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Tian Wenjing was an official.
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Governor of Henan 河南巡撫
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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 293Volume 293 Biographies 80: Li Fu, Cai Ting, Xie Jishi, Chen Xuehai · 9 passages
初，珽故吏知縣黃振國坐事奪官，珽薦起河南信陽知州，巡撫田文鏡劾貪劣不法。
Earlier, Ting's former subordinate Magistrate Huang Zhenguo had been stripped of office for an offense. Ting recommended him for appointment as prefect of Xinyang in Henan, but Governor Tian Wenjing impeached him for greed, misconduct, and lawlessness.
李紱自廣西巡撫遷直隸總督，入對，力陳振國無罪，御史謝濟世劾文鏡亦及之，言與紱合。
When Li Fu was transferred from governor of Guangxi to governor-general of Zhili, at audience he strongly maintained that Zhenguo was innocent. Censor Xie Jishi's impeachment of Wenjing also cited this matter, and his words matched Fu's.
及珽至，諭暴珽等結黨欺罔、傾陷文鏡諸罪狀，命斬振國，珽仍改斬監候，下獄。
When Ting arrived, the emperor announced Ting and others' crimes of forming factions, deception, and framing Wenjing, ordered Zhenguo executed, commuted Ting again to execution after imprisonment, and imprisoned him.
未浹旬，疏劾河南巡撫田文鏡營私負國，貪虐不法，列舉十罪。
Before ten days had passed he memorialized impeaching Henan Governor Tian Wenjing for pursuing private interest against the state, for greed, cruelty, and lawlessness, listing ten crimes.
上方倚文鏡，意不懌，命還濟世奏，濟世堅持不可。
The emperor was then relying on Wenjing and was displeased. He ordered Jishi to withdraw his memorial, but Jishi firmly refused.
上諭曰：「文鏡秉公持正，實心治事，為督撫中所罕見者，貪贓壞法，朕保其必無，而濟世於督撫中獨劾文鏡，朕不知其何心？
The emperor said, "Wenjing upholds justice impartially and governs with a sincere heart—rare among governors. As for greed and corruption, I guarantee he has none. Yet among all governors Jishi impeaches Wenjing alone—what can his intent be?
文鏡劾屬吏黃振國、邵言綸、汪諴等，李紱訟言其枉，並謂河南諸吏張球最劣，文鏡縱弗糾。
Wenjing had impeached subordinates Huang Zhenguo, Shao Yanlun, Wang Yan, and others. Li Fu argued they had been wronged and also said that among Henan officials Zhang Qiu was the worst, yet Wenjing indulged him and did not impeach him.
上先入文鏡言，不直紱，而濟世罪狀文鏡又及枉振國、言綸、諴庇球諸事。
The emperor had first accepted Wenjing's account and did not side with Fu, yet Jishi's charges against Wenjing again cited the wrongful cases of Zhenguo, Yanlun, and Yan and Wenjing's shielding of Qiu.
上召大學士、九卿、科道等入見，舉前事，謂：「濟世言與紱奏一一吻合，今詰濟世劾文鏡諸事，濟世皆茫無憑據，俯首無詞，是其受人指使，情弊顯見。」
The emperor summoned the grand secretaries, Nine Chief Ministers, censors, and others for audience, cited the prior matters, and said, "Jishi's words match Fu's memorials point for point. Now when Jishi is questioned on his impeachment of Wenjing, he has no basis for any of it and bows his head without a word—clearly he was directed by others; the circumstances are obvious."