Abstract: The Li clan is one of the four great families of Gaoyang,and the origin of the Li clan began with the fifth ancestor Li Yan,but the prosperity of the Li family began with Li Guobang,who was the key figure in the rise of the Li family.Although he served as the Chief Cabinet Officer,there are few records of him in Ming History.Among the rubbings of Gaoyang inscriptions in the collection of Hebei Academy of Social Sciences,there are two inscriptions about Li Guobang,which can supplement the insufficiency of historical records.Based on these two special ancestral records,combined with handed down classics and other inscriptions,this paper combs and inspects Li Guobangs life and official history,and adds some important missing parts.As for the relationship between Li Guobang and Wei Zhongxian,which has always been mysterious,it is believed that although Li Guobang was rewarded and promoted by Wei Zhongxian,he was not a eunuch or a fighter against the eunuch.Under the special political environment at that time,Li Guobang could not get rid of his relationship with Wei Zhongxian,so it was beyond discussion.At the same time,due to the suspicion of emperor Chongzhen,he could not escape the fate of being dismissed as Prime Minister.

Key words: Ming Dynasty, Li Guobang, Gaoyang inscription rubbings