Jiang Sheng (姜晟) | 24 Histories

Overview

Jiang Sheng was an official and Minister of Punishments.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Guangyu	光宇	Guangyu

Life and dates

Death

At at home 家
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 46

Attested activity

AD 1802 七年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 34
AD 1786 to AD 1787 下部議
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 65
AD 1804 九年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 40
AD 1766 乾隆三十一年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 4
AD 1795 乾隆六十年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 162
AD 1762 to AD 1795 二十七年後
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 45

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AD 1797 二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 22
AD 1788 五十三年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 10
AD 1787 五十二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 8
AD 1791 五十六年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 12
AD 1800 五年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 30
AD 1795 六十年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 15
AD 1801 六年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 31
AD 1806 十一年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 42
AD 1796 嘉慶元年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 19
AD 1779 四十四年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 6
AD 1799 四年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 26
AD 1799 四年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 361, passages 79-80
AD 1796 to AD 1820 籌苗疆
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 228

Key source chapters

Career and standing

vice minister of punishments 刑部侍郎
AD 1802 七年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 34
acting vice minister of revenue 署戶部侍郎
AD 1804 九年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 40
principal secretary, Ministry of Punishments 刑部主事
AD 1766 乾隆三十一年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 4
acting governor-general 兼署總督
AD 1797 二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 22
governor of Hubei 湖北巡撫
AD 1787 五十二年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 8
governor of Hunan 湖南巡撫
AD 1791 五十六年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 12

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governor-general 總督
AD 1800 五年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 30
Jiangxi provincial judicial commissioner 江西按察使
AD 1779 四十四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 6
vice minister of punishments 刑部侍郎
AD 1780 逾年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 7
acting governor of Jiangxi 暫署巡撫
Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 38
minister of punishments 刑部尚書
Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 41
vice minister of the Court of Imperial Entertainments 光祿寺少卿
Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 5
fourth-rank capital official 四品京堂
Demoted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 45
governor-general rank 總督銜
AD 1796 嘉慶元年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 20
Governor of Hunan 湖南巡撫
AD 1795 乾隆六十年 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 162
Vice Minister 侍郎
AD 1762 to AD 1795 二十七年後 · Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 45
director, Ministry of Punishments 郎中
Promoted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 4
vice minister of punishments 刑部侍郎
AD 1788 五十三年 · Reappointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 11
governor-general of Zhili 直隸總督
AD 1800 五年 · Transferred
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 30
Ministry of Works 工部
AD 1806 十一年 · Transferred
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 43
Court of the Imperial Stud 太僕寺
Transferred
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 5
merit citation 議敘
AD 1787 五十二年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 9
Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent 太子少保
AD 1799 四年 · Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 29
exceptional merit citation 優敘
Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 18
Left office
AD 1806 十一年 · Retired convalescent
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 44
Liable then spared
AD 1799 四年 · Failure of supervision
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 28
Punished
AD 1788 五十三年 · Stripped of insignia
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 10
Punished
AD 1801 六年 · Stripped arrested river works
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 32
referred to the ministry for disciplinary review 下部議
Referred for deliberation · Authority the Emperor (上)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 65

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 45; Draft History of Qing 352, passages 4, 160; Draft History of Qing 361, passage 228
Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 65
At Yuanhe, Jiangsu 江蘇元和
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 3
AD 1795 六十年
At Chenzhou 辰州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 16
At Hunan 湖南 · Relation Served in
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 162

Learning and skills

Earned
AD 1766 乾隆三十一年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 4

Works and attributed material

AD 1804 九年
Memorial · Author
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 40

Events and relationships

Arrested collaborators
Law enforcement · Official · With Yang Guo'an (楊國安)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 16
Captured and executed pay convoy ringleader
Law enforcement · Official · At Zhijiang 芷江
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 13
Captured Dongting bandits
Law enforcement · Official · With Dong Shuyou (董舒友)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 14
Held passes against Wu Chenshou
AD 1799 四年冬 · Military · Commander · With Wu Chenshou (吳陳受)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 29
Investigated Zhang Chengji
Legal · Investigator · With Zhang Chengji (張誠基)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 38
Opened staff post for Yan Ruyi during Guizhou Miao rebellion
AD 1795 乾隆六十年 · Administrative · Governor · With Yan Ruyi (嚴如熤)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 162

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Planned Miao frontier
Military · Planner · With Yan Ruyi (嚴如熤)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 228
Sent Qing Pu against rebels
AD 1796 嘉慶元年 · Military · Commander · With Qing Pu (慶溥)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 19
Sent to join Zhejiang audit
AD 1762 to AD 1795 二十七年後 · Administrative · Auditor
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 45
Shipped grain for Taiwan campaign
AD 1787 五十二年 · Logistics · Organizer
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 9
Suppressed Miao rebellion
AD 1795 六十年 · Military · Commander · With Shi Liudeng (石柳鄧)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 15
Relation Colleague of · Person Bi Yuan (畢沅)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 15
Relation Patron of · Person Yan Ruyi (嚴如熤)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 162
Relation Superior of · Person Zheng Yuanluan (鄭源鸘)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passages 24, 27

Assessments and attributes

Assessment capable of bearing heavy tasks · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Jiang Sheng (姜晟) · About Person Id Fu Nai (傅鼐)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 361, passage 80
Assessment clear and careful in criminal cases; thrice assistant minister of punishments · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 35
Assessment kept his hands clean but failed to impeach Heshen from fear · Mode edict
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 27
Assessment served widely in capital and provinces with administrative achievements · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 352, passage 164

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 361, passages 162, 228
Value historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 45

References in the histories

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History

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 322Volume 322 Biographies 109: Dou Guangnai, Li Shufang, Fan Yibin, Cao Xibao, Xie Zhending, Qian Feng, Yin Zhuangtu · 2 passages

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上嘉其持正，命尚書曹文埴、侍郎姜晟往會巡撫伊齡阿及光鼐察覈。 The Emperor praised his integrity and sent Minister Cao Wenhan and Vice Minister Jiang Sheng to join Governor Yiling'a and Guangnai in the audit.

上以光鼐所奏非妄，命署光祿寺卿，阿桂、文埴、晟、伊齡阿皆下部議。 The Emperor ruled that Guangnai's charges were not groundless, appointed him acting Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and referred Agui, Cao Wenhan, Jiang Sheng, and Yiling'a to the ministry for disciplinary review.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 352Volume 352 Biographies 139: Jiang Cheng, Jin Guangti, Zu Zhiwang, Han Feng · 16 passages

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姜晟金光悌祖之望韓崶 Jiang Cheng, Jin Guangti, Zu Zhiwang, and Han Feng

姜晟，字光宇，江蘇元和人。 Jiang Cheng, whose courtesy name was Guangyu, came from Yuanhe in Jiangsu.

時大軍徵台灣，晟運米十萬石濟餉需，上嘉之，予議敘。 While the main forces were campaigning in Taiwan, he shipped a hundred thousand shi of rice to cover army rations. The throne commended him and recommended him for a merit citation.

五十三年，荊州江堤潰，命大學士阿桂等往勘，以晟未能疏濬上游漲沙，並坐屬吏婪索淮鹽匣費，褫頂帶。 In 1788 the Jingzhou river embankment collapsed. Grand Secretary Agui and others were sent to inspect the breach. Cheng was blamed for not clearing the silt that had built up upstream and also for subordinates who had extorted fees on Huai salt transport chests; he was stripped of his rank insignia.

芷江境失餉鞘久不獲，晟捕首犯置之法。 When a military pay convoy was lost in Zhijiang and the case had long gone unsolved, he seized the ringleader and put him to death.

洞庭湖盜董舒友等積年為商旅害，邏獲之，傳首湖幹，盜風以靖。 Dong Shuyou and his gang on Dongting Lake had preyed on travelers for years. Cheng captured them quickly, exposed their heads along the shore, and piracy on the lake subsided.

六十年，黔苗石柳鄧叛，永綏苗石三保應之，晟偕總督畢沅往剿。 In 1795 the Qian Miao chieftain Shi Liudeng rebelled, and the Yongsui Miao chieftain Shi Sanbao joined him. Cheng marched with Governor-General Bi Yuan to suppress the uprising.