Li Tingji

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• 一 行第
• 久我 室名、別號
• 九我 室名、別號
• 文淸 諡號
• 文節 諡號
• 爾張 字

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1. [1] Life dates and identity Li Tingji was born in 1542, died in 1616, and was a jinshi and official of the Ming dynasty.
   • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The identity fields give the name, birth year, death year, and Ming affiliation.
   • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The profile and biographical text identify him as a Ming figure with a jinshi career and give his life years.
   • WikidataLi Tingji (Q11096366)The English label and description identify Li Tingji as a Ming-dynasty jinshi of 1542–1616.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李廷機 (A004028)The authority entry confirms the name, dates, Ming affiliation, and jinshi status.
2. [2] Names and posthumous title His courtesy name was Erzhang, his sobriquet Jiuwo or 久我, and his posthumous title was Wenjie, with Wenqing variants also preserved.
   • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The alternate-name fields identify Erzhang as the courtesy name, Jiuwo and 久我 as studio names or sobriquets, and Wenjie and Wenqing as posthumous-title forms.
   • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The profile and biographical passages use Erzhang, Jiuwo, and Wenjie.
   • WikidataLi Tingji (Q11096366)The name and claim fields preserve Erzhang, Jiuwo, 久我, Wenjie, and the Wenqing variant.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李廷機 (A004028)The authority entry lists Erzhang, Jiuwo, and Wenjie.
3. [3] Native place Li Tingji was from Jinjiang in Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian.
   • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The address fields identify Jinjiang as his basic native-place address.
   • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biography places him in Jinjiang, Quanzhou Prefecture, and the profile gives the modern location in Licheng, Quanzhou.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李廷機 (A004028)The birthplace field confirms the Quanzhou Prefecture location.
4. [4] Examinations and entry into office He entered the Taixue as a tribute student, placed first in the Longqing provincial examination and the Wanli metropolitan examination, ranked second as the bangyan, and received appointment as a compiler.
   • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biographical passage gives the Taixue entry, both examination results, the bangyan rank, and the appointment as compiler.
   • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The examination and school entries confirm the first-class second rank, tribute-student status, and student status.
5. [5] Family The family entries name his great-grandfather, grandfather, parents, younger brother, wife, and two sons.
   • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The kinship fields list Li Minfu, Li Pu, Li Zongyu, Chen, Li Tingcai, Lin, Li Qitong, and Li Qixiong with their respective relationships.
6. [6] Teacher Li Tingji was a student of Huang Motang.
   • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The association fields define his relationship with Huang Motang as that of a student.
7. [7] Official career He rose from compiler to jijiu, served in Nanjing as Vice Minister of Personnel, concurrently oversaw the Ministries of Revenue and Works, and later became Left Vice Minister of Rites.
   • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biography lists jijiu, the Nanjing Personnel post, concurrent oversight of Revenue and Works, and the Left Vice Minister of Rites post, while describing his teaching and administration.
   • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The office fields confirm the Personnel post and its Nanjing location.
8. [8] Directorate and Nanjing appointments The office dates place the Directorate appointment in the twenty-fifth year of Wanli and the Nanjing Personnel appointment in the twenty-sixth.
   • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The two office entries give the twenty-fifth-year Directorate appointment and the twenty-sixth-year Nanjing Personnel appointment.
9. [9] Grand Secretariat and chief councillor The sources give two years for entry into the Grand Secretariat and describe his Eastern Pavilion and Wenyuan appointments and his position as chief grand councillor.
   • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The two biographical passages differ between the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth years of Wanli and together give the Rites, Eastern Pavilion, Wenyuan, and chief-councillor appointments.
10. [10] Duration in the Secretariat The accounts differ over both the length of his affiliation with the Secretariat and the stated duration of his exercise of power.
    • Souyun李廷機 (47403)One passage gives six months in the Secretariat and nine months in power, while another gives six years in the Secretariat and nine months in power.
11. [11] Impeachment and withdrawal Critics accused him of private exchanges with Shen Shixing and Shen Yiguan and others; he was impeached, repeatedly sought withdrawal, and obtained permission in the fortieth year of Wanli.
    • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biographies describe the accusation involving Shen Shixing and Shen Yiguan, the impeachments, the repeated requests to leave, and the eventual approval.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李廷機 (A004028)The note adds that his stubbornness brought him into disagreement with Shen Yiguan and led him to seek departure.
12. [12] Wanli thirty-sixth-year crisis In 1608, the discussion of Zhu Geng implicated Li Tingji; he withdrew behind closed doors and Ye Xianggao handled the Secretariat's affairs.
    • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biography gives the 1608 Zhu Geng controversy, Li Tingji's seclusion, and Ye Xianggao's handling of Secretariat affairs.
13. [13] Retirement struggle After years of attacks, he sold property to relieve the poor, sent his relatives to Quanzhou, secluded himself, made 120 submissions over five years, and finally returned home on his own.
    • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biographical passage gives the continuing attacks, sale of the Beijing property, relief of the poor, return of relatives to Quanzhou, seclusion, five-year request, 120 memorials, and return home.
14. [14] Retirement and posthumous honors He retired in 1612, returned home as Grand Protector of the Heir Apparent, died four years later, and received the posthumous titles Lesser Protector and Wenjie.
    • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biographical passages and title list give the retirement, ninth-month promotion, return home, four-year interval before death, and posthumous honors.
    • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The death-year and posthumous-name fields confirm the 1616 death and Wenjie title.
    • WikidataLi Tingji (Q11096366)The description and title fields preserve the Lesser Protector and Wenjie honors.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李廷機 (A004028)The death range falls in 1616, and the aliases include Wenjie.
15. [15] Character Li Tingji was described as incorruptible and firm, but also stubborn and lacking a sense of the larger situation.
    • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biographies associate him with incorruptibility and firmness while also describing him as obstinate and lacking a sense of the larger situation.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李廷機 (A004028)The note describes his integrity, persistence, and stubborn character.
16. [16] Withdrawal of troops During his participation in government, he advocated withdrawal in the Zhenxiong affair, after which the expedition did not occur and his judgment was praised.
    • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biography describes Qiao Bixing's proposed attack, the unresolved discussion with Guizhou officials, Li Tingji's call to withdraw, and the subsequent praise.
17. [17] Writing Li Tingji wrote the twenty-eight-juan Li Wenjie ji.
    • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The title field gives the twenty-eight-juan Li Wenjie ji.
    • Souyun李廷機 (47403)The biographical passage lists the Li Wenjie ji among his writings.
18. [18] Correspondence and literary connections The collection-related entries connect Li Tingji with letters to Yang Daobin, replies to Ye Xianggao, a letter from Tang Xianzu, and prefaces by Zhao Shiqing and Tao Wangling.
    • CBDBLi Tingji (123964)The collection-related entries list letters sent to Yang Daobin, replies to Ye Xianggao, a letter from Tang Xianzu, and prefaces to his writings by Zhao Shiqing and Tao Wangling.