徐芳仕途履历考

Research on XU Fang’s Career History in Government Service

徐芳是清初明遗民文学家,其仕途短暂而辉煌,履历如下:崇祯十二年(1639),徐芳乡试第二名。崇祯十三年(1640),徐芳会试名列第六十名,殿试名列二甲第五十名。崇祯十四年(1641),徐芳为泽州知州。顺治二年(1645),徐芳任南明隆武朝验封清吏司官员,后擢升为吏部文选清吏司郎中,之后被贬为翰林编修,徐芳以病乞归。顺治七年(1650),徐芳推辞了莫可期所荐的翰林院左春坊之职。之后,终生不仕。

XU Fang,a literary figure of the Ming Dynasty,continued his literary pursuits during the early Qing Dynasty.XU had a brief yet illustrious official career.His résuméis as follows.During the twelfth year of the Reign of Chongzhen(1639),he achieved the second place in the local examination.In 1640,he ranked sixtieth in the provincial examination and fiftieth in the palace examination.In 1641,he served as the prefect of Zezhou.In the second year of the Reign of Shunzhi(1645),XU held a position as an official in the Verification and Appointment Office for Selection Office of the Honest Officials of the reign of Longwu of the Southern Ming Dynasty.Later on,he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Director of the Personnel Department in Selection Office of the Honest Officials.Subsequently,he was demoted to the position of Hanlin Compiler of Imperial Academy.XU retired due to illness.In 1650,he declined the position of Left Chamber of Spring Purification in the Imperial Academy,which was recommended by MO Keqi.Afterward,he never pursued an official career again.