Wang Zhi (王直) | 24 Histories

Overview

Wang Zhi was an official and Minister of Personnel.

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Xingqian	行儉	Xingqian
Posthumous name	Wenduan	文端	Wenduan
Nickname	Eastern Wang	東王	Dong Wang

Date Source Date: Text: 天順六年 · Western Year: AD 1462
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 244

AD 1462 天順六年
Years 84 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 244

AD 1457 今上復辟
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 169, passage 243
AD 1443 八年正月
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 169, passage 140
AD 1457 天順
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 169, passage 223
AD 1462 天順六年
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 244
AD 1450 明代
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 445, passage 28
AD 1450 景泰元年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 169, passage 157

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AD 1404 永樂二年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 169, passage 132
AD 1449 to AD 1457 當英、景之間
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 169, passages 249-250

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Child of Wang Zhi
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 169, passage 247
Ancestor of Si (思)
great-grandson 曾孫 · paternal line · 3 generations
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 247
Child of Wang Bozhen (王伯貞)
father 父
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 119
Parent of Zi (秶)
son 子
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 169, passage 246
Parent of Wang Zi (資)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 235

sons and grandsons 諸子孫
Kinship Role sons and grandsons · Count 2 · Count Qualifier plural-unspecified
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 242

Minister of Personnel 吏部尚書
AD 1443 八年正月 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 140
Junior Grand Tutor 少傅
AD 1452 明年正月 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 211
Vice Minister of Rites 禮部侍郎
AD 1438 正統三年 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 137
Hanlin Bachelor / Junior Compiler 庶吉士
AD 1404 永樂二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 132
Compiler 修撰
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 134
Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent 太子太保
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 156

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Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent 太子太師
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 218
Ming grand secretary 明大學士
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 445, passage 28
Grand Guardian 太保
Bestowed posthumously
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 245
Entered
AD 1446 十一年 · Imprisonment
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 141
Entered
AD 1457 天順 · Retirement
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passages 223-224
pardon 宥
AD 1446 十一年 · Received
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 143

Earned
AD 1404 永樂二年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 132

Veritable Records of Xuanzong 宣宗實錄
AD 1438 正統三年 · Relation Compiler
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 136
Memorial · Author
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passages 144-149, 158-163, 185-189, 193-194, 201-202, 206-209
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passages 170, 174, 219, 236, 242-243

farmed with tenant laborers, beating drums and singing 從諸佃仆耕蒔，擊鼓歌唱
Personal · Participant · Farmed and sang with tenant laborers while at home
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 241
Led accession of Jingtai / regency deliberations
Political · Leader
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passages 152-154
Led remonstrance against personal campaign vs Esen
Political · Leader
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passages 144, 150
sons and grandsons offered toasts 諸子孫更叠舉觴上壽
Personal · Honoree · Received longevity toasts from sons and grandsons
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 242
forthright on sending envoys 侃侃於遣使之請
AD 1449 to AD 1457 當英、景之間 · Political · Advocate · Spoke forthrightly on sending envoys
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passages 249-250
Urged envoys to recover Retired Emperor
Diplomatic · Advocate
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passages 157, 170, 182

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kept from serving together in the cabinet 抑我，令不得共事
Relation Suppressed by · Person Western Yang (西楊)
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 242
Relation Deferred to · Person Yu Qian (于謙)
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 155
Relation Colleague of · Person Wang Ying (王英)
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 229
Relation Blocked by · Person Yang Shiqi (楊士奇)
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 230

Assessment dignity and gravity; stature of a great minister · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 248
Assessment grave, imposing, frugal and careful as Minister of Personnel · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passages 225-226, 231
Assessment held to correct positions and kept one principle to the end; true elder of the state · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 250
square face, long beard, imposing presence
Physical description
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 225

Said that had he been in the cabinet when the emperor was restored he would have been banished to Liaoyang and could not have enjoyed leisure with his descendants
Mode self-report Speaker Wang Zhi (王直)
Directly stated · History of Ming 169, passage 243