[4]Examinations and first officeHe was a prefectural and Imperial College student, passed the provincial examination, took the jinshi degree in 1514 ranking 112th in the second class, and was appointed secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Justice.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records his status as a prefectural school and Imperial College student, his provincial examination success, his 1514 jinshi degree with the rank of 112th in the second class, and his appointment as secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Justice.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that he passed the jinshi examination in 1514 and served as secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Justice.
[5]Friends of the same examination yearWang Ji and Xu Xiangqing were friends of his examination year.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records Wang Ji and Xu Xiangqing as friends of his examination year.
[6]Zhu Chenhao's rebellion and the Ministry of WarAfter Zhu Chenhao's rebellion was put down in 1519 he was promoted to a secretaryship in the Ministry of War's Bureau of Operations.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records that he helped resist the rebel Zhu Chenhao in 1519 and held posts in the Ministry of War and its Bureau of Operations.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that after Zhu Chenhao's rebellion was put down he was promoted for his merit to the Ministry of War's Bureau of Operations.
[7]Ministry of Personnel and Qiao Yu's recommendationHe entered the Ministry of Personnel, where Qiao Yu overrode objections to have him fill the vacant post in the Bureau of Selection, and rose through several bureaus to director of the Bureau of Records.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records his posts as secretary in the Bureau of Selection and vice director in the bureaus of Records, Investiture, Merit Rating and Selection, and as director of the Bureau of Records, and that Qiao Yu recommended him over objections for the vacant post in the Bureau of Selection.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that he soon became director of the Bureau of Records in the Ministry of Personnel.
[8]Guangdong and Jiangxi posts and resignationIn 1527 he was appointed right counsellor in Guangdong, was transferred to Jiangxi, and resigned on account of his mother's old age.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records his 1527 appointment as right counsellor in Guangdong and his subsequent post in the Jiangxi provincial administration commission.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that in 1527 he became a counsellor in Guangdong, was transferred to Jiangxi, and resigned because of his mother's old age.
[9]Lecturing with Jin BenhengWhile living at home he lectured together with Jin Benheng.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records that after returning home he lectured together with Jin Benheng.
[10]Provincial administration, censorship and grand coordinator postsIn 1544 he became right provincial administrator of Yunnan and then left provincial administrator of Guangdong, later serving as censor-in-chief's assistant and vice censor-in-chief, grand coordinator of Yunnan, Sichuan and Shandong, and right vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records his posts as right and left provincial administrator, the 1544 appointment, assistant and vice censor-in-chief, grand coordinator of Yunnan, Sichuan and Shandong, and right vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that in 1544 he was promoted to right provincial administrator of Yunnan and was soon transferred to left provincial administrator of Guangdong.
[11]Altan Khan's invasionIn 1550, when Altan Khan invaded, he took part in the defence.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records that he took part in resisting Altan Khan (Anda) in 1550.
[12]Appointment as minister of justiceIn the eleventh month of 1552 he was appointed minister of justice.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that he was appointed minister of justice in the eleventh month of 1552.
[13]Yan Song's ascendancy and retirementWhen Sun Hui was slandered and imprisoned under Yan Song's ascendancy, he tried to save him and was himself framed by Yan Song and his son, retiring in 1561.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records that he supported Sun Hui and was harmed by Yan Song.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that when the director Sun Hui was slandered and imprisoned, he tried hard to save him and was framed by Yan Shifan, and that he retired in 1561.
[14]Retirement honours and sobriquetAfter his retirement the Longqing and Wanli emperors both sent inquiries to him, and he was commonly known as Minister Ying.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that he enjoyed a long retirement, that the Longqing and Wanli emperors both sent inquiries to him, and that he was commonly called Minister Ying.
[15]DeathHe died on the sixth day of the ninth month of 1581, at the age of ninety-five.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that he died on the sixth day of the ninth month of 1581, aged ninety-five.
[16]Incorruptibility and generosityHe was an incorrupt official who refused gifts and intercession and gave generously despite having no surplus wealth.
Souyun應大猷 (45525)States that he was an incorrupt official who refused bribes and intercession, praised any merit in others, and gave generously though his household had no surplus.
[17]Teaching and writingsIn his later years he taught students, specialised in the Book of Changes, and wrote the Zhouyi Zhuanyi Cunyi in one juan.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records that he taught students, was a specialist in the Book of Changes, and wrote Zhouyi Zhuanyi Cunyi in one juan.
[18]Funerary account and sacrificial addressHe wrote a funerary account for Yan Shitai, and after his death Lu Kejiao composed a sacrificial address for him.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records that he wrote a funerary account for Yan Shitai and that Lu Kejiao wrote his sacrificial address.
[19]Father, grandfather and brothersHis father was Ying Kuang, his maternal grandfather Wang Cunzhong, and he had brothers Ying Dajing and Ying Dagui and a cousin Ying Shi.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records his father Ying Kuang, his maternal grandfather Wang Cunzhong, his elder brother Ying Dajing, his younger brother Ying Dagui and his cousin Ying Shi.
[20]Sons, grandsons and great-grandsonHis sons were Cunzhu, Cunxing, Cunsu, Cunzhuo and Cunzheng; his grandsons Ruhua, Chaoqing, Shigong, Shike and Yanqing; and his great-grandson Changze.
CBDBYing Dayou (133210)Records his sons Cunzhu, Cunxing, Cunsu, Cunzhuo and Cunzheng, his grandsons Ruhua, Chaoqing, Shigong, Shike and Yanqing, and his great-grandson Changze.