Lu Longqi's Chronology

Author: Wu Guangyou
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Publish Date: 1993-09-01
Features: Lu Longqi's chronicle, including Lu Jia's chronicle (recompiled by Wu Guangyou, supplemented by Guo Lin) and Changlao Lu Zi's chronicle (original by Lu Lizheng and Lu Chenzheng, edited by Zhou Liang), and three appendices. Lu Longqi (1630-1692), originally named Longqi, styled Jiaшу, was a native of Pinghu, Zhejiang. In the ninth year of the Kangxi reign (1670), he passed the imperial examination and held positions such as the magistrate of Jiading County in Jiangnan and the censor of Sichuan Circuit. Lu's administration was marked by integrity and emphasis on moral transformation rather than harsh punishments. As a county magistrate, he empathized with the people's hardships and strove to alleviate their burdens, earning their admiration. After becoming a censor, he evaluated political affairs with a focus on moral guidance, advocating for the people's well-being.
Lu Longqi upheld the Confucian orthodoxy of Cheng and Zhu, believing that Confucianism reached its zenith with Zhu Xi. He emphasized "residing in reverence and exploring principles" to guide the world's people with Confucianism. Starting from Zhu Xi's proposition that "each person has their own Taiji," he argued that this did not lie in "understanding the Taiji of heaven and earth" but in "understanding the Taiji of the human body," thereby elucidating that the feudal ethical norms were the so-called "Heavenly Principle."
This book compiles biographical accounts, anecdotes, brief records, epitaphs, and academic cases of Lu Longqi, with appendices provided for reference by researchers.