Qing · Ruler

Yongzheng Emperor 世宗

Yongzheng

Attested AD 1722 - AD 1727

Passages: 15
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

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Yongzheng Emperor was a ruler.

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AD 1722 to AD 1727 世宗在潛邸…雍正
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 293, passages 119, 122

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Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 293, passage 119

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Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 293, passages 124-125

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 293Volume 293 Biographies 80: Li Fu, Cai Ting, Xie Jishi, Chen Xuehai · 15 passages

時世宗在潛邸，聞其能醫，欲見之，珽謝不往。 At the time the future Yongzheng Emperor was still at his princely residence. Hearing that Ting practiced medicine, he wished to see him, but Ting declined and did not go.

六十年，四川巡撫年羹堯入覲，世宗命達意，仍堅辭。 In the sixtieth year Sichuan Governor Nian Gengyao came to court for audience. The future emperor ordered him to convey his intent, but Ting still firmly declined.

六十一年，羹堯授川陝總督，以珽代為四川巡撫，覲聖祖熱河行在，世宗方扈從，乃詣謁而去。 In the sixty-first year Gengyao was appointed governor-general of Sichuan-Shaanxi and Ting replaced him as governor of Sichuan. Ting had audience with the Kangxi Emperor at the Rehe imperial camp; the future emperor was then in attendance, and only then did Ting go to pay his respects and depart.

珽辱重慶知府蔣興仁，憤自殺，珽以病卒聞，羹堯劾之，上詰責再三，始自承。 Ting humiliated Chongqing Prefect Jiang Xingren, who in anger killed himself. Ting reported that Jiang had died of illness. Gengyao impeached him; the emperor questioned and rebuked him repeatedly before he finally confessed.

下部議，擬斬，詔逮至京師，召入見，具言羹堯貪暴及所以抗拒羹堯狀，上諭曰：「珽罪應如律，然劾之者羹堯，人將謂朕以羹堯故殺珽，是羹堯得操威福柄也。 The matter was referred to the ministry for deliberation and execution was proposed. An edict ordered him brought to the capital. He was summoned for audience and fully described Gengyao's greed and cruelty and how he had resisted him. The emperor said, "Ting's crime should follow the law, yet the one who impeached him is Gengyao. People will say I am killing Ting because of Gengyao, and Gengyao would then wield the power of reward and punishment.

會羹堯得罪，直隸總督李維鈞隱其財產，上命珽偕內大臣馬爾賽往按，得實，奪維鈞官，以珽署總督。 When Gengyao fell from favor, Zhili Governor-General Li Weijun concealed his property. The emperor ordered Ting to go with inner minister Ma'ersai to investigate. The facts were established, Li Weijun was stripped of office, and Ting was appointed acting governor-general.

珽奏言省會米貴，令按察使浦文倬至天津運截留漕米二萬石，以萬石運保定平糶，留萬石賑經過諸地，上如所請，敕再運通倉米十萬石往天津，加賑一月。 Ting reported that grain was dear in the provincial capital and ordered Surveillance Commissioner Pu Wenzhao to go to Tianjin to transport 20,000 shi of detained grain transport—10,000 shi to Baoding for sale at fair price and 10,000 shi to relieve places along the route. The emperor approved as requested and ordered another 100,000 shi from the Tongcang granary sent to Tianjin, with relief extended by one month.

旋以在直隸時徇庇昌平營參將楊雲棟，坐奪官，上命降授奉天府尹。 Soon after, for showing favoritism while in Zhili toward Changping Garrison Assistant Regional Commander Yang Yundong, he was stripped of office and demoted to prefect of Fengtian.

初，上以岳鍾琪代年羹堯為川陝總督，珽入對，言鍾琪叵測。 Earlier, when the emperor appointed Yue Zhongqi to replace Nian Gengyao as governor-general of Sichuan-Shaanxi, Ting at audience said Zhongqi was unpredictable.

事聞，上嚴旨詰責。 When the matter was reported, the emperor issued a stern edict of inquiry and rebuke.

五年，召回京按訊，上閱羹堯幕客舉人汪景祺所著書，載珽撫四川時得夔州府知府程如絲賄，保治行第一。 In the fifth year he was recalled to the capital for interrogation. The emperor read a book by Gengyao's client, provincial graduate Wang Jingqi, which recorded that while Ting was governing Sichuan he had received bribes from Kuizhou Prefect Cheng Rusi and recommended him first in official conduct.

上命免如絲罪，且擢為四川按察使。 The emperor ordered Rusi's crime pardoned and promoted him to Sichuan surveillance commissioner.

至是，上頗疑景祺言。 At this point the emperor had begun to doubt Jingqi's account.

會巡撫馬會伯劾如絲營私網利疏至，命侍郎黃炳如四川按其事，以珽偕炳還奏，事實，下法司匯讞。 Meanwhile Governor Ma Huibo's memorial impeaching Rusi for private profit arrived. The emperor ordered Vice Minister Huang Bing to go to Sichuan to investigate. Ting accompanied Bing and returned to report; the facts were established and the case was referred to the judiciary for sentencing.

尋議珽挾詐懷私，受夔關稅銀、富順縣鹽規，冒銷庫帑，並得如絲銀六萬六千、金九百，讒毀鍾琪，交結查嗣庭，凡十八事，應斬決，妻子入辛者庫，財產沒入官，命改斬監候。 Soon after it was deliberated that Ting had practiced deceit with private intent, received Kuiguan customs silver and Fushun County salt levies, falsely wrote off treasury funds, and altogether received from Rusi 66,000 taels of silver and 900 taels of gold, slandered Zhongqi, and associated with Zha Siting—eighteen counts in all warranting execution, with wife and children sent to the Sinchi Treasury and property confiscated. The emperor ordered commutation to execution after imprisonment.