Yonggui (永貴) | 24 Histories

Overview

Yonggui was an official.

PeriodQing

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1778 四十三年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 93

Career and standing

Minister 尚書
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 93
Minister 尚書
AD 1778 四十三年 · Stripped
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 93

Assessments and attributes

Assessment acted on his own to win favor; late-Ming factional patronage · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Gaozong (高宗)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 322, passage 93

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 322Volume 322 Biographies 109: Dou Guangnai, Li Shufang, Fan Yibin, Cao Xibao, Xie Zhending, Qian Feng, Yin Zhuangtu · 1 passage

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上不懌，責尚書永貴擅專邀譽，涉明季黨援朋比之習，奪其職。 The Emperor was displeased, accused Minister Yonggui of acting on his own to win favor, and said the nomination smacked of late-Ming factional patronage; Yonggui was stripped of office.