Overview
Chen Mengshuo was an official and Judge.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Xiaoyan | 曉岩 | Xiaoyan |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1748 乾隆十三年Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 30-31
- AD 1748 to AD 1760 官浙十二年Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 35, 48
Career and standing
- judicial official 讞決Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 32
- acting prefect of Chuzhou 署處州Acted asDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 47
- acting prefect of Huzhou 署湖州Acted asDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 47
- acting prefect of Jiaxing 署嘉興Acted asDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 47
- acting prefect of Yanzhou 署嚴州Acted asDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 47
- secretary in the Ministry of Punishments 刑部主事AD 1748 乾隆十三年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 31
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- grain-transport intendant 督糧道AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 43
- intendant of the Ning-Shao-Tai circuit in Zhejiang 浙江寧紹台道AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 35
- prison superintendent 提牢Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 33
- director in the Ministry of Rites 禮部郎中PromotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 34
- former rank restored 復原官RestoredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 47
- circuit intendant 道員RetainedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 42
- RequestedRetirementDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 49
- failure to detect a subordinate's misconduct 失察屬吏不職Censure · CensuredDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 42
- treated the offense too lightly 輕比Demotion · DemotedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 45
Places and affiliations
- AD 1748 乾隆十三年Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 31
- At Jiang County, Shanxi 山西絳縣Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 30
- At Jiang County 絳縣 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 30
- At Zhejiang 浙江 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 35
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 1748 乾隆十三年 · Credential metropolitan graduate 進士Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 31
Works and attributed material
- Tale of the Spared Orphan 存孤記Relation Subject of · Mode named-source-report Source Work local ballad 謠Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 39
- 吾來捕梅姓數人而已。Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 37
Events and relationships
- Overturned coerced convictions of Liaofan and three others arrested at Xiaoshan in a hair clipping sorcery scareDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 44
- Petitioned to retireCareer · OfficialDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 49
- Prevented prison runners from misconductAdministrative · Prison superintendentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 33
- Refused gifts of gold and brought order to grain shipping administrationAdministrative · Grain transport intendantDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 43
- Repaired the Qian Lake embankmentPublic works · Supervisor · At Yin County 鄞縣Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 40
- Repaired the South Lake embankmentPublic works · Supervisor · At Yuhang 餘杭Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 46
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- Rode with a light escort to Ninghai, released dozens detained by the magistrate, executed those who had resisted arrest, and spared one younger sonLegal · Intendant · At Ninghai, Taizhou 寧海、台州Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passages 36-38
- Summoned to audience during the emperor's southern tour and granted a sable giftDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 41
- Relation Received audience from · Person Qianlong Emperor (上)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 41
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment held to the law and would not defer to superiors in adjudication · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 32
- Assessment long-standing reputation for competence at the Ministry of Punishments · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Qianlong Emperor (上)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 41
- Assessment served in Zhejiang twelve years and won renown wherever posted · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 48
- Item fine sable 綺貂 · Relation Bestowed · With Qianlong Emperor (上)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 336, passage 41
References in the histories
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