Classical Chinese translation in The Biography of Jackie Chan

Translation:

Yu Chenglong, courtesy name Beiming, was born in Yongning, Shanxi. In the 18th year of Shunzhi, he was appointed as the magistrate of Luocheng County, Guangxi. Luocheng County is located among thousands of mountains, where miasma and plague are prevalent, and the folk customs are rough and fierce. It was just after the war, and the land was covered with weeds and thorns. There were only six households in the county, and there were no city walls or official offices in the county.

After Yu Chenglong took office, he summoned officials and people to appease them and clearly guaranteed the system. When bandits appear, they are immediately arrested and punished, and the superiors are consulted for instructions. After the trial is clear, they are executed. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and work hard to cultivate the land. Yu Chenglong and the people love each other like family and father and son.

He wrote documents to his superiors requesting the relaxation of the corvee system, built schools, and established almshouses. Everything that should be built or eliminated was implemented one by one in order, and the whole county was well managed. . Governor Lu Xingzu and others recommended him to the court on the grounds of his "outstanding" political performance. In the sixth year of Kangxi's reign, Yu Chenglong was promoted to the post of magistrate of Hezhou, Sichuan.

After the great chaos in Sichuan, there were only more than a hundred people left in Hezhou, but taxes and labor were very heavy. Yu Chenglong asked to get rid of the old disadvantages, recruited people to reclaim wasteland, and lent them cattle and seeds. After a month, the household registration increased to thousands.

He was also promoted to the magistrate of Huanggang, Huguang, and his official office was located in Qiting. He once went to the villages for private visits to find out the secrets of the people. When he encountered thieves and other suspicious cases, he caught the criminals according to their traces. , the people were very amazed and admired.

Original text:

Yu Chenglong, courtesy name Beiming, was born in Yongning, Shanxi. In the 18th year of Shunzhi's reign, he was granted the title of Magistrate of Luocheng County, Guangxi Province. Luocheng is located in the mountains. It is plagued by miasma and the people are rough and fierce. 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. Thefts are immediately arrested and punished and reported to superior officials. Those found guilty are executed immediately, so that the people can live in peace and work hard.

Love the people like father and son in the family. The officials were ordered to request leniency from the corvee service, build a school palace, and establish a nursing home. All the tasks that should be done were carried out one by one, and the county was governed. Governor Lu Xingzu and others recommended Zhuo Yi. In the sixth year of Kangxi's reign, he moved to Hezhou, Sichuan to be the magistrate.

Twenty years later, he went to court, summoned his counterpart, and was praised as "the most upright official". He was again ordered to impeach Zhao Luqian, and Jackie Chan said: "Luqian made mistakes and refused to correct them. I have no choice but to impeach him." It said: "When it comes to government, you should know the general situation, and it is not enough to be clever and observant.

People are always valued, so you should encourage them!" He favored him and ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to send officials to assist Cheng Long in relieving the hungry people in Xuanhua and other places. Not long after, he moved to the south of the Yangtze River and became the governor of Jiangxi, and the people were impressed.

This article comes from the expanded information of "The Manuscript of the History of the Qing Dynasty: The Biography of Yu Chenglong" written by Zhao Erxun of the Qing Dynasty

Writing background:

Although the "Manuscript of the History of the Qing Dynasty" It was compiled after the Revolution of 1911, but the editor basically wrote Qing history from the perspective of the Qing Dynasty. Because it was written by many hands and there was insufficient care for each other, the manuscript was not carefully reviewed after completion, and the proofreading was not careful when it was published. Therefore, the style is inconsistent, the complexity is inappropriate, and errors in dates, dates, facts, names of people, and place names are often visible.

The editor is also aware of these compilation issues, so the "Preface to the Publication" points out that this book is only "disclosed as a historical manuscript" and "is the forerunner of the Great Chariot Vertebral Wheel" , is not regarded as a written book."

Although this book has errors and shortcomings, most of the materials it is based on, such as Qing dynasty records, biographies of national history in the Qing Dynasty, Qing Huidian and some archives, etc., can also be seen today, but the editor has included a large number of The information has been collected and preliminarily organized, allowing readers to obtain detailed and systematic materials about the historical events of the Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, some chronicles and biographies of figures in the late Qing Dynasty are not based on common historical materials and should be based on different sources. Therefore, this book still has its reference value.

The publication of this book was presided over by Yuan Jinkai and managed by Jin Liang. It was published in 1928 and 1,100 copies were printed. Four hundred of them were transported from Jinliang to Northeast China for distribution. This batch of books is called "one-time edition outside the customs".

Later, people at the Qing History Museum discovered that Jin Liang had made private changes to the manuscript. They did not agree with Jin Liang’s additions and deletions, so they made some changes to the books in Beijing. This batch of books is commonly known as the "Guannei Edition". ”. Later, it was printed once again in Northeast China, and the content was also changed. We call it "the second edition outside the customs".

The similarities and differences between these three versions are mainly reflected in: 1. Additions and deletions of the entire text. The Guan Nei edition deletes the biography of Zhang Xun, Zhang Biao's supplementary biography, Kang Youwei's biography, and the proofreading notes written by Jin Liang in the original edition outside Guan. The second version outside the Guanwai only deletes the biography of Zhang Biao in the first version outside the Guanwai, removes the preface to the princess list and the eight-line logarithmic table in the Shi Xianzhi, and adds three biographies of Chen Hongju, Zhu Jun, and Weng Fanggang.

About the author:

Zhao Erxun (May 23, 1844 - September 3, 1927), also known as Cishan, also known as Cishan. Hao Wanbu, a native of Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army in the late Qing Dynasty, a native of Tieling, Fengtian (now Tieling City, Liaoning), and his ancestral home is Penglai, Shandong.

He was a Jinshi during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty and was awarded the title of editor and editor of the Hanlin Academy. He successively served as the inspector-general of Anhui and Shaanxi provinces, and as the chief envoy of Gansu, Xinjiang, and Shanxi. He later served as governor of Hunan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, General of Shengjing, Governor of Huguang, and Governor of Sichuan. In the third year of Xuantong (1911), he was appointed governor of the three eastern provinces. After the Wuchang Uprising, a security committee was established in Fengtian (today's Liaoning) to prevent the revolution.

After the founding of the Republic of China, he was appointed governor of Fengtian and resigned. In 1914, he served as the president of the Qing History Museum and edited the "Manuscript of Qing History". When Yuan Shikai became emperor, he was honored as one of the "Four Friends of Songshan".

During Duan Qirui's administration in 1925, he served as the chairman of the aftermath conference and the temporary president of the Senate.