田广明 / Tian Guangming (Western Han)

Overview

田广明 / Tian Guangming enters the wiki through Hanji 388-2 as the local official who detects Hu Qian’s false official identity during the Gongsun Yong rebellion attempt.

Current Profile

The source gives Tian Guangming a narrow crisis role. Hu Qian pretends to be a Guanglu Dafu and plans to capture the commandery head when he comes to pay respects. Tian Guangming notices signs of imposture and moves against the group, making him part of the episode’s larger point that low- and mid-level officials can prevent political disorder when they do not yield automatically to intimidating titles.

Key Characteristics

• Western Han local official in the Gongsun Yong/Hu Qian rebellion case.
• Detects an impostor rather than obeying title performance.
• Helps prevent a plot built around ceremonial access and surprise detention.
• Functions as evidence for the value of local alertness under imperial high-pressure institutions.

Evidence

• Imposture detection: Hanji 388-2 says Tian Guangming identifies Hu Qian as a false official.
• Plot suppression: Hanji 388-2 says the rebels planned to detain the senior local official and coerce his escort forces.
• Institutional lesson: Hanji 388-2 uses the case to show how local officials could stop a rebellion in embryo.

Qualifications

This page is bounded to Hanji 388-2. It does not reconstruct Tian Guangming’s full career, later offices, or precise commandery jurisdiction beyond the episode’s case.

What Changed

• Created from Hanji 388-2 as the official who detects Hu Qian’s false identity.

Relationships

• 公孙勇 / Gongsun Yong (Western Han) - rebellion context in which Tian Guangming acts.
• 绣衣使者皇权监察 / Xiuyi Envoy Imperial Surveillance - institutional fear field exploited by the broader plot.
• 魏不害 / Wei Buhai (Western Han) - parallel local detection figure in the same source.