Li Yu

TimelineCBDB

1. 1455 道監察御史 景泰
2. 1463 按察使 天順
3. 1470 左布政使 成化
4. 1470 府尹 成化
5. 1473 總督漕運都御史 成化
6. 1473 都察院右副都御史 成化
7. 1483 都察院右都御史 成化
8. 1484 都察院右都御史 成化
9. 1486 工部尚書 成化
10. 1487 吏部尚書 成化

Office recordsCBDB

FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 一 行第
• 古澹 室名、別號
• 咨德 字
• 資德 字
• 質德 字

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Dates and identity The sources give alternative birth years of 1424 and 1426 and alternative death years of 1511 and 1513; they identify Li Yu as a Ming political figure who reached the Ministry of Personnel.
   • CBDBLi Yu (67072)These fields give Li Yu’s name, dates, Ming affiliation, and service as Minister of Personnel.
   • Souyun李裕 (50329)The profile and biographical texts give the alternative dates 1424/1426 and 1511/1513 and describe his rise to Minister of Personnel in the Ming period.
   • WikidataLi Yu (Q11097989)The entity is labeled Li Yu, described as a politician and Ming minister, and assigned the dates 1426 and 1511.
2. [2] Names and native place Li Yu’s courtesy name was Zide, with the written variants 咨德 and 質德; his sobriquet was Gudan, also written 古淡, and he came from Fengcheng in Jiangxi.
   • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The name fields identify 古澹 as a sobriquet, 咨德、資德、質德 as courtesy-name forms, and Fengcheng as the native place.
   • Souyun李裕 (50329)The profile lists the courtesy name and both forms of the sobriquet, while the biographical texts place him in Fengcheng, Jiangxi.
   • WikidataLi Yu (Q11097989)The aliases and name claims preserve the forms 資德、咨德、質德 and 古澹.
3. [3] Ancestors and parents Li Yu’s great-grandfather was Li Kejing, his grandfather Li Zhongzhi, his father Li Duanming, his mother Lady Zhou, and his stepmother Lady Xiong.
   • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The kinship entries name Li Kejing, Li Zhongzhi, Li Duanming, Zhou, and Xiong in the stated ancestral and parental relationships.
4. [4] Siblings Li Yu had two elder brothers and five younger brothers; one younger brother’s name is preserved in the original form 李?.
   • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The kinship entries list the two elder brothers and five younger brothers, retaining the question mark in one recorded name.
5. [5] Wife and descendants Li Yu’s wife was Luo, his son was Li Gai, and his nephew was Li Han, who lived from 1453 to 1498.
   • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The kinship entries name Luo as his wife, Li Gai as his son, and Li Han as his 從子、姪子, with Li Han’s dates 1453–1498.
6. [6] Education and examination Li Yu was a shengyuan and a provincial recommended candidate, then passed the 1454 jiaxu Presented Scholar examination in the third class, ranked 123rd.
   • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The examination and school entries list the third-class rank, provincial recommendation, and shengyuan status.
   • Souyun李裕 (50329)The biographical texts identify him as a Jingtai fifth-year Presented Scholar, with one text specifying the 1454 jiaxu examination.
7. [7] Early censorate service After the examination Li Yu became a censor; from 1455 to 1463 he served as a circuit surveillance censor in Henan.
   • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The office entry gives the Henan circuit surveillance censorate, beginning in 1455 and ending in 1463.
   • Souyun李裕 (50329)The biographical texts state that he was appointed or promoted to a censorate office after passing the examination.
8. [8] Shaanxi inspection and frontier policy During the Tianshun era Li Yu inspected Shaanxi, submitted eight frontier proposals, investigated Shi Biao’s inflated claims of first-capture merit, and came into conflict with Shi Heng.
   • CBDBLi Yu (67072)Two office entries place his inspection posts in the Shaanxi provincial administration.
   • Souyun李裕 (50329)The biographical texts give the Shaanxi inspection, the eight frontier proposals, and the dispute involving Shi Biao and Shi Heng.
9. [9] Shandong appointment Li Yu served as Provincial Surveillance Commissioner in Shandong from 1463 to 1470.
   • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The office entries identify the Shandong appointment and its 1463–1470 dates.
   • Souyun李裕 (50329)The career accounts describe his promotion from censor to Provincial Surveillance Commissioner in Shandong.
10. [10] Shaanxi administration and Shuntian He then moved to the Shaanxi provincial administration, where the office is given both as Provincial Administration Commissioner and Left Provincial Administration Commissioner, and became Prefect of Shuntian in 1470–1473.
    • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The office entries give both Shaanxi provincial-administration titles and a Shuntian prefecture appointment from 1470 to 1473.
    • Souyun李裕 (50329)The career texts use both the general and left forms of the Shaanxi office and agree that he entered as Prefect of Shuntian.
11. [11] Grain transport and Jiangbei In 1473 Li Yu became Vice Chief Censor, oversaw grain transport, and concurrently inspected the Jiangbei prefectures; the appointment continued to 1478.
    • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The office entries list the vice chief censorate, grain-transport supervision, and concurrent inspection posts, with the vice chief censorate running from 1473 to 1478.
    • Souyun李裕 (50329)The career texts describe the promotion, grain-transport commission, and inspection of Jiangbei, including the concurrent arrangement.
12. [12] Chief censor and Nanjing Li Yu became Chief Censor again in 1483 and was transferred to the Nanjing Censorate in 1484.
    • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The office entries show the right chief censorate in 1483 and Nanjing censorate posts from 1484 onward.
    • Souyun李裕 (50329)The career texts describe his second promotion to Chief Censor and his transfer to Nanjing, with one text specifying the nineteenth year of Chenghua.
13. [13] Political controversy The accounts differ over the reason for the Nanjing transfer: one cites opposition to the Western Depot, while another emphasizes Li Zisheng’s intervention to replace Geng Yu with Li Yu and the resulting damage to Li Yu’s reputation; Li Zisheng was from the same native place.
    • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The association entries identify Li Zisheng as a fellow native and preserve the statement that he sought to remove Geng Yu and replace him with Li Yu.
    • Souyun李裕 (50329)The two biographical accounts emphasize different explanations, one involving Li Zisheng’s replacement of Geng Yu and the other attributing the Nanjing transfer to opposition to the Western Depot.
14. [14] Ministries and final office After a performance review in the capital, Li Yu was retained as Minister of Works in 1486 and became Minister of Personnel in 1487.
    • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The office entries date his Ministry of Works appointment to 1486 and his Ministry of Personnel appointment to 1487.
    • Souyun李裕 (50329)The career texts state that after the capital evaluation he was retained as Minister of Works and then advanced to the Ministry of Personnel.
15. [15] Death Li Yu died during the Zhengde era at the age of eighty-eight; the alternative absolute years are stated in the opening annotation.
    • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The main chronology gives his death year as 1511.
    • Souyun李裕 (50329)The biographical texts give the alternative death years and explicitly state that he died in the Zhengde period at age eighty-eight.
    • WikidataLi Yu (Q11097989)The date claim gives 1511 as the death year.
16. [16] Poetry and titles Li Yu is associated with 《餘力稿》 and 《古澹集》, and his poetry received the assessments “翩翩唐響” and “頗近雅音.”
    • Souyun李裕 (50329)The poetry text names 《餘力稿》 and 《古澹集》 and applies the two quoted assessments to his poetry.
17. [17] Additional works The bibliography gives eleven further titles, several with stated juan lengths.
    • CBDBLi Yu (67072)The title fields list the eleven works and their stated juan counts.