[1]Name, lifespan, period, and statusZhu Jing lived from 998 to 1068 and was a civil official of the Song dynasty.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The person and status entries provide Zhu Jing’s name, lifespan, Song affiliation, and classification as a civil officeholder.
Souyun朱景 (26873)The biographical profile identifies Zhu Jing as a person of the Song dynasty.
WikidataZhu Jing (Q45384409)The biographical description identifies him as a Song dynasty person.
[2]Courtesy name and native placeZhu Jing’s courtesy name was Bohui, and he was a native of Yanshi in Henan.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The alternate-name and address entries give Bohui, 伯晦, as his courtesy name and identify Yanshi as his native place.
Souyun朱景 (26873)The profile and biography give 伯晦 as his courtesy name and identify him as a native of Henan Yanshi.
WikidataZhu Jing (Q45384409)The name and claim entries provide Bohui and the Chinese form 伯晦 as his alias.
[3]Family and marriageZhu Jing’s great-grandfather was Zhu Jizhong, his grandfather Zhu Qi, his father Zhu Wenyu, and his wife Lady Zong; Zhu Wenyu lived from 977 to 1049.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The kinship entries identify his great-grandfather Zhu Jizhong, grandfather Zhu Qi, father Zhu Wenyu with the years 977–1049, and wife Lady Zong.
[4]Children and grandchildrenZhu Jing had four sons, six daughters, and the named grandsons Zhu Chunzhi and Zhu Huizhi.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The kinship entries give the four sons and their birth order, Zhu Guangting’s lifespan, six daughters by rank, and the grandsons Zhu Chunzhi and Zhu Huizhi.
[5]Examination cohortHis examination cohort included Li Zhongshi, Wang Shangong, Wei Jingshan, and Wang Fu; Wang Fu’s identification is accompanied by an uncertainty that he may be the same person as another individual.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The association and examination entries identify these four people as cohort-mates associated with the jinshi degree and preserve the qualification that Wang Fu may be the same person as another individual.
[6]Examination and local schoolingIn the Tiansheng era, Qian Wenxi was prefect of Luoyang and Xie Jiang deputy prefect; both promoted education and schools. Zhu Jing, Wei Jingshan, and Wang Fu were known for high examination standing, and Zhu Jing was first in the prefectural recommendation before attaining the jinshi degree.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The epitaph-related note and examination entry provide the Tiansheng schooling context, the high standing of Zhu Jing with Wei Jingshan and Wang Fu, the first regional recommendation, and the jinshi success.
Souyun朱景 (26873)The biography confirms that Zhu Jing attained the jinshi degree.
[7]Variants of the early appointmentThe early appointment appears in three forms: registrar of Yingze, registrar of Xingyang in Zhengzhou, and county secretary of Xingyang.
Souyun朱景 (26873)The biography gives the early appointment as registrar of Yingze.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The epitaph-related note gives the Zhengzhou Xingyang appointment, while the office entry gives the county secretaryship of Xingyang.
[8]Local and prefectural officesHe held two terms as assistant prefect, one in Mengzhou, as well as the county magistracy of Yiyang, the administration of Qianyuan, and prefectures at Shouzhou, Ruzhou, and Tongzhou.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The office entries record two assistant-prefect posts, including one in Mengzhou, together with the offices at Yiyang, Qianyuan, Shouzhou, Ruzhou, and Tongzhou.
[9]Other officesOther recorded posts included Assistant Editor, Transport Intendant’s Judge, Erudite and Vice Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Finance Registrar of Henan Fu, supervision of the Western Capital Censorate’s affairs, Vice Director of the Palace Library, and the Office of Personnel Review in Luoyang.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The office entries provide the listed posts and associate the finance post with Henan Fu and the personnel-review office with Luoyang.
[10]Departmental offices and honorsWithin the Department of State Affairs he held the listed Personnel, Finance, War, Justice, and State Farms posts, supervised the Office of Shops and Residences, and received the recorded titles and honors of Chaofeng lang, Kaiguo nan in Qiantang, Shang qingche duwei, a fief, and a scarlet robe.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The office entries record the five Department of State Affairs posts, the State Farms langzhong, supervision of the Office of Shops and Residences, and the titles and honors rendered in the text as Chaofeng lang, Kaiguo nan in Qiantang, Shang qingche duwei, a fief, and a scarlet robe.
[11]Service at ShouzhouZhu Jing served as prefect of Shouzhou, and the relief measures took place during that tenure.
Souyun朱景 (26873)The biography places the relief measures during his service as prefect of Shouzhou.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The office entry records his administration of Shouzhou.
[12]Relief measuresIn Shouzhou, Zhu Jing opened the granaries for relief, persuaded wealthy people to release stored grain, and saved tens of thousands of lives.
Souyun朱景 (26873)The biography describes opening the granaries, persuading the wealthy to release stored grain, and saving tens of thousands of people.
[13]Guanglu titleHe entered service as Guanglu qing; the office title is also rendered Guanglu si qing.
Souyun朱景 (26873)The biography gives his later appointment as Guanglu qing.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The office entry gives the form Guanglu si qing.
[14]RecommendationsXiang Chuanshi, Sun Bian, Yu Zhouxun, and Song Xiang recommended Zhu Jing.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The association entries identify Xiang Chuanshi, Sun Bian, Yu Zhouxun, and Song Xiang as recommenders.
[15]Mourning for his fatherAfter Zhu Wenyu’s death, Zhu Jing observed the mourning rites, built the grave himself, and followed earlier instructions in relocating the burial of his ancestors to Yitang beiyuan.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The associated epitaph note describes Zhu Wenyu’s death, Zhu Jing’s ritual mourning and personal work on the grave, and the move to Yitang beiyuan in accordance with earlier instructions.
[16]Illness, final memorial, and burialAt the beginning of Xining, Zhu Jing became critically ill; his final memorial concerned statecraft and not private affairs. He died at seventy-one and was buried at Yanshi.
Souyun朱景 (26873)The biography describes his critical illness at the beginning of Xining, the statecraft content of his final memorial, its lack of private matters, and his death at seventy-one.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The person and address entries provide his death year and identify Yanshi as his burial place.
[17]Epitaph productionLi Zhongshi composed Zhu Jing’s epitaph, Lu Yanhui wrote it, Wang Yi and Zhang Shilian carved it, and Yang Guobao wrote the cover.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The association entries assign composition to Li Zhongshi, writing to Lu Yanhui, carving to Wang Yi and Zhang Shilian, and the epitaph cover to Yang Guobao.
[18]Zhu Hao’s epitaphZhu Hao also composed an epitaph for Zhu Jing and identified him as his elder brother.
CBDBZhu Jing (16877)The association entry states that Zhu Hao composed an epitaph for Jing and uses the phrase indicating Jing was his elder brother.