吉從大將軍長史轉遷至御史大夫，宣帝聞之，將封之。
No one was aware of this when Xuandi came to the throne, and Bing Ji himself did not speak of it.
會吉病甚，將使人加紳而封之，及其生也。
When Xuandi heard that Bing Ji had been promoted from the position of chief clerk to the general in chief to that of imperial counselor, he made preparations to give him a fief.
太子太傅夏侯勝曰：「此未死也。
Hearing that Ji was seriously ill, he was about to send a man to present him with the sash of enfeoffment, hoping thereby to accomplish the conferral while Ji was still alive.
臣聞之，有陰德者必饗其樂，以及其子孫。
Xiahou Sheng, the senior tutor to the crown prince, said, “He will not die this time.
今此未獲其樂而病甚，非其死病也。
Your servant has heard that those who practice secret virtue are assured of enjoying blessings that will spread as well to their sons and grandsons.” In this case Ji has fallen seriously ill before obtaining this reward; it is therefore not his final illness.
」後病果愈，封為博陽侯，終饗其樂。
Later on Ji in fact got over his illness.
He was enfeoffed as the lord of Boyang and was able to enjoy blessings to the end of his days.