dc.description.abstract | After Song dynasty, there was a new pattern known as Confucian commanders, which combined political and military, and Fan Zhongyan(范仲淹) was a famous example. Around Mid-Ming Dynasty, with the develop of Circuit inspector system, this kind of pattern became normal. Under this pattern, Wang Shouren(王守仁) was able to put down rebellions in Jiangxi(江西), and Zhu Xieyuan(朱燮元) was one of the representative figures of this.
Zhu Xieyuan was from Zhejiang(浙江) Sanin(山陰) County, and belong to Sanin Baiyang(白洋) Zhu clan. His ancestors fought with Yongle(永樂) Emperor and became famous for a military officer. During Hongzhi(弘治) Emperor, the family began to have someone succeed from imperial examination, and this was also the period they started to have an ancestral hall. Zhu Xieyuan was affected by this family tradition, and he combined the family academic transmission and his early official experience, so was an able grand appearance on Rebellion of SheAn(奢安).
Zhu Xieyuan became a scholar in WanLi(萬曆) 20th, started his career with Court of Judicial Review Case Reviewer, and went through Suzhou(蘇州) Prefect, Guangdong(廣東) Vice Education-intendant Censor, Shaanxi(陝西) Surveillance Commissioner, and Sichuan(四川) Administration Commissioner. He not only accumulated actual practice experience but also left great achievements.
When Zhu Xieyuan was Sichuan Administration Commissioner, Rebellion of SheAn, which started from the first year of Tianqi(天啟), happened. Although they were trapped in Chengdu(成都), under Zhu’s command, they were able to rout She Chongming. After this, they recovered Chongqin(重慶), break down Yongning(永寧), and settle down at Shu(蜀). Zhu was well trusted by the imperial government and was promoted to Guizhou(貴州), Huguang(湖廣), Sichuan, Yunnan(雲南), Guangxi(廣西) Supreme Commander and Guizhou Grand Coordinator. During the period of Guizhou, Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi supreme commander, he put down Rebellion of SheAn. Even though he had disagreed with his colleague, however, his opinion got the support from central government and was able to be operated.
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