[1]Identity and datesWei Yijie lived from 1616 to 1686 and is identified as an early Qing politician and scholar of the Confucian classics.
CBDBWei Yijie (34350)The basic entry supplies the name, lifespan years, and Qing classification.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The biography gives the lifespan and describes him as an early Qing politician and scholar of the Confucian classics.
WikidataWei Yijie (Q15926316)The item confirms the English name, the Qing politician description, and the date values.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database魏裔介 (A042839)The authority entry confirms the name and the 1616–1686 date ranges.
[2]Names and originHis style name was Shisheng, his sobriquets included Zhen'an and Kunlin, and his native place was Baixiang in Zhili, now in Hebei.
CBDBWei Yijie (34350)The name and address fields give Shisheng, Zhenan, Kunlin, and Baixiang.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The profile and biography give the style name, sobriquets, and the modern Baixiang County location.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database魏裔介 (A042839)The authority entry supplies the corresponding aliases and Baixiang as the birthplace.
[3]FamilyHis great-great-grandfather was 魏謙光, styled 觀; his father was 魏伯祥, his brothers were 魏裔魯 and 魏裔愍, his sons were 魏嘉 and 魏勷, and his grandsons were 魏世晉 and 魏世賁.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The biography names the great-great-grandfather 魏謙光 and gives the style name 觀.
CBDBWei Yijie (34350)The kinship fields name the father, brothers, sons, and grandsons.
[4]Examinations and first appointmentHe passed the Shuntian provincial examination in 1642, passed the metropolitan examination in 1646 with the stated rank, was selected as a shujishi, and entered office as a Works-section supervising secretary.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The biographies give the 1642 examination, the 1646 metropolitan examination, selection as shujishi, and first appointment.
CBDBWei Yijie (34350)The examination and office fields confirm the degrees, the third-class sixty-second rank, and the Works-section post.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database魏裔介 (A042839)The authority note confirms the 1646 degree, selection as shujishi, and Works-section appointment.
[5]CareerHis career included the Shanxi examination and early section offices, senior censorial posts, and the major Kangxi appointments described in the article.
CBDBWei Yijie (34350)The office fields give the Works-section post and the 1648 Shanxi examination appointment.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The biography and title list give the Works and War section posts and the Personnel-section post.
[6]Senior officesFrom 1655 through 1659 he held senior censorial and court posts and received the title Grand Protector of the Heir Apparent.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The career narrative and title list provide the offices and dates from 1655 through 1659.
[7]Kangxi careerDuring the Kangxi reign he held the major offices listed in the article; the underlying titles preserve differences over the editorial and concurrent-ministry appointments.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The career narrative gives the Kangxi promotions and dates; the title list supplies the associated offices and preserves the differing editorial and concurrent-ministry titles.
CBDBWei Yijie (34350)The office fields corroborate the Baohedian grand academicianship, the examination appointment, and the cabinet grand academician title.
[8]Memorials and retirementHe submitted more than one hundred memorials, reached the grand academician rank by age forty, was called the Black-Headed Chancellor, and retired amid suspicion of attachment to Oboi.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The biographies describe his memorials, offices at age forty, Black-Headed Chancellor epithet, and retirement over alleged attachment to Oboi.
[9]Associations and honorsHe was friends with Ji Yingzhong and Tian Maoyu, wrote Wang Jiazhen's epitaph in 1675, was enshrined during Yongzheng, and received the posthumous name Wenyi early in Qianlong.
CBDBWei Yijie (34350)The association fields name the two friends and the 1675 epitaph connection, while the alternative-name field identifies Wenyi as the posthumous name.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The biographical texts mention the Shrine of Worthies and the early-Qianlong posthumous name Wenyi.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database魏裔介 (A042839)The authority note specifies Yongzheng enshrinement and the posthumous name in the first Qianlong year.
[10]LearningWei Yijie followed Zhu Xi, concentrated on Neo-Confucianism, and also studied geomancy.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The texts identify his Neo-Confucian learning, adherence to Zhu Xi, and study of geomancy.
[11]WritingsHis works include the Neo-Confucian, classical-learning, memorial, prose, and poetry titles named in the article.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The biographical texts list the principal Neo-Confucian, collected, poetic, and classical-learning works.
CBDBWei Yijie (34350)The works fields list the memorial, collected, poetic, Neo-Confucian, and other titles named in the article.
[12]ReputationHis memorials were regarded as influential in shaping major early Qing institutions, and he was paired with Mingguo under the sobriquet the Two Weis.
Souyun魏裔介 (73805)The text attributes a major role in early Qing institutions to his memorials and calls him and Mingguo the Two Weis for their forthright character.
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