Jin Youzi (金幼孜) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Jin Youzi as an official, scholar, and statesman. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Jin Youzi	金幼孜	Jin Youzi

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · mingshi:005:s0194

Roles

Official
Scholar
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 即位初 · Western Year: AD 1424
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:008:s0047
Source Date: Text: 洪武三十五年 · Western Year: AD 1402
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:005:s0194
Source Date: Text: 洪熙元年 · Western Year: AD 1425
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:008:s0091

Career and standing

Label: Vice Minister of Revenue / 戶部侍郎 · Action: appointed
Explicit · mingshi:008:s0047

Assessments and attributes

Item: silver seal Correct errors and amend faults / 繩愆糾繆銀章 · Relation: bestowed
Explicit · mingshi:008:s0063

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Chengzu 1 · 1 passage

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尋命侍讀胡廣，修撰楊榮，編修楊士奇，檢討金幼孜、胡儼同入直，並預機務。 Soon he also summoned Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, Jin Youzi, and Hu Yan to the same inner service, each to share in the highest counsel.

History of Ming, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Renzong · 3 passages

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進楊榮太常寺卿，金幼孜戶部侍郎，兼大學士如故，楊士奇為禮部左侍郎兼華蓋殿大學士，黃淮通政使兼武英殿大學士，俱掌內制，楊溥為翰林學士。 Yang Rong was made Minister of Imperial Sacrifices, Jin Youzi Vice Minister of Revenue, both retaining their grand secretary posts; Yang Shiqi became Left Vice Minister of Rites and Grand Secretary of Huagai Hall; Huang Huai Commissioner of the Transmission Office and Grand Secretary of Wuying Hall, all drafting imperial orders; Yang Pu was appointed Hanlin Academician.

戊戌，賜吏部尚書蹇義及楊士奇、楊榮、金幼孜銀章各一，曰「繩愆糾繆」，諭以協心贊務，凡有闕失當言者，用印密封以聞。 On wuxu Personnel Minister Jian Yi plus Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Jin Youzi received silver seals inscribed "Correct errors and amend faults," with orders to work as one and seal confidential memorials whenever they found fault.

是月，諭蹇義、楊士奇、夏原吉、楊榮、金幼孜曰：「前世人主，或自尊大，惡聞直言，臣下相與阿附，以至於敗。 That month he told Jian Yi, Yang Shiqi, Xia Yuanji, Yang Rong, and Jin Youzi: "Some earlier rulers grew arrogant and shunned blunt counsel; their ministers flattered one another until the state collapsed.