Cui Tong

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1. 1517 翰林院編修 正德
2. 1522 翰林院編修 嘉靖
3. 1525 侍讀 嘉靖
4. 1527 右參議 嘉靖
5. 1529 提刑按察使司提學副使 嘉靖
6. 1535 太僕寺少卿 嘉靖
7. 1539 太常寺少卿 嘉靖
8. 1540 太常寺卿 嘉靖
9. 1541 禮部右侍郎 嘉靖
10. 1545 禮部右侍郎 嘉靖
11. 1525 纂修官 嘉靖

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• □鳳 字
• 一 行第
• 來鳳 字
• 東洲 室名、別號

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1. [1] Name and birth Cui Tong was born in 1479; the name and year are confirmed by the three person records.
   • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The person is named Cui Tong and given a birth year of 1479.
   • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The biographical entry opens with Cui Tong and the year 1479.
   • WikidataCui Tong (Q11053846)The person entity is labelled Cui Tong and gives a 1479 birth time value.
2. [2] Death period The death period is given only as the 16th century, without a more precise year.
   • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The biographical entry gives the death period as the 16th century.
3. [3] Ming official Cui Tong was a Ming official who reached the office of Right Vice Minister of Rites.
   • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The main record identifies the dynasty as Ming and lists the office of Right Vice Minister of Rites.
   • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The biographical entries identify him as a Ming figure and state that he reached Right Vice Minister of Rites.
4. [4] Courtesy name and sobriquet His courtesy name was Laifeng and his sobriquet was Dongzhou.
   • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The alternate-name fields give Laifeng as the courtesy name and Dongzhou as the sobriquet.
   • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The Chinese biographical entries give the courtesy name Laifeng and the sobriquet Dongzhou.
   • WikidataCui Tong (Q11053846)The person entity lists Laifeng and Dongzhou as aliases.
5. [5] Variant name and birth order A further courtesy-name form is □Feng, and the birth-order designation is Yi.
   • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The alternate-name fields give □Feng as a courtesy-name form and Yi as the birth-order designation.
   • WikidataCui Tong (Q11053846)The person entity also lists □Feng as an alias.
6. [6] Native place Cui Tong was from Haimen in Yangzhou Prefecture.
   • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The address fields give Yangzhou Prefecture and Haimen as his native place.
   • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The biographical entry and hometown field identify him with Haimen in Yangzhou Prefecture.
7. [7] Family His father was Cui Kun, grandfather Cui Run, great-grandfather Cui Huang, mother Sheng, younger brothers Cui Lin, Cui Zhi, and Cui Ge, wife Li, and son Cui Youji.
   • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The kinship fields list Cui Kun, Cui Run, Cui Huang, Sheng, Cui Lin, Cui Zhi, Cui Ge, Li, and Cui Youji with their relationships to Cui Tong.
8. [8] Licentiate status Cui Tong held the status of shengyuan, or licentiate.
   • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The examination entry identifies him as a shengyuan (licentiate).
9. [9] Jieyuan In 1516, Cui Tong ranked first in the Yingtian provincial examination and became the jieyuan.
   • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The entry specifies the 1516 Yingtian examination, first place, and the jieyuan title.
10. [10] Metropolitan and palace examinations In 1517, Cui Tong placed 16th in the metropolitan examination and third in the palace examination, became tanhua, and was appointed Hanlin Academy Compiler.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The three biographical texts jointly confirm the 1517 metropolitan rank, palace rank, tanhua distinction, and appointment as Compiler.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The examination fields give the first-class third place and sixteenth place, while the office field gives the 1517 Hanlin appointment.
11. [11] Remonstrance and punishment While serving as a compiler, Cui Tong remonstrated against Wuzong’s southern tour, knelt below the palace gate, was flogged, and lost his stipend.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The biographical texts describe his remonstrance, kneeling, flogging, and loss of stipend during the southern-tour dispute.
12. [12] Return and promotion After Shizong’s accession, Cui Tong returned home to recuperate.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The biographical entry says that after Shizong’s accession he returned home while ill.
13. [13] Restoration and Hanlin readership Cui Tong recovered in April 1522, was restored to his former office, and in June 1525 was promoted after completion of the Wuzong Veritable Record.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The entry gives the 1522 recovery and restoration and the 1525 promotion after completion of the Wuzong Veritable Record.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The office fields show the 1522–1525 Hanlin compiler period and the 1525–1527 readership, while the text title is the Wuzong Veritable Record.
14. [14] Huguang appointments In 1527 Cui Tong became a Right Assistant Commissioner in Huguang, and in 1529 he was promoted to a surveillance vice commissioner and education supervisor.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The biographical entry gives the 1527 Huguang appointment and the 1529 promotion with education duties.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The office fields list the 1527–1529 Right Assistant Commissioner post and the 1529–1535 Huguang education-supervisor post.
15. [15] Fujian appointment In 1531 Cui Tong was promoted to left assistant administrator in Fujian.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The entry gives the Jiajing 10 promotion to left assistant administrator in Fujian.
16. [16] Demotion in 1532 In June 1532 Cui Tong was demoted one grade and transferred as a vice commissioner in Huguang.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The entry states that he was demoted one grade and made a Huguang vice commissioner in Jiajing 11.
17. [17] Nanjing Court of Imperial Studs In 1535 Cui Tong became Junior Minister of the Nanjing Court of Imperial Studs.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The entry gives the Jiajing 14 promotion to Nanjing Junior Minister of the Court of Imperial Studs.
18. [18] Taichang junior minister In 1539 he became Junior Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and superintendent of the Institute of the Four Foreign Languages.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The entry gives the Jiajing 18 transfer to Taichang junior minister and superintendent of the Four Foreign Languages Institute.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The office fields give the 1539–1540 Taichang junior-minister appointment.
19. [19] Taichang minister and academy duties In 1540 he became Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, managed the National Academy, and was ordered to attend the Classics Lectures.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The entry gives the 1540 promotion, the National Academy responsibility, and the order to attend the Classics Lectures.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The office fields give the 1540–1541 Taichang ministerial office and management of the National Academy.
20. [20] Nanjing Ministry of Rites In April 1541 Cui Tong was promoted to Right Vice Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The entry gives the Jiajing 20 promotion to Nanjing Right Vice Minister of Rites.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The office fields give the 1541–1545 Nanjing Right Vice Minister of Rites appointment.
21. [21] Retirement In 1545 he was transferred to Right Vice Minister of Rites, and in August 1547 he was compelled to retire.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The entry gives the intercalary fourth-month transfer in Jiajing 24 and compulsory retirement in the eighth month of Jiajing 26.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The office fields give the 1545–1547 Right Vice Minister of Rites period.
22. [22] Other offices Other listed offices include assistant commissioner, education supervisor, Fujian administrative assistant, Zhejiang vice commissioner, Minister of the Court of Imperial Studs, Vice Minister of Rites, and Vice Minister of Personnel.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The office fields additionally list these titles and Fujian and Zhejiang locations.
23. [23] Dongzhou ji Cui Tong wrote Dongzhou ji, known in Chinese as 《東洲集》.
    • Souyun崔桐 (45192)The biographical entries state that he had 《東洲集》.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The text title is 《東洲集》 in forty juan.
24. [24] Collected-work titles The associated titles give Dongzhou ji in forty juan, Cui Dongzhou ji in twenty juan, and its sequel in eleven juan.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The text titles give the three forms and their respective juan counts.
25. [25] Prefaces and literary exchanges Cui Tong wrote book prefaces for four people, had a preface exchange with Cao Jin, and wrote a preface for Ge Rui’s poetry and prose.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The association fields list the four book-preface recipients, Cao Jin’s preface connection, and Ge Rui’s poetry-and-prose preface.
26. [26] Epitaphs and biographies Cui Tong wrote epitaphs, tomb inscriptions, biographies, and name and style essays for the listed people.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The association fields list the subjects of his epitaphs, tomb inscriptions, biographies, and name-and-style essays.
27. [27] Funerary and farewell writings Cui Tong wrote sacrificial texts for Lu Shen and Zhou Yong and farewell writings for eleven people.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The association fields list the sacrificial-text and farewell-text relationships and their recipients.
28. [28] Farewell text received Tong Chengxu wrote a farewell text for Cui Tong.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The association field says that Tong Chengxu wrote the farewell text received by Cui Tong.
29. [29] Posthumous title, genealogy, and congratulations Cui Tong wrote a posthumous-title discussion and genealogy preface and sent congratulations to four people.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The association fields list the posthumous-title discussion, genealogy preface, and congratulations recipients.
30. [30] Poetry, building inscriptions, academy and shrine records Cui Tong presented poetry and prose, wrote building inscriptions and records, and produced academy and shrine records for the listed people.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The association fields list his poetry and prose gifts, building inscriptions and names, academy records, and shrine record.
31. [31] Praise of achievements Cui Tong praised the political achievements of Wang Wei and Wu Guifang.
    • CBDBCui Tong (67744)The association fields say that he praised the political achievements of Wang Wei and Wu Guifang.