Wang Qiexie

Timeline

1. 1112–1140Jing-Hu Circuit · HunanPassed the juren examination in the second year of Zhenghe, subsequently holding posts including Judicial Commissioner of Hubei and Transport Judge of Hunan. During the Shaoxing era he defended Yuanzhou, organizing troops and civilians to resist the bandit Cao Cheng. He bore a grudge against Yue Fei over a breach of etiquette.
2. 1141–1142Lin'an Prefecture · HangzhouIn the seventh month of the eleventh year of Shaoxing he submitted a memorial impeaching Yue Fei, was retained as investigating censor, and promoted to Right Remonstrant. He Zhu, who had tried Yue Fei's case, found him not guilty; Qin Hui replaced him with Wang Qiexie, who fabricated charges such as 'delaying and not advancing' and 'insulting the imperial carriage,' resulting in the execution of Yue Fei, Yue Yun, and Zhang Xian at the end of the eleventh year of Shaoxing.
3. 1143–1157Lin'an Prefecture · HangzhouUpon entering government he could not be controlled by Qin Hui, and thus offended him and was dismissed. Recalled after Qin Hui's death, he served as Vice Councillor, and in the twenty-sixth year of Shaoxing was promoted to Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs and Jointly Administering Affairs, continuing to advocate peace. He died in the twenty-seventh year of Shaoxing at the age of seventy-five, with the posthumous name Zhongjing.