Ni Si

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1. 1194 知某州軍州事
2. 1194 知某府軍府事
3. 1196 中奉大夫
4. 1196 知某軍事
5. 1201 知某州軍州事
6. 1204 知某府軍府事
7. 1208 太中大夫
8. 1208 寶謨閣學士
9. 1208 知某州軍州事

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• 文節 諡號
• 正父 字
• 正甫 字
• 齊齋 室名、別號

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Life dates Ni Si is dated to 1147–1220, with one biographical text giving 1174 as an alternative birth year.
   • CBDBNi Si (24788)The main record gives the name Ni Si, birth year 1147, and death year 1220; the alternative year is supplied by the biographical text cited below.
   • Souyun倪思 (25179)The profile gives 1147 and 1220; two biographical texts give 1147–1220, while another gives 1174–1220, preserving the birth-year discrepancy in the article.
   • WikidataNi Si (Q10888349)The English label is Ni Si, and the date claims point to 1147 and 1220.
2. [2] Status Ni Si was a Southern Song official whose recorded career consisted chiefly of civil offices.
   • Souyun倪思 (25179)The profile identifies the dynasty as Southern Song and lists prefectural and central civil offices.
   • CBDBNi Si (24788)The main record places him in the Song dynasty and identifies him as male; the office data supplies the official status.
   • WikidataNi Si (Q10888349)The item describes Ni Si as a Song-dynasty person.
3. [3] Courtesy name Ni Si's courtesy name was Zhengfu, written 正甫 and also 正父.
   • CBDBNi Si (24788)The alternate-name table gives Zhengfu as the romanized form and identifies 正父 and 正甫 as courtesy names.
   • Souyun倪思 (25179)The profile and biographical texts identify 正甫 as his courtesy name; this source does not give the 正父 variant.
   • WikidataNi Si (Q10888349)The English alias is Zhengfu, and the Chinese aliases and name claims preserve both 正父 and 正甫.
4. [4] Sobriquets His sobriquets included Qizhai and 景迂老人.
   • CBDBNi Si (24788)The alternate-name table gives Qizhai and classifies 齊齋 as a sobriquet or studio name; it does not contain 景迂老人.
   • Souyun倪思 (25179)The profile and biographical texts give 齊齋 as a sobriquet and list 景迂老人 as another sobriquet.
   • WikidataNi Si (Q10888349)The English alias Qizhai and the Chinese alias and claim for 齊齋 confirm that sobriquet; the additional sobriquet is supplied by the biographical source.
5. [5] Posthumous name Ni Si received the posthumous name Wenjie (文節).
   • CBDBNi Si (24788)The alternate-name table gives Wenjie and identifies 文節 as a posthumous name.
   • Souyun倪思 (25179)The profile and biographical text identify 文節 as his posthumous name.
   • WikidataNi Si (Q10888349)The English alias Wenjie and the Chinese alias and posthumous-name claim for 文節 confirm the name.
6. [6] Native place Ni Si was from Guian in Huzhou, present-day Huzhou, Zhejiang.
   • Souyun倪思 (25179)The profile gives Huzhou Guian and the biographical texts give Huzhou Guian; the profile adds the present-day Huzhou identification.
   • CBDBNi Si (24788)The address record identifies Guian as his native-place address.
7. [7] Father and brother Ni Si's father was 倪稱 and his elder brother was 倪恕.
   • CBDBNi Si (24788)The kinship entries identify 倪稱 as father and 倪恕 as elder brother.
   • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical text calls Ni Si the son of 倪稱; it does not name the elder brother.
8. [8] Wife and father-in-law His father-in-law was 沈虛中 and his wife was 沈氏.
   • CBDBNi Si (24788)The kinship entries identify 沈虛中 as father-in-law and 沈氏 as wife.
9. [9] Sons The kinship entries identify six sons in birth order: 倪祖仁, 倪祖義, 倪祖禮, 倪祖智, 倪祖信, and 倪祖常.
   • CBDBNi Si (24788)The kinship entries identify the first through sixth sons and give their names in order.
10. [10] Grandsons and sons-in-law 倪興公 and 倪承公 are identified as grandsons, while 沈鐸 and 周侗 are the first and second sons-in-law.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The kinship entries identify the two grandsons and the first and second sons-in-law.
11. [11] Later descendant 倪宗正 is identified as a direct descendant born in 1471.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The kinship entry identifies 倪宗正 as a direct descendant and gives 1471 as his birth year.
12. [12] Jinshi examination Ni Si passed the jinshi examination in 1166, the second year of the Qiandao era.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)All three biographical texts state that he passed the jinshi examination in the second year of Qiandao; two explicitly give 1166.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The examination entry confirms his jinshi examination history, though it does not supply the Qiandao date.
13. [13] First appointment After the examination Ni Si was appointed military command clerk at Suian.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical text gives the appointment as 遂安軍節度掌書記, and the profile lists the corresponding military command clerk title.
14. [14] Ruizhou appointment In 1177 Ni Si served as a judge in Ruizhou.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical text explicitly gives 1177 and the appointment as 瑞州判官.
15. [15] Boxue Hongci examination In 1178 Ni Si passed the Boxue Hongci examination.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts place his success in the Boxue Hongci examination in the fifth year of Chunxi, 1178; the profile also lists the examination.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The examination entry lists the Boxue Hongci examination.
16. [16] Early offices After the examination Ni Si held the Guozi zheng, Taichang boshi, Jiaoshulang, and Mishu lang posts, as well as Taixue boshi and Jiangzuo jian shaojian.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts and profile list Guozi zheng, Taichang boshi, Jiaoshulang, Mishu lang, Taixue boshi, and Jiangzuo jian shaojian or its abbreviated form.
17. [17] Guangzong-era advancement During the Shaoxi era Ni Si became Zhongshu sheren, served concurrently in the Zhixue shiyuan, became a lecturer, rose to Vice Minister of Rites, and governed Shaoxing.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts describe the Guangzong-era promotions and the profile lists Zhongshu sheren, Zhixue shiyuan, lecturer, Vice Minister of Rites, and Shaoxing appointments.
18. [18] Additional offices His career also included supervising the Ministry of Rites examination, compiling the Veritable Records, and revising the national history.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The office list gives 知禮部貢舉事, 實錄院修撰, and 修國史.
19. [19] Ningzong's accession After Ningzong's accession Ni Si was recalled as Vice Minister of Personnel concurrent with the Zhixue shiyuan; his arguments were pointed, he was impeached and dismissed, and he later governed Taiping, Quanzhou, and Jianning.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The three biographical texts describe the recall, pointed remonstrances, impeachment, and prefectures of Taiping, Quanzhou, and Jianning; the profile lists the corresponding offices.
20. [20] Han Tuozhou conflict Ni Si was recalled to act as Vice Minister of Rites concurrently in the Zhixue shiyuan, but offended Han Tuozhou and was assigned to a shrine post.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)All three biographical texts describe the second summons, the acting Vice Minister of Rites appointment, and the conflict with Han Tuozhou resulting in a shrine assignment.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The association entries characterize the relationship with Han Tuozhou as opposition or attack and exclusion, corroborating the conflict.
21. [21] 1207 recall In 1207, after Han Tuozhou was executed, Ni Si was recalled as acting Minister of War concurrently as Reader-in-Waiting and then transferred to Minister of Rites.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts place the recall after Han Tuozhou's execution in 1207 and give the acting Minister of War, Reader-in-Waiting, and Minister of Rites appointments; the profile lists the same titles.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The office list gives acting Minister of War and Reader-in-Waiting.
22. [22] Shi Miyuan conflict Because Ni Si criticized Shi Miyuan's concentration of power, he was sent to govern Zhenjiang and transferred to Fuzhou, where he also served as pacification commissioner.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts describe the criticism of Shi Miyuan's monopolization of power, the Zhenjiang and Fuzhou appointments, and the profile adds the concurrent pacification commissionership.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The association entries characterize the relationship with Shi Miyuan as opposition or attack and exclusion; the office list gives Zhenjiang and Fuzhou as locations.
23. [23] Retirement title Ni Si retired with the title Xianmo ge xueshi, while another office list gives Baomo ge xueshi; the article retains both forms.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical text and profile give 顯謨閣學士 as the retirement title.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The office list instead gives 寶謨閣學士, preserving the title discrepancy.
24. [24] Death year Ni Si died in the thirteenth year of Jiading, 1220.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts give death in the thirteenth year of Jiading, and the profile gives 1220 as the death year.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The main record gives 1220 as the death year.
    • WikidataNi Si (Q10888349)The death-date claim points to 1220.
25. [25] Death month The biographical text places his death in the tenth month.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The third biographical text explicitly says that he died in the tenth month of the thirteenth Jiading year.
26. [26] Age at death Two biographical texts give his age at death as seventy-four.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)Two biographical texts state that Ni Si died at the age of seventy-four; one of them has a conflicting birth-year form, which is retained separately.
27. [27] Posthumous name at death At death Ni Si received the posthumous name Wenjie.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The alternate-name table gives Wenjie as a posthumous name.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical text and profile identify 文節 as the posthumous name.
    • WikidataNi Si (Q10888349)The English alias Wenjie and the Chinese posthumous-name claim confirm the name.
28. [28] Local appointments Ni Si's local appointments included Shaoxing, Wuzhou, the Nanping Army, Quanzhou, Jianning, and Fuzhou.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The profile lists the Shaoxing, Wuzhou, Taiping, Quanzhou, Jianning, and Fuzhou offices; the Nanping Army location is supplied by the office record.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The office records give the six local locations named in the article.
29. [29] Local appointment dates The office data places Shaoxing and Wuzhou in 1194, the Nanping Army in 1196–1198, Quanzhou in 1201–1202, Jianning in 1204–1205, and Fuzhou in 1208.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The office records give the locations and start and end years for each of the listed appointments.
30. [30] Additional titles Other recorded titles include Chaosan dafu, Qidu wei, Qijulang, Taizhong dafu, and Zhongfeng dafu.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The office records give these five Chinese titles together with their romanized forms.
31. [31] Recommendation of Lin Yi Lou Yue and Ni Si jointly recommended Lin Yi, whose writings were presented and who was appointed to offices in the Offices of Punishments and Works.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The association note names Hanlin Academician Lou Yue and Minister of Rites Ni Si as presenting Lin Yi's writings and states that Lin Yi received appointments in the Offices of Punishments and Works.
32. [32] Epitaph Wei Liaoweng wrote Ni Si's epitaph.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts identify Wei Liaoweng's epitaph for Ni Si.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The association entry identifies Wei Liaoweng as the author of Ni Si's epitaph.
33. [33] Postscripts and sacrificial texts Lou Yue, Liu Zai, and Du Fan wrote postscripts for Ni Si's books; Zhen Dexiu, Yuan Xie, and Cheng Gongxu wrote sacrificial texts for him.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The association entries pair Lou Yue, Liu Zai, and Du Fan with book postscripts, and Zhen Dexiu, Yuan Xie, and Cheng Gongxu with sacrificial texts.
34. [34] Mourning poetry Liu Zai also composed a mourning poem and ci lyric for Ni Si.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The association entry pairs Liu Zai with mourning poetry and ci lyrics for Ni Si.
35. [35] Reply to Yang Wanli Ni Si's literary exchanges included a reply that he wrote to Yang Wanli.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The association entry pairs Ni Si with Yang Wanli under a reply letter, written as 答Y書.
36. [36] Academy and shrine records The associations include an academy record by Yuan Xie, a shrine record by Zhen Dexiu, and an academy record written by Ni Si for Zhu Xiyan.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The association entries identify Yuan Xie as author of an academy record, Zhen Dexiu as author of a shrine record, and Ni Si as author of an academy record for Zhu Xiyan.
37. [37] Building inscriptions Wei Qi was associated with inscriptions, records, or names given to buildings.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The association entry links Wei Qi with buildings receiving inscriptions, records, or names.
38. [38] Extent of writings Ni Si's writings are described as extensive, including more than four hundred juan of works in several categories.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical text gives more than four hundred juan of memorials, poetry and ci, and miscellaneous writings on the classics and histories, supporting the summary of extensive writings.
39. [39] Qizhai Jia Yi Gao One work is 《齊齋甲乙稿》, also written 《齊山甲乙稿》.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts give the two forms 齊齋甲乙稿 and 齊山甲乙稿, which the article retains as variant titles.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The works list gives 齊山甲乙稿.
40. [40] Jianshan ji 《兼山集》 is listed among Ni Si's works.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)Both biographical texts list 兼山集 among Ni Si's works.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The works list gives 兼山集（倪思）.
41. [41] Jingchu tang zazhi 《經鉏堂雜誌》 is also written 《經鉏堂雜志》.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts use both 雜志 and 雜誌 forms of the title.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The works list gives both title forms and marks one entry as authored by Ni Si.
42. [42] Banma yitong 《班馬異同》 is listed among Ni Si's works.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical texts list 班馬異同 among Ni Si's works.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The works list gives 班馬異同.
43. [43] Chengming ji 《承明集》 is also included in the list of works.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical text lists 承明集 among the works.
44. [44] Preservation notices The sources preserve a difference in status: 兼山集 and other works are said to be lost, while 班馬異同 and 經鉏堂雜誌 are listed as extant in thirty and ten juan respectively.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)One biographical text says that 齊齋甲乙稿, 兼山集 and others were lost, while another marks 班馬異同 in thirty juan and 經鉏堂雜誌 in ten juan as extant; the article retains the difference.
45. [45] Additional works Additional works include four titles with the listed lengths of twelve, one, two, and seven juan.
    • CBDBNi Si (24788)The works list marks all four titles as authored by Ni Si and gives their lengths as twelve, one, two, and seven juan.
46. [46] Four hundred juan He also had more than four hundred juan of memorials, poetry and ci, and miscellaneous writings on the classics and histories.
    • Souyun倪思 (25179)The biographical text gives more than four hundred juan of memorials, poetry and ci, and miscellaneous writings on the classics and histories.