[1]Name, dates, and identityZheng Xia lived from 1041 to 1119 and was a Northern Song official.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The main record gives Zheng Xia’s name, birth year, death year, Song dynasty, and civil-official status.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The profile and three biographical texts jointly give Zheng Xia’s name, dates, and Northern Song identity.
WikidataZheng Xia (Q15938456)The English label and description identify Zheng Xia as a Song-dynasty politician living from 1041 to 1119, while the date claims provide both endpoints.
[2]Courtesy name and sobriquetsHis courtesy name was Jiefu, and his sobriquets included Daqing Jushi and Yifu Jushi.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The alternate-name entries identify Jiefu as the courtesy name and Daqing Jushi and Yifu Jushi as sobriquets or studio names.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical texts give the courtesy name 介夫 and the sobriquets 大慶居士 and 一拂居士.
WikidataZheng Xia (Q15938456)The English aliases and name claims give the romanized forms Jiefu, Daqing Jushi, and Yifu Jushi.
[3]Xitang LaorenHe was also known as Xitang Laoren.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical text and profile both give 西塘老人 as an additional sobriquet.
[4]Ancestral home and move to FujianHis ancestral home was Gushi in Guang Prefecture, and he later entered Fujian.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical text gives Gushi in Guang Prefecture, now in Henan, as his ancestral home and says that he later entered Fujian.
[5]Fuqing originAfter entering Fujian, he was identified as a native of Fuqing in Fuzhou, present-day Fuqing in Fujian.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The address entry gives Fuqing as his basic native-place entry.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The three biographical texts and the profile identify him with Fuzhou Fuqing and give its present-day location in Fujian.
[6]Successful examinationZheng Xia passed the examination and became a jinshi in 1067, the fourth year of Zhiping.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical texts date his jinshi qualification to the fourth year of Zhiping, and the profile also lists jinshi.
[7]Guang Prefecture appointmentAfter the examination, Zheng Xia was appointed judicial assistant in Guang Prefecture.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical texts give his appointment as 光州司法參軍, and the profile lists the same office.
[8]Entry into the capitalIn spring of the fifth year of Xining, after completing his term, he entered the capital.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The third biographical text specifically dates his entry into the capital to spring of the fifth year of Xining after his term ended.
[9]Supervisor of Anshang GateHe then became supervisor of Anshang Gate.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)All three biographical texts describe his service as 監安上門 after entering the capital.
[10]Wang Anshi relationship and policy criticismZheng Xia was a student of Wang Anshi, was held in esteem by him, and repeatedly memorialized that the new policies harmed the people.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The association entry identifies Wang Anshi as the person whose student Zheng Xia was.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical text says Wang Anshi valued Zheng Xia and that Zheng repeatedly memorialized that the new policies harmed the people.
[11]Liumin tu petitionDuring the seventh year of Xining, drought and refugee suffering led Zheng Xia to present the Liumin tu and petition for repeal of the new policies.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The three biographical texts connect the Liumin tu and the petition against the new policies with the Xining period; one specifies the seventh year, drought, and refugees on the roads.
[12]Eighteen measures abandonedEighteen measures were abandoned on the day after the petition.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The first biographical text says that eighteen measures were abandoned the next day.
[13]Removal of Wang AnshiWang Anshi was removed as chief councillor and made prefect of Jiangning.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The third biographical text states that Wang Anshi was dismissed as chief councillor and sent to Jiangning after the petition.
[14]Lü Huiqing episodeAfter Lü Huiqing took power, Zheng Xia submitted another memorial and produced the Zhengzhi junzi xiequ xiaoren shiye tuji; he was accused of slandering the court and placed under controlled residence.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The three biographical texts describe the memorial against Lü Huiqing, the second chart, the charge of slandering court policy, and the resulting banishment or controlled residence.
[15]Different accounts of the banishmentThe accounts differ over the place and duration of the controlled residence: Ting followed by Ying in one version, and twelve years in Ying in another.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical texts vary in describing the place and duration, with Ting followed by Ying in some wording and twelve years in Ying in another.
[16]Return under ZhezongAfter Zhezong’s accession, Zheng Xia was allowed to return and appointed professor at Quanzhou.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The office entries give the appointment of professor at Quanzhou.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical texts say that after Zhezong’s accession Zheng Xia was allowed to return and appointed professor at Quanzhou; the profile lists the same title.
[17]Yuanyou appointmentIn 1093, the eighth year of Yuanyou, Zheng Xia became recorder-assistant at Quanzhou.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical text gives the eighth year of Yuanyou, 1093, for his appointment as recorder-assistant at Quanzhou, and the profile lists the office.
[18]Yuanyou party registerHe was entered in the Yuanyou party register.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The status entry identifies him as a person entered in the Yuanyou party register.
[19]Yuanfu banishment and date variationDuring Yuanfu, Zheng Xia was again banished to Ying; the accounts give the first year (1098), the seventh year, or a three-year term.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The three biographical texts all describe a renewed banishment to Ying during Yuanfu but differ over the year, and one specifies a three-year period.
[20]Return under Huizong and loss of officeAfter Huizong’s accession, Zheng Xia was pardoned, restored to the Quanzhou professorship, transferred to supervise the Southern Sacred Peak Temple in Tanzhou, and then saw the appointment rescinded before the edict; Cai Jing later deprived him of office, after which he withdrew to his native place and did not return to public service.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical texts jointly describe the pardon, restoration, proposed Tanzhou appointment and its rescission, followed by Cai Jing’s removal of his office and withdrawal to the countryside.
[21]Chongning restorationIn the fifth year of Chongning (1106), Zheng Xia was restored to the rank of Jiangshilang but did not return to office.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical text gives the fifth year of Chongning, 1106, for his restoration as Jiangshilang and says that he did not return; the profile lists the title.
[22]Death and ageZheng Xia died in the first year of Xuanhe at the age of seventy-nine.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)Two biographical texts give his death in the first year of Xuanhe at the age of seventy-nine.
[23]Posthumous award of Chaofeng LangIn the early Shaoxi period, Guangzong posthumously awarded Zheng Xia the rank of Chaofeng Lang.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The office entry includes the title Chaofeng Lang.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical text explicitly says that Guangzong posthumously awarded him Chaofeng Lang at the beginning of Shaoxi.
[24]Posthumous name JieIn 1213, the sixth year of Jiading, Ningzong conferred on Zheng Xia the posthumous name Jie.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The alternate-name entry identifies Jie as his posthumous name.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical text says that Ningzong conferred the posthumous name Jie in the sixth year of Jiading, 1213.
[25]FamilyZheng Xia’s father was Zheng Yun, his younger brother was Zheng Kan, his sons were Zheng Rushi and Zheng Pang, and his descendants included his grandson Zheng Jiazhen and great-grandson Zheng Chunnian.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The kinship entries identify Zheng Yun as father, Zheng Kan as younger brother, Zheng Rushi and Zheng Pang as sons, Zheng Jiazhen as grandson, and Zheng Chunnian as great-grandson.
[26]FriendsZheng Xia’s friends included Lin Zichong, Lin Zhongjia, and You Zhongfu; You Zhongfu was described as upright, devoted to justice, and true to his word.
CBDBZheng Xia (15296)The association entries identify Lin Zichong, Lin Zhongjia, and You Zhongfu as friends and describe You Zhongfu as upright, justice-loving, and unfailingly true to his word.
[27]Named worksWorks attributed to Zheng Xia include Shang cao che shu and Daqing Jushi xu.
Souyun鄭俠 (29950)The biographical text names Shang cao che shu and Daqing Jushi xu among Zheng Xia’s writings.
[28]Xitang jiZheng Xia’s Xitang ji consists of ten volumes.