Feng Weimin, Feng Pu, Li Zhifang, Tian Wen, Zhang Duzheng, Hao Yixing, Wang Yirong Nianpu

Author: Liu Yuxin
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Publishing Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Feng Weimin (1511-1580), a late Ming Dynasty qu poet. Born in Linqu, Shandong, he was a Jiajing-era scholar and served as a Tongpan of Baoding Prefecture. He authored works such as Haihou Shantang Ci Gao, Shantang Jie Gao, Shimen Ji, and the zaju Liang Zhuangyuan Bu Fu Lao, as well as the chuanqi Seng Ni Gong Fan. There are differing accounts of Feng Weimin's birth and death dates. Zheng Qian's Feng Weimin Nianbiao (published in Yanjing Xuebao, Issue 28, December 1940, under the title Feng Weimin and His Writings), based on Gengwu Dubei and Guiwu Zishou Xi, suggests he was born in Zhengde 6 (1511) and died in Wanli 18 (1590), aged 80. Feng Pu (1609-1691), a Qing Dynasty official. Known as Liaoboshi and Weizhai, he was from Yidu, Shandong. He passed the imperial examination in Shunzhi 4 and rose to the position of Right Vice Minister of Personnel. In 9, he was appointed Minister of Justice, the following year as Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Pavilion, and in 20 as Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent. He was posthumously honored as "Wenyi." His collected works include Jia Shan Tang Ji. Li Zhifang (1622-1694), a Qing Dynasty official. Known as Ye Yuan, he was from Wuding (now Huimin), Shandong. He passed the imperial examination in Shunzhi 4 and was appointed as a prosecutor in Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang. He rose through the ranks to become the Left Vice Censor-in-Chief, later governing military affairs in Zhejiang, and served as Minister of War and Personnel before becoming Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Pavilion. His works include Ji Ting Cao, Wenji, and Zongyi. Tian Wen (1635-1704), a Qing Dynasty official and poet. Known as Zilun, Lünxia, Yiting, self-named Shanjiangzi, and later Mengzhai, he was from Dezhou, Shandong. He passed the imperial examination in Kangxi 3 and was appointed as a Middle Secretary. In Kangxi 19, he was appointed as the Imperial Examiner of Jiangnan Education, in Kangxi 26 as Governor of Jiangsu, and in Kangxi 38 was ordered to oversee the repair of the Gaohai Canal in Huai'an. He resigned due to illness and returned home. His poetry was renowned alongside Wang Shi and Shi Runzhang. His works include Gu Huan Tang Ji, Qian Shu, and Changhe Zhi Jixiao. Zhang Duzheng (1642-1720), a Qing Dynasty scholar. Known as Lijyou, Houzhai, and also as Kunlun Shanshi and Kunlun Wenshi, he was from Zichuan, Shandong. He was recognized by the Imperial Examiner Shi Runzhang in his youth. Living near Kunlun Mountain, he was highly knowledgeable, talented, and renowned for his poetry. His works include Ban Fan Fang Jie, Liang Han Gao Shi Zhuan, Wu Dai Fang Jie, and Kunlun Shanfang Ji. Hao Yixing (1757-1825), a Qing Dynasty Confucian scholar and lexicographer. Known as Langgao, he was from Qixia, Shandong. He passed the imperial examination in Jiaqing 4 and served as a chief clerk in the Ministry of Revenue. He was deeply versed in literature and wrote over 300 volumes, with his major work being Erya Yishu. The New History of the Qing Dynasty states that Hao Yixing died in Daoguang 3 (1823), aged 69. Wang Yirong (1845-1900), a late Qing Dynasty official. Known as Liansheng, he was from Fushan, Shandong. He passed the imperial examination in Guangxu 6 and held positions such as compiler, Imperial Secretariat, and President of the Imperial Academy. In 1900, when the Eight-Nation Alliance conquered Beijing, Wang Yirong, as the Imperial Examiner of the Capital, seeing the inevitable defeat, heroically took his family and committed suicide by throwing himself into a well, dying for his country. His works include Tianran Pavilion Collection of Antiquities and Wang Wenmin Gong Yijipin. According to relevant materials, Mr. Zhao Lisheng compiled a one-volume Chronicle of Zhang Erqi, and Mr. Wu Kangben compiled the Chronicle of Wu Kangle in Haifeng, both planned for inclusion in this book. I contacted Mr. Zhao Lisheng, who replied on April 12, 2001: "The initial draft of the Chronicle of Zhang (Erqi) was very poor and was set aside. During the Cultural Revolution, it was confiscated, and when returned, the draft of the Chronicle was lost. With the loss of the draft, the project was abandoned. Thus, the Chronicle lost a child." Wu Kangben, also known as Wu Shuzheng, was the great-grandson of Wu Shifen and a teacher at the Chinese Department of Shandong Normal University (the predecessor of Shandong Normal College). He passed away after the Cultural Revolution. I contacted Wu Kangben's daughter, Wu Shuying, who said, "The manuscript was confiscated during the Cultural Revolution." Unfortunately, these two chronicles no longer exist and cannot be presented to the public.