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元海運志
危太樸文續集
說學齋稿
雲林集
危太樸集:二十五卷
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[1]Identity and datesWei Su lived from 1303 to 1372 and is identified as a politician of the late Yuan and early Ming as well as a scholar.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The main person data supplies the name and dates and classifies him as a civil official and a broadly learned person.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biographical entry gives his dates and places him between the Yuan and Ming.
WikidataWei Su (Q10910502)The identity entry names Wei Su, describes him as a Chinese politician during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and gives the two dates.
[2]Courtesy names and sobriquetHis courtesy names were Taipu and Yunlin, and Yunlin was also a studio name or sobriquet.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The name data lists Taipu and Yunlin as courtesy names and separately classifies Yunlin as a studio name or sobriquet.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biography gives the Chinese forms of both courtesy names.
WikidataWei Su (Q10910502)The English name data lists Taipu and Yunlin as aliases.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The address data identifies Jinxi as his basic ancestral address.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biography identifies him as a native of Jiangxi Jinxi.
[4]FamilyHis father was 危永吉, his father-in-law was 趙嗣椿, his younger brother was 危瓛, his sons were 危㫃 and 危游, and a nephew was listed as 危.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The kinship data gives the father and father-in-law with their dates, and lists the younger brother, nephew, and two sons.
[5]Later residencesFangshan is listed as a registered place, while the biographical account says that he was banished to Hezhou.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The address data gives Fangshan as the registered residence and Hezhou as the last known place.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biography states that he was banished to Hezhou.
[6]EducationHe studied under 吳澄 and 范槨 and mastered the Five Classics.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biography names 吳澄 and 范槨 as his teachers and says that he mastered the Five Classics.
[7]RecommendationHe entered Yuan officialdom through recommendation.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The entry data identifies recommendation as the route by which he entered office.
[8]Appointment in 1342In 1342, the second year of Zhizheng, he was appointed a 經筵檢討 and participated in compiling the histories of Song, Liao, and Jin.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The appointment data identifies 經筵檢討 and gives both 1342 and the second year of Zhizheng.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biography says that he was appointed 經筵檢討 during Zhizheng and helped compile the histories of Song, Liao, and Jin.
[9]Yuan appointmentsHis Yuan appointments included the listed educational, Hanlin, censorial, Secretariat, and agricultural offices, followed by promotion to 翰林國史院學士承旨.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The appointment data lists 國子學助教, 翰林國史院應奉翰林文字, 治書侍御史, 中書省參政, 大司農司大司農少卿, and 翰林國史院學士承旨.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biography describes his successive promotion to 翰林學士承旨.
[10]Yuan HistoryHe worked with Song Lian on the Yuan History.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biography states that he and Song Lian jointly worked on the Yuan History.
[11]Ming appointmentAt the beginning of the Hongwu era, he was summoned to the capital and appointed a 翰林侍講學士.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The appointment data places 翰林國史院翰林侍講學士 in Hongwu year two, 1369.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biographical accounts say that at the beginning of Hongwu he was summoned to the capital and appointed 翰林侍講學士.
[12]Dismissal and advisory roleHe was dismissed for missing a court audience, soon restored, and concurrently appointed a 弘文館學士 to serve as an adviser.
Souyun危素 (41289)The accounts state that he was dismissed for missing court, restored to his former office, and concurrently made a 弘文館學士 as an adviser.
[13]Exile and deathHe was banished to Hezhou because a subject of the fallen dynasty was considered unfit to remain among the attendants; he guarded the temple of Yu Que and died embittered.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The address data gives Hezhou as his last known place.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biographies explain the reason for the banishment, name Hezhou and the temple of Yu Que, and state that he died embittered.
[14]FriendshipsHis friends included Zheng Shen, with whom he had an unbroken literary friendship, and the monk Miaosheng and Cen Anqing.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The association data calls Zheng Shen an unbroken literary friend and lists the monk Miaosheng and Cen Anqing as friends.
[15]Scholarly profileHe was identified with classical learning, historiography, calligraphy, literary skill, and broad learning.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The status data identifies him as a calligrapher, historian, scholar of the classics, broadly learned person, and accomplished writer.
[16]Historical compilationAt the beginning of Zhizheng, he petitioned for the compilation of the three histories, traveled to the two Song capitals to search for omissions, and was credited with doing much of the work.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biographical discussion says that at the beginning of Zhizheng he requested the compilation, traveled by relay through the two Song capitals to gather omissions, and contributed most to the completed histories.
[17]WorksThe titles associated with his writings include the listed collections and 元海運志.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The works data lists 元海運志, 危太樸文續集, 說學齋稿, 雲林集, and 危太樸集 in twenty-five volumes.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biographical texts name 危學士集 and 學士集 among his works.
[18]Different volume traditionsThe transmitted accounts differ over the volume counts, giving twenty-five or fifty volumes for named collections and other counts for the literary collection, memorials, and draft histories.
CBDBWei Su (28022)The works data gives 危太樸集 as twenty-five volumes.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biographical discussion gives 學士集 as fifty volumes and also gives counts for the literary collection, memorials, 宋史稿, and 元史稿.
[19]Transmission and reputationThe transmitted manuscript of 說學齋 has 137 pieces, 雲林詩集 was printed in the Yuan in two volumes, and his early Ming reputation was high even though the collection later became dispersed.
Souyun危素 (41289)The biographical discussion gives 137 pieces for the transmitted 說學齋 manuscript, two Yuan-printed volumes of 雲林詩集, Song Lian's praise, and the later dispersal and incomplete transmission of the collection.