Mei Ze
Mei Ze | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Mei Yi |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Fu Sheng Kong Anguo |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Ancient philosophy |
| Discipline | Chinese philosophy |
| School or tradition | Confucianism |
| Main interests | Shangshu |
| Notable works | Old Text Shangshu (received) |
| Influenced | Kong Yingda |
Mei Ze (Chinese: 梅賾; fl. 4th century), also known as Mei Yi (梅頤), was a Confucian scholar and government official of the Eastern Jin dynasty of ancient China. A native of Runan (汝南, present-day Wuchang District, Hubei province), Mei Ze served as governor of Yuzhang Commandery (豫章, present-day Nanchang, Jiangxi province). After the establishment of the Eastern Jin, he presented a purported copy of Kong Anguo's lost compilation of the Old Text Shangshu (Book of Documents) to the emperor, which became officially recognized as a Confucian classic for over a millennium. However, Mei Ze's version of the Shangshu has been proven a forgery.