Ni Yue

TimelineCBDB

1. 1464 庶吉士 天順
2. 1465 翰林院編修 成化
3. 1475 侍讀 成化
4. 1482 翰林院學士 成化
5. 1484 東宮講讀官 成化
6. 1486 禮部右侍郎 成化
7. 1486 經筵講官 成化
8. 1488 禮部左侍郎 弘治
9. 1493 禮部尚書 弘治
10. 1496 吏部尚書 弘治
11. 1496 太子少保 弘治
12. 1499 兵部尚書 弘治
13. 1499 參贊機務 弘治
14. 1500 吏部尚書 弘治
15. 1501 太保 弘治
16. 1501 少保 弘治

Office recordsCBDB

FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 一 行第
• 文毅 諡號
• 舜咨 字
• 靑谿 室名、別號
• 青谿 未詳
• 文敏 諡號

StatusCBDB

• [為官者：文]
• 經世學者
• 工於文

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and identity The name, life dates, dynasty, and political-literary identity establish Ni Yue as a Ming official and writer.
   • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The basic person fields give the name Ni Yue, the years 1444 and 1501, and the Ming dynasty.
   • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages give the same life dates and describe his offices and literary ability.
   • WikidataNi Yue (Q10888342)The English label, political description, and time values corroborate the name, Ming political identity, and life years.
2. [2] Courtesy name and native affiliation Ni Yue's courtesy name and sobriquet are given with variant characters, while the geographical evidence preserves both the Qiantang and Shangyuan affiliations and the move to Shangyuan.
   • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The name fields identify Shunzi as the courtesy name and list Qingxi in variant forms; the address fields list Shangyuan, Qiantang, and Qiantang as ancestral home.
   • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages give the Shangyuan and Qiantang affiliations and state that he moved to Shangyuan, while also giving Shunzi and Qingxi.
   • WikidataNi Yue (Q10888342)The name list supplies the English forms Shunzi and Qingxi and the corresponding variant Chinese characters.
3. [3] Parentage Ni Yue was the son of 倪謙.
   • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The kinship fields identify 倪謙 as his father.
   • Souyun倪岳 (42445)All four biographical passages state that Ni Yue was the son of 倪謙.
4. [4] Parents and stepmother The family entries identify 倪謙 as father, 姚氏 as mother, and 郭氏 as stepmother.
   • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The kinship entries identify the father, mother, and stepmother by relationship and surname.
5. [5] Ancestors and immediate family The family entries list 倪德潤 as great-grandfather, 倪子實 as grandfather, 倪啟 as great-great-grandfather, 倪阜 and 倪臯 as brothers, 盧氏 as wife, and 倪霦 as son.
   • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The kinship fields jointly list three generations of ancestors, two brothers, a wife, and a son.
6. [6] Learning and statecraft Ni Yue was described as learned, capable in writing, and versed in practical statecraft.
   • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passage directly describes him as learned, capable in writing, and versed in practical affairs.
   • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The status fields characterize him as a scholar of statecraft and as skilled in writing.
7. [7] Jinshi examination Ni Yue passed the jinshi examination in Tianshun 8 (1464) and ranked twenty-eighth in the second degree.
   • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The examination entry gives the jinshi degree and the rank Second Class, twenty-eighth place.
   • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages place his jinshi success in Tianshun 8 and one passage supplies the year 1464.
8. [8] Provincial and school status His examination and school history also lists him as a provincial recommended candidate and a shengyuan.
   • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The entries list the provincial recommended candidate and shengyuan statuses, together with their original numerical values.
9. [9] Early Hanlin career Ni Yue was selected as a shujishi, appointed a Hanlin compiler, and participated in compiling the Veritable Records of Yingzong.
   • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The office fields list shujishi and Hanlin compiler, while the text title identifies the Veritable Records of Yingzong.
   • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages describe his selection as shujishi, appointment as compiler, Chenghua 1 service, and participation in compiling the Veritable Records of Yingzong.
10. [10] Hanlin and Eastern Palace offices During Chenghua, Ni Yue held the offices of Reader-in-waiting, Hanlin academician, Eastern Palace lecturer, and Classics Banquet lecturer.
    • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The office fields list Reader, Hanlin academician, Eastern Palace lecturer, and Classics Banquet lecturer.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages describe his Chenghua advancement through readership, academician service, and the Eastern Palace.
11. [11] Promotion in the Ministry of Rites Ni Yue became Right Vice Minister of Rites in 1486, Left Vice Minister in the early Hongzhi era, and Minister of Rites in 1493.
    • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The office fields give the three Rites appointments and their Gregorian starting and ending years.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages describe his rise to Right Vice Minister, change to Left Vice Minister, and promotion to Minister of Rites.
12. [12] Nanjing offices and military affairs In 1496 Ni Yue became Nanjing Minister of Personnel and received a guardian title, with a variant account giving a different rank; in 1499 he became Nanjing Minister of War and assisted in military affairs.
    • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The office fields give the Nanjing Personnel and War appointments, the guardian title, the years, the Nanjing locations, and the military-affairs responsibility.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages list the Nanjing offices and Junior Guardian title, while another passage gives Senior Guardian and associates the War appointment with military affairs.
13. [13] Final Personnel appointment In 1500, after a vacancy in the Ministry of Personnel, the initial proposal was Wu Kuan as minister and Ni Yue as Left Vice Minister, but the emperor appointed Ni Yue minister instead.
    • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The office fields place the final Ministry of Personnel appointment in Hongzhi 13–14.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical narrative gives the vacancy, the proposed appointments, and the emperor's final decision.
14. [14] Policy at the Ministry of Rites As Minister of Rites, Ni Yue proposed reforms concerning learning, remonstrance, burdens, punishment, corruption, construction, upright officials, and redundant staff, and the proposals were accepted.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The two narratives together supply the policy list; the latter explicitly states that the emperor accepted the proposals.
15. [15] Sichuan remonstrance Ni Yue remonstrated when the state preceptor Lingzhan Zhu was ordered to Sichuan, and the emperor withdrew the order.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical narrative gives the order to send 國師領占竹 to Sichuan, Ni Yue's remonstrance, and the withdrawal of the order.
16. [16] Statecraft and northwest defense Ni Yue submitted more than one hundred memorials, addressed military and state abuses, proposed several measures for northwest defense, and was not followed by the Ministry of War.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical narrative directly supplies the number of memorials, their policy focus, the northwest defense proposals, and the Ministry of War's failure to adopt them.
17. [17] Personnel administration His administration of appointments after returning to the Ministry of Personnel was praised as even-handed.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical narrative says that after returning as Minister of Personnel, his appointment administration was considered even-handed.
18. [18] Death and age Ni Yue died on the ninth day of the tenth month of Hongzhi 14 (1501), at the age of fifty-eight.
    • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The basic life field confirms the death year 1501.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages confirm the year of death, while the date link and narrative give the tenth-month date and age fifty-eight.
    • WikidataNi Yue (Q10888342)The entity time value corroborates the death year 1501.
19. [19] Posthumous honors and variant name The evidence gives both Shaobao and Taibao as posthumous grants, records relay support for the funeral journey, gives Wenyi as the posthumous name, and preserves Wenmin as a variant.
    • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The office and alternate-name fields list Shaobao, Taibao, Wenyi, and Wenmin, with the latter two classified as posthumous names.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages give both posthumous-grant versions and Wenyi; the latter also records the relay support for returning home for the funeral.
20. [20] Prose and literary style Ni Yue combined practical statecraft with literary accomplishment, and his prose was characterized as expansive and flowing rather than ornate.
    • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The status fields characterize him as a scholar of statecraft and as skilled in writing.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages supply his knowledge of statecraft and the description of his prose as expansive, flowing, and not devoted to ornate phrasing.
21. [21] Works The works listed under Ni Yue include the Qingxi manuscript in variant titles and twenty-four juan, as well as Wenyi gong ji.
    • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The texts fields list the three Qingxi titles, the twenty-four-juan form, and Wenyi gong ji as a work by the subject.
    • Souyun倪岳 (42445)The biographical passages list the Qingxi manuscript under variant forms and give the twenty-four-juan extent.
22. [22] Literary exchange Ni Yue wrote prefaces for works by 羅性 and 謝昌, 李東陽 wrote his epitaph, and the association entries attribute several commemorative and farewell genres to him.
    • CBDBNi Yue (34510)The association entries identify the prefaces for 羅性 and 謝昌, the epitaph by 李東陽, and the biographical, sacrificial, stele, tomb, conduct, dirge, and farewell genres.