Overview
Nie Tianji was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|
| Courtesy name |
Yuanji |
元吉 |
Yuánjí |
Life and dates
Death
Attested activity
AD 1213 至甯元年
AD 1217 to AD 1233 興定初以降
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
Places and affiliations
- At Wutai 五台
- At Kaifeng 汴 · Relation Remained in
Works and attributed material
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment calm, reserved, refined conduct · Mode historian-judgment
References in the histories
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History of Jin, Chapter 115Volume 115 Biographies 53: Wanyan Nushen, Cui Li, Li Qi, Nie Tianji, Chizhan Weixin · 11 passages
聶天驥
Nie Tianji
聶天驥，字元吉，五台人。
Nie Tianji, courtesy name Yuanji, was a native of Wutai.
時胥吏擅威，士人往往附之，獨天驥不少假借，彼亦不能害也。
At that time clerks monopolized power and gentlemen often curried favor with them, but Tianji alone would not yield, and they could not harm him.
夏使賀正旦，互市于會同館，外戚有身貿易於其間者，天驥上章曰：「大官近利，失朝廷體，且取輕外方。」
When the Xia envoy came for New Year's congratulations, trade was conducted at the Hall of Mutual Accord. A maternal relative of the emperor traded there in person. Tianji memorialized: "High officials pursuing profit disgrace the court and invite contempt from foreign states."
慶陽圍急，朝廷遣宿州總帥牙古塔救之，以天驥充經歷官。
When the siege of Qingyang grew urgent, the court sent Suzhou overall commander Yaguta to relieve it, with Tianji as administrative officer.
圍解，從別帥守邠，帥欲棄州而東，天驥力勸止之，不從，帥坐是被系逮，天驥降京兆治中。
When the siege was lifted, he followed another commander to hold Bin. The commander wished to abandon the prefecture and flee east. Tianji strongly urged him to stay but was ignored. The commander was arrested, and Tianji was demoted to Jingzhao administrator.
哀宗遷歸德，天驥留汴中。
When Emperor Aizong moved to Guide, Tianji remained in Kaifeng.
崔立變，天驥被創甚，臥一十餘日。
At Cui Li's mutiny Tianji was severely wounded and lay abed for more than ten days.
其女舜英謁醫救療，天驥歎曰：「吾幸得死，兒女曹乃為謁醫，尚欲我活耶？」
His daughter Shunying went to beg physicians to treat him. Tianji sighed and said: "I was fortunate enough to die—must you children beg physicians? Do you still want me to live?"
天驥沉靜寡言，不妄交。
Tianji was calm and reserved, spoke little, and did not associate lightly.
贊曰：聶天驥素履清慎，赤盞尉忻天資忠諒，在治世皆足為良臣，不幸仕亂離之朝，以得死為願欲，哀哉！
The encomium says: Nie Tianji lived with purity and caution; Chizhan Weixin was loyal and sincere by nature. In an age of peace both would have been fine ministers. Unhappily they served a court torn by chaos and took death as their dearest wish. How lamentable!