Ming Dynasty Collection Deceased Admiral Wu Lue deputy Thousand Household Xue Gong's epitaph and Authorized Title"Tai Yi Ren"Miao's Epitaph Rubbing File Examination
The rubbings of the epitaphs of Xue Mao and the Miao couple from the Ming Dynasty in the archives of Shanxi Da-tong University recorded in detail that Xue Mao was promoted to the position of Shuozhou Wei Baihu due to his grandfather Xue Yanzhong's meritorious service.He first protected and followed Ming Chengzu Zhu Di to conquer the northern desert,and later served as the"special leader of the cavalry team"in Datong,participating in the civil engineering revolution throughout the war.Lat-er,due to his repeated military achievements,he was promoted to the rank of General of Military Strategy and appointed as the Dep-uty Thousand Households.The two epitaphs objectively sorted out the characteristics of the Xue clan in Shuozhou from Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty to Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty's Chenghua period,and restored the historical facts of Xue Bin,Xue Mao,Xue Duan,Xue Qi,Qian Neng,Qian Tai,Qian Bao and others in Shuozhou.They have important value for studying the social and cultural aspects of the Ming Dynasty,such as the inheritance of meritorious deeds,official support,official associations,marriage and mate selection,and funeral stones.His writing,calligraphy,and seal script were all renowned scholars at that time.