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[1]Name, dates, and statusZhao Ruyu lived from 1140 to 1196 and was a Southern Song official, Neo-Confucian scholar, and prime minister.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The biographical data gives Zhao Ruyu’s name, Song affiliation, Neo-Confucian classification, and chancellorships.
WikidataZhao Ruyu (Q11636694)The item identifies Zhao Ruyu as a Song-dynasty prime minister and gives the years 1140 and 1196.
[2]Courtesy name, posthumous title, and originZhao Ruyu’s courtesy name was Zizhi, his posthumous title was Zhongding, and his ancestral home was Yugan.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The basic entries identify Zizhi as the courtesy name, Zhongding as the posthumous title, and Yugan as the native place.
WikidataZhao Ruyu (Q11636694)The English name entries also list Zizhi and Zhongding as aliases.
[3]Examination and careerZhao Ruyu held the jinshi qualification and served in both local prefectures and the central military administration.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi, while the office entries include both a prefectural post and an appointment in the Bureau of Military Affairs.
[4]Early local and academic postsIn 1175 Zhao Ruyu governed Taizhou; from 1182 to 1184 he governed Fuzhou and held the titles Chaofeng lang and Compiler of the Jiying Hall.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The office entries give the Taizhou appointment in 1175, the Fuzhou appointment from 1182 to 1184, and the 1182 titles Chaofeng lang and Compiler of the Jiying Hall.
[5]Sichuan appointmentsFrom 1185 to 1189 Zhao Ruyu governed Chengdu Prefecture and served as Military Commissioner for Sichuan; he also held two Fu Wen Pavilion titles dated 1184 and 1185.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The office entries show the Chengdu Prefecture and Sichuan Military Commissioner appointments from 1185 to 1189, together with the Fu Wen Pavilion posts beginning in 1184 and 1185.
[6]Appointments from 1190From 1190 to 1191 Zhao Ruyu again governed Fuzhou and served as military prefect of Nanping, while also holding the titles Zhongfeng dafu and Academician of the Fu Wen Pavilion.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The office entries list Fuzhou from 1190 to 1191, the Nanping military post in 1190, and the titles Zhongfeng dafu and Academician of the Fu Wen Pavilion in 1190.
[7]Central officesHis central offices included Associate Director and Director of the Bureau of Military Affairs, Chancellor, Right Chancellor, and Grand Academician of the Zizheng Hall.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The office entries list the two Bureau of Military Affairs titles, the chancellorships, and the Grand Academician title.
[8]Ningzong’s accessionAfter Xiaozong’s death, Guangzong’s illness prevented him from conducting the mourning rites; Zhao helped establish the succession, asked Empress Dowager Wu to rule from behind a curtain, sent Han Tuozhou to present the proposal, recalled scholar-officials serving outside the capital, and became Right Chancellor after Ningzong’s accession.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The associated narratives jointly describe Xiaozong’s death, Guangzong’s illness, the decision to enthrone the Prince of Jia, the request for Empress Dowager Wu’s regency, Han Tuozhou’s role in presenting it, the recall of scholars, and Zhao’s promotion to Right Chancellor.
[9]Dismissal and supportersAfter Han Tuozhou gained power, Zhao was removed as chancellor; Lü Zujian defended him in a memorial and was placed at Ruizhou, while Li Xiang, Yang Jian, and others memorialized in his defense and were repudiated.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The narratives describe Han Tuozhou’s dominance and Zhao’s dismissal, Lü Zujian’s memorial and placement at Ruizhou, and the memorials of Lü Zujian, Li Xiang, and Yang Jian in Zhao’s defense and their punishment.
[10]Banishment and deathDuring the Qingyuan era Zhao Ruyu was banished to Yongzhou, also called Lingling, and died while passing through Hengyang; his death year was 1196.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The narratives give the Qingyuan banishment to Yongzhou, identify Lingling as the destination in a parallel account, and describe Zhao’s death while passing through Hengyang.
[11]False-learning register and rehabilitationHan Tuozhou stripped Zhu Xi of office and placed Zhao Ruyu among fifty-nine people registered under false learning; the prohibition was relaxed during the Jiatai era and the banished were restored to office.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The narrative explicitly joins the stripping of Zhu Xi’s office, the registration of Zhao Ruyu and fifty-nine people under false learning, and the later relaxation of the prohibition with restoration to office.
[12]Appeals after the banishmentAfter Zhao’s banishment, Yang Hongzhong and other students received no reply to their memorial, while Lin Zhonglin and others were sent to Biling under military registration for memorializing in Zhao’s defense.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The narratives describe Yang Hongzhong and students submitting an unanswered memorial, and Lin Zhonglin and others being sent to Biling after appealing for Zhao.
[13]Neo-Confucian learning and Yang FangZhao Ruyu was classified as a Neo-Confucian scholar; in Sichuan he appointed Yang Fang to take charge of military staff writings, and Yang Fang had visited Zhu Xi and received his teaching.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The status entry classifies Zhao as a Neo-Confucian scholar, and the associated narrative records his appointment of Yang Fang in Sichuan and Yang Fang’s visit to Zhu Xi to receive instruction.
[14]Recommended figuresZhao recommended Wang Wenshi, Lin Yizhi, Qian Wen, Shen Bing, Deng Mingshi, Jiang Teli, Fan Hanguang, and Ouyang Guangzu.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The relationship entries identify Wang Wenshi, Lin Yizhi, Qian Wen, Shen Bing, Deng Mingshi, Jiang Teli, Fan Hanguang, and Ouyang Guangzu as people Zhao recommended.
[15]People he valuedZhao also valued Xu Yi, You Zhonghong, and Zhao Lun.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The relationship entries describe Xu Yi, You Zhonghong, and Zhao Lun as people Zhao admired or valued.
[16]Ancestry and householdZhao Ruyu’s seventeenth-generation ancestor was Zhao Yuanzu; his father was Zhao Shanying, his agnatic cousin Zhao Rujing, his in-law Lu Yande, and his wife Xu.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The kinship entries list Zhao Yuanzu as the seventeenth-generation ancestor, Zhao Shanying as the father, Zhao Rujing as the agnatic cousin, Lu Yande as the in-law, and Xu as the wife.
WikidataZhao Ruyu (Q11636694)The item separately contains father and spouse claims, represented by linked entity identifiers.
[17]ChildrenZhao Ruyu’s children included his eldest son Zhao Chongxian, his fifth son Zhao Chongdu, his sixth son Zhao Chongmo, and his seventh son Zhao Chongyao; his sons-in-law included Wang Zi and Liu Tian, the third son-in-law.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The kinship entries identify Zhao Chongxian, Zhao Chongdu, Zhao Chongmo, and Zhao Chongyao as sons with their birth order and available dates, and list Wang Zi and Liu Tian as sons-in-law, including Liu Tian as the third son-in-law.
WikidataZhao Ruyu (Q11636694)The item also contains five separate child claims represented by linked entity identifiers.
[18]Grandchildren and great-grandsonHis grandsons included Zhao Bikui, Zhao Bidao, and Zhao Biyuan, and his great-grandson Zhao Liangchun died in 1274.
CBDBZhao Ruyu (3200)The kinship entries list Zhao Bikui, Zhao Bidao, and Zhao Biyuan as grandsons and Zhao Liangchun as a great-grandson who died in 1274.
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