Historical evaluation and official historical deeds of "Yu Chenglong", biographies of characters and stories of "Yu Chenglong"

Historical evaluation and official historical deeds of "Yu Chenglong", biographies of the characters and stories of "Yu Chenglong"

Yu Chenglong (AD? - 1684), courtesy name Beiming, was born in Yongning, Shanxi. During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, he was a deputy list Gongsheng. In the 18th year of Shunzhi (AD 1661), he was granted the title of magistrate of Luocheng County, Guangxi, and the county was governed. He moved to Hezhou, Sichuan to be the magistrate of the state, rectified the old malpractices, recruited people to cultivate the fields, loaned cattle breeders, and increased the number of households every month. He was appointed to the magistrate of Wuchang to fight against Wu Sangui and other rebels. In the seventeenth year of Kangxi's reign (AD 1678), he moved to Fujian to serve as an inspector. When he was imprisoned under suspicion, the verdict was clear and the case was not delayed. Recommend integrity first and move to be the chief envoy. He was promoted to the governor of Zhili, and Jiezhou County privately burned fire to feed his superiors. Moved to the south of the Yangtze River and became the governor of Jiangxi. He often paid private visits incognito to observe the sufferings of the people and whether officials were virtuous or dishonest. He lives in a humble way and only feeds himself on coarse vegetable food. In the twenty-third year, he died in office, and the people went on strike to cry. Every family painted images and offered sacrifices. The edict said: "The most honest official in the world". His posthumous title is "Qingduan".

[Official History]

Yu Chenglong, courtesy name Beiming, was born in Yongning, Shanxi. During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, he was a deputy list Gongsheng. In the 18th year of Shunzhi's reign, he was elected and appointed magistrate of Luocheng County, Guangxi Province. He was forty-five years old. Luocheng is located in the mountains, where miasma is prevalent. The Yao and Tong are bold and fierce, and they were first ordered to publish books. After the Fang soldiers, the land was covered with haze and wilderness. There were only six households in the county and there were no houses in the city walls. When Jackie Chan reached the official position, he summoned the officials and the people to follow him and declare his protection. Those who have stolen hair will be arrested and punished immediately, and they will be reported to the superior officials. If they are found guilty, they will be executed immediately, so that the people can live in peace. When the neighboring Yao came to kill and plunder, Jackie Chan gathered his soldiers to destroy his nest. Yao was afraid and vowed not to invade the Luoshan territory. The people benefited from working hard. He lived in Mount Luo for seven years and fell in love with the people like a father and son in his family. The superior officials were ordered to ask for leniency in the corvee service, to remove the evil spirits, to build a school palace, to establish a nursing home, and to carry out all the tasks that should be done, and to organize the county governance. Governor Lu Xingzu and others recommended Zhuo Yi.

In the sixth year of Kangxi's reign, he became the magistrate of Hezhou, Sichuan. After the Great Rebellion in Sichuan, more than 100 people in the state were laid off, their official salary was only fifteen taels, and the labor service was heavy. Jackie Chan asked people to put an end to the old disadvantages, recruit people to cultivate the fields, and lend them cattle seeds. The number of households per month increased to a thousand. He moved to Huanggang, Huguang and was stationed in Qiting. There are many thieves in Qiting. They carry out robberies during the day. No one dares to do anything. Jackie Chan caressed his canal ②Peng Bailing, who committed a crime and ordered the thief to redeem himself. Once I found out where the robber was, a man pretending to be a beggar entered his lair and stayed with him for more than ten days. Then the thieves came out to call for service and weapons, and they were equipped with prison words, and they were bound in the pit. The other thieves fled far away. Zeng Wei traveled to the village fort, visited the village of Lu for a fake relationship, encountered thieves and suspected him of being imprisoned, and found them everywhere, and the police surrendered. Governor Zhang Chaozhen made an outstanding performance.

In the thirteenth year, he was appointed magistrate of Wuchang. Wu Sangui invaded Hunan, and the army attacked Yuezhou. He asked Cheng Long to build a pontoon bridge to help the army. As soon as it was completed, the mountains and rivers were damaged, the bridges collapsed, and officials were seized. Sangui Sangui invaded all prefectures and counties in Hubei. Bandits in Macheng, Daye, Huanggang, and Huang'an all built strongholds on the mountains to support Sangui. The demon Golden Dragon hides in Xingning Mountain and plots civil strife. Liu Junfu once served in the service of Jackie Chan and was good at catching thieves. He also won the title of Sanguizha. He formed an alliance with Jinlong and others, the great thief Zhou Tiezhao, and rebelled against Caojiahe. Chaozhen won the hearts of the people with Jackie Chan's old rule and went to appease him. Jackie Chan Kou knew that although Jun Fu rebelled, the crowd was not united and hesitated to hold two sides. On the way to the bandit's stronghold, we stopped and stayed about ten miles away. It was announced that those who surrendered would be exempted from guilt, and those who came every day would lend money to them. He sent an order to the village in advance to tell Junfu that those who surrendered would not die. Nai Cebai wins, and the two followers, Zhang Gai, Ming Zheng ④, rush into the thief's house. Hu Junfu came out, kowtowed and was appeased, and surrendered several thousand of them. He divided them into district guards and took advantage of his bravery to supervise the attack. The golden dragon walked along the Zhipeng River, followed by Zou Junshen to Baoshan stronghold, and became a dragon to capture and kill him. Zhaozhen heard about it and asked him to be reinstated. He was promoted to the magistrate of Huangzhou and agreed to it.

Among the thieves, He Shirong rebelled against Yongning Township, Chen Dingye rebelled against Yangluo, Liu Qiye rebelled against Shipi, Zhou Tiezhao and Bao Shiyong rebelled against Quanfan, each numbering in the thousands and named Dongshan Bandits, far away from Hukou and Ningzhou. All thieves will join forces and head towards Huangzhou. At that time, all the soldiers in the town followed the army and went to Hunan. Hundreds of officials and civilians in the state were dismissed, and they decided to withdraw to protect Macheng. Jackie Chan said: "Huangzhou is the gateway to the seven counties. My army is stationed in Jing and Yue, and the transportation is here. If we abandon it and fail to defend it, Jing and Yue counties will collapse." He vowed not to leave. Then he gathered two thousand brave men from the countryside and sent Li Jingzheng, the magistrate of Gonggang County, to attack Yangluo and get Dingye to punish him. Shi Rong led several thieves to attack in two groups from Muma Cliff. Jackie Chan sent Luo Dengyun, the commander-in-chief of Qian, to serve as the east road, while he himself was the west road. Order Qianzong Wu Zhilan to attack on the left, Wuju Zhang Shangsheng to attack on the right, and Jackie Chan to attack the core. At the end of the battle, Zhilan was shot to death, but the teacher was killed. Jackie Chan rode his horse and braved the arrows in front of the stone. He hired Li Maosheng, the general manager of Qian, and said: "If I die, you will report to the governor!" Maosheng fought very hard, and Shang Sheng came out from behind the thieves from the right. , the thieves were defeated, and he was honored as a scholar. He sent the treasures to the imperial court on the threshold, and then entered Kequanfan. On the 24th, all the bandits in Dongshan were defeated. In the fifteenth year, at the end of the year, the Commentary was revived. Jackie Chan repaired the red cliff pavilion and chanted it with his officials every day, and the people's hearts were greatly settled. Huiding's stepmother was worried, and Governor Cai Yurong petitioned Duoqing to take charge of the matter. In the 16th year, Jiangfang Road was added and stationed in Huangzhou, which was named Jackie Chan.

In the 17th year, he moved to Fujian as an envoy. At that time, Zheng Chenggong repeatedly invaded Quan and Zhang counties, and the people were convicted of "tonghai", and thousands of people were implicated. When the prison is completed, it should be executed side by side. Jackie Chan, Prince Bai Kang, Jie's letter, what he said has attracted many common people, so it is appropriate to explain it briefly. Wang Suzhong became a dragon, and he followed his invitation. When in doubt, he is often ordered to be interrogated. Rebellion is determined by clear consent, and the prison will not be flooded or stagnant. In the army, many children of good people were plundered and used as slaves. Jackie Chan raised funds to redeem them. The governor Wu recommended Lian Zuoshu to be the first in Xingneng and moved him to be the chief envoy. The division was stationed in Fujian, and tens of thousands of soldiers were recruited every month, which tired the people. Cheng Long and Bai Wang dismissed him.

In the 19th year, he was promoted to governor of Zhili. When he was appointed, Jiezhou County privately burned it to feed Shangguan. After the order was implemented, the Taoist government impeached the prefectures and counties, and the prefectures and counties immediately criticized the Taoist government for not giving back the legacy and threatening it. Please be careful and strictly punish, and the lower department will discuss the action. Xuanhua Suo, the two eastern and western cities of Sichuan, Huai'an and Yuzhou, had 1,800 hectares of land washed away by water and sand. Former government official Jin Shide asked for grain removal, but failed to do so, which was a burden to the people. Jackie Chan asked for it again and followed it.

He also asked for relief as his land suffered frequent disasters in summer and autumn. Don't impeach Zhao Luqian, the magistrate of Qingxian County, for being greedy and indoctrinated. In the 20th year, he went to court, was summoned, and was praised as "the most upright official." Because he asked about suppressing the local bandits in Huangzhou, Jackie Chan said: "I can only declare great power, but no one else can." Asked: "Sichuan." Are there any honest officials among the officials?" Jackie Chan used Xie Xigun as the magistrate of the county, and he also knew how to deal with Yu and Luo Jing. The second order to impeach Zhao Lu was very honest, and Jackie Chan said: "If Lu is humble and does not correct his mistakes, I have no choice but to impeach him." It said: "In politics, you should know the general situation, and it is not enough to be clever and careful. People are always valued, so you should be diligent and diligent. !" Xuan gave him a thousand gold coins, a good horse to ride on, wrote poems to praise his pet, and ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to send officials to help Cheng Long to relieve the hungry people in Xuanhua and other places. Jackie Chan asked for a deferment of house rent in the five counties of Shu in Zhending Prefecture, as well as money and food for this year in Bazhou. In the winter of that year, I begged for leave for my mother's death, and received an imperial edict.

Soon after, he moved to the south of the Yangtze River and became the governor of Jiangxi. Jackie Chan successively recommended Dong Bingzhong, the governor of Zhili, Wang Xie, the magistrate of Fucheng, and Chen Tiandong, the magistrate of Nanlu. On the verge of traveling, he recommended Tongzhou magistrate to Cheng Long and others. When the prefect of Huijiangning was vacant, he was ordered to appoint Yu Chenglong as the prefect of Tongzhou to fill the gap. Jackie Chan went to the south of the Yangtze River and went to Shu to give orders to the officials. The Gejia sect eliminated accumulated shortcomings and managed affairs to the end. He is fond of doing micro things and knows the sufferings of the people and the unkindness of Shu officials. He lives in a humble way and only feeds himself on coarse vegetable food. The customs in the south of the Yangtze River are extravagant and luxurious, the prime ministers are dressed in commoners, the scholar-bureaucrats' families are trying to reduce public obedience and destroy the Danchu ⑥, there is no need for music in marriages, and the arrogant and cunning people lead their families to stay away. After staying there for a few months, political reform flourished. Powerful people are afraid of the disadvantages and create rumors. The pearl is in charge of the government, especially the disobedience. In the 22nd year, Ma Shiji, the deputy censor of the capital, supervised the construction of canals and returned them to Beijing. He impeached Cheng Long, who was declining in age, and was deceived by Tian Wanhou, the deputy general of the Chinese army. Jackie Chan was ordered to respond, and Jackie Chan took the blame and begged for severe punishment. The imperial edict was given to stay in office, and Wanhou was demoted. In the 23rd year, Yu Guozhu, the governor of Jiangsu, became the censor of Zuodu. Tu Guoxiang, the governor of Anhui, was moved to the governorship of Huguang, and Cheng Long was ordered to take charge of the affairs of the two governors. Not long after, he died in officialdom.

Jackie Chan never brought his family with him during his official career. When he died, the generals, governors and officials came to see him, and all he had left was a silk robe in his middle and a few utensils made with salt and black beans on the bedside. The people went on strike and gathered together to weep, and their families painted images to worship them. He was given sacrifices and burials, and his posthumous title was Qingduan. Xi Zhu, a bachelor of the cabinet, returned from surveying the sea and territory, and asked about Jackie Chan's official status. Xi Zhu reported that Xi Zhu was very honest, but he was gullible or deceived by his subordinates. It said: "When Cheng Long was in charge of the south of the Yangtze River, it was said that he changed his behavior. After his death, it was discovered that he had always been honest and honest, and he was known by the people. It was probably due to his straightforward nature and unkindness, and he was greedy for harm. He was an official. How many people can be like Jackie Chan?" In the winter of that year, he went south to Jiangning and ordered the prefect to say to Cheng Long: "You will live up to the integrity and integrity of the former governor Yu Cheng Long." He also told the bachelors and others, "I have gathered extensive public opinion, and it is said that Jackie Chan is the most honest official in the world." He also gave the crown prince a Taibao, Yin Yi's son was imprisoned, and copied poems in praise of him. In the center of Yongzheng, there is the Xianliang Temple.

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[Note]

① Miasma: poisonous gas. ②Qu: leader. ③ Bound in parallel pit: bound and buried alive. ④ Zhang Gai Ming Zheng: Open the umbrella cover and hit the military bell. ⑤ Tonghai: Zheng Chenggong used Taiwan as a basis to resist the Qing Dynasty. Those in the mainland who had connections with him called it "the crime of Tonghai". ⑥Dancha: paint and plaster.

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Publicly known as Jackie Chan, courtesy name Beiming, a native of Yongning, Shanxi. In the 13th year of Shunzhi's reign, Luocheng County was known as a deputy tribute, and he was already forty-five years old. Before leaving, he wrote to a friend: "I will never think about food and clothing during this trip. What I believe in is the four words of heaven and conscience." In the misty land of Luocheng, the official houses were among the bushes, with thorns as the doors, and the tigers Walking in the courtyard during the day. When the public was tired of the land, there were several cases, and a cauldron and a bowl were placed beside it. He called the officials and the people to ask about their sufferings calmly. They all felt that the public was sincere, and they were happy to do it, and they competed for the land and taxes. At the beginning, the neighboring Yao came in three or four years old and killed and plundered people and animals. The public guarded the troops strictly, restrained the local soldiers, and destroyed their nests. Yao was afraid of surrendering and did not dare to violate the realm again. He sent his children several times to say hello. Every spring, I ordered two Yao and bamboo horses to walk in the fields. When I saw people working hard, they would often shout to each other and talk to each other while they were working hard. The people led the women to worship. Or sit under a tree, laugh and talk over food and drink, just like family. Public rewards for diligence and laziness are encouraged by the people. At the beginning, all the servants died. The Luo people took pity on the Duke, collected money and knelt down, saying, "I know Aye is suffering, so I will offer you salt and rice." The Duke smiled and thanked him, "Why do I need this? I can keep it and return to the market." , Treat them like parents, just like I receive them." After living for a few years, the Luo people were overjoyed when their family members came, and they made money as before. The public is still flying ③. Everyone wept, and so did the public. During his seven years in Luocheng, he recruited exiles, built schools, added piasters and dredged the gods, instituted the system of obscurity, and moved to Hezhou with outstanding achievements. The Luo people covered the road and shouted, chasing him for hundreds of miles.

One of them could not go away alone. When the Duke asked why, he said: "The people practice star divination, and the Duke's prong can't reach a thousand miles, but the people's skills can still be used to do it." The Duke actually relied on his strength to reach Hezhou.

The prefecture leads three counties, and there are only a few hundred people left behind. The official poem was fifteen taels, but the service was heavy, and the fish were taken from the government post. The duke said: "The people are extremely poor! How can we get the fish?" The soldiers refused, and the people were extremely poor, so they were dismissed. A servant and a thin horse followed him, he lent cattle and seeds, recruited exiles, and acquired thousands of households in ten months. Then he moved to Huangzhou with Tongzhi and settled in Qiting. There were many secluded valleys and lakes in the land, which were used as cottages. The public captured nine people. They gathered all the elders and said: "Anyone who can protect the future from becoming thieves will be killed." Two people were saved, and the seven of them went to the elders and captured the big one. If you want to use parallel lines, you should know how to trap them. All tremors. He also captured Peng Boling, a huge thief, and punished him for his crime. He ordered the thief to be captured and redeem himself, and there was no chance of escape. Governor Zhang Gong discovered the treasures of the dynasty and made them outstanding.

Wu Sangui rebelled. When he took photos of the affairs of the Wuchang Prefecture and asked about strategies to control the chaos, he said: "To calm people's hearts, don't order a halt to the war first." Zhang Gong had drafted the report and agreed with the public's will, so all military affairs belonged to the public. At that time, a large army gathered, and hundreds of millions of people complained about it. The evil young man used the ban brigade to commit adultery, and the public set the law. General Bai issued a military order. The soldiers supported the duke and made a fuss, but the duke did not move and slowly gathered them away. The spy pointed out that a large family in Wuchang was a traitor, and they hid weapons as a sign of conquest. Gong said: "It's no wonder that many wealthy families avoid soldiers in Liangzi Lake and hide their weapons to prepare for thieves." He moved to Jianning Prefecture and moved to Wuchang. The soldiers conquered Yuezhou and ordered to build a pontoon bridge in Puqi. The thieves gathered there. The Duke entered the city to guard the bridge, but the mountains and rivers collapsed and he was dismissed from his post.

The bandits in Huidongshan were committing suicide, and Duke Zhang ordered him to punish the thieves. If you ask me to do it cheaply, please do it. When asked how many troops were needed, he said: "A few men guarding Puqi are enough." First, the Daye thief Huang Jinlong died and hid in Liu Junfu's house. Pavilion service. As a result, Sangui's fake letters were obtained, and Jinlongqian formed an alliance with Zhou Tiezhao and others to start an uprising in July. When the incident was revealed, Junfu was frightened, so he rebelled against Caojiahe in May, and the officers and soldiers were defeated. When Gong traveled to Ciyangluo, he found out that although Jun Fu was rebelling, the troops did not unite, so he headed straight for the bandits' stronghold. Before arriving, he stopped for ten miles, and those who threatened to follow were promised to surrender and be exempted from guilt. After three days, they could follow the instructions. Thousands of people voted on the first day. The thief is so powerful that he will surrender immediately if he wants, but he will be afraid of execution. The public sent a man to carry a message to the edict, and he rode a mule. One man held the cover, and another man sounded the trumpet to lead the way. The order line shouted: "The prefect is here to save the people in the mountain." Junfu hid in the back of the mountain, and there were hundreds of guns and crossbows lying along the road. The public rushed to the thief's house and sat down in the hall to do business. The thief was surrounded by people. The duke asked: "Where is the old slave?" Junfu used to be a slave, so he called him by his nickname. He also asked: "How is the rain and crops in the mountains? If you are a good citizen, why do you want to be a thief and kill me? It is very hot. Where can you hide your parents and your wife? Is there no need to suffer?" The thieves all bowed and wept. The public said: "The heat is very bad, so I need to rest less." Then he fell asleep, snoring like thunder. When he moved to Huan, he cursed again: "Old slave Junfu, why haven't you arrived for so long? When the guests arrive, there is no dried wine!" Junfu was afraid of seeing the emperor at first, so when he came, he went out, kowtowed and was caressed, and all of them were sent down that day. thousand. Asked: "Where is the golden dragon?" He said: "At Wanghua Mountain." He immediately ordered him to guide him. Cover up his unpreparedness and capture and kill him. After hearing the news, Duke Zhang held a cloth and said to his subordinates: "People say that I should not use drunkards. What will happen now?" The officials snickered at the public drunkenness, so Mr. Zhang followed him.

In August, he was reinstated and transferred to Huangzhou. Just after he took office, Hubei was in chaos. He Shirong rebelled against Yongning Township, Chen Dingye rebelled against Yangluo, Zhou Tiezhao and Bao Shiyong rebelled against Baishuifan, and Liu Qiye rebelled against Shipi. Each supported thousands of people and numbered 100,000, and forced them to Huangzhou. At that time, all the reinforcements were sent to Hunan, and Huangzhou had only a few hundred officials and civilians. It was impossible to prepare watchmen, or it was proposed to withdraw and protect Macheng. The Duke said: "Huangzhou is the throat of seven counties. If we abandon it, Jing and Yue will disintegrate. I swear to the death. However, being trapped is not a strategy, we must destroy it. Although there are many thieves, they all take the honor of the soldiers to advance and stop, and break them first. Shirong, I won't go down without fighting." So he gathered the village soldiers and got 2,000 people, and sent Li Jizheng, the magistrate of Huanggang County, to capture Dingye. Shirong had already taken control of Huangtu'ao. He sent General Luo Dengyun and Wuju Zhang Shangsheng to attack him. The vanguard fought against Shao Que, and he galloped to Shangsheng's camp. At noon, the village soldiers gathered in large numbers, five thousand in number, and set up camp in Jinzhai to confront the thieves. On Jiedan, Shirong led tens of thousands of thieves and attacked from the east and west. There were fewer thieves on the east road, so Dengyun led thousands of people to defend them. The Duke led the Qian Commander Li Maosheng to the west, Shang Sheng attacked on the right, and Commander Wu Zhilan attacked on the left. At the beginning of the battle, Zhilan was killed by a cannon. The fight between thieves and thieves became more and more urgent, and the fire burned the male's beard. Or he advised the young men to avoid the situation, but the duke scolded him and said: "Today is the day of my death! Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed." Then he whipped his horse forward, looked back at Mao Sheng and said, "if I die, I can repay Duke Zhang." Mao Sheng was afraid of losing. Duke, he hurriedly struck his banner with arrows, and the army followed him. Mao Sheng's horse was shot, and he abandoned his horse and killed two people. Yi Ma entered the battle, and killed several people with his hands. Shang Sheng circled the thieves from the right mountain and attacked from a flank. . The thieves were defeated and thousands of people were killed. Shirong's left arm was broken and he was captured. Climbing the clouds and attacking the east road, they also chased for dozens of miles. The public obtained the name of the thief and immediately burned it. Riding on the victory to King Lu's city, everyone wanted to rest less. The Duke said: "The power of breaking the bamboo must not be lost." Fang cooks, overturns the cauldron and proceeds ⑤. The public official Ancao issued an edict: "Those who can capture thieves will be rewarded heavily; those who surrender will be treated as immortal; those who return under threat will be forced to sit at home behind closed doors; those who have no weapons will join the thieves without questioning; hide them." Those who fight will be killed even if they are good people." So when the thieves heard that the soldiers were captured, their names and records were destroyed, and they dispersed. When they arrived at Baishuifan, Tie Zhao, Shi Yong and others wanted to protect Shizi Village, but the Duke had sent people to guard the pass. They could not get up, so they all captured them. He also divided the Pingshipi thieves, and Le Shiqiting was the class teacher. From the time he took the oath, in the 24th day of the 20th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the public defeated tens of thousands of thieves with thousands of villagers at no cost to the public. Huangzhou was leveled in November of the 13th year of Kangxi's reign.

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Qingduan (Qingduan: Yu Chenglong's posthumous title Qingduan). In his later years, if someone hears rumors, his heart will be moved. At that time, Xiong Wenduan (the posthumous name of Xiong Cilu, a native of the Qing Dynasty) lived with him in Jiangning. One day, he passed by Wenduan's house, sat under the sycamore tree, and talked to him.

Wen Duan said: "You are also worried about this. When a man has a thorough investigation, life and death are not easy, let alone other things?" The Duke said: "I respect you for your teaching." Next year, I will beg for leave, and I will be worried about Wen Duan again. color. Wen Duan said sternly: "Have you forgotten the words under the sycamore tree?" Not long after, the duke died in the official position.

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〔Notes〕

①Kaoxun: appease. ② Fire consumption: The loss when broken silver is melted and cast into ingots. ③贳之: pardon. ④Qiuwei: Autumn examination. ⑤ Cover the cauldron to advance: Destroy the cooking utensils to show determination.