Yao Ximeng

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1. 1630 鄉試正考官 崇禎

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• 孟長 字
• 文毅 諡號
• 現聞 室名、別號
• 閏生道人 室名、別號
• 吳中三孟 室名、別號

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• 為邑里所重
• 削籍官員

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1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Yao Ximeng lived from 1579 to 1636 and is identified as a Ming political figure and literary man.
   • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)These values establish Yao Ximeng's name, lifespan, and Ming affiliation.
   • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The profile and biographical entries confirm his name, dates, Ming identity, and status as a literary figure.
   • WikidataYao Ximeng (Q10943303)The entity label, political description, and date statements confirm his English name, political identity, and lifespan.
2. [2] Names and native place His courtesy name was Mengchang, his studio name or sobriquet Xianwen, and he also used Runsheng Daoren and Wuzhongsanmeng; he came from Wu County in Suzhou Prefecture and was registered in Changzhou.
   • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The name and address values identify Mengchang, Xianwen, Runsheng Daoren, Wuzhongsanmeng, Wu County, and Changzhou.
   • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The profile and biographical entries confirm his courtesy and studio names, Wu County origin, and Changzhou registration.
   • WikidataYao Ximeng (Q10943303)The name entries confirm the English forms Mengchang, Xianwen, and run sheng dao ren.
3. [3] Early family and education Yao lost his father at ten months, was raised by his mother, studied with his maternal uncle Wen Zhenmeng, and became known with him for upholding qingyi.
   • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The biography describes his early orphanhood, maternal upbringing, study with Wen Zhenmeng, and contemporary reputation; the kinship values identify Wen as his maternal uncle.
   • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The biographical entries confirm his mother Wen, early upbringing, study with Wen Zhenmeng, and the pair's reputation.
4. [4] Maternal grandfather His maternal grandfather was Wen Weihui.
   • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The kinship values identify Wen Weihui as Yao's maternal grandfather.
5. [5] Examinations and entry into the Hanlin He passed the Yingtian provincial examination in 1612, the jinshi examination in 1619, ranked 121st in the third class, and was selected as a shujishi.
   • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The examination values establish the third-class ranking, juren status, and shujishi appointment, while the biography gives the jinshi sequence.
   • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The biographical entries provide the 1612 Yingtian examination, the 1619 Jiwei jinshi examination, and selection as shujishi.
6. [6] Sponsors and early Hanlin career Han Kuang and Liu Yizhong valued him as examination sponsor and academy tutor; he became a compiler, worked on the Veritable Records of Shenzong, took leave, and returned to court in the fourth Tianqi year.
   • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The biography identifies Han Kuang and Liu Yizhong as sponsor and tutor, and describes Yao's leave and return to court.
   • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The biographical entry confirms his compiler appointment, work on the Veritable Records of Shenzong, and leave and return.
7. [7] Tianqi political persecution After returning to court, Yao was caught in factional strife; in the fifth Tianqi year he went home for mourning, was impeached by Yang Suoxiu as a diehard of Miu Changqi, and was struck from the registers.
   • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The biography and association values confirm the factional crisis, mourning leave, Yang Suoxiu's impeachment, and loss of registration.
   • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The entries explicitly place the impeachment and loss of registration in the fifth Tianqi year and describe the circumstances of his return home.
8. [8] Refusal of bribery After Wei Zhongxian's fall, Ni Wenhuan sent a bribe-bearing emissary to seek a pardon, but Yao seized the emissary and reported the affair.
   • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The biography states that Ni Wenhuan sent an emissary with a large bribe and that Yao seized him and reported the matter to the authorities.
9. [9] Chongzhen appointments In the first Chongzhen year Yao was recalled as Left Zanshan, then served as Right Shuzi and daily lecturer before becoming Zhan shi.
   • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The biography and office values establish the Left Zanshan, Right Shuzi, daily lecturer, and Zhan shi appointments.
   • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The biographical entry confirms the Chongzhen first-year recall and subsequent offices.
10. [10] Shuntian examination case In 1630 Yao and Yao Minggong presided over the Shuntian examination; two military candidates fraudulently claimed another registration and Yao was punished after Wang You's impeachment.
    • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The office values place him as chief examiner in Shuntian in the third Chongzhen year, while the biography describes the fraudulent candidates and punishment.
    • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The biographical entry confirms the autumn examination with Yao Minggong, the two candidates using false registration, Wang You's impeachment, and Yao's punishment.
11. [11] Donglin connection Yao was favored by the Donglin circle and participated in Han Kuang's deliberations on the reverse-case verdicts, which made him a target of hostile officials.
    • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The biography states that Yao was favored by Donglin figures, participated in the reverse-case deliberations, and was hated by hostile officials.
    • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The entries confirm his participation with Han Kuang in the reverse-case decision and his resulting conflict with Wen Tiren.
12. [12] Wen Tiren dispute After Hua Yuncheng impeached Wen Tiren and Min Hongxue, Wen Tiren suspected Yao, used the registration case to reopen the dispute, ordered a reexamination, and sought further punishment when the initial proposal did not satisfy him.
    • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The biography gives the complete sequence from Hua Yuncheng's impeachment through Wen Tiren's suspicion, reexamination, proposed examiner punishment, and second reconsideration.
13. [13] Nanjing office and death Yao was demoted from Zhan shi to Junior Zhan shi, placed in charge of the Nanjing Hanlin Academy, returned home ill, and died after two years in retirement.
    • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The biography and office values confirm the demotion from Zhan shi to Junior Zhan shi, the Nanjing Hanlin assignment, illness leave, and two years at home.
    • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The entries confirm the Nanjing Hanlin appointment, return home because of illness, and death in 1636.
14. [14] Posthumous honors During the reign of the Prince of Fu, Yao was posthumously granted the rank of Vice Minister of Rites and received the name Wenyi.
    • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The alternate-name and biographical values establish the posthumous name Wenyi.
    • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The biographical entries state that he was granted the Vice Minister of Rites rank and that the grant occurred under the Prince of Fu.
15. [15] Associations and descendants Yao was a friend of Zhou Yanru, and his family included two sons, a son-in-law, a grandson, a granddaughter, a great-great-grandson, and a later descendant identified in the kinship data.
    • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The association and kinship values identify Zhou Yanru as a friend, Han Kuang and Liu Yizhong as sponsor and tutor, and list the named children and later descendants.
16. [16] Literary reputation Yao was known for writing, and Huang Daozhou praised his literary and moral conduct while reporting the high praise associated with Han Kuang and Liu Yizhong.
    • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The profile identifies him as a literary figure, and the biographical text preserves Huang Daozhou's praise of his literary and moral conduct and the related praise of Han Kuang and Liu Yizhong.
17. [17] Collected works His named collections include four works with recorded juan counts and several additional collections.
    • CBDBYao Ximeng (56535)The text values give the titles and juan counts for Jimen ji, Xiangyu ji, Songying ji, and Gonghuai ji.
    • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The biographical entries list the additional collections Huanxie, Qiujun, Wenyuan, Xuncang, Jialing, and Fengyin together with the four principal collections.
18. [18] Variant titles and other writings The sources give variant forms for two collection titles and also attribute Kaidu shimo and the ten-juan Fofa Jintang zhengwen lu to Yao, along with his three-year vegetarian observance and Buddhist recitation after his mother's death.
    • Souyun姚希孟 (51438)The biographical entries show the Xuncang/Xunlun and Fengyin/Fengyin-with-唫 variants, name Danhuang, Songying ji and Kaidu shimo, and describe his post-mourning observance and ten-juan Fofa Jintang zhengwen lu.