father Xiyuan moved the household to Qiantang.
   • WikidataZheng Yuanyou (Q16904416)The item includes a father statement, consistent with the recorded father–son relationship.
5. [5] Children He had three sons: Zheng Ji, Zheng Qi, and Zheng Zhen, respectively the eldest, second, and third.
   • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The kinship entries list Zheng Ji as the eldest son, Zheng Qi as the second son, and Zheng Zhen as the third son.
   • WikidataZheng Yuanyou (Q16904416)The item contains three child statements; the names and birth order are supplied by the explicit kinship entries.
6. [6] Early study He was perceptive in youth and applied himself diligently to study.
   • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography describes him as perceptive in youth and diligent in study.
7. [7] Visits to earlier scholars While elders of the Xianchun period were still alive, he visited them, questioned them, sought hidden learning, gained substantially, and took pride in his unusual spirit.
   • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography says that, while elders of the Xianchun period were still living, Yuanyou visited their circle, questioned them, investigated hidden matters, gained much, and prided himself on his unusual spirit.
8. [8] Residence in Pingjiang After his father died, he lived as an émigré in Pingjiang, where scholars gathered around him.
   • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography records that after his father died he sojourned in Pingjiang, where scholars gathered.
9. [9] Recommendation Provincial and censorial officials repeatedly recommended him because of his hidden virtue.
   • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The career classification includes recruitment by summons, consistent with recommendation as a route into office.
   • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography says that provincial and censorial officials competed to recommend him for his hidden virtue.
10. [10] Reluctance to enter office Because of an ailment in his arm, he did not wish to enter office and spent nearly forty years in Wu.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography says that an arm ailment made him unwilling to serve and that he spent nearly forty years at leisure in Wu.
11. [11] First Confucian appointment In the dingyou year of Zhizheng, corresponding to 1357, he became Professor of Confucian Learning for Pingjiang Route and left after one year because of illness.
    • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The office entry places his appointment as a Confucian professor in Pingjiang in 1357, during Zhizheng year 17.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biographies date his appointment to the Zhizheng dingyou year, name the Pingjiang professorship, and say that he left after one year because of illness.
12. [12] Promotion to provincial office Seven years later he was promoted to the Jiangzhe provincial superintendence of Confucian learning and served there for nine months.
    • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The office entry names the provincial Confucian-learning superintendence and places it in the Jiangzhe provincial administration.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biographies state that seven years after the Pingjiang appointment he was promoted to the Jiangzhe Confucian-learning superintendence.
13. [13] Death in office He served for nine months and died in office in the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, 1364, at the age of seventy-three.
    • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The principal biographical data gives 1364 as his year of death.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biographies say that he died in office after nine months, in the twenty-fourth year of Zhizheng, at seventy-three.
14. [14] Left-handed regular script A childhood injury to his right arm led him to write regular script with his left hand; his command of the form was acclaimed as extraordinary and gave rise to the sobriquet Shangzuosheng.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography recounts the injury caused by the wet nurse, his left-handed regular script, the completeness of its rules, the acclaim it received, and the resulting sobriquet.
15. [15] Literary style His prose was expansive and forceful, in the manner of ancient masters, while his poetry was elevated and archaic.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)Both biographies characterize his prose as expansive and forceful and his poetry as elevated and archaic; one also compares his prose to that of ancient masters.
16. [16] Literary gatherings At the Yushan Master's cottage gatherings, leading figures assembled and he was often entrusted with writing commemorative accounts and prefaces.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography says that leading figures gathered at the Yushan Master's literary and drinking meetings and that many accounts and prefaces were entrusted to him.
17. [17] Appreciation of his writings Some Eastern Wu inscriptions valued his writings rather than his official position.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography says that some Eastern Wu stelae valued what he wrote rather than the prestige of official office.
18. [18] Standing during Zhang Shicheng's rule When Zhang Shicheng occupied Pingjiang, many southeastern literati attached themselves to him, and Yuanyou was regarded as a leading elder of the period.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography says that many southeastern literati followed Zhang Shicheng when he held Pingjiang and calls Mingde a leading elder of the time.
19. [19] Prefaces and epitaphs He wrote a preface to the Jingnan Changhe Collection for Zhou Di and Ma Zhi, composed epitaphs for Su Dayian and Chen Zheng among others, and was admired and esteemed by Shen You.
    • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The association entries show that Shen You admired and valued him, that he wrote prefaces connected with works by Zhou Di and Ma Zhi, and that he composed epitaphs for Su Dayian, Chen Zheng, and others.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography also notes that many commemorative accounts and prefaces were entrusted to him in literary gatherings.
20. [20] Works and variant title His works include 僑吳集 and 遂昌雜志; the latter also appears under the title 遂昌山樵雜錄, reflecting a title variant.
    • CBDBZheng Yuanyou (27965)The works list includes 僑吳集 and 遂昌山樵雜錄.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biographical passages mention 僑吳集 and give 遂昌雜志 as the other title, producing the recorded title variation.
21. [21] Compilation of 僑吳集 Late in life he compiled his writings and gave the collection to Xie Hui; because he had lived in Wu for a long time and produced more there than in Hangzhou, he called it 僑吳集.
    • Souyun鄭元祐 (40656)The biography says that late in life he gave Xie Hui his compilation of writings and named it 僑吳集 because he had sojourned in Wu for a long time and produced more there than in Hangzhou.