Wei Ji

TimelineCBDB

1. 1414 鄉試同考官 永樂
2. 1417 鄉試同考官 永樂
3. 1419 太常博士 永樂
4. 1426 行在吏部考功司員外郎 宣德
5. 1427 會試同考試官 宣德
6. 1428 副使 宣德
7. 1430 會試同考試官 宣德
8. 1432 太常寺少卿 宣德
9. 1436 會試同考試官 正統
10. 1438 行在吏部左侍郎 正統
11. 1439 行在吏部左侍郎 正統
12. 1440 正使 正統
13. 1443 禮部左侍郎 正統
14. 1449 吏部尚書 正統
15. 1449 吏部左侍郎 正統
16. 1419 太常寺少卿 永樂

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FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 仲房 字
• 仲芳 字
• 南齋 室名、別號
• 文靖 諡號

StatusCBDB

• 水利專家

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name, dates and status Wei Ji was a Ming official who lived from 1374 to 1471.
   • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The main person record gives the name, Chinese name, birth year, death year and Ming dynasty affiliation.
   • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The profile and biographical text identify Wei Ji as a Ming figure born in 1374 and deceased in 1471.
   • WikidataWei Ji (Q15923388)The English entity label and description identify Wei Ji as a Ming-dynasty politician of 1374–1471.
2. [2] Water-conservancy expertise Wei Ji was also identified as a water-conservancy expert.
   • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The status entry identifies him as a water-conservancy expert.
3. [3] Names and posthumous title His courtesy name was Zhongfang, also written with the character 芳; his sobriquet was Nanzhai and his posthumous name was Wenjing.
   • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The alternate-name entries give Zhongfang, the alternate form Zhongfang, Nanzhai and Wenjing, with their respective name types.
   • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The profile and biographical passages give the courtesy name Zhongfang, the sobriquet Nanzhai and the posthumous name Wenjing.
   • WikidataWei Ji (Q15923388)The name and claim entries list the four Chinese forms 仲房、仲芳、南齋 and 文靖.
4. [4] Native place Wei Ji was a native of Xiaoshan in Zhejiang.
   • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The basic address entry gives Xiaoshan as his native place.
   • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The profile and biographies identify him as a native of Xiaoshan, Zhejiang.
5. [5] Ancestral place Qiantang was his ancestral home.
   • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The address entry identifies Qiantang as his ancestral place.
6. [6] Family His recorded family included Wei Ying as great-grandfather, Wei Yi as grandfather, two forms of his father’s name, and two descriptions of Wei Wenchang’s generation.
   • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The kinship entries list Wei Ying, Wei Yi, Wei Boya, Wei Xizhe, and Wei Wenchang with the stated ancestral relationships.
7. [7] Examinations Wei Ji became a juren in Yongle 3 (1405) and the following year was placed on the secondary jinshi list; the examination entries also give the broader categories of jinshi and provincial recommended candidate.
   • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biographies explicitly give Yongle 3 as the juren year and the following year as the secondary jinshi list.
   • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The examination entries provide the broader jinshi and provincial recommended-candidate categories.
8. [8] First appointment Wei Ji first became a Songjiang instructor.
   • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biographies state that his first appointment was as a Songjiang instructor.
   • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The appointment entry gives the office of prefectural-school instructor at Songjiang Prefecture.
9. [9] Yongle Dadian Wei Ji was summoned to help compile the Yongle Dadian.
   • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biography states that he was summoned to work on the Yongle Dadian.
10. [10] Early central appointments He served as a Nanjing Taichang boshi from 1419 to 1426, then entered the personnel administration as a yuanwailang and later served as a Taichang si shaoqing.
    • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biographical account traces his move from instructor to Taichang boshi, then to the personnel office and Taichang si shaoqing.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The appointment entries give Nanjing Taichang boshi from 1419 to 1426, the personnel yuanwailang office, and Taichang si shaoqing.
11. [11] Examination and envoy appointments Wei Ji served as a co-examiner in Jiangxi provincial examinations, as a co-examiner in metropolitan examinations, and as deputy and chief envoy in the stated Yongle, Xuande and Zhengtong years.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The appointment entries give the Jiangxi provincial co-examinations, the three metropolitan co-examinations, and the deputy and chief envoy appointments; their years correspond to the eras stated in the text.
12. [12] Promotion and transfer In Zhengtong 3, Wei Ji became a left vice minister of the itinerant Ministry of Personnel, moved through the Ministry of Rites and the Nanjing Ministry of Personnel, and rose to shangshu.
    • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biographies describe the Zhengtong 3 promotion, transfer to the Ministry of Rites, subsequent move to the southern Ministry of Personnel, and rise to shangshu.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The appointment entries list the personnel left vice-minister, rites left vice-minister, Nanjing personnel left vice-minister and personnel shangshu offices.
13. [13] Nanjing Ministry of Personnel He held the Nanjing Ministry of Personnel shangshu post from Zhengtong 14 to Jingtai 1, 1449–1450.
    • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biography states that he reached the Nanjing Ministry of Personnel shangshu post during Zhengtong.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The appointment entries place the shangshu office in Nanjing from Zhengtong 14 through Jingtai 1.
14. [14] Variant office title A different formulation calls the late office Nanjing Ministry of Rites shangshu rather than Nanjing Ministry of Personnel shangshu.
    • Souyun魏驥 (50137)One biographical passage uses the title Nanjing Ministry of Rites shangshu.
15. [15] Retirement Wei Ji retired in the first year of Jingtai.
    • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biographies date his retirement to the beginning or first year of Jingtai.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The Nanjing shangshu appointment ends in Jingtai 1.
16. [16] Longevity and advancement After retirement, Wei Ji was advanced to the first rank at ninety-one; he continued composing poetry into his late nineties and was described as living to nearly one hundred.
    • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biographical passage gives the Tianshun jia-shen advancement, Wei Ji’s age of ninety-one, the poems at ninety-six, ninety-seven and ninety-eight, the illness poem at the end of life, and his near-century lifespan.
17. [17] Recommendations and relationships Wei Ji recommended Mao Lun and Xu Zheng, had a relationship of esteem with Shen Ke, was connected with Zhang Jing and Gu Guan in teacher–student relations, and had Chen Xun as a disciple.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The relationship entries show recommendations of Mao Lun and Xu Zheng, esteem involving Shen Ke, teacher–student links involving Zhang Jing and Gu Guan, and Chen Xun as a disciple.
18. [18] Epitaphs and biographies Wei Ji was connected with a book preface by Wang Yingzhen, wrote epitaphs for eight named figures, and wrote biographies for four others.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The relationship entries link Wang Yingzhen to a book preface, list eight epitaph relationships, and list four biography-writing relationships.
19. [19] Other literary activity Wei Ji wrote colophons, farewell pieces, tomb tables, building inscriptions or notes, a preface, and a commendation of administration; Mao Qiling wrote his biography and Chen Xun gave him farewell words.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The relationship entries cover Mao Qiling as biographer and Wei Ji’s links with Jin Run, Sun Ding, Chen Xun, Wang Gang, Shi Li, Hu Jun, Zou Gan, Yi Xian, Chen Jiayou and Li Min.
20. [20] Poetry and prose Wei Ji was a poet and prose writer, and his poetry was characterized as graceful and pleasing to recite.
    • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biographies call him capable in poetry and prose and describe his verse as graceful and pleasing to recite.
21. [21] Collected works His works include Nanzhai zhaigao, with alternate collection titles Nanzhai qianji, Nanzhai houji and Nanzhai qianhou ji.
    • Souyun魏驥 (50137)The biographies give Nanzhai zhaigao, the front and back collections, and the collective title Nanzhai qianhou ji.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)The title entries give Nanzhai qianji, Nanzhai houji and the two Nanzhai zhaigao forms.
22. [22] Ten-juan titles The two named Nanzhai zhaigao titles are each designated as ten juan.
    • CBDBWei Ji (66891)Both title entries include the designation ten juan.