[1]Name and identityWang Sui was a Song-dynasty official whose surviving profile also presents him as a writer of prose and poetry.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The profile supplies Wang Sui's name, Song affiliation, and a high office in the Ministry of Works.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical entries place him in the Song and describe his literary style and writings.
WikidataWang Sui (Q24833759)The entity is named Wang Sui and identified as a Song-dynasty person.
[2]Courtesy names and native placeHe was first styled Yingshu, later Qufei, used the sobriquet Shizhai, and came from Jintan in Zhenjiang Prefecture, now in Jiangsu.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The profile lists Qufei, Shizhai, and Yingshu among his names and gives Jintan as his native place.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical entries give his successive styles, sobriquet, and Jintan origin in Zhenjiang Prefecture.
WikidataWang Sui (Q24833759)The entity's traditional Chinese aliases include Qufei, Shizhai, and Yingshu.
[3]Genealogy and siblingsWang Shao is identified as an ancestor, but the exact relationship differs between great-great-grandson and great-grandfather; Wang Wanshu was his father, Wang Sui was described as the third son, and his younger brothers were Wang Xun, Wang Xuan, and Wang Zhishu.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The kinship entries identify Wang Shao as a great-grandfather, Wang Wanshu as the father, and list Wang Xun, Wang Xuan, and Wang Zhishu as younger brothers.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical entries call Wang Sui Wang Shao's great-great-grandson in one passage and a descendant of Wang Shao in another, while naming Wang Wanshu as his third-son father.
[4]Examination and early officesIn 1202 he passed the jinshi examination, received the Fuyang appointment, and later served in Dangtu, Lishui, and Shanyin.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi, while the office entries give Fuyang and the county appointments.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical entries consistently give the Jiatai second-year examination, Fuyang appointment, and the Dangtu, Lishui, and Shanyin county offices.
[5]Divergent dating of Shaowu and Anfeng appointmentsThe Shaowu and Anfeng appointments are dated differently: the biographical passage places them in 1230, whereas the appointment entries begin Shaowu in 1231 and Anfeng in 1231, continuing through 1232.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical passage links the Shaowu and Anfeng appointments to the third year of Shaoding, 1230.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The appointment entries date Shaowu to 1231 and Anfeng to 1231–1232, creating the stated discrepancy.
[6]Administration at ShaowuAs governor of Shaowu Army, he dealt with a population suffering from hardship, after which the people relied on him for security.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical passage says that, as governor of Shaowu Army, he tended to the afflicted population and brought the people security.
[7]Censorate and institutional postsHe served as Registrar of the Directorate of Education, in the Three Institutes and among palace attendants, and as Right Remonstrance Censor and Censor.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The office entries list the Three Institutes, palace attendants, Right Remonstrance Censor, and Censor.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical entries describe his promotion to Registrar of the Directorate of Education and his censorate appointments.
[8]Memorials and remonstranceIn the sixth year of Shaoding he became Investigating Censor and memorialized on promoting gentlemen and excluding petty men; early in Duanping he became Palace Censor and criticized Li Zhixiao and others as the three villains.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical passage gives the Shaoding-sixth-year censorate, the memorial on gentlemen and petty men, and the later criticism of Li Zhixiao and others.
[9]Revenue and historiographical officesIn 1236 he became Vice Minister of Revenue, jointly compiling the History of the State and the Veritable Records, and served as Acting Left Vice Minister.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical entries place the Vice Minister of Revenue and joint historiographical appointments in the third year of Duanping and also give the Acting Left Vice Minister post.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The office entries independently list Vice Minister of Revenue, joint compiler of the History of the State, and joint compiler in the Veritable Records Institute.
[10]External and military appointmentsHe held the Sichuan military commission with the Chengdu prefecture, served as deputy and pacification military commissioner, and later held the Jiangxi transport and pacification commissions.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical entries give the Sichuan military commission with the Chengdu prefecture, the deputy commission, and the Jiangxi transport and pacification offices.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The appointment entries list Chengdu and the Sichuan military offices, together with the Jiangnan West transport and pacification offices.
[11]Prefectures and statesHe successively governed the named prefectures and states, including the later administrations at Ningguo and Jianning and the Longxing prefecture.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical entries list the prefectures of Suining, Chengdu, Qingyuan, Pingjiang, Ningguo, Jianning, and Longxing, as well as Taiping, Quanzhou, and Wenzhou.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The appointment entries specifically give Suining, Chengdu, Qingyuan, Pingjiang, and Jianning prefectures, together with Quanzhou and Wenzhou.
[12]Additional offices and titlesHis appointments also reached the Nanping Army, Xuanzhou, and Hongzhou, and included the listed civil, censorate, and palace-library titles.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The office entries list the Nanping Army, Xuanzhou, Hongzhou, the two civil ranks, the institutional posts, the censor, and the named palace-library titles.
[13]RetirementAfter being summoned to court, he received the acting Ministry of Works post and retired as a Direct Academician of the Longtu Pavilion.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical entries state that he was summoned, made Acting Minister of Works, and retired as a Direct Academician of the Longtu Pavilion.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The office entries also identify his Ministry of Works appointment.
[14]Age at death and posthumous nameThe reported age at death is 67 or 76, while the posthumous name is Zhengsu.
Souyun王遂 (30377)Two biographical passages give an age of 67 at death, while another gives 76; the passages also supply the posthumous name Zhengsu.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The alternate-name entry identifies Zhengsu as the posthumous name.
WikidataWang Sui (Q24833759)The entity also gives Zhengsu as the posthumous name.
[15]Literary styleHis prose was characterized as elegant and vigorous, without worldly affectation.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The biographical passages call his writing elegant and vigorous and say that it lacked worldly affectation.
[16]Works and poetryShizhai wengao is lost, while his poetry was compiled in a single volume from preserved selections.
Souyun王遂 (30377)The literary entry names Shizhai wengao as lost and says that Wang Sui's poetry was compiled in one volume from recorded selections.
[17]Recommendation of Liu ChunWang Sui recommended Liu Chun to the court; Liu Chun was appointed magistrate of Shaowu County and later led troops against Liu Anguo.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The association entry identifies Liu Chun as the person recommended by Wang Sui and gives the subsequent Shaowu and Liu Anguo actions.
[18]Liu Kezhuang and Zhen DexiuLiu Kezhuang wrote a colophon for Wang Sui, and Zhen Dexiu composed explanations of his style name and personal name.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The association entries identify Liu Kezhuang as the colophon author and Zhen Dexiu as the author of explanations of the names.
[19]Sacrificial-text exchangeWang Sui wrote a sacrificial text for Wang Ping, while Huang Zhen and Bao Hui wrote sacrificial texts for him.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The association entries distinguish Wang Sui's sacrificial text for Wang Ping from the sacrificial texts by Huang Zhen and Bao Hui for Wang Sui.
[20]Parting words, inscriptions, and instructionLiu Zai gave him parting words, Liu Kezhuang and Du Fan were associated with building inscriptions and names, and Wang Sui instructed Lin Conggui.
CBDBWang Sui (12053)The association entries list Liu Zai's parting gift of words, the building inscriptions or names connected with Liu Kezhuang and Du Fan, and Wang Sui's instruction of Lin Conggui.