Wu Jiansi, courtesy name Qixian, was born in Wujin, Jiangsu Province in the early Qing Dynasty. According to the preface to Wu's "Du Shi Wen" written in the Renzi year of Kangxi (1672), "Now that I am fifty, I have not made any progress in my opinions." It is known that he was born around 1625 AD. Wanshu Kangxi Dingmao year (1687) "Historical Records Postscript" says: "(Wu Xingzuo) said to his disciples Wan Shu and others: 'This old man has a hand in his hand, and I have accepted his invitation, but it has been ten years now. Qixian's Tomb "The grass has stayed in the tomb" means that the person has been dead for a long time. Wu Xingzuo's "Preface to Historical Records" in the 25th year of Kangxi's reign also said:
(Yu) is from the river. Zuo brought ("Historical Essays") to Min and Guangdong. During the ten years of emperor's affairs, he rarely had time to enjoy literature and books. He did not correct the errors in his manuscripts, calligraphy and painting, and made mistakes in reading hooks and sentences. In the spring of Bingyin, I began to revise the final volume, with a little personal reference, and compiled it. Accordingly, from the time Wu Jiansi entrusted the "Historical Records Essay" to Wu Xingzuo, the time has passed since Xingzuo revised the final volume in the 25th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. For ten years, the grass on Jiansi's tomb had already settled. Therefore, Wu Jiansi died between the fifteenth and twenty-fifth years of Kangxi (1676-1686), and it had been several years since his death.
Wu Jiansi's "Du Shi Essay" and Gong Dingzi's "Preface" say: "In the past, Shaoling's integrity was because he resisted Shu and discussed Fang? It was not suitable to be dismissed and was demoted. Qixian's eldest father, Mr. Fu'an, was punished because of his resistance to discuss Jiangling. Down. "According to this, Jiansi's grandfather is Wuzhongxing recorded in Volume 229 of "History of the Ming Dynasty". Wu Zhongxing, named Zidao, named Fu'an, and his birth and death years are unknown. Zhongxing's father, Wu Xing, was Shang Baocheng; his brother was Ke Ke, Hanlin After the review of the academy, all of them were Jinshi. In the fifth year of Longqing (1571), they were all Jinshi, and they were selected as editors. In the fifth year of Wanli (1577), Zhang Juzheng, the chief academician, lost his father and asked to stay. Ju Zheng was angry, and he was killed several times by the imperial staff. He dragged out the Chang'an Gate with a cloth and drove him out of the capital. Zhongxing's breath was gone. Qin Zhu, a man from Zhongshushe, arrived with a doctor and threw a dagger at him. When he returned to the south due to illness, there were dozens of rotten flesh. The big ones were as deep as an inch, and one of his limbs was empty. When he died, he was recommended by the courtiers and recalled to his old position. However, he was repeatedly dismissed, but in the end he did not show much. He served as a lecturer and was in charge of the Nanjing Hanlin Academy. He was impeached and returned to the imperial court. He was the right minister of the Ministry of Rites and the author of "Ci Yu Tang Ji", which is included in the "Si Ku Quanshu Cumu" Volume 229. There is a biography. At the end of Zhongxingzhuan, Fuzi Liang was named Zongda, and he was demoted to the official position. In the Yuan Dynasty, he was appointed as the chief minister of Jiangxi Province and a student of Jianji Hall.