Yang Zai

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• 仲弘 字

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Yang Zai lived from 1271 to 1323, was a Yuan-dynasty poet and literary figure, and used Zhonghong as his courtesy name.
   • CBDBYang Zai (2) (28399)The person fields provide the English name, lifespan, Yuan affiliation, and courtesy name.
   • Souyun楊載 (39404)The profile and biographical passages give his name, dates, courtesy name, Yuan identity, and poetic vocation.
   • WikidataYang Zai (Q45413922)The entity supplies the English name, Yuan-dynasty description, alias, courtesy-name value, and date values.
2. [2] Competing native-place traditions The sources preserve both Pucheng and Hangzhou or Qiantang as native-place traditions, including the account that the household later moved to Hangzhou.
   • CBDBYang Zai (2) (28399)The address fields give Hangzhou Circuit and Qiantang, supporting the Hangzhou tradition.
   • Souyun楊載 (39404)The profile identifies Hangzhou, while several biographical passages give Pucheng and the later move to Hangzhou.
3. [3] Early life Yang Zai was orphaned young, read widely, and had not entered official service by the age of forty.
   • Souyun楊載 (39404)Both biographical passages describe his early orphanhood, wide reading, and failure to enter office at forty.
4. [4] Recommendation by Jia Guoying Jia Guoying of the Ministry of Revenue recommended Yang Zai to the court several times.
   • Souyun楊載 (39404)The biography says that Jia Guoying of the Ministry of Revenue repeatedly recommended him to the court.
5. [5] Hanlin appointment Yang Zai was summoned as a commoner to serve as a compiler in the Hanlin National History Academy.
   • CBDBYang Zai (2) (28399)The office record lists the Hanlin National History Academy historiographical compiler post.
   • Souyun楊載 (39404)The biographies describe his summons as a commoner and appointment as a Hanlin compiler.
6. [6] Record compilation and clerkship He helped compile the Veritable Records of Emperor Wuzong and was later transferred to a clerkship in the Office of the Maritime Military Households.
   • Souyun楊載 (39404)The biography records his work on the Veritable Records of Wuzong and his subsequent transfer to the Maritime Military Households office.
7. [7] Examination and degree He responded first to the examination edict at the beginning of Yanyou and passed the Presented Scholar examination, while another account dates the degree to Yanyou 2 (1315).
   • CBDBYang Zai (2) (28399)The examination entry confirms his Presented Scholar status without specifying a reign year.
   • Souyun楊載 (39404)The biographies confirm the degree but differ between the beginning of Yanyou and the second year of Yanyou, 1315.
8. [8] Fuliang appointment After passing the examination, Yang Zai received the rank of Chengwulang and became associate prefect of Fuliang in Raozhou Circuit.
   • CBDBYang Zai (2) (28399)The office fields list the associate-prefect post and Fuliang as its location.
   • Souyun楊載 (39404)The biographies give the Chengwulang appointment and the Fuliang post in Raozhou Circuit.
9. [9] Ningguo post and death He was later transferred to the Ningguo Circuit judicial post and died before taking it up; his death year was 1323.
   • CBDBYang Zai (2) (28399)The office fields give the General Administration Office judicial post and Ningguo location, while the main record gives 1323 as the death year.
   • Souyun楊載 (39404)The biographies state that he died before taking up the Ningguo post and give his death year as 1323.
   • WikidataYang Zai (Q45413922)The date claim supplies the 1323 death value.
10. [10] Zhao Mengfu’s esteem Zhao Mengfu read Yang Zai’s writings in the Hanlin and esteemed them highly; Yang’s reputation then spread through the capital and his writings were widely transmitted.
    • Souyun楊載 (39404)The biography describes Zhao Mengfu’s esteem, the rise of Yang’s reputation in the capital, and the circulation of his writings.
11. [11] Literary style His prose took qi as its governing principle and formed its own style, his poetry was disciplined, and it was praised for sweeping away the shortcomings of late-Song poetry.
    • Souyun楊載 (39404)These passages describe his prose as governed by qi, his independent style, the formal quality of his poetry, and its contrast with late-Song poetry.
12. [12] Four Great Poets of the Yuan Yang Zai was ranked with Yu Ji and Fan Peng and was counted with Jie Xisi among the Four Great Poets of the Yuan.
    • Souyun楊載 (39404)The passages give both the ranking with Yu Ji and Fan Peng and the four-person grouping with Jie Xisi.
13. [13] Historiographical and poetic fellowship In early Huangqing, Yang Zai and Fan Peng served together as historiographers; Yu Ji visited Yang in the capital to ask about poetry, and the three exchanged and refined their ideas.
    • Souyun楊載 (39404)The poetic preface describes their shared historiographical service, late conversations, Yu Ji’s visits, and mutual poetic exchange.
14. [14] Poetic principles Yang Zai advocated drawing poetic materials from Han and Wei and taking Tang tonal patterns as the model; he said that more than twenty years of work had been needed to grasp the methods, and contemporary critics ranked him first in poetic technique.
    • Souyun楊載 (39404)The biography states his Han-Wei and Tang models, his account of more than twenty years’ effort, and his leading position in discussions of poetic technique.
15. [15] Fan Hengfu’s assessment Fan Hengfu’s preface praises Yang Zai’s expansive endowment and grand bearing and says that his discussions looked directly across the ages.
    • Souyun楊載 (39404)The preface describes his expansive endowment, grand bearing, and far-reaching discussions.
16. [16] Collected works and ci poetry His collected writings are titled 《楊仲弘集》, also found as 《楊仲弘詩集》, and one ci poem survives.
    • CBDBYang Zai (2) (28399)The works field gives the title 《楊仲弘詩集》.
    • Souyun楊載 (39404)The biographical passages give 《楊仲弘集》, mention a collected work, and state that one ci poem survives.
17. [17] Preface for Yuan Yi Yang Zai wrote a preface for Yuan Yi’s 《靜春堂詩集》.
    • CBDBYang Zai (2) (28399)The association fields identify Yuan Yi and connect Yang Zai with the preface to 《靜春堂詩集》.
18. [18] Family Yang Zai’s father was Yang Qiqian; his sons were Yang Zun, Yang Qian, and Yang Di, with Yang Qian listed as eldest and Yang Di as third son.
    • CBDBYang Zai (2) (28399)The kinship fields list the father Yang Qiqian, sons Yang Zun and Yang Qian, and third son Yang Di.