Weng Xincun (翁心存)

Overview

Weng Xincun was an official and Statesman.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Erming	二銘	Erming

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1853 三年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 161
AD 1849 二十九年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 155
AD 1856 六年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 182
AD 1837 十七年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 151
AD 1851 咸豐元年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 160
AD 1854 四年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 181

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AD 1822 道光二年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 147

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Weng Xianfeng (翁咸封)
father 父
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 145
Child of Mother of Weng Xincun (翁心存母)
mother 母
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passages 152-153
Parent of Weng Tongshu (翁同書)
son 子
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 154

Career and standing

compiler 編修
Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 147
libationer 祭酒
Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 156
Upper Study duty 上書房
Entered
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 149
governor of Shuntian concurrent 兼管順天府尹
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 168
Grand Secretariat academician 內閣學士
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 157
Guangdong education commissioner 廣東學政
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 148

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Jiangxi education commissioner 江西學政
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 150
Vice Minister of Works 工部侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 157
Minister of Works 工部尚書
AD 1851 咸豐元年 · Promoted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 160
Minister of War 兵部尚書
AD 1854 四年 · Promoted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 181
vice minister of the Court of Judicial Review 大理寺少卿
Promoted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 150
zhongyun household attendant 中允
Promoted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 148
Vice Minister of Personnel 吏部侍郎
AD 1854 四年 · Recalled and appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 181
Upper Study duty 上書房
AD 1837 十七年 · Reentered
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 151
Hanlin bachelor 庶吉士
Selected
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 147
Minister of Personnel 吏部尚書
AD 1854 四年 · Transferred to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 181
Vice Minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎
AD 1854 四年 · Transferred to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 181
Minister of Justice 刑部尚書
Transferred to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 168
Minister of Works 工部尚書
Transferred to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 168
Vice Minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎
Transferred to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 157
Requested
Leave to care for parent
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 152
dismissed for favoritism 徇庇革職
Dismissal · Dismissed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 180
ordered to devise graded implementation 責籌次等施行之法
Rebuked · Edict denounced as obstruction
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 179

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passages 147, 160
At Changshu, Jiangsu 江蘇常熟
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 144
AD 1849 二十九年
At Beijing 京 · Relation Returned to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 155
At Guangdong 廣東 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 148

Learning and skills

Earned
AD 1822 道光二年 · Credential Presented Scholar 進士
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 147

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · Jiangnan military affairs memorial beginning
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 182
Memorial · Author · Jiangning campaign plan
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passages 161-166
Memorial · Author · northern defense
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passages 169-171
Memorial · Author · opposed cash conversion of Su-Song-Tai tribute rice
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passages 158-159
Memorial · Author · opposed sudden army use of paper notes
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passages 177-178
Memorial · Author · requested funds and grain for army
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 175

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Memorial · Author · Shuntian defense and militia
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passages 172-173

Events and relationships

Blocked tribute rice cash conversion
Political · Opponent
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 159
Home ten years completed mother mourning
Personal · Subject
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 153
Met capital defense commissioners
Defense · Organizer
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 176
Proposed four pronged attack
AD 1853 三年 · Military planning · Memorialist
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 161
Requested temporary command of camps
Military administration · Shuntian governor
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 173
Set up grain bureau
Military logistics · Shuntian governor
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 385, passage 174