Wang Jie (1725-1805), a native of Hancheng, Shaanxi, was also the only scholar in Shaanxi in the Qing Dynasty.
The number one scholar in Wang Jie is quite remarkable. Twenty-six years of Qianlong (176 1), Wang Jie Zhongjinshi, palace examination, the third paper. Emperor Qianlong was marking papers and found that the first one was Zhao Yi from Changzhou, Jiangsu. So far, Jiangsu has produced 29 champions. Emperor Qianlong asked whether this dynasty could become the top scholar in Shaanxi, and when he learned that it could not, he named Wang Jie the third place as the first place.
At this time, it coincides with Zhao Hui's triumph in Xinjiang, and the northern and southern Tianshan Mountains are included in the territory. Emperor Qianlong was very satisfied with his first prize in Wang Jie, and he deliberately tried a "knowing the nature when he died".
However, Zhao Yi was extremely unfair to this, and wrote poems to express his anguish: "Future generations have endless eyes, and it is useless to strive for temporary achievements." He said that he could win the fame of future generations with his academic talents. Later, Zhao Yi really became a famous historian.
Wang Jie is upright and honest. After winning the first prize in the exam, he succeeded as the editor of imperial academy and was promoted many times. He has served as a bachelor of cabinet, an official, an assistant minister of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Industry, moved to the left as an imperial adviser and conferred the title of minister of war, and served as minister of military aircraft for fifty-one years (1786), becoming a master of ministers' room (security). Qianlong fifty-two years in the first month, the cabinet university, does history. In the fifth year of Jiaqing, he became cabinet minister and records after Xiao Shenyang. In the eighth year of Jiaqing, 79-year-old Wang Jie resigned and went home.
After Wang Jie won the top prize, the Shandong scholar was unconvinced and wrote a couplet: "Confucius is a saint, and Meng Zixian wrote Qilu since ancient times." To show contempt for Wang Jie. Unexpectedly, he replied, "Zhao, Mu, Taoism is now in the Western Qin Dynasty." Neither humble nor supercilious.
Wang Jie never took the initiative to dredge the small Shenyang, but the small Shenyang held a grudge and waited for revenge. However, due to Wang Jie's prudence and integrity, Xiao Shenyang can't have any dissatisfaction with Wang Jie. According to the "Draft of Qing History", "Little Shenyang holds a high position, is good at making decisions, and keeps his mouth shut. When he meets excellent people, he will strive for it. I know a lot, but little Shenyang hates it and can't go. "
After Emperor Jiaqing came to power, Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Tai Shang held real power. After the death of Emperor Qianlong, Emperor Jiaqing quickly arrested and imprisoned Xiao Shenyang. Because of the great power, no one in the DPRK dared to be the presiding judge. In this case, Wang Jie, a senior student and a does minister, stepped forward and took the initiative to take this responsibility. After Wang Jie was tried, all his property was confiscated, and Xiao Shenyang hanged himself.
Since then, Wang Jie has repeatedly asked to go home to recuperate. Emperor Jiaqing couldn't stay any longer, so he was promoted to the crown prince and let him go back to his hometown with his original salary. When Wang Jie left Beijing, Emperor Jiaqing gave him a crutch and wrote two poems. One of the poems is as follows:
"I have affectionately grasped Wen Heng,
Yiyuan Group looks forward to Tao Lirong.
Go directly to a temple with a gallery,
Feng Qing returned to Hancheng with two sleeves. "
In the ninth year of Jiaqing (1804), Wang Jie and his wife were both over 80 years old. Emperor Jiaqing specially sent the governor of Shaanxi to his home to celebrate his birthday and gave him many treasures such as imperial poems. Later, Wang Jie went to Beijing to give thanks, and soon died in a mansion in Beijing.