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Yang Shiqi

Type Figure Region Jiangxi Time 1365–1444 Also known as Yang Yu、Dongli、Wenzhen

Yang Shiqi (1365–1444), style name Yu, sobriquet Dongli, from Taihe in Jiangxi, was a Ming politician and man of letters;…

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  1. 1403–1404Nanjing · NanjingAfter the Ming Chengzu Emperor established the Grand Secretariat in the first year of Yongle, he summoned Yang Shiqi, Jie Jin, Huang Huai, Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Jin Youzi and others to serve in the Wenyuan Pavilion on state affairs, drafting edicts and military-state documents, thus inaugurating the Ming system of Grand Secretariat governance.
  2. 1404–1410Nanjing · NanjingIn the second year of Yongle the crown prince Zhu Gaochi was installed; Yang Shiqi was appointed left zhongyun of the Left Chunfang, exclusively assisting the crown prince with Eastern Palace documents and affairs, repeatedly speaking up for the prince during the succession struggle with Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu, and winning the deep trust of the emperor and the heir.

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