Zhou Yi

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1. 1542 吏科給事中 嘉靖
2. 1567 吏科給事中 隆慶
3. 1567 太常寺少卿 隆慶
4. 1567 提刑按察使司僉事 隆慶
5. 1568 國子司業 隆慶
6. 1569 太常寺少卿 隆慶

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• 十六 行第
• 恭節 諡號
• 莊簡 未詳
• 莊簡先生 未詳
• 訥溪 室名、別號
• 訥溪先生 未詳
• 訥谿 室名、別號
• 都峯 室名、別號
• 都峰 室名、別號
• 順之 字

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• 思想家

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1. [1] Identity, dates, and status Zhou Yi was a Ming official and is also classified as a thinker; his birth year is given as either 1505 or 1506, while his death year is 1569.
   • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The main record gives the name Zhou Yi, birth in 1505, death in 1569, the Ming dynasty, and the status of thinker.
   • Souyun周怡 (44108)The profile and biographical texts give both 1506–1569 and 1505–1569, and identify him as a Ming figure.
   • WikidataZhou Yi (Q15918699)The entity is labelled Zhou Yi, described as a Ming dynasty official, and assigned date values for 1505 and 1569.
2. [2] Courtesy name and sobriquets His courtesy name was Shunzhi, and his sobriquets include the variant forms Nexi, Nexi with the alternate character, and Dufeng.
   • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The alternate-name entries identify Shunzhi as the courtesy name and list Nexi, its character variant, and Dufeng in the sobriquet or studio-name category.
   • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biographical texts give Shunzhi and the Nexi, alternate Nexi, or Dufeng forms.
   • WikidataZhou Yi (Q15918699)The name and claim entries provide Shunzhi, Dufeng, Nexi, and their recorded variants.
3. [3] Birth order Zhou Yi was the sixteenth in birth order.
   • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The alternate-name entry identifies 十六 as his birth-order designation.
4. [4] Other forms of address Other recorded forms of address include Nexixiansheng, Zhuangjian, and Zhuangjianxiansheng.
   • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The alternate-name entries list Zhuangjian, Zhuangjianxiansheng, and Nexixiansheng.
   • WikidataZhou Yi (Q15918699)The name list records the corresponding English and Chinese forms of Nexixiansheng, Zhuangjian, and Zhuangjianxiansheng.
5. [5] Native-place variants His native place is associated with Taiping, but the larger administrative setting is expressed variously as Zhejiang, Ningguo, or Zhili Ningguo Prefecture; the latter is identified with present-day Huangshan District in Anhui.
   • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The address entries give Taiping as both his native place and household registration place.
   • Souyun周怡 (44108)The profile and biographies give the Zhejiang Taiping, Ningguo Taiping, and Zhili Ningguo Prefecture Taiping formulations, including the present-day Huangshan identification.
6. [6] Education and examinations Zhou began as a shengyuan, passed the 1534 provincial examination, and became a 1538 Wuxu jinshi, ranking thirty-third in the third class.
   • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The entries identify him as a shengyuan and jinshi and give the third-class, thirty-third-place rank.
   • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biographies provide his shengyuan background, 1534 provincial success, and 1538 Wuxu jinshi degree.
7. [7] Shunde judicial office After becoming a jinshi, Zhou Yi was appointed tuiguan of Shunde Prefecture.
   • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The office entry gives tuiguan and Shunde as its associated posting place.
   • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biographies state that he rose from or was appointed to the Shunde prefectural tuiguan post.
8. [8] Li Branch appointment He was promoted to jishizhong in the Li Branch in 1542 and remained in the post through 1543.
   • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The office entry dates the Li Branch jishizhong posting from 1542 to 1543, or Jiajing years 21 to 22.
   • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biographies record his service or promotion as Li Branch jishizhong and explicitly give 1542 in the third account.
9. [9] Family His family included Zhou Duanqing as a great-great-grandfather or fourth-generation ancestor, Zhou Defu as great-grandfather, Zhou Quan as grandfather, Zhou Benxiu as father, Liu as mother, brothers Zhou Bian and Zhou Ke, and wives Huang and Cheng in that order.
   • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The kinship entries provide Zhou Duanqing, Zhou Defu, Zhou Quan, Zhou Benxiu, Liu, Zhou Bian, Zhou Ke, Huang, and Cheng with their respective relationships to Zhou Yi.
10. [10] Friendships and teachers Zhou Yi was a friend of Qian Dehong, Tang Shunzhi, and Luo Hongxian, and studied under Wang Ji and Zou Shouyi.
    • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The association entries identify Qian Dehong, Tang Shunzhi, and Luo Hongxian as friends and Wang Ji and Zou Shouyi as teachers.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biography explicitly says that he studied under Wang Ji and Zou Shouyi.
11. [11] Impeachment As a Li Branch official, Zhou Yi impeached powerful figures, including Li Rugui, Zhang Zan, Liu Tianhe, Zhai Luan, and Yan Song.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biographies describe his fearless impeachment of powerful figures and list the officials involved.
12. [12] Defense of Xu Zan After a memorial in defense of Xu Zan, Minister of Personnel, Zhou Yi was flogged at court and imprisoned.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biographical texts connect his memorial for Xu Zan with flogging and imprisonment.
13. [13] Imprisonments One imprisonment lasted three years and ended after a message from a spirit medium; he was then arrested and imprisoned for another three years.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biography gives the two three-year imprisonments and the release associated with a spirit-medium message.
14. [14] Fire rumor and dismissal After the Dagaoyuan Hall fire, a rumor named Yang Jue, Liu Kui, and Zhou Yi as loyal ministers; Zhou Yi was released again and dismissed into commoner status.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biography gives the fire, the rumor naming the three loyal ministers, and Zhou Yi's subsequent release and dismissal.
15. [15] Recall and Nanjing office In 1567 Zhou Yi was recalled, resumed the Li Branch jishizhong office, and was then appointed Taichang si shaoqing in Nanjing.
    • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The office entries date the renewed Li Branch appointment and the Nanjing Taichang si shaoqing appointment to the first year of Longqing, 1567.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biographies describe his recall at the beginning of Longqing and appointment as Taichang si shaoqing, with the third account giving 1567.
16. [16] New policies and transfer He presented five proposals for new policies, offended powerful eunuchs with his language, and was transferred to the Denglai military-preparations post; the office title has both Denglai and Denglaiqing forms.
    • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The office entry records a Shandong surveillance appointment from the first to the second year of Longqing, 1567–1568.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biographies connect the five policy proposals and language offending powerful eunuchs with the Denglai military-preparations appointment, using both Denglaiqing and Denglai forms of the office name.
17. [17] Nanjing Directorate appointment In 1568 Zhou Yi was transferred to Nanjing as guozijian siye.
    • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The office entries record the guozijian siye post in Nanjing during Longqing years two and three, including 1568.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biography explicitly dates his transfer to Nanjing guozijian siye to 1568.
18. [18] Death before taking office He was recalled as Taichang si shaoqing but died in 1569 before taking up the appointment.
    • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The office entry records a 1569 Taichang si shaoqing appointment value, while the main record gives his death year as 1569.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biography says that the recalled Taichang si shaoqing appointment was not taken up before his death, and the profile gives 1569 as the death year.
19. [19] Works and title variants The titles associated with Zhou Yi include the 27-juan 訥溪集, a one-juan memorial collection with 訥谿 and 訥溪 forms, and 訥齋集.
    • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The book entries list 訥溪集 in 27 juan and the one-juan 訥谿奏疏.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)The biographies list 訥溪奏疏 and 訥齋集, supplying the alternate memorial-title form and the additional collection title.
20. [20] Additional works Additional listed titles include the four-juan Neizhai chidu, ten-juan Neizhai wenlu, nine-juan Neizhai shilu, three-juan Neizhai zalu, ten-juan Neixi xiansheng wenlu, and three-juan 訥溪雜錄.
    • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The book entries list the six additional titles and their respective juan counts.
21. [21] Posthumous name At the beginning of the Tianqi era, Zhou Yi received the posthumous name Gongjie.
    • CBDBZhou Yi (68478)The alternate-name entry identifies Gongjie as a posthumous name.
    • Souyun周怡 (44108)Both biographies state that he was posthumously given Gongjie at the beginning of the Tianqi era.
    • WikidataZhou Yi (Q15918699)The entity claims and name list record Gongjie as his posthumous name.