Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Chen Wei 陳韡

Attested AD 1250 - AD 1262

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Wei was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1250 to AD 1262 intendant contemporaneous with Xu Jingsun before 景定三年
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passages 268, 274-279

Career and standing

judge of his home prefecture 判本郡
Appointed from retirement
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 275
intendant 帥
Held
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 268
retirement post 乞閑
Requested
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 279
Attested
Aged
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 277
Held
Retirement · At at home 家居
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 274

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passages 268, 275

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · With Xu Jingsun (徐經孫) · Paraphrased · Mode allegation
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 275

Events and relationships

Impeached vice prefect and impugned Jingsun
Legal · Accuser · With Xu Jingsun (徐經孫)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 275
Relation Teacher of · Person Xu Jingsun (徐經孫)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 278

Assessments and attributes

Assessment senile and confused · Mode speech Speaker Emperor Lizong of Song (宋理宗)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 277

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 410Volume 410 Biographies 169: Lou Ji, Shen Huan, Shu Lin, Cao Yanyue, Fan Yingling, Xu Jingsun · 6 passages

帥陳韡雅相知，事必谘而後行。 Intendant Chen Wei respected him deeply and consulted him before taking action on any matter.

經孫為安撫時，韡家居，門人故吏有撓法者不得逞，相與搖撼。 While Jingsun was pacification commissioner, Wei was retired at home. Former protégés and subordinates who had bent the law found themselves blocked and joined in efforts to shake him.

至是韡起家判本郡，懷私逞忿，無復交承之禮，即日劾奏通判，語侵經孫，謂席卷府庫而去，於是罷通判，削其秩。 Then Wei left retirement to serve as judge of his home prefecture, nursing private grievances and venting his anger, no longer observing the proper rites of transfer. That same day he memorialized against the vice-prefect, his language touching Jingsun and accusing him of emptying the treasury on departure. The vice-prefect was dismissed and demoted.

事上聞，帝大怒，諭宰執曰：“陳韡老繆至此，宜亟罷之。” When the matter reached the emperor, he was furious and told the chief councilors, “Chen Wei has grown so senile and confused that he should be dismissed immediately.”

於是經孫再詣政府，言：“某，韡門生也，前日之白，公事也，苟韡以是得罪，人謂我何？” Jingsun then went again to the chief ministers and said, “I am Wei’s student. My report the other day concerned public business. If Wei is punished because of it, what will people think of me?”

請之不置，俾自乞閑，明通判無罪，識者韙之。 He pleaded without stopping, had Wei ask on his own for a retirement post, and made clear that the vice-prefect was innocent. Thoughtful men applauded him.