Wen Zhenmeng

TimelineCBDB

1. 1628 中允 崇禎

Office recordsCBDB

FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 從鼎 别名、曾用名
• 文肅 未詳
• 文肅 諡號
• 文起 未詳
• 文起 字
• 湛持 室名、別號
• 湛村 未詳
• 吳中三孟 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

• 為邑里所重
• [為官者：文]
• 收徒講學

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name and dates He is recorded under the name Wen Zhenmeng (文震孟), born in 1574 and dead in 1636.
   • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB gives his name as 文震孟 (Wen Zhenmeng), his birth year as 1574, his death year as 1636, and his dynasty as Ming.
   • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material gives his name as 文震孟, the years 1574 and 1636, and the late Ming as his era.
   • WikidataWen Zhenmeng (Q7982258)Wikidata carries the labels “Wen Zhenmeng” and “文震孟”, with 1574 and 1636 as birth and death years.
2. [2] Courtesy name, art name and aliases His courtesy name was Wenqi, his art name Zhanchi, and he also bore the names Congding, Zhancun and Wuzhong sanmeng.
   • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records his courtesy name 文起, the style names 湛持, 湛村 and 吳中三孟, and the alternative name 從鼎.
   • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material gives 文起 as his courtesy name and 湛持 as his style name.
   • WikidataWen Zhenmeng (Q7982258)Wikidata lists the names 文起, 湛持, 從鼎 and 湛村.
3. [3] Identity He is described as a late Ming political figure and calligrapher.
   • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material describes him as a late Ming political figure and calligrapher, and as a zhuangyuan.
   • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB assigns him to the Ming dynasty.
   • WikidataWen Zhenmeng (Q7982258)Wikidata describes him as a Chinese artist of 1574–1636.
4. [4] Native place and ancestral origin He was a native of Changzhou county in Suzhou prefecture, his ancestral home in Hengshan county, Hengzhou prefecture, Huguang.
   • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material makes him a man of Changzhou county, Suzhou prefecture, with ancestral roots in Hengshan county, Hengzhou prefecture, Huguang.
   • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records Changzhou as his native and registered place.
5. [5] Alternative native places Some sources give Wu county or Yuanhe as his native place; the biographical material gives Changzhou only.
   • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB also lists Wu county and Yuanhe among his native places, and the Jiangnan tongzhi cited there calls him a man of Wu county.
   • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material, by contrast, gives Changzhou county alone.
6. [6] Family He was a great-grandson of Wen Zhengming and a grandson of Wen Peng, son of Wen Yuanfa and elder brother of Wen Zhenheng.
   • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records Wen Zhengming as his great-grandfather, Wen Yuanfa as his father and Wen Zhenheng as his younger brother, the Jiangnan tongzhi adding that he was a great-grandson of Wen Zhengming.
   • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material makes him a grandson of Wen Peng and great-grandson of Wen Zhengming.
7. [7] Sons and grandson He had two sons, Wen Bing and Wen Cheng, and a grandson, Wen Dian.
   • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records Wen Bing as his eldest son, Wen Cheng as his second son, and Wen Dian as his grandson.
8. [8] Examinations and first appointment He passed the provincial examination in his youth, sat the metropolitan examination ten times, took first place in the palace examination of 1622 and was appointed a Hanlin compiler.
   • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records him as a provincial graduate and as placed first in the first class of the jinshi list, appointed compiler of the Hanlin Academy; the Jiangnan tongzhi adds that he was a provincial graduate in his youth and succeeded only on his tenth attempt.
   • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records ten attempts at the metropolitan examination, first place in the palace examination of 1622, and appointment as Hanlin compiler.
9. [9] Memorial on diligent government While Wei Zhongxian was gathering power and driving out ministers, Wen submitted his memorial “On Diligent Government and the Imperial Lectures”, criticizing the conduct of government.
   • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records that, with Wei Zhongxian already in power, Wen submitted his memorial on diligent government and imperial lectures.
   • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)The Jiangnan tongzhi cited by CBDB records that Wei Zhongxian was gradually seizing power and expelling ministers, and that Wen memorialized on the conduct of government.
10. [10] Demotion and resignation Wei Zhongxian seized on a phrase in the memorial, saying Wen had likened the emperor to a puppet; Wen was demoted and transferred to a provincial post, and resigned.
    • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records that Wei Zhongxian extracted a phrase from the memorial, claimed it likened the emperor to a puppet, and had Wen transferred out; another entry records his demotion for speaking out.
    • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)The Jiangnan tongzhi cited by CBDB records his reduction in rank and transfer to a provincial post.
11. [11] Implicated in 1626 In 1626 he was implicated in a case and reduced to commoner status.
    • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records that in the sixth year of the Tianqi reign (1626) he was implicated in a case and reduced to commoner status.
12. [12] Recall in 1628 In 1628 he was summoned to the imperial lecture court and served as expositor, zhongyun and daily lecturer.
    • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records his recall to the lecture court in the first year of Chongzhen (1628) and his restoration to office.
    • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records appointments as daily lecturer, expositor and zhongyun, the last beginning in 1628, the Jiangnan tongzhi it cites recording his appointment as expositor early in the Chongzhen reign.
13. [13] Impeachment of Wang Yongguang He repeatedly impeached Wang Yongguang, a surviving partisan of Wei Zhongxian, offended the powerful minister, and returned home on the occasion of a princely investiture mission.
    • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records his repeated impeachment of Wei Zhongxian's surviving partisan Wang Yongguang and his return home after offending the powerful minister.
14. [14] Return to office in 1632 He returned to office in 1632 and rose to junior supervisor of the household.
    • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records his return in the fifth year of Chongzhen (1632) and his rise to junior supervisor of the household.
    • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records his tenure as junior supervisor of the household, as does the Jiangnan tongzhi it cites.
15. [15] Grand Secretary and dismissal In 1635 he was appointed left vice minister of rites and Grand Secretary of the Eastern Hall; he refused the customary courtesy call on the Directorate of Ceremonial and, at odds with Wen Tiren, was dismissed after only two months.
    • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records his appointment in the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635), his refusal of the customary courtesy call, his quarrel with Wen Tiren, and his dismissal on impeachment.
    • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records his offices of left vice minister of rites and Grand Secretary of the Eastern Hall, and his being framed by Wen Tiren, the Jiangnan tongzhi noting his dismissal after only two months.
16. [16] Death and posthumous name He returned home and died, and received the posthumous name Wensu.
    • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records his death at home and the posthumous name Wensu.
    • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records Wensu as his posthumous name, as does the Jiangnan tongzhi it cites.
    • WikidataWen Zhenmeng (Q7982258)Wikidata also carries the name Wensu.
17. [17] Character The Jiangnan tongzhi describes him as firm, upright and incorruptible, with the integrity of a great minister of antiquity.
    • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)The Jiangnan tongzhi cited by CBDB calls him firm, upright and incorruptible, with the integrity of a great minister of antiquity.
18. [18] Disciples, friends and kin He took disciples and lectured; Xu Zhi and Qiu Minzhan were among his students, Huang Daozhou and Zheng Man were his friends, Ni Yuanlu his fellow examination graduate, and he studied with his nephew Yao Ximeng.
    • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records that he took disciples and lectured, lists Xu Zhi and Qiu Minzhan as his students, Huang Daozhou and Zheng Man as friends, Ni Yuanlu as a fellow examination graduate, and Yao Ximeng as his nephew and fellow student.
19. [19] Biography and sacrificial address Wang Wan wrote his biography, and Chen Jitai composed a sacrificial address for him.
    • CBDBWen Zhenmeng (34682)CBDB records Wang Wan as the author of his biography and Chen Jitai as the author of a sacrificial address.
20. [20] Writings His works include the Gusu mingxian xiaoji and the Ding Shu ji, and the poetry collection Yaopu shigao.
    • Souyun文震孟 (51417)The biographical material records his two works of prose and his poetry collection.