Wang Yongji, styled Xiuzhi, with the sobriquet Tieshan, was a native of Gaoyou in Southern Zhili.
He became a Jinshi in the fifth year of the Tianqi reign, initially being appointed as the Magistrate of Datian.
He successively served as a Prosecuting Officer of Raozhou, a Bureau Director in the Ministry of Revenue, the Defense Intendant of Tongzhou, and the Grand Coordinator of Shandong.
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