Wei Dazhong

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1. [1] Name, dates, identity, and place Wei Dazhong lived from 1575 to 1625, was a Ming political figure and remonstrating official from Jiashan in Zhejiang, and is identified as one of the Donglin Six Gentlemen.
   • CBDBWei Dazhong (34758)The underlying values provide his name, life dates, Ming affiliation, Jiashan registration, and an office in the remonstrance system.
   • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical texts confirm his dates, Zhejiang Jiashan origin, political career, remonstrating role, and place among the Donglin Six Gentlemen.
   • WikidataWei Dazhong (Q15910074)The identity label, descriptions, and date values independently confirm the name, political identity, Donglin affiliation, and 1575–1625 life span.
2. [2] Courtesy, sobriquet, and posthumous name His courtesy name was Kongshi, his sobriquet was Kuoyuan, and his posthumous name was Zhongjie.
   • CBDBWei Dazhong (34758)The alternate-name values classify Kongshi as the courtesy name, Kuoyuan as the sobriquet or studio name, and Zhongjie as the posthumous name.
   • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical texts repeatedly give the three names in the same roles.
   • WikidataWei Dazhong (Q15910074)The English aliases and name-property values confirm Kongshi, Kuoyuan, and Zhongjie.
3. [3] Family and early life His father was Wei Bangzhi. He grew up in severe poverty, lived in a leaking and damp few-room dwelling, and remained composed despite these conditions.
   • CBDBWei Dazhong (34758)The kinship values identify Wei Bangzhi as his father.
   • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical passages describe his poverty as a shengyuan, his inability at times to make a fire, and his simple, leaking, damp home.
4. [4] Teacher and friendship In youth he cultivated learning and conduct, studied under Gao Panlong, and was associated as a friend with Sun Qifeng.
   • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical texts say that he came from Gao Panlong's school and cultivated learning and conduct.
   • CBDBWei Dazhong (34758)The association values identify Gao Panlong in a student relationship and Sun Qifeng as a friend.
5. [5] Marriage connection and sons He was related by marriage to Zhou Shunchang and had three sons, Wei Xueyi, Wei Xueshu, and Wei Xuelian.
   • CBDBWei Dazhong (34758)The kinship values identify Zhou Shunchang as an in-law and list Wei Xueyi, Wei Xueshu, and Wei Xuelian as the eldest, second, and third sons.
6. [6] Examination In 1616, the forty-fourth year of Wanli, he passed the Bingchen jinshi examination and ranked thirteenth in the third class.
   • CBDBWei Dazhong (34758)The examination values confirm the jinshi degree and the ranking as thirteenth in the third class.
   • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical texts connect the jinshi degree with the forty-fourth Wanli year, the Bingchen examination, and 1616.
7. [7] Official career He began as an xingren in the Xingren Office, served in the four offices as a supervising secretary, and rose to chief supervising secretary in the Personnel Office.
   • CBDBWei Dazhong (34758)The office values confirm his appointment as an xingren in the Xingren Office in the forty-fourth Wanli year.
   • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical texts list the four offices of Works, Rites, Revenue, and Personnel and his rise to chief supervising secretary in the Personnel Office.
8. [8] Remonstrance and the Liaodong case He was austere and resolute, impeached powerful men without sparing them, and argued against reduced punishment for Yang Hao and Xiong Tingbi in the Liaodong case.
   • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical account gives his resolute character, his refusal to spare powerful officials in impeachment, and his position in the Liaodong military-failure case.
9. [9] Early Tianqi memorials In 1621 he called for the severest penalty for Yang Hao and others, then impeached Wei Zhongxian for factionalism and the cultivation of personal authority and was reprimanded by an imperial order.
   • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical texts describe the 1621 memorial on Yang Hao, the impeachment of Wei Zhongxian during the Tianqi period, and the ensuing imperial reprimand.
10. [10] Wei Guangwei and demotion After Wei Guangwei allied with Wei Zhongxian, he was impeached by Dazhong and retaliated by having Chen Jiuchou impeach Dazhong, who was demoted by three ranks and sent away.
    • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The account describes Wei Guangwei's private alliance, the counter-impeachment through Chen Jiuchou, and Dazhong's demotion by three ranks and removal.
11. [11] Xie Yingxiang affair When a Shanxi governorship became vacant, opponents used Xie Yingxiang's former Jiashan office and teacher–student relationship with Dazhong to impeach him, resulting in his demotion and return home.
    • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical account explains the vacancy, Xie Yingxiang's nomination and former Jiashan office, their teacher–student relationship, the impeachment, and Dazhong's demotion to live at home.
12. [12] Personal integrity While in office he accepted no gifts, lived amid bare rooms, and his wife continued to weave plain cloth.
    • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical text says that he accepted no gifts, had bare rooms, and that his wife continued to weave.
13. [13] Arrest and framing In 1625 Wei Zhongxian used the Eastern Depot case to frame Dazhong with Liang Menghuan, Xu Xianchun, and others, accusing him of accepting bribes and sending him to the imperial prison under a falsified order.
    • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical texts describe the 1625 Eastern Depot case, the officials involved in the framing, the alleged bribes from Yang Hao and Xiong Tingbi, and the falsified order sending him to prison.
14. [14] Prison torture and death He was calmly taken to prison, repeatedly tortured, interrogated every five days, falsely charged with 3,000 taels of embezzlement, and killed in prison.
    • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical accounts describe his calm departure, imprisonment, repeated beatings and torture by Xu Xianchun, five-day interrogations, full punishment, the 3,000-tael charge, and death in prison.
15. [15] Posthumous honors and return of the body At the beginning of the Chongzhen reign he was posthumously promoted to Taichang qing and given the name Zhongjie; his eldest son Wei Xueyi recovered his body and returned it home.
    • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical texts describe the posthumous honors after the accession of the Chongzhen emperor, including the Taichang qing title and Zhongjie, and the eldest son's recovery of the body.
    • CBDBWei Dazhong (34758)The name and kinship values confirm Zhongjie as the posthumous name and Wei Xueyi as the eldest son.
16. [16] Literary work He was regarded as a steadfast remonstrator, took an interest in literary pursuits, and left the twenty-five-juan Cangmi Studio Collection, which includes his ci poems.
    • Souyun魏大中 (55828)The biographical texts call him a steadfast official, note his attention to literary pursuits, and say that the collection contains his ci poems.
    • CBDBWei Dazhong (34758)The writings value identifies Cangmi Studio Collection as a twenty-five-volume work.