Chen Yiqin

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1. 1541 庶吉士 嘉靖
2. 1543 副使 嘉靖
3. 1543 翰林院檢討 嘉靖
4. 1545 纂修官 嘉靖
5. 1552 王府講讀官 嘉靖
6. 1556 修撰 嘉靖
7. 1558 司經局洗馬 嘉靖
8. 1558 翰林院侍講學士 嘉靖
9. 1564 國子祭酒 嘉靖
10. 1564 太常寺卿 嘉靖
11. 1564 翰林院侍讀學士 嘉靖
12. 1565 禮部右侍郎 嘉靖
13. 1565 禮部左侍郎 嘉靖
14. 1566 吏部左侍郎 嘉靖
15. 1566 掌詹事府事 嘉靖
16. 1566 教習庶吉士 嘉靖
17. 1567 世宗實錄總裁 隆慶
18. 1567 太子少保 隆慶
19. 1567 文淵閣大學士 隆慶
20. 1567 武英殿大學士 隆慶
21. 1567 禮部尚書 隆慶
22. 1568 太子太傅 隆慶
23. 1568 少傅 隆慶
24. 1570 吏部尚書 隆慶
25. 1570 太子太師 隆慶
26. 1586 太保 萬曆

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• 一 行第
• 文端 諡號
• 松谷 室名、別號
• 逸父 字
• 逸甫 字
• 靑居山人 室名、別號
• 青居山人 室名、別號

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1. [1] Name, dates, and dynasty Chen Yiqin lived from 1511 to 1586 and was a Ming official.
   • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The original values provide his name, birth year, death year, Ming affiliation, and a high office in the Wenyuan Pavilion.
   • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biographical entries give his name, life dates, Ming affiliation, and grand-secretarial office.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority record supplies his name, annual birth and death ranges, dynasty, and official career.
   • WikidataChen Yiqin (Q15930832)The English label, date statements, and description confirm his name, life dates, and Ming identity.
2. [2] Grand-secretarial office He held the office of Grand Secretary in the Wenyuan Pavilion and also became Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall.
   • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office list includes Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion and Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall.
   • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biographies describe his promotion to the Wenyuan Pavilion and his later Wuying Hall grand-secretarial office.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority note confirms his appointment as a grand secretary in the Wenyuan Pavilion.
3. [3] Courtesy name Yifu His courtesy name was Yifu, written 逸甫.
   • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The alternate-name values give Yifu and its Chinese form 逸甫 as a courtesy name.
   • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The profile and biographies identify 逸甫 as his courtesy name.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority record lists 逸甫 with the reading yì fǔ.
   • WikidataChen Yiqin (Q15930832)The name entries and courtesy-name statement give Yifu and 逸甫.
4. [4] Variant courtesy name A second form of his courtesy name is 逸父.
   • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The alternate-name values list both Yifu forms, 逸父 and 逸甫, as courtesy names.
   • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The profile and biographies use both 逸父 and 逸甫 for the courtesy name.
   • WikidataChen Yiqin (Q15930832)The name entries and statements likewise preserve both courtesy-name forms.
5. [5] Sobriquet Songgu One of his sobriquets was Songgu, 松谷.
   • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The alternate-name values list Songgu and 松谷 as a sobriquet or studio name.
   • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The profile and biographies identify 松谷 as his sobriquet.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority record lists 松谷 with the reading sōng gǔ.
   • WikidataChen Yiqin (Q15930832)The name entries and sobriquet statement give Songgu and 松谷.
6. [6] Sobriquet Qingju Shanren His other sobriquet was Qingju Shanren, 青居山人; the alternate form 靑居山人 is also preserved.
   • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The alternate-name values list Qingju Shanren, 青居山人, and the variant 靑居山人 as sobriquets.
   • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The profile and biographies identify 青居山人 as his additional sobriquet.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority record lists 青居山人 with its reading qīng jū shān rén.
   • WikidataChen Yiqin (Q15930832)The name entries and sobriquet statements preserve 青居山人 and 靑居山人.
7. [7] Native place He was from Nanchong County in Shunqing Prefecture, Sichuan.
   • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The address value identifies Nanchong as his basic native-place address.
   • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The profile and biographies identify him as a native of Sichuan's Shunqing Prefecture Nanchong County.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The birthplace value points to Nanchong.
8. [8] Ancestry and parents The family traditions differ in their ancestral line: one traces him through Chen Yaozuo, Chen Ji, Chen Yanliang, and Chen Xing, while another lists Chen Heng, Chen Xin, Chen Dace, and Wang as the direct ancestral and parental line.
   • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biographical text traces the lineage through Chen Yaozuo, Chen Ji, Chen Yanliang, and Chen Xing.
   • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The kinship values list Chen Heng, Chen Xin, Chen Dace, and Wang as great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and mother.
9. [9] Siblings, wife, and son The kinship values identify three elder brothers, two forms of a younger brother's name, his wife Wang, and his son Chen Yuming.
   • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The kinship values list Chen Hongde, Chen Zongde, Chen Yizhong, Chen Yilian, Chen Yixun, Wang, and Chen Yuming.
10. [10] Jinshi degree and variant placing He earned the jinshi degree in 1541; the third-class placing is given as Third Class, 104th in one value and third class, 108th in another, so the discrepancy is preserved.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The examination values identify him as a jinshi and give the placing as Third Class, 104th.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biographies identify the Jiajing twentieth year as 1541 and give another form as third class, 108th.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority note confirms the 1541 third-class jinshi degree.
11. [11] Shujishi and Hanlin appointment After the examination he was selected as a shujishi and appointed a Hanlin Academy jian tao.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office values list shujishi and Hanlin Academy jian tao with their appointment years.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biographies explicitly state that he was selected as a shujishi and appointed jian tao.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority note confirms his appointment as jian tao in 1541.
12. [12] Other examination qualifications His other listed qualifications were shengyuan, specifically xiangsheng, and xianggong juren.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The examination and school values list xianggong juren and shengyuan (xiangsheng).
13. [13] Early appointments He held a fu shi post in 1543 and a zuanxiu guan post in 1545.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office values give fu shi in 1543 and zuanxiu guan in 1545.
14. [14] Prince Yu's household and Yan Song From 1552 to 1560 he served Prince Yu for nine years, under titles rendered as shijiang and jiangdu, advanced to xima, and opposed Yan Song.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office values list the Prince Yu lecture post from 1552 to 1560 and the xima post from 1558 to 1560.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biographies state that he served Prince Yu as lecturer for nine years, advanced to xima, and served as shijiang while opposing Yan Song.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority note describes his service as Prince Yu's shijiang and his opposition to Yan Song.
15. [15] Hanlin advancement During this period he served as xiuzhuan from 1556 to 1558 and Hanlin Academy shijiang xueshi from 1558 to 1560.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office values give the two Hanlin posts and their appointment periods.
16. [16] Memorial after Prince Yu's accession After Prince Yu's accession, he submitted the Ten Matters on Cautious Beginnings.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biography states that he submitted the Ten Matters on Cautious Beginnings after Prince Yu's accession.
17. [17] Ministry of Rites and cabinet work He was promoted to Minister of Rites and Grand Secretary in the Wenyuan Pavilion, entered the council of state, moved to the Wuying Hall, and criticized the defects of complacent current-affairs administration.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office values list Minister of Rites and both Wenyuan Pavilion and Wuying Hall grand-secretarial offices.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biographies describe his promotion, participation in state affairs, move to Wuying Hall, and criticism of current-affairs complacency.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority note confirms his Ministry of Rites grand-secretarial appointment and participation in cabinet affairs.
18. [18] Governance memorial He was described as forthright in the cabinet and submitted the four-point memorial titled Four Matters for Vigorously Improving Governance.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biography calls him forthright and names his four-matter memorial as 《励精修政》.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority note gives the memorial title in traditional form as 《勵精修政》 and identifies it as a four-matter memorial.
19. [19] Appointments from 1564 to 1567 From 1564 to 1567 he held the listed educational, ritual, rites, and personnel offices, including administration of the Office of the Chief Administrator of the Heir Apparent.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office values list all of these posts and dates spanning 1564 to 1567.
20. [20] Veritable Records and Wuying Hall In 1567 he became chief compiler of the Veritable Records of Emperor Shizong and Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office values place both the Veritable Records and Wuying Hall appointments in 1567.
21. [21] Late Ming official titles From 1567 to 1570 he held three heir-apparent titles; in 1570 he became Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent and Minister of Personnel, and the Grand Preceptor title lasted until 1586.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office values list the three heir-apparent titles, the Grand Preceptor title through 1586, and the Ministry of Personnel appointment.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biographies explicitly place his promotion to Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent and Minister of Personnel in the fourth year of Longqing.
22. [22] Grand Protector and retirement His appointments also include Grand Protector in 1586, and the biography states that he retired.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The office values list Grand Protector beginning in 1586.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biography states that he retired after the Longqing fourth-year appointments.
23. [23] Factional conflict and request for release Amid struggles among Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng, he could not reconcile the ministers and feared exclusion, so he sought release from office on grounds of illness.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biography names the successive assistant chief ministers, describes their factional conflict, and explains his request to leave office.
24. [24] Assessments of his conduct A biographical assessment describes his anxiety and prematurely white hair, while Lu Guangzu praises his willingness to touch taboos and speak what others dared not say.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biography preserves both the assessment of his exhaustion and white hair and Lu Guangzu's praise of his forthrightness.
25. [25] Resignation and bridge project He disagreed with Zhang Juzheng, returned to Nanchong after resigning, and donated silver toward Guang'en Bridge, also called West Bridge.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biography describes his disagreement with Zhang Juzheng, return to Nanchong, and contribution to Guang'en Bridge.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database陳以勤 (A009623)The authority note confirms the disagreement, resignation, return, donation, and identification of West Bridge.
26. [26] Tomb inscriptions and memorial texts The documented literary relationships show Li Tingji and Xu Guo writing his tomb inscriptions, Chen Yiqin writing Teng Xiang's tomb inscription, and several officials composing sacrificial texts or tomb memorials for him.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The relationship values identify the people connected with his tomb inscriptions, Teng Xiang's inscription, sacrificial texts, and tomb memorials.
27. [27] Farewell messages and congratulations The relationships include farewell messages from Xu Guo and Zhu Geng, congratulations from Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Jiayin, and a reply from Zhang Juzheng.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The relationship values list the people associated with farewell messages, congratulations, and Zhang Juzheng's reply.
28. [28] Letters, poems, and preface The relationships record letters from Wang Jiaping, Zhang Jiayin, Wang Cai, Jiang Bao, and Xu Fuzhao, poems and prose from Lu Shusheng, Xu Guo, and Yu Yin, and a preface by Guo Zizhang.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The relationship values list the people connected with letters, gifted poems and prose, and the preface to his poetry and prose.
29. [29] Work His work included Qingju shanfang gao, 青居山房稿.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The works value gives the title 青居山房稿.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biography states that he wrote 青居山房稿.
30. [30] Posthumous name He died in 1586 and was posthumously given the name Wenduan.
    • CBDBChen Yiqin (68215)The values give the death year 1586 and identify Wenduan as a posthumous name.
    • Souyun陳以勤 (51055)The biography states that he died and received the posthumous name Wenduan.
    • WikidataChen Yiqin (Q15930832)The name entries and posthumous-name statement give Wenduan, while the date statement gives 1586.