Li Cai

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FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 六 行第
• 孟誠 字
• 見羅 室名、別號
• 見羅先生 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

• 收徒講學
• 思想家

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WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Li Cai was a Ming scholar and official who lived from 1529 to 1607.
   • Souyun李材 (47494)The profile and biographical entries identify Li Cai as a Ming scholar and official and give the dates 1529–1607.
   • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The person record identifies Li Cai as a Ming figure, classifies him as a thinker, and lists an official post.
   • WikidataLi Cai (Q20688557)The entity label gives the English name Li Cai, and the birth-date claim supplies 1529 as the birth year.
2. [2] Names and place of origin Li Cai was styled Mengcheng, was known as Jianluo and Jianluo Xiansheng, was sixth in birth order, and came from Fengcheng County in Nanchang Prefecture.
   • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The name and address fields give Mengcheng, Jianluo, Jianluo Xiansheng, birth-order number six, and Fengcheng as his native place.
   • Souyun李材 (47494)The profile and biography likewise give the names Mengcheng and Jianluo and place him in Fengcheng, Nanchang Prefecture.
   • WikidataLi Cai (Q20688557)The English name list includes Jianluo, Jianluo Xiansheng, and Mengcheng.
3. [3] Paternal line Li Cai was the son of 李遂, whose recorded death year is 1566; his grandfather was 李萬平 and his great-grandfather was 李與鎬.
   • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The kinship entries identify 李遂 as father, 李萬平 as grandfather, 李與鎬 as great-grandfather, and give 1566 as 李遂's death year.
   • Souyun李材 (47494)The biography explicitly calls Li Cai the son of 李遂.
4. [4] Mother and stepmother His mother was 賴氏 and his stepmother was 晏氏.
   • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The kinship entries identify 賴氏 as mother and 晏氏 as stepmother.
5. [5] Siblings Li Cai had seven elder brothers and four younger brothers; elder brother 李栻 was born in 1527.
   • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The kinship entries list the seven elder brothers 李栻, 李檟, 李惠, 李格, 李杭, 李悳, and 李椽 and the four younger brothers 李楠, 李慈, 李樞, and 李榛; they date 李栻's birth to 1527.
6. [6] Wives and son His wife was 姜氏, his second wife was 丘氏, and his son was 李熲.
   • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The kinship entries list 姜氏 as wife, 丘氏 as second wife, and 李熲 as son.
7. [7] Examination record His examination record includes shengyuan, xianggong juren, and jinshi; the entries give 61 for the xianggong juren ranking and Second Class, 12th place for the jinshi result.
   • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The examination entries list shengyuan, xianggong juren, and jinshi, with 61 for the xianggong juren entry and Second Class, 12th place for jinshi.
8. [8] Variant jinshi dating The jinshi year is expressed in two different ways: the forty-first year of Jiajing and 嘉靖戊戌進士.
   • Souyun李材 (47494)The two biographical entries use the different formulations 嘉靖四十一年進士 and 嘉靖戊戌進士, so both are retained.
9. [9] Official career After the jinshi examination Li Cai held the listed civil offices, with postings in the capital, Guangdong, Erhai Guard, and Yunnan.
   • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The office entries list the named posts and locations, including the capital, Guangdong, Erhai Guard, and Yunnan.
   • Souyun李材 (47494)The biography states that he received the appointment of 刑部主事 after passing the jinshi examination.
10. [10] Longqing military service During Longqing he served as Guangdong qianshi and repeatedly fought wokou raiders.
    • Souyun李材 (47494)The biography says that during Longqing he was Guangdong qianshi and repeatedly defeated wokou.
    • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The office entry corroborates the qianshi post and its Guangdong location.
11. [11] Yunnan administration and frontier affairs He was right canzheng in Yunnan in Wanli 11 and anchashi there in Wanli 13; he also brought Mengyang and Manmo under control to check Burma.
    • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The office entries specify Yunnan right canzheng in Wanli 11 and Yunnan anchashi in Wanli 13.
    • Souyun李材 (47494)The biography states that in the Wanli era he served as Yunnan anchashi and brought Mengyang and Manmo, the two tusi, under control to check Burma.
12. [12] Yunyang appointment Li Cai was promoted to 右僉都御史 and placed in charge of Yunyang.
    • Souyun李材 (47494)The biography says that he was promoted to 右僉都御史 and given responsibility for Yunyang.
    • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The office entries include 右僉都御史.
13. [13] Imprisonment and banishment variants The biographical entries differ in how they describe the accusation, the appeal on his behalf, and the destination of his banishment.
    • Souyun李材 (47494)One entry describes the disturbance, investigation, imprisonment for 虛張功伐, and the frontier petition followed by service at Zhenhai Guard; the other describes impeachment for 冒功 and dispatch to Zhenhai Guard in Fujian.
14. [14] Teacher and intellectual exchange Li Cai studied under 鄒守益, returned home after seeking leave because he felt his learning incomplete, and exchanged learning with 唐樞, 王畿, and 錢德洪.
    • Souyun李材 (47494)The biography describes his discipleship under 鄒守益, his leave and return home, and his intellectual exchange with 唐樞, 王畿, and 錢德洪.
15. [15] Teaching and students He gathered students wherever he went, continued to receive questioners in prison, and taught 徐即登 and 李廷止.
    • Souyun李材 (47494)The biography says that he gathered students wherever he went and continued to receive people seeking instruction while imprisoned.
    • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The status and association entries identify him with student instruction and list 徐即登 and 李廷止 as students; the note for 徐即登 places the discipleship during Li Cai's Yunnan service.
16. [16] Correspondence His correspondence included letters sent to seven named associates and letters received from 王畿.
    • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The correspondence associations list letters sent to 許孚遠, 胡直, 陳吾德, 張位, 舒化, 曾同亨, and 李贄, and a letter received from 王畿.
17. [17] Works The works listed for Li Cai include four titles in the bibliographic record and four additional titles in the biography.
    • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The works entries list 《學古知本圖說》, 《敩學錄》, 《經正錄》, and 《觀我堂稿》 and assign Li Cai the author role.
    • Souyun李材 (47494)The biography additionally lists 《李見羅書》, 《將就紀》, 《觀我堂摘稿》, and 《正學堂稿》.
18. [18] Prefaces and commemorative texts 高攀龍 and 顧憲成 wrote prefaces to his works, while 湯兆京 and 謝兆申 wrote 祭文 for him.
    • CBDBLi Cai (125581)The associations identify 高攀龍 and 顧憲成 as authors of prefaces and 湯兆京 and 謝兆申 as authors of 祭文.