Yu Lin (玉麟) | 24 Histories

Overview

Yu Lin was an official and Statesman.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Wengong	文恭	Wengong

Life and dates

Death

AD 1833 十三年
At Shaanxi 陝西 · Died on journey
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 293

Attested activity

AD 1831 十一年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 286
AD 1833 十三年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 367, passages 292-296
AD 1832 十二年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 367, passages 287-291
AD 1833 承玉麟之後
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 309
AD 1830 時諸臣議回疆事宜
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 367, passages 273-285
AD 1830 玉麟以伊薩克身膺王封
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passages 271-272

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AD 1830 to AD 1833 玉麟以樞臣自請治邊
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passages 319-320

Career and standing

Grand Council minister 樞臣
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 319
posthumous title Wengong 諡文恭
Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 295
temple worship at Ili 伊犁祠祀
Granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 296
Grand Guardian 太保
AD 1833 十三年 · Posthumously granted · Authority Daoguang Emperor (宣宗)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 294
enshrined in the Hall of Worthies 入祀賢良祠
AD 1833 十三年 · Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 294
imperial commemorative plaque 扁額
Received · Authority Daoguang Emperor (宣宗)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 291

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passages 271, 287
AD 1833 十三年
At Beijing 京 · Relation Ordered to return
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 292
AD 1832 十二年
At Ili 伊犁 · Relation Returned to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 287

Works and attributed material

AD 1831 十一年
Memorial · Joint author · With Chang Ling (長齡) · Paraphrased
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 286
Memorial · Author · Paraphrased
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 271
Memorial · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passages 273-284

Events and relationships

Adjusted frontier garrison burdens
AD 1832 十二年 · Administrative · Administrator
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 287
Endorsed colonist and trade proposals
Political · Memorialist · With Yang Fang (楊芳)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 284
Established annual river repairs south of Huiyuan
Administrative · Administrator · At Huiyuan 惠遠城
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 288
Expanded Jingye school and founded Confucian temple
Scholarly · Founder
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 290
Jointly tried
AD 1830 命偕長齡會鞫 · Legal · Judge · With Chang Ling (長齡)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 272
Opposed moving Kashgar assistant governor to Aksu
Political · Memorialist
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passages 281-283

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Ordered to plan from Chang Ling articles and memorials
Political · Planner · With Chang Ling (長齡)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 285
Portrait in Hall of Purple Splendor
Honorific · Honoree · At Hall of Purple Splendor 紫閣
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 320
Rented uncultivated land to Hui tenants for rations and welfare
Administrative · Administrator
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 289

Assessments and attributes

Assessment volunteered to govern the frontier, repaired oversights, and restored western peace · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 319
Assessment Yang Fang's doctrine that holding is better than abandoning is sound · With Yang Fang (楊芳) · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Yu Lin (玉麟)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 280

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 367, passage 271

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 367Volume 367 Biographies 154: Changling; Na Yancheng and His Sons Rong'an and Rongzhao; Yulin; Teyishunbao · 7 passages

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玉麟以伊薩克身膺王封，助亂得不償失，子孫在阿克蘇，家業在庫車，豈無顧慮？ Yu Lin argued that Yisak held princely rank and would gain nothing by aiding rebellion; his descendants were in Aksu and his estates in Kucha—would he not have scruples?

疏陳其可疑，命偕長齡會鞫，得札隆阿懼罪欲殺之以掩跡，及委員章京等捏奏迎合誣證狀，札隆阿以下坐罪有差，复伊薩克爵職，回眾大服。 He memorialized his doubts; Yu Lin was ordered to try the case jointly with Chang Ling. It was found that Zhalong'a, fearing guilt, had wished to kill Yisak to cover his tracks, and staff clerks had fabricated memorials and false testimony to suit him. Zhalong'a and his subordinates were punished in varying degrees, Yisak's rank and office were restored, and the Hui populace was deeply impressed.

時諸臣議回疆事宜，玉麟上疏曰：「閱固原提督楊芳添兵招佃奏稿，稱四川總督鄂山有請西四城改照土司之議。 At the time ministers were debating Muslim frontier policy; Yu Lin memorialized: "Having read the draft memorial of Guyuan commander Yang Fang on adding troops and recruiting colonists, it states that Sichuan governor-general E Shan has proposed treating the four western cities like native chieftaincies.

於是詔髮長齡密陳十條及中外奏議，交玉麟悉心籌畫。 Thereupon an edict sent Chang Ling's ten confidential articles and memorials from court and frontier alike to Yu Lin for careful planning.

柩至京，親臨賜奠，諡文恭。 When the coffin reached Beijing the emperor came in person to offer libation; his posthumous title was Wengong.

調伊犁，承玉麟之後，休息邊氓，撫馭夷部。 Transferred to Ili after Yu Lin, he allowed the frontier populace to recover and pacified the foreign tribes.

玉麟以樞臣自請治邊，補救綢繆，西陲乃得乂安無事。 Yu Lin, a Grand Council minister, volunteered to govern the frontier, repaired oversights, and the western borderlands were restored to lasting peace.