Li Dongyang

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1. 1464 翰林庶吉士 天順
2. 1465 稽考參對官 成化
3. 1465 翰林院編修 成化
4. 1474 翰林院侍講學士 成化
5. 1480 鄉試官 成化
6. 1483 侍讀學士 成化
7. 1483 翰林院侍講學士 成化
8. 1484 東宮講官 成化
9. 1484 殿試讀卷官 成化
10. 1486 鄉試官 成化
11. 1488 纂修官 弘治
12. 1489 侍讀學士 弘治
13. 1489 左春坊左庶子 弘治
14. 1489 翰林院侍講學士 弘治
15. 1490 殿試讀卷官 弘治
16. 1491 太常寺少卿 弘治
17. 1491 日講官 弘治
18. 1491 翰林院侍講學士 弘治
19. 1493 會試考試官 弘治
20. 1494 禮部右侍郎 弘治
21. 1494 翰林院侍讀學士 弘治
22. 1495 文淵閣大學士 弘治
23. 1497 總裁官 弘治
24. 1498 太子少保 弘治
25. 1498 文淵閣大學士 弘治
26. 1498 禮部尚書 弘治
27. 1499 副使 弘治
28. 1499 會試考試官 弘治
29. 1499 殿試讀卷官 弘治
30. 1502 殿試讀卷官 弘治
31. 1503 太子少保 弘治
32. 1503 戶部尚書 弘治
33. 1503 謹身殿大學士 弘治
34. 1505 太子太傅 弘治
35. 1505 少傅 弘治
36. 1505 殿試讀卷官 弘治
37. 1505 總裁官 弘治
38. 1506 副使 正德
39. 1506 吏部尚書 正德
40. 1506 太子太師 正德
41. 1506 少師 正德
42. 1506 華蓋殿大學士 正德
43. 1508 廷試讀卷官 正德
44. 1511 讀卷官 正德
45. 1516 太師 正德

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• 西涯 室名、別號
• 貝之 字
• 賓之 字

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• 書法家
• [為官者：文]
• 工於文

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1. [1] Identity and dates Li Dongyang is identified as a Ming official, writer, and calligrapher born in 1447 and dead in 1516.
   • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The basic record supplies his name, birth and death years, Ming affiliation, official status, calligraphy, and literary ability.
   • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The profile gives his name, dates, dynasty, and the titles writer and calligrapher.
   • WikidataLi Dongyang (Q698212)The English label and description identify Li Dongyang as a Chinese writer and historian of 1447–1516.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李東陽 (A043742)The authority record confirms his name, Ming dynasty, and birth and death ranges.
2. [2] Names and posthumous title His courtesy name was Binzhi, with Beizhi as an alternative, his sobriquet was Xiya, his birth-order designation was first, and his posthumous name was Wenzheng.
   • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The alternate-name entries identify the first birth-order designation, the posthumous name Wenzheng, the sobriquet Xiya, and the courtesy names Beizhi and Binzhi.
   • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The profile and biography give Binzhi, Xiya, and Wenzheng.
   • WikidataLi Dongyang (Q698212)The names list includes Binzhi, Beizhi, Xiya, and Wenzheng in the corresponding Chinese forms.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李東陽 (A043742)The authority record gives Li Binzhi, Xiya, and Wenzheng.
3. [3] Place of origin and birth His place affiliations are variously expressed as Chaling Prefecture, Chaling, the capital, and the Jinwu Left Guard; he is also described as from Chaling in Huguang and born in Beijing.
   • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The address entries give Chaling Prefecture as native place, the capital as basic affiliation, Chaling as ancestral place, and the Jinwu Left Guard as registered place.
   • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The profile places him in Chaling, Huguang, while the biographical text says that he was born in Beijing.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李東陽 (A043742)The birthplace field gives Chaling Prefecture.
4. [4] Birthday and death-date variation One profile gives 10 May as his birthday; the usual death year is 1516, while another date range extends from 13 February 1516 to 31 January 1517.
   • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The basic record gives 1447 and 1516 as the birth and death years.
   • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The profile gives 5/10 and 1447–1516, and the biography also gives 1447–1516.
   • WikidataLi Dongyang (Q698212)The date statements give 1447 and 1516 as the birth and death years.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李東陽 (A043742)The date ranges give birth in 1447 and a death range from 13 February 1516 to 31 January 1517.
5. [5] Family His recorded ancestors were Li Wenxiang, Li Yunxing, and Li Chun; his mother and wife were surnamed Liu, his stepmother surnamed Ma, and his father-in-law was Yue Zheng.
   • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The kinship entries identify the four generations, maternal and stepmaternal relations, Yue Zheng as father-in-law, and Liu as his wife.
6. [6] Siblings and children His recorded siblings, children, and nephews are named in the kinship entries.
   • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The kinship entries name the three younger brothers, three sons, and two nephews.
7. [7] Examination and first appointments Li Dongyang was a student and recommended provincial candidate, passed the 1464 examination first in the second class, and became a shujishi and compiler.
   • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The examination and appointment entries give student status, recommended candidate status, second-class first place, 1464 shujishi service, and the 1465 compiler appointment.
   • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biographies say that he passed in Tian Shun 8, became a shujishi, and was appointed a compiler.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李東陽 (A043742)The biographical note dates his examination to 1464 and gives his compiler appointment.
8. [8] Hanlin and examination offices During Chenghua and Hongzhi he held Hanlin, Eastern Palace, sacrificial, examination, revising, and chief-compiling offices.
   • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The office entries list the Hanlin and Eastern Palace appointments, the Court of Imperial Sacrifices post, the various examination offices, reviser, and chief compiler.
   • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biographies summarize his promotion to Academician Lecturer and service as Eastern Palace lecturer, with further posts in the sequence.
9. [9] Entry into the inner cabinet The sources give three dates for his entry into or direct service in the inner cabinet and connect the appointment with the offices of Vice Minister of Rites and Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Palace, policy deliberation, Xie Qian, and correction of abuses.
   • Souyun李東陽 (50507)Three biographical passages give Chenghua 8, Hongzhi 7, and Hongzhi 8 as the differing dates and describe the concurrent offices, policy deliberations, same-day appointment with Xie Qian, and correction of abuses.
   • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The office entries give the Hongzhi 7 vice-ministerial appointment and the Hongzhi 8 grand-secretary appointment.
10. [10] High offices and chief councillorship He held the three ministerial and three grand-secretary offices, several heir-apparent and tutoring titles, the Kaifu honorific, the position of chief grand councillor, and a reported fifteen- or eighteen-year tenure.
    • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The office entries list the three ministerial posts, three palace grand secretary posts, heir-apparent guardianship and tutoring titles, Junior Tutor, and Junior Preceptor.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The profile and biographies give the ministerial and grand-secretary titles, Kaifu Yitong Sansi, chief grand councillor, and the fifteen-year account.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李東陽 (A043742)The biographical note adds his retirement as Minister of Personnel concurrently Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace.
11. [11] Confucian sacrifice and imperial charge He went to Qufu in 1504, memorialized the hardships of the people, and was entrusted with assisting the Zhengde emperor.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biography records the Hongzhi 17 pilgrimage to Qufu, the memorial on popular hardship, and his service under the imperial charge.
12. [12] Liu Jin crisis and retirement He protected worthy men during Liu Jin’s ascendancy, remonstrated in 1512 against bringing Jiang Bin and other frontier commanders into the guard, and retired with the stated alternatives of illness or the combined Personnel and Huagai posts.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biography describes Liu Jin’s entry into the Directorate, Li’s protection of worthy men, the Zhengde 7 remonstrance concerning Jiang Bin, and retirement because of age and illness.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李東陽 (A043742)The biographical note describes his indirect resistance during Liu Jin’s ascendancy and gives the combined Personnel and Huagai retirement title.
13. [13] Career summary and posthumous honors His career was summarized as fifty years at court and eighteen years directing the state, and he received the posthumous honors Grand Preceptor and Wenzheng.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biographies summarize fifty years at court, eighteen years directing the state, integrity, the Grand Preceptor honor, and the posthumous name Wenzheng.
    • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The alternate-name and office entries give Wenzheng and the 1516 Grand Preceptor entry.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李東陽 (A043742)The authority record gives Wenzheng and the later official status.
14. [14] Prose and calligraphy Li Dongyang wrote elegant, fluent prose, excelled in seal and clerical script, and was treated as the leading literary chief minister after Yang Shiqi.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biographies call his prose elegant and fluent, praise his seal and clerical script, and describe him as a chief minister who led the literary world.
    • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The status entries identify him as a calligrapher skilled in literature.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李東陽 (A043742)The authority note describes his elegant prose and skill in seal and clerical script.
15. [15] Chaling school and patronage His poetry was associated with the Chaling or Tuling school, and he was known for encouraging younger scholars and promoting talent.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biographies describe the Tuling or Chaling poetry school and praise his encouragement of younger scholars and talented men.
16. [16] Associates and students His recorded associates included Chen Zhuang, Yang Yiqing, Wang Wen, and Zhang Bi, while He Mengchun, Zhao Yong, and Lu Duo were identified as students; his literary circle gathered at his residence after court.
    • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The association entries identify his friends and students by name and relationship.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biographical commentary says that his disciples filled the court and gathered at his home after court or office hours to discuss literature and learning.
17. [17] Yellow Crane Tower and Snake Hill He visited the Yellow Crane Tower in his youth, wrote a poem about it, inspired more than twenty responses, and later lived on Snake Hill after retirement.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biographical text records the visit, poem, more than twenty poetic responses, and later residence on Snake Hill.
18. [18] Retirement household After retirement, visitors seeking his poetry, prose, and calligraphy crowded his gate, and the proceeds supported daily life and hospitality.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biography describes the crowd seeking his writing and calligraphy after retirement and the resulting support for life and hospitality.
19. [19] Literary historical assessment Later assessments treated his writing as a major Ming tradition, praised its depth and formal discipline, and connected it with the rise of He Jingming and Li Mengyang.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The collected literary assessments call his writing a major Ming tradition, praise its depth and formal control, and attribute influence on He Jingming and Li Mengyang.
20. [20] Huailutang works The Huailutang collection and its related collections, the one-volume poetry treatise, its one-hundred-volume version, and inclusion of ci lyrics are all attested.
    • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The work list gives Huailutang wenji, the front and back collections, the manuscript and twenty-volume continuation, and the one-volume poetry treatise.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biographies list Huailutang ji and the poetry treatise, give the one-hundred-volume statement, and say that the ci lyrics are in the collection.
21. [21] Other works The catalogue also gives the listed historical, ritual, travel, poetic, and compilation works with their stated volumes.
    • CBDBLi Dongyang (28691)The work list supplies the titles and the stated 180-, three-, five-, and 92-volume counts.
    • Souyun李東陽 (50507)The biographies also list the northern and southern travel manuscripts and Yan dui lu.