公乘兴 / Gongcheng Xing (Western Han)

Overview

公乘兴 / Gongcheng Xing enters the wiki through Hanji 511 as the memorialist who defends 王尊 after 张忠’s impeachment removes him from Jingzhao office.

Current Profile

Gongcheng Xing’s importance is procedural. He does not simply praise Wang Zun; he argues that the accusation should be tested because 杨辅, who supplied the impeachment material, had a private grievance against Wang Zun. His memorial asks the court to review Wang Zun’s ordinary conduct and then punish either Wang Zun or the false accusers according to the result.

Key Characteristics

• Western Han memorialist whose surname is explained in the episode as the compound surname 公乘.
• Defends Wang Zun by naming both his prior public order achievements and the possibility of private revenge.
• Frames the case as one requiring public review rather than one-sided factional judgment.

Evidence

• Defense of record: Hanji 511 says Gongcheng Xing argues that Wang Zun had governed the capital region effectively and was unusually capable.
• Private-grievance claim: Hanji 511 says he identifies Yang Fu’s resentment as the likely source of manufactured charges.
• Review request: Hanji 511 says he asks public officials and scholars to adjudicate Wang Zun’s conduct and the accusers’ responsibility.

Qualifications

This page is source-scoped to Hanji 511. It does not reconstruct Gongcheng Xing’s full office, biography, factional affiliation, or the complete original memorial text.

What Changed

• Created Gongcheng Xing from Hanji 511’s Wang Zun defense memorial.

Relationships

• 王尊 - accused official whom Gongcheng Xing defends.
• 杨辅 - impeachment-source actor whom Gongcheng Xing identifies as privately resentful.
• 张忠 - Yushi Dafu whose impeachment creates the case Gongcheng Xing challenges.
• 官员弹劾公开复核 - procedural concept directly grounded in Gongcheng Xing’s memorial strategy.