, was from Yang County, Hanzhong Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. He was a civilian and a political figure at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
Biography
In 1609 (the 37th year of the Wanli era), he placed thirty-third in the Shaanxi provincial examination and became a jinshi (advanced scholar) in the third class, ranking 147th out of 271 candidates in the metropolitan examination of 1610. He served as an observer at the Ministry of Works and was appointed magistrate of Dongming County, Daming Prefecture, Zhili. In September 1621 (the first year of the Tianqi era), he was promoted to a censor in the Board of Military Affairs. However, in December 1625 (the fifth year of the Tianqi era), Jiangxi Dao Censor Lu Chengxin impeached him for infiltrating cliques, recommending unworthy individuals, and fawning on the Donglin faction. As a result, he was dismissed from office and stripped of his imperial edict. In 1628 (the first year of the Chongzhen era), he was reinstated and served as Deputy Minister of the Imperial College, President of the Nanjing Supreme Court, and finally Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel in Nanjing. In 1643 (the sixteenth year of the Chongzhen era, he held the position of Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel. In 1644, due to illness, he was relieved of his duties.
When Li Zicheng captured Beijing, Li Yuzhi was tortured and forced to pay a ransom of 46,000 taels of silver. He died from the torture.
Family
His great-grandfather, Li Yingchun, was a student at the Imperial Academy and was posthumously honored as an official in the Ministry of Personnel; his grandfather was named Li Jiazhui; his father, Li Youzhu, was a scholar and was enfeoffed as a Wenzheng Lang (a literary official) and magistrate of Dongming County; his mother was Lady Liu. He had two younger brothers: Li Dazhi (a student at the Imperial Academy) and Li Jiongzhong. His sons were named Li Bailin and Li Qianlin.
References
• 李遇知 (Chinese)
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Li Yuzhi (1583–1644), courtesy name Zhongzhi, style name Sugou, was from Yang County, Hanzhong Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. He was a civilian and a political figure at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
李遇知1583年 - 1644年，字仲之，號篢谷，陝西漢中府洋縣人，民籍，明末政治人物。