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Sun Weicheng was an official.
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History of Ming, Chapter 219Volume 219 Biographies 107: Zhang Siwei, Ma Ziqiang, Xu Guo, Zhao Zhigao, Zhang Wei, Zhu Geng · 2 passages
後以救吳中行、趙用賢忤居正意．時已遷侍講，抑授南京司業．未行，復以京察，謫徐州同知．居正卒之明年，用給事中馮景隆、御史孫維城薦，[二]擢南京尚寶丞．俄召為左中允，管司業事，進祭酒．疏陳六事，多議行．以禮部右侍郎，教習庶吉士，引疾歸．詔起故官，協理詹事府，辭不赴．久之，以申時行薦，拜吏部左侍郎兼東閣大學士，與趙志臯並命．
Later, for pleading for Wu Zhongxing and Zhao Yongxian he offended Juzheng. Though already promoted to lecturer, he was demoted to vice director of studies in Nanjing. Before he left he was demoted again in the capital review to assistant prefect of Xuzhou. The year after Juzheng died, on recommendation of Supervising Secretary Feng Jinglong and Censor Sun Weicheng, [2] he was promoted to assistant director in the Nanjing Court of Imperial Seals. Soon he was recalled as left middle submitter, managed the duties of vice director of studies, and rose to chancellor. He memorialized on six matters, many of which were adopted. As Right Vice Minister of Rites and instructor of Hanlin bachelors he pleaded illness and went home. An edict recalled him to assist in the Household of the Heir Apparent; he declined. Long afterward, on Shen Shixing's recommendation, he was appointed Left Vice Minister of Personnel and Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion, together with Zhao Zhigao.
[二] 用給事中馮景隆御史孫維城薦 孫維城，原作「孫惟成」，據神宗實錄卷一三三萬曆十一年丙戌條、明進士題名碑錄隆慶辛未科改。
[2] 'On recommendation of Supervising Secretary Feng Jinglong and Censor Sun Weicheng.' Sun Weicheng (孫維城)—the original read 孫惟成; amended according to the Veritable Records of Emperor Shenzong, juan 133, Wanli 11 bingxu entry, and the Stele Record of Ming Jinshi, Longqing xinwei cohort.