Huang Zicheng () (1350–1402) was a

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

imperial scholar and overseer of rituals. He was an advisor to the

Jianwen Emperor The Jianwen Emperor (5 December 1377 – ?), personal name Zhu Yunwen (), was the second Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1398 to 1402. The era name of his reign, Jianwen, means "establishing civility" and represented a sharp chan ...

. He was put to death by the

Yongle Emperor The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dyn ...

.談遷《國榷》（卷8）：「廷試貢士黃子澄等四百七十二人於奉天殿，賜丁顯、練子寧、花綸等進士及第，出身有差」，「分宜黃子澄、蕭山魏觀皆少年美才，恆備顧問。明年，觀憂去，子澄滿三載授修撰」 Afterwards his son changed his surname to Tian 田.

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