[1]Name, date, and statusThe records identify Zhao Ruteng, place his death in 1261, and describe him as a Southern Song imperial clansman and civil official.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The main record supplies the name, death year, Song affiliation, and imperial-clansman and civil-official statuses.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)The profile identifies the dynasty as Southern Song, while the biographies describe him as an imperial clansman and give 1261 as his death year.
WikidataZhao Ruteng (Q16907332)The English label and description identify Zhao Ruteng as a Song-dynasty person, and the death-time claim gives 1261.
[2]Courtesy names and sobriquetsHis courtesy name is given as Maoshi, with Maobao as an alternative; his sobriquet was Yongzhai, and the later sobriquets are recorded as Zixia Weng and Zixia Laoren.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The alternate-name entries provide the romanized and Chinese forms of Maoshi, Maobao, and Yongzhai.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)The biographies give the courtesy name Maoshi and sobriquet Yongzhai, and record the later forms Zixia Weng and Zixia Laoren.
WikidataZhao Ruteng (Q16907332)The name list and name claims provide Maoshi, Maobao, Yongzhai, and their Chinese forms.
[3]Posthumous nameHis posthumous name is Zhongqing, with Zhongqing written using the variant character 淸 in another form.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The alternate-name entry gives the posthumous name as Zhongqing and 忠淸.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)The biographies state that he was posthumously named 忠清.
WikidataZhao Ruteng (Q16907332)The name list gives Zhongqing and the claim records the form 忠淸.
[4]Imperial lineage, residence, and familyZhao was a seventh-generation descendant of Emperor Taizong and lived in Fuzhou, while Gutian is also supplied as his native place; the family entries name his father Zhao Shanchuo, only son Zhao Chongtang, and grandson 趙必曅.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)The biographies describe him as a seventh-generation descendant of Taizong living in Fuzhou, and the profile places his hometown in Fuzhou.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The address and kinship entries give Gutian, Zhao Shanchuo as father, Zhao Chongtang as only son, and 趙必曅 as grandson.
[5]Jinshi examinationZhao passed the jinshi examination in the second year of the Baoqing era, corresponding to 1226.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)All three biographies state that he passed the jinshi examination in Baoqing 2; one explicitly supplies the year 1226.
[6]Early careerHis early career included jiage service in the Ministries of Rites and War, the Directorship of the Imperial Fields, library appointments, work on the Jade Genealogy, and service in the Palace Library and Historiographical Institute before his Wenzhou appointment.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)The biographies list the Rites and War jiage posts, Directorship of the Imperial Fields, library appointments, the Jade Genealogy Office, Palace Library and Historiographical Institute posts, and the Wenzhou appointment with Zhihuan Zhangge.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The office entries separately list Zhihuan Zhangge and the Wenzhou prefecture.
[7]Provincial and honorary appointmentsThe provincial and honorary posts include Judicial Commissioner for Jiangdong, prefect of Wuzhou, administration of Xinzhou, Jianzhou, Jianning, and Rui'an, military service in Jian'an, a household-office post in Shaowu, and the listed ranks and titular pavilion posts.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)The biographies confirm the Judicial Commissioner and Wuzhou appointments.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The office records pair the generic administrative titles with Wuzhou, Xinzhou, Jianzhou, Jianning, Rui'an, Jian'an, and Shaowu, and list the ranks and pavilion posts.
[8]Later careerAfter a summons to court, Zhao held the listed court posts, was removed over an incident, soon returned as Minister of Rites and a Palace Remonstrator, and eventually held the Hanlin and provincial offices ending with the Duanming Palace and Hanlin appointments.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)The biographies set out the sequence of court posts, removal and recall, the Rites and Hanlin appointments, the Shaoxing and Quanzhou governorships, the eastern Zhejiang pacification office, and the final Hanlin and Duanming posts.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The office entries list the South Outer Imperial Clan Office, Palace Remonstrator, Hanlin Academician and Hanlin Academician-in-chief, Duanming Palace Academician, and the Shaoxing and Quanzhou appointments.
[9]MemorialsWhile in office, Zhao memorialized against sycophantic and profit-seeking officials in notably forthright language.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)The biography states that he memorialized against such officials and describes his words as forthright.
[10]Learning and esteemZhao privately followed Zhu Xi's learning, esteemed Li Zongmian and Zhang Yu, and called Li a 公清之相.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The association entries record his private following of Zhu Xi's learning, his esteem for Li Zongmian and Zhang Yu, and the phrase 公清之相 applied to Li.
[11]RecommendationsThe recommendation relationships involve Du Quwei, Wang Yuzhi, and Wang Yi; Zhao and He Ji praised Wang Mai and recommended him to court, but Wang Mai died before arriving.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The association entries place Du Quwei, Wang Yuzhi, and Wang Yi in recommendation relationships; the note for Wang Mai states that Zhao and He Ji praised and recommended him to court before his death.
[12]Prefaces and epitaphsZhao wrote prefaces for works by Cai Mo, Xu Yuanjie, and Wei Anshi, and epitaphs for Zhu Miaozhen, Chen Jun, and Zheng Fengchen.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The association entries pair the preface relation with Cai Mo, Xu Yuanjie, and Wei Anshi, and the epitaph relation with Zhu Miaozhen, Chen Jun, and Zheng Fengchen.
[13]Other writingsHe also wrote a postscript for works by Cai Gongzhan and others, a discussion of Xu Zhifang's name and style name, a sacrificial text for You Si, a spirit-way inscription for Xu Yinglong, and a portrait encomium for Cai Mo.
CBDBZhao Ruteng (10948)The association entries record the postscript, name-discussion, sacrificial-text, spirit-way-inscription, and portrait-encomium relations and their named recipients.
[14]Works and reconstructionZhao's works include Yongzhai ji; the collection was not originally entered in bibliographic registers, was reconstructed in six volumes from the Yongle dadian, and has a poetic base text with appended poems from outside the collection.
Souyun趙汝騰 (32803)The biographies name Yongzhai ji and explain that it was not originally recorded, was compiled in six volumes from the Yongle dadian, and uses the Wenyuange Siku quanshu edition with appended poems from outside the collection.
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