Zhang Shou (1084–1145) was a Song-dynasty politician. His courtesy names were Zigu and Quanzhen, and he was also known as Dongshan Jushi; he was a native of Wujin, with Jinling also associated with his ancestral place.
Life and career
His grandfather was Zhang Gao (張杲) and his grandmother was Hou (侯氏); his grandson was Zhang Yi (張抑). The father of his niece’s fiancé was Lu Zhan (魯詹; 1082–1133).
His father was Zhang Yanzhi (張彥直), his mother was Wang (王氏; 1037–1125), and his elder brother was Zhang Yu (張宇; 1081–1158); his wife was Yao (姚氏).
His examination credentials included the jinshi degree and the Cixue jianmao ke. In 1129 he held tong qian shu shu miyuan shi (同簽書樞密院事), and in 1130 he was canzhi zhengshi (參知政事). In 1132 he held Zuozhong Dafu (左中大夫) and Zizhengdian Xueshi (資政殿學士), and governed Shaoxing Prefecture.
From 1132 to 1135 he governed Fuzhou. In 1135 he held Zuotongyi Dafu (左通議大夫) and Zizhengdian Daxueshi (資政殿大學士), governed Pingjiang Prefecture from 1135 to 1136, and in 1137 again served as canzhi zhengshi (參知政事).
From 1138 to 1140 he was grand commissioner for pacification and military affairs on the Jiangnan West Circuit, governed Hongzhou, and governed Wuzhou in 1138. In 1140 he held Zuozhengyi Dafu (左正議大夫), governed Shaoxing Prefecture from 1140 to 1141, and governed Shengzhou from 1144 to 1145.
Other titles he held included Liquan guanshi (醴泉觀使), Hanlin xueshi (翰林學士), qijulang (起居郎), and yushi zhongcheng (御史中丞). He also held shidu (侍讀) and qian shu shu mi yuan shi (簽書樞密院事), and governed Jiankang Prefecture.
Writings and associations
In 1139 he opposed and attacked Qin Hui. He wrote prefaces for books by Qin Zi, Yao Jue, Shi Yan, and Shi Qingyu (also written 慶譽); Zhou Bida wrote a preface for one of Zhang Shou’s books.
He composed epitaphs for Chen Jian (陳戩), Lu Zhan (魯詹), Wang Tao (王綯), Jiang Yuan (蔣圓), Lu Shaozhi (陸韶之), Zhan Bian (詹抃), Cao Chu (曹礎), Chen Xianchen (陳獻臣), Shao (wife of Zhan Bian; 邵氏（詹抃妻）), and Shi (mother of Chen Que; 時氏（陳確母）). His sacrificial writings included pieces for Hu Jiaoxiu (胡交脩), Fan Zongyin (范宗尹), Xie Kejia (謝克家), Li Gang (李綱), Fang Yin (方誾), and Xin Bing (辛炳); another sacrificial text was written by Liu Yizhi (劉一止).
Zhou Linzhi (周麟之) wrote a postscript for one of Zhang Shou’s books; Zhang wrote postscripts for works by Sima Guang (司馬光), Tang Jie (唐介), Ding Wei (丁謂), and Zhang Biaocheng (張表臣), as well as a postscript for Tang Jie’s book and painting. Other literary items included a posthumous-title discussion by Lou Ji (婁機), a Buddhist-temple account by Sun Di (孫覿), a shendao bei (神道碑) for Liu Dingguo (劉定國), and a tomb inscription for Zhu Bi (朱蹕).
Letters from Lü Yihao (呂頤浩), Sun Di (孫覿), Zheng Gangzhong (鄭剛中), and the monk Shi Keqin (釋克勤) were sent to Zhang Shou. Zhang replied to Chao Gongwei (晁公為) in writing.
Works
The *Biling ji* also appears under the title *Biling ji (Zhang Shou)*. His authored works include *Jianyan shizheng ji* and the 125-volume *紹興重修敕令格式*.
References
- CBDB Zhang Shou (8017)
- Wikidata Zhang Shou (Q10292023)