Li Fangzi (李方子) | 24 Histories

Overview

Li Fangzi was a scholar.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Gonghui	公晦	Gonghui

Life and dates

Death

Died; emperor pitied him
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 280

Attested activity

AD 1214 嘉定七年
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 270
AD 1160 to AD 1230 朱氏門人
Strongly inferred · History of Song 430, passage 1
AD 1190 to AD 1237 洽所交名士
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 430, passages 219, 223
AD 1215 逾年
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 430, passages 273-274

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Son of Li Fangzi
son 子
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 280

Kinship Role sons · Count 1
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 280

Career and standing

investigating officer of Quanzhou 泉州觀察推官
AD 1214 嘉定七年 · Appointed · At Quanzhou 泉州
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 270
Guozijian recorder 國子錄
AD 1215 逾年 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 274
Entered
Dismissed
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 277
impeachment and dismissal 劾罷
Suffered · Authority Miyuan (彌遠)
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 277

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Song 南宋 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 430, passage 270
At Zhaowu 昭武
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 265
Organization Zhen Dexiu's faction 真德秀黨 · Relation Accused member of · Mode allegation
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 276

Learning and skills

Institution Imperial College 太學 · Relation Studied at
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 269
Earned
AD 1214 嘉定七年 · Credential third place in palace examination 廷對擢第三
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 270

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Li Fangzi (李方子)
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passages 273, 279

Events and relationships

Consulted on all prefectural affairs
Administrative · Advisor · With Zhen Dexiu (真德秀)
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 271
Debated classics until midnight
Scholarly · Discussant · With Zhen Dexiu (真德秀)
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 272
First met Zhu Xi
Scholarly · Student · With Zhu Xi (朱熹)
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 267
Learners gathered after return
Scholarly · Teacher
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 278
Named study Fruit
Personal · Actor
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 268
Refused to solicit promotion by letter to temple hall
Political · Actor
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 273

Show 3 more source-backed claims

Visited by Li Daochuan who set aside rank
Social · Host · With Li Daochuan (李道傳)
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 269
Would not demean self for palace staff selection
Political · Candidate
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 275
Relation Colleague of · Person Zhen Dexiu (真德秀)
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 271

Assessments and attributes

Assessment broadly learned and skilled at writing; proper, cautious, pure, and earnest · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 266
Assessment sat upright all day; spoke no careless word to guests; did not revile even slaves yet was feared · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 278
Item study named Fruit 果齋 · Relation Named
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 268

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passages 1, 265

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 430Volume 430 Biographies 189: Taoist Scholars 4: Zhu Shimenren, Huang Gan, Li Fan, Zhang Qia, Chen Chun, Li Fangzi, Huang Hao · 7 passages

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黃榦李燔張洽陳淳李方子黃灝 Huang Gan, Li Fan, Zhang Qia, Chen Chun, Li Fangzi, and Huang Hao

所交皆名士，如呂祖儉、黃榦、趙崇憲、蔡淵、吳必大、輔廣、李道傳、李燔、葉味道、李閎祖、李方子、柴中行、真德秀、魏了翁、李埴、趙汝讜、陳貴誼、杜孝嚴、度正、張嗣古，皆敬慕之。 His friends were famous men—Lü Zujian, Huang Gan, Zhao Chongxian, Cai Yuan, Wu Bida, Fu Guang, Li Daochuan, Li Fan, Ye Weidao, Li Hongzu, Li Fangzi, Chai Zhongxing, Zhen Dexiu, Wei Liaoweng, Li Zhi, Zhao Rujing, Chen Guiyi, Du Xiaoyan, Du Zheng, Zhang Sigu—all revered him.

李方子 Li Fangzi

李方子字公晦，昭武人。 Li Fangzi, courtesy name Gonghui, was from Zhaowu.

故事，秩滿必先通書廟堂乃除，方子曰：「以書通，是求也。」 By precedent one must write the temple before promotion; Fangzi said, "Writing the temple is begging."

無何，將選入宮僚，而方子不少貶以求合。 Soon to be chosen for palace staff, Fangzi would not demean himself to fit in.

方子既歸，學者畢集，危坐竟日，未始傾側，對賓客一語不妄發，雖奴隸亦不加詬詈，然常嚴憚之。 Returned, learners gathered; he sat upright all day; with guests he spoke no careless word; even slaves he did not revile yet they feared him.