阿邑大夫 / Ayi Dafu
阿邑大夫 / Ayi Dafu appears in 《资治通鉴·周纪》10丨 以家族单位 有蚂蚁吃大象的精神（2） as the local 齐国 official praised daily at court but exposed by 齐威王’s secret investigation. The source says Ayi’s fields are neglected, people are poor, and the official fails during pressure from Zhao and Wei.
His source role is the negative half of Independent Official Audit / 独立考核地方官. Qi Wei Wang reads the praise as purchased court reputation, then punishes Ayi Dafu and the courtiers who had been praising him.
《资治通鉴·周纪》14丨齐威王 不鸣则已一鸣惊人 places that punishment after 淳于髡’s hidden remonstrance. In this reading, Ayi Dafu is part of 齐威王一鸣惊人式转向: the ruler’s change becomes real because false reputation is punished and military weakness is reversed.
Connections
- 齐威王 - ruler who evaluates and punishes him.
- 齐国 - polity and administrative setting.
- 即墨大夫 - positive contrast in the same evaluation sequence.
- Independent Official Audit / 独立考核地方官 and Court Feedback Collapse / 君臣反馈失灵 - governance frames for reputation capture and independent checking.
- 淳于髡 and Qi Wei Wang Political Turnaround / 齐威王一鸣惊人式转向 - Zhouji 14 setup and turnaround context.