王吉 / Wang Ji (Western Han)

Overview

王吉 / Wang Ji enters the wiki through Hanji 524 as 王骏’s father and a Western Han official remembered for remonstrating during Liu He’s brief reign.

Current Profile

The source uses Wang Ji to show that Wang Jun’s later office reputation does not rest on lineage alone. During Liu He’s twenty-seven-day reign, many officials are punished after Liu He is deposed by Huo Guang. Wang Ji and the Langzhongling are spared because they had repeatedly remonstrated. The episode therefore treats Wang Ji as a family precedent for direct speech under a reckless ruler.

Key Characteristics

• Western Han official and father of 王骏.
• Remembered for repeated remonstrance to Liu He.
• Survives the punishment after Liu He’s deposition because his advice record distinguishes him.
• Functions in Hanji 524 as evidence of a political family tradition rather than only status inheritance.

Evidence

• Liu He context: Hanji 524 says Liu He is deposed after twenty-seven days for misconduct.
• Remonstrance record: Hanji 524 says Wang Ji and the Langzhongling repeatedly remonstrate.
• Punishment distinction: Hanji 524 says Huo Guang spares them while many other officials are punished.

Qualifications

This page is source-scoped to Wang Ji’s remonstrance role in Hanji 524. It does not yet synthesize his full career, writings, or other political positions.

What Changed

• Created the page from Hanji 524’s Liu He remonstrance retrospective.

Relationships

• 王骏 - son whose appointment prompts the retrospective.
• 西汉 - dynastic setting for Wang Ji’s remonstrance record.