Yang Shiqi, the Great Chancellor in Ming Dynasty (ePub)

Yang Shiqi was an illustrious chancellor in Ming dynasty, whose governance philosophy, ethics and literary accomplishments are worthy of our exploration and investigation, to make Chinese history and culture better known, learn from history, absorb its quintessence and draw lessons, which will contribute to a better development of economy and society today.As History of Ming states, "e;The best chancellors in Ming are three Yangs: Yang Rong, Yang Pu and Yang Shiqi"e;. While Jian'ou, Fujian published Yang Rong, An Influential Minister in Ming Dynasty and Shishou, Hubei published Yang Pu, a Prominent Minister in Ming Dynasty, there has been no publication devoted to the scholarship of the cabinet minister of the "e;Reign of Renzong and Xuanzong"e;, Yang Shiqi. Hence the idea of write Yang Shiqi, the Great Chancellor in Ming Dynasty.Collection of materials for this book took a long time. The first draft was finished after several revisions and additions. During the proofreading the book was further beefed up. In the process Mr. Gao Liren, director of Ji'an Municipal Museum, I enjoyed the gracious support from Yang Feng, a descendant of Yang Shiqi and colleagues at the county museum.To write this book I mainly consulted History of Ming, Records of Ming in Full, Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Understanding Ming, Collected Works by Yang Shiqi, Annals of Taihe County and Genealogy of the Eastern and Western Branches of Yang Family in Taihe County, among others.