The Kangxi Emperor ordered the Complete Works of Master Zhu to be compiled.
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history
Compiled in the 1710s by the minister 李光地 and others on the Kangxi Emperor's order, it arranges extracts from 朱熹's writings and from the 朱子语类 by topic. The emperor made Zhu Xi's teaching the state orthodoxy, and this was its official digest.
usage
朱子 'Master Zhu' is the honorific name of Zhu Xi. A modern edition of everything he wrote, in 27 volumes (2002), uses the same title.
