Wei Ji

Wei Ji

Wei Ji (1375-1472, February 29) was named Zhongfang and Nanzhai. He is from Chengxiang Town, Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province. Ming Dynasty officials, scholars.

Wei Ji was a member of the Ming Dynasty in the third year of Yongle (1405). In the following year, he taught Songjiang Prefecture Confucianism with the assistant list of Jinshi and participated in the compilation of Yongle canon. He has been appointed doctor Taichang, scholar wailang of the Ministry of officials, Shaoqing of Taichang temple in Nanjing, and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of officials. He has been ordered to inspect the plague of locusts in Gideon and inquire about the sufferings of the people. In the eighth year of Zhengtong (1443), he was changed to the Minister of rites. He asked to be an official because he was old and weak, so he was changed to the Minister of the Ministry of rites in Nanjing. In 1448, he resigned as an old official without permission. The next year, he was promoted to minister of the Ministry of officials in Nanjing. During the civil engineering revolution, it was adopted and implemented by the imperial court to offer advice and suggestions for the use of troops in Wala. In 1450, Jingtai became an official and lived at home for more than 20 years. He died of illness in 1472, the eighth year of Chenghua, Xianzong, Ming Dynasty, and was granted the posthumous title of "Wenjing".

Wei Ji Neng's poems include the collection of Nanzhai, Songjiang annals, facts of water conservancy, key points of water conservancy, justice of Neo Confucianism, Nanzhai extract, etc.

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Life of the characters

Wei Ji was elected in the third year of Yongle (1405). The next year, he went to Beijing for a joint examination, and taught the official Song Jiang Fu Confucianism with the Deputy list of Jinshi. During the term of office, many students have made achievements. Soon, Wei Ji was called to participate in the compilation of Yongle Dadian. Shu Cheng was also appointed and was recommended as doctor Taichang.

In the first year of Xuande (1426), he was recommended by Kui, the Secretary of the Ministry of official affairs, as wailang, a member of the Ministry of official affairs, and transferred to Shaoqing of Taichang temple in Nanjing.

In the third year of Zhengtong (1438), the imperial edict tried to confer Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of Li (Beijing), and the following year it was actually conferred. He was ordered to inspect the plague of locusts in Gideon many times and asked about the sufferings of the people.

In the eighth year of Zhengtong (1443), he was changed to be the Minister of Li Department. Wei Ji asked to be an official because of his old age and poor strength, so he was changed to be the Minister of Li Department in Nanjing.

In the 13th year of Zhengtong (1448), he resigned as an old official again and was not allowed to leave.

In the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), he was also the Minister of Li Department in Nanjing. During this period, Jiangxi Province was twice tested. During the civil engineering revolution, it was adopted and implemented by the imperial court to offer advice and suggestions for the use of troops in Wala.

Wei Ji was honest and upright. He refused all the special products and treasures. Wei Ji officials were not recognized by the same department. Wang Gang, a criminal, should be killed and bailed out by officials. Wei refused to ask for help and sentenced him according to law.

In 1450, Wei Ji came to Beijing because he retired. Chen Xun, a bachelor at that time, was a student of Wei Ji. He took the opportunity to say to Wei Ji, "although Mr. Chen is in the official position of Shangshu, he has never stood on the court hall because he is far away from Nanjing. I hope you will wait for a while and ask the imperial court to add an official title for you. This matter is up to us." Wei Ji solemnly said to Chen Xun, "as the first assistant minister of the imperial court, you should recommend talents to the imperial court for all the people in the world. You should not be partial to your own teachers." When he came back, he said to people, "he regards the official affairs of the imperial court as his own private affairs, and there will be no good results in the future." Chen Xun was ashamed to leave. He resigned at the age of 77 and returned home.

After returning home, Wei Ji lived at home for more than 20 years. He was approachable and had coarse food. In order to relieve the suffering of the villagers, he repeatedly proposed to the authorities to build water conservancy projects. He also personally presided over the construction of ponds in Maxi, Xijiang, Bailu, Xianghu, Guali, Guyan, DanJia and caojia, and gates in Xujia, Luoshan and Changshan. In order to prevent the rich from competing to encircle Xianghu Lake as private land, Wei called on the government to mobilize the villagers to check the private land, dredge the lake, build culverts and sluices, increase the water storage in the lake, and still protect the farmland around Xianghu Lake from drought and flood.

In the seventh year of Chenghua (1471), Emperor Xianzong heard that Wei Ji had built a dike to dredge the lake. He had made a contribution to the village. He sent an envoy to ask him about it and gave him goat wine. He ordered local officials to supply rice and three stones a month. Before the messenger arrived, Wei Ji was ill and died. After his death, he was given the title of Wenjing. To commemorate his merits, the villagers built a tomb with a statue in xujiashanwu, Hushan village, on the southeast Bank of the Xianghu Lake Bridge. Some of the tombs are still preserved today.

In February 1483, Emperor Xianzong issued an imperial edict to allow Wei Ji to be worshipped in Dehui Temple of Xiaoshan County, Zhejiang Province.

Character evaluation

Shen Cong: you can see people only by profit. Cong Si soap for a long time, who do not move people to scratch the law, get two Gongyan: Shangshu Wei Gongji, duyushixuan gonglu.

Liang Fang: I first served as a minister of Xiaoshan. I met Wei Ji, an official minister, who lived in Liju. I had a close relationship with the people in Liju. I taught my sons and grandchildren how to build up dikes and dredge lakes to defend against disasters. All actions should be carried out in accordance with etiquette and law, advocating Neo Confucianism, and advancing backward. Although in the forest, there are complementary treatment. Ji's life is full of learning and practice, and his mind is great. To be familiar with the world makes the country better. He has been an official for more than 20 years. At the age of 98, he looks up to his virtue like Qing Yun. A hundred years of education will make this person proud. Before I read the history, there are those who return to the old and give them salary, those who respect and support the three elders and five watchmen, those who call for peace, those who give them several battles, and those who are virtuous. If you have more than one virtue, you can be called Da Zun.

Zhu Jianshen: first, Wei Ji, the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty, was a hundred years old and had good reputation. I am very happy. ② He was afraid of laboring people when he died.

Ye Sheng: he can also be called Wei Ji, Chen Tai, Li Min and Ma Jin. ② A few years ago, Nandu was full of people He is like a sacrificial wine. Chen Gong's dogma and rules are unswerving all the time. He is also a scholar of Wei Gong's pure, elegant and elegant style. He can be honest, greedy and modest, and he should be worthy of being a scholar. Unfortunately, the second Duke did not want to be an old man. He was slandered for his greed by the thirteen Taoist officials in Nanjing. He was unjust at that time, so the second Duke went away. Gee! There are so many people like you! ③ In the past 70 or 80 years, the famous officials, the old virtues, the so-called three yang, two Wang, Jian, Xia, Shi, Huang, Hu, Yu Zhugong, who were either generals, Yanzi teachers, or mutual beneficial friends, were all very polite. There are so many scholars and officials, such as Chen shaobaoxun, Xiao Gongshi, Li wendaxian, Hanlin Yang Jungong, Yin junfengqi, Zhou junxu, Liu wenanding, Chen junxun. However, there are so many scholars and officials in other prefectures, but few of them know morality. Later generations came out late and admired the public, such as Liang Fang, the censor, and Li Gong, the magistrate He was a good official, a teacher of the Ming Dynasty, and a famous Minister of the Six Dynasties. He was a great honor. He was born in the emperor's mind and did not have a posthumous title.

Liu Ji: he is eager to learn. He is old and tireless. He has lived for the rest of 20 years, but he entertains himself with literature It is said that song Wenyan is the oldest minister since ancient times, and the age of Ji is higher than that of song Wenyan.

Tang Shu: 1. He is modest and polite, simple in nature, and his waist is like a garment. At first, he was an instructor. He took the achievement of talents as his duty, and got into the exam to be honest and upright. ② Tiger in the forest, snake swim in the Ze, not the enemy of the kite, kite so that the name, with its storage of strange heart also. Cattle grazing in the field, pig sleep in the garden, not the control of black magpie, black magpie to ride it, so it has no different heart. Britain worships Yi, Chen Tai leaves feeling, Guo Wei end reputation, the letter does not have to covet outside, uses this way also.

Zheng Xiao: in the past, Emperor Gao said that if I wanted to be a scholar, I would be able to learn from the past, understand the past and understand the present, and have the right quality of writing. Is it enough to be a gentleman with the right name? Friendship is enough to lead people, writing is enough to China, learning is enough to know the truth, talent is enough to help things, vaguely enough to save the time. It's not true that people who are advanced in rites and music! Wu Hu, I can't see it.

Geng directional: morning and evening fields, cloth clothes, straw sandals, bamboo hat to the first class for domestic servants, mixed with the wild, many cliffs and clouds.

Xiang Dushou: Duke Wei has been a scholar for eighty years; Duke Wu is strict and upright, and has a good reputation; Duke Lu is honest in law enforcement, and does not turn back to die. These three gongs are graceful and graceful, and they are the symbol of their flourishing age.

Li Zhi: the public body is too much for clothes, but he can't speak out. He is pure and virtuous, elegant and respectable.

Xu Xian: a famous official in the state Dynasty, who has long served as a senior official. Wei Wenjing Gong Ji 98, Wang Duanyi Gong Shu 93, Hu Zhongan Gong Bi 89, Ma duansu Gong Sheng, Han Zhongding Gong Li, Wu Wenke Gong Na, Zhang Wenyi Gong Mao, all 86. Wang Wenduan gongzhi, Wang Zhongsu gongao, Wang Zhongyi Gongji, Lin Wenan gonghan, Liu Zhongxuan Gongda Xia, Xie Wenzheng Gong moved, all 84. It's not easy for those who count the public to have both fame, position, wealth and longevity?

He Qiaoyuan: Li Shimian, Chen Zuo, Chen Jingzong and Wei Ji were all strict in their cultivation, and they didn't want to meet the world with tile, but Shi Mian and Ji were the senior people, who were the gentlemen of modern times? A gentleman is a man.

Zhang Dai: Wei Wenjing, the five gentlemen, was self-supporting by Qing Jie, and was able to communicate with others. Since the establishment of the law and discipline, the name of Qian and Gu has been popular for quite a long time. However, there is no one who can be infected by it. For example, ginger, pepper and cinnamon can be mixed with salty, sour, sweet and bitter, and spicy taste can be changed by their own nature!

Zha jizuo: Jiebi AI is to contain things; if you don't forget your name, you don't know it, and you are better at learning. It's not difficult to say goodbye to the tomb. It was in the first year of Jingtai, and it was deeply seen in temples.

Lin Shidui: all the great men of this dynasty are from Zhejiang Province Fangzheng has Xiushui LV wenyiyuan, Yin County Yang Wenyi Shouchen, Yang Wensu Shouzhi, Qiantang Ni Wenyi Yue, Xiaoshan Wei Wenqing Ji, Shanyin Xiao Shi Yuming Feng, Yin County Zhao Duan Jianshen Lu.

Zhang Tingyu: in the heyday of our country, most of the scholar bureaucrats respected themselves for honesty and integrity. How could they deliberately encourage others to do something to disguise their reputation. It is also characterized by its indifference, lust, shame and competition. At the time of benevolence and publicity, the officials were punished for being greedy of ink, and became honest and upright. Zong Zaizuo Quanheng, Guzuo zhangbangxian, one of the Qing Dynasty. Duan min, Wu Na, Wei Ji and Lu Mu ran held the festival of lamb Susi. Xuan, Geng and kongzhao were strict and vulgar. Zhang Chang, Xu Qi and Liu Jian were strict with themselves and devoted to foreign countries. It's also good enough to be honest.

personal works

Wei Ji's literary attainments are quite deep, his articles are simple and elegant, while his poems are natural and meaningful. There is no end to the pursuit of articles. The rich chapters have been printed in the mountain journals for several times.