Xu Pu

Xu Pu (1429–1499) was a Ming dynasty grand secretary born in Yixing. He passed the palace examination in 1454 as second-ranked jinshi, or bangyan, and entered the Hanlin Academy. He joined the Grand Secretariat in 1487 and became senior grand secretary in 1492, serving for twelve years with a quiet, consensus-seeking style.

He urged the Hongzhi Emperor to curb the influence of Li Guang and the Daoists without success. In 1497 he was put in charge of compiling the Collected Statutes of the Ming Dynasty. After retiring because of failing eyesight he died in 1499, canonised as Wenjing.