Lu Shusheng (; 1509âÂÂ1605) was a scholar-official of the Ming Dynasty, having obtained the Jinshi degree and serving shortly as minister in the Ministry of Rites (libu shangshu 禮é¨å°Âæ¸). He was from Zhujia Village æ±家æÂÂ, Huating (Ã¥ÂÂäºÂ) in prefecture of Songjiang (present-day Zhujiajiao (æ± 家è§ÂéÂÂ), Qingpu District, Shanghai).
He was born into a poor family. His courtesy name (zi) was Yuji (ä¸ÂÃ¥ÂÂ), an other Weiji (ç»´åÂÂ), his hao was Pingquan å¹³æ³Â, and additionally went by the names Wuzheng Jushi (æ 诤屠士), Changshui Yuyin (é¿水æ¸ÂéÂÂ), Shiyuan Zhuren (éÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ主人), Jiushan Shanren (ä¹Â山山人), and Daxiesheng (大æÂÂçÂÂ).
At the time of Xu Jie and Gao Gong successively serving as chief ministers, Lu Shusheng had no interest in currying favor. He repeatedly declined office under the pretext of illness. Paradoxically, this greatly enhanced his reputation and influence.
The Ming-scholar Chen Jiru (1558âÂÂ1639), a close friend and fellow native of Huating, wrote a biographical note of his mentor Lu, who was befriended with many younger poets and writers.
The Hanyu da zidian (HYDZD) f.e. is using his works in the following editions:
An other work was his 'tea classic' Chaliao ji (A Record of the Tea Retreat).
Chinaknowledge is listing his works Pingquan tiba å¹³æ³Âé¡Âè·Â, Jigu congyu æ±²å¤å¢èªÂ, Maoyu zashi èÂÂé¤ÂéÂÂèÂÂ, Changshui richao é·水æÂ¥é and Lu Xueshi zazhu é¸å¸士éÂÂèÂÂ, mentioning that his collected writings are titled Lu Wending gong ji é¸æÂÂå®Âå ¬éÂÂ.
Many of Lu's works are incorporated in the collectaneum Baoyantang miji 寶é¡Âå Âç§Â笠(roughly âÂÂThe Private Library of Baoyan HallâÂÂ) compiled by Chen Jiru.