Chen Yuan

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• 幾叟 字
• 知默 字
• 陳漸 别名、曾用名
• 默堂先生 室名、別號
• 默堂 室名、別號

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• 史學家
• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Identity, dates, status, and origin Chen Yuan's birth year is unknown and his death is dated to 1145. He was a Southern Song scholar and historian, used the style names Zhimo and Jisou, was originally named Jian, was known as Master Motang, and came from Shaxian in Nanjiang Prefecture.
   • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The biographical data gives the name Chen Yuan, death year 1145, Song affiliation, style names, sobriquets, former name, Shaxian origin, and historian status; the birth-year value is 0.
   • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The profile and three biographical entries identify him with the Southern Song, give Shaxian in Nanjiang Prefecture as his home, and provide the uncertain birth date, 1145 death date, names, and sobriquet.
   • WikidataChen Yuan (Q45360620)The item labels him Chen Yuan, describes him as a Chinese scholar and historian of the Song dynasty, lists the relevant aliases, and gives a death date in 1145.
2. [2] Learning, teacher, and marriage Chen Yuan studied under the Cheng brothers and Yang Shi, became the senior disciple of Yang's school, and married Yang Shi's daughter.
   • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The biographies describe his early study with the Cheng brothers, later study under Yang Shi, position as senior disciple of the Yang school, and marriage to Yang Shi's daughter.
   • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The relationship data identifies Yang Shi as his teacher and father-in-law, corroborating the account of his training and marriage.
3. [3] Family connections Chen Sirang is listed as Chen Yuan's grandfather, Chen Guan as a collateral great-uncle, and Chen Lin as a younger collateral cousin; the relationship to Chen Guan is otherwise given as congsun or zhisun.
   • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The kinship data lists Chen Sirang as grandfather, Chen Guan as congzu or an elder collateral relative, and Chen Lin as a younger collateral cousin.
   • Souyun陳淵 (34896)Two biographies give the relationship to Chen Guan as congsun and zhisun respectively, preserving the genealogical difference.
4. [4] Early career and entry into office During Huizong's reign Chen Yuan was an Imperial University student, repeatedly failed the jinshi examination, and later entered office through the special nomination route.
   • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The biography records his status as a Taixuesheng, repeated failure in the jinshi examination, and later appointment through texouming.
   • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The entry classifications include jinshi, recommendation, and granted or specially granted status, corresponding to the recorded routes into office.
5. [5] Xuanhe and Jianyan appointments In 1124 Chen Yuan was appointed county registrar of Yongfeng by imperial grace, and during the Jianyan era he served as acting magistrate of Yongxin.
   • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The biographies date the appointment as Yongfeng county registrar to Xuanhe 6, or 1124, and record his acting appointment as magistrate of Yongxin during Jianyan; one account places the county service within the Jingkang–Jianyan period.
6. [6] Early Shaoxing Privy Council service In 1132 Chen Yuan served as a planning official in the Privy Council and soon left the post.
   • Souyun陳淵 (34896)Two biographies record his Shaoxing 2 appointment as a Privy Council planning official and the subsequent termination of that appointment.
7. [7] Appointment as Privy Council editor The date and recommender for Chen Yuan's Privy Council editorship differ: one account gives Shaoxing 5 and recommends by Liao Gang, Hu Yin, and others, while another gives a Shaoxing-era recommendation by Hu Anguo and connects the Privy Council service with 1132.
   • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The biographies differ over the Privy Council editorship, giving Shaoxing 5 with recommendations by Liao Gang and Hu Yin or linking the Privy Council service to Shaoxing 2; they also preserve the recommendation details.
   • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The relationship and office data names Hu Anguo as recommender and lists the Privy Council editorship.
8. [8] Nanyue Temple and Li Gang Chen Yuan was later sent to supervise Nanyue Temple at Tanzhou, with differing dates in the accounts, and was recruited by Li Gang as a military-secretariat adviser in the Jiangnan West Route Military Commission.
   • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The biographies record his supervision of Nanyue Temple, give different relative dates for it, and state that Li Gang recruited him as a jiyiwenzu in the Jiangnan West Route Military Commission.
9. [9] Audience and jinshi status In 1138 Chen Yuan was summoned for an audience, granted jinshi status, and appointed Secretary Assistant.
   • Souyun陳淵 (34896)Both biographies record the Shaoxing 8 audience, grant of jinshi status, and appointment as Secretary Assistant.
   • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The associated biographical note records the audience and grant of jinshi status, while the entry data lists jinshi and granted status.
10. [10] Censorial and court offices The sources differ on whether the censorial appointments fell in Shaoxing 8 or 9; Chen Yuan later served as provisional Secretary Supervisor and lecturer at Chongzheng Palace before becoming Junior Minister of the Court of Imperial Clan.
    • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The biographies list the censor, remonstrance, Secretary Supervisor, Chongzheng Palace lecturer, and Court of Imperial Clan offices, while differing over the dates and sequence of the censorial appointments.
    • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The office data lists Investigating Censor, Right Remonstrance Official, and Junior Minister of the Court of Imperial Clan, and the associated note joins the first two offices.
11. [11] Fengzhilang The office list also includes Fengzhilang.
    • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The office list separately gives Fengzhilang.
12. [12] Memorial against Zheng Yinian and dismissal As a remonstrance official Chen Yuan criticized excessive grants, accused Zheng Yinian, a partisan of Qin Hui, of having followed the rebels, and requested that Zheng's official title be withheld; he consequently offended Qin Hui, was impeached in Shaoxing 10, dismissed, and assigned to supervise the Chongdao Abbey at Taizhou.
    • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The biographies describe his criticism of excessive honors, accusation against Zheng Yinian, conflict with Qin Hui, impeachment and dismissal, and subsequent supervision of the Chongdao Abbey at Taizhou in Shaoxing 10.
    • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The association data records the accusation against Zheng Yinian, the request to withhold his title, offense against and conflict with Qin Hui, and the Taizhou Chongdao Abbey appointment.
13. [13] Death Chen Yuan died in 1145, the fifteenth year of Shaoxing.
    • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The biographies give 1145 as his death year and one explicitly identifies it as Shaoxing 15.
    • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The basic record gives death year 1145.
    • WikidataChen Yuan (Q45360620)The death-time value is expressed as a date in 1145.
14. [14] Works and variant lengths Chen Yuan's Motang ji was edited and printed after his death by his son-in-law Shen Du; the title also appears as Motang wenji, with the length given as 22 or 30 juan, and Xiaoyan and Chayu jiuhou lu are each listed in one juan.
    • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The biographies name Motang ji, state that Shen Du edited and printed the posthumous collection, and give a length of 22 juan.
    • CBDBChen Yuan (3094)The works data lists Motang wenji, Motang ji in 30 juan, Xiaoyan in one juan, and Chayu jiuhou lu in one juan; the latter two are marked as authored works.
15. [15] Poetry-text editorial history The poetry in Motang ji was based on a facsimile of a Song manuscript in the third series of Sibu congkan, collated with the Siku quanshu edition and the Motang ji in volume 208 of Liang Song mingxian xiaoji; newly collected poems outside the main collection were appended at the end.
    • Souyun陳淵 (34896)The poetry entry specifies the base manuscript, the collated editions, and the placement of newly collected poems outside the main collection.