Li Xu

Li Xu

Li Xu, whose name is Yuande, was born in Jiangyin. In his later years, he regarded himself as "the old man of jie'an". Born on July 12, the first year of Zhengde (1506), Bingyin died on May 17, the 21st year of Wanli (1593). He was 88 years old.

Personage introduction

His life was full of frustrations and he failed for the seventh time. Later, he was less interested in official career, and became comfortable at home with reading and writing.

Biographical works

There are four volumes of Shi De Tang Yin manuscript

Eight volumes of famous mountains and rivers

Abstract of the mind

Two volumes of Xu Wu Jun Zhi

Eight volumes of the old man's random writing in jie'an

Notes: Li Xu compiled poems given to him by relatives and friends.

Life story

Li Xu was also his father, Li Yi, whose name is shou'an. He wrote a Book of poems about shou'an, also known as Xiao Si Bian LAN. It was a collection of poems and essays given to his father by celebrities at that time. Most of Li Xu's works have been lost. At present, only the old man's random works of jie'an is left in the world. This book is divided into eight volumes. Among the notes of Ming Dynasty, it is one of the most valuable historical materials. It has been listed in Sikuquanshu and is now classified as a rare book in China. This book was first engraved by Li Ruyi, the grandson of Li Xu, in 1597 of the Ming Dynasty, and attached to the collection of cangshuo Xiaocui compiled by Li Ruyi. Unexpectedly, when the Ming and Qing Dynasties were changed to the Qing Dynasty, there were bandits everywhere. Li Ruyi's Library "deyuelou" was also lost in the autumn of Yiyou (1645) and destroyed for several generations. In 1648, Li Chengzhi, the great grandson of Li Xu, was engraved again. In the 22nd year of Guangxu (1896), Wu Jin and Sheng Xuanhuai engraved the "Changzhou sages' posthumous letters", which was included in this book. In 1982, it was published by Wei Lianke Zhonghua Book Company as a series of notes on historical materials of yuan and Ming Dynasties. There is not much information about Li Xu, and there is a biography of Li Xu in Jiangyin county annals compiled by Chen yan'en during Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty. Lu Huachun of the Ming Dynasty wrote the epitaph of Li cemetery in Jiean, an ancient imperial School of the Ming Dynasty, which can be seen in the continuation of Jiangyin county or the genealogy of Li family in Chian, shidetang. His father's name, Minzheng, Shouan (born in the first year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty and died in the 27th year of Jiajing), tasted the taxes of Jiangyin and Changshu, and enjoyed watching dramas in the north and the south. Li Xu himself did not study Changshu Zhao Chengqian in Jiajing. In 1526, he entered Junxiang. In September 1536, he was admitted to Nanjian by Zengguang Sheng. After gengzi failed to attend the election, he went south to join Zou Shouyi and Wang Ji. Jiayin in Jiajing (1554) was invaded by Japanese pirates. He bowed and led his family members to build boards for military rent. His son Zhu died in the Japanese rebellion. When the pirates retreated, the bags disappeared. He and Guo'er supervised the household management, rebuilt their homes and built a real nest. In harmony with Mr. Jiang Jiuchuan and Mr. Zhou Shuangjing in Tongli, the Tongyi people Xue Jia, Zhang gun and Xu Wen organized Junshan society. They always adhere to the principle of "expelling the five birds, eliminating the Jiazi, exorcizing the two tigers and guarding the Gengshen."