Qing · Official and Statesman

E Wenduan 鄂文端

Attested AD 1736 - AD 1750

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

E Wenduan was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1736 to AD 1750 乾隆初年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 356, passage 25

Career and standing

senior minister / mentor to the throne 老成師傅
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 356, passage 25

Places and affiliations

Qing 清
Relation Associated with
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 356, passage 25

Events and relationships

Consulted by Qianlong emperor via vermilion notes
Political · Advisor
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 356, passage 26

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 356Volume 356 Biographies 143: Hong Liangji, Guan Shiming, Gu Jiqi, Li Zhongzhao, Shi Chengzao · 2 passages

乾隆初年，純皇帝宵旰不遑，勤求至治，其時如鄂文端、硃文端、張文和、孫文定等，皆侃侃以老成師傅自居。 In the early Qianlong years the emperor labored from dawn to midnight in pursuit of perfect government. Men such as E Wenduan, Zhu Wenduan, Zhang Wenhe, and Sun Wending spoke plainly and styled themselves seasoned mentors of the throne.

亮吉恭修實錄，見一日中硃筆細書，折成方寸，或詢張、鄂，或詢孫、硃，曰某人賢否，某事當否，日或十馀次。 While helping compile the Veritable Records, Liangji saw how in a single day the emperor's vermilion brush would jot tiny folded notes—now asking Zhang or E, now Sun or Zhu, whether so-and-so was fit for office or whether such-and-such ought to be done—sometimes a dozen times in one day.