Li Sui

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1. 1531 鄉試主考官 嘉靖
2. 1534 同知 嘉靖
3. 1541 提刑按察使司副使 嘉靖
4. 1549 都察院右僉都御史 嘉靖
5. 1550 都察院右僉都御史 嘉靖
6. 1557 巡撫 嘉靖
7. 1557 都察院右僉都御史 嘉靖
8. 1559 兵部右侍郎 嘉靖
9. 1560 兵部右侍郎 嘉靖
10. 1560 兵部左侍郎 嘉靖
11. 1561 兵部尚書 嘉靖
12. 1561 參贊機務 嘉靖
13. 1566 太子少保 嘉靖
14. 1549 右布政使 嘉靖
15. 1541 知府 嘉靖
16. 1534 禮部祠祭司郎中 嘉靖

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• 克齋 室名、別號
• 羅山 室名、別號
• 襄敏 諡號
• 邦良 字

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• 博學之人

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1. [1] Name, dates and status Li Sui was a Ming official, born about 1504 and deceased in 1566.
   • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The main person record gives the name Li Sui, the Ming dynasty, and the death year 1566.
   • WikidataLi Sui (Q16076359)The linked person entity identifies Li Sui as a politician and gives 1504 as the birth year and 1566 as the death year.
2. [2] Courtesy names, posthumous name and home Li Sui was styled Bangliang, used Kezhai and Luoshan as studio names, received the posthumous name Xiangmin, and was from Fengcheng.
   • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The person record identifies Bangliang as the courtesy name, Kezhai and Luoshan as studio names or sobriquets, Xiangmin as the posthumous name, and Fengcheng as the ancestral and household home.
   • WikidataLi Sui (Q16076359)The alias list and name claims include Bangliang, Kezhai, Luoshan and Xiangmin.
3. [3] Family Li Sui’s father was Li Wanping, his elder brother was Li Feng, his sons were Li Cai and Li Shi, and his grandsons included Li Hankui and Li Tai; Li Shi was born in 1527.
   • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The kinship values identify Li Wanping as his father, Li Feng as his elder brother, Li Cai and Li Shi as his sons, and Li Hankui and Li Tai as his grandsons; they give 1527 as Li Shi’s birth year.
4. [4] Jinshi degree Li Sui attained the jinshi degree.
   • CBDBLi Sui (68383)Both examination values classify him as a jinshi, without specifying a particular rank.
5. [5] Early dated offices In the tenth Jiajing year, 1531, Li Sui was chief examiner for the Sichuan provincial examinations; in the thirteenth Jiajing year, 1534, he became assistant prefect of Huzhou.
   • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The office values date the Sichuan chief examiner appointment to Jiajing 10 (1531) and the Huzhou assistant-prefect appointment to Jiajing 13 (1534).
6. [6] Early career His early offices included the Office of Travelers, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Rites posts, Sizheng, and prefectural appointments at Quzhou, with service in Nanjing and the capital.
   • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The office values list 行人司行人, 行人司副, 刑部員外郎, 刑部郎中, 禮部郎中, 禮部祠祭司郎中, 司正, 知府 and 府同知, with Nanjing, the capital and Quzhou among the associated locations.
7. [7] Middle career In 1541, Li Sui became vice commissioner of the Shandong Provincial Surveillance Commission and also served as prefect of Quzhou; his other offices included the Shandong deputy post, Right Provincial Administration Commissioner, Guangdong surveillance commissioner and military-defense deputy commissioner for the Su-Song-Chang-Zhen circuit.
   • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The office values give the Jiajing 20 appointment as vice commissioner in Shandong and list the Quzhou prefecture, Shandong deputy and Right Provincial Administration Commissioner, Guangdong surveillance commissioner, and Su-Song-Chang-Zhen military-defense deputy posts.
8. [8] Censor and governorship Li Sui served as Right Associate Censor in Nanjing from 1549 to 1550, then again held the office from 1557 to 1559 while serving as governor of Fengyang.
   • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The office values show service as Right Associate Censor in Nanjing in Jiajing 28–29, a second tenure in Jiajing 36–38, and the Fengyang governorship in the latter period.
9. [9] Ministry of War appointments He served as Right Vice Minister of War in Nanjing from 1559 to 1560, became Left Vice Minister in 1560, and served as Minister of War in Nanjing from 1561 to 1565 while participating in military affairs.
   • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The office values date the Nanjing Right Vice Minister of War appointment to Jiajing 38–39, the Left Vice Minister appointment to Jiajing 39, and the Nanjing Minister of War appointment to Jiajing 40–44, alongside 參贊機務.
10. [10] Late honors In 1566, Li Sui became Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent; he also held the title Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and was posthumously granted that title.
    • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The office values list Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent from Jiajing 45, Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent, and the posthumous grant of that title.
11. [11] Learning and teacher Li Sui was classed as a learned man and studied under Ouyang De.
    • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The status value calls him a learned man, and the association value identifies Ouyang De as his teacher.
12. [12] Preface and stele Wang Ji wrote a preface to one of Li Sui’s books, and Xu Jie composed his spirit-way stele inscription.
    • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The association values state that Wang Ji wrote a preface for his book and Xu Jie wrote his spirit-way stele inscription.
13. [13] Correspondence Tang Shunzhi, Wang Shenzhong and Cai Runan sent Li Sui letters; he received replies from Wang Shenzhong, Wang Zongmu, Xu Jie, Ouyang De, Wang Cai and Liu Jingshao.
    • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The association values record letters from Tang Shunzhi, Wang Shenzhong and Cai Runan, and replies from Wang Shenzhong, Wang Zongmu, Xu Jie, Ouyang De, Wang Cai and Liu Jingshao.
14. [14] Shrine inscription and gifts Wang Shenzhong composed a shrine inscription for Li Sui, and Li Chunfang presented him with poems and prose.
    • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The association values state that Wang Shenzhong composed his shrine inscription and Li Chunfang presented him with poems and prose.
15. [15] Work The works associated with Li Sui include the eight-volume 《督撫經略疏》.
    • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The text value gives the title 《督撫經略疏》 and identifies it as an eight-volume work.
16. [16] Namesake distinction A different Li Sui is styled Siliang, comes from Yin County, is a military jinshi, and is associated with the office of canal-transport dusi; the normalized title is also given as 尚書省左右司. These details conflict with the Bangliang Li Sui of Fengcheng, whose offices include Minister of War, so the two are kept separate.
    • Souyun李遂 (47666)The person entry gives the namesake the courtesy name 嗣良, the home 鄞縣, the title 武進士 and the office 漕運都司; its title list also gives 尚書省左右司.
    • CBDBLi Sui (68383)The principal Li Sui is styled Bangliang, is from Fengcheng, and held the office of Minister of War, so his identity differs from the namesake entry.