Ji Zhenyi 季振宜

CHI Chên-i 季振宜 (T. 詵兮, H. 滄葦), b. 1630, official and bibliophile, was a native of T'ai-hsing, Kiangsu, second of the seven sons of Chi Yü-yung 季寓庸 (T. 因是), a chin-shih of 1622. Chi Chên-i himself became a chin-shih in 1647 at the early age of eighteen (sui) and was at once appointed magistrate of Lan-ch'i, Chekiang. Several years later he was recalled to Peking where he served as a secretary in the Board of Punishments and then in the Board of Revenue. In 1658 he was made a censor and became well known in the early Manchu period as fearless in the exercise of his office. He submitted a memorial in 1660 to discontinue the practise of conscripting boathands from the districts along the Grand Canal—principally at Hsü-chou and Yangchow. In 1663 he was made salt censor of Ho-tung 河東 with residence at P'u-chou, Shansi, where he served for one year.

As a bibliophile Chi Chên-i possessed one of the largest libraries of Kiangnan 江南 containing many rare editions, of which not a few were bought from duplicates in the library of Ch'ien Tsêng [q.v.]. A considerable part of the Chi-ku-ko library (see under Mao Chin and Mao I) was also sold to him. The catalogue of this collection, 季滄葦藏書目 Chi Ts'ang-wei ts'ang shu-mu, which lists about 1,000 titles, was edited and printed by Huang P'ei-lieh [q.v.] in 1805. A list of the Sung editions of his collection was entitled 延令宋板書目 Yen-ling Sung-pan shu-mu. His collected writings appeared under two titles: 聽雨樓集 T'ing-yü lou chi and 靜思堂稿 Ching-ssŭ t'ang kao.

His brother, Chi K'ai-shêng 季開生 (T. 天中, H. 冠月, 1627-1659), was a chin-shih of 1649 who served as supervising censor. In 1655 when the palace known as Ch'ien-ch'ing kung 乾清宮 was completed, eunuchs were dispatched to South China to buy furniture and articles for interior decoration. The sending of the mission gave rise to misunderstanding in the South and Chi K'ai-shêng submitted a memorial denouncing it. For his temerity he was exiled to Shang-yang-p'u 尚陽堡, Liaotung, where he died. He achieved some recognition as a poet and painter. A sister, Chi Hsien 季嫻 (T. 靜姎), a poetess, and wife of Li Ch'ang-ang 李長昂, compiled an anthology, 閨秀集初編 Kuei-hsiu-chi ch'u-pien, consisting of 5 chüan of poems by women authors of the Ming dynasty. This anthology was given notice in the Imperial Catalogue but was not copied into the Ssŭ-k'u Manuscript Library (for both see under Chi Yün). Her collected works were entitled 兩泉龕集 Liang-ch'üan k'an chi. Her daughter, Li Yen 李研 (T. 安侶), was also a poetess and author of a work entitled, 綠窗偶存 Lu-ch'uang ou-ts'un.

The Chi family was known for its great wealth. It supported three troupes of actresses, and the family home was so extensive that sixty watch-men are said to have been required to guard it.

[1/250/11b, 12a; 3/133/15a; 21/2/7a; 27/2/6a; T'ai-hsing hsien chih (1886) 20/21b, 21/1b; Yeh Ch'ang-ch'ih (see under P'an Tsu-yin), Ts'ang-shu chi-shih shih (1910) 4/25a; Ssŭ-k'u 194/13a; Shansi t'ung-chih (1734) 80/18b; Yeh Tê-hui 葉德輝, 書林清話 Shu-lin ch'ing-hua 9/23b; Niu Hsiu (see under Chiang Shih-ch'üan), Ku-shêng hsü-pien (續編). ]

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Ji Zhenyi 季振宜 【參考資料: MQWW PoetID #617, HuWenKai #389.】 《清代人物生卒年表》定其生卒年為崇禎3年~康熙13年。 【參考《清代人物生卒年表》#14661.】

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弟振宜，字詵兮。順治四年進士，授浙江蘭溪知縣。行取刑部主事，遷戶部員外郎、郎中。十五年，考選浙江道御史。及上以旱下詔罪己，言十二、十三年間，時有過舉。振宜疏言：「伏讀上諭，興革責之部院，條奏責之科道，而內閣諸臣闕焉未及。夫用人行政，其將用未用、將行未行之際，毫釐千里，間不容髮。天顏咫尺，呼吸可通者，惟內閣諸臣。皇上親政以來，憂勤惕厲，原未見有過舉。皇上以為有過舉矣，試問其時有言及者乎？則宰相之不言亦可見矣。皇上以心膂股肱寄之內閣諸臣，徒以票擬四五字了宰相事業，皇上縱不譴責，清夜捫心，恐有難以自慰者。」得旨：「閣臣不能盡言，初非其罪。前諭十二、十三年間過舉，皆已行之事。朕心過失，即今豈能盡無，閣臣何由得知？部覆章奏，照擬票發，皆朕親裁，亦非閣臣之咎。朕恆慮此心稍懈，諸臣其各加內省！」

左都御史魏裔介疏劾大學士劉正宗蠹國亂政，振宜亦疏舉正宗樹黨納賄諸罪狀，正宗以是得罪。互見正宗傳。振宜又疏言：「府庫已竭，兵革方興。雲南守禦，專任平西王，滿兵抽十之四五駐湖南。鄭成功為閩、浙、江南三省之患，當擇地駐兵，絕其登陸。閩撫徐永楨、浙督趙國祚、浙撫史記功，軍旅皆不嫻習，宜簡賢員以代其任。山東、河南輔翼京師，連年水旱，盜賊實繁。北直八府，白晝公行劫掠。明末流寇，殷鑒不遠。蒙古闌入陝西洮、岷一帶耕種，西寧抵宣、大，長城頹塌，防衛空虛。國家中外一統，疆界原宜分明，何可聽其出入不加譏察？」又請復六科封駁舊制，復以揚、徐近河諸縣加派河夫為民間重累，疏請申禁，下部議行。尋命巡視河東鹽政。乞歸，卒。