Wang Shipeng

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1. 1163 知某州軍州事
2. 1163 集英殿修撰
3. 1165 左承議郎
4. 1165 敷文閣待制
5. 1165 知某州軍州事
6. 1167 知某州軍州事
7. 1168 知某州軍州事
8. 1169 敷文閣直學士

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• 忠文 諡號
• 梅溪 室名、別號
• 龜齡 字

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• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Life dates and identity Wang Shipeng lived from 1112 to 1171 and is identified as a Southern Song official, poet, prose writer, and scholar.
   • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The person record supplies the name, birth and death years, Song affiliation, and official status.
   • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The profile and biographical passages jointly identify him, give his dates and Southern Song setting, and describe him as an official, writer, and scholar.
   • WikidataWang Shipeng (Q15904930)The English label and date statements confirm the English name and the years 1112 and 1171.
2. [2] Courtesy name, style name, and origin His courtesy name was Guiling, his style name Meixi, his posthumous name Zhongwen, and his native place Yueqing in Wenzhou, present-day Zhejiang.
   • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The name and address records give the posthumous name Zhongwen, style name Meixi, courtesy name Guiling, and native place Yueqing.
   • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The profile and biographies provide the three names and identify him with Wenzhou Yueqing in present-day Zhejiang.
   • WikidataWang Shipeng (Q15904930)The English aliases list Guiling, Meixi, and Zhongwen.
3. [3] Early teaching Wang Shipeng came from a poor family and initially gathered students to teach at Meixi.
   • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographical passage describes his poor family circumstances and his early teaching at home in Meixi.
4. [4] Jinshi examination He passed the jinshi examination in 1157; the examination record also classifies him as a jinshi.
   • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The four biographies place his jinshi success in the twenty-seventh year of the Shaoxing era, corresponding to 1157.
   • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The examination entry classifies Wang Shipeng as a jinshi.
5. [5] Examination rank The biographical accounts state that he placed first and became the examination champion.
   • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographies describe him as first among the jinshi and as the examination champion.
6. [6] Early character and service He was quick-minded, widely read, and known for learning and conduct.
   • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biography praises his quick understanding, strong memory, wide reading, and conduct.
7. [7] First appointment After passing the examination, he was appointed qianpan of Shaoxing Prefecture.
   • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The career passages make the Shaoxing prefectural qianpan his first appointment after the examination.
   • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The office record lists the post of qianpan.
8. [8] Shaoxing-era offices In the thirtieth and thirty-first years of the Shaoxing era, he held posts in the Palace Library, the residence of Prince Jian, the Imperial Clan administration, and Chongdao Abbey in Taizhou.
   • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The career passages list his Shaoxing-era appointments as Palace Library collator, tutor to Prince Jian, Assistant Erudite, Deputy Director of the Imperial Clan, and supervisor of Chongdao Abbey in Taizhou.
9. [9] Government and frontier policy At rotational audiences, Wang Shipeng criticized defects in government and presented proposals for frontier defense.
   • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biography says that in rotational audiences he addressed several defects in government and proposed frontier-defense measures.
10. [10] Reform and resistance to Jin He repeatedly advocated administrative reform and the appointment of generals to resist the Jin.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographies describe repeated proposals to reform government and appoint generals for resistance against the Jin.
11. [11] Xiaozong-era advancement After Xiaozong’s accession, Wang Shipeng became prefect of Yan Prefecture, then Assistant Director of the Bureau of Offices and a compiler in the National History Institute.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The career biography lists his appointment as prefect of Yan Prefecture and his subsequent offices in the Bureau of Offices and National History Institute.
12. [12] Later Xiaozong offices He then rose through the Directorate of Education, palace attendance, lecturing, and the censorate.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographies list his successive offices as Director of the National University, Palace Attendant, Lecturer, and Investigating Censor.
13. [13] Recovery policy In the Xiaozong reign, he forcefully advocated plans for resistance to the Jin and recovery of lost territory.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographies say that he forcefully argued for resistance and territorial recovery.
14. [14] Memorial after Zhang Jun’s defeat After Zhang Jun’s defeat in the Two Huai region and the rise of peace advocacy, Wang Shipeng submitted a memorial asking to be punished because he had earlier supported Zhang Jun’s appointment.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biography gives the defeat, the ensuing peace advocacy, Wang Shipeng’s earlier support for Zhang Jun, and his memorial asking to be punished.
15. [15] Provincial administration During the Longxing and Qiandao eras, he served successively as prefect of Rao, Kui, Hu, and Quan, and was praised for disaster relief and eliminating abuses.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographies give the sequence of Rao, Kui, Hu, and Quan and describe disaster relief, removal of abuses, and his being portrayed and enshrined by contemporaries.
    • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The office records list prefectural service in Hu, Rao, Quan, and Kui, corroborating the four provincial appointments.
16. [16] Retirement In 1171, Wang Shipeng was summoned as taizi zhanshi, declined because of illness, and retired as an Academician of the Longtuge.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographies give the Qiandao seventh-year appointment as taizi zhanshi, the illness-related refusal, and retirement as Longtuge Academician.
    • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The office records list the post of taizi zhanshi.
17. [17] Death and posthumous title He died in the seventh month at age sixty and was later posthumously titled Zhongwen.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographies give his death in the seventh month at age sixty and his posthumous title Zhongwen.
    • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The person and name records confirm his death year and identify Zhongwen as a posthumous title.
18. [18] Parents and spouse’s family His father was Wang Fu, his mother Wan, his wife Jia, and his father-in-law Jia Runa; the family record also supplies the listed dates for Wan, Jia, and Jia Runa.
    • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The kinship records identify Wang Fu, Wan, Jia Runa, and Jia as father, mother, father-in-law, and wife, with the listed dates.
19. [19] Siblings and children His younger brothers were Wang Shoupeng and Wang Baipeng; his sons were Wang Wenshi and Wang Wenli, and his son-in-law was Jia Zi.
    • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The kinship records identify the two younger brothers, the eldest and second sons, and the son-in-law Jia Zi.
20. [20] Friendships His friends included Wu Songnian and Chen Deng.
    • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The association records classify Wu Songnian and Chen Deng as friends of Wang Shipeng.
21. [21] Sun Hao Wang Shipeng was close to Sun Hao, who came from Kaifeng, settled in Kuaiji after the southward migration, and died in the fifteenth year of Shaoxing at age thirty-two.
    • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The association entry says that Sun Hao was close to Wang Shipeng and gives his Kaifeng origin, post-migration residence in Kuaiji, death year, and age.
22. [22] Political conduct and prose Wang Shipeng was known for upright conduct in office, a strong administrative reputation, and prose that valued reasoned substance over florid language.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biography praises his uprightness in government, his reputation in office, and his preference for reasoned rather than frivolous and ornate prose.
23. [23] Works His listed works include the Meixi collections, memorials, essays, commentaries, and poetry editions named in the article.
    • CBDBWang Shipeng (10598)The works list supplies the Meixi collections, examination memorials, Kuaiji fu, classical-text commentary, Dongpo poetry commentary, and Meixi Ji titles.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographies name Meixi Ji, Meixi qianhou ji, Dongpo shiji zhu, and Duling shishi among his works.
24. [24] Collection length The sources give two accounts of the length of Meixi qianhou ji: fifty juan, or fifty-four juan together with memorials and other writings.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The two biographical passages give different formulations, fifty juan and fifty-four juan including memorials and other writings.
25. [25] Classical-text lecture-commentaries He had lecture-commentaries on the Shangshu, Chunqiu, Lunyu, and Mengzi.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biography names lecture-commentaries on the four classical texts.
26. [26] Unfinished commentaries Those four lecture-commentaries were not completed as books.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biography explicitly says that the four lecture-commentaries had not yet become completed books.
27. [27] Travel and poems On journeys to Kuizhou and Huzhou, he twice visited Wuchang and Jiangxia, toured the South Tower and Yellow Crane Tower, and composed four poems with the stated forms.
    • Souyun王十朋 (28586)The biographical passage describes the two journeys, the visits and climbs, and the four poems with their poetic forms.