Overview
Ming Xuanzong was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
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| Regnal name |
Xuande |
宣德 |
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Life and dates
Attested activity
AD 1425 to AD 1435 宣宗
AD 1425 宣宗即位
AD 1430 宣德五年正月
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History of Ming, Chapter 149Volume 149 Biographies 37: Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji · 30 passages
帝又念義監國時舊勞，尤厚倚之。
The Emperor also remembered Jian Yi's service when the Crown Prince had governed the realm, and relied on him all the more heavily.
宣宗即位，委寄益重。
When the Xuanzong Emperor ascended the throne, his reliance on Jian Yi grew even greater.
時方修獻陵，帝欲遵遺詔從儉約，以問義、原吉。
The Xian Mausoleum was then under construction; the Emperor wished to follow his father's testament and keep the work frugal, and consulted Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji.
帝親為規畫，三月而陵成，宏麗不及長陵，其後諸帝因以為制。
The Emperor personally oversaw the design; the mausoleum was completed in three months. It was less grand than the Chang Mausoleum, and later emperors took this as their standard.
帝征樂安，義、原吉及諸學士皆從，預軍中機務，賜鞍馬甲胄弓劍。
When the Emperor campaigned against Le'an, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, and the Hanlin academicians all accompanied him, took part in military planning, and were given saddles, horses, armor, bows, and swords.
帝以義、原吉、士奇、榮四人者皆已老，賜璽書曰：「卿等皆祖宗遺老，畀輔朕躬。
Seeing that Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, Yang Shiqi, and Yang Rong were all advanced in years, the Emperor bestowed an imperial letter: "You are all surviving elders left by our ancestors, entrusted to assist me.
尋以胡濙言，命義等四人議天下官吏軍民建言章奏。
Soon afterward, on Hu Ying's recommendation, the Emperor ordered Jian Yi and the other three to deliberate on memorials submitted by officials, soldiers, and civilians throughout the empire.
八年，帝北征，輔太孫留守北京，總行在九卿事。
In the eighth year, when the Emperor campaigned north, he assisted the imperial grandson in governing Beijing and oversaw all ministerial affairs at the traveling capital.
時諸司草創，每旦，原吉入佐太孫參決庶務。
At that time the various offices were still being established; each morning Yuanji entered to assist the imperial grandson in deciding routine affairs.
尋從還南京，命侍太孫周行鄉落，觀民間疾苦。
He soon accompanied the court back to Nanjing and was ordered to attend the imperial grandson on tours through villages to observe the people's hardships.
自是屢侍太孫，往來兩京，在道隨事納忠，多所裨益。
From then on he often attended the imperial grandson, traveling between the two capitals and offering loyal counsel along the way to great effect.
十八年，北京宮室成，使原吉南召太子、太孫。
In the eighteenth year, when the Beijing palaces were completed, Yuanji was sent south to summon the Crown Prince and imperial grandson.
崩聞至之三日，太子走系所，呼原吉，哭而告之。
Three days after news of the death arrived, the Crown Prince ran to the prison, called for Yuanji, and weeping told him the news.
太子令出獄，與議喪禮，復問赦詔所宜。
The Crown Prince ordered him released to deliberate on funeral rites and asked what should be included in the amnesty edict.
原吉固辭，乃聽辭太子少傅祿。
Xia Yuanji firmly declined, and the Emperor allowed him to forgo the Crown Prince's tutor stipend.
已而仁宗崩，太子至自南京。
Soon Emperor Renzong died, and the Crown Prince came up from Nanjing.
宣宗即位，以舊輔益親重。
When the Xuanzong Emperor came to the throne, he treated this veteran counselor with even greater intimacy and respect.
帝夜召諸臣議。
The Emperor summoned his ministers for a night council.
楊榮首勸帝親征。
Yang Rong was the first to urge the Emperor to take the field in person.
帝難之。
The Emperor hesitated.
帝意遂決。
The Emperor's mind was made up.
不聽。
The Emperor would not hear of it.
帝取原吉橐糗嘗之，笑曰：「何惡也？」
The Emperor took the dried grain from Xia Yuanji's pouch and tasted it, laughing, "How wretched this is!"
帝命賜以大官之饌，且犒將士。
The Emperor ordered court delicacies bestowed on him and rewards given to the officers and troops.
從閱武兔兒山，帝怒諸將慢，褫其衣。
He accompanied the troop review at Tuer Mountain; the Emperor, angered by the generals' slackness, ordered their garments stripped off.
帝曰：「為卿釋之。」
The Emperor said, "For your sake I will release them."
帝雅善繪事，嘗親畫《壽星圖》以賜。
The Emperor was skilled at painting and once personally painted the Star of Longevity to bestow on him.
仁、宣之世，外兼臺省，內參館閣，與三楊同心輔政。
Under the Renzong and Xuanzong emperors they held censorial posts abroad and served in the Hanlin at court, working in concert with the Three Yangs to govern.
尚書呂震聞於朝，宣宗命驛舟送之。
Minister Lü Zhen reported it at court; the Xuanzong Emperor ordered a courier boat to convey the body home.
仁、宣繼體，委寄優隆，同德協心，匡翼令主。
Under the Renzong and Xuanzong emperors they were entrusted with exceptional favor, working in concert to support their excellent sovereigns.