Overview
Xu Jingsun was an official and Scholar.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhongli | 中立 | Zhongli |
| Alternate name | Zirou | 子柔 | Zirou |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1272 to AD 1274 閑居十年，卒Dated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passage 287
Attested activity
- c. AD 1225 to AD 1262 undated Song offices in this biography preceding 景定三年Dated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passages 267-282
- AD 1263 to AD 1274 公田法行 after 景定三年; 閑居十年，卒Dated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passages 285-289, 296
- AD 1127 to AD 1279 宋史列傳題名Strongly inferred · History of Song 410, passage 4
- AD 1226 寶慶二年Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 264
- AD 1262 景定三年春Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 283
Career and standing
- chief clerk of Liuyang 瀏陽主簿Appointed · At Liuyang 瀏陽Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 264
- court gentleman for attendance 起居郎AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 280
- diarist 起居舍人AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 280
- director of the Secretariat 秘書監AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 273
- erudite of the Directorate of Education 國子博士AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 269
- Fujian judicial intendant 福建提點刑獄Appointed · At Fujian 福建Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 272
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- Hanlin academician and drafter of edicts 翰林學士、知制誥AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 285
- magistrate of Linwu County 知臨武縣Appointed · At Linwu County 臨武縣Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 267
- magistrate of Yongxing 永興令Appointed · At Yongxing 永興Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 267
- vice-prefect of Tanzhou 通判潭州Appointed · At Tanzhou 潭州Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 267
- lecturer at the Zishan Hall 資善堂直講ConcurrentDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 269
- supervising secretary 給事中ConcurrentDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 281
- tutor to the crown prince 太子諭德ConcurrentDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 273
- Hunan pacification commissioner and prefect of Tanzhou 湖南安撫使、知潭州DeclinedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 286
- Hanlin academician 翰林學士AD 1263 to AD 1264 未逾月 after the Hanlin appointment · DismissedDated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passage 285
- investigating censor 監察御史HeldDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 270
- manager of the Fengchu Granary 豐儲倉提管HeldDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 269
- pacification commissioner 安撫使AD 1258 to AD 1262 歲餘 after the Fujian judicial posting · PromotedDated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passages 273-274
- acting supervisor 權轄PromotedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 269
- Direct Baozhang Pavilion 直寶章閣PromotedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 272
- grand tutor of the crown prince 太子詹事PromotedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 281
- left tutor of the crown prince 太子左庶子PromotedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 281
- vice director of the Court of the Imperial Clan 宗正少卿PromotedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 280
- vice minister of punishments 刑部侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 281
- academician of the Duanming Hall 端明殿大學士GrantedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 287
- Grandee of the Gold Seal and Purple Ribbon 金紫光祿大夫Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 287
- EnteredRetirement · Duration ten yearsDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 287
- dismissal and sent home 奏免，罷歸Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 285
Places and affiliations
- Polity Song 宋 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passages 264, 267, 283, 285
- At Eastern Palace 東宮 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 281
- At Fujian 福建 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 272
- At Linwu County 臨武縣 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 267
- At Liuyang 瀏陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 264
- At Tanzhou 潭州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 267
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- At Yongxing 永興 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 267
- At Zishan Hall 資善堂 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 269
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 1226 寶慶二年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 264
Works and attributed material
- Counsel · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 283
- Memorial · Author · With Li Wenweng (厲文翁) · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 270
- Memorial · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 280
- 此錢取諸保司，出諸公庫，吾納會而私取其錢，外欺其民，內欺其心，奚可哉！Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 265
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 278
Events and relationships
- Alleged to have emptied treasuryDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 275
- Guided eastern palace three yearsDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 281
- ImpeachedDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 270
- Itemized harms and benefits of public fieldsDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 285
- Left the passPolitical · Subject · imperial instructions came twice the same day; recall messengers failed to overtake himDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 271
- Ordered by the prefect of Tanzhou to convey tooth contract money to the prefectural seatFiscal · CourierDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 264
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- Refused to convert public cash into paper notes for private profit and remitted all the money the next morningEthical · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passages 265-266
- Replied to edict seeking frank speechAD 1262 景定三年春雷 · Political · RespondentDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 283
- Reported to chief ministersPolitical · PetitionerDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 276
- Secured Wei retirement and vice prefect exonerationDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 279
- Relation Teacher of · Person Crown Prince (太子)Directly stated · History of Song 410, passages 273, 281
- Relation Opposed · Person Jia Sidao (賈似道)Directly stated · History of Song 410, passages 285, 296
- Relation Recommender of · Person Chen Maolian (陳茂濂)Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 288
- Relation Consulted by · Person Chen Wei (陳韡)Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 268
- Relation Student of · Person Chen Wei (陳韡)Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 278
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment approved by perceptive men · Mode named-source-report Witness 識者Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 279
- praised as fair 號稱平允Assessment fair and even-handed · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 272
- Assessment his words cut to the sickness of the age · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 284
- Assessment praised by worthy men for opposing public fields and Jia Sidao · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 296
- Assessment pure, cautious, and steadfast · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 296
- Assessment the informer was astonished, convinced, and ashamed · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passage 266
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Song 410, passages 267, 296
- Value historicalStrongly inferred · History of Song 410, passage 4
- From Zirou 子柔 · To Xu Jingsun 徐經孫Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 263
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