Li Menggeng (李夢庚)

Overview

Li Menggeng was an official.

PeriodYuan

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Death

Died after being seized and surrendered to Wu · Cause died for it 死之
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 207

Attested activity

AD 1356 同時所設省中官
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 135, passage 170
AD 1355 to AD 1367 命夢庚往諸全總制軍事
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 135, passage 205
AD 1356 to AD 1367 太祖為江南行中書省平章
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 127, passages 29-30
AD 1355 從渡江
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 135, passage 192
AD 1356 文臣從渡江
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 135, passage 243

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Career and standing

managed documents and assisted in planning 典文書，佐謀議
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 192
Left or Right Bureau Director of the Branch Secretariat 行中書省左右司郎中
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 192
overall controller of military affairs at Zhuquan 諸全總制軍事
Appointed · At Zhuquan 諸全
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 205
Staff Officer of the Great Military Commission 大都督府參軍
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 193
official of the Jiangnan Branch Secretariat 省中官
AD 1356 同時所設省中官 · Organization Jiangnan Branch Secretariat 江南行中書省 · Served
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 135, passage 170
official of the eastern Zhe Branch Secretariat 浙東分省
Transferred
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 193

Places and affiliations

Polity Ming Founder's regime 太祖政權 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 243
Polity Wu 吳 · Relation Captive of
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 207
Polity Zhu Yuanzhang's Jiangnan regime 太祖江南政權 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 170
At Fengyang 鳳陽
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 192
At Fengyang 鳳陽 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 192
At Wu 吳 · Relation Taken to
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 207

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At Zhuquan 諸全 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 205

Events and relationships

Crossed the Yangzi and managed ledgers and documents for more than ten years
AD 1356 to AD 1366 文臣從渡江…勤勞十餘年 · Administrative · Civil official
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 135, passage 243
Crossed the Yangzi
Military · Follower · With The Founder (太祖)
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 192
Died
Death · Victim · With Xie Zaixing (謝再興)
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 207
Seized and surrendered
Captivity · Captive · With Xie Zaixing (謝再興)
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 207

Assessments and attributes

Assessment none among the document officials who crossed the river compared with him and the four named colleagues · Mode quoted-speech Speaker The Founder (太祖)
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 243

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Ming 135, passage 170

References in the histories

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History

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History of Ming, Chapter 127Volume 127 Biographies 15: Li Shanzhang, Wang Guangyang · 1 passage

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時宋思顏、李夢庚、郭景祥等俱為省僚，而軍機進退，賞罰章程，多決於善長。 Song Siyan, Li Menggeng, Guo Jingxiang, and others served beside him in the province, but questions of campaign, promotion, reward, and punishment fell largely to Shanzhang.

History of Ming, Chapter 135Volume 135 Biographies 23: Chen Yu, Ye Dui, Fan Chang, Song Siyan, Guo Jingxiang, Yang Yuangao, Ruan Hongdao, Kong Keren · 7 passages

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同時所設省中官李夢庚、郭景祥、侯元善、楊元杲、陶安、阮弘道、孔克仁、王愷、欒鳳、夏煜等數十人。 At the same time the secretariat included Li Menggeng, Guo Jingxiang, Hou Yuanshan, Yang Yuangao, Tao An, Ruan Hongdao, Kong Keren, Wang Kai, Luan Feng, Xia Yu, and dozens of others.

〈（李夢庚）〉 (Li Menggeng)

與鳳陽李夢庚皆從渡江，典文書，佐謀議，分任行中書省左右司郎中。 He and Li Menggeng of Fengyang both crossed the Yangzi with the Founder, managed documents, assisted in planning, and served as left and right bureau directors of the branch secretariat.

太祖怒殺部將，召諭再興，命夢庚往諸全總制軍事。 The Founder had the subordinate executed in anger, summoned Xie to admonish him, and sent Li Menggeng to Zhuquan to take overall command of the army.

再興還鎮，忿夢庚出己上，遂叛。 When Xie returned to his post, resentful that Li had been placed over him, he rebelled.

執夢庚降於吳，夢庚死之。 They seized Li Menggeng and surrendered him to Wu; Li was put to death.

帝嘗曰：「文臣從渡江，掌簿書文字，勤勞十餘年，無如楊元杲、阮弘道、李夢庚、侯元善、樊景昭者。」 The Emperor once said, "Among the civil officials who crossed the Yangzi and managed ledgers and documents, laboring for more than ten years, none compare with Yang Yuangao, Ruan Hongdao, Li Menggeng, Hou Yuanshan, and Fan Jingzhao."