Shang Lu

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Life

Family and education

His family was poor; his father and grandfather did not enter office, his grandfather worked as a hunter and woodcutter, and his father served as a minor clerk in the office of the prefect of Yanzhou[11]. The family line included the great-grandfather Shang Longfu, grandfather Shang Jingzhong, father Shang Zhongxuan, and mother née Xie; his father is also given as Shang Lin, while Shang Yuan is listed among his direct ancestors[12]. His brothers were Shang Hong, Shang Bin, and Shang Min; his wife was née Lu; his sons were Shang Liangchen and Shang Liangnian; his grandsons were Shang Rujin, Shang Rutai, Shang Rushun, Shang Ruyi, Shang Ruqian, and Shang Ruze; and his great-grandson was Shang Chengqing[13].

From an early age, he was esteemed by the instructor Wang Rui[14]. He placed first in the provincial examination in 1435; after repeated failures, he devoted ten years to study at the Imperial College and won the esteem of Li Shijian, its director of the National Academy[15]. In 1445, he placed first in the metropolitan examination and then first in the palace examination, achieving the Three Firsts; another account specifies first place in the provincial, metropolitan, and palace examinations[16]. Only Huang Guan and Shang Lu are identified as Ming men to have achieved this distinction; Huang Guan had also been struck from the rolls by the Yongle emperor[17]. After passing, Shang Lu was appointed Compiler in the Hanlin Academy and entered the Eastern Pavilion for advanced study with Liu Yan and nine others[18].

Career and political affairs

After the Tumu Crisis, when the Prince of Cheng served as regent, recommendations from Chen Xun and Gao Gu brought Shang Lu into the Grand Secretariat to assist with state affairs[19]. He opposed moving the capital south and advocated resistance to the Oirat Mongols[20]. Early in the Jingtai era he entered the Grand Secretariat and became a Reader-in-Waiting; in Jingtai 1 (1450) he was sent to Juyong Pass to receive the retired emperor and was promoted to Academician; after the Jingtai emperor changed the heir in Jingtai 5 (1454), he was promoted to Left Vice Minister of War and Grand Academician of the Left Spring Palace[21]. During a famine in Henan, he proposed reclaiming wasteland to provide grain; he secured the release of Zhong Tong and Zhang Lun from prison, and after the completion of the Comprehensive Gazetteer of the Empire he was additionally made a Concurrent Grand Master of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices[22].

In Jingtai 3 (1452), the Chief Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Lu Zhong, accused the eunuch Ruan Lang and the palace attendant Wang Yao of intending to restore the retired emperor. Lu Zhong feigned madness out of fear; Shang Lu judged him untrustworthy, whereupon Lu Zhong was imprisoned and reduced to a minor service post on another charge, while Wang Yao was killed and Ruan Lang imprisoned[23].

In Jingtai 7 (1456), as the emperor lay gravely ill, the court requested the establishment of an heir but was refused; Shang Lu memorialized that a descendant of the Xuande emperor should be established, but the day ended before his memorial could be submitted, and that night Shi Heng and others restored the Yingzong emperor[24]. After the restoration, Shang Lu and Gao Gu were summoned to draft the restoration edict; when Shi Heng privately asked him to add clauses, Shang Lu refused, and the remonstrance officials impeached him and had him imprisoned[25]. Shang Lu maintained that his Memorial on Restoring the Heir was held by the Ministry of Rites and could be verified, but received no answer; the court eunuch Xing'an tried to explain the matter, which initially intensified the Yingzong emperor's anger, then argued that those men had earlier proposed moving the capital, and the emperor's anger eased enough for Shang Lu to be released as a commoner[26]. The emperor later said that Shang Lu was a scholar whom he himself had selected and that Shang Lu had once attended the Eastern Palace with Yao Kui, but, because many resented him, he did not dare to employ him again[27].

Chenghua and final years

Early in the Chenghua era, Shang Lu re-entered the Grand Secretariat with his former rank and memorialized eight measures concerning diligent study, accepting remonstrance, selecting reserve commanders, and frontier defense; the emperor approved them[28]. He later served as Minister of War, Minister of Revenue, and Minister of Personnel, concurrently as Grand Academician of the Wenyuan Pavilion, and was advanced to Grand Academician of the Jinshen Hall; he also received the titles Junior Guardian and Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent[29]. His career additionally included service as Hanlin Academician, lecturer for the Classics Mat, compiler, palace-examination reader, deputy commissioner, and Grand Master of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices[30]. He was described as broad-minded and tolerant, yet firm and decisive when major matters arose, so that no one could sway him[31]. He died in 1486, was posthumously made Grand Tutor, and received the posthumous name Wenyi[32].

Works

Works associated with Shang Lu include The Zheshan Notes, the ten-volume Collected Works of Lord Shang Wenyi, the one-volume Abstract of Lord Shang Wenyi's Memorial Drafts, the one-volume Memorials of Shang Lu, the thirty-two-volume Collected Prose of Shang Lu, the twenty-seven-volume Continuation of the Outline of the Comprehensive Mirror for the Successive Song and Yuan Dynasties, and the thirty-volume Complete Works of Lord Shang Wenyi[33]. Other listings give the Su'an Collection and the ten-volume Wenyi Collection, so the titles and stated numbers of volumes vary[34].

TimelineCBDB

  1. 1445 翰林院修撰 正統
  2. 1450 經筵講官 景泰
  3. 1450 翰林院學士 景泰
  4. 1451 殿試讀卷官 景泰
  5. 1452 兵部左侍郎 景泰
  6. 1452 左春坊大學士 景泰
  7. 1456 太常寺卿 景泰
  8. 1467 兵部左侍郎 成化
  9. 1467 翰林院學士 成化
  10. 1473 戶部尚書 成化
  11. 1475 副使 成化
  12. 1475 文淵閣大學士 成化
  13. 1475 殿試讀卷官 成化
  14. 1476 吏部尚書 成化
  15. 1476 太子少保 成化
  16. 1477 謹身殿大學士 成化
  17. 1486 太傅 成化
  18. 1473 兵部尚書 成化
  19. 1456 纂修官 景泰

Office recordsCBDB

OfficeFromToEraPosting
翰林院修撰14451449正統
經筵講官1450景泰
翰林院學士14501457景泰
殿試讀卷官1451景泰
兵部左侍郎14521457景泰
左春坊大學士14521457景泰
太常寺卿14561457景泰
纂修官1456景泰
兵部左侍郎1467成化
翰林院學士14671475成化
戶部尚書14731476成化
兵部尚書1473成化
副使1475成化
文淵閣大學士14751477成化
殿試讀卷官1475成化
吏部尚書14761477成化
太子少保14761477成化
謹身殿大學士1477成化
太傅1486成化
Year unknown3
OfficeEraPosting
兵部侍郎Era unknownUnknown
少保成化Unknown
翰林學士Era unknownUnknown

FamilyCBDB

RelationNameLife
直系祖先商瑗–
曾祖商隆甫–
祖父商敬中–
父商仲瑄–
父商霖–
母解氏(商輅母)–
兄商洪–
兄商彬–
兄商敏–
妻子盧氏(商輅妻)–
子商良臣–
子商良年–
孫商汝晉–
孫商汝泰–
孫商汝順–
孫商汝頤–
孫商汝謙–
孫商汝賾–
曾孫; 重孫商承慶–

AliasesCBDB

  • 嚴陵先生 室名、別號
  • 四 行第
  • 宏載 字
  • 弘載 字
  • 文毅 諡號
  • 素庵 室名、別號
  • 素菴 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

  • [為官者：文]

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
洪鎡推薦-9999–
洪澄欣賞/器重-9999–
沈勲欣賞/器重-9999–
方一夔為方一夔所著書作序–
尹直墓誌銘由尹直所作–
陳文為陳文作墓誌銘–
白圭為白圭作墓誌銘–
吳寧為吳寧作墓誌銘–
劉定之為劉定之作墓誌銘–
姚夔為姚夔作墓誌銘–
徐瑄為徐瑄作墓誌銘–
高榖為高榖作傳–
呂原為呂原作傳–
彭時為彭時作祭文–
毛玉主毛玉家之教席-9999–
彭時為彭時作神道碑–
李震為李震作神道碑–
王槩為王槩作神道碑–
陳鎰為陳鎰作墓表–
練綱為練綱作墓表–
趙榮為趙榮作墓表–
陳嘉猷為陳嘉猷作墓表–
虞勳為虞勳作挽詩、詞-9999–
趙琬為趙琬作行狀–
龔謙為龔謙作行狀–
宋信為宋信作行狀–
葉盛贈詩、文–
方中贈詩、文–
方勉贈詩、文–
應顥贈詩、文–
李時勉收到李時勉的贈詩、文–
沈勲收到沈勲的贈詩、文-9999–
原傑為原傑之建築物題詠、記、命名–
劉魁為劉魁所作詩文作序–
趙新為趙新所作詩文作序–
丘濬詩文序由丘濬所作–
閻本稱道閻本之政績–

ExaminationsCBDB

RecordRank
科舉: 進士(籠統)第一甲第一名
科舉: 鄉貢舉人第一名

WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
蔗山筆麈
商文毅公集:十卷
商文毅疏稿略:一卷
奏議(商輅):一卷
文集(商輅):三十二卷
續宋元資治通鑑綱目:二十七卷
商文毅公全集:三十卷

Citations

  1. [1] Life dates The biographical material gives Shang Lu's life span as 1414–1486, while another entry supplies exact dates and the structured claims include both year-only and precise values.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The profile and biographies identify Shang Lu and give the years 1414 and 1486, with one biography also supplying exact dates.
    • WikidataShang Lu (Q10923209)The entity is Shang Lu; its birth and death claims provide both year-level values and more precise dates for 1414 and 1486.
  2. [2] Identity Shang Lu was a Ming-dynasty civil politician and officeholder.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The basic record gives his name, Ming affiliation, and civil-official status.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The profile identifies him as a Ming figure, and the biography describes his official career.
    • WikidataShang Lu (Q10923209)The entity is named Shang Lu and is described in English as a Ming-dynasty politician.
  3. [3] Courtesy name Shang Lu's courtesy name was Hongzai.
  4. [4] Variant courtesy name His courtesy name is also written 宏載.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)An alternate-name entry gives 宏載 as another form of the courtesy name.
    • WikidataShang Lu (Q10923209)The name and courtesy-name claims also preserve the form 宏載.
  5. [5] Hao His hao was Su'an.
  6. [6] Variant hao The hao is also written 素菴.
  7. [7] Sobriquet He also used the sobriquet Yanling Xiansheng.
  8. [8] Posthumous name His posthumous name was Wenyi.
  9. [9] Hometown Shang Lu was from Chun'an, Zhejiang.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The address entries repeatedly give Chun'an and classify it as his native or household place.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The profile and biographies identify his home as Chun'an in Zhejiang.
  10. [10] Ancestral origin Another biographical statement gives Kaifeng in Henan as his ancestral origin.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography gives Kaifeng in Henan as an ancestral origin in addition to Chun'an.
  11. [11] Early family circumstances Shang Lu came from a poor family; his father and grandfather did not enter office, his grandfather worked as a hunter and woodcutter, and his father served as a minor clerk.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography describes the family's poverty, the nonofficial status of the father and grandfather, and their occupations.
  12. [12] Family line The family line includes Shang Longfu, Shang Jingzhong, Shang Zhongxuan, and Xie; the father's name also appears as Shang Lin, and Shang Yuan is listed among the direct ancestors.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The kinship entries give Shang Yuan as a direct ancestor, Shang Longfu as great-grandfather, Shang Jingzhong as grandfather, the two father-name forms Shang Zhongxuan and Shang Lin, and Xie as mother.
  13. [13] Close relatives The kinship entries list three brothers, his wife, two sons, six grandsons, and one great-grandson.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The kinship entries list the three brothers, Lu as wife, two sons, six grandsons, and Shang Chengqing as great-grandson.
  14. [14] Early recognition Wang Rui, an instructor, esteemed Shang Lu from an early age.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography says that Wang Rui valued Shang Lu from his early years.
  15. [15] Early examinations He ranked first in the 1435 provincial examination, later failed repeatedly, then studied at the Imperial College for ten years and won Li Shijian's esteem.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography gives the 1435 provincial examination, repeated failures, ten years of study at the Imperial College, and Li Shijian's recognition.
  16. [16] Three Firsts In 1445 he was first in the metropolitan and palace examinations; the examinations are also described as placing him first at all three levels.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The examination entries give first place in the jinshi ranking and first place among the provincial recommended candidates.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biographies state that he was first in the provincial, metropolitan, and palace examinations and specifically first in the 1445 metropolitan and palace examinations.
  17. [17] Distinction of three first places The biographical account identifies only Huang Guan and Shang Lu as Ming men with this distinction and notes Huang Guan's removal by the Yongle emperor.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography places Shang Lu and Huang Guan, who was removed by the Yongle emperor, together among the Ming holders of the distinction.
  18. [18] First appointment After passing, Shang Lu became a Hanlin Academy Compiler and entered the Eastern Pavilion for advanced study with Liu Yan and nine others.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The office list includes Hanlin Academy Compiler.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biographies describe his appointment as Compiler and his study in the Eastern Pavilion with Liu Yan and nine others.
  19. [19] Entry into the Grand Secretariat After the Tumu Crisis, the Prince of Cheng's regency and the recommendations of Chen Xun and Gao Gu brought Shang Lu into the Grand Secretariat to assist with affairs of state.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography connects the Tumu Crisis, the Prince of Cheng's regency, the recommendations of Chen Xun and Gao Gu, and Shang Lu's entry into the Grand Secretariat.
  20. [20] Policy on the capital and frontier Shang Lu opposed moving the capital south and advocated resistance to the Oirat Mongols.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biographies state that he opposed the southward relocation and favored resistance to the Oirats.
  21. [21] Jingtai appointments The accounts place his entry into the Grand Secretariat and promotion to Reader-in-Waiting early in the Jingtai era, his mission to receive the retired emperor and promotion to Academician in 1450, and his promotion to Left Vice Minister of War and Grand Academician of the Left Spring Palace after the 1454 succession change; the chronological placement of the last office differs between accounts.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The office entries include Hanlin Academician, Left Vice Minister of War, and Grand Academician of the Left Spring Palace.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biographies give the early-Jingtai entry and Reader-in-Waiting appointment, the 1450 mission and promotion, and the 1454 promotion, while differing in how the office chronology is assigned.
  22. [22] Henan famine and relief During the Henan famine, Shang Lu proposed reclaiming wasteland to provide grain, secured the release of Zhong Tong and Zhang Lun, and received an additional concurrent appointment after the completion of the Comprehensive Gazetteer of the Empire.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography gives the famine relief proposal, the rescue of Zhong Tong and Zhang Lun, and the additional appointment after completion of the gazetteer.
  23. [23] Lu Zhong case In 1452 Lu Zhong accused Ruan Lang and Wang Yao of seeking to restore the retired emperor; Shang Lu judged Lu Zhong untrustworthy, Lu Zhong was imprisoned and reduced to a minor service post, Wang Yao was killed, and Ruan Lang imprisoned.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography gives the accusation in Jingtai 3, Lu Zhong's feigned madness and punishment, Shang Lu's intervention, and the fates of Wang Yao and Ruan Lang.
  24. [24] Jingtai 7 memorial In 1456 Shang Lu urged the establishment of a descendant of the Xuande emperor, but the memorial was not submitted before the restoration of Yingzong that night.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography gives the illness of the emperor, the rejected request for an heir, Shang Lu's memorial, and the restoration that night.
  25. [25] Imprisonment after restoration After the restoration, Shang Lu and Gao Gu drafted the restoration edict; Shang Lu refused Shi Heng's requested additions and was then impeached and imprisoned.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography describes the drafting of the edict, Shi Heng's request, Shang Lu's refusal, and the resulting impeachment and imprisonment.
  26. [26] Release as commoner Shang Lu appealed that his Memorial on Restoring the Heir could be verified in the Ministry of Rites; after Xing'an's intervention, Yingzong released him as a commoner.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography gives the location of the memorial, the unanswered appeal, Xing'an's intervention, the reference to the earlier proposal to move the capital, and Shang Lu's release as a commoner.
  27. [27] Not reused by Yingzong Yingzong later called Shang Lu a scholar he had selected and recalled his service with Yao Kui in the Eastern Palace, but did not dare reuse him because of widespread resentment.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography preserves Yingzong's remark about selecting Shang Lu and his service with Yao Kui, as well as the reason he was not reused.
  28. [28] Return to office Early in the Chenghua era, Shang Lu returned to the Grand Secretariat with his former rank and submitted an eight-point memorial that the emperor approved.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biographies describe his return to the Grand Secretariat, the eight measures, and the emperor's approval.
  29. [29] Later senior offices His later senior offices included the Ministries of War, Revenue, and Personnel, the Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Academician post, the Jinshen Hall Grand Academician post, and the titles Junior Guardian and Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The office entries list the three ministerial posts, the Wenyuan and Jinshen Grand Academician posts, and the Junior Guardian titles.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biographies describe the progression through the ministries, the Wenyuan and Jinshen posts, and the Junior Guardian titles.
  30. [30] Other appointments His additional appointments included Hanlin Academician, lecturer for the Classics Mat, compiler, palace-examination reader, deputy commissioner, and Grand Master of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The office entries include Hanlin Academician, palace-examination reader, deputy commissioner, lecturer for the Classics Mat, Grand Master of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and compiler.
  31. [31] Character Shang Lu was broad-minded and tolerant, yet firm and decisive in major matters, so that no one could sway him.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biography characterizes him as tolerant and broad-minded but firm and decisive in important affairs.
  32. [32] Death and honors Shang Lu died in 1486, was posthumously made Grand Tutor, and received the posthumous name Wenyi.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The profile and biographies give the death year and the posthumous honors of Grand Tutor and Wenyi.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The office entries include the posthumous honor Grand Tutor.
    • WikidataShang Lu (Q10923209)The death claims provide 1486 as both a year-level and a more precise value.
  33. [33] Works The associated titles include seven works and their stated numbers of volumes: The Zheshan Notes; the ten-volume Collected Works of Lord Shang Wenyi; the one-volume Abstract of Lord Shang Wenyi's Memorial Drafts; the one-volume Memorials of Shang Lu; the thirty-two-volume Collected Prose of Shang Lu; the twenty-seven-volume Continuation of the Outline of the Comprehensive Mirror for the Successive Song and Yuan Dynasties; and the thirty-volume Complete Works of Lord Shang Wenyi.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The works entries list the seven titles and their volume counts.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)The biographies additionally name the Collected Works of Lord Shang Wenyi, its memorial drafts, the Su'an Collection, and the Wenyi Collection.
  34. [34] Variant work titles The Su'an Collection and the ten-volume Wenyi Collection are also listed, so the titles and volume counts vary among the entries.
    • CBDBShang Lu (226627)The works entries give the ten-volume Collected Works of Lord Shang Wenyi and the one-volume memorial drafts in one naming form.
    • Souyun商輅 (44310)Two biographies give the Su'an Collection and the ten-volume Wenyi Collection, demonstrating variant titles and volume descriptions.