Zhang Fei (張芾) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zhang Fei was an official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Xiaopu	小浦	Xiǎopǔ

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1853 三年正月
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 146
AD 1849 二十九年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 138
AD 1845 二十五年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 137
AD 1852 咸豐二年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 142
AD 1850 文宗即位
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 139
AD 1835 道光十五年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 134

Career and standing

vice minister of Works 工部侍郎
AD 1845 二十五年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 137
compiler 編修
AD 1835 道光十五年 · Appointed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 134
academician of the Grand Secretariat 內閣學士
Promoted exceptionally
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 136
junior tutor of the heir apparent 少詹事
Promoted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 136
tutor of the heir apparent 庶子
Promoted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 135
original rank 原官
AD 1853 三年正月 · Restored
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 150

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acting governor of Jiangxi 署江西巡撫
AD 1852 咸豐二年 · Retained as acting · At Jiangxi 江西
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 143
Hanlin bachelor 庶吉士
AD 1835 道光十五年 · Selected
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 134
educational commissioner of Jiangxi 江西學政
AD 1849 二十九年 · Served · At Jiangxi 江西
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 138
duty in the Southern Study 直南書房
Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passages 135, 137
educational commissioner of Jiangsu 江蘇學政
Served · At Jiangsu 江蘇
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 136
governor of Jiangxi 江西巡撫
AD 1852 咸豐二年 · Substantively appointed · At Jiangxi 江西
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 143
Board of Civil Appointments 吏部
AD 1845 二十五年 · Transferred to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 137
vice minister of Punishments 刑部侍郎
AD 1852 咸豐二年 · Transferred to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 142
Exempted from investigation
Exemption · Authority Emperor Wenzong (文宗)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 141
Sharply rebuked
AD 1853 三年正月 · Rebuke · Authority Emperor Wenzong (文宗)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 151
Stripped of office but kept on duty
AD 1853 三年正月 · Dismissal with retention
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 146
Stripped of office
AD 1853 三年正月 · Dismissal · Authority Emperor Wenzong (文宗)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 152

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 134
At Jingyang, Shaanxi 陝西涇陽
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 133
AD 1853 三年正月
At Nanchang 南昌 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 146
AD 1853 三年正月
At Ruichang 瑞昌 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 146
AD 1852 咸豐二年
At Jiangxi 江西 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 143
AD 1852 咸豐二年
At Jiujiang 九江 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 145

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At Jingyang, Shaanxi 陝西涇陽 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 133
At Southern Study 南書房 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 135
AD 1835 道光十五年
Organization Hanlin Academy 翰林院 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 134

Learning and skills

Earned
Credential first class in the triennial examination 大考一等
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 136
Earned
AD 1835 道光十五年 · Credential metropolitan graduate 進士
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 134

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · Addressed to Emperor Wenzong (文宗) · Paraphrased · Extent Unit Ids s0139
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 139
Memorial · Author · Extent Unit Ids s0148
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 148
Memorial · Author · Extent Unit Ids s0151
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 151

Events and relationships

Held city under siege
AD 1853 三年正月 · Military · Defender · With Jiang Zhongyuan (江忠源) · At Nanchang 南昌
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passages 148-149
Intercepted copper lead silver
AD 1853 三年正月 · Political · Official · At Yunnan and Guizhou shipments 滇、黔銅鉛銀
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 152
Investigated charges
Legal · Investigator · With Chen Qian (陳阡) · Outcome Charges found true; Chen dismissed
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 140
Ordered to join in defenses
AD 1852 咸豐二年 · Military · Defense organizer · With Chen Fu'en (陳孚恩) · At Changsha 長沙
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 144
Protested cuts to rewards
AD 1853 三年正月 · Political · Memorialist · Outcome Stern edict rebuked him
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 151
Repelled attack
AD 1853 三年正月 · Military · Defender · At Ruichang 瑞昌 · Outcome Rebels driven off but Jiujiang fell
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 146

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Spoke in defense
AD 1853 三年正月 · Political · Advocate · With Chen Fu'en (陳孚恩)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 152
Stationed at
AD 1852 咸豐二年 · Military · Defender · At Jiujiang 九江
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 145
Urged reforms
AD 1850 文宗即位 · Political · Memorialist · With Emperor Wenzong (文宗) · Outcome Emperor approved
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 139

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 133

References in the histories

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History

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 399Volume 399 Biographies 186: Lv Xianji, Zou Minghe, Dai Xi, Tang Yifen, Zhang Fei, Huang Cong, Tao Tingjie, Feng Peiyuan, Sun Mingen, Shen Bingyuan, Zhang Xigeng · 9 passages

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張芾，字小浦，陝西涇陽人。 Zhang Fei, styled Xiaopu, was from Jingyang in Shaanxi.

阡亦訐芾收受陋規，詔免議。 Chen Qian also accused Fei of accepting improper fees, but an edict exempted Fei from investigation.

時粵匪方圍長沙，詔芾偕在籍尚書陳孚恩籌防。 At the time Guangdong rebels were besieging Changsha. An edict ordered Fei to join the retired minister Chen Fu'en in organizing defenses.

未幾，岳州陷，芾駐守九江。 Before long Yuezhou fell, and Fei took up position at Jiujiang.

三年正月，總督陸建瀛至九江，芾移守瑞昌，賊來犯，擊走之，而九江遂陷，革職留任，退守南昌。 In the first month of the third year Governor-General Lu Jianying arrived at Jiujiang. Fei moved to defend Ruichang, beat back a rebel attack, but Jiujiang then fell. Fei was dismissed from office but kept on duty and fell back to Nanchang.

芾奏調湖北按察使江忠源來援，甫至而賊船直抵城下，芾率官紳嬰城固守，賊穴道轟城，壞而復完。 Fei memorialized to bring Hubei provincial judge Jiang Zhongyuan to his aid. Jiang had just arrived when rebel boats reached the city walls. Fei led officials and gentry in a desperate defense; the rebels tunneled under the wall and blasted it, but the breach was repaired.

芾以守城勞，復原官。 For his service in defending the city, Fei was restored to his original rank.

奏將將吏猥多，部議覈減，芾疏爭，嚴旨切責。 His memorial recommended an excessively large number of generals and officials for reward. The board proposed cuts after review, Fei protested in a memorial, and a stern edict sharply rebuked him.

會因截留滇、黔銅鉛銀，又陳孚恩被劾，芾為申辨，上怒，褫芾職。 At the same time, because he had intercepted copper, lead, and silver shipments from Yunnan and Guizhou, and because Chen Fu'en had been impeached and Fei spoke in his defense, the emperor grew angry and stripped Fei of office.