Lu Shusheng

Lu Shusheng was a scholar-official of the Ming Dynasty, having obtained the Jinshi degree and serving shortly as minister in the Ministry of Rites. He was from Zhujia Village 朱家村, Huating in prefecture of Songjiang.
He was born into a poor family. His courtesy name was Yuji, an other Weiji, his hao was Pingquan 平泉, and additionally went by the names Wuzheng Jushi, Changshui Yuyin, Shiyuan Zhuren, Jiushan Shanren, and Daxiesheng.
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, 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.

Works

The Hanyu da zidian f.e. is using his works in the following editions:Bingta wuyan 病榻寤言,Changshui richao 长水日钞,Shiyuan zazhu 适园杂著.
An other work was his 'tea classic' Chaliao ji 茶寮記.
Chinaknowledge is listing his works Pingquan tiba 平泉題跋, Jigu congyu 汲古叢語, Maoyu zashi 耄餘雜識, Changshui richao 長水日鈔 and Lu Xueshi zazhu 陸學士雜著, mentioning that his collected writings are titled Lu Wending gong ji 陸文定公集.
Many of Lu's works are incorporated in the collectaneum Baoyantang miji 寶顏堂秘笈 compiled by Chen Jiru.