玄燁 Xuányè
Biography
聖祖合天弘運文武睿哲恭儉寬裕孝敬誠信功德大成仁皇帝，諱玄燁，世祖第三子也。母孝康章皇后佟佳氏，順治十一年三月戊申誕上於景仁宮。天表英俊，岳立聲洪。六齡，偕兄弟問安。世祖問所欲。皇二子福全言：「原為賢王。」帝言：「原效法父皇。」世祖異焉。
順治十八年正月丙辰，世祖崩，帝即位，年八歲，改元康熙。遺詔索尼、蘇克薩哈、遏必隆、鰲拜四大臣輔政。
二月癸未，上釋服。乙未，誅有罪內監吳良輔，罷內官。丙申，以嗣簡親王濟度子德塞襲爵。
三月丙寅，詔曰：「國家法度，代有不同。太祖、太宗創製定法，垂裕後昆。今或滿、漢參差，或前後更易。其詳考成憲，勒為典章，集議以聞。」
四月，予殉葬侍衛傅達理祭葬。甲申，命湖廣總督駐荊州。乙酉，命將軍線國安統定南部軍鎮廣西。丙戌，以拉哈達為工部尚書。癸卯，安南國王黎維祺遣使入貢。丙午，大學士洪承疇乞休，允之，予三等輕車都尉世職。戊申，賜馬世俊等三百八十三人進士及第出身有差。
五月，罷各省巡按官。己巳，以高景為工部尚書，劉良佐為江安提督。乙亥，安南叛臣莫敬耀來歸，封歸化將軍。
六月己卯，江蘇巡撫朱國治疏言蘇省逋賦紳衿一萬三千五百十七人，下部斥黜有差。辛巳，黑龍江飛牙喀部十屯來歸。庚寅，以嗣信郡王鐸尼子鄂扎襲爵。癸巳，大學士傅以漸乞休，允之。丁酉，罷內閣，復內三院。戊戌，吳三桂進馴象五，卻之。詔停直省進獻。
閏七月庚辰，以車克為吏部尚書，阿思哈為戶部尚書。甲午，以傅維鱗為工部尚書。壬寅，予蘇松提督梁化鳳男爵。
Shengzu, Hetian Hongyun Wenwu Ruizhe Gongjian Kuanyu Xiaojing Chengxin Gongde Dacheng Emperor Ren, personal name Xuanye, was the third son of Shizu. His mother was Empress Xiaokangzhang of the Tongjia clan, who gave birth to him in the Jingren Palace on wushen in the third month of the eleventh year of Shunzhi. He had a noble and handsome bearing, stood as firm as a mountain and had a ringing voice. At the age of six he went with his brothers to pay their respects to their father. Shizu asked what each of them wished for. The second son, Fuquan, said, "I wish to be a worthy prince." The future emperor said, "I wish to follow the example of my father the emperor." Shizu thought this remarkable. Edit
In the first month of the eighteenth year of Shunzhi, on bingchen, Shizu died and the emperor took the throne, aged eight; the era name was changed to Kangxi. By the testamentary edict the four ministers Suoni, Sukesaha, Ebilong and Aobai were made regents. Edit
In the second month, on guiwei, the emperor put off mourning. On yiwei, the guilty palace eunuch Wu Liangfu was put to death, and the palace eunuch offices were abolished. On bingshen, Desai, son of Jidu, Prince Jian of the First Rank, was made his heir and inherited the title. Edit
In the third month, on bingyin, an edict said: "The laws and institutions of the state differ from one generation to another. Taizu and Taizong created the system and laid down the laws, leaving a rich inheritance to their descendants. Now there are differences between Manchu and Chinese practice, or changes between earlier and later times. Examine the established rules in detail, compile them into a code, deliberate together and report." Edit
In the fourth month, sacrifice and burial were granted to the imperial guard Fudali, who had followed the late emperor in death. On jiashen, the Governor-General of Huguang was ordered to make his seat at Jingzhou. On yiyou, General Xian Guo'an was ordered to command the Dingnan army and hold Guangxi. On bingxu, Lahada was made Minister of Works. On guimao, Le Duy Ky, King of Annam, sent an envoy with tribute. On bingwu, the Grand Secretary Hong Chengchou asked to retire; this was granted, and he was given the hereditary rank of Commandant of Light Chariots of the Third Class. On wushen, Ma Shijun and others, three hundred and eighty-three men in all, were granted the jinshi degree in their several grades. Edit
In the fifth month, the regional inspectors of the provinces were abolished. On jisi, Gao Jing was made Minister of Works, and Liu Liangzuo Provincial Commander of Jiang'an. On yihai, Mo Jingyao, a rebel minister of Annam, came over to submit and was made Guihua General. Edit
In the sixth month, on jimao, the Governor of Jiangsu Zhu Guozhi memorialised that thirteen thousand five hundred and seventeen gentry and licentiates of the province were in arrears with their taxes; the matter was sent to the Board, and they were dismissed or degraded in varying degree. On xinsi, ten villages of the Feiyaka tribe of Heilongjiang came over to submit. On gengyin, Ezha, son of Duoni, Prince Xin of the Second Rank, was made his heir and inherited the title. On guisi, the Grand Secretary Fu Yijian asked to retire, and this was granted. On dingyou, the Grand Secretariat was abolished and the Three Inner Academies were restored. On wuxu, Wu Sangui presented five tame elephants; they were declined, and an edict stopped the presentation of gifts from the provinces. Edit
In the intercalary seventh month, on gengchen, Cheke was made Minister of Personnel, and Asiha Minister of Revenue. On jiawu, Fu Weilin was made Minister of Works. On renyin, the Provincial Commander of Suzhou and Songjiang, Liang Huafeng, was made a baron. Edit
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八月甲寅，達賴喇麻請通市，許之。
九月丁未，以卞三元為雲南總督，李棲鳳為廣東總督，郎廷佐為江南總督，梁化鳳為江南提督。
十月己酉，以林起龍為漕運總督。誅降將鄭芝龍及其子世恩、世廕。辛酉，裁順天巡撫。山東民於七作亂，逮問巡撫許文秀，總兵李永盛、范承宗，命靖東將軍濟世哈討平之。
十一月丙子朔，上親祀天於圜丘。己亥，世祖章皇帝升祔太廟。甲辰，湖南巡按御史仵劭昕坐贓棄市。
十二月丙午，平西王吳三桂、定西將軍愛星阿會報大軍入緬，緬人執明永曆帝朱由榔以獻。明將白文選降。班師。丁卯，宗人府進玉牒。
是歲免直隸、江南、河南、浙江、湖廣、陝西各州縣被災額賦有差。朝鮮遣使進香入貢。
康熙元年壬寅春正月乙亥朔。乙酉，享太廟。庚寅，錄大學士范文程等佐命功，官其子承謨等俱內院學士。
二月壬子，太皇太后萬壽節，上率群臣朝賀。
三月，以滇南平，告廟祭陵，赦天下。辛卯，萬壽節。己亥，遣官安輯浙江、福建、廣東新附官民。
夏四月丙辰，上太祖、太宗尊諡。
五月戊寅，夏至，上親祭地於方澤。
六月丁未，命禮部考定貴賤等威。
秋七月壬申朔，以車克為大學士，寧古禮為戶部尚書，張傑為浙江提督，施琅為福建提督。
八月辛丑朔，大學士金之俊罷。
九月，裁延綏巡撫。
冬十月壬寅，以成克鞏為大學士。癸卯，尊皇太后為太皇太后。尊皇后為仁憲皇太后，母后為慈和皇太后。
十一月辛巳，冬至，祀天於圜丘，免朝賀。
十二月辛酉，命吳三桂總管雲南、貴州兩省。
是歲，天下戶丁一千九百一十三萬七千六百五十二，徵銀二千五百七十二萬四千一百二十四兩零。鹽課銀二百七十二萬一千二百一十二兩零。鑄錢二萬九千萬有奇。免直隸、江南各州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
二年癸卯春正月己亥，廣東總督盧崇峻請封民船濟師，斥之。
二月庚戌，慈和皇太后佟佳氏崩。
三月，荷蘭國遣使入貢，請助師討台灣，優賚之。
五月丙子，以孫廷銓為大學士。乙酉，雲南開局鑄錢。丙戌，詔天下錢糧統歸戶部，部寺應用，俱向戶部關領，著為令。戊子，以魏裔介為吏部尚書。甲午，恭上大行慈和皇太后尊諡曰孝康慈和庄懿恭惠崇天育聖皇后。
六月，葬世祖章皇帝於孝陵，孝康皇后、端敬皇后祔焉。戊申，以龔鼎孳為左都御史。乙卯，故明將李定國子嗣興來降。乙丑，以哈爾庫為浙江提督。
八月癸卯，詔鄉、會試停製義，改用策論，復八旗繙譯鄉試。甲寅，命穆里瑪為靖西將軍，圖海為定西將軍，率禁旅會四川、湖廣、陝西總督討鄖陽逋賊李來亨、郝搖旗等。
冬十月壬寅，耿繼茂、施琅會荷蘭師船剿海寇，克廈門，取浯嶼、金門二島，鄭錦遁於台灣。
十一月，詔免諸國貢使土物稅。乙酉，冬至，祀天於圜丘。
十二月壬戌，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、河南、陝西、浙江、湖廣、四川、雲南、貴州等省二百七十餘州縣災賦。朝鮮入貢進香。
三年甲辰春正月，賜朝正外籓銀幣鞍馬。
二月壬寅，巡鹽御史張吉午請增長蘆鹽引。斥之。
三月丙子，耿繼茂等拔銅山。丙戌，賜嚴我斯等一百九十九人進士及第出身有差。
夏四月己亥，輔臣等誣奏內大臣飛揚古子侍衛倭赫擅騎御馬，飛揚古怨望，並棄市，籍其家，鰲拜以予其弟穆里瑪。遣尚書喀蘭圖赴科爾沁四十七旗蒞盟。戊申，裁鄖陽撫治。
五月甲子，詔州縣私派累民，上官容隱者並罪之。
六月庚申，詔免順治十五年以前逋賦。
閏六月乙酉，以王弘祚為刑部尚書。丙戌，以漢軍京官歸入漢缺升轉。
秋七月丁未，以施琅為靖海將軍，征台灣。
八月甲戌，浙江總督趙廷臣疏報擒獲明臣張煌言。己卯，穆里瑪、圖海疏報進剿鄖陽茅麓山李來亨、郝搖旗，俱自焚，賊平。
九月癸丑，發倉粟賑給八旗莊田。乙卯，以查克旦為領侍衛內大臣。
十一月壬辰，冬至，祀天於圜丘。丁未，以魏裔介為大學士，杜立德為吏部尚書，王弘祚為戶部尚書，龔鼎孳為刑部尚書。
十二月戊午朔，日有食之。丙戌，祫祭太廟。是月，彗星見張宿、井宿、胃宿、奎宿，金星見，給事中楊雍建請修省。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、山東、陝西、浙江、福建、湖廣、貴州等省一百二十一州縣被災額賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
四年乙巳春正月壬辰，以郝惟訥為左都御史。己亥，停榷關溢額獎敘。辛丑，封承澤親王碩色子博翁果諾為惠郡王。致仕大學士洪承疇卒，予祭葬，諡文襄。
二月乙丑，太皇太后聖壽，免朝賀。己巳，吳三桂疏報剿平水西烏撒土司，擒其酋安坤、安重聖。丙戌，以星變詔臣工上言闕失。御史董文驥疏言大臣更易先皇帝制度，非是，宜一切復舊。
三月戊子，京師地震有聲。辛卯，金星晝見。以星變地震肆赦，免逋賦。山西旱，有司不以聞，下吏部議罪，免其積逋及本年額賦。壬辰，詔禁州縣預徵隔年稅糧。丙申，詔曰：「郡縣災荒，有司奏請蠲賦，而小民先期已完，是澤不下逮也。自今被災者，預緩徵額賦十之三。」甲辰，萬壽節，免朝賀。丙午，修歷代帝王廟。太常寺少卿錢綎請簡老成耆德博通經史者數人，出入侍從，以備顧問。
夏四月丙寅，詔凡災傷免賦者並免丁徭。戊辰，詔卿貳督撫員缺，仍廷推。
五月丁未，置直隸總督，兼轄山東、河南。裁貴州總督歸雲南，廣西總督歸廣東，江西總督歸江南，山西總督歸陝西，鳳陽、寧夏、南贛巡撫悉裁之。
六月乙丑，詔父子兄弟同役，給復一年。
秋七月己酉，吏部以山西徵糧如額，請議敘。詔曰：「曩以太原諸處旱災飢饉，督撫不以聞，議罪。會赦得原。豈可仍以催科報最。惟未被災之地方官，仍予紀錄。」
八月庚午，詔贓官遇赦免罪者，不許復職。
九月辛卯，冊赫舍里氏為皇后，輔臣索尼之孫女也。上太皇太后、皇太后尊號，加恩中外。
冬十月癸亥，上幸南苑校射行圍。甲戌，還宮。
十一月丁酉，祀天於圜丘。
十二月庚辰，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、山東、河南、浙江、廣東、貴州等省一百二十一州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、暹羅入貢。索倫、飛牙喀人來歸。
五年丙午春正月庚寅，以廣東旱，發倉穀七萬石賑之。以承澤親王碩色子恩克布嗣爵。
二月壬子朔，置平遠、大定、黔西三府。丁巳，以十二月中氣不應，詔求明曆法者。乙丑，詔自今漢軍官丁憂，准解任持三年喪。
三月，以胡拜為直隸總督。
五月丙午，以孫延齡為廣西將軍，接統定南部軍駐桂林。
六月庚戌朔，日有食之。癸酉，傅維麟病免，以郝惟訥為工部尚書。辛未，詔崇文門凡貨物出京者弛其稅。
秋七月庚辰朔，以朱之弼為左都御史。辛巳，琉球來貢，並補進漂失前貢。上嘉其恭順，命還之，自今非其國產勿以貢。
八月己酉，給事中張維赤疏請親政。
九月丁亥，上行圍南苑。癸卯，還宮。禮部尚書沙澄免。以梁清標為禮部尚書，龔鼎孳為兵部尚書，郝惟訥為刑部尚書，朱之弼為工部尚書。
冬十月，詔起范承謨為秘書院學士。
十一月丙申，輔臣鰲拜以改撥圈地，誣奏大學士管戶部尚書蘇納海、直隸總督朱昌祚、巡撫王登聯等罪，逮下獄。四大臣之輔政也，皆以勛舊。索尼年老，遏必隆闇弱，蘇克薩哈望淺，心非鰲拜所為而不能爭。鰲拜橫暴，又宿將多戰功，敘名在末，而遇事專橫，屢興大獄，雖同列亦側目焉。
十二月丙寅，鰲拜矯旨殺蘇納海、朱昌祚、王登聯。甲戌，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、河南、陝西、浙江、湖廣等省八十六州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
六年丁未春正月己丑，封世祖第二子福全為裕親王。丁酉，上幸南苑行圍。以明安達禮為禮部尚書。
二月癸亥，晉封故親王尼堪子貝勒蘭布為郡王。丁卯，以宗室公班布爾善為大學士。起圖海復為大學士。錫故總督李率泰一等男爵。
三月己亥，賜繆彤等一百五十人進士及第出身有差。
夏四月甲戌，加索尼一等公。甲子，江南民人沈天甫撰逆詩誣告人，誅之。被誣者皆不論。御史田六善言奸民告訐，於南人不曰「通海」，則曰「逆書」，北人不曰「於七黨」，則曰「逃人」，請鞫誣反坐。從之。
五月辛酉，吳三桂疏辭總理雲南、貴州兩省事。從之。
六月己亥，禁採辦楠木官役生事累民。
秋七月己酉，上親政，御太和殿受賀，加恩中外，罪非殊死，咸赦除之。是日，始御乾清門聽政。甲寅，命武職官一體引見。己未，輔臣鰲拜擅殺輔臣蘇克薩哈及其子姓。癸亥，賜輔臣遏必隆、鰲拜加一等公。
九月丙午，命修世祖實錄。
冬十月己卯，盛京地震有聲。
十一月丁未，冬至，祀天於圜丘。奉世祖章皇帝配饗。丁巳，加上太皇太后、皇太后徽號。
十二月丙戌，以塞白理為廣東水師提督。戊子，以馬爾賽為戶部增設尚書。戊戌，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、山東、山西、陝西、甘肅、浙江、福建、湖廣等省一百六十州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、荷蘭入貢。
七年戊申春正月戊申，以莫洛為山西陝西總督，劉兆麒為四川總督。戊午，加鰲拜、遏必隆太師。
二月辛卯，上幸南苑。
三月丁未，詔部院官才能卓越，升轉毋拘常調。
夏四月庚辰，浙江嘉善民郁之章有罪遣戍，其子褒、廣叩閽請代。上並宥之。
五月壬子，以星變地震，下詔修省，諭戒臣工。
六月癸酉，金星晝見。丁亥，平南王尚可喜遣子之信入侍。
秋七月戊午，前漕運總督吳維華請徵市鎮間架錢，洲田招民出錢佃種。上惡其言利，下刑部議罪。庚申，以誇岱為滿洲都統。
八月壬申，戶部尚書王弘祚坐失察書吏偽印盜帑免。
九月庚子，以吳瑪護為奉天將軍，額楚為江寧將軍，瓦爾喀為西安將軍。壬寅，上將巡邊，侍讀學士熊賜履、給事中趙之符疏諫。上為止行，仍令遇事直陳。
冬十月，定八旗武職人員居喪百日，釋縞任事，仍持服三年。庚午，上幸南苑。
十一月癸丑，冬至，祀天於圜丘。
十二月癸酉，以麻勒吉為江南總督，甘文焜為雲南貴州總督，范承謨為浙江巡撫。癸巳，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免奉天、直隸、江南、山東、河南、浙江、陝西、甘肅等省二百十六州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、安南、暹羅入貢。
八年己酉春正月戊申，修乾清宮，上移御武英殿。
二月庚午，命行南懷仁推算曆法。庚午，上巡近畿。
三月辛丑，以直隸廢籓田地予民。
夏四月癸酉，衛周祚免，以杜立德為大學士。丁丑，上幸太學，釋奠先師孔子，講周易、尚書。丁巳，給事中劉如漢請舉行經筵。上嘉納之。
五月乙未，以黃機為吏部尚書，郝惟訥為戶部尚書，龔鼎孳為禮部尚書，起王弘祚為兵部尚書。戊申，詔逮輔臣鰲拜交廷鞫。上久悉鰲拜專橫亂政，特慮其多力難制，乃選侍衛、拜唐阿年少有力者為撲擊之戲。是日，鰲拜入見，即令侍衛等掊而縶之。於是有善撲營之制，以近臣領之。庚申，王大臣議鰲拜獄上，列陳大罪三十，請族誅。詔曰：「鰲拜愚悖無知，誠合夷族。特念效力年久，迭立戰功，貸其死，籍沒拘禁。」其弟穆里瑪、塞本得，從子訥莫，其黨大學士班布爾善，尚書阿思哈、噶褚哈、濟世，侍郎泰璧圖，學士吳格塞皆誅死。餘坐譴黜。其弟巴哈宿衛淳謹，卓布泰有軍功，免從坐。嗣敬謹親王蘭布降鎮國公。褫遏必隆太師、一等公。
六月丁卯，詔曰：「朕夙夜求治，念切民依。邇年水旱頻仍，盜賊未息，兼以貪吏朘削，民力益〓占，朕甚憫焉。部院科道諸臣，其以民間疾苦，作何裨益，各抒所見以聞。」戊辰，敕改造觀象台儀器。壬申，詔復輔臣蘇克薩哈官及世職，其從子白爾圖立功邊徼，被枉尤酷，復其世職，均令其子承襲。戊寅，詔滿兵有規占民間房地者，永行禁止，仍還諸民。以米思翰為戶部尚書。戊子，詔宗人有罪，遽絕屬籍，心有不忍。自順治十八年以來，宗人削籍者，宗人府詳察以聞。
秋七月壬辰朔，裁直隸山東河南總督。壬寅，詔復大學士蘇納海、總督朱昌祚、巡撫王登聯原官，並予諡。
八月甲申，以索額圖為大學士，明珠為左都御史。
九月甲午，京師地震有聲。丁未，以勒貝為滿洲都統，塞白理為浙江提督，畢力克圖為蒙古都統。
冬十月甲子，上幸南苑，詔行在勿得借用民物。盧溝橋成，上為文勒之石。
十一月己亥，先是山西陝西總督莫洛、陝西巡撫白清額均坐鰲拜黨罷。至是，西安百姓叩閽稱其清廉，乞還任。詔特許之。壬子，太和殿、乾清宮成，上御太和殿受賀，入居乾清宮。
十二月己卯，顯親王福壽薨。丁亥，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、河南、山西、陝西、湖廣等省四十五州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
九年庚戌春正月丙申，予宋儒程顥、程頤後裔五經博士。丁酉，饗太廟。辛丑，祈穀於上帝，奉太祖高皇帝、太宗文皇帝、世祖章皇帝配饗。起遏必隆公爵，宿衛內廷。己酉，詔明籓田賦視民田輸納。壬子，上幸南苑。
二月癸酉，以金光祖為廣東廣西總督，馬雄鎮為廣西巡撫。癸未，詔尚陽堡、寧古塔流徙人犯，值十月至正月俱停發。
三月辛酉，賜蔡啟僔等二百九十二人進士及第出身有差。
夏四月己丑，以蔡毓榮為四川湖廣總督。己亥，上幸南苑。
五月丙辰朔，加上孝康章皇后尊諡，升祔太廟，頒發恩詔，訪隱逸，賜高年，赦殊死以下。丙子，纂修會典。
六月丙戌朔，以席卜臣為蒙古都統。丁酉，以故顯親王福壽子丹臻襲爵。己酉，命大學士會刑部錄囚。
秋七月丁巳，以王輔臣為陝西提督。丁巳，奉祀孝康章皇后於奉先殿。
八月戊子，祭社稷壇。詔都察院糾察陪祀王大臣班行不肅者。乙未，復內閣，復翰林院。丁酉，上奉太皇太后、皇太后有事於孝陵。壬子，車駕還宮。
九月庚申，以簡親王濟度子喇布襲爵。
冬十月庚巳，頒聖諭十六條。甲午，改內三院，復中和殿、保和殿、文華殿大學士。丁酉，諭禮部舉經筵。
十一月癸酉，以艾元徵為左都御史。壬午，以中和殿大學士魏裔介兼禮部尚書。
十二月癸卯，以莫洛為刑部尚書。辛亥，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免河南、湖廣、江南、福建、廣東、雲南等省二百五十三州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
十年辛亥春正月丁卯，蒙古蘇尼特部、四子部大雪飢寒，遣官賑之。癸酉，封世祖第五子常寧為恭親王。庚辰，大學士魏裔介罷。以曹申吉為貴州巡撫。
二月丁酉，以馮溥為大學士，以梁清標為刑部尚書。乙巳，召宗人覺羅年七十以上趙班等四人入見，賜朝服銀幣。戊申，命編纂孝經衍義。庚戌，以尼雅翰為滿洲都統。
三月壬子朔，誥誡年幼諸王讀書習騎射，勿恃貴縱恣。癸丑，置日講官。庚午，以無雨風霾，下詔修省。
夏四月乙酉，命纂修太祖、太宗聖訓。詔宗人閒散及幼孤者，量予養贍，著為令。丙戌，詔清理庶獄，減矜疑一等。辛卯，始開日講。壬辰，上詣天壇禱雨。甲午，雨。
五月庚申，理籓院尚書喀蘭圖乞休，加太子太保，以內大臣奉朝請。癸酉，上幸南苑。
六月丁亥，以靳輔為安徽巡撫。甲午，金星晝見。是月，靖南王耿繼茂卒，子精忠襲封，仍鎮福建。
八月己卯朔，日有食之。丁未，上御經筵。戊申，以王之鼎為江南提督。
九月庚戌，上以寰宇一統，告成於二陵。辛亥，上奉太皇太后、皇太后啟鑾。蒙古科爾沁、喀喇沁、土默特、敖漢諸部王、貝勒、公朝行在。丁卯，謁福陵、昭陵。戊辰，祭福陵，行告成禮。庚午，祭昭陵，行告成禮。辛未，上幸盛京，御清寧宮，賜百官宴，八十以上召前賜酒。大賚奉天、寧古塔甲士及於傷廢老病者白金，民間高年亦如之。曲赦死罪減一等，軍流以下釋之。山海關外蹕路所經，勿出今年明年租賦。遣官祭諸王諸大臣墓。壬申，上自盛京東巡。
冬十月辛巳，駐蹕愛新。召寧古塔將軍巴海，諭以新附瓦爾喀、虎爾哈宜善撫之。己丑，上回蹕盛京，再賜老人金。辛卯，謁福陵、昭陵。命文武官較射。命來朝外籓較射。壬辰，上奉太皇太后、皇太后迴鑾。
十一月庚戌，還京。壬申，以明珠為兵部尚書。
十二月丙午，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、浙江、山東、河南、陝西、湖廣等省三百二州縣衛災賦逋賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
十一年壬子春正月辛未，上奉太皇太后幸赤城湯泉，過八達嶺，親扶慈輦，步行下山。
二月戊寅，奉太皇太后至湯泉。辛卯，上回京。丙申，親耕耤田。丁酉，朝日於東郊。戊戌，上詣赤城。
三月戊辰，上奉太皇太后還宮。
夏四月乙巳，命侍衛吳丹、學士郭廷祚巡視河工。
五月乙丑，世祖實錄成。丙寅，上出德勝門觀麥。
六月庚寅，命更定賦役全書。
秋七月己酉，論征緬甸、雲南、貴州功，予何建忠等一百二十七人世職。丙辰，上觀禾。御史孟雄飛疏言孫可望窮蹙來歸，濫膺王封。及伊身死，已襲二次。今孫徵淳死，宜令降襲。詔降襲慕義公。
閏七月，復封尚善為貝勒。丁亥，詔治獄勿用嚴刑輕斃人命，違者罪之。
八月壬子，上幸南苑行圍。癸丑，詔曰：「帝王致治，在維持風化，辨別等威。比來官員服用奢僭，競相效尤。其議禁之。」庚申，上御經筵。壬戌，上奉太皇太后幸遵化湯泉。甲子，閱薊州官兵較射。丁卯，上謁孝陵。
九月丁丑，閱遵化兵、三屯營兵。
冬十月甲辰，上奉太皇太后還宮。壬子，命范承謨為福建總督。
十一月辛丑，上幸南苑，建行宮。
十二月丁未，裕親王福全、庄親王博果鐸、惠郡王博翁果諾、溫郡王孟峨疏辭議政。允之。戊午，上召講官諭曰：「有人請令言官風聞言事。朕思切中事理之言，患其不多。若借端生事，傾陷擾亂，深足害政。與民休息，道在不擾。虛耗元氣，則民生蹙矣。」己未，康親王傑書、安親王岳樂疏辭議政。不許。庚午，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、浙江、山東、山西、河南、湖廣等省一百四十一州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
十二年癸丑春正月庚寅，上幸南苑，大閱。
二月辛亥，以吳正治為左都御史。壬子，上御經筵，命講官日直。戊辰，賜八旗官學繙譯大學衍義。
三月丁丑，上視麥。壬午，平南王尚可喜請老，許之；請以其子之信嗣封鎮粵，不許，令其撤籓還駐遼東。癸巳，賜韓菼等一百六十六人進士及第出身有差。
夏四月丁巳，遣官封暹羅國王。
五月壬申，學士傅達禮等請以夏至輟講。上曰：「學問之道，宜無間斷。其勿輟。」
六月壬寅，起張朝珍為湖廣巡撫，李之芳為浙江總督。丁未，上御瀛台，召群臣觀荷賜宴。乙卯，禁八旗以奴僕殉葬。
秋七月庚午，平西王吳三桂疏請撤籓。許之。丙子，嗣靖南王耿精忠疏請撤籓。許之。壬午，命重修太宗實錄。
八月丁未，試漢科道官於保和殿，不稱職者罷。壬子，遣侍郎折爾肯、學士傅達禮往雲南，尚書梁清標往廣東，侍郎陳一炳往福建，經理撤籓。丁巳，諭禮部：「祭祀大典，必儀文詳備，乃可昭格。其稽古典禮酌議以聞。」
九月戊辰，禮部尚書龔鼎孳乞休。允之。乙亥，京師地震，詔修省。
冬十月壬寅，以王之鼎為京口將軍。己酉，上幸南苑行圍。
十一月丁卯，故明宗室朱議潀以蓄髮論死。得旨免死入旗，給與妻室房地。庚午，詔民間墾荒田畝，以十年起科。
十二月壬子，以姚文然為左都御史。吳三桂反，殺雲南巡撫朱國治，貴州提督李本深、巡撫曹申吉俱降賊，總督甘文焜死之。丙辰，反問至，命前鋒統領碩岱率禁旅守荊州。丁巳，召梁清標、陳一炳還，停撤二籓。命加孫延齡撫蠻將軍，線國安為都統，鎮廣西。命西安將軍瓦爾喀進守四川。京師民楊起隆偽稱朱三太子，圖起事。事發覺，起隆逸去。捕誅其黨。詔奸民作亂已平，勿株連，民勿驚避。己未，命順承郡王勒爾錦為寧南靖寇大將軍，討吳三桂。執三桂子額駙吳應熊下之獄。庚申，命副都統馬哈達帥師駐兗州，擴爾坤駐太原，備調遣。辛酉，命直省巡撫仍管軍務。壬戌，詔削吳三桂爵，宣示中外。命都統赫業為安西將軍，會瓦爾喀守漢中。以倭內為奉天將軍。吳三桂陷辰州。甲子，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、山東、安徽、浙江、湖廣等省二十六州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、安南入貢。
十三年甲寅春正月乙亥，勒爾錦師行。庚辰，吳三桂陷沅州。丁亥，偏沅巡撫盧震棄長沙遁。己丑，以提督佟國瑤守鄖陽。總兵吳之茂以四川叛，巡撫羅森、提督鄭蛟麟降之。命總兵徐治都還守夷陵。庚寅，封世祖第七子隆禧為純親王。以席卜臣為鎮西將軍，守西安。
二月乙未朔，太皇太后頒內帑犒軍。丁酉，欽天監新造儀象成。壬寅，賊犯澧州，守卒以城叛，提督桑峨退荊州，陷常德。命鎮南將軍尼雅翰率師守武昌。癸丑，上御經筵。以趙賴為貴州提督。甲寅，吳三桂陷長沙，副將黃正卿叛應之，旁陷衡州。命都統覺羅朱滿守岳州，未至，岳州失。辛酉，命刑部尚書莫洛加大學士銜，經略陝西。孫延齡以廣西叛，殺都統王永年，執巡撫馬雄鎮幽之。
三月乙丑，命整飭驛站，每四百里置一筆帖式，接遞軍報，探發塘報。命左都御史多諾等軍前督餉。戊辰，吳三桂將犯夷陵，勒爾錦遣兵擊敗之。庚午，以額駙華善為安南將軍，鎮京口。庚辰，耿精忠反，執福建總督范承謨幽之，巡撫劉秉政降賊。癸未，鄖陽副將洪福叛，提督佟國瑤擊敗之。壬辰，襄陽總兵楊來嘉以穀城叛。命希爾根為定南將軍，尚書哈爾哈齊副之。命舒恕、桑遏、根特、席布率師赴江西。甲午，西安將軍瓦爾喀克陽平關。
夏四月癸卯，調西安副都統德業立守襄陽。丁未，吳三桂子應熊、孫世霖伏誅。初，三桂倉卒起兵，而名義不揚，中悔。至澧州，頗前卻。至是，方食聞報，驚曰：「上少年乃能是耶？事決矣！」推食而起。詔削孫延齡職。以阿密達為揚威將軍，駐江寧，賴塔為平南將軍，赴杭州。甲寅，潮州總兵劉進忠以城叛。戊午，以根特為平寇將軍，赴廣西討孫延齡。河北總兵蔡祿謀叛，命阿密達襲誅之。辛酉，詔削耿精忠爵。癸亥，詔以分調禁旅遣將分防情形寄示平南王尚可喜。
五月丙寅，皇子胤礽生，皇后赫舍里氏崩。戊寅，安西將軍赫業等敗吳之茂於劄閣堡，復朝天關。壬午，浙江平陽兵變，執總兵蔡朝佐，應耿精忠將曾養性，圍瑞安。命賴塔進兵討之。壬辰，副都統德業立敗洪福於武當。
六月丙午，命貝勒尚善為安遠靖寇大將軍，率師赴岳州，貝子准達赴荊州。庚戌，總兵祖弘勛以溫州叛。金華副將牟大寅敗耿精忠將於常山。壬子，命將軍喇哈達守杭州。乙卯，命康親王傑書為奉命大將軍赴浙江，貝勒洞鄂為定西大將軍赴四川。浙江溫州、黃岩、太平諸營相繼叛。命喇哈達守台、寧。
七月辛未，以郎廷佐為福建總督，段應舉為提督。癸酉，賴塔敗耿精忠將於金華。是時精忠遣其大將馬九玉、曾養性犯浙江，白顯忠犯江西，所至土匪蜂應，江西尤甚。南瑞總兵楊富應賊，董衛國誅之。丁亥，貝勒察尼大戰賊將吳應麒於岳州七里山，敗之。
八月壬寅，平寇將軍根特卒于軍，以哈爾哈齊代之。海澄公黃梧卒，子芳度襲爵，守漳州。乙巳，金光祖報孫延齡陷梧州，督兵復之。丙午，上幸南苑。
九月壬戌，上御經筵，命每日進講如常。耿精忠將以土寇陷清谿、徽州，江寧將軍額楚、統領巴爾堪擊走之，連戰入江西，復樂平等縣。命碩塔等駐安慶。辛未，麻城土寇鄒君升等作亂，知府于成龍討平之。命簡親王喇布為揚威大將軍，率師赴江西，侍衛坤為振武將軍副之。廣西提督馬雄叛，命安親王岳樂為定遠平寇大將軍，率師赴廣東，宗室瓦山、覺羅畫特副之。
冬十月壬辰，喇布師行。丙申，岳樂師行。壬寅，上奉太皇太后幸南苑。辛亥，還宮。
十一月庚申朔，莫洛報吳之茂兵入朝天關，饟路中阻，洞鄂退守西安。命移西安軍守漢中，河南軍守西安。
十二月庚寅朔，傑書大敗曾養性於衢州，又敗之於台州。王輔臣叛，經略莫洛死之。上議親征。王大臣以京師根本重地，太皇太后年高，力諫乃止。徵盛京兵、蒙古兵分詣軍前。丁未，命尚可喜節制廣東軍事。戊午，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、山東、河南、陝西等省七十八州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
十四年乙卯春正月辛酉，尚可喜報賊犯連州，官兵擊敗之。戊辰，晉封尚可喜平南親王，命其子之孝佩大將軍印討賊。
二月癸巳，下詔切責貝勒洞鄂退縮失機，飭令速定平涼、秦州以通棧道。乙巳，康親王傑書遣兵復處州，進復仙居。王輔臣陷蘭州。西寧總兵王進寶大戰於新城，圍蘭州。洞鄂復隴州關山關。
三月己未朔，叛將楊來嘉犯南漳，總兵劉成龍擊走之。戊辰，饒州賊犯祁門，巡檢張行健被執不屈，死之。丁丑，命張勇為靖逆將軍，會總兵孫思克等討王輔臣。賊陷定邊城，命提督陳福駐寧夏討賊。丁亥，蒙古布爾尼反，命信郡王鄂扎為撫遠大將軍，大學士圖海為副將軍，討平之。戊子，以熊賜履為大學士。
夏四月己丑，以勒德洪為戶部尚書。署護軍統領郎肅等剿耿寇於五桂寨，斬級二萬，復餘干。乙未，封張勇靖逆侯，王進寶一等男。戊戌，以左都督許貞鎮撫州、建昌、廣信。戊申，王輔臣遣兵援秦州，官兵迎擊敗之。辛亥，上諭：「侍臣進講，朕乃覆講，互相討論，庶有發明。」癸丑，王進寶復臨洮，孫思克復靖遠。戊午，紹興知府許弘勛招撫降眾五萬人。
五月庚午，察哈爾左翼四旗來歸。庚辰，命畢力克圖援榆林。王輔臣兵陷延安、綏德。甲申，張勇復洮、河二州。
閏五月癸巳，上幸玉泉山觀禾。楊來嘉、洪福陷穀城。斬守城不力之副將馬郎阿以徇，削總兵金世需職，隨軍效力。壬子，額楚復廣信。樂平土寇復陷饒州，將軍希爾根擊之，復饒州。
六月，畢力克圖復吳堡，復綏德。丁丑，命將軍舒恕援廣東。己卯，命振武將軍佛尼勒開棧道援漢中。庚辰，上幸南苑行圍。壬午，張勇攻鞏昌。江西官軍攻石峽，失利，副都統雅賴戰死。甲申，克蘭州。畢力克圖復延安。以軍興停陝西、湖廣鄉試。
七月乙巳，陳福剿定邊，斬賊將朱龍。庚戌，江西官兵復浮梁、樂平、宜黃、崇仁、樂安諸縣。
八月戊午，上幸南苑行圍。洞鄂、畢力克圖、阿密達會攻王輔臣，斬賊將郝天祥。傅喇塔復黃岩。壬申，上奉太皇太后幸湯泉。甲申，上還京，御經筵。
九月，上次昌平，詣明陵，致奠長陵，遣官分奠諸陵。丙申，上奉太皇太后還宮。辛丑，詔每歲正月停刑，著為令。
冬十月癸亥，康親王兵復太平、樂清諸縣。丙寅，上謁孝陵。戊辰，祭孝陵。乙亥，還宮。陳福及王輔臣戰於固原，不利，副將太必圖戰沒。論平布爾尼功，封賞有差，及助順蒙古王貝勒沙津以次各晉爵，罰助逆奈曼等部。
十一月癸巳，貝勒察尼復興山。丁酉，復設詹事府官。壬寅，叛將馬雄糾吳三桂兵犯高州，連陷廉州。命簡親王喇布自江西援廣東。是月，鄭錦攻陷漳州，海澄公黃芳度死之，戕其家。
十二月丙寅，立皇子胤礽為皇太子，頒詔中外，加恩肆赦。乙亥，以勒爾錦師久無功，奪其參贊巴爾布以下職。寧夏兵變，提督陳福死之。壬午，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免湖廣、河南七府五州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
十五年丙辰春正月丁亥，以王進寶為陝西提督，駐秦州。甲午，以建儲恭上太皇太后、皇太后徽號。乙未，升寧夏總兵官為提督，以趙良棟為之。辛丑，上幸南苑行圍。
二月丁巳，詔軍中克城禁殺掠。壬戌，命大學士圖海為撫遠大將軍，統轄全秦，自貝勒洞鄂以下咸受節制。癸酉，上如鞏華城，諭扈從勿踐春田。乙亥，吳三桂將高大傑陷吉安。戊寅，安親王岳樂擊三桂將於萍鄉，敗之，復萍鄉。辛巳，上御經筵。贈死事副將張國彥太子太保，予世職。
三月癸未，贈海澄公黃芳度郡王。丙戌，王進寶、佛尼勒大敗吳之茂於北山。庚寅，傅喇塔圍溫州，曾養性、祖弘勛悉眾來犯，副都統紀爾他布擊走之。辛卯，岳州水師克君山。庚子，勒爾錦渡江與三桂之眾戰，迭敗之。乙巳，賜彭定求等二百九人進士及第出身有差。己酉，勒爾錦與三桂之眾戰於太平街，不利，退守荊州。壬子，移趙賴提督江西。
夏四月辛丑，馬雄、祖澤清糾滇賊犯廣東。尚可喜老病不能軍，屢疏告急，援兵不時至。至是，賊逼廣州，尚之信劫其父以降賊。總督金光祖，巡撫佟養鉅、陳洪明，提督嚴自明俱從降。福建巡撫楊熙、總兵拜音達奪門出。舒恕、莽依圖退至江西。上聞廣東變作，命移兵益江西。
五月壬午朔，日有食之。乙酉，復設鄖陽撫治，以楊茂勛任之。丙戌，鄂羅斯察漢汗使人來貢。己亥，撫遠大將軍圖海敗王輔臣於平涼。
六月壬子朔，王輔臣降，圖海以聞。詔復其官，授靖寇將軍，立功自效，諸將弁皆原之。己卯，耿繼善棄建昌遁。上諭傑書曰：「耿精忠自撤其兵，顯為海寇所逼。其乘機速進。」
七月辛巳朔，賜鄂羅斯使臣鞍馬服物。大學士熊賜履免。以慕天顏為江蘇巡撫。庚子，以姚文然為刑部尚書，郎廷相為福建總督。振武將軍佛尼勒會張勇、王進寶擊吳之茂於秦州，大敗之，賊眾宵遁。
八月甲寅，穆占復禮縣。壬戌，上奉太皇太后幸湯泉。乙亥，賴塔擊馬九玉於衢州，復江山，九玉棄軍遁。
九月庚辰朔，賴塔進擊馬九玉，破之，復常山。進攻仙霞關，賊將金應虎迎降，復浦城，連下建寧。癸未，張勇復階州。乙未，耿精忠戕前總督范承謨。山西巡撫達爾布有罪免。丙午，命穆佔為征南將軍，移軍湖廣。
冬十月辛酉，上奉太皇太后還宮。乙丑，康親王傑書師次延平，賊將耿繼美以城降。耿精忠遣子顯祚獻偽印乞降，傑書入福州，疏聞。上命復其爵，從征海寇自效。其將曾養性、叛將祖弘勛俱降。浙江官兵復溫、處二府。撤兗州屯兵。癸酉，命講官進講通鑒。
十一月丙戌，海寇犯福州，都統喇哈達擊敗之。丙申，官兵圍長沙。寧海將軍貝子傅拉塔卒于軍。
十二月壬子，遣耿昭忠為鎮平將軍，駐福州，分統靖南籓軍。叛將嚴自明犯南康，舒恕擊走之。丁巳，尚之信使人詣簡親王軍前乞降，且乞師，疏聞。許之。吳三桂將吳世琮殺孫延齡，踞桂林。庚申，海澄公黃芳世自賊中脫歸。上嘉之，加太子太保，與其弟黃藍並赴康親王大軍討賊。建威將軍吳丹復山陽。辛未，頒賞諸軍軍士金帛。丙子，祫祭太廟。耿繼善棄邵武，海寇據之。副都統穆赫林擊之，賊將彭世勛以城降。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、陝西各省三十四州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
十六年丁巳春正月丙申，將軍額楚攻吉安失利，命侍郎班迪馳勘軍狀。
二月己未，上幸南苑行圍。甲子，大閱於南苑。免福建今年租賦，招集流亡。丙寅，以鄂內為討逆將軍，赴岳州。丁卯，康親王傑書敗鄭錦於興、泉，賊棄漳州遁，復海澄。遣郎中色度勞軍岳州，察軍狀。辛未，以靳輔為河道總督。癸酉，論花馬池剿寇功，蒙古鄂爾多斯貝勒索諾木等晉爵有差。乙亥，上御經筵。是月江西官軍復瑞金、鉛山。
三月甲申，以莽依圖為鎮南將軍，督兵廣東。己丑，諭禮部：「帝王克謹天戒，凡有垂象，皆關治理。設立專官，謹司占候。今星辰凌犯，霜露非時，欽天監不以實告，有辜職掌。其察議以聞。」庚寅，命翰林長於詞賦書法者，以所業進呈。乙未，原任總兵劉進忠、苗之秀詣康親王軍降，命隨大軍剿賊。癸未，詔：「軍興以來，文武官身殉封疆，克全忠節，其有旅〓親不能歸，妻子不得養者，深堪軫惻。所在疆吏察明，妥為資送，以昭褒忠至意。」甲辰，含譽星見，慶雲見。乙巳，吳三桂聚兵守長沙。命勒爾錦進臨江，圖海守漢中，喇布鎮吉安，莽依圖進韶州，額楚駐袁州，舒恕防贛州。
夏四月己未，康親王傑書疏言處州府慶元縣民人吳臣任等不肯從賊，結寨自固，守義殺賊，實為可嘉。已交浙江督撫，效力者錄用，歸農者獎賞，其陣亡札委守備吳受南等並請恩恤。從之。辛酉，上幸霸州行圍。以伊桑阿為工部尚書，宋德宜為左都御史。丁卯，提督趙賴敗土寇於泰和，擒賊目蕭元。戊辰，予死事溫處道陳丹赤等官廕。辛未，上制大德景福頌，書屏，上太皇太后。乙亥，莽依圖師至南安，嚴自明以城降，遂克南雄，入韶州。
五月己卯，尚之信降，命復其爵，隨大軍討賊。特擢謫戍知府傅弘烈為廣西巡撫。先是，弘烈以首吳三桂反狀謫梧州。及兵起，弘烈上書陳方略，故有是命。旋加授撫蠻滅寇將軍，與莽依圖規取廣西。甲午，額魯特噶爾丹攻敗喀爾喀車臣汗，來獻軍實，卻之。
六月丁巳，祖澤清以高州降。
秋七月庚子，鄭錦將劉國軒自惠州犯東莞，尚之信大敗之，賊將陳璉以惠州降。甲辰，上御便殿，召大學士等賜坐，論經史，因及前代朋黨之弊，諭加警戒。以明珠、覺羅勒德洪為大學士。
八月丁未，明宗人朱統錩起兵陷貴溪、瀘溪。己未，上御經筵。丙寅，冊立貴妃鈕祜祿氏為皇后，佟佳氏為貴妃。戊辰，傅弘烈等復梧州。
九月丙子，命宗室公溫齊、提督周卜世赴湖廣協剿。癸未，命額駙華善率師益簡親王軍，科爾科代接駐江寧。丁亥，上發京師，謁孝陵，巡近邊。丙申，次喀拉河屯。庚子，次達希喀布秦昂阿，近邊蒙古敖漢部札穆蘇等朝行在，敵駝馬，賜金幣。吳三桂將胡國柱、馬寶寇韶州，將軍莽依圖、額楚夾擊破之，賊遁，追之過樂昌，復仁化。
冬十月甲辰，上次湯泉。癸丑，還宮。傅弘烈敗吳世琮於昭平，復潯州。福建按察使吳興祚敗朱統錩於光澤，其黨執統錩降。癸亥，始設南書房，命侍講學士張英、中書高士奇入直。
十一月己卯，吳三桂將韓大任陷萬安，護軍統領哈克山擊敗之。庚子，封長白山神，遣官望祭。是月，官兵復茶陵、攸縣。
十二月乙巳，海寇犯泉州，提督段應舉等御之。辛亥，海寇犯欽州，游擊劉士貴擊敗之。命參贊勒貝、將軍額楚進取郴、永。己巳，以馮甦為刑部侍郎。辛酉，金星晝見。辛未，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、陝西、湖廣等省七十州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
十七年戊午春正月己丑，副都統哈當、總兵許貞擊韓大任於寧都，大任遁之汀州，詣康親王軍前降，命執送京師。壬辰，以郭四海為左都御史。乙未，詔曰： 「一代之興，必有博學鴻儒振起文運，闡發經史，以備顧問。朕萬幾餘暇，思得博通之士，用資典學。其有學行兼優、文詞卓越之士，勿論已仕未仕，中外臣工各舉所知，朕將親試焉。」於是大學士李霨等薦曹溶等七十一人，命赴京齊集請旨。
二月甲辰，傅弘烈疏言吳三桂兵犯廣西，詔額楚、勒貝守梧州。己未，上御經筵，制四書講疏義序。丁卯，皇后鈕祜祿氏崩，諡曰孝昭皇后。辛未，莽依圖及吳世琮戰於平樂，失利，退守梧州。命尚之信及都統馬九玉會師守梧州。
三月丙子，湖廣官兵擊楊來嘉、洪福，敗之，復房縣。丁丑，海寇犯石門，黃芳世擊敗之。癸巳，祖澤清復叛應吳三桂。
閏三月癸卯，上巡近畿。乙丑，命內大臣喀代、尚書馬喇往科爾沁四十九旗蒞盟。丁卯，吳三桂將林興珠詣安親王軍前降，詔封建義侯，隨軍剿賊。逮問副都統甘度海、阿進泰，以在江西剿賊失機也。
夏四月庚午，海寇蔡寅陷平和，進逼潮州。甲戌，祖澤清犯電白，尚之信、額楚擊之，澤清遁。庚寅，慶陽土賊袁本秀作亂，官兵擊斬之。
五月庚子朔，海澄公黃芳世卒于軍，命其弟芳泰襲爵。戊申，福建總督郎廷相、巡撫楊熙、提督段應舉俱免，以姚啟聖為福建總督，吳興祚為福建巡撫，楊捷為福建水陸提督。甲寅，上幸西郊觀禾。額魯特部濟農為噶爾丹所逼，入邊，張勇逐出之。
六月壬申，尚善遣林興珠敗三桂舟師於君山。丁亥，上以盛夏亢旱，步禱於天壇。是日，大雨。壬辰，吳三桂將犯永興，都統伯宜理布、統領哈克山與戰，敗歿。海寇犯廉州，總兵班紹明等擊走之。吳三桂兵犯郴州，副都統碩岱與戰，不利，奔永興。丁酉，詔曰：「軍興以來，將士披堅執銳，盛暑祁寒，備極勞苦，朕甚憫焉。其令兵部察軍中有負債責者，官為償之，戰歿及被創者恤其家。」
秋七月，鄭錦陷海澄，前鋒統領希佛、副都統穆赫林、提督段應舉死之。甲辰，鄭錦犯泉州。甲寅，以安珠護為奉天將軍。壬戌，以魏象樞為左都御史。丙寅，召翰林院學士陳廷敬、侍讀學士葉方藹入直南書房。是月，吳三桂僭號于衡州。
八月己卯，安遠靖寇大將軍、貝勒尚善卒于軍，命貝勒察尼代之。庚午，西洋國王阿豐肅使臣入貢。癸未，上御經筵，以御制詩集賜陳廷敬等。乙未，吳三桂死，永興圍解。頒行康熙永年曆。丙申，詔曰：「逆賊倡亂，仰服天誅。絓誤之徒，宜從寬典。其有悔悟來歸者，咸與勿治。」
九月，上奉太皇太后幸湯泉，晉謁孝陵。姚啟聖、拉哈達大敗海寇於蜈蚣山，劉國軒遁，泉州圍解。
冬十月癸未，上巡近邊，次灤河，閱三屯營兵。己丑，將軍鄂內敗吳應麒於石口。丁酉，皇四子胤禛生，是為世宗，母曰吳雅氏。
十一月己亥，拉哈達疏言海賊斷江東橋，兵援泉州難進。在籍侍讀學士李光地為大軍鄉導，修通險路，接濟軍需，請議敘。得旨：「李光地前當變亂之初，密疏機宜。茲又迎接大兵，備辦糧米，深為可嘉。即升授學士。」辛酉，上奉太皇太后還宮。癸亥，命福建陸路提督楊捷加昭武將軍，王之鼎為福建水師提督。
十二月丁亥，額楚、傅弘烈及吳世琮戰於藤縣，不利，退守梧州。乙未，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、湖廣等省七十州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、西洋入貢。
十八年己未春正月戊申，遣官分賑山東、河南。甲寅，貝勒察尼督水師圍岳州，賊將吳應麒遁，復岳州。上御午門宣捷。設隨征總兵官以處降將，旋裁之。壬戌，劉國軒犯長樂，總督姚啟聖偕紀爾他布、吳興祚擊敗之。甲子，岳樂復長沙。
二月丙寅，傅弘烈戰吳世琮於梧州，賊遁。己巳，詔數江西奸民從逆之罪，仍免其逋賦。甲戌，順承郡王勒爾錦督兵過江，分復松滋、枝江、宜都、澧州，叛將洪福以舟師降。戊寅，簡親王喇布遣前鋒統領希佛復衡州，賊將吳國貴、夏國相遁。庚辰，詔軍前王大臣議進取雲、貴事宜。以周有德為雲貴總督，桑峨為雲南提督，趙賴為貴州提督，並隨王師進討。以楊雍建為貴州巡撫。癸未，以誇扎為蒙古都統。
三月丙申朔，御試博學鴻詞於保和殿，授彭孫遹等五十人侍讀、侍講、編修、檢討等官。修《明史》，以學士徐元文、葉方藹、庶子張玉書為總裁。丁酉，上幸保定縣行圍。甲辰，以徐治都為湖廣提督。將軍穆占擊吳國貴於永州，敗之，復永州、道州、永明。己酉，上還宮。戊午，賜歸允肅等百五十一人進士及第出身有差。庚申，岳州陣歿諸將喪至，遣侍衛迎奠。福建陣沒將士喪至亦如之。
夏四月丙寅，以楊茂勛為四川總督，駐鄖陽。戊辰，以萬正色為福建水師提督。己卯，旱甚，上步禱於天壇。是日，大雨。莽依圖擊吳世琮於潯州，敗走之。壬寅，上出阜成門觀禾。
五月庚戌，劉國軒犯江東橋，賴塔大戰敗之。
六月辛未，詔曰：「盛治之世，餘一餘三。蓋倉廩足而禮教興，水旱乃可無虞。比聞小民不知積蓄，一逢歉歲，率致流移。夫興儉化民，食時用禮，惟良有司是賴。督撫等其選吏教民，用副朕意。」己卯，以希佛為蒙古都統。
秋七月甲午，靳輔疏報淮揚壩工成，涸出田地，招民種之。丁未，上視純親王隆禧疾。隆禧薨。乙卯，額楚敗吳世琮於南寧，世琮遁。庚申，京師地震，詔發內帑十萬賑恤，被震廬舍官修之。壬戌，召廷臣諭曰：「朕躬不德，政治未協，致茲地震示警。悚息靡寧，勤求致災之由。豈牧民之官苛取以行媚歟？大臣或朋黨比周引用私人歟？領兵官焚掠勿禁歟？蠲租給復不以實歟？問刑官聽訟或枉平民歟？王公大臣未能束其下致侵小民歟？有一於此，皆足致災。惟在大法而小廉，政平而訟理，庶幾仰格穹蒼，弭消沴戾。用是昭布朕心，原與中外大小臣工共勉之。」
八月癸亥朔，將軍穆占復新寧。甲子，傅弘烈復柳城、融縣。庚辰，提督趙國祚、將軍林興珠大破吳國貴於武岡，國貴死，復武岡州。
九月庚戌，以地震禱於天壇。辛亥，命簡親王喇布守桂林。甲寅，金光祖執叛鎮祖澤清送京，及其子良楩磔誅之。
冬十月辛未，詔將軍張勇、王進寶，提督趙良棟、孫思克取四川。王進寶、趙良棟行。癸未，王進寶克武關，復鳳縣。趙良棟復兩當。
十一月戊戌，王進寶擊叛將王屏籓，遁之廣元，復漢中。庚子，趙良棟復略陽，進克陽平關。丁酉，以許貞為江西提督。
十二月壬戌，以蔡毓榮為綏遠將軍，進定雲、貴。將軍佛尼勒、吳丹克梁河關，賊將韓晉卿遁，復興安、平利、紫陽、石泉、漢陰、洵陽、白河及鄖陽之竹山、竹溪。丁卯，上幸南苑。辛未，詔安親王岳樂率林興珠班師。壬午，授趙良棟勇略將軍。乙丑，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免順天、江南、山東、山西、河南、浙江、湖廣等省二百六十一州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、安南入貢。
十九年庚申春正月甲午，趙良棟復龍安府，進至綿竹，偽巡撫張文等迎降，遂入成都。詔以良棟為雲貴總督。王進寶克朝天關，復廣元，王屏籓縊死，生擒吳之茂。壬子，上幸鞏華城，遣內大臣賜奠昭勛公圖賴墓。
二月辛酉朔，詔吳丹會趙良棟進取雲南，王進寶鎮四川，勒爾錦取重慶，徐治都守荊州。乙丑，佛尼勒收順慶府，潼川、中江、南部、蓬縣、廣安、西充諸縣悉下。丁卯，詔莽依圖督馬九玉、金光祖、高承廕進兵雲南。己巳，上幸南苑。丙子，大閱。以于成龍為直隸巡撫。徐治都大敗叛將楊來嘉，復巫山，進取夔州。楊茂勛復大昌、大寧。癸未，萬正色敗海寇于海壇。
三月辛卯，吳丹復重慶，達州、奉鄉諸州縣悉定。楊來嘉降，送京。乙未，以伊闢為雲南巡撫。丁酉，安親王岳樂師旋，上勞於蘆溝橋。辛丑，馬承廕誘執傅弘烈。先是，馬雄踞柳州，死，其子承廕以柳州降。至是，復叛，執弘烈送貴陽，不屈，死之。平南將軍賴塔復銅山，命守潮州備承廕。萬正色擊海寇於平海嶴，克之，進克湄州、南日、崇武諸嶴。朱天貴降。拉哈達擊劉國軒，敗之，遁廈門。偽將蘇堪迎降，進平玉洲、石馬、海澄、馬州等十九寨，復偕吳興祚取金門。己酉，察尼下辰龍關，蔡毓榮復銅仁。
夏四月庚申朔，以賴塔為滿洲都統。癸亥，穆占、董衛國敗吳應麒，復沅州、靖州，進復黎平。丁卯，上以學士張英等供奉內廷，日備顧問，下部優敘，高士奇、杜訥均授翰林官。己巳，命南書房翰林每日晚講《通鑒》。丙子，上祈雨天壇，翌日，雨。己卯，頒行尚書講義。王進寶以病回固原，以其子總兵用予統軍駐保寧。庚辰，宗人府進玉牒。
五月壬辰，命甘肅巡撫治蘭州。乙巳，莽依圖會軍討馬承廕，復降，命執送京師。己酉，山海關設關收稅。
六月甲子，蔡毓榮復思南。丁丑，命五城粥廠再展三月，遣太醫官三十員分治飢民疾疫。壬午，副都統馬爾哈齊、營總馬順德以縱兵殺人論罪。
秋七月甲午，停捐納官考選科道。褒恤福建總督范承謨、廣西巡撫馬雄鎮，贈官予諡廕。乙巳，以折爾肯為左都御史。己酉，解順承郡王勒爾錦大將軍，撤還京。
八月戊辰，上御經筵。己巳，命賴塔移駐廣州，以博濟軍益之。戊寅，大學士索額圖免。壬午，將軍莽依圖卒于軍，以勒貝代之。甲申，尚之信以屬人王國光訐告其罪，擅殺之，詔賜之信死。其弟之節，其黨李天植，皆伏誅，家口護還京師。
閏八月乙未，命各將帥善撫綠旗軍士。壬子，以王永譽為廣東將軍。
九月癸亥，吳世璠使其將夏國柱、馬寶潛寇四川，譚弘復叛應之，連陷瀘州、永寧，夔州土匪應之。命將軍吳丹、噶爾漢，提督范達理、徐治都分道討之。乙丑，以賴塔為平南大將軍，率師進雲南。戊寅，吳丹復瀘州。
冬十月，仁懷失守，罷吳丹，以鄂克濟哈領其軍。戊戌，以阿密達為蒙古都統。噶爾漢復巫山。壬寅，大將軍康親王傑書師旋，上郊勞之。戊申，彰泰、穆占敗吳世璠於鎮遠。噶爾漢擊譚弘於鐵開峽，敗之。是月，王大臣議上師行玩誤之王貝勒大臣罪。得旨，勒爾錦革去王爵，籍沒羈禁。尚善、察尼均革去貝勒。蘭布革去鎮國公。朱滿革去都統，立絞。餘各褫官、奪世職、鞭責、籍沒有差。
十一月丙辰朔，冬至，祀天於圜丘。彗星見，詔求直言。甲子，貝子彰泰進復平越，遂入貴陽。逆渠吳世璠及吳應麒等夜遁。安順、石阡、都勻三府皆下。庚午，以達哈里為蒙古都統。丙子，川北總兵高孟敗彭時亨於南溪橋，復營山，進圍靈鷲寨，斬偽將魏卿武。甲申，提督周卜世復思南。
十二月壬辰，以徐元文為左都御史。甲午，高孟復渠縣。乙未，提督桑峨大敗吳世璠於永寧，追至鐵索橋，賊焚橋遁。土官龍天祐、沙起龍造盤江浮橋濟大軍。壬寅，高孟復廣安州。庚戌，以郝浴為廣西巡撫。癸丑，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、山東、山西、陝西、江西、福建、湖廣等省一百八十六州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
二十年辛酉春正月壬申，叛將李本深降，械送京師。癸酉，總兵高孟復達州。甲戌，將軍噶爾漢復雲陽，譚弘死，進復忠州、萬縣、開縣。乙亥，命侍郎溫代治通州運河。丙子，將軍穆占、提督趙賴擊夏國相等，走之，復平遠。辛巳，增置講官。詔法司慎刑。是月，鄭錦死，其子克塽繼領所部。
二月己丑，貝子彰泰師至安南衛，擊賊將線緎於江西坡。賊列象陣拒戰。官兵分三隊奮擊，大破之。賊遁，公圖、達漢泰追擊，復敗之，復普安州、新興所。壬辰，副都統莽奕祿敗賊張足法等於三山。甲午，詔凡三籓往事為民害者悉除之。蠲奉天鹽引。大將軍賴塔師至廣西，大破賊於黃草壩，復安籠，入曲靖。高孟復東鄉，敗彭時亨於月城寨。戊戌，增欽天監滿監副一員。都統希福、馬緝、碩塔復馬龍州、楊林城，入嵩明州，賊遁。穆占復黔西、大定，斬其偽將張維堅。乙巳，貝子彰泰、大將軍賴塔、將軍蔡毓榮先後入滇。賊將胡國柄、劉起龍迎拒，官軍分擊敗之，斬國柄、起龍。辛亥，謁孝陵。
三月甲辰，宣威將軍鄂克濟哈以失援建昌自劾。詔以覺羅紀哈里代之。辛酉，葬仁孝皇后、孝昭皇后於昌瑞山陵。詔行在批閱章奏，令大學士審校。壬戌，胡國柱犯建昌，將軍佛尼勒擊走之，復馬湖。癸亥，馬寶棄遵義，犯瀘、敘。詔佛尼勒、趙良棟急擊滇賊，勿令回援。丙寅，贈恤福建死事運使高天爵、知府張瑞午等官廕。戊辰，土官陸道清以永寧降。癸酉，上奉太皇太后幸遵化湯泉。
夏四月甲辰朔，王用予復納谿、江安、仁懷、合江。己酉，貝子彰泰遣使招撫諸路，武定、大理、臨安、永順、姚安皆降。壬子，上奉太皇太后還宮。
五月癸丑朔，提督周卜世取遵義，降偽官金仕俊等，復真安州、仁懷、桐梓、綏陽等縣。己未，遣官察閱蒙古蘇尼特等旗被旱災狀。乙丑，詔行取州縣曾陷賊中者勿選科道。辛巳，大將軍貝子彰泰報抵雲南省城，偽將李發美以鶴慶、麗江二府降。
六月戊子，除山西、陝西房號銀。
秋七月丁巳，以禮部尚書郭四海兼管刑部。庚申，詔四川民田為弁兵所佔者察還之。辛酉，都統希福、提督桑峨擊馬寶於烏木山，大敗之。馬寶降，械送京師誅之。乙丑，趙良棟遣總兵李芳述擊敗胡國柱，復建昌，入雲南。戊辰，詔圖海率王輔臣還京。壬申，賜宴瀛台，員外郎以上皆與焉，賜綵幣。己卯，以施琅為福建水師提督，規取台灣，改萬正色陸路提督。
八月辛巳朔，日有食之。乙巳，上御經筵。
九月辛亥，上巡幸畿甸。故平南王尚可喜喪至通州，賜銀八千兩，遣官奠茶果。戊午，上次雄縣，召見知州吳鑒，問渾河水決居民被災狀。丙寅，上還京。詔停本年秋決。壬申，復運丁工銀。
冬十月癸未，偏沅巡撫韓世琦敗賊將黃明於古州。甲申，額魯特噶爾丹入貢。乙酉，大學士圖海師旋，上嘉勞之。壬辰，詔撤平南、靖南兩籓弁兵還京。癸卯，詔免吐魯番貢犬馬。
十一月辛亥，詔從賊諸人，除顯抗王師外，餘俱削官放還。以諾邁為漢軍都統。癸亥，定遠平寇大將軍貝子彰泰、平南大將軍都統賴塔、勇略將軍總督趙良棟、綏遠將軍總督蔡毓榮疏報王師於十月二十八日入雲南城，吳世璠自殺，傳首，吳三桂析骸，示中外，誅偽相方光琛，餘黨降，雲南平。是日，以昭告孝陵，車駕次薊州。丁卯，祭孝陵。辛未，召貝子彰泰、將軍趙良棟還京。乙亥，上獵於南山，發矢殪三虎。己卯，迴鑾。
十二月戊子，設滿洲將軍駐荊州，漢軍將軍駐漢中。癸巳，群臣請上尊號。敕曰：「自逆賊倡亂，莠民響應，師旅疲於徵調，閭閻敝於轉輸。加以水旱頻仍，災異疊見。此皆朕躬不德所致。賴宗社之靈，削平庶孽。方當登進賢良，與民休息，而乃侈然自足，為無謂之潤色，能勿恧乎！其勿行。」補廣西鄉試。戊戌，大學士圖海卒。己亥，上御太和門受賀，宣捷中外。癸卯，加上太皇太后、皇太后徽號，頒發恩詔，賜宗室，賚外籓，予封贈，廣解額，舉隱逸，旌節孝，恤孤獨，罪非常赦不原者悉赦除之。以于成龍為江南江西總督，吳興祚為廣東廣西總督。丁未，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、山東、山西、浙江、福建等省七十五州縣災賦有差。丁戶一千七百二十三萬，徵銀二千二百一十八萬三千七百六十兩有奇。鹽、茶課銀二百三十九萬九千四百六十八兩。鑄錢二萬三千一百三十九萬。朝鮮、厄魯特入貢。
二十一年壬戌春正月壬戌，上元節，賜廷臣宴，觀燈，用柏梁體賦詩。上首唱云：「麗日和風被萬方。」廷臣以次屬賦。上為制昇平嘉宴詩序，刊石於翰林院。丙寅，調蔡毓榮為雲貴總督。戊辰，王大臣奏曰：「耿精忠累世王封，甘心叛逆，分擾浙、贛，及於皖、徽，設非師武臣力，蔓延曷極。李本深、劉進忠等多年提鎮，高官厚祿，不能革其鴞音，俯首從賊，抑有何益。均宜從嚴懲治，大為之防，以為世道人心之范。謹擬議請旨。」得旨：耿精忠、曾養性、白顯中、劉進忠、李本深均磔死梟首。耿精忠之子耿繼祚，李本深之孫李象乾、李象坤，其侄李濟祥、李濟民，暨祖弘勛等俱處斬。為賊絓誤之陳夢雷、李學詩、金境、田起蛟均減死一等。己巳，特封安親王岳樂子岳希為僖郡王。
二月庚辰，以達都為左都御史。癸未，以平滇遣官告祭岳瀆、古帝陵、先師闕里。甲申，上御經筵。丙戌，以佟國維為領侍衛內大臣。辛卯，上齋居景山，為太皇太后祝釐。癸巳，上東巡，啟鑾。皇太子胤礽從。蒙古王貝勒等請上尊號，不許。以穆佔為蒙古都統。妖人朱方旦伏誅。戊戌，次山海關，遣大臣祭伯夷、叔齊廟。
三月壬子，上謁福陵、昭陵，駐蹕盛京。甲寅，告祭於福陵。丙辰，告祭於昭陵。大賚將軍以下，至守陵官、年老致仕官及甲兵廢閒者。曲赦盛京、寧古塔。蠲蹕路所過租稅。己未，上謁永陵，行告祭禮。上具啟太皇太后、皇太后進奉鰱魚、𩺀魚。庚申，上由山道幸烏拉行圍。辛酉，望祭長白山。乙亥，泛舟松花江。
夏四月辛巳，上迴鑾。賜寧古塔將軍、副都統宴，賚致仕官及甲士。乙巳，次中後所。流人王廷試子德麟叩閽乞代父戍，部議不準。上諭：「王德麟所言情甚可憫。遇朕來此，亦難得之遭。其父子俱讀書人，可均釋回。」
五月辛亥，上還京。壬子，詔寧古塔地方苦寒，流人改發遼陽。己未，大學士杜立德乞休，溫旨允之。丙寅，免吉林貢鷹，減省徭役。戊辰，以王熙為大學士。
六月乙酉，以佟國瑤為福州將軍。庚寅，以公倭赫為蒙古都統。甲辰，大學士馮溥乞休，溫旨允之，差官護送，馳驛回籍。
秋七月庚戌，以杭艾為左都御史。甲寅，命刑部尚書魏象樞、吏部侍郎科爾坤巡察畿輔，豪強虐民者拘執以聞。乙卯，以三逆蕩平宣示蒙古。
八月丙子，詔內閣學士參知政事。癸卯，譚弘之子譚天祕、譚天倫伏誅。
九月戊申，賜蔡升元等一百七十六人進士及第出身有差。甲子，詔每日御朝聽政，春夏以辰初，秋冬以辰正。
冬十月甲申，定遠大將軍貝子彰泰、征南大將軍都統賴塔凱旋，上郊勞之。己丑，以黃機、吳正治為大學士。辛卯，詔重修太祖實錄，纂修三朝聖訓、平定三逆方略。
十一月甲寅，以李之芳為兵部尚書，希福為西安將軍，瓦岱為江寧將軍。戊午，詔廣西建雙忠祠，祀巡撫馬雄鎮、傅弘烈。庚申，以趙賴為漢軍都統。戊辰，以施維翰為浙江總督，以噶爾漢為滿洲都統。
十二月己卯，前廣西巡撫陳洪起從賊論死，命流寧古塔。癸未，以許貞為廣東提督。戊子，錄達海之孫陳布祿為刑部郎中。癸巳，論行軍失律罪，簡親王喇布奪爵，餘遣戍降黜有差。庚子，郎談使黑龍江還，上羅剎犯邊事狀。命寧古塔將軍巴海、副都統薩布素率師防之。建木城於黑龍江、呼馬爾，分軍屯田。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、山東、山西、浙江、湖廣等省七十八州縣衛被災額賦有差。朝鮮、安南入貢。
二十二年癸亥春正月乙卯，宴賚廷臣。己未，上閱官校較射。
二月癸酉，帥顏保罷，以介山為禮部尚書，喀爾圖為刑部尚書。甲申，上幸五台山。
三月戊申，還京。戊午，以噶爾漢為荊州將軍，彭春為滿洲都統。
夏四月乙亥，命提鎮諸臣以次入覲。庚辰，命巴海回駐烏拉，薩布素、瓦禮祜帥師駐額蘇里備邊。辛卯，以公坡爾盆為蒙古都統。
五月丙午，設漢軍火器營。甲子，命施琅征台灣。
六月丁丑，上閱內庫，頒賚廷臣幣器。戊寅，以伊桑阿為吏部尚書，杭艾為戶部尚書。癸未，上奉太皇太后避暑古北口。
閏六月戊午，施琅克澎湖。庚申，諭飭刑官勘獄勿淹系。
秋七月，車駕次胡圖克圖，賜隨圍蒙古王公冠服，兵士銀幣。甲午，上奉太皇太后還宮。
八月庚子，命經筵大典，大學士以下侍班。戊申，以哈佔為兵部尚書，科爾坤為左都御史。戊辰，施琅疏報師入台灣，鄭克塽率其屬劉國軒等迎降，台灣平。詔錫克塽、國軒封爵，封施琅靖海侯，將士擢賚有差。
九月癸酉，以丁思孔為偏沅巡撫。己卯，上奉太皇太后幸五台山。壬辰，次長城嶺，太皇太后以道險迴鑾。上如五台山。限額魯特入貢人數。
冬十月，上至五郎河行宮，奉太皇太后還京。丁未，群臣以台灣平，請上尊號，不許。癸亥，以薩布素為新設黑龍江將軍。乙丑，詔沿海遷民歸復田裡。
十一月癸未，授羅剎降人宜番等官。戊子，上以海寇平，祭告孝陵。癸巳，上巡幸邊界。
十二月甲辰，上還京。丁未，從逆土司陸道清伏誅。壬子，以紀爾他布為蒙古都統。乙卯，易經日講成，上制序頒行。尚書朱之弼、左都御史徐元文以薦舉非人免。乙丑，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免山東、山西、甘肅、江西、湖廣、廣西等省二十州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
二十三年甲子春正月辛巳，上幸南苑行圍。丙戌，加封安親王岳樂子袁端為勤郡王。壬辰，命整肅朝會禮儀。羅剎踞雅克薩、尼布潮二城，飭斷其貿易，薩布素以兵臨之。
二月乙巳，上御經筵。癸丑，上巡幸畿甸。丙寅，還駐南苑。大學士黃機罷。乙丑，給事中王承祖疏請東巡，命查典禮以聞。
三月壬申，以劉國軒為天津總兵官，陛辭，賜白金二百、緞匹三十、內廄鞍馬一。丁亥，上制五台山碑文，召示廷臣。諭之曰：「近人每一文出，不樂人點竄，此文之所以不工也。」
夏四月己酉，設台灣府縣官，隸福建行省。壬子，刑部左侍郎宋文運乞休，命加太子少保致仕。庚申，諭凡一事經關兩部，俱會同具奏。乙丑，諭講官：「講章以精切明晰為尚，毋取繁衍。朕閱張居正尚書、四書直解，義俱精實，無泛設之詞，可為法也。」江南江西總督于成龍卒，予祭葬，諡清端。
五月丁卯，裁浙江總督。以公瓦山為滿洲都統。己巳，修《大清會典》。丙子，以孫思克為甘肅提督。辛巳，命廷臣察舉清廉官。九卿舉格爾古德、蘇赫、范承勛、趙侖、崔華、張鵬翮、陸隴其。癸未，起巴海為蒙古都統。甲申，上幸古北口，詔蹕路所經勿踐田禾。乙未，惠郡王博翁果諾坐陪祀不謹削爵。王大臣議奏侍郎宜昌阿、巡撫金僑查看尚之信家產，隱蝕銀八十九萬，並害殺商人沈上達，應斬。郎中宋俄託、員外郎卓爾圖及審讞不實之侍郎禪塔海應絞。從之。詔追銀勿入內務府，交戶部充饟。
六月丁未，琉球請遣子弟入國子監讀書。許之。甲寅，暹羅國王森列拍臘照古龍拍臘馬呼陸坤司由提呀菩挨遣陪臣言貢船到虎跳門，阻滯日久，每致損壞。乞諭粵省官吏准其放入河下，早得登岸，貿易採辦，勿被攔阻。從之。諭一等侍衛阿南達曰：「朕視外旗蒙古與八旗一體。今巡行之次，見其衣食困苦，深用惻然。爾即傳諭所過地方蒙古無告者，許其來見，詢其生計。」於是蒙古扶老攜幼，叩首行宮門。上詳問年齒生計，給與銀兩布疋。乙卯，上閱牧群，賜從臣馬。刑部尚書魏象樞再疏乞休。允之。丁巳，以湯斌為江蘇巡撫。
七月乙亥，以宋德宜為大學士。辛巳，上駐蹕英尼湯泉。以佟佳為蒙古都統。
八月戊申，上還京。甲寅，大學士李霨卒，遣官奠茶酒，賜祭葬，諡文勤。甘肅提督靖逆侯張勇卒，予祭葬，諡襄壯。
九月甲子朔，停本年秋決。丙寅，以張士甄為刑部尚書，博濟為滿洲都統。以錢貴，更鑄錢，減四分之一。聽民采銅鉛，勿稅。丁卯，改梁清標為兵部尚書，余國柱為戶部尚書。庚午，以蒙古都統阿拉尼兼理籓院尚書。癸酉，以陳廷敬為左都御史，莽奕祿為蒙古都統。丁亥，詔南巡車駕所過，賜復一年。辛卯，上啟鑾。
冬十月壬寅，上次泰安，登泰山，祀東嶽。辛亥，次桃源，閱河工，慰勞役夫，戒河吏勿侵漁。臨視天妃閘。與河臣靳輔論治河方略。壬子，上渡淮。甲寅，次高郵湖，登岸行十餘里，詢耆老疾苦。丙辰，上幸焦山、金山，渡揚子江，舟中顧侍臣曰：「此皆戰艦也。今以供巡幸，然艱難不可忘也。」丁巳，弛海禁。戊午，上駐蘇州。庚申，幸惠山。諭巡撫：百姓遠道來觀，其不能歸者資遣之。
十一月壬戌朔，上駐江寧。癸亥，詣明陵致奠。乙丑，迴鑾。泊舟燕子磯，讀書至三鼓。侍臣高士奇請曰：「聖躬過勞，宜少節養。」上曰：「朕自五齡受書，誦讀恆至夜分，樂此不為疲也。」丁卯，命伊桑阿、薩穆哈視察海口。諭曰：「海口沙淤年久，遂至壅塞。必將水道疏通，始免昏墊。即多用經費，亦所不惜。」辛未，臨閱高家堰。次宿遷。過白洋河，賜老人白金。戊寅，上次曲阜。己卯，上詣先師廟，入大成門，行九叩禮。至詩禮堂，講易經。上大成殿，瞻先聖像，觀禮器。至聖跡殿，覽圖書。至杏壇，觀植檜。入承聖門，汲孔井水嘗之。顧問魯壁遺迹，博士孔毓圻占對甚詳，賜官助教。詣孔林墓前酹酒。書「萬世師表」額。留曲柄黃蓋。賜衍聖公孔毓埏以次日講諸經各一。免曲阜明年租賦。庚寅，上還京。以馬哈達為滿洲都統。
十二月壬辰朔，以石文炳為漢軍都統。癸卯，命公瓦山視師黑龍江，佟寶、佛可托副之，備羅剎。甲辰，賜公鄭克塽、伯劉國軒、馮錫范田宅，隸漢軍。丙午，命流人值冬令，過嚴寒時乃遣。丙辰，上謁陵，賜守陵官兵牛羊。己未，還宮。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、河南、湖廣等省二十六州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、暹羅入貢。
二十四年乙丑春正月癸酉，享太廟。諭曰：「贊禮郎讀祝，讀至朕名，聲輒不揚，失父前子名之義。自今俱令宣讀。」癸未，命公彭春赴黑龍江督察軍務。命侯林興珠率福建藤牌兵從之。以班達爾沙、佟寶、馬喇參軍事。乙丑，試翰詹官於保和殿，上親定甲乙，其不稱者改官。戊子，命蒙古科爾沁十旗所貢牛羊送黑龍江軍前。
二月庚子，命周公後裔東野氏為五經博士，予祀田。以額赫納為滿洲都統。癸卯，上御經筵。乙卯，上巡幸畿甸。庚申，還京。再賜劉國軒第宅。以范承勛為廣西巡撫。
三月壬戌，上撰孔子廟碑文成，親書立碑。重修賦役全書。辛巳，賜陸肯堂等一百二十一人進士及第出身有差。
夏四月辛卯，予宋儒周敦頤裔孫五經博士。丙申，授李之芳輕車都尉世職。戊戌，馬喇以所俘羅剎上獻，命軍前縱遣之。辛丑，詔以直隸連年旱災，逋賦六十餘萬盡免之，並免今年正賦三分之一。詔醫官博採醫林載籍，勒成一書。庚戌，設內務府官學。
五月癸未，詔厄魯特濟農違離本部，鄉化而來，宜加愛養，予之田宅。修政治典訓。甲申，以原廣西巡撫郝浴歷官廉潔，悉免應追帑金。彭春等攻雅克薩城，羅剎來援，林興珠率藤牌兵迎擊於江中，破之，沈其船，頭人額里克舍乞降。
六月庚寅朔，上巡幸塞外，啟鑾。戊戌，上還京。癸卯，詔曰：「鄂羅斯入我邊塞，侵擾鄂倫春、索倫、赫哲、飛牙喀等處人眾，盤踞雅克薩四十年。今克奏厥績，在事人員，咸與優敘。應於何地永駐官兵，即會議具奏。」上試漢軍筆帖式、監生，曳白八百人，均斥革，令其讀書再試。乙巳，上巡幸塞外。
秋七月壬申，設吉林、黑龍江驛路，凡十九驛。
八月丙午，上駐蹕拜巴哈昂阿，賜朝行在蒙古王貝勒冠服銀幣。
九月戊午朔，上聞太皇太后違豫，迴鑾。己未，上馳回京，趨侍醫藥，旋即康復。辛巳，陝西提督王進寶卒，贈太子太保，予祭葬，諡忠勇。甲申，命副都統溫代、納秦駐防黑龍江，博定修築墨爾根城，增給夫役，兼令屯田。乙酉，以吳英為四川提督。
冬十月甲午，上幸南苑。戊戌，厄魯特使人伊特木坐殺人棄市。己亥，以瓦代為滿洲都統。庚子，定外籓王以下，歲貢羊一隻、酒一瓶。丙午，慶雲見。己酉，靳輔請下河涸出田畝，佃民收價償工費。上曰：「如是則累民矣。其勿取。」甲寅，以博霽為江寧將軍。
十一月丁巳朔，日有食之。庚申，以莽奕祿為滿洲都統，塔爾岱為蒙古都統。甲戌，上大閱於盧溝橋。丙子，靳輔、于成龍遵召至京，會議治河方略。靳輔議開六河建長堤。于成龍請開濬海口故道。大學士以聞。上云：「二說俱有理，可詢高、寶七州縣京官，孰利民。」侍讀喬萊奏，從於成龍議，則工易成，而百姓有利。上令于成龍興工。旋以民情不便而止。己卯，上賜鄂內、坤巴圖魯散秩大臣，聽其家居，二人皆太宗朝舊臣也。乙酉，詔曰：「日蝕於月朔，越十六日月食。一月之中，薄蝕互見。天象示儆，宜亟修省。廷臣集議以聞。」
十二月庚寅，以察尼為奉天將軍。己亥，謁孝陵。癸卯，上還宮。甲寅，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免江南、江西、山東、山西、湖廣等省七十四州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、噶爾丹入貢。
二十五年丙寅春正月丙申，命馬喇督黑龍江屯田。鄂羅斯復據雅克薩，命薩布素率師逐之。
二月甲辰，重修太祖實錄成。丁未，詔曰：「國家削平逆孽，戡定遐荒，惟宜宣布德意，動其畏懷。近見雲、貴、川、廣大吏，不善撫綏，頗行苛虐，貪黷生事，假借邀功。朕思土司苗蠻，既歸王化，有何杌隉，格★靡寧。其務推示誠信，化導安輯，以副朕撫馭遐荒至意。」停四川採運木植。己酉，文華殿成。壬子，告祭至聖先師於傳心殿。癸丑，上御經筵。以津進為領侍衛內大臣。
三月戊午，命修棲流所。己未，命纂修一統志。甲戌，以湯斌為禮部尚書，兼管詹事府。
夏四月乙酉朔，命阿拉尼往喀爾喀七旗蒞盟。庚寅，詔曰：「趙良棟前當逆賊盤踞漢中，首先入川，功績懋著。復領兵直抵雲南，攻克省城之後，獨能恪守法紀，廉潔自持，深為可嘉。今已衰老解任，應復其勇略將軍、兵部尚書、總督以示眷注。」命郎談、班達爾沙、馬喇赴黑龍江參贊軍務。贈陝西死事平逆將軍畢力克圖、參贊阿爾瑚世職。甲午，詔求遺書。戊申，調萬正色雲南提督，以張雲翼為福建陸路提督。辛亥，始令順天等屬旗庄屯丁，編查保甲，與民戶同。
閏四月辛未，以范承勛為雲南貴州總督。
五月丁亥，詔毀天下淫祠。
六月乙亥，錄平南大將軍賴塔、都統趙賴以次功，各予世職有差。戊寅，以阿蘭泰為左都御史。
秋七月己酉，錫荷蘭國王耀漢連氏甘勃氏文綺白金，命其使臣賚書致鄂羅斯。吏部奏定侍讀、庶子以下各官學問不及者，以同知、運判外轉。從之。辛亥，上巡幸塞外。
八月辛未，上駐蹕烏爾格蘇台。丙子，上還京。以索額圖為領侍衛內大臣。丁丑，詔薩布素圍雅克薩城，遏其援師，以博定參軍事。戊辰，詔天下學宮崇祀先儒。庚辰，詔增孔林地十一頃有奇，從衍聖公孔毓埏請也，除其賦。
九月己丑，以班達爾沙為蒙古都統。乙巳，以圖納為四川陝西總督。丁未，以陳廷敬為工部尚書，馬齊為山西巡撫。己酉，鄂羅斯察漢汗使來請解雅克薩之圍。許之。是月，內大臣拉篤祜奉詔與羅卜藏濟農及噶爾丹定地而還。
冬十月丙辰，調張士甄為禮部尚書，以胡升猷為刑部尚書。
十一月庚子，上謁孝陵。賞蒙古喀喇沁兵征浙江、福建有功者。
十二月癸丑，上還宮。丙辰，命侍郎薩海督察鳳凰城屯田。癸亥，諭：「糾儀御史糾察必以嚴，設朕躬不敬，亦當舉奏。」戊寅，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、浙江、湖廣、甘肅等省二十七州縣被災額賦有差。朝鮮、安南、荷蘭、吐魯番入貢。
二十六年丁卯春正月戊子，遣醫官往治雅克薩軍士疾，羅剎原就醫者並醫之。丙申，蒙古土謝圖汗、車臣汗及濟農合疏請上尊號。不許。乙巳，大學士吳正治乞休。允之。
二月癸丑，上大閱於盧溝橋。原任湖廣總督蔡毓榮隱藏吳三桂孫女為妾，匿取逆財，減死鞭一百，枷號三月，籍沒，並其子發黑龍江。原讞尚書禧佛等坐隱庇，黜革有差。甲寅，以余國柱為大學士。庚申，命八旗都統、副都統更番入值紫禁城。丁卯，以張玉書為刑部尚書。壬申，戶部奏滸墅關監督桑額溢徵銀二萬一千餘兩。得旨：「設立榷關，原為稽察姦宄。桑額多收額銀，乃私封便民橋，以致擾害商民。著嚴加議處。嗣後司榷官有額外橫徵者，該部其嚴飭之。」
三月己丑，以董訥為江南江西總督。癸巳，以王鴻緒為左都御史。癸卯，上御太和門視朝，諭大學士等詳議政務闕失，僉以無弊可陳對。上曰：「堯、舜之世，府修事和，然且兢兢業業，不敢謂已治已安。漢文帝亦古之賢主，賈誼猶指陳得失，直言切諫。今但云主聖臣賢，政治無闕，豈國家果無一事可言耶？大小臣工，各宜盡心職業，視國事如家事，有所見聞，入陳無隱。」以馬世濟為貴州巡撫。
夏四月己未，上諭大學士曰：「纂修明史諸臣，曾參看前明實錄否？若不參看實錄，虛實何由悉知。明史成日，應將實錄並存，令後世有所考證。」丙寅，以田雯為江蘇巡撫。癸酉，罷科道侍班。
五月己亥，宗人府奏平郡王納爾都打死無罪屬人，折傷手足，請革爵圈禁。得旨：「革爵，免圈禁。」庚辰，詔曰：「今茲仲夏，久旱多風，陰陽不調，災孰大焉。用是減膳撤樂，齋居默禱。雖降甘霖，尚未霑足。皆朕之涼德，不能上格天心。政令有不便於民者更之。罪非常赦不原者咸赦除之。」戊子，上召陳廷敬、湯斌十二人各試以文。諭曰：「朕閒與熊賜履講論經史，有疑必問。繼而張英、陳廷敬以次進講，大有裨益。德格勒每好評論時人學問，朕心以為不然，故茲召試，茲判然矣。」壬辰，上制周公、孔子、孟子廟碑文，御書勒石。
六月丁酉，上素服步行，祈雨於天壇。是夜，雨。辛丑，改祀北海於混同江。以楊素蘊為安徽巡撫。
秋七月戊子，鄂羅斯遣使議和，命薩布素退兵。丙午，戶部請裁京員公費。得旨勿裁。
八月己酉，上巡幸塞外。癸丑，次博洛和屯行圍。甲戌，賜外籓銀幣。
九月己卯，上還京。辛巳，于成龍進嘉禾。上曰：「今夏乾旱，幸而得雨，未足為瑞也。」壬午，以李之芳為大學士。乙未，調湯斌為工部尚書。起徐元文為左都御史。
冬十月癸丑，上巡幸畿甸。甲子，上還駐暢春園。
十一月甲申，以李正宗為漢軍都統。丙申，太皇太后不豫。上詣慈寧宮侍疾。
十二月乙巳朔，上為太皇太后不豫，親制祝文，步行禱於天壇。癸亥，以王永譽為漢軍都統。乙丑，湖廣巡撫張為御史陳紫芝劾其貪婪，侍郎色楞額初按不實。至是，命于成龍、馬齊、開音布馳往提拏，究擬論死，陳紫芝內升。己巳，太皇太后崩。上哭踴視襝，割辮服衰，居慈寧宮廬次。甲戌除夕，群臣請上還宮。不允。
是歲，免直隸、山東、山西、江西等省四州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
二十七年戊辰春正月戊子，上居乾清門外左幕次。乙未釋服。丁酉聽政。
二月壬子，大學士勒德洪、明珠、余國柱有罪免，李之芳罷御史，郭琇具疏論列也。尚書科爾昆、佛倫、熊一瀟俱罷。甲寅，以梁清標、伊桑阿為大學士，李天馥為工部尚書，張玉書為兵部尚書，徐乾學為刑部尚書。定宗室襲封年例。
三月乙亥，以馬齊為左都御史。辛巳，上召廷臣及董訥、靳輔、于成龍、佛倫、熊一瀟等議河務。次日亦如之。乙酉，色楞額以按張獄欺罔論死，總督徐國相以徇庇，侍郎王遵訓等以濫舉，俱免官。己丑，以王新命為河道總督。辛卯，裁湖廣總督。丁酉，論河工在事互訐諸臣，董訥、熊一瀟、靳輔、慕天顏、孫在豐俱削官，並趙吉士、陳潢罪之。己亥，增遣督捕理事官張鵬翮、兵科給事中陳世安，會內大臣索額圖與鄂羅斯議約定界。壬寅，賜沈廷文等一百四十六人進士及第出身有差。李光地坐妄舉德格勒議處。得旨：「李光地前於台灣一役有功，仍以學士用。」
夏四月癸卯朔，日有食之。戊申，以傅拉塔為江南江西總督。己酉，上躬送太皇太后梓宮奉安暫安奉殿。其後起陵，是曰昭西陵。回蹕至薊州除發。甲寅，以厄魯特侵喀爾喀，使諭噶爾丹。戊辰，上還宮。庚午，命侍郎成其范、徐廷璽查閱河工。
五月己卯，吏部尚書陳廷敬、刑部尚書徐乾學以疾罷。甲午，以紀爾他布為兵部尚書。丙申，上謁祭暫安奉殿。
六月甲辰，湖廣督標裁兵夏逢龍作亂，踞武昌，巡撫柯永升投井死，署布政使糧道葉映榴罵賊遇害。命瓦岱佩振武將軍印討之。庚申，阿喇尼奏噶爾丹侵厄爾德尼招，哲卜尊丹巴、土謝圖汗遁。發兵防邊。戊辰，起熊賜履為禮部尚書，徐元文為左都御史。以翁叔元為工部尚書。
秋七月癸酉，以輔國公化善為蒙古都統。乙酉，湖廣提督徐治都大敗夏逢龍於應城，於鯉魚套焚賊舟，賊遁黃岡。丙戌，上巡幸塞外。戊子，南陽總兵史孔華復漢陽。庚寅，瓦岱復黃州，獲夏逢龍，磔誅之，賊平。壬午，雲南提督萬正色侵冒兵饟，按律論死。上念其前陷賊時抗志不屈，行間血戰勞績甚多，免死，革提督，仍留世職。壬辰，上駐喀爾必哈哈達，有峰舊名納哈里，高百數十丈，上發數矢皆過峰頂，賜今名。
八月癸卯，上駐巴顏溝行圍。葉映榴遺疏至，贈工部侍郎，下部優恤。乙卯，張玉書奏查閱河工，多用靳輔舊議。
九月壬申，遣彭春、諾敏率師駐歸化城防邊。是時喀爾喀為噶爾丹攻破，徙近邊內。遣阿喇尼往宣諭之，並運米賑撫。辛卯，上還京。癸巳，復設湖廣總督，以丁思孔為之。
冬十月癸卯，移楊素蘊為湖廣巡撫。庚戌，以輔國公綽克託為奉天將軍。乙卯，上大行太皇太后尊諡曰孝庄文皇后。辛酉，升祔太廟，頒詔中外。
十一月辛卯，荊州將軍噶爾漢等坐討賊逗遛奪職，鞭一百，官吏從賊受官者逮治，餘貸之。
十二月庚子，以希福為蒙古都統。甲辰，建福陵、昭陵聖德神功碑，御制碑文。上謁孝庄山陵。乙巳，以尼雅翰為西安將軍。己酉，進張玉書為禮部尚書；徐元文刑部尚書，再進戶部尚書。丙寅，上還京。兵部、工部會疏福建前造砲船核減工料銀二萬餘兩，應著落故總督姚啟聖名下追賠。上以姚啟聖經營平台甚有功績，毋庸著追。
是歲，免江南、江西、湖廣、雲南、貴州等省三十三州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
二十八年己巳春正月庚午，詔南巡臨閱河工。丙子啟鑾。詔所過勿令民治道。獻縣民獻嘉禾。壬午，詔免山東地丁額賦。甲申，上駐濟南。乙酉，望祀泰山。庚寅，次郯城，閱中河。壬辰，次清河。癸巳，詔免江南積欠二十餘萬。乙未，上駐揚州。詔曰：「朕觀風問俗，鹵薄不設，扈從僅三百人。頃駐揚州，民間結綵盈衢，雖出自愛敬之誠，不無少損物力。其前途經過郡邑，宜悉停止。」
二月辛丑，上駐蘇州。丁未，駐杭州。詔廣學額，賚軍士，復因公降謫官，賜扈從王大臣以次銀幣，賜駐防耆民金。辛亥，渡錢塘江，至會稽山麓。壬子，祭禹陵，親制祭文，書名，行九叩禮，制頌刊石，書額曰「地平天成」。癸丑，上還駐杭州。閱騎射，賜將軍以及官兵大酺。丁巳，次蘇州。故湖廣糧道葉映榴之子敷迎鑾，為其父請諡。上書「忠節」二大字賜之。松江百姓建碑祈壽，獻進碑文。江南百姓籲留停蹕，獻土物為御食，委積岸上。令取米一撮，果一枚，為留一日。浙江巡撫金鋐有罪，削職遣戍。以張鵬翮為浙江巡撫。增設武昌、荊州、常德、岳州水師。癸亥，上駐蹕江寧。甲子，祭明陵。賜江寧、京口駐防高年男婦白金。乙丑，上閱射，賜酺。上詣觀星台，與學士李光地咨論星象，參宿在觜宿之先，恆星隨天而動，老人星合見江南，非隱見也。江寧士民籲留聖駕。為留二日。
三月戊辰朔，發江寧。甲戌，閱高家堰，指授治河方略。丙戌，上還京。聞安親王岳樂之喪，先臨其第哭之，乃還宮。丁亥，命八旗科舉先試騎射。戊子，詔靳輔治河勞績昭然，可復原官。丁酉，增設八旗火器營，副都統領之。
閏三月壬子，予安親王岳樂祭葬立碑，諡曰和。己未，上謁陵。丙午，謁孝庄皇后山陵，謁孝陵。辛酉，上還京。
夏四月乙亥朔，上制孔子贊序及顏、曾、思、孟四贊，頒於學宮。壬辰，覆命索額圖等赴尼布楚，與鄂羅斯定邊界。喀爾喀外蒙古內附告飢。命內大臣伯費揚古往賑撫之。命台灣鑄錢。
五月乙巳，以阿蘭泰、徐元文為大學士，顧八代為禮部尚書，郭琇為左都御史。壬戌，頒行孝經衍義。癸亥，命歸化城屯兵備邊。
六月乙亥，以佟寶為寧古塔將軍。兩廣總督吳興祚以鼓鑄不實黜官。
秋七月，以石琳為兩廣總督。癸卯，冊立貴妃佟氏為皇后。甲辰，皇后崩，諡曰孝懿。
八月癸酉，上巡幸邊外。戊寅，駐博洛和屯，賜居民銀米。
九月癸卯，上還京。戊午，以倭赫為蒙古都統，額駙穆赫為漢軍都統。
冬十月丙寅，以郎談為滿洲都統。辛未，增設喀爾喀兩翼扎薩克，招集流亡，編置旗隊。癸酉，左都御史郭琇以致書本省巡撫請託降官。甲戌，葬孝懿皇后，上臨送。是月，岷州生番內附。
十一月丙申，上還宮。辛酉，孝懿皇后祔奉先殿。
十二月乙丑，詔免雲南二十一年至二十三年民欠。丙寅，上朝皇太后於慈寧新宮。戊辰，以張英為工部尚書。乙亥，內大臣索額圖疏報與鄂羅斯立約，定尼布楚為界，立碑界上，以五體文書碑。
是歲，免直隸、浙江、湖北等省十一州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
二十九年庚午春正月癸丑，上幸南苑。庚申，遣官賑蒙古喀爾喀。
二月甲子，以岳樂子馬爾渾嗣封安郡王。乙丑，遣大臣巡視直隸災區流民。五城粥廠寬期，倍發銀米，增置處所。己巳，上謁孝庄山陵，謁孝陵。庚午，大雨。癸酉，上還京。甲戌，上御經筵。戊子，起陳廷敬為左都御史。
三月壬辰朔，除長蘆新增鹽課。乙未，詔修三朝國史。癸卯，命都統額赫納、護軍統領馬賴、前鋒統領碩鼐率師征厄魯特。先是，噶爾丹兵侵喀爾喀，迭詔諭解不從，兵近邊塞。至是，命額赫納等蒞邊御之。辛亥，除雲南黑井加增鹽課。以張思恭為京口將軍。
夏四月丁丑，以旱赦殊死以下繫囚。甲申，建子思子廟於闕里。大清會典成。
五月辛卯朔，命九卿保舉行取州縣堪為科道者。
六月癸酉，大學士徐元文免。戊寅，噶爾丹追喀爾喀侵入邊。命內大臣蘇爾達赴科爾沁徵蒙古師備御。命康親王傑書、恪慎郡王岳希師駐歸化城。
秋七月庚寅朔，以張英為禮部尚書，以董元卿為京口將軍。辛卯，噶爾丹入犯烏珠穆秦。命裕親王福全為撫遠大將軍，皇子胤禔副之，出古北口。恭親王常寧為安遠大將軍，簡親王喇布、信郡王鄂扎副之，出喜峰口。內大臣佟國綱、索額圖、明珠、彭春等俱參軍事，阿密達、阿拉尼、阿南達俱會軍前。己亥，以陳廷敬為工部尚書，于成龍為左都御史。癸卯，上親征，發京師。己酉，上駐博洛和屯，有疾迴鑾。
八月乙未朔，日有食之。撫遠大將軍裕親王福全大敗噶爾丹於烏闌布通，噶爾丹以喇嘛濟隆來請和，福全未即進師。上切責之。乙丑，上還京。丙子，噶爾丹以誓書來獻。上曰：「此虜未足信也。其整師待之。」
九月癸巳，先是，烏闌布通之戰，內大臣公佟國綱戰歿於陣。至是，喪還，命皇子率大臣迎之。凡陣亡官咸賜奠賜恤有差。戊申，停今年秋決。壬子，弛民間養馬之禁。
冬十月己未，上疾少愈，召大學士諸臣至乾清宮輪對。乙亥，以鄂倫岱為漢軍都統。辛巳，領翰林院學士張英失察編修楊瑄撰擬佟國綱祭文失當，削禮部尚書，楊瑄褫官戍邊入旗。
十一月己亥，以熊賜履為禮部尚書。甲辰，達賴喇嘛請上尊號。不許，並卻其貢。己酉，裕親王福全等至京聽勘。王大臣議上。上薄其罪，輕罰之。將士仍敘功。
十二月丁丑，上謁陵，行孝庄文皇后三年致祭禮。庚辰還京。
是歲，免直隸、江南、浙江、甘肅等省三十二州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
三十年辛未春正月戊申，封阿祿科爾沁貝勒楚依為郡王，以與厄魯特力戰受傷被執不屈而脫歸也。其十二旗陣亡台吉俱贈一等台吉，賜號達爾漢，子孫承襲。噶爾丹復掠喀爾喀。命瓦岱為定北將軍，駐張家口，郎談為安北將軍，駐大同，川陝總督會西安將軍駐兵寧夏備之。命在籍勇略將軍趙良棟參軍事。乙卯，以馬齊為兵部尚書。
二月丁巳朔，日有食之。乙丑，上御經筵。命步軍統領領巡捕三營，兼轄五城督捕。戊午，厄魯特策旺阿拉布坦使來，噶爾丹之侄也，厚賚其使，比旋，遣郎中桑額護其行。
三月戊子，繙譯通鑒綱目成，上制序文。己酉，賜戴有祺等一百四十八人進士及第出身有差。
夏四月戊午，左都御史徐乾學致私書于山東巡撫錢鈺，事發，並褫職。丁卯，上以喀爾喀內附，躬蒞邊外撫綏。是日，啟鑾。
五月丙戌，上駐多羅諾爾。喀爾喀來朝。先是，喀爾喀土謝圖汗聽哲卜尊丹巴唆，殺其同族扎薩克圖汗得克得黑墨爾根阿海，內亂迭興，為厄魯特所乘。至是，遣大臣按其事。土謝圖汗、哲卜尊丹巴具疏請罪。上赦之。以扎薩克圖汗，七旗之長，飭其弟策旺扎布襲汗號，封為親王。丁亥，上御行幄，土謝圖汗、哲卜尊丹巴入覲，俯伏請罪。大臣宣赦，泣涕謝恩。賜茶賜宴賜坐，大合樂，九叩首而退。戊子，復召土謝圖汗、哲卜尊丹巴、策旺扎布、車臣汗及喀爾喀諸部濟農、偉徵、諾顏、阿玉錫諸大台吉三十五人賜宴。諭曰：「朕欲熟識爾等，故復饗宴。」賜之冠服。策旺扎布年幼，以皇子衣帽數珠賜之。以車臣汗之叔扎薩克濟農納穆扎爾前勸車臣汗領十萬眾歸順，身為之倡，請照四十九旗一例，殊為可嘉，許照舊扎薩克，去其濟農之號，封為郡王。餘各封爵有差。傳諭喀爾喀曰：「爾等困窮至極，互相偷奪，朕已拯救愛養。今與四十九旗一體編設各處扎薩克，管轄稽察，其各遵守。如再妄行，則國法治之矣。」己丑，上御甲胄乘馬，遍閱各部。下馬親射，十矢九中。次大閱滿洲兵、漢軍兵、古北口兵，列陣鳴角，鳥槍齊發，聲動山谷。眾喀爾喀環矚駭嘆曰：「真神威也！」科爾沁喀爾喀各蒙古王貝勒請上尊號。不許。庚寅，上按閱喀爾喀營寨，賚牛羊及其窮困者。辛卯，遣官往編喀爾喀佐領，予之游牧。烏珠穆秦台吉車根等以降附厄魯特，按實罪之。壬辰，上迴鑾。癸卯，還京。辛亥，分會試中卷南左、南右、北左、北右、中左、中右，從御史江蘩之言也。壬子，群臣請上尊號。不許。
六月乙卯，以李天馥為吏部尚書，陳廷敬為刑部尚書，高爾位為工部尚書。
秋七月甲申，西安將軍尼雅翰奉詔督兵遷巴圖爾額爾克濟農於察哈爾，濟農憚行遁去，尼雅翰追之不及，按問論死。命總督葛思泰追討之。朝鮮使人以買一統志發其國論罪。致仕大學士杜立德卒，予祭葬，諡文端。
閏七月丙辰，葛思泰疏報濟農之弟博濟在昌寧湖，經總兵柯彩派兵剿敗，生擒博濟及前禁之格隆等，均斬之。乙亥，上巡幸邊外。
九月辛酉，上迴鑾，道遵化，謁孝庄山陵，謁孝陵。乙丑，還京。庚午，以公阿靈阿為蒙古都統。甲戌，命侍郎博濟、李光地、徐廷璽偕靳輔視河。
冬十月庚寅，謝爾素番盜殺參將朱震，西寧總兵官李芳述擒盜首華木爾加誅之。癸巳，以巴德渾為滿洲都統，杭奕祿為荊州將軍。丁未，甘肅提督孫思克討阿奇羅卜藏，斬之。先是，使於厄魯特之侍讀學士達虎還及嘉峪關，為阿奇羅卜藏所害，命思克討之。至是，捷聞。
十一月丁巳，以索諾和、李振裕為工部尚書，以伊勒慎為滿洲都統。己未，詔曰：「朕崇尚德教，蠲滌煩苛，大小諸臣，咸被恩禮。即因事罷退，仍令曲全鄉里。近來交爭私怨，糾結不已，頗有黨同伐異之習，豈欲釀明季門戶之禍耶？其各蠲私忿，共矢公忠。有怙終者，朕必窮治之。」是時徐元文、徐乾學、王鴻緒既罷，而傅臘塔等抉摘瑣隱，鉤連興獄，故特詔儆飭焉。甲戌，詔曰：「欽天監奏來歲正月朔日食。天象示儆，朕甚懼焉。其罷元日筵宴諸禮。諸臣宜精白供職，助朕修省。」
十二月甲申，詔曰：「朕撫馭區宇，惟以愛養蒼生，俾臻安阜為念。比歲地丁額賦，迭經蠲免，而歲運漕米，尚在輸將，時切軫念。除河南已經蠲免外，其湖廣、江蘇、浙江、安徽、山東漕米，以次各免一年，用紓民力。」丁亥，移旗庄壯丁赴古北口外達爾河墾田。遣侍郎阿山、德珠等往陝西監賑。壬辰，諭督、撫、提、鎮保舉武職堪任用及曾立功者，在內八旗旗員，令都統等舉之。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、河南、山東、陝西、湖廣、雲南等省一百八十八州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、安南、琉球入貢。
三十一年壬申春正月辛亥朔，日有食之，免朝賀。甲寅，上御乾清門，出示太極圖、五音八聲八風圖，因言：「律呂新書徑一圍三之法，用之不合。徑一尺圍當三尺一寸四分一釐，積至百丈，所差至十四丈外矣。寧可用邪？惟隔八相生之說，試之悉合。」又論河道閘口流水，晝夜多寡，可以數計。又出示測日晷表，畫示正午日影至處，驗之不差。諸臣皆服。庚午，上幸南苑行圍。
二月辛巳，以靳輔為河道總督。乙酉，以陝西旱災，發山西帑銀、襄陽米石賑之。丁亥，上巡幸畿甸。辛卯，陝西巡撫薩弼以賑災不實褫職。戊戌，上還京。己亥，上御經筵。乙巳，以馬齊為戶部尚書。
三月丙辰，遣內大臣阿爾迪、理籓院尚書班迪赴邊外設立蒙古驛站。乙丑，命府丞徐廷璽協理河工。加甘肅提督孫思克太子少保，予世職。致仕大學士馮溥卒，予祭葬，諡文敏。以阿席坦為滿洲都統。置雲南永北鎮。
夏四月庚辰朔，以希福為滿洲都統，護巴為蒙古都統。己丑，發帑銀百萬賑陝西，尚書王騭、沙穆哈往視加賑。戊戌，上幸瀛台，召近臣觀稻田及種竹。河道總督靳輔請建新莊、仲家淺各一閘，下部議行。
五月庚寅，諭戶部，山西平陽豐收，可遣官購買備荒。命王維珍董其事。癸卯，定喀爾喀部為三路，土謝圖為北路，車臣為東路，扎薩克圖為西路，屬部各從其分地畫為左右翼。
六月庚辰，以宋犖為江寧巡撫。乙未，蒙古科爾沁進獻錫伯、卦爾察、打虎爾一萬餘戶，給銀酬之。
秋七月乙亥，上巡幸塞外。
八月己丑，以翁叔元為刑部尚書，以博濟為西安將軍，李林隆為固原提督，李芳述為貴州提督。
九月戊申，噶爾丹屬人執我使臣馬迪戕之。庚戌，上還次湯泉。己未，還京。丁卯，上御經筵。壬申，上大閱於玉泉山。
冬十月己卯，詔曰：「秦省比歲凶荒，加以疾疫，多方賑濟，未甦積困。所有明年地丁稅糧，悉予蠲免。從前逋欠，一概豁除。用稱朕子惠元元至意。」庚辰，以李天馥為大學士。壬午，上謁陵。曲赦陝西，非十惡及軍前獲譴者，皆免死減一等。以佛倫為川陝總督，宗室董額為滿洲都統。庚寅，上還京。癸巳，以熊賜履為吏部尚書，張英為禮部尚書。庚子，停直省進鮮茶暨賚送表箋。
十一月庚戌，以阿靈阿為滿洲都統。甲寅，命熊賜履勘察淮、揚濱河涸田。丙寅，加孫思克振武將軍。以覺羅席特庫為蒙古都統。
十二月壬午，河道總督靳輔卒，予祭葬，諡文襄。以于成龍為河道總督，董訥為左都御史。壬辰，以郎化麟為漢軍都統。辛丑，以西安飢，運襄陽米平糶。加希福建威將軍，移戍右衛。召科爾沁蒙古王沙津入京，面授機宜，使誘噶爾丹。
是歲，免陝西、江南、四川等省十三州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
三十二年癸酉春正月甲子，詔朝鮮歲貢黃金木棉永行停止。
二月乙亥朔，發帑金，招商販米西安平市價。丙子，遣內大臣坡爾盆等往督歸化城三路屯田。詔修南河周橋堤工，往年靳輔與陳潢所經度者，至是閱河大臣繪圖進呈，特詔修之。策旺阿拉布坦遣使入貢，報告使臣馬迪被害及噶爾丹密事，以綵緞賚之。癸未，上御經筵。改宣府六廳十衛為一府八縣。戊子，命郎談為昭武將軍，偕阿南達、碩鼐帥師赴寧夏，將軍博濟、孫思克參軍事。庚寅，上巡幸畿甸，閱霸州苑家口堤工，諭巡撫郭世隆修之。庚子，上還京。貴州巡撫衛既齊疏報剿辦土司失實，奪職戍黑龍江。
三月丙午，遣皇子胤禔祭華山。丁未，移饒州府駐景德鎮。乙卯，置廣東運司、潮州運同。庚午，詔趙良棟系舊臣，可暫領寧夏總兵。
夏四月丙戌，喀爾喀台吉車凌扎布自鄂羅斯來歸，賚之袍服，賜克魯倫游牧。癸巳，命檢直省解送物料共九十九項，減去四十項免解。丁酉，以心裕為蒙古都統。
五月庚戌，命內大臣伯費揚古為安北將軍，駐歸化城。
六月乙亥，廣八旗鄉、會中額。
八月甲戌，免廣西、四川、貴州、雲南四省明年地丁稅糧。癸未，上巡幸塞外行圍。蒙古科爾沁諸部朝行在，賜冠服銀幣。
九月丁未，修盛京城。丙寅，琉球來貢，遣其質子還國。丁卯，上還京。
冬十月壬申，詔曰：「給事中彭鵬奏劾順天考官，請朕親訊，是大臣皆不可信矣。治天下當崇大體，若朕事事躬親，則庶務何由畢理乎？」壬辰，上大閱於玉泉山。丁酉，鄂羅斯察漢汗來貢。上諭大學士曰：「外籓朝貢，固屬盛事，傳至後世，未必不因而生事。惟中國安寧，則外患不生，當培養元氣為根本耳。」
十一月辛丑，上奉皇太后謁孝庄山陵、孝陵。庚申，還宮。甲子，詔免順天、河間、保定、永平四府明年稅糧。
十二月辛未，以宗室公楊岱為蒙古都統。丁亥，上幸南苑行圍。諭：「滿洲官兵近來不及從前之精銳，故比年親加校閱，間以行圍。頃見諸士卒行列整齊，進退嫻熟，該軍校等賞給一個月錢糧，該管官賞給緞疋，以激戎行。」丁酉，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、浙江、山西、湖廣等省六十九州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
三十三年甲戌春正月乙卯，盛京歉收，命馬齊馳往，以倉穀支給兵丁，海運山東倉穀濟民食。丙辰，召見河道總督于成龍，問曰：「爾前言減水壩不宜開，靳輔糜費錢糧，今竟何如？」成龍曰：「臣前誠妄言。今所辦皆照靳輔而行。」上曰：「然則爾所言之非，靳輔所行之是，何以不明白陳奏，尚留待排陷耶？」因諭大學士曰：「于成龍前奏靳輔未曾種柳河堤，朕南巡時，指河干之柳問之，無辭以對。又奏靳輔放水淹民田，朕復至其地觀之，斷不至淹害麥田。而王騭、董訥等亦附和于成龍言之。」下部議，將于成龍革職枷責。上曰：「伊經手之工未完，應革職留任。」王騭休致，董訥革職。
二月辛未，上御經筵。癸酉，大學士請間三四日一御門聽政。上曰：「昨諭六十以上大臣間日奏事，乃優禮老臣耳。若朕躬豈敢暇逸，其每日聽政如常。」丁丑，以諾穆圖為漢軍都統。庚辰，上巡幸畿甸。敕修通州至西沽兩岸堤工。
三月辛丑，上還京。禮部尚書沙穆哈以議皇太子祀奉先殿儀注不敬免官。辛酉，賜胡任輿等一百六十八人進士及第出身有差。以范承勛為左都御史。
夏四月庚午，理籓院奏編審外籓蒙古四十九旗人丁二十二萬六千七百有奇。辛巳，以查木揚為杭州將軍。
五月戊寅，步軍統領凱音布奏天壇新修之路，勿令行人來往。上曰：「修路以為民也。若不許行，修之何益。後若毀壞，令步兵隨時葺治。」順天學政李光地丁母憂，令在京守制。甲辰，命翰林院、詹事府、國子監日輪四員入直南書房。辛亥，以紀爾他布為滿洲都統，噶爾瑪為蒙古都統。甲寅，詔修類函。丁巳，上巡幸畿甸，閱視河堤，諭扈從衛士魚貫而行，勿踐田禾。戊午，上閱龍潭口。己未，閱化家口、黃須口、八百戶口、王家甫口、筐兒港口、白駒場口，薄弱之處，咸令增修。庚申，閱桃花口、永安口、李家口、信艾口、柳灘口等處新堤。上曰：「觀新堤甚屬堅固，百姓可免數年水患矣。」壬戌，上還京。
閏五月庚午，上試翰林出身官於豐澤園。
六月辛丑，加湖廣提督徐治都鎮平將軍。丙辰，以范承勛為江南江西總督。
秋七月丁卯，以蔣弘道為左都御史，轉王士禛戶部左侍郎，王掞戶部右侍郎。巴圖爾額爾克濟農奏報降人祁齊克逃遁，遣兵追斬之。丁亥，上求文學之臣。大學士舉徐乾學、王鴻緒、高士奇及韓菼、唐孫華以對。上曰：「韓菼非謫降之人，當以原官召補。徐乾學、王鴻緒、高士奇可起用修書。並召徐秉義來。」他日試唐孫華詩佳，授禮部主事、翰林院行走。己丑，江南江西總督傅拉塔卒，贈太子太保，予祭葬，諡清端。庚寅，上巡幸塞外。
八月己未，上駐蹕拜巴哈昂阿。喀爾喀哲布尊丹巴來朝，賜之冠服。
九月己巳，廣八旗入學學額。己卯，上還京。壬午，以石文炳為漢軍都統，以王繼文為雲南貴州總督。
冬十月丙申，以吳赫為四川陝西總督。乙巳，以金世榮為福州將軍。
十一月丁卯，溫僖貴妃鈕祜祿氏薨。癸酉，以張旺為江南提督。戊寅，起陳廷敬為戶部尚書。
十二月庚戌，以覺羅席特庫為滿洲都統，杜思噶爾為蒙古都統。
是歲，免直隸、山東等省十二州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
三十四年乙亥春正月丁亥，以護巴為滿洲都統。
二月己亥，以郭世隆為浙江福建總督。丁巳，太和殿工成。休致大學士李之芳卒，予祭葬，諡文襄。
三月丙戌，以石文英為漢軍都統。
夏四月丁酉，平陽府地震。甲辰，遣使冊立班禪胡土克圖。己酉，追敘趙良棟平蜀、滇功，授一等子世職。其部將升賞有差。己未，以李輝祖為河南巡撫。
五月壬寅朔，遣尚書馬齊察賑地震災民。巡撫噶世圖以玩災免。辛未，命在京八旗分地各造屋二千間住兵。壬申，上巡幸畿甸，閱新堤及海口運道，建海神廟。戊子，還京。
六月丁酉，策封皇太子胤礽妃石氏。庚子，以久雨詔廷臣陳得失，禮部祈晴。庚申，漕運總督王樑奏參衛千總楊奉漕船裝帶貨物。諭曰：「商人裝帶貨物，於運何妨。王樑乃將貨物搜出棄置兩岸，所行甚暴，即解任。」
秋七月己丑，以覺羅舒恕為寧夏將軍，鄂羅順為江寧將軍。趙良棟告赴江南就醫，命給與南巡舊船。
八月壬辰，上巡幸塞外。辛丑，博濟奏報噶爾丹屬下回子五百人闌入三岔河汛界，肅州總兵官潘育龍盡俘之，拘於肅州。丙午，次克勒和洛。命宗室公蘇努、都統阿席坦、護巴領兵備噶爾丹。己酉，次克勒烏理雅蘇台。調董安國為河道總督，桑額為漕運總督。
九月辛巳，上還京。癸未，詔順天、保定、河間、永平四府水潦傷稼，免明年地丁錢糧，仍運米四萬石前往平糶。
冬十月丁未，命內大臣索額圖、明珠視察噶爾丹。
十一月己未朔，日有食之。壬戌，命大軍分三路備噶爾丹，裹八十日糧，其駝馬米糧，令侍郎陳汝器、前左都御史于成龍分督之。丙寅，停今年秋決。庚午，命李天馥復為大學士。庚辰，上大閱於南苑。戊子，命安北將軍伯費揚古為撫遠大將軍。遣大臣如蒙古徵師，示師期。
十二月己亥，命將軍博濟、孫思克師出鎮彝。乙巳，平陽地震，命蠲本年糧額，並免山西、陝西、江南、浙江、江西、湖廣、廣東、福建等省逋賦，赦殊死以下，其政令有不便於民者，令督撫以聞。以齊世為滿洲都統。
是歲，免直隸、山西、江西、福建、廣東等省十二州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
三十五年丙子春正月甲午，下詔親征噶爾丹。賚隨征大臣軍校宴。甲申，命公彭春參贊西路軍務。
二月丁亥朔，上謁陵。辛卯，上還京。壬辰，以碩鼐為蒙古都統。癸丑，告祭郊廟社稷。甲寅，命皇太子胤礽留守。丙辰，上親統六師啟行。
三月戊辰，上出行宮觀射。辛未，次滾諾，大雨雪，上露立，俟軍士結營畢，乃入行幄。軍中畢炊，乃進膳。以行帳糧薪留待後至者。庚辰，予故巡撫王維珍祭葬，諡敏愨。
夏四月辛卯，上次格德爾庫。壬辰，上駐塔爾奇拉。諭：「茲已抵邊界，自明日始，均列環營。」前哨報噶爾丹在克魯倫，命蒙古兵先進據河。
五月丙辰朔，上駐蹕拖陵布拉克。辛酉，次枯庫車爾。壬戌，偵知噶爾丹所在，上率前鋒先發，諸軍張兩翼而進。至燕圖庫列圖駐營。其地素乏水，至是山泉湧出，上親臨視。癸亥，次克魯倫河。上顧大臣曰：「噶爾丹不知據河拒戰，是無能為矣。」前哨中書阿必達探報噶爾丹不信六師猝至，登孟納爾山，望見黃幄網城，大兵雲屯，漫無涯際，大驚曰：「何來之易耶！」棄其廬帳宵遁。驗其馬矢，似遁二日矣。上率輕騎追之。沿途什物、駝馬、婦孺委棄甚眾。上顧謂科爾沁王沙津曰：「虜何倉皇至是？」沙津曰：「為逃生耳。」喀爾喀王納木扎爾曰：「臣等當日逃難，即是如此。」上上書皇太后，備陳軍況，並約期回京。追至拖納阿林而還，令內大臣馬思喀追之。戊辰，上班師。是日晨，五色雲見。癸酉，次中拖陵。撫遠大將軍伯費揚古大敗噶爾丹於昭莫多，斬級三千，陣斬其妻阿奴。噶爾丹以數騎遁。癸未，次察罕諾爾。召見蒙古諸王，獎以修道鑿井監牧之勞，各賜其人白金。
六月癸巳，上還京。是役也，中路上自將，走噶爾丹，西路費揚古大敗噶爾丹，唯東路薩布素以道遠後期無功。甲午，論喀爾喀郡王善巴盡以馬匹借軍功，晉封親王，貝子盆楚克偵敵有勞，封為郡王。諸臣行慶賀禮。乙未，賜察哈爾護軍月饟加一金，喀爾喀人六金，限給三年。詔停本年秋審。壬子，以吳琠為左都御史，調張旺為福建水師提督，張雲翼為江南提督。
秋七月戊午，以平定朔漠勒石太學。以李輝祖為湖廣總督。癸亥，廣直省鄉試解額。戊辰，改吳英福建陸路提督，岳升龍為四川提督。
八月丁酉，索諾和以乏軍需免，以凱音布為兵部尚書。
九月甲寅朔，回回國王阿卜都里什克奏：「臣仗天威，得以出降。遣臣回國葉爾欽，請敕策旺阿拉布坦勿加虐害。」乙卯，賜厄魯特降人官秩衣糧。壬申，上巡幸塞外。丙子，次沙城。詔：「年來宣化所屬牧養軍馬，供億甚繁，深勞民力，其悉蠲明年額賦。」丁丑，副都統祖良璧敗噶爾丹部人丹濟拉於翁金。
冬十月甲申朔，遣官齎賜西路軍士衣裘牛羊。丁亥，次昭哈。賜右衛、大同陣亡軍士白金。庚寅，大將軍費揚古獻俘至。賜銀贖出，令其完聚。戊申，上臨視右衛軍士，賜食。傳諭曰：「昭莫多之役，爾等乏糧步行而能禦敵，故特賜食。悉免所借庫銀。其傷病之人，另頒賜之。」眾叩首歡謝。庚戌，上駐蹕麗蘇。上皇太后書，謝賜裘服。
十一月戊寅，噶爾丹遣使乞降，其使格壘沽英至，蓋微探上旨也。上告之曰：「俟爾七十日，過此即進兵矣。」庚辰，迴鑾。
十二月壬寅，上還京。以宗室費揚固為右衛，祁布為滿洲都統，雷繼尊為漢軍都統。庚戌，詔：「陝、甘沿邊州縣衛所，當師行孔道，供億繁多，閭閻勞苦，其明年地丁銀米悉行蠲免。」
是歲，免江南、江西等省三十二州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
三十六年丁丑春正月丙辰，上幸南苑行圍。戊辰，哈密回部擒噶爾丹之子塞卜騰巴爾珠爾來獻。己巳，遣官存問勇略將軍趙良棟，賜人葠鹿尾。甲戌，諭：「朕觀明史，一代並無女後預政，以臣陵君之事。我朝事例，因之者多。朕不似前人輒譏亡國也。現修明史，其以此諭增入敕書。」
二月丁亥，上親征噶爾丹，啟鑾。是日，次昌平。阿必達奏哈密擒獲厄魯特人土克齊哈什哈，系害使臣馬迪之首犯。命誅之，子女付馬迪之家為奴。戊戌，上駐大同。丁未，次李家溝。戊申，詔免師行所過岢嵐、保德、河曲等州縣今年額賦。是日，次輦鄢村，山泉下涌，人馬霑足。庚戌，遣官祭黃河之神。
三月丙辰，上駐蹕屈野河。厄魯特人多爾濟、達拉什等先後來降。賜哈密回王金幣冠服。丁巳，趙良棟卒，上聞之，嗟悼良久，語近臣曰：「趙良棟，偉男子也。」辛酉，次榆林。戊辰，次安邊城。寧夏總兵王化行請上獵於花馬池。上曰：「何如休養馬力以獵噶爾丹乎？」辛未，次花馬池。丙子，上自橫城渡河。遣皇長子胤禔賜奠趙良棟及前提督陳福。丁丑，上駐蹕寧夏。察恤昭莫多、翁金陣亡弁兵。己卯，祭賀蘭山。庚辰，上閱兵。命侍衛以御用食物均賜戰士。
閏三月辛巳朔，日有食之。庚寅，康親王傑書薨。寧夏百姓聞上將行，懇留數日。上曰：「邊地磽瘠，多留一日，即多一日之擾。爾等誠意，已知之矣。」
夏四月辛亥，上次狼居胥山。甲寅，迴鑾。庚申，命直省選文行兼優之士為拔貢生，送國子監。甲子，費揚古疏報閏三月十三日噶爾丹仰藥死，其女鍾齊海率三百戶來降。上率百官行拜天禮。敕諸路班師。是日，大雨。厄魯特降人請慶賀。止之。先是，上將探視寧夏黃河，由橫城乘舟行，至湖灘河朔，登陸步行，率侍衛行獵，打魚射水鴨為糧，至包頭鎮會車騎。
五月乙未，上還京。丁酉，以傅拉塔為刑部尚書，席爾達左都御史，翁叔元罷，以吳琠為刑部尚書，張鵬翮左都御史。癸卯，禮部請上尊號。不許。
六月甲寅，禮部請於師行所過名山磨崖紀功。從之。予故勇略將軍一等子趙良棟祭葬，諡襄忠。
秋七月癸未，群臣請上皇太后徽號，三上，不允。乙未，以朔漠平定，遣官祭告郊廟、陵寢、先師。賜李蟠等一百五十人進士及第出身有差。晉封大將軍伯費揚古一等公，參贊以下各授世職。辛丑，免旗兵借帑。乙巳，遣官賚外籓四十九旗兵。丁未，上巡幸塞外。
八月乙亥，上駐巴圖舍里，賜蒙古王、公、台吉銀幣。
九月癸未，厄魯特丹濟拉來歸。上獨御氈幄召見之。丹濟拉出語人曰：「我罪人也，上乃不疑，真神人也。」甲午，上還京。庚子，以都統凱音布兼步軍統領。壬寅，上御經筵。乙巳，振平將軍、湖廣提督徐治都卒，贈太子少保，予祭葬，諡襄毅。賑黑龍江被水居民。以席爾達為兵部尚書，哈雅爾為左都御史。
冬十月己巳，始令宗室應鄉、會試。壬戌，詔曰：「比年師行出入，皆經山西地方，有行齎居送之勞。其免山西明年額賦。」敘從征鎮國公蘇努功，晉封貝子。庚午，上謁陵。甲戌，內監劉進朝以訛詐人論死。
十一月辛巳，上還京。丙戌，和碩恪靖公主下嫁喀爾喀郡王敦多布多爾濟。戊戌，朝鮮告糶，命運米三萬石往賑。甲辰，詔直省報災即察實以聞。
十二月丁卯，改宗室董額為滿洲都統。乙亥，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、安徽、江西等省五十九州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、安南入貢。
三十七年戊寅春正月庚寅，策旺阿拉布坦奏陳第巴匿達賴喇嘛圓寂之事，斥班禪而自尊，懇請睿鑒。上答之曰：「朕曾敕責第巴具奏認罪，若怙終不悛，朕不輕恕也。」並遣侍讀學士伊道等齎敕往。癸卯，上巡幸五台山。甲辰，次涿州。命皇長子胤禔、大學士伊桑阿祭金太祖、世宗陵。
二月辛亥，詔免山西三十六年逋賦。癸丑，上駐蹕菩薩頂。乙丑，遣官賑山東。戊辰，上還京。
三月丙子朔，上御經筵。丁丑，封皇長子胤禔為直郡王，皇三子胤祉為誠郡王，皇四子胤禛、皇五子胤祺、皇七子胤祐、皇八子胤禩俱為貝勒。戊子，禁造燒酒。辛卯，直隸巡撫于成龍奏偕西洋人安多等履勘渾河，幫修挑濬，繪圖呈進。得旨：「於六月內完工。」
夏四月癸亥，減廣東海關稅額。己巳，詔溫郡王延壽行止不端，降為貝勒，貝子袁端削爵。壬申，以貝子蘇努管盛京將軍。癸酉，上閱漕河。
五月甲戌，武清民請築外堤。上曰：「築外堤恐損民田。」民曰：「河決之害，更甚於損田。」上曰：「水潦將降，暫立木椿護堤，開小河泄水，俟明春雨水前為爾等成之。」癸未，上還京。壬寅，裁上林苑。以李林盛為陝西提督，張旺為廣西提督。是月，策旺阿拉布坦上言與哈薩克構兵，及將丹津鄂木布拘禁各緣由。命示議政大臣。
六月辛亥，移吳英為福建水師提督。丁巳，改四川梁萬營為化林營，設參將以下官。己未，雲南巡撫石文晟奏三籓屬人奉旨免緝者，准其墾田應試。從之。
秋七月癸酉朔，張玉書丁母憂，以吳琠為大學士，王士禛為左都御史。辛卯，命吏部月選同、通、州、縣官引見。癸巳，霸州新河成，賜名永定河，建河神廟。己亥，以盧崇耀為廣州將軍，殷化行為廣東提督。庚子，以蘇爾發為滿洲都統。辛丑，上奉皇太后東巡，取道塞外。
八月癸丑，上奉皇太后臨幸喀拉沁端靜公主第，賜金幣及其額駙噶爾臧。甲子，皇太后望祭父母於發庫山。己巳，賜端敏公主及其額駙達爾漢親王班第金幣。湖南山賊黃明犯靖州，陳丹書犯茶陵州，官兵討平之。
九月壬申，上次克爾蘇，臨科爾沁故親王滿珠習禮墓前酹酒，孝庄皇后之父也。癸巳，上駐紮星阿。賜黑龍江將軍薩布素等金幣冠服。庚子，停盛京、烏拉本年決囚。
冬十月癸卯，上行圍，射殪二虎，其一虎，隔澗射之，穿其脇。丁未，上行圍，槍殪二熊。是日，駐蹕輝發。己酉，裁雲南永寧府，置永北府。癸巳，上駐蹕興京。甲寅，上謁永陵。遣官賜奠武功郡王禮敦墓。改貴州水西土司，置大定、平遠、黔西三流官。丁巳，上謁福陵、昭陵，臨奠武勛王揚古利、直義公費英東、弘毅公額亦都墓。免奉天今年米豆。壬戌，上奉皇太后迴鑾。
十一月癸未，上奉皇太后還宮。丙戌，詔曰：「朕巡幸所經，敖漢、奈曼、阿祿科爾沁、扎魯特諸蒙部水草甚佳，而生計窘迫，蓋因牲畜被盜，不敢夜牧耳。朕即遣郎中李學聖等往為料理，盜竊衰止。其他處蒙古亦宜照此差遣。旗員有原往蒙古教導者，准其前往。命盜各案，同聽決之。」庚寅，以張鵬翮為江南江西總督。
十二月辛丑朔，命徐廷璽協理河務，命尚書馬齊，侍郎喻成龍、常綬察視河工。庚戌，諭宗人府：「閒散宗室，材力幹濟，精於騎射，及貧無生計者，各察實以聞。」詔官民妻女緣事牽連，勿拘訊，著為令。改四川東川土司為東川府，設知府以下官。戊午，詔八旗察訪孝子節婦。己未，以巴錫為雲南貴州總督，馬自德為京口將軍。己巳，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、福建、浙江、湖廣等省三十五州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
三十八年己卯春正月辛卯，詔：「朕將南巡察閱河工，一切供億，由京備辦。預飭官吏，勿累閭閻。」
二月壬寅，詹事尹泰以不職解任。癸卯，上奉皇太后南巡啟鑾。戊申，以天津總兵潘育龍訓練有方，賜御服貂裘。
三月庚午，上次清口，奉皇太后渡河。辛未，上御小舟，臨閱高家堰、歸仁堤、爛泥淺等工。截漕糧十萬石，發高郵、寶應等十二州縣平糶。壬申，上閱黃河堤。丙子，車駕駐揚州。諭隨從兵士勿踐麥禾。壬午，詔免山東、河南逋賦，曲赦死罪以下。癸未，車駕次蘇州。辛卯，車駕駐杭州。丙申，上閱兵較射。戊戌，上奉皇太后迴鑾。
夏四月庚子朔，回次蘇州。詔免鹽課、關稅加增銀兩，特廣江、浙二省學額。乙巳，以丹岱為杭州將軍。己酉，車駕次江寧。上閱兵。庚申，次揚州。辛酉，以彭鵬為廣西巡撫。丙寅，渡黃河，上乘小舟閱新埽。
五月辛未，次仲家閘，書「聖門之哲」額，懸先賢子路祠。乙酉，上奉皇太后還宮。丁亥，以馬爾漢為左都御史，王鴻緒為工部尚書。
六月戊戌朔，起郭琇為湖廣總督，以鎮國公英奇為蒙古都統。
秋七月甲申，河決淮、揚。
閏七月戊戌，敏妃張佳氏薨。誠郡王胤祉其所出也，不及百日薙髮，降貝勒。癸丑，先是，苗賊黃明屢報獲報死，仍報犯事。至是，遣官按鞫，並其夥陳丹書、吳思先等三十餘人誅之。其奏報不實之督撫麻勒吉等降黜有差。上巡幸塞外。
九月丙午，上還京。丙辰，上御經筵。改揚岱為滿洲都統，魯伯赫、拖倫、崇古禮俱為蒙古都統。戊午，大學士阿蘭泰卒，上悼惜之，遣皇長子胤禔視疾，賜奠加祭，諡文清。
冬十月癸酉，上巡視永定河工。庚辰，上還宮。大學士李天馥卒，予祭葬，諡文定。
十一月乙巳，上謁陵。壬辰，以馬齊、佛倫、熊賜履、張英為大學士，陳廷敬為吏部尚書，李振裕為戶部尚書，杜臻為禮部尚書，馬爾漢、范承勛為兵部尚書，王士禛為刑部尚書。壬寅，命滿、漢給事中各四員侍班。丙午，令寶源局收買廢錢。
十二月戊辰，上還京。癸巳，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、浙江、福建、陝西、湖廣等省七十三州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
三十九年庚辰春正月己未，朝鮮國王李焞以遣回難民進方物，上還之。癸亥，上閱永定河工。
二月甲戌，上乘舟閱郎城、柳岔諸水道，水淺，易艇而前，指示修河方略。壬午，還京。己丑，命內大臣費揚古、伊桑阿考試宗室子弟騎射。
三月甲午，上御經筵。吏部奏安徽巡撫李鈵被參一案，請交將軍、提督查按。上曰：「將軍、提督不與民事，部議不合。」嚴飭之。尚書庫勒納旋罷。癸卯，改張鵬翮為河道總督。鵬翮請撤協理官及效力員，部臣寬文法，以責成功。從之。甲寅，以宗室特克新為蒙古都統。丙辰，賜汪繹等三百一人進士及第出身有差。四川巡撫於養志、提督岳升龍互訐，遣官按鞫，俱削職。
夏四月庚辰，上閱永定河。命八旗兵丁協助開河，以直郡王胤禔領之，僖郡王岳希等五人偕往。壬午，上閱子牙河。壬辰，還京。
五月丁未，以阿山為江南江西總督。甲寅，以阿靈阿為蒙古都統。
六月癸亥，張鵬翮報修浚海口工成，河流暢遂，改攔黃壩為大通口，建海神廟。杜臻罷，以王澤弘為禮部尚書，李柟為左都御史。丁亥，停宗室科舉。
秋七月甲午，理籓院議覆喇嘛商南多爾濟所奏策旺阿拉布坦遣兵往青海一事，毋庸議。上曰：「此事目前甚小，將來關係甚大。該部擬以勿庸議，倘青海問商南多爾濟，何以答之？策旺阿拉布坦為人狡猾，素行奸惡，鄰近諸部，俱與仇讎。其稱往征第巴，道遠險多，或虛張聲勢以恫哧青海，未可知也。要使不敢構釁為是。」乙巳，定翰林官編、檢、庶吉士月給銀三兩例，學道缺出，較俸派出。壬子，故振武將軍孫思克卒，命皇長子胤禔奠酒，賜鞍馬二匹，銀一千兩，諡襄武。丁巳，上巡幸塞外。命李光地、張鵬翮、郭琇、彭鵬詳議科場事宜。
八月辛未，上次齊老圖。
九月癸巳，停今年秋決。詔張鵬翮專理河工，范成勛等九人撤回。給事中穆和倫請禁服用奢侈，閣臣票擬申飭。上曰：「言官耳目之職，若因言而罪之，誰復言者。惟其言奢侈在康熙十年後則非，乃在輔臣時耳，今少息矣。」
冬十月辛酉，皇太后六旬萬壽節，上制萬壽無疆賦，親書圍屏進獻。癸酉，上巡閱永定河。戊寅，上還京。己卯，命本年行取科道未補官者，作為額外御史，隨班議事。
十一月庚寅，命青海鄂爾布圖哈灘巴圖爾移駐寧夏。詔侍郎溫達查視陝、甘驛站。王澤弘免，以韓菼為禮部尚書。命大臣及清要官子弟應試者，編為官號，限額取中。辛亥，上巡幸邊外。命卓異官如行取例引見。戊午，四川打箭爐土蠻作亂，遣侍郎滿丕偕提督唐希順討之。
十二月己未朔，上駐蹕暖泉，賜外籓王以下至官兵白金。戊辰，上還京。癸酉，移蕭永藻為廣西巡撫，彭鵬為廣東巡撫。壬午，故安親王岳樂坐前審擬貝勒諾尼一案失入，追降郡王，子僖郡王岳希、貝子吳爾占俱降鎮國公。丁亥，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、安徽、陝西、浙江等省五十七州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
四十年辛巳春正月辛亥，以河伯效靈，封金龍四大王。甲寅，以心裕為滿洲都統。
二月己未朔，上巡閱永定河。諭李光地曰：「河水涸必致淤塞，此甚難治，當徐議之。」乙丑，滿丕、唐希順討打箭爐土蠻平之，蠻民萬二千戶內附。庚辰，上還宮。
三月戊子，上御經筵。丁酉，張鵬翮請以治河方略纂集成書。上斥之曰：「朕於河務之書，罔不披閱，大約坐言則易，實行則難。河性無定，豈可執一法以繩之。編輯成書，非但後人難以仿行，即揆之己心，亦難自信。張鵬翮試編輯之！」給事中馬士芳劾湖北布政使任風厚年老。調來引見，年尚未衰。上因諭曰：「坐而辦事，必得老成練達者，方能得當，州縣官則不可耳。」
夏四月己未，調李林盛為甘肅提督，擢潘育龍為固原提督，移藍理為天津總兵官，以曹秉桓為漢軍都統。丙子，刑部尚書王士禛請假回籍。上諭大學士曰：「山東人性多偏執，好勝尋仇，惟王士禛無之。其詩甚佳，居家惟讀書。若令回籍，殊為可惜。給假五月，不必開缺。」丁丑，上閱永定河。諭李光地：「隆冬冰結，可照常開泄。清水流於冰下，為冰所逼，沖刷河底愈深。」閱大灣口，諭：「石堤尚未興工，可以南來杉木排椿，爾等勿忽。」閱子牙河。乙酉，上還京。
五月癸巳，黑龍江管水手官員缺，部臣擬補遣戍道員周昌。上曰：「周昌既遣戍矣，又補官烏拉，是終身不得歸也。可令八旗官原效力者為之。」戊申，御史張瑗請毀前明內監魏忠賢墓，從之。丙辰，上巡幸塞外。
六月庚辰，授宋儒邵雍後裔五經博士。
秋七月丁亥，領侍衛內大臣公費揚古隨扈患病，上為停鑾一日，親往視疾。隨以不起聞，賜鞍馬三匹，散馬四匹，銀五千兩，遣大臣護送還京，予祭葬，諡襄壯。
八月乙丑，上幸索岳爾濟山。詔曰：「此山形勢崇隆，允稱名勝。嗣後此處禁斷行圍。」甲申，上次馬尼圖行圍，一矢穿兩黃羊，並斷拉哈里木，蒙古皆驚。
九月辛丑，簡親王雅布隨扈薨，命大臣送還京，皇長子胤禔、皇三子胤祉出迎，遣官治喪，賜銀四千兩，皇子合助銀三千兩。發引時，皇子侍往送，予祭葬立碑，諡曰修。乙巳，上還京。庚戌，上御經筵。大學士王熙以衰疾乞休，溫旨衛慰諭，加少傅致仕。噶爾丹之女鍾齊海到京，命與其兄一等侍衛色卜騰巴爾珠爾同居，配二等侍衛蒙古沙克都爾。
冬十月戊午，以宗室特克新為滿洲都統，迓圖布爾塞為蒙古都統。己未，召大學士張玉書還朝。詔免甘肅來年額賦。庚申，以梁鼐為福建陸路提督。辛酉，免江蘇明年額賦。起岳升龍為四川提督。辛未，改普奇為滿洲都統，孫渣齊為蒙古都統，以華顯為四川陝西總督。癸酉，大學士張英乞休，溫旨慰諭令致仕。御史靳讓疏言為州縣者，須令家給人足，方為良吏。命改靳讓通州知州。詔總督郭琇、張鵬翮、桑額、華顯，巡撫李光地、彭鵬、徐潮各舉賢能。平悼郡王訥爾福薨，子訥爾素襲爵。
十一月甲午，詔：「朕詳閱秋審重案，字句多誤。廷臣竟未察出一二，刑部尤為不慎，其議罰之。」
十二月壬申，廣東連山瑤匪作亂，命都統嵩祝討之。辛巳，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、河南、陝西、廣東等省四十二州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
康熙四十一年
四十一年壬午春正月壬寅，詔修國子監。丙午，詔繫囚經緩決者減一等。以雅爾江阿襲封簡親王。庚戌，上巡幸五台山。
二月庚申，次射虎川。士民請於菩薩頂建萬壽亭祝釐，不許。丁卯，上巡視子牙河。
三月壬午，上還京。以瓦爾岱為滿洲都統，吳達禪、馬思哈、滿丕為蒙古都統。丁亥，上御經筵。
夏四月甲戌，賜致仕大學士王熙御書匾對，傳旨曰：「卿先朝舊臣，其強餐食，慎醫藥，以慰朕念。」
五月癸巳，定發配人犯歸籍僉遣，流犯死配所，妻子許還鄉里。辛丑，顯親王丹臻薨，遣皇子及大臣治喪，賜銀萬兩，諡曰密，子衍璜襲。壬寅，先是，廉州府連山瑤人作亂，御史參奏，命都統嵩祝率禁旅會討，並命尚書范承勛勘狀。至是，嵩祝奏官兵一到，瑤人乞降，先後投出瑤人一萬九千餘名。獻出戕官黎貴等九人，即于軍前正法。降瑤安插，交總督料理。范承勛奏瑤人滋事，副將杜芳傷死，總兵劉虎先行退回，應擬斬，提督殷化行應革職。得旨：「殷化行有戰功，改原品致仕。劉虎免死。」丙午，召廷臣至保和殿，頒賜御書。
六月壬子，貴州葛彝寨苗人為亂，官軍討平之。戊午，上制訓飭士子文，頒發直省，勒石學宮。乙未，上奉皇太后幸熱河。乙丑，四川提督岳升龍疏報大涼山裸目馬比必率眾內附，請授土千戶，給印信。
閏六月辛丑，木鴉番民萬九千餘戶內附，請置安撫使、副使、土百戶等職，均從之。
八月庚辰朔，增順天、浙江、湖廣鄉試中額。戊申，上奉皇太后還宮。
九月辛亥，以李正宗、盧崇耀、馮國相為漢軍都統。壬子，定五經中式例。癸丑，停本年秋決。辛酉，以齊世、嵩祝為滿洲都統，莽喀為漢軍都統，車納福為蒙古都統。甲子，詔：「南巡閱河，所過停供張，禁科斂。官吏無相餽遺，百姓各守本業。督撫布告，使明知朕意。」己巳，以席哈納為大學士，敦拜為吏部尚書，席爾達為禮部尚書，溫達為左都御史，管源忠為廣州將軍。鎮筸諸生李豐等叩閽言紅苗殺人，有司不問。詔侍郎傅繼祖、甘國樞，巡撫趙申喬馳驛按問。癸酉，上南巡啟鑾。
冬十月壬午，次德州。皇太子胤礽有疾，上迴鑾。癸卯，上還宮。丙午，以郭世隆為廣東廣西總督，金世榮為浙江福建總督。
十一月丙辰，詔免陝西、安徽明年額賦。甲子，大學士伊桑阿乞休，命致仕。壬申，廣西巡撫蕭永藻疏劾布政使教化新虧空倉穀，應令賠補。上曰：「米穀必有收貯之地，乃可經久。若無倉廒，積於空野，難免朽爛，況南方卑濕之地乎？其別定例以聞。」命修禹陵。
十二月壬辰，廷臣以明年五旬萬壽，請上尊號。上不許。戶部議駁奉天報災。上曰：「晴雨原無一定，始者雨水調和，其後被災，亦常事耳。可准其奏。」乙未，改趙申喬為偏沅巡撫，以趙弘燦為廣東提督，王世臣為浙江提督，孫徵灝為漢軍都統。壬寅，厄魯特丹津阿拉布坦來朝，厚賚之，封為郡王，賜地游牧。
是歲，免江南、河南、浙江、湖廣、甘肅等省十州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
康熙四十二年
四十二年癸未春正月壬子，大學士諸臣賀祝五旬萬壽，恭進「萬壽無疆」屏。卻之，收其寫冊。壬戌，上南巡閱河。丁卯，以俞益謨為湖廣提督。庚午，次濟南，觀珍珠泉，賦三渡齊河詩。壬申，次泰安，登泰山。詔免蹕路所經及歉收各屬去年逋賦。
二月丁丑，運漕米四萬石賑濟寧、泰安。閱宿遷堤工。己卯，自桃源登舟，遍閱河堤。甲申，渡江登金山。丙戌，次蘇州。遣官奠大學士宋德宜墓。庚寅，上駐杭州閱射。辛丑，次江寧。
三月戊申，上閱高家堰、翟家壩堤工。己酉，上閱黃河南龍窩、煙墩等堤。庚申，上還京。癸亥，萬壽節，上朝皇太后宮，免廷臣朝賀。頒恩詔，錫高年，蠲額賦，察孝義，恤困窮，舉遺逸，罪非常赦所不原者，咸赦除之。頒賜親王、郡王以下文武百官有差。庚午，以洞鄂襲封信郡王。辛未，上御經筵。賜內廷修書舉人汪灝、何焯、蔣廷錫進士，一體殿試。
夏四月辛巳，賜王式丹等一百六十三人進士及第出身有差。四川威州龍溪十八寨生番歸化納糧。丁亥，大學士熊賜履乞休，命解官食俸，留備顧問。傅繼祖等察審湖廣紅苗搶掠一案。得旨：「總督郭琇、提督杜本植隱匿不報，均革職。巡撫金璽降官。」以喻成龍為湖廣總督。癸巳，致仕大學士王熙卒，予祭葬，諡文靖。丙申，以陳廷敬為大學士兼吏部尚書。戊戌，詔原任侍郎任克溥年逾九十，洵為耆碩，加尚書銜。以李光地為吏部尚書，仍巡撫直隸。以莽喀為荊州將軍，諾羅布為杭州將軍，宗室愛音圖為漢軍都統，孫渣齊、翁俄里為蒙古都統。己亥，諭八旗人等：「朕不惜數百萬帑金為旗丁償逋贖地，籌畫生計。爾等能人人以孝弟為心，勤儉為事，則足仰慰朕心矣。倘不知愛惜，仍前遊盪飲博，必以嚴法處之。親書宣諭，其尚欽遵！」
五月壬子，裕親王福全有疾，上連日視之。癸亥，內大臣索額圖有罪，拘禁於宗人府。己巳，上巡幸塞外。
六月辛巳，恭親王常寧薨，命皇子每日齊集，賜銀一萬兩，遣官造墳立碑。壬寅，裕親王福全薨，上聞之，兼程回京。
秋七月乙巳朔，上臨裕親王喪，哭之慟，自蒼震門入居景仁宮。王大臣請還乾清宮，上曰：「居便殿乃祗遵成憲也。」居五日，命皇長子等持服，命御史羅占造墳建碑，諡曰憲。子保泰嗣爵。戊申，以山東大雨，遣官分賑。庚戌，上巡幸塞外。己巳，發帑金三十萬兩，截漕五十萬石賑山東。山東有司不理荒政，停其升轉。
八月癸巳，停本年秋審。
九月壬子，予故侍郎高士奇、勵杜訥祭葬。己巳，命尚書席爾達督辦紅苗。
冬十月癸未，上西巡啟鑾。命給事中滿普、御史顧素在後行，查僕從生事，即時鎖拿。庚寅，喇嘛請廣洮州衛廟，上曰：「取民地以廣廟宇，有△民生。其永行禁止。」癸巳，過井陘，次柏井驛。驛向乏泉，至是井泉涌溢。丁酉，駐太原。戊戌，詔免山西逋賦。百姓集行宮前籲留車駕，上為再停一日。
十一月乙巳，上次洪洞。遣官祭女媧陵。壬子，渡黃河，次潼關。遣官祭西嶽。賜迎駕百歲老人白金。甲寅，次渭南。閱固原標兵射，賜提督潘育龍以下加一級。丙辰，上駐西安。丁巳，閱駐防官兵射。遣官祭周文王、武王，祭文書御名。遣官奠提督張勇、梁化鳳墓。己未，上大閱於西安，賜將軍博濟御用弓矢。賜官兵宴。軍民集行宮前籲留，上為留一日。賜盩厔徵士李顒御書「操志清潔」匾額。免陝、甘逋賦。癸亥，上迴鑾。己巳，次陝州。命皇三子胤祉往閱三門底柱。
十二月乙亥，上次修武。閱懷慶營伍不整，逮總兵官王應統入京論死。庚辰，次磁州。御書「賢哲遺休」額懸先賢子貢墓。庚寅，上還京。辛卯，定外任官在本籍五百里內者迴避。封常寧子海善為貝勒。
是歲，免直隸、江南、山東、河南、陝西、浙江、湖廣等省九十一州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、安南入貢。
康熙四十三年
四十三年甲申春正月辛酉，詔曰：「朕諮訪民瘼，深悉力作艱難。耕三十畝者，輸租賦外，約餘二十石。衣食丁徭，取給於此。幸逢廉吏，猶可有餘。若誅求無藝，則民無以為生。是故察吏所以安民，要在大吏實心體恤也。」戊辰，詔漢軍一傢俱外任者，酌改京員。己巳，上謁陵。
二月甲戌，封淮神為長源佑順大淮之神，御書「靈瀆安瀾」額懸之。癸巳，上還宮。以李基和為江西巡撫，能泰為四川巡撫。
三月辛丑，上御經筵。己酉，詔停熱審。辛酉，以吳洪為甘肅提督。資送山東飢民回籍。丙寅，以溫達為工部尚書。
夏四月癸酉，命侍衛拉錫察視河源。己卯，上幸棽髻山，遂閱永定河、子牙河。丙申，上還京。
五月辛酉，以於准為貴州巡撫。
六月乙亥，上巡幸塞外。
秋九月癸卯，詔督撫調員違例者罪之。侍郎常授招撫廣東海盜阿保位等二百三十七名，就撫為兵。戊午，刑部尚書王士禛以失出降官。癸亥，上還宮。丁卯，侍衛拉錫察視河源，還自星宿海，繪圖以進。
冬十月戊辰朔，濬楊村舊河。甲戌，詔免順天、河間二府及山東、浙江二省明年稅糧。庚辰，以李振裕為禮部尚書，徐潮為戶部尚書，屠粹忠為兵部尚書，王掞為刑部尚書，吳涵為左都御史。癸未，頒內製銅斗銅升於戶部，命以鐵制頒行。戊子，以趙弘燮為河南巡撫。己丑，命濬汾、渭、賈魯諸河。辛卯，上閱永定河。
十一月丁酉朔，日有食之。上還宮。上以儀器測驗與七政歷不符，欽天監官請罪，免之。郎中費仰嘏以貪婪棄市。辛亥，定吏部行取知縣例，停督撫保薦。戊午，湖廣巡撫劉殿衡建御書樓，上斥其糜費，並嚴禁藉修建侵帑累民者。四川陝西總督博霽疏參涼州總兵官魏勛年老，上曰：「魏勛前有軍功，兵民愛戴，與師帝賓、麥良璽、潘育龍俱系舊臣，難得，何可參耶？」壬戌，誡修明史史臣覈公論，明是非，以成信史。
十二月乙酉，天津總兵官藍理請沿海屯田，從之。甲午，以御制詩集賜廷臣。
是歲，免直隸、江南、山東、湖廣、廣東等省一百九州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
康熙四十四年
四十四年乙酉春正月戊午，古文淵鑒成，頒賜廷臣，及於官學。癸亥，上幸湯泉。
二月乙丑朔，上還宮。癸酉，上南巡閱河。詔曰：「朕留意河防，屢行閱視，獲告成功。茲黃水暢流，尚須察驗形勢，即循河南下。所至勿繕行宮，其有科斂累民者，以軍法治罪。」壬午，次靜海。遣官奠故侍郎勵杜訥墓，予諡文恪。
三月己亥，諭山東撫臣曰：「百姓歡迎道左者日數十萬人，計日迴鑾，正當麥秀，其各務稼穡，毋致妨農。」乙巳，上駐揚州。授河臣張鵬翮方略。辛亥，上駐蘇州。命選江南、浙江舉、貢、生、監善書者入京修書。賜公福善，大學士張玉書、陳廷敬，在籍大學士張英，都統愛音圖白金。賜大學士馬齊等皇輿表。己未，次松江閱射。上書「聖跡遺徽」額賜青浦孔氏。賜故侍郎高士奇諡文恪。
夏四月丙寅，上駐杭州閱射。庚午，詔赦山東、江蘇、浙江、福建死罪減一等。戊寅，御書「至德無名」額懸吳太伯祠，並書季札、董仲舒、焦先、周敦頤、范仲淹、蘇軾、歐陽修、胡安國、米芾、宗澤、陸秀夫各匾額懸其祠。乙酉，上駐江寧。
閏四月癸卯，上閱高家堰堤工。辛酉，上還京。
五月戊寅，上親鞫郎中陳汝弼一案，原汝弼罪。刑部尚書安布祿、左都御史舒輅以失獄免職。庚辰，以貝和諾為雲南貴州總督。丙戌，上巡幸塞外。
六月甲午，命行取知縣非再任者不得考選科道。庚戌，停廣東開礦。丙辰，上駐蹕熱河。
秋七月壬申，河決清水溝、韓庄，命河臣察居民田舍以聞。
八月甲午，免八旗借支兵饟銀七十萬兩。戊午，喻成龍免，以石文晟為湖廣總督。庚申，上發博洛河屯，閱牧群。
九月己巳，進張家口。丙子還京。甲申，以希福納為左都御史，達佳為江寧將軍。
冬十月辛卯朔，重修華陰西嶽廟成，上制碑文。丙午，以富寧安為漢軍都統。
十一月辛酉，命蒙古公丹濟拉備兵推河，察視策旺阿拉布坦。己巳，以李光地為大學士，宋犖為吏部尚書，調趙弘燮為直隸巡撫。癸酉，詔免湖廣明年額賦及以前逋賦。甲戌，國子監落成，御書「彝倫堂」額。庚辰，以汪灝為河南巡撫。乙酉，上謁陵。巡幸近塞。戊子，設雲南廣南、麗江二府學官，許土人應試。
十二月壬寅，上臨裕親王福全葬。以阿靈阿兼理籓院尚書。己酉，上還宮。丙辰，以祖良璧為福州將軍。
是歲，免直隸、江南、湖廣、廣東等省四十六州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
康熙四十五年
四十五年丙戌春正月乙酉，命孫渣齊、徐潮督濬淮揚引河。順天考官戶部侍郎汪霦、贊善姚士藟以取士不公褫職。
二月癸巳，上巡幸畿甸。丁未，次靜海，閱子牙河。壬子，還駐南苑。以諸滿為江寧將軍。以王然為浙江巡撫。江南江西總督阿山劾江寧知府陳鵬年安奉聖訓不敬，部議應斬。先是，乙酉年南巡，陳鵬年遵旨不治行宮，阿山故假他事劾之。上命入京修書。戊午，上還宮。
三月庚申，上御經筵。辛巳，賜施雲錦等二百八十九人進士及第出身有差。詔直省建育嬰堂。
夏四月戊子朔，日有食之。加貴州提督李芳述鎮遠將軍。乙未，吳涵罷，以梅鋗為左都御史。
五月己未，以金世榮為兵部尚書。甲戌，詔免直隸、山東逋賦。丁丑，以梁鼐為福建浙江總督。戊寅，上巡幸塞外。
六月丁亥朔，詔修功臣傳。癸巳，命梅鋗、二鬲按容美土司田舜年獄。壬寅，命凡部寺咨取錢糧非由奏請者，戶部月會其數以聞。以藍理為福建陸路提督。辛亥，四川巡撫能泰疏報安樂鐵索橋告成，移化林營千總駐守。
秋七月庚申，上駐蹕熱河。甲子，以德昭嗣封信郡王。
八月壬辰，高家堰車邏壩澗河河堤告成。
九月己亥，上還京。
冬十月乙酉朔，敦拜罷，以溫達為吏部尚書，希福納為工部尚書。庚寅，武殿試。諭曰：「今天下承平日久，曾經戰陣大臣已少，知海上用兵者益少。他日台灣不無可慮。朕甲子南巡，由江寧登舟，至黃天盪，江風大作，朕獨立船頭射江豚，了不為意。迨後渡江，漸覺心動。去歲渡江，則心悸矣。皆年為之也。問之宿將亦然。今使高年奮勇效命，何可得耶？」壬寅，命大學士席哈納、侍郎張廷樞、蕭永藻覆按土司田舜年獄。丁未，以迓圖為滿洲都統。己酉，詔免山西、陝西、江蘇、安徽、江西、浙江、福建、湖北、湖南、廣東十省逋賦。
十一月癸酉，命尚書金世榮、侍郎巴錫、范承烈督濬清河。免八旗官兵貸官未歸銀三百九十五萬六千六百兩有奇。甲戌，以阿山為刑部尚書。庚辰，上謁陵。辛巳，以邵穆布為江南江西總督。癸未，以山東私鑄多，聽以小錢完正賦，責有司運京鼓鑄。甲申，上巡幸塞外。西藏達賴喇嘛卒，其下第巴匿之，又立偽達賴喇嘛。拉藏汗殺第巴而獻其偽喇嘛。西寧喇嘛商南多爾濟以聞。
十二月壬寅，上還宮。詔罪囚緩決至三四年者減一等。辛亥，郭世隆罷，以趙弘燦為廣東廣西總督。
是歲，免直隸、江南、福建、江西、湖廣等省三十二州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
康熙四十六年
四十六年丁亥春正月丁卯，詔：「南巡閱河，往返舟楫，不御室廬。所過勿得供億。」丁巳，梅鋗免，以蕭永藻為左都御史。
二月戊戌，次台庄，百姓來獻食物。召耆老前，詳詢農事生計，良久乃發。癸卯，上閱溜淮套，由清口登陸，如曹家廟，見地勢毗連山嶺，不可疏鑿，而河道所經，直民廬舍墳墓，悉當毀壞。詰責張鵬翮等，遂罷其役，道旁居民驩呼萬歲。命別勘視天然壩以下河道。
三月己未，上駐江寧。乙巳，上駐蘇州。
夏四月甲申，上駐杭州。詔曰：「朕頃因視河，駐蹕淮上。江、浙二省官民籲請臨幸，朕勉徇群情，涉江而南。方今二麥垂熟，百姓沿河擁觀，不無踐踏。其令停迎送，示朕重農愛民至意。」戊申，以鄂克遜為江寧將軍，殷泰為甘肅提督。
五月壬子朔，上次山陽，示河臣方略。癸酉，上還京。丙子，解阿山尚書，削張鵬翮宮保。戊寅，贈故河道總督靳輔太子太保，予世職。加福建提督吳英威略將軍。贈死難運司高天爵官，予諡忠烈。以達爾佔為荊州將軍。
六月丁亥，上巡幸塞外。以巢可託為左都御史，起郭世隆為湖廣總督。
七月壬子，上駐蹕熱河。丁卯，車駕發喀拉河屯，巡幸諸蒙古部落。外籓來朝，各賜衣幣。
八月甲辰，次洮爾畢拉，賜迎駕索倫總管塞音察克、杜拉圖及打牲人銀幣。貴州三江苗人作亂，討平之。
九月癸亥，上駐和爾博圖噶岔。甲子，閱察哈爾、巴爾虎兵丁射。
冬十月辛巳，以江蘇、浙江旱，發帑市米平糶，截漕放賑，免逋賦。外籓獻駝馬，卻之。戊戌，上還京。己亥，戶部議增雲南礦稅，命如舊額。庚子，金世榮免，以蕭永藻為兵部尚書。
十一月己酉朔，詔曰：「頃以江、浙旱災，隨命減稅、蠲逋、截漕。其江、浙兩省明年應出丁錢，悉予蠲免。被災之處，並免正賦。使一年之內，小民絕跡公庭，優遊作息，副朕惠愛黎元至意。」己未，詔台灣客民乏食，原歸者聽附公務船內渡。以汪悟禮為漢軍都統。己亥，詔江、浙諸郡縣興修水利備旱澇。
十二月丙戌，以溫達為大學士，馬爾漢為吏部尚書，耿額為兵部尚書，巢可託為刑部尚書，富寧安、王九齡為左都御史。丙午，賜親王以次內大臣、侍衛白金有差。
是歲，免直隸、江南、江西、福建、湖廣等省三十二州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
康熙四十七年
四十七年戊子春正月庚午，浙江大嵐山賊張念一、朱三等行劫慈谿、上虞、嵊縣，官兵捕平之。辛未，重修南嶽廟成，御制碑文。以覺羅孟俄洛為奉天將軍。乙亥，詔截留湖廣、江西漕糧四十萬石，留於江南六府平糶。
二月庚寅，上御經筵。壬辰，遣侍郎穆丹按大嵐山獄，學士二鬲按紅苗獄。甲午，上巡畿甸。丙午，詔暹羅使臣挈帶土貨，許隨處貿易，免徵其稅。
三月丙辰，上還駐暢春園。戊午，以希思哈、李繩宗為漢軍都統。
閏三月戊寅朔，重修北鎮廟成，御制碑文。乙未，以施世驃為廣東提督，席柱為西安將軍。
夏四月己酉，宋犖罷，以徐潮為吏部尚書，以齊世武為四川陝西總督。戊午，山東巡撫趙世顯報捕獲朱三父子，解往浙江。上曰：「朱三父子遊行教書，寄食人家。若因此捕拿，株連太多，可傳諭知之。」辛酉，湖廣提督俞益謨密請剿除紅苗。上以紅苗無大罪，不許。以阿喇衲為蒙古都統，李林盛為漢軍都統。內大臣明珠卒，命皇三子胤祉奠茶酒，賜馬四匹。
五月甲申，以王鴻緒為戶部尚書，富寧安為禮部尚書，穆和倫為左都御史。丙戌，上巡幸塞外。乙未，詔免大嵐山賊黨太倉人王昭駿伯叔兄弟連坐罪。
六月丁未，上駐蹕熱河。丁巳，九卿議覆大嵐山獄上，得旨：「誅其首惡者，朱三父子不可宥，緣坐可改流徙。巡撫王然、提督王世臣俱留任，受傷官兵俱議敘。」丁卯，清文鑒成，上制序文。
秋七月丁丑，諭刑部，免死流人在配犯罪者按誅之。癸未，平定朔漠方略成，上親制序文。壬辰，上行圍。二鬲奏按紅苗殺人之廖老宰等斬梟，擅自遣兵前往苗寨之守備王應瑞遣戍，從之。
八月甲辰朔，日有食之。壬戌，上迴鑾，駐永安拜昂阿。
九月乙亥，上駐布爾哈蘇台。丁丑，召集廷臣行宮，宣示皇太子胤礽罪狀，命拘執之，送京幽禁。己丑，上還京。丁酉，廢皇太子胤礽，頒示天下。
冬十月甲辰，削貝勒胤禩爵。乙卯，以王掞為工部尚書，張鵬翮為刑部尚書。辛酉，上幸南苑行圍。以辛泰為蒙古都統。
十一月癸酉朔，削直郡王胤禔爵，幽之。己卯，致仕大學士張英卒，予祭葬，諡文端。辛巳，副都御史勞之辨奏保廢太子，奪職杖之。丙戌，召集廷臣議建儲貳。阿靈阿、鄂倫岱、揆敘、王鴻緒及諸大臣以皇八子胤禩請，上不可。戊子，釋廢太子胤礽。己丑，王大臣請復立胤礽為皇太子。丙申，以宗室發度為黑龍江將軍。庚子，復胤禩貝勒。
十二月甲辰，褒恤死難生員嵇永仁、王龍光、沈天成、范承譜，附祀范承謨祠，承謨子巡撫范時崇請之也。丁巳，以陳詵為湖廣巡撫，蔣陳錫為山東巡撫，黃秉中為浙江巡撫，劉廕樞為貴州巡撫。
是歲，免山東、福建、湖廣等省六十州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
康熙四十八年
四十八年己丑春正月癸巳，召集廷臣問舉立胤禩，孰為倡議者。群臣皇恐莫敢對，乃進大學士張玉書而問之，對曰：「先聞之馬齊。」上切責之。次日，列馬齊罪狀，宥死拘禁。已而上徐察其誣，釋之。丙申，上幸南苑。己亥，命侍郎赫壽駐藏，協辦藏事。初拉藏汗與青海爭立達賴喇嘛，不決，特命大臣往監臨之。王鴻緒、李振裕免。
二月己酉，上巡幸畿甸。以宗室楊福為黑龍江將軍，覺羅孟俄洛為寧古塔將軍，王文義為貴州提督。戊午，以嵩祝署奉天將軍。戊辰，上還宮。庚午，以張鵬翮為戶部尚書，張廷樞為刑部尚書。
三月辛巳，復立胤礽為皇太子，昭告宗廟，頒詔天下。甲午，賜趙熊詔等二百九十二人進士及第出身有差。
夏四月甲辰，以富寧安為吏部尚書，穆和倫為禮部尚書，穆丹為左都御史。移禁胤禔於公所，遣官率兵監守。丁卯，上巡幸塞外。
五月甲戌，上駐蹕熱河。
六月戊午，康親王椿泰薨，諡曰悼，子崇安襲封。
秋七月庚寅，以殷泰為四川陝西總督，噶禮為江南江西總督，江琦為甘肅提督，師懿德為江南提督。戊戌，上行圍。
八月己亥朔，日有食之。加陝西提督潘育龍鎮綏將軍。
九月庚寅，上還京。以年羹堯為四川巡撫。
冬十月壬寅，詔福建、廣東督撫保舉深諳水性熟知水師者。戊午，冊封皇三子胤祉誠親王，皇四子胤禛雍親王，皇五子胤祺恆親王，皇七子胤祐淳郡王，皇十子胤蓪敦郡王，皇九子胤禟、皇十二子胤祹、皇十四子胤禵俱為貝勒。壬戌，詔免江蘇被災之淮、揚、徐，山東之兗州，河南之歸德明年地丁額賦。
十一月丙子，詔各省解部之款過多，可酌量截留，以備急需。安郡王馬爾渾薨，諡曰愨，子華颺襲。己卯，加漕運總督桑額太子太保。庚寅，上與大學士李光地論水脉水源，泰、岱諸山自長白山來。泲水伏流，黃河未到積石亦是伏流，蒙古人有書言之甚詳。江源亦自崑崙來，至於岷山乃不伏流耳。遣張鵬翮、噶敏圖按江南宜思恭虧帑獄。
十二月己亥，上謁陵。己未，上還宮。命馬齊管鄂羅斯貿易事。刑部尚書巢可託免。
是歲，免直隸、江蘇、安徽、山東、河南、湖廣等省五十三州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
康熙49年
四十九年庚寅春正月庚寅，命修滿蒙合璧清文鑒。
二月丁酉，上巡幸五台山。吏部尚書徐潮乞休，允之。
三月己巳，上還京。乙亥，命編纂字典。詔以故大學士李霨嫡孫主事李敏啟擢補太常寺少卿。戊寅，敕封西藏胡必爾汗波克塔為六世達賴喇嘛。辛巳，詔免浙江杭、湖二府未完漕米三萬九千餘石。
夏四月乙巳，調蕭永藻為吏部尚書，王掞為兵部尚書。
五月己酉朔，上巡幸塞外。癸酉，次花峪溝。閱吉林、黑龍江官兵。丁丑，上駐蹕熱河。
六月己亥，命諸皇子恭迎皇太后至熱河避暑。戊午，刑部尚書張廷樞免。
秋七月壬午，按事湖南尚書蕭永藻等疏報巡撫提督互訐案，查審俱實。得旨：「俞益謨休致，趙申喬革職留任。」
閏七月甲寅，上行圍。
八月乙亥，詔福建漳、泉二府旱，運江、浙漕糧三十萬石賑之，並免本年未完額賦。丙戌，上還駐熱河。庚寅，以范時崇為福建浙江總督，額倫特為湖南提督。
九月辛丑，上奉皇太后還宮。辛亥，希福納免。時戶部虧蝕購辦草豆銀兩事覺，積十餘年，歷任尚書、侍郎凡百二十人，虧蝕至四十餘萬。上寬免逮問，責限償完，希福納現任尚書，特斥之。以穆和倫為戶部尚書，貝和諾為禮部尚書。
冬十月甲子，詔曰：「朕臨御天下垂五十年，誠念民為邦本，政在養民。迭次蠲租數萬萬，以節儉之所餘，為渙解之弘澤。惟體察民生，未盡康阜，良由生齒日繁，地不加益。宜沛鴻施，藉培民力。自康熙五十年始，普免天下錢糧，三年而遍。直隸、奉天、浙江、福建、廣東、廣西、四川、雲南、貴州九省地丁錢糧，察明全免。歷年逋賦，一體豁除。其五十一年、五十二年應蠲省分，屆時候旨。地方大吏以及守令當體朕保乂之懷，實心愛養，庶幾昇平樂利有可徵矣。文到，其刊刻頒布，咸使聞知。」丁卯，諭外籓已朝行在，勿庸朝正。丙子，以郭瑮為雲南貴州總督，以郭世隆為刑部尚書，鄂海為湖廣總督。癸未，諭大學士：「江南虧空錢糧多至數十萬兩，此或朕數次南巡，地方挪用。張鵬翮謂俸工可以抵補。牧令無俸，仍以累民，莫若免之為善。其會議以聞。」
十一月辛卯朔，詔凡遇蠲賦之年，免業主七分，佃戶三分，著為令。大學士陳廷敬以老乞休，溫旨慰諭，命致仕。乙巳，上謁陵。以蕭永藻為大學士，王掞為禮部尚書，徐元正為工部尚書。丁未，以孫徵灝為兵部尚書。乙卯，以桑額為吏部尚書。
十二月癸酉，以赫壽為漕運總督。戊寅，上還京。辛巳，詔曰：「朕因朝列舊臣漸次衰謝，順治年間進士去職在籍者，已無多人。王士禛、江皋、周敏政、葉矯然、徐淑嘉皆以公過屏廢，俱復還原官。」以趙申喬為左都御史。
是歲，免直隸、江南等省七州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、安南入貢。
康熙50年
五十年辛卯春正月癸丑，上巡畿甸，視通州河堤。
二月辛酉，以班迪為滿洲都統，善丹為蒙古都統。丁卯，閱筐兒港，命建挑水壩。次河西務，上登岸步行二里許，親置儀器，定方向，釘椿木，以紀丈量之處。諭曰：「用此法可以測量天地、日月交食。算法原於易。用七九之奇數，不能盡者，用十二、二十四之偶數，乃能盡之，即取象十二時、二十四氣也。」庚午，上還京。辛巳，上御經筵。
三月庚寅，王大臣以萬壽節請上尊號。自平滇以來，至是凡四請矣。上謙挹有素，終不之許。
夏四月庚申，徐元正養親回籍，以陳詵為工部尚書。庚辰，上奉皇太后避暑熱河。乙未，命禮部祈雨。庚子，大雨。丙午，留京大學士張玉書卒，上悼惜，賦詩一篇，遣官治喪，賜銀一千兩，加祭葬，諡文貞。己酉，詔免江蘇無著銀十萬兩有奇。丙辰，召致仕大學士陳廷敬入閣辦事。增鄉、會試五經中額。
六月戊辰，設廣西西隆州儒學訓導。
秋七月丙辰，上行圍。
八月庚午，高宗純皇帝生。以王原祁為掌院學士。設先賢子游後裔五經博士。
九月戊申，上奉皇太后還宮。藍理有罪免，以楊琳為福建陸路提督，馬際伯為四川提督。停本年秋決。
冬十月丙辰，詔免台灣五十一年應徵稻穀。貝和諾免，以嵩祝為禮部尚書。戊午，詔前旨普免天下錢糧，五十一年輪及山西、河南、陝西、甘肅、湖北、湖南六省，地丁錢糧及逋欠俱行蠲免。庚午，以碩鼐為滿洲都統，瑚世巴、馬爾賽為蒙古都統。戊寅，免朝鮮白金豹皮歲貢。庚辰，詔舉孝義。辛巳，命張鵬翮置獄揚州，按江南科場案。壬午，鄂繕、耿額、齊世武、悟禮等有罪，褫職拘禁。趙申喬疏劾新科編修戴名世恃才放蕩，語多悖逆，下部嚴審。
十一月丙戌，以殷特布為漢軍都統，隆科多為步軍統領，張谷貞為雲南提督。丁未，上謁陵，賜守陵官役馬匹白金。
十二月癸酉，上還宮。癸未，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、安徽等省八州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。丁戶二千四百六十二萬一千三百二十四，田地六百九十三萬三百四十四頃三十四畝，徵銀二千九百九十萬四千六百五十二兩八錢。鹽課銀三百七十二萬九千二百二十八兩。鑄錢三萬七千四百九十三萬三千四百有奇。
康熙51年
五十一年壬辰春正月丙午，擢編修張逸少為翰林院侍讀學士，故大學士張玉書之子也。壬子，命內外大臣具摺陳事。摺奏自此始。癸丑，上巡幸畿甸。詔右衛將軍宗室費揚古辦事誠實，供職年久，且系王子，可封為輔國公。
二月丁巳，詔宋儒朱子配享孔廟，在十哲之次。江蘇巡撫張伯行與總督噶禮互訐，俱解任，交張鵬翮、赫壽查審。福建浙江總督范時崇疏陳沿海漁船，只許單桅，不許越省行走，交地方文武鈐束。上曰：「此事不可行。漁戶併入水師營，則兵弁侵欺之矣。盜賊豈能盡除，竊發何地無之？只視有益於民者行之，不當以文法為捕具也。」戊寅，命卓異武官照文職引見。庚辰，上還京。壬午，詔曰：「承平日久，生齒日繁。嗣後滋生戶口，勿庸更出丁錢，即以本年丁數為定額，著為令。」
三月辛卯，諭大學士：「繙譯本章，甚有關係。昨見本內『假官』二字，竟譯作『偽官』，舛錯殊甚。其嚴飭之。」丁酉，上御經筵。
夏四月丁巳，賜王世琛等百七十七人進士及第出身有差。甲子，以康泰為四川提督。定會試分省取中例。壬申，諭：「故大學士熊賜履夙學舊臣，身歿以後，時軫於懷。聞其子已長成，可令來京錄用。」壬戌，予故一等待衛海青副都統銜，予祭葬，諡果毅。致仕大學士陳廷敬卒，命皇三子奠茶酒，御賦輓詩，命南書房翰林勵廷儀、張廷玉齎焚，予治喪銀一千，諡文貞。詔明年六旬萬壽，二月特行鄉試，八月會試。以嵩祝為大學士，黑碩咨為禮部尚書，滿篤為工部尚書，以王掞為大學士，陳詵為禮部尚書，起張廷樞為工部尚書。丙子，上奉皇太后避暑熱河，啟鑾。壬午，上駐蹕熱河。
五月壬寅，命有司稽察流民徙邊種地者。以穆丹為左都御史，鄂代為蒙古都統。
六月癸丑朔，日有食之。丁巳，命穆和倫、張廷樞覆按江南督撫互訐案。湖廣鎮筸紅苗吳老化率毛都塘等五十二寨內附。辛酉，以張朝午為廣西提督。
秋八月癸丑，上行圍。戊寅，詔朝鮮遇有中國漁船違禁至界汛，許拘執以聞。鎮筸苗民續內附八十三寨。
九月庚戌，上奉皇太后還宮。皇太子胤礽復以罪廢，錮於咸安宮。
冬十月壬戌，穆和倫等覆按江南獄上，上命奪噶禮職，張伯行復任。以揆敘為左都御史，赫壽為江南江西總督。
十一月乙酉，前福建提督藍理獄上，應死。上念征台灣功，特原之。己亥，群臣以萬壽六旬請上尊號，不許。丁未，以復廢皇太子胤礽告廟，宣示天下。己酉，上謁陵，賜守陵大臣白金。
十二月甲戌，上還京。
是歲，免直隸、江南、山東、浙江等省二十三州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
康熙52年
五十二年癸巳春正月戊申，詔封后藏班禪胡土克圖喇嘛為班禪額爾得尼。
二月庚戌，趙申喬疏言太子國本，應行冊立。上以建儲大事，未可輕定，宣諭廷臣，以原疏還之。乙卯，上巡幸畿甸。編修戴名世以著述狂悖棄市。進士方苞以作序干連，免死入旗，旋赦出之。乙亥，上還駐暢春園。
三月戊寅朔，諭王大臣：「朕昨還京，見各處為朕保釐乞福者，不計其數，實覺愧汗。萬國安，即朕之安，天下福，即朕之福，祝延者當以茲為先。朕老矣，臨深履薄之念，與日俱增，敢滿假乎？」又諭：「各省祝壽老人極多，倘有一二有恙者，可令太醫看治。朕於十七日進宮經棚，老人已得從容瞻覲。十八日正陽門行禮，不必再至龍棚。各省漢官傳諭知悉。」甲午，上還宮，各省臣民夾道俯伏歡迎，上駐輦慰勞之。乙未，萬壽節，上朝慈寧宮，御太和殿受賀，頒詔覃恩，錫高年，舉隱逸，旌孝義，蠲逋負，鰥寡孤獨無告者，官為養之，罪非殊死，咸赦除焉。壬寅，召直省官員士庶年六十五以上者，賜宴於暢春園，皇子視食，宗室子執爵授飲。扶掖八十以上老人至前，親視飲酒。諭之曰：「古來以養老尊賢為先，使人人知孝知弟，則風俗厚矣。爾耆老當以此意告之鄉里。昨日大雨，田野霑足。爾等速回，無誤農時。」是日，九十以上者三十三人，八十以上者五百三十八人，各賜白金。加祝釐老臣宋犖太子少師，田種玉太子少傅。甲辰，宴八旗官員、兵丁、閒散於暢春園，視食授飲、視飲賜金同前。是日，九十以上者七人，八十以上者一百九十二人。
夏四月甲寅，以鄂海為陝西四川總督，額倫特為湖廣總督，高其位為湖廣提督。四川提督岳升龍請入籍四川，許之。丁卯，遣官告祭山川、古陵、闕里。
五月丙戌，上奉皇太后避暑熱河。調張廷樞為刑部尚書，王頊齡為工部尚書。頒賚蒙古老人白金。辛丑，詔停本年秋決。
閏五月乙卯，賚熱河老人白金。御史陳汝咸招撫海寇陳尚義入見，詢海上情勢及洋船形質，命於金州安置，置水師營。
六月丁丑，修律算書。
秋七月壬子，詔宗人削屬籍者，子孫分別系紅帶、紫帶，載名玉牒。丙寅，上行圍。
八月丁丑，蒙古鄂爾多斯王松阿拉布請於察罕託灰游牧，不許，命游牧以黃河為界，從總兵范時捷請也。
九月甲子，上奉皇太后還宮。辛未，以江南漕米十萬石分運廣東、福建平糶。
冬十月丙子，以張鵬翮為吏部尚書。乙酉，賜王敬銘等一百四十三人進士及第出身有差。
十一月己酉，詔免廣東、福建、甘肅二十一州縣衛明年稅糧。癸亥，上謁陵。
十二月己卯，以赫奕為工部尚書。辛卯，令文武科目原兼應者，許改試一科。壬辰，上還京。甲午，以五鬲為蒙古都統。辛丑，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免浙江十州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
康熙53年
五十三年甲午春正月己未，命修壇廟殿廷樂器。癸亥，戶部請禁小錢。上曰：「凡事必期便民，若不便於民，而惟言行法，雖厲禁何益。」戊辰，上巡幸畿甸。丁卯，以何天培為京口將軍。
二月甲戌，詔停今年秋審，矜疑人犯，審理具奏，配流以下，減等發落。乙酉，上還京。癸丑，命侍郎常泰、少卿陳汝咸赴甘肅賑撫災民。丁巳，前尚書王鴻緒進明史列傳二百八十卷，命付史館。
夏四月戊子，改師懿德為甘肅提督。辛卯，上奉皇太后避暑熱河。
六月乙亥，詔：「拉藏汗年近六十，二子在外，宜防外患，善自為謀。」癸未，以炎暑免從臣晚朝。
秋七月辛卯，詔以江南〓又旱，浙江米貴，河南歉收，截漕三十萬石，分運三省平糶。
八月乙亥，上行圍。
九月丙寅，上奉皇太后還宮。
冬十月己巳朔，命張鵬翮、阿錫鼐往按江南牟欽元獄。己丑，命大學士、南書房翰林考定樂章。
十一月，敕戶部截漕三十餘萬石，於江南、浙江備賑。戊申，免甘肅靖邊二十八州縣衛明年額賦。誠親王胤祉等以御制律呂正義進呈，得旨：「律呂、曆法、算法三書共為一部，名曰律歷淵源。」甲寅，冬至，祀天於圜丘，奏新樂。丙辰，上巡幸塞外。貝勒胤禩屬下人雅齊布有罪伏誅。遣何國棟測量廣東、雲南等省北極出地及日景。
十二月癸酉，上駐特布克，賜隨圍蒙古兵銀幣。己丑，上還京。辛卯，洮、岷邊外生番喇子等一十九族內附。
是歲，免江南、河南、甘肅、浙江、湖廣等省百二十二州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
康熙54年
五十四年乙未春正月甲子，停五經中式例。封阿巴垓台吉德木楚克為輔國公。詔貝勒胤禩、延壽溺職，停食俸。
二月戊辰朔，張伯行緣事解任，交張鵬翮審理。己巳，以施世綸為漕運總督。辛未，上巡幸畿甸，諭巡撫趙弘燮曰：「去年臘雪豐盈，今年春雨應節，民田想早播種。但慮起發太盛，或有二疸之虞。可示農民芸耨宜疏，以防風霾。」又諭：「朕時巡畿甸，見民生差勝於前。但誦讀者少，風俗攸關。宜令窮僻鄉壤廣設義學，勸令讀書。爾有司其留意。」甲午，以杜呈泗為江南提督，穆廷栻為福建陸路提督。
三月己亥，以蒙古吳拉忒等部十四旗雪災，命尚書穆和倫運米往賑，教之捕魚為食。庚子，以趙弘燮為直隸總督，任巡撫事。以睦森為寧古塔將軍。
夏四月庚午，賜徐陶璋等一百九十人進士及第出身有差。己卯，師懿德奏策旺阿拉布坦兵掠哈密，游擊潘至善擊敗之。命尚書富寧安、將軍席柱率師援剿，祁里德赴推河，諭喀爾喀等備兵。庚辰，徵外籓兵集歸化城，調打牲索倫兵赴推河。己丑，諭議政大臣：「朕曾出塞親征，周知要害。今討策旺阿拉布坦進兵之路有三：一由噶斯直抵伊里河源，趨其巢穴；一越哈密、吐魯番，深略敵境；一取道喀爾喀，至博克達額倫哈必爾漢，度嶺扼險。三路並進，大功必成。」壬午，漕運總督郎廷極卒，上稱其撫恤運丁，歷運無阻，予祭葬，諡溫勤。辛卯，上奉皇太后避暑熱河。乙未，命富寧安分兵戍噶斯口，總兵路振聲駐防哈密。
五月丙午，黑龍江將軍宗室楊福卒，賜銀一千兩，命侍衛尚崇義、傅森馳驛賜奠，諡襄毅，命其子三官保暫署父任。戊午，內閣侍讀圖理琛使於鄂羅斯，使備兵。
六月壬申，命都統圖斯海等赴湖灘河朔運糧。甲戌，富寧安、席柱疏報進兵方略。得旨，明年進兵。丁亥，兵部尚書孫徵灝卒，賜鞍馬二、散馬二、銀五百兩，諡清端。
秋七月甲午朔，命和托輝特公博貝招撫烏梁海。辛酉，命公傅爾丹往烏蘭古等處屯田。
八月辛未，大學士李光地乞假歸，上賦詩送之。癸酉，上行圍。壬辰，撤噶斯口戍兵還肅州。
九月己酉，博貝招撫烏梁海部來歸。
冬十月丙寅，上諭大學士：「朕右手病不能寫字，用左手執筆批答奏摺，期於不泄漏也。」辛巳，上奉皇太后還宮。詔順天、保定、河間、永平、宣化今歲雨溢，穀耗不登，所有五府應完五十五年稅糧，悉蠲除之。
十一月甲午，以范時崇為左都御史，覺羅滿保為浙江福建總督，宗室巴塞為蒙古都統。庚子，停京師決囚。辛丑，以宋臣范仲淹從祀孔廟。己未，冬至，祀天於圜丘，始用御定雅樂。
十二月己巳，以塔拜為杭州將軍。命護軍統領晏布帥師駐西寧。甲申，張伯行以疑贓誣參論罪應死，上原之，起為倉場侍郎。
是歲，免江南、湖南二省二十四州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
康熙55年
五十五年丙申春正月壬子，上幸湯泉。
二月乙丑，命副都統蘇爾德經理圖呼魯克等處屯田。癸酉，上還駐暢春園。丙子，詔免安南歲貢犀角、象牙。己卯，上巡幸畿甸。庚寅，定丁隨地出例。
三月丁酉，恤贈廣西右江剿瑤傷亡參將王啟雲官廕。庚子，上還宮。乙巳，召席柱還，以晏布代之，路振聲參軍事。癸丑，蒙古圖爾胡特貝子阿拉布珠爾請從軍。命率蒙古兵戍噶斯口。貴州巡撫劉廕樞疏請罷兵，命乘傳詣軍周閱議奏。
閏三月癸亥，以額倫特署西安將軍，滿丕署湖廣總督。丁丑，以左世永為廣西提督。壬午，發京倉米二十萬石賑順天、永平。五城粥廠展期至秋。命禮部祈雨。
夏四月癸卯，上奉皇太后避暑熱河。
五月庚申，上駐熱河，齋居祈雨。起馬齊為大學士，穆和倫為戶部尚書。壬戌，發倉米平糶。預發八旗兵糧。甲子，雨。上曰：「宋儒云：『求雨得雨，旱豈無因。』此言可味也。」己巳，京師遠近雨足，上復常膳。乙酉，赫奕免，以孫渣齊為工部尚書。
六月丙辰，上幸湯泉。
秋七月辛未，命移噶斯口防軍分戍察罕烏蘇、噶順。癸未，上行圍。
八月乙卯，前奉天府尹董弘毅坐將承德等九州縣米豆改徵銀兩，致倉儲闕乏，黜官。
九月庚午，以蔣陳錫為雲南貴州總督。甲申，上奉皇太后還宮。
冬十月丁亥朔，詔刑部積歲緩決長系人犯，分別減釋之。停本年秋決。戊子，以托留為黑龍江將軍，趙弘燦為兵部尚書。癸巳，詔：「近以策旺阿拉布坦侵入哈密，徵兵備邊，一切飛芻輓粟經過邊境，不無藉資民力。所有山西、陝西、甘肅四十八州縣衛應徵明年銀米穀草及積年逋欠，悉與蠲除。」丁酉，詔肅州與布隆吉爾毗連迤北西吉木、達里圖、金塔寺等處，招民墾種。以楊琳為廣東廣西總督。以宗室巴賽為滿洲都統，晏布為蒙古都統。丙午，策旺阿拉布坦執青海台吉羅卜藏丹濟布，犯噶斯口，官兵擊走之。命額倫特駐師西寧，分兵戍噶斯口，布隆吉爾散秩大臣阿喇衲赴巴爾庫爾參贊軍事。
十一月乙丑，以傅爾丹、額爾錦為領侍衛內大臣。戊辰，上謁陵。甲申，上巡行塞外。盜發明陵，命置之法。
十二月己酉，上還京。詔免順天、永平三十五州縣明年地丁稅糧，其積年逋賦併除之。
是歲，免直隸、江南、山東、浙江、江西、湖廣等省六十三州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、安南入貢。
康熙56年
五十六年丁酉春正月丁卯，修周易折中成，頒行學宮。壬午，以徐元夢為左都御史，朱軾為浙江巡撫。
二月丙戌朔，上巡幸畿甸。乙未，徵奉天、吉林兵益祁里德軍。癸卯，上還駐暢春園。丁未，定盜案法無可寬、情有可原例。順承郡王諾羅布薨，諡曰忠，子錫保襲封。左都御史揆敘卒，予祭葬，諡文端。
三月丁巳，上御經筵。戊寅，以富寧安為靖逆將軍，傅爾丹為振武將軍，祁里德為協理將軍，視師防邊。壬午，上巡視河西務堤。
夏四月乙酉，上還駐暢春園。乙未，發通州倉米分貯直隸州縣備賑。丙申，碣石鎮總兵陳昂奏天主教堂各省林立，宜行禁止，從之。以孫柱、范時崇為兵部尚書。辛丑，上奉皇太后避暑熱河。
五月庚申，九卿議王貝勒差人出外，查無勘合，即行參究。
六月壬子，傅爾丹襲擊厄魯特博羅布爾哈蘇，斬俘而還。兵部尚書趙弘燦卒，予祭葬，諡清端。
秋七月丙辰，策旺阿拉布坦遣其將策零敦多布侵掠拉藏。癸亥，富寧安襲擊厄魯特於通俄巴錫，進及烏魯木齊，毀其田禾，還軍遇賊畢留圖，擊敗之。陣亡灰特台吉扎穆畢，追封輔國公。
八月壬午朔，上行圍。
九月辛未，以路振揚署四川提督。河南奸民亢珽滋事，官兵捕之，珽走死。命尚書張廷樞、學士勒什布往鞫，得前巡撫李錫貪虐激變狀以聞。李錫褫職論死，賊黨伏誅。
冬十月乙酉，命侍郎梁世勛、海壽往督巴爾庫爾屯田。庚子，上奉皇太后還宮。乙巳，命內大臣公策旺諾爾布、將軍額倫特、侍衛阿齊圖等率師戍青海。以宗室公吞珠為禮部尚書，蔡升元為左都御史。
十一月壬子，命停決囚。乙丑，皇太后不豫，上省疾慈寧宮。辛未，詔曰：「帝王之治，必以敬天法祖為本。合天下之心以為心，公四海之利以為利，制治於未亂，保邦於未危，夙夜兢兢，所以圖久遠也。朕八齡踐祚，在位五十餘年，今年近七旬矣。當二十年時，不敢逆計至三十。三十年時，不敢逆計至四十。賴宗社之靈，今已五十七年矣，非涼德所能致也。齒登耆壽，子孫眾多。天下和樂，四海乂安。雖未敢謂家給人足，俗易風移，而欲使民安物阜之心，始終如一。〓占竭思慮，耗敝精力，殆非勞苦二字所能盡也。古帝王享年不永，書生每致譏評。不知天下事煩，不勝其勞慮也。人臣可仕則仕，可止則止，年老致仕而歸，猶得抱子弄孫，優遊自適。帝王仔肩無可旁委，舜歿蒼梧，禹殂會稽，不遑寧處，終鮮止息。洪範五福，終於考終命，以壽考之難得也。易遯六爻，不及君主，人君無退藏之地也。豈當與臣民較安逸哉！朕自幼讀書，尋求治理。年力勝時，挽強決拾。削平三籓，綏輯漠北，悉由一心運籌，未嘗妄殺一人。府庫帑金，非出師賑飢，未敢妄費。巡狩行宮，不施采繢。少時即知聲色之當戒，佞倖之宜遠，幸得粗致謐安。今春頗苦頭暈，形漸羸瘦。行圍塞外，水土較佳，體氣稍健，每日騎射，亦不疲乏。復以皇太后違和，頭暈復作，步履艱難。倘一時不諱，不得悉朕衷曲。死者人之常理，要當於明爽之時，舉平生心事一為吐露，方為快耳。昔人每雲帝王當舉大綱，不必兼綜細務。朕不謂然，一事不謹，即貽四海之憂；一念不謹，即貽百年之患。朕從來蒞事無論鉅細，莫不慎之又慎。惟年既衰暮，祗懼五十七年憂勤惕勵之心，隳於末路耳。立儲大事，豈不在念。但天下大權，當統於一，神器至重，為天下得人至難，是以朕垂老而惓惓不息也。大小臣工能體朕心，則朕考終之事畢矣。茲特召諸子諸卿士詳切言之。他日遺詔，備於此矣。」甲戌，免八旗借支銀二百萬兩。丙子，詔免直隸、安徽、江蘇、浙江、湖廣、陝西、甘肅等省積年逋賦，江蘇、安徽並免漕項銀米十分之五。
十二月甲申，皇太后病勢漸增，上疾七十餘日矣，腳面浮腫，扶掖日朝寧壽宮。丙戌，皇太后崩，頒遺誥，上服衰割辮，移居別宮。己酉，上還宮。
是歲，朝鮮入貢。
康熙57年
五十七年戊戌春正月乙卯，上有疾，幸湯泉。戊寅，賜防邊軍士衣二萬襲。
二月庚寅，拉藏乞師，命侍衛色楞會青海兵往援。癸卯，以路振聲為甘肅提督。檢討朱天保上疏請復立胤礽為皇太子，上於行宮親訊之曰：「爾何知而違旨上奏？」朱天保曰：「臣聞之臣父，臣父令臣言之。」上曰：「此不忠不孝之人也。」命誅之。丁未，上還宮。碣石鎮陳昂疏請洋船入港，先行查取大砲，方許進口貿易，部議不行。
三月癸丑，減大興、宛平門廠房稅。辛酉，上大行皇后諡曰孝惠仁憲端懿純德順天翊聖章皇后。丙寅，以顏壽為右衛將軍，黃秉鉞為福州將軍。戊辰，裁起居注官。甄別不職學政叢澍等七員，俱褫職。丁丑，命浙江南北新關稅交同知管理。戊寅，浙江巡撫朱軾請修海寧石塘，從之。
夏四月乙酉，葬孝惠章皇后於孝東陵。丁亥，賜汪應銓等一百七十一人進士及第出身有差。辛卯，上幸熱河。穆和倫免，以孫渣齊為戶部尚書。
五月癸丑，以徐元夢為工部尚書。丁巳，額倫特奏拉藏汗被陷身亡，二子被殺，達賴、班禪均被拘。己未，浙江福建總督滿保疏台灣一郡有極衝口岸九處，次衝口岸十五處，派人修築，酌移員弁，設淡水營守備，從之。
六月壬辰，遣使冊封琉球故王曾孫尚敬為中山王。己丑，大學士李光地卒，命皇五子恆親王胤祺往奠茶酒，賜銀一千兩，徐元夢還京護其喪事，諡文貞。丁未，賜哈密軍士衣四百襲。
秋七月己未，打箭爐外墨里喇嘛內附。甲戌，修省方盛典。
八月壬子，索倫水災，遣官賑之。孟光祖伏誅。戊子，上行圍。甲午，禮部尚書吞珠卒，予祭葬，諡恪敏。總兵官仇機有罪伏誅。
閏八月戊辰，詔曰：「夷虜跳梁，大兵遠駐西邊，一切征繕，秦民甚屬勞苦。所有陝西、甘肅明年地丁糧稅俱行蠲免，歷年逋賦亦盡除之。」
九月己卯，命都統阿爾納、總兵李耀率師赴噶斯口、柴旦木駐防。丙戌，以王頊齡為大學士，陳元龍為工部尚書。甲辰，上還京。將軍額倫特、侍衛色楞會師喀喇烏蘇，屢敗賊，賊愈進，師無後繼，矢竭力戰，歿於陣。
冬十月甲寅，停本年決囚。丙辰，命皇十四子貝子胤禵為撫遠大將軍，視師青海。命殉難總督甘文焜、知府黃庭柏建祠列祀。甲子，詔四川巡撫年羹堯，軍興以來，辦事明敏，即升為總督。命翰林、科道輪班入直。戊辰，上駐湯泉。命皇七子胤祐、皇十子胤蓪、皇十二子胤祹分理正黃、正白、正藍滿、蒙、漢三旗事務。
十一月丙子，上還駐暢春園。福建巡撫陳璸卒，贈禮部尚書，諡清端。以宜兆熊為漢軍都統。
十二月丙辰，上謁陵。己未，孝惠章皇后升祔太廟，位於孝康章皇后之左，頒詔天下。雲南撒甸苗人歸順。己巳，上還宮。
是歲，免江南、福建、甘肅、湖廣等省二十六州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、安南入貢。
康熙58年
五十八年己亥春正月甲戌朔，日有食之。詔曰：「日食三始，垂象維昭。宜修人事，以儆天戒。臣工其舉政事闕失以聞。」乙未，上幸湯泉。庚子，上還駐暢春園。辛丑，詔立功之臣退閒，世職准子弟承襲。若無應襲之人，給俸終其身。壬寅，命截漕米四十三萬石，留江蘇、安徽備荒。
二月己巳，上巡幸畿甸。己卯，學士蔣廷錫表進皇輿全覽圖，頒賜廷臣。庚申，上還駐暢春園。辛未，命都統法喇撫輯里塘、巴塘，護軍統領噶爾弼同理軍事。
三月乙未，侍郎色爾圖以運饟遲延罷，命巡撫噶什圖接管。
夏四月乙巳，命撫遠大將軍胤禵駐師西寧。癸丑，上巡幸熱河。
五月戊寅，以麥大熟，命民間及時收貯。庚辰，以揚都為蒙古都統。浙江正考官索泰賄賣關節，在籍學士陳恂說合，陳鳳墀夤緣中式，均論死，並罪其保薦索泰為考官者。南陽標兵執辱知府沈淵，總兵高成革職，游擊王洪道論死，兵處斬。
六月甲辰，以貝勒滿篤祜為滿洲都統。丁未，年羹堯、噶爾弼、法喇先後奏副將岳鍾琪招輯里塘、巴塘就撫。命法喇進駐巴塘，年羹堯撥兵接應。丙寅，以馬見伯為固原提督。
秋七月癸未，以宗查木為西安將軍。
八月庚戌，上行圍。庚申，振威將軍傅爾丹奏鄂爾齋圖二處築城設站。命尚書范時崇往董其役。
九月乙未，諭西寧現有新胡畢勒罕，實系達賴後身，令大將軍遣官帶兵前往西藏安禪。戊戌，安郡王華颺薨，諡曰節。
冬十月丁未，上還京。壬子，命蒙養齋舉人王蘭生修正音韻圖。甲寅，固原提督潘育龍卒，贈太子少保，予祭葬，諡襄勇。
十一月丙子，禮部尚書陳詵致仕。庚寅，增江西解額。
十二月壬寅，以蔡升元為禮部尚書，田從典為左都御史。戊申，西安將軍額倫特之喪至京，命皇五子恆親王胤祺、皇十二子貝子胤祹迎奠。庚申，命截湖廣漕糧十萬石留於本省備荒。辛酉，詔曰：「比年興兵西討，遠歷邊陲，居送行賚，民力勞瘁。所有沿邊六十六州縣衛所明年額徵銀米，俱行蠲免。」
是歲，免江蘇、安徽等省十三州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
康熙59年
五十九年庚子春正月丁酉，命撫遠大將軍胤禵移師穆魯斯烏蘇。以宗室延信為平逆將軍，領兵進藏，以公策旺諾爾布參贊軍務。命西安將軍宗查木駐西寧，平郡王訥爾素駐古木。
二月甲辰，上巡幸畿甸。癸丑，命噶爾弼為定西將軍，率四川、雲南兵進藏，冊封新胡畢勒罕為六世達賴喇嘛。辛酉，上還駐暢春園。
三月己丑，命雲南提督張谷貞駐防麗江、中甸。丙申，命靖逆將軍富寧安進師烏魯木齊，散秩大臣阿喇衲進師吐魯番，祁里德領七千兵從布婁爾，傅爾丹領八千兵從布拉罕，同時進擊準噶爾。
夏四月戊申，上巡幸熱河。
五月辛巳，以旱求言。壬午，雨。
六月己亥，陝西飢，運河南積穀往賑。丙辰，保安、懷來地震，遣官賑之。
秋七月丙寅朔，日有食之。癸酉，富寧安擊賊於阿克塔斯、伊爾布爾和韶，敗之，擒其台吉垂木拍爾。阿喇衲師至齊克塔木，遇賊，擊破之，盡虜其眾。進擊皮禪城，降之。師至吐魯番，番酋阿克蘇爾坦率眾迎降。丙戌，傅爾丹擊賊于格爾厄爾格，斬獲六百，陣擒寨桑貝肯，焚其積聚而還，貝肯送京。祁里德敗賊於鏗額爾河，降其寨桑色布騰等二千餘人。
八月戊戌，上行圍。庚子，琉球請令其陪臣子弟入國子監讀書，許之。癸丑，平逆將軍延信連敗賊眾於卜克河。丁巳，又敗賊眾於綽馬喇，賊將策零敦多布遁。定西將軍噶爾弼率副將岳鍾琪自拉里進兵。戊午，克西藏，執附賊喇嘛百餘，斬其渠五人，撫諭唐古特、土伯特，西藏平。以高其倬為廣西巡撫。
九月壬申，平逆將軍延信以兵送達賴喇嘛入西藏坐床。富寧安兵入烏魯木齊，哈西哈回人迎降，軍回至烏蘭烏蘇。戊寅，雲貴總督蔣陳錫、巡撫甘國璧以饋饟後期褫職，仍令運米入藏。
冬十月癸卯，上還京。詔再以河南積穀運往陝西放賑。明年，河南漕糧照數補還倉穀，其餘漕糧留貯河南。甲辰，朝鮮國王李焞薨。詔曰：「李焞襲封五十年，奉籓恭謹，撫民慈愛。茲聞溘逝，惻悼實深，即令王子李昀襲封。所進貢物悉數帶回，仍查恤典具奏。」詔陝西、甘肅兩省康熙六十年地丁銀一百八十八萬兩零，通行蠲免。沿邊歉收，米價昂貴，兵力拮据，並豫發本年兵饟。賚進藏官兵。甲寅，戶部尚書趙申喬卒，予祭葬，諡恭毅。丁巳，詔撫遠大將軍胤禵會議明年師期。戊午，以陝西、甘肅歉收，命銀糧兼賑，以麥收為止。
十一月辛未，遣官致祭朝鮮國王李焞，特諡僖順，冊封世子李昀為朝鮮國王。戊寅，以田從典為戶部尚書，朱軾為左都御史，以楊名時為雲南巡撫。辛巳，詔： 「大兵入藏，其地俱入版圖，山川名號番、漢異同，應即考訂明覈，傳信後世。」上因與大學士講論河源、江源，及於禹貢三危。庚寅，以隆科多為理籓院尚書，仍兼步軍統領。
十二月甲辰，廷臣再請行六十年慶賀禮。不允。壬子，授先賢子夏後裔五經博士。甲寅，以誠親王胤祉子弘晟、恆親王胤祺子弘升為世子。辛酉，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江蘇、陝西、浙江、四川等省五十六州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
康熙六十年
六十年辛丑春正月乙亥，上以御極六十年，遣皇四子胤禛、皇十二子胤祹、世子弘晟告祭永陵、福陵、昭陵。
二月乙未，上謁孝庄山陵、孝陵、孝東陵，行告祭禮。遣官告祭郊廟社稷。乙卯，上還京。山東鹽徒王美公等作亂，捕斬之。己未，命公策旺諾爾布駐防西藏。論取藏功，封第巴阿爾布巴、康濟鼐為貝子，第巴隆布奈為輔國公。
三月乙丑，群臣請上萬壽節尊號，上不許，曰：「加上尊號，乃相沿陋習，不過將字面上下轉換，以欺不學之君耳。本朝家法，惟以愛民為事，不以景星、慶雲、芝草、甘露為瑞，亦無封禪改元之舉。現今西陲用兵，兵久暴露，民苦轉輸。朕方修省經營之不暇，何賀之有？」庚午，賜舉人王蘭生、留保進士，一體殿試。甲戌，先是，大學士王掞密疏復儲。至是御史陶彝、任坪、范長發、鄒圖雲、陳嘉猷、王允晉、李允符、范允𨧨、高玢、高怡、趙成簁、孫紹曾疏請建儲，上不悅，並掞切責之，命其子詹事王奕清及陶彝等十二人為額外章京，軍前效力。
夏四月甲午，以李麟為固原提督。乙未，賜鄧鍾岳等一百六十三人進士及第出身有差。丙申，詔釐定歷代帝王廟崇祀祀典。丁酉，命張鵬翮、陳鵬年赴山東閱河。以賴都為禮部尚書，托賴為刑部尚書。丙午，上幸熱河。戊午，命定西將軍噶爾弼駐藏。
五月壬戌，命撫遠大將軍胤禵移師甘州。丙寅，台灣奸民朱一貴作亂，戕總兵官歐陽凱。癸酉，以署參將管永寧協副將岳鍾琪為四川提督。乙亥，改思明土州歸廣西太平府。戊寅，詔停本年進兵。以常授為理籓院額外侍郎，辦事西寧。乙酉，以年羹堯為四川陝西總督，賜弓矢。發帑金五十萬賑山西、陝西，命朱軾、盧詢董其事。
六月壬辰，改高其位為江南提督，魏經國為湖廣提督。丙申，詔曰：「平逆將軍延信，朕之侄也。統兵歷從古未到之煙瘴絕域，殲滅巨虜，平定藏地，允稱不辱宗支，可封為輔國公。」乙卯，吐魯番回人拖克拖麻穆克等來歸，命散秩大臣阿喇衲率兵護之。福建水師提督施世驃平台灣，擒朱一貴解京。詔獎淡水營守備陳策固守功，超擢台灣總兵。
閏六月庚申朔，日有食之。丙寅，令刑部弛輕系，戊辰，以噶爾弼為蒙古都統。
秋七月己酉，上行圍。
八月甲戌，命副都統庄圖率兵二千進駐吐魯番，益阿喇衲軍。丙戌，河決武陟入沁水。
九月辛卯，命副都統穆克登將兵二千赴吐魯番。甲午，噶爾弼以病罷，命公策旺諾爾布署定西將軍，駐藏，以阿寶、武格參軍事。丙申，策旺阿拉布坦犯吐魯番，阿喇衲擊走之。丙午，賑河南、山東、直隸水災。乙卯，上還京。丙辰，命副都御史牛鈕、侍講齊蘇勒、員外郎馬泰築黃河決口，引沁水入運河。丁巳，以阿喇衲為協理將軍。上制平定西藏碑文。
冬十月壬戌，置巡察台灣御史。詔：「本年秋審俱已詳覽，其直省具題緩決之案，九卿已加核定，朕不忍覆閱，恐審求之或致改重也。」丙寅，召撫遠大將軍胤禵來京。辛未，詔：「大學士熊賜履服官清正，學問博通，朕久而弗忘，常令周恤其家。今其二子來京，觀其氣質，尚可讀書，宜加造就，可傳諭九卿知之。」以鍾世臣為浙江提督，姚堂為福水師提督，馮毅署廣東提督。
十一月辛卯，以陳鵬年署河道總督。戊戌，以馬武、伊爾哈岱為蒙古都統。己酉，上幸南苑。詔將軍額倫特、侍衛色楞、副都統查禮渾、提督康泰等，殺敵殉國，俱賜恤。
十二月壬申，四川提督岳鍾琪征郭羅克番人，平之。丁丑，上還駐暢春園。遣鄂海、永泰往視吐魯番屯田。
是歲，免江南、河南、陝西、甘肅、福建、浙江、湖廣等省一百二十三州縣災賦有差，朝鮮、琉球、安南入貢。丁戶二千九百一十四萬八千三百五十九，又永不加賦後滋生人丁四十六萬七千八百五十，徵銀二千八百七十九萬零。鹽課銀三百七十七萬二千三百六十三兩零。鑄錢四萬三千七百三十二萬五千八百有奇。
康熙六十一年
六十一年壬寅春正月戊子，召八旗文武大臣年六十五以上者六百八十人，已退者咸與賜宴，宗室授爵勸飲。越三日，宴漢官年六十五以上三百四十人亦如之。上賦詩，諸臣屬和，題曰千叟宴詩。戊申，上巡幸畿甸。
二月庚午，以高其倬署雲南貴州總督。丙子，上還駐暢春園。
三月丙戌，以阿魯為荊州將軍。
夏四月甲子，遣使封朝鮮國王李昀弟昑為世弟。丁卯，上巡幸熱河。己巳，撫遠大將軍胤禵復蒞軍。癸未，福州駐防兵嘩，將軍黃秉鉞不能約束，褫職，斬為首者。
五月戊戌，施世綸卒，以張大有署漕運總督。
六月，以奉天連歲豐稔，弛海禁。暹羅米賤，聽入內地，免其稅。辛未，命直隸截漕二十萬石備賑。丙子，趙弘燮卒，以其兄子郎中趙之垣加僉都御史銜，署直隸巡撫。
秋七月丁酉，征西將軍祁里德上言烏蘭古木屯田事宜。請益兵防守。命都統圖拉率兵赴之。壬寅，命色爾圖赴西藏統四川防兵。戊申，以蔡珽為四川巡撫。予故直隸總督趙弘燮祭葬，諡肅敏。
八月丙寅，停今年決囚。故提督藍理妻子先以有罪入旗，至是，上念平台灣功，貰還原籍，交★免追。己卯，上駐蹕汗特木爾達巴漢昂阿。賜來朝外籓銀幣鞍馬，隨圍軍士銀幣。
九月甲申，上駐熱河。乙酉，諭大學士曰：「有人謂朕塞外行圍，勞苦軍士。不知承平日久，豈可遂忘武備？軍旅數興，師武臣力，克底有功，此皆勤於訓練之所致也。」甲午，年羹堯、噶什圖請量加火耗，以補有司虧帑。上曰：「火耗只可議減，豈可加增？此次虧空，多由用兵。官兵過境，或有餽助。其始挪用公款，久之遂成虧空，昔年曾有寬免之旨。現在軍需正急，即將戶部庫帑撥送西安備用。」戊戌，上迴鑾。丁未，次密雲，閱河堤。庚戌，上還京。
冬十月辛酉，命雍親王胤禛、弘升、延信、孫渣齊、隆科多、查弼納、吳爾占察視倉廒。壬戌，以覺羅德爾金為蒙古都統，安鮐為杭州將軍。辛未，以查弼納為江南江西總督。癸酉，上幸南苑行圍。以李樹德為福州將軍，黃國材為福建巡撫。
十一月戊子，上不豫，還駐暢春園。以貝子胤祹、輔國公吳爾佔為滿洲都統。庚寅，命皇四子胤禛恭代祀天。甲午，上大漸，日加戌，上崩，年六十九。即夕移入大內發喪。雍正元年二月，恭上尊諡。九月丁丑，葬景陵。
論曰：聖祖仁孝性成，智勇天錫。早承大業，勤政愛民。經文緯武，寰宇一統，雖曰守成，實同開創焉。聖學高深，崇儒重道。幾暇格物，豁貫天人，尤為古今所未覯。而久道化成，風移俗易，天下和樂，克致太平。其雍熙景象，使後世想望流連，至於今不能已。傳曰：「為人君，止於仁。」又曰：「道盛德至善，民之不能忘。」於戲，何其盛歟！
In the eighth month, on jiayin, the Dalai Lama asked to open trade, and this was granted. Edit
In the ninth month, on dingwei, Bian Sanyuan was made Governor-General of Yunnan, Li Qifeng Governor-General of Guangdong, Lang Tingzuo Governor-General of Jiangnan, and Liang Huafeng Provincial Commander of Jiangnan. Edit
In the tenth month, on jiyou, Lin Qilong was made Director-General of Grain Transport. The surrendered general Zheng Zhilong and his sons Shi'en and Shiyin were put to death. On xinyou, the post of Governor of Shuntian was abolished. Yu Qi, a man of the people of Shandong, rose in rebellion; the Governor Xu Wenxiu and the Brigade Generals Li Yongsheng and Fan Chengzong were arrested for trial, and the Jingdong General Jishiha was ordered to suppress the rising, which he did. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, bingzi, the emperor offered sacrifice to Heaven in person at the Round Mound. On jihai, the tablet of Shizu, Emperor Zhang, was placed in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. On jiachen, the regional inspecting censor of Hunan, Wu Shaoxin, was convicted of corruption and executed in the marketplace. Edit
In the twelfth month, on bingwu, Wu Sangui, Prince Pingxi, and the Dingxi General Aixing'a reported jointly that the great army had entered Burma, and the Burmese had seized the Ming Yongli emperor, Zhu Youlang, and handed him over. The Ming general Bai Wenxuan surrendered. The army was brought back. On dingmao, the Imperial Clan Court presented the Imperial Genealogy. Edit
In this year the regular taxes of the disaster-stricken departments and counties of Zhili, Jiangnan, Henan, Zhejiang, Huguang and Shaanxi were remitted in varying degree. Korea sent envoys to offer incense and tribute. Edit
The first year of Kangxi, renyin. In the spring, the first month, the first day was yihai. On yiyou, offerings were made at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. On gengyin, the merit of the Grand Secretary Fan Wencheng and others in helping to found the dynasty was recorded, and their sons Chengmo and others were all made academicians of the Inner Academies. Edit
In the second month, on renzi, on the birthday of the Grand Empress Dowager, the emperor led the officials in offering congratulations. Edit
In the third month, because southern Yunnan had been pacified, solemn reports were made at the Ancestral Temple and sacrifices offered at the imperial tombs, and an amnesty was proclaimed throughout the empire. On xinmao, the emperor's birthday was celebrated. On jihai, officials were sent to settle and reassure the officials and people of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong who had newly submitted. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on bingchen, honoured posthumous titles were presented to Taizu and Taizong. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuyin, at the summer solstice, the emperor sacrificed to Earth in person at the Square Pool. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingwei, the Board of Rites was ordered to examine and fix the distinctions of rank between noble and humble. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on the first day, renshen, Cheke was made Grand Secretary, Ningguli Minister of Revenue, Zhang Jie Provincial Commander of Zhejiang, and Shi Lang Provincial Commander of Fujian. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, xinchou, the Grand Secretary Jin Zhijun was dismissed. Edit
In the ninth month, the post of Governor of Yansui was abolished. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renyin, Cheng Kegong was made Grand Secretary. On guimao, the Empress Dowager was honoured as Grand Empress Dowager. The Empress was honoured as Renxian Empress Dowager, and the emperor's mother as Cihe Empress Dowager. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinsi, at the winter solstice, sacrifice was offered to Heaven at the Round Mound, and the court congratulations were dispensed with. Edit
In the twelfth month, on xinyou, Wu Sangui was ordered to take general charge of the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. Edit
In this year the households and adult males of the empire numbered 19,137,652; 25,724,124 taels of silver and more were collected in taxes; the salt dues came to 2,721,212 taels and more; and more than 290,000,000 coins were cast. The disaster taxes of departments and counties of Zhili and Jiangnan were remitted in varying degree. Korea sent tribute. Edit
The second year, guimao. In the spring, the first month, on jihai, the Governor-General of Guangdong Lu Chongjun asked to commandeer the people's boats to help the army, and was rebuked. Edit
In the second month, on gengxu, the Cihe Empress Dowager, of the Tongjia clan, died. Edit
In the third month, the Netherlands sent an envoy with tribute and offered to help the army attack Taiwan; they were generously rewarded. Edit
In the fifth month, on bingzi, Sun Tingquan was made Grand Secretary. On yiyou, a mint was opened in Yunnan to cast coins. On bingxu, an edict ordered that all the revenue of the empire should be brought under the Board of Revenue, and that the Boards and Courts should draw what they needed from the Board of Revenue; this was made a standing rule. On wuzi, Wei Yijie was made Minister of Personnel. On jiawu, the late Cihe Empress Dowager was respectfully given the honoured posthumous title Xiaokang Cihe Zhuangyi Gonghui Chongtian Yusheng Empress. Edit
In the sixth month, Shizu, Emperor Zhang, was buried at Xiaoling, and Empress Xiaokang and Empress Duanjing were buried with him. On wushen, Gong Dingzi was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On yimao, Sixing, son of the late Ming general Li Dingguo, came to surrender. On yichou, Ha'erku was made Provincial Commander of Zhejiang. Edit
In the eighth month, on guimao, an edict stopped the eight-legged essay in the provincial and metropolitan examinations and replaced it with policy questions and discourses, and restored the translation examinations at the provincial level for the Eight Banners. On jiayin, Mulima was made Jingxi General and Tuhai Dingxi General, to lead the capital banner troops, together with the Governors-General of Sichuan, Huguang and Shaanxi, against the fugitive bandits of Yunyang, Li Laiheng, Hao Yaoqi and others. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renyin, Geng Jimao and Shi Lang, joined by Dutch warships, attacked the sea pirates, took Xiamen and captured the two islands of Wuyu and Jinmen; Zheng Jin fled to Taiwan. Edit
In the eleventh month, an edict exempted from duty the local products brought by tribute envoys of all countries. On yiyou, at the winter solstice, sacrifice was offered to Heaven at the Round Mound. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renxu, the combined sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
In this year the disaster taxes of more than two hundred and seventy departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Huguang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces were remitted. Korea sent tribute and offered incense. Edit
The third year, jiachen. In the spring, the first month, silver, silks, saddles and horses were given to the outer vassals who had come to court for the New Year. Edit
In the second month, on renyin, the salt censor Zhang Jiwu asked to increase the number of Changlu salt certificates. He was rebuked. Edit
In the third month, on bingzi, Geng Jimao and others took Tongshan. On bingxu, Yan Wosi and others, one hundred and ninety-nine men in all, were granted the jinshi degree in their several grades. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jihai, the regents and others falsely memorialised that the imperial guard Wohe, son of the Chamberlain of the Imperial Guard Feiyanggu, had ridden the emperor's horse without leave, and that Feiyanggu was resentful. Both were executed in the marketplace and their property confiscated, and Aobai gave it to his younger brother Mulima. The Minister Kalantu was sent to the forty-seven banners of the Ke'erqin to preside over their assembly. On wushen, the post of governor of Yunyang was abolished. Edit
In the fifth month, on jiazi, an edict ordered that where departments and counties made unauthorised levies that burdened the people, the superior officials who tolerated and concealed them should be punished as well. Edit
In the sixth month, on gengshen, an edict remitted the tax arrears from before the fifteenth year of Shunzhi. Edit
In the intercalary sixth month, on yiyou, Wang Hongzuo was made Minister of Justice. On bingxu, it was ordered that Chinese-martial officials in the capital be promoted and transferred within the posts reserved for Chinese. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dingwei, Shi Lang was made Jinghai General, to campaign against Taiwan. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiaxu, the Governor-General of Zhejiang Zhao Tingchen reported that he had captured the Ming official Zhang Huangyan. On jimao, Mulima and Tuhai reported that they had advanced against Li Laiheng and Hao Yaoqi on Maolu Mountain in Yunyang; both had burned themselves to death, and the bandits were suppressed. Edit
In the ninth month, on guichou, grain was issued from the granaries for the relief of the estates of the Eight Banners. On yimao, Chakedan was made Chamberlain of the Imperial Bodyguard. Edit
In the eleventh month, on renchen, at the winter solstice, sacrifice was offered to Heaven at the Round Mound. On dingwei, Wei Yijie was made Grand Secretary, Du Lide Minister of Personnel, Wang Hongzuo Minister of Revenue, and Gong Dingzi Minister of Justice. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, wuwu, there was an eclipse of the sun. On bingxu, the combined sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. In this month a comet appeared in the lunar lodges Zhang, Jing, Wei and Kui, and Venus appeared; the supervising censor Yang Yongjian asked that the emperor examine and correct his conduct. Edit
In this year the regular taxes of one hundred and twenty-one disaster-stricken departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Huguang, Guizhou and other provinces were remitted in varying degree. Korea sent tribute. Edit
The fourth year, yisi. In the spring, the first month, on renchen, Hao Weine was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On jihai, rewards for customs barriers that collected more than their quota were stopped. On xinchou, Bowengguonuo, son of Shuose, Prince Chengze of the First Rank, was made Prince Hui of the Second Rank. The retired Grand Secretary Hong Chengchou died; he was granted sacrifice and burial and the posthumous name Wenxiang. Edit
In the second month, on yichou, on the birthday of the Grand Empress Dowager, the court congratulations were dispensed with. On jisi, Wu Sangui reported that he had crushed the native chieftains of Shuixi and Wusa and captured their chiefs An Kun and An Chongsheng. On bingxu, because of a portent in the heavens, an edict told the officials to speak out on faults and failings. The censor Dong Wenji memorialised that the high ministers had changed the institutions of the late emperor, which was wrong, and that everything should be restored as before. Edit
In the third month, on wuzi, there was an earthquake with a roaring sound in the capital. On xinmao, Venus was seen by day. Because of the portent in the heavens and the earthquake, an amnesty was proclaimed and tax arrears were remitted. There was drought in Shanxi and the officials concerned did not report it; they were sent to the Board of Personnel to have their offence judged, and the province's accumulated arrears and the regular taxes of the year were remitted. On renchen, an edict forbade departments and counties to collect the next year's taxes and grain in advance. On bingshen, an edict said: "When prefectures and counties suffer disaster and famine and the officials concerned ask for the taxes to be remitted, the common people have already paid in full beforehand, so the bounty does not reach those below. From now on, in places struck by disaster, collection of three tenths of the regular taxes shall be deferred in advance." On jiachen, on the emperor's birthday, the court congratulations were dispensed with. On bingwu, the Temple of the Emperors and Kings of Past Dynasties was repaired. Qian Ting, Vice Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, asked that several mature and virtuous elders widely versed in the classics and histories be chosen to attend the emperor in and out of the palace and be ready to advise him. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on bingyin, an edict ordered that wherever taxes were remitted because of disaster, the labour service of adult males should be remitted as well. On wuchen, an edict ordered that vacancies for ministers and vice ministers and for governors-general and governors should still be filled by nomination at court. Edit
In the fifth month, on dingwei, the post of Governor-General of Zhili was created, with charge of Shandong and Henan as well. The Governor-General of Guizhou was abolished and his province placed under Yunnan, Guangxi under Guangdong, Jiangxi under Jiangnan and Shanxi under Shaanxi; the Governors of Fengyang, Ningxia and Nangan were all abolished. Edit
In the sixth month, on yichou, an edict ordered that where father and sons or brothers were serving in the same levy, they should be exempted from taxes and service for one year. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiyou, the Board of Personnel, because Shanxi had collected its grain in full, asked that rewards be considered. An edict said: "Formerly, when the governor-general and governor did not report the drought and famine in Taiyuan and other places, their offence was judged, and they were pardoned under the amnesty. How can they now be reported as best for their pressing of tax collection? Only the local officials of places not struck by disaster are still to have it recorded to their credit." Edit
In the eighth month, on gengwu, an edict ordered that corrupt officials whose offences had been pardoned under an amnesty should not be allowed to return to office. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinmao, the lady of the Hesheli clan, granddaughter of the regent Suoni, was installed as Empress. Honorific titles were presented to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and favours were granted within the capital and without. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guihai, the emperor went to the Southern Park for archery and a battue hunt. On jiaxu, he returned to the palace. Edit
In the eleventh month, on dingyou, sacrifice was offered to Heaven at the Round Mound. Edit
In the twelfth month, on gengchen, the combined sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
In this year the disaster taxes of one hundred and twenty-one departments, counties and guards in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guizhou and other provinces were remitted in varying degree. Korea, Ryukyu and Siam sent tribute. Men of the Suolun and Feiyaka came over to submit. Edit
The fifth year, bingwu. In the spring, the first month, on gengyin, because of drought in Guangdong, seventy thousand shi of granary grain were issued for relief. Enkebu, son of Shuose, Prince Chengze of the First Rank, succeeded to the title. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, renzi, the three prefectures of Pingyuan, Dading and Qianxi were established. On dingsi, because the mid-month solar term of the twelfth month did not agree with the sky, an edict sought men versed in calendrical science. On yichou, an edict ordered that from now on Chinese-martial officials who lost a parent should be allowed to leave their posts and keep the three years' mourning. Edit
In the third month, Hubai was made Governor-General of Zhili. Edit
In the fifth month, on bingwu, Sun Yanling was made General of Guangxi, taking over command of the Dingnan army stationed at Guilin. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, gengxu, there was an eclipse of the sun. On guiyou, Fu Weilin was relieved on account of illness, and Hao Weine was made Minister of Works. On xinwei, an edict eased the duties at the Chongwen Gate on all goods leaving the capital. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on the first day, gengchen, Zhu Zhibi was made Left Censor-in-Chief. On xinsi, Ryukyu came with tribute, and also made good the earlier tribute that had been lost at sea. The emperor praised its respectful obedience and ordered the goods returned, and that from now on nothing not produced in that country was to be sent as tribute. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiyou, the Supervising Censor Zhang Weichi memorialised asking the emperor to take up personal rule. Edit
In the ninth month, on dinghai, the emperor held a hunt in the Southern Park. On guimao, he returned to the palace. The Minister of Rites Sha Cheng was dismissed. Liang Qingbiao was made Minister of Rites, Gong Dingzi Minister of War, Hao Weine Minister of Justice, and Zhu Zhibi Minister of Works. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, an edict recalled Fan Chengmo to office as Academician of the Palace Secretariat. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingshen, the regent minister Aobai, over the reallotment of enclosed lands, falsely accused the Grand Secretary in charge of the Ministry of Revenue Sunahai, the Governor-General of Zhili Zhu Changzuo, the Governor Wang Denglian and others of crimes, and they were arrested and thrown into prison. The four great ministers had become regents all as men of merit and long service. Suoni was old, Ebilong was dim and weak, and Sukesaha had little standing; at heart they disapproved of what Aobai did but could not oppose him. Aobai was overbearing and violent, and as a veteran general with many military merits, though his name was listed last, he acted arbitrarily in every matter and repeatedly raised great criminal cases, so that even his colleagues looked at him askance. Edit
In the twelfth month, on bingyin, Aobai, by a forged edict, put Sunahai, Zhu Changzuo and Wang Denglian to death. On jiaxu, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of eighty-six departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu came with tribute. Edit
In the sixth year, dingwei, in the spring, the first month, on jichou, Fuquan, the second son of Shizu, was made Prince Yu of the First Rank. On dingyou, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. Ming'andali was made Minister of Rites. Edit
In the second month, on guihai, Beile Lanbu, son of the late prince of the first rank Nikan, was promoted to prince of the second rank. On dingmao, the imperial clansman and duke Banbu'ershan was made Grand Secretary. Tuhai was recalled to be Grand Secretary again. The late Governor-General Li Shuaitai was granted the rank of Baron, first class. Edit
In the third month, on jihai, Miao Tong and others, one hundred and fifty men, were granted the degree of jinshi, by distinction and by standing, in varying grades. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiaxu, Suoni was raised to duke of the first class. On jiazi, Shen Tianfu, a commoner of Jiangnan, who had composed seditious poems to falsely accuse others, was executed. Those he had falsely accused were not prosecuted. The Censor Tian Liushan said that when wicked people denounced others, against southerners they would say "colluding with the sea rebels" or else "seditious writings", and against northerners "the Yu Qi faction" or else "fugitives"; he asked that false accusers be tried and punished with the penalty of the crime they had alleged. This was followed. Edit
In the fifth month, on xinyou, Wu Sangui memorialised to resign from the general management of the affairs of the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. This was granted. Edit
In the sixth month, on jihai, officials and runners procuring nanmu timber were forbidden to make trouble and burden the people. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiyou, the emperor took up personal rule, and in the Hall of Supreme Harmony received congratulations; favours were extended within and without the capital, and all crimes short of those punishable by death were pardoned. On this day he began to attend to government at the Qianqing Gate. On jiayin, it was ordered that military officials be likewise presented for audience. On jiwei, the regent minister Aobai on his own authority put to death the regent minister Sukesaha and his sons and grandsons. On guihai, the regent ministers Ebilong and Aobai were each granted an additional dukedom of the first class. Edit
In the ninth month, on bingwu, the compilation of the Veritable Records of Shizu was ordered. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jimao, there was an earthquake at Shengjing with a rumbling sound. Edit
In the eleventh month, on dingwei, at the winter solstice, Heaven was sacrificed to at the Round Altar, with Shizu, the Zhang Emperor, as co-recipient of the sacrifice. On dingsi, honorific titles were added to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. Edit
In the twelfth month, on bingxu, Saibaili was made Provincial Commander of the Guangdong navy. On wuzi, Ma'ersai was made the additional Minister of Revenue. On wuxu, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of one hundred and sixty departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Holland came with tribute. Edit
In the seventh year, wushen, in the spring, the first month, on wushen, Moluo was made Governor-General of Shanxi and Shaanxi, and Liu Zhaoqi Governor-General of Sichuan. On wuwu, Aobai and Ebilong were given the added title of Grand Preceptor. Edit
In the second month, on xinmao, the emperor went to the Southern Park. Edit
In the third month, on dingwei, an edict said that officials of the ministries and courts of outstanding ability were to be promoted and transferred without being bound by the usual rules. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on gengchen, Yu Zhizhang, a commoner of Jiashan in Zhejiang, was sentenced for a crime to banishment to a garrison, and his sons Bao and Guang appealed at the palace gate to take his place. The emperor pardoned them all. Edit
In the fifth month, on renzi, because of an omen in the stars and an earthquake, an edict was issued calling for self-examination, and the officials were admonished. Edit
In the sixth month, on guiyou, Venus was seen in the daytime. On dinghai, the Prince Who Pacifies the South, Shang Kexi, sent his son Zhixin to serve at court. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on wuwu, the former Director-General of Grain Transport Wu Weihua asked that a tax be levied on the frontage of buildings in market towns, and that people be recruited to pay to rent and farm the river-island fields. The emperor disliked his talk of profit and sent him to the Ministry of Justice to determine his punishment. On gengshen, Kuadai was made Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. Edit
In the eighth month, on renshen, the Minister of Revenue Wang Hongzuo was dismissed for failing to detect clerks who forged seals and stole from the treasury. Edit
In the ninth month, on gengzi, Wumahu was made General of Fengtian, Echu General of Jiangning, and Wa'erka General of Xi'an. On renyin, the emperor was about to tour the frontier, and the Reader-Academician Xiong Cilu and the Supervising Censor Zhao Zhifu memorialised to remonstrate. The emperor gave up the journey for them, and still ordered them to speak out plainly on any matter. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, it was laid down that military officials of the Eight Banners in mourning were to observe it for one hundred days, then put off their mourning white and take up their duties, while still keeping the three-year mourning. On gengwu, the emperor went to the Southern Park. Edit
In the eleventh month, on guichou, at the winter solstice, Heaven was sacrificed to at the Round Altar. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guiyou, Maleji was made Governor-General of Jiangnan, Gan Wenkun Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Fan Chengmo Governor of Zhejiang. On guisi, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of two hundred and sixteen departments and counties in Fengtian, Zhili, Jiangnan, Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Gansu and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Annam and Siam came with tribute. Edit
In the eighth year, jiyou, in the spring, the first month, on wushen, the Qianqing Palace was repaired, and the emperor moved to the Wuying Hall. Edit
In the second month, on gengwu, Ferdinand Verbiest was ordered to compute the calendar. On gengwu, the emperor toured the area near the capital. Edit
In the third month, on xinchou, the lands of the abolished princely estates in Zhili were given to the people. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on guiyou, Wei Zhouzuo was dismissed, and Du Lide was made Grand Secretary. On dingchou, the emperor went to the Imperial Academy, offered the libation to the Former Teacher Confucius, and had the Book of Changes and the Book of Documents expounded. On dingsi, the Supervising Censor Liu Ruhan asked that the Classics Mat lectures be held. The emperor praised and accepted this. Edit
In the fifth month, on yiwei, Huang Ji was made Minister of Personnel, Hao Weine Minister of Revenue, Gong Dingzi Minister of Rites, and Wang Hongzuo was recalled to be Minister of War. On wushen, an edict ordered the arrest of the regent minister Aobai and his trial by the court. The emperor had long known all about Aobai's arbitrary misrule, but feared that he was strong and hard to subdue, so he chose young and strong men from among the imperial guards and baitang'a attendants and had them play at wrestling. On this day, when Aobai came in for audience, he at once ordered the guards to throw him down and bind him. From this came the institution of the Shanpu (Wrestlers') Battalion, commanded by close officials. On gengshen, the princes and great ministers reported their judgment of Aobai's case, setting out thirty great crimes and asking that he and his clan be executed. The edict said: "Aobai is foolish, perverse and ignorant, and truly deserves the extermination of his clan. But in view of his long service and his repeated military merits, his life is spared; his property is confiscated and he is to be held in confinement." His younger brothers Mulima and Saibende, his nephew Nemo, and his partisans the Grand Secretary Banbu'ershan, the Ministers Asiha, Gachuha and Jishi, the Vice Minister Taibitu and the Academician Wugesai were all executed. The rest were punished by reprimand or dismissal. His younger brother Baha, who had served in the palace guard honestly and carefully, and Zhuobutai, who had military merits, were exempted from collective punishment. Lanbu, who had succeeded as Prince Jingjin of the First Rank, was reduced to Duke Who Guards the State. Ebilong was stripped of the titles of Grand Preceptor and duke of the first class. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingmao, an edict said: "Day and night We seek good government, and Our thoughts are earnestly on the livelihood of the people. In recent years floods and droughts have come one after another, and banditry has not ceased; on top of this, greedy officials squeeze the people, so that their strength is ever more straitened, and We greatly pity them. Let all the officials of the ministries and courts, the supervising censors and the censors each set out their views on the hardships of the people and what may be done to relieve them, and report them." On wuchen, the instruments of the Observatory were ordered to be remade. On renshen, an edict restored the regent minister Sukesaha's offices and hereditary rank; his nephew Bai'ertu, who had won merit on the frontier and had been wronged with particular cruelty, had his hereditary rank restored; in both cases their sons were to inherit. On wuyin, an edict forbade for ever Manchu soldiers' seizure of the people's houses and lands, and ordered them returned to the people. Mi Sihan was made Minister of Revenue. On wuzi, an edict said that to strike imperial clansmen at once from the clan register when they committed crimes was something We could not bear; the cases of clansmen struck from the register since the eighteenth year of Shunzhi were to be examined in detail by the Imperial Clan Court and reported. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on the first day, renchen, the post of Governor-General of Zhili, Shandong and Henan was abolished. On renyin, an edict restored the Grand Secretary Sunahai, the Governor-General Zhu Changzuo and the Governor Wang Denglian to their former offices, and granted them posthumous names. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiashen, Suo'etu was made Grand Secretary, and Mingzhu Left Censor-in-Chief. Edit
In the ninth month, on jiawu, there was an earthquake in the capital with a rumbling sound. On dingwei, Lebei was made Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner, Saibaili Provincial Commander of Zhejiang, and Biliketu, Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiazi, the emperor went to the Southern Park, and an edict forbade the travelling court to borrow anything from the people. The Lugou Bridge was completed, and the emperor wrote a text which was carved on stone. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jihai: before this, the Governor-General of Shanxi and Shaanxi Moluo and the Governor of Shaanxi Baiqing'e had both been dismissed as partisans of Aobai. Now the people of Xi'an appealed at the palace gate, declaring them honest and incorruptible and begging that they be returned to their posts. An edict specially allowed it. On renzi, the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Qianqing Palace were completed; the emperor received congratulations in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and moved into the Qianqing Palace. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jimao, Fushou, Prince Xian of the First Rank, died. On dinghai, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of forty-five departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu came with tribute. Edit
In the ninth year, gengxu, in the spring, the first month, on bingshen, the descendants of the Song Confucians Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi were given the post of Erudite of the Five Classics. On dingyou, sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. On xinchou, prayers for the grain harvest were offered to the Supreme Lord on High, with Taizu, the Gao Emperor, Taizong, the Wen Emperor, and Shizu, the Zhang Emperor, as co-recipients. Ebilong was restored to his dukedom and set to guard the inner court. On jiyou, an edict ordered that the land tax on the former Ming princely estates be paid at the same rate as on the people's land. On renzi, the emperor went to the Southern Park. Edit
In the second month, on guiyou, Jin Guangzu was made Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Ma Xiongzhen Governor of Guangxi. On guiwei, an edict ordered that convicts sentenced to exile at Shangyang Fort and Ningguta should not be sent off between the tenth month and the first month. Edit
In the third month, on xinyou, Cai Qizun and others, two hundred and ninety-two men, were granted the degree of jinshi, by distinction and by standing, in varying grades. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jichou, Cai Yurong was made Governor-General of Sichuan and Huguang. On jihai, the emperor went to the Southern Park. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, bingchen, an honorific posthumous name was added to the Empress Xiaokangzhang, and her tablet was raised to the Imperial Ancestral Temple; an edict of grace was issued, recluses were sought out, the aged were given gifts, and crimes short of death were pardoned. On bingzi, the compilation of the Collected Statutes was begun. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, bingxu, Xibuchen was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. On dingyou, Danzhen, son of the late Fushou, Prince Xian of the First Rank, succeeded to the title. On jiyou, the Grand Secretaries were ordered to review the prisoners together with the Ministry of Justice. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dingsi, Wang Fuchen was made Provincial Commander of Shaanxi. On dingsi, the Empress Xiaokangzhang was enshrined in the Fengxian Hall. Edit
In the eighth month, on wuzi, sacrifice was offered at the Altar of Land and Grain. An edict ordered the Censorate to impeach those princes and great ministers attending the sacrifice whose ranks were not orderly. On yiwei, the Grand Secretariat was restored, and the Hanlin Academy was restored. On dingyou, the emperor, escorting the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, offered sacrifice at the Xiao Mausoleum. On renzi, the imperial carriage returned to the palace. Edit
In the ninth month, on gengshen, Labu, son of Jidu, Prince Jian of the First Rank, succeeded to the title. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on gengsi, the Sacred Edict in sixteen articles was proclaimed. On jiawu, the Three Inner Courts were reorganised, and the Grand Secretaries of the Zhonghe Hall, the Baohe Hall and the Wenhua Hall were restored. On dingyou, the Ministry of Rites was instructed to hold the Classics Mat lectures. Edit
In the eleventh month, on guiyou, Ai Yuanzheng was made Left Censor-in-Chief. On renwu, the Grand Secretary of the Zhonghe Hall Wei Yijie was made concurrently Minister of Rites. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guimao, Moluo was made Minister of Justice. On xinhai, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of two hundred and fifty-three departments, counties and guard stations in Henan, Huguang, Jiangnan, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea came with tribute. Edit
In the tenth year, xinhai, in the spring, the first month, on dingmao, the Mongol Sunite tribe and the Four Sons tribe suffered heavy snow, hunger and cold, and officials were sent to give relief. On guiyou, Changning, the fifth son of Shizu, was made Prince Gong of the First Rank. On gengchen, the Grand Secretary Wei Yijie was dismissed. Cao Shenji was made Governor of Guizhou. Edit
In the second month, on dingyou, Feng Pu was made Grand Secretary, and Liang Qingbiao Minister of Justice. On yisi, four imperial clansmen of the Jueluo line aged seventy and over, Zhaoban and others, were summoned to audience and given court robes, silver and silk. On wushen, the compilation of the Amplified Meaning of the Classic of Filial Piety was ordered. On gengxu, Niyahan was made Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, renzi, the young princes were admonished to study and practise riding and archery, and not to presume on their rank and indulge themselves. On guichou, daily lecturers were appointed. On gengwu, because there was no rain and the wind raised dust storms, an edict was issued calling for self-examination. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on yiyou, the compilation of the Sacred Instructions of Taizu and Taizong was ordered. An edict ordered that imperial clansmen without office, and the young and orphaned among them, be given maintenance as appropriate, and this was made a standing rule. On bingxu, an edict ordered that all pending criminal cases be cleared, and that those deserving pity or in doubt have their sentences reduced by one degree. On xinmao, the daily lectures began. On renchen, the emperor went to the Altar of Heaven to pray for rain. On jiawu, it rained. Edit
In the fifth month, on gengshen, the Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs Kalantu asked to retire; he was given the title of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and attended court audiences as a Minister of the Imperial Household. On guiyou, the emperor went to the Southern Park. Edit
In the sixth month, on dinghai, Jin Fu was made Governor of Anhui. On jiawu, Venus was seen in the daytime. In this month, the Prince Who Pacifies the South, Geng Jimao, died, and his son Jingzhong succeeded to the title and continued to hold Fujian. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, jimao, there was an eclipse of the sun. On dingwei, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. On wushen, Wang Zhiding was made Provincial Commander of Jiangnan. Edit
In the ninth month, on gengxu, because the whole realm was unified, the emperor went to announce the accomplishment at the two mausoleums. On xinhai, the emperor set out, escorting the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. The princes, beile and dukes of the Mongol Ke'erqin, Kalaqin, Tumote, Aohan and other tribes came to pay court at the travelling palace. On dingmao, he visited the Fu and Zhao Mausoleums. On wuchen, he sacrificed at the Fu Mausoleum and performed the rite of announcing accomplishment. On gengwu, he sacrificed at the Zhao Mausoleum and performed the rite of announcing accomplishment. On xinwei, the emperor went to Shengjing, sat in the Qingning Palace, and gave a banquet to all the officials; those over eighty were called forward and given wine. Silver was granted generously to the armoured soldiers of Fengtian and Ningguta and to the wounded, disabled, old and sick among them, and likewise to the aged among the common people. By a special amnesty, death sentences were reduced by one degree, and those sentenced to military exile or banishment and below were released. In the places beyond the Shanhai Pass through which the imperial route passed, the land tax for this year and next was not to be collected. Officials were sent to sacrifice at the tombs of the princes and great ministers. On renshen, the emperor toured eastward from Shengjing. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on xinsi, the emperor halted at Aixin. He summoned the General of Ningguta Bahai and instructed him to treat the newly submitted Wa'erka and Hu'erha well. On jichou, the emperor returned to Shengjing and again gave silver to the old people. On xinmao, he visited the Fu and Zhao Mausoleums. He ordered the civil and military officials to compete in archery, and ordered the outer vassals who had come to court to compete in archery. On renchen, the emperor set out on the return journey, escorting the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. Edit
In the eleventh month, on gengxu, he returned to the capital. On renshen, Mingzhu was made Minister of War. Edit
In the twelfth month, on bingwu, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes and tax arrears of three hundred and two departments, counties and guard stations in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu came with tribute. Edit
In the eleventh year, renzi, in the spring, the first month, on xinwei, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to the hot springs at Chicheng; crossing Badaling, he steadied her carriage with his own hands and walked down the mountain on foot. Edit
In the second month, on wuyin, he escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to the hot springs. On xinmao, the emperor returned to the capital. On bingshen, he ploughed the sacred field himself. On dingyou, he paid homage to the Sun at the eastern suburb. On wuxu, the emperor went to Chicheng. Edit
In the third month, on wuchen, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager back to the palace. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on yisi, the imperial guard Wudan and the Academician Guo Tingzuo were ordered to inspect the river works. Edit
In the fifth month, on yichou, the Veritable Records of Shizu were completed. On bingyin, the emperor went out of the Desheng Gate to look at the wheat. Edit
In the sixth month, on gengyin, it was ordered that the Complete Book of Taxes and Labour Services be revised. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiyou, merits in the campaigns in Burma, Yunnan and Guizhou were assessed, and He Jianzhong and others, one hundred and twenty-seven men, were given hereditary ranks. On bingchen, the emperor looked at the crops. The Censor Meng Xiongfei memorialised that Sun Kewang, having come over only when he was at the end of his resources, had been undeservedly given a princely title, and since his death it had already been inherited twice; now that Sun Zhengchun had died, the inheritance should be at a reduced rank. An edict ordered the title inherited at the reduced rank of Duke Muyi. Edit
In the intercalary seventh month, Shangshan was again made Beile. On dinghai, an edict forbade the use of harsh torture in trying cases, lightly costing people their lives; those who disobeyed were to be punished. Edit
In the eighth month, on renzi, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On guichou, an edict said: "The way an emperor brings about good order lies in upholding morals and customs and distinguishing ranks and dignities. Of late, officials' dress and goods have been extravagant and above their station, and they vie in imitating one another. Let measures be discussed to forbid this." On gengshen, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. On renxu, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to the hot springs at Zunhua. On jiazi, he reviewed the archery of the officers and soldiers of Jizhou. On dingmao, the emperor visited the Xiao Mausoleum. Edit
In the ninth month, on dingchou, he reviewed the troops of Zunhua and of Santun Camp. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiachen, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager back to the palace. On renzi, Fan Chengmo was made Governor-General of Fujian. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinchou, the emperor went to the Southern Park and had a travelling palace built. Edit
In the twelfth month, on dingwei, Fuquan, Prince Yu of the First Rank, Boguoduo, Prince Zhuang of the First Rank, Bowengguonuo, Prince Hui of the Second Rank, and Meng'e, Prince Wen of the Second Rank, memorialised to resign from the deliberative council. This was granted. On wuwu, the emperor summoned the lecturers and told them: "Some have asked that the remonstrating officials be allowed to make charges on hearsay. We think that of words that hit the truth of a matter, the only worry is that there are too few. But if pretexts are used to stir up trouble, bringing others down and causing disorder, that does great harm to government. To give the people rest, the way lies in not disturbing them. If the vital strength of the state is wasted, the people's livelihood will be hard pressed." On jiwei, Jieshu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, and Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, memorialised to resign from the deliberative council. This was not allowed. On gengwu, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of one hundred and forty-one departments, counties and guard stations in Zhili, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea came with tribute. Edit
In the twelfth year, guichou, in the spring, the first month, on gengyin, the emperor went to the Southern Park and held a grand review. Edit
In the second month, on xinhai, Wu Zhengzhi was made Left Censor-in-Chief. On renzi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture and ordered the lecturers to be on duty daily. On wuchen, the Eight Banner official schools were given a translation of the Amplified Meaning of the Great Learning. Edit
In the third month, on dingchou, the emperor inspected the wheat. On renwu, the Prince Who Pacifies the South, Shang Kexi, asked to retire on account of age, and this was granted; he asked that his son Zhixin succeed to his title and hold Guangdong, and this was not granted; he was ordered to give up his feudatory and return to be stationed in Liaodong. On guisi, Han Tan and others, one hundred and sixty-six men, were granted the degree of jinshi, by distinction and by standing, in varying grades. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on dingsi, an official was sent to invest the King of Siam. Edit
In the fifth month, on renshen, the Academician Fudali and others asked that the lectures be suspended for the summer solstice. The emperor said: "The way of learning should have no interruption. Do not suspend them." Edit
In the sixth month, on renyin, Zhang Chaozhen was recalled to be Governor of Huguang, and Li Zhifang to be Governor-General of Zhejiang. On dingwei, the emperor went to the Yingtai, summoned the officials to view the lotus and gave them a banquet. On yimao, the Eight Banners were forbidden to bury slaves and servants with the dead. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on gengwu, the Prince Who Pacifies the West, Wu Sangui, memorialised asking that his feudatory be withdrawn. This was granted. On bingzi, Geng Jingzhong, who had succeeded as Prince Who Pacifies the South, memorialised asking that his feudatory be withdrawn. This was granted. On renwu, it was ordered that the Veritable Records of Taizong be revised. Edit
In the eighth month, on dingwei, the Han supervising censors and censors were examined in the Baohe Hall, and those unfit for their posts were dismissed. On renzi, the Vice Minister Zhe'erken and the Academician Fudali were sent to Yunnan, the Minister Liang Qingbiao to Guangdong, and the Vice Minister Chen Yibing to Fujian, to manage the withdrawal of the feudatories. On dingsi, the emperor instructed the Ministry of Rites: "In the great rites of sacrifice, the ceremonies and texts must be complete and detailed; only then can the spirits be moved to come. Examine the ancient rites, deliberate and report." Edit
In the ninth month, on wuchen, the Minister of Rites Gong Dingzi asked to retire. This was granted. On yihai, there was an earthquake in the capital, and an edict called for self-examination. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renyin, Wang Zhiding was made General of Jingkou. On jiyou, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. Edit
In the eleventh month, on dingmao, Zhu Yicong, a member of the former Ming imperial house, was sentenced to death for keeping his hair long. By imperial order he was spared death and entered in a banner, and was given a wife, a house and land. On gengwu, an edict ordered that waste land reclaimed by the people should begin to be taxed after ten years. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renzi, Yao Wenran was made Left Censor-in-Chief. Wu Sangui rebelled and killed the Governor of Yunnan Zhu Guozhi; the Provincial Commander of Guizhou Li Benshen and the Governor Cao Shenji both went over to the rebels, and the Governor-General Gan Wenkun died for his loyalty. On bingchen, news of the revolt arrived, and the Commander of the Vanguard Shuodai was ordered to lead the palace troops to hold Jingzhou. On dingsi, Liang Qingbiao and Chen Yibing were recalled, and the withdrawal of the two other feudatories was halted. Sun Yanling was given the added title of General Who Soothes the Man, and Xian Guo'an was made Lieutenant-General, to hold Guangxi. The General of Xi'an Wa'erka was ordered to advance and hold Sichuan. Yang Qilong, a man of the capital, falsely claiming to be Zhu, the Third Heir Apparent, plotted a rising. The plot was discovered, and Qilong escaped. His partisans were caught and executed. An edict declared that the rising of the wicked people had been put down, that no one else was to be implicated, and that the people need not be alarmed or flee. On jiwei, Le'erjin, Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank, was made Grand General Who Brings Peace to the South and Quells the Bandits, to make war on Wu Sangui. Sangui's son, the efu Wu Yingxiong, was seized and thrown into prison. On gengshen, the Deputy Lieutenant-General Mahada was ordered to lead troops to be stationed at Yanzhou, and Kuo'erkun at Taiyuan, ready for deployment. On xinyou, the governors of the provinces were ordered to continue to manage military affairs. On renxu, an edict stripped Wu Sangui of his title and was proclaimed within and without the capital. The Lieutenant-General Heye was made General Who Secures the West, to hold Hanzhong together with Wa'erka. Wonei was made General of Fengtian. Wu Sangui took Chenzhou. On jiazi, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of twenty-six departments, counties and guard stations in Zhili, Shandong, Anhui, Zhejiang, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Annam came with tribute. Edit
In the thirteenth year, jiayin, in the spring, the first month, on yihai, Le'erjin's army set out. On gengchen, Wu Sangui took Yuanzhou. On dinghai, the Governor of Pianyuan Lu Zhen abandoned Changsha and fled. On jichou, the Provincial Commander Tong Guoyao was ordered to hold Yunyang. The Brigade General Wu Zhimao rebelled with Sichuan, and the Governor Luo Sen and the Provincial Commander Zheng Jiaolin surrendered to him. The Brigade General Xu Zhidu was ordered to go back and hold Yiling. On gengyin, Longxi, the seventh son of Shizu, was made Prince Chun of the First Rank. Xibuchen was made General Who Guards the West, to hold Xi'an. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, yiwei, the Grand Empress Dowager gave money from the inner treasury to reward the army. On dingyou, the new astronomical instruments of the Imperial Board of Astronomy were completed. On renyin, the rebels attacked Lizhou, and the garrison soldiers went over with the city; the Provincial Commander Sang'e fell back to Jingzhou, and Changde was lost. The General Who Guards the South Niyahan was ordered to lead troops to hold Wuchang. On guichou, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. Zhao Lai was made Provincial Commander of Guizhou. On jiayin, Wu Sangui took Changsha, the Lieutenant-Colonel Huang Zhengqing rebelling to join him, and he went on to take Hengzhou. The Lieutenant-General Jueluo Zhuman was ordered to hold Yuezhou, but before he arrived Yuezhou was lost. On xinyou, the Minister of Justice Moluo was given the added rank of Grand Secretary and made Commissioner of Military Affairs (jinglue) for Shaanxi. Sun Yanling rebelled with Guangxi, killed the Lieutenant-General Wang Yongnian, and seized and imprisoned the Governor Ma Xiongzhen. Edit
In the third month, on yichou, it was ordered that the post stations be put in order, with one bitieshi clerk placed every four hundred li to relay military reports and to gather and send on dispatches. The Left Censor-in-Chief Duonuo and others were ordered to the front to oversee supplies. On wuchen, Wu Sangui's generals were about to attack Yiling, and Le'erjin sent troops who defeated them. On gengwu, the efu Huashan was made General Who Secures the South, to hold Jingkou. On gengchen, Geng Jingzhong rebelled, seized and imprisoned the Governor-General of Fujian Fan Chengmo, and the Governor Liu Bingzheng went over to the rebels. On guiwei, the Lieutenant-Colonel at Yunyang Hong Fu rebelled, and the Provincial Commander Tong Guoyao defeated him. On renchen, the Brigade General of Xiangyang Yang Laijia rebelled with Gucheng. Xi'ergen was made General Who Settles the South, with the Minister Ha'erhaqi as his second. Shushu, Sang'e, Gente and Xibu were ordered to lead troops to Jiangxi. On jiawu, the General of Xi'an Wa'erka took the Yangping Pass. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on guimao, the Deputy Lieutenant-General of Xi'an Deyeli was transferred to hold Xiangyang. On dingwei, Wu Sangui's son Yingxiong and grandson Shilin were executed. At first, Sangui had raised his troops in haste, and his cause had no good name, so he came to regret it. On reaching Lizhou, he wavered a good deal. Now, as he was eating, he heard the news and said in alarm: "The emperor is so young, and yet he can do this? The matter is decided!" He pushed away his food and rose. An edict stripped Sun Yanling of his office. Amida was made General Who Displays Might, stationed at Jiangning, and Laita General Who Pacifies the South, to go to Hangzhou. On jiayin, the Brigade General of Chaozhou Liu Jinzhong rebelled with the city. On wuwu, Gente was made General Who Pacifies the Bandits, to go to Guangxi and make war on Sun Yanling. The Brigade General of Hebei Cai Lu plotted rebellion, and Amida was ordered to fall on him and put him to death. On xinyou, an edict stripped Geng Jingzhong of his title. On guihai, an edict sent the Prince Who Pacifies the South, Shang Kexi, an account of how the palace troops had been divided and generals sent to defend the various places. Edit
In the fifth month, on bingyin, the imperial son Yinreng was born, and the Empress, of the Hesheli clan, died. On wuyin, the General Who Secures the West Heye and others defeated Wu Zhimao at Zhage Fort and recovered the Chaotian Pass. On renwu, the troops at Pingyang in Zhejiang mutinied, seized the Brigade General Cai Chaozuo, joined Geng Jingzhong's general Zeng Yangxing, and besieged Rui'an. Laita was ordered to advance and attack them. On renchen, the Deputy Lieutenant-General Deyeli defeated Hong Fu at Wudang. Edit
In the sixth month, on bingwu, Beile Shangshan was made Grand General Who Secures Distant Lands and Quells the Bandits, to lead troops to Yuezhou, and Beizi Zhunda went to Jingzhou. On gengxu, the Brigade General Zu Hongxun rebelled with Wenzhou. The Lieutenant-Colonel at Jinhua Mou Dayin defeated Geng Jingzhong's generals at Changshan. On renzi, the General Lahada was ordered to hold Hangzhou. On yimao, Jieshu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, was made Grand General by Command, to go to Zhejiang, and Beile Dong'e Grand General Who Settles the West, to go to Sichuan. The garrisons of Wenzhou, Huangyan, Taiping and other places in Zhejiang rebelled one after another. Lahada was ordered to hold Taizhou and Ningbo. Edit
In the seventh month, on xinwei, Lang Tingzuo was made Governor-General of Fujian and Duan Yingju Provincial Commander. On guiyou, Laita defeated Geng Jingzhong's generals at Jinhua. At this time Jingzhong sent his chief generals Ma Jiuyu and Zeng Yangxing to attack Zhejiang, and Bai Xianzhong to attack Jiangxi; wherever they went, local bandits rose in swarms to join them, and in Jiangxi most of all. The Brigade General of Nanchang and Ruizhou Yang Fu went over to the rebels, and Dong Weiguo put him to death. On dinghai, Beile Chani fought a great battle with the rebel general Wu Yingqi at Qili Hill near Yuezhou and defeated him. Edit
In the eighth month, on renyin, the General Who Pacifies the Bandits Gente died with the army, and Ha'erhaqi replaced him. The Duke of Haicheng Huang Wu died, and his son Fangdu succeeded to the title and held Zhangzhou. On yisi, Jin Guangzu reported that Sun Yanling had taken Wuzhou, and that he had led troops and recovered it. On bingwu, the emperor went to the Southern Park. Edit
In the ninth month, on renxu, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture and ordered that the daily lectures go on as usual. Geng Jingzhong's generals, with local bandits, took Qingxi and Huizhou; the General of Jiangning Echu and the Commander Ba'erkan drove them off, and fighting on into Jiangxi recovered Leping and other counties. Shuota and others were ordered to be stationed at Anqing. On xinwei, local bandits of Macheng, Zou Junsheng and others, rose in revolt, and the Prefect Yu Chenglong put them down. Labu, Prince Jian of the First Rank, was made Grand General Who Displays Might, to lead troops to Jiangxi, with the imperial guard Kun as General Who Spreads Martial Power, his second. The Provincial Commander of Guangxi Ma Xiong rebelled, and Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, was made Grand General Who Settles Distant Lands and Pacifies the Bandits, to lead troops to Guangdong, with the imperial clansman Washan and Jueluo Huate as his seconds. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renchen, Labu's army set out. On bingshen, Yuele's army set out. On renyin, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to the Southern Park. On xinhai, they returned to the palace. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, gengshen, Moluo reported that Wu Zhimao's troops had entered the Chaotian Pass, cutting the supply route midway, and that Dong'e had fallen back to hold Xi'an. It was ordered that the Xi'an army be moved to hold Hanzhong, and the Henan army hold Xi'an. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, gengyin, Jieshu heavily defeated Zeng Yangxing at Quzhou, and defeated him again at Taizhou. Wang Fuchen rebelled, and the Commissioner of Military Affairs Moluo died for his loyalty. The emperor proposed to lead a campaign in person. The princes and great ministers, holding that the capital was the root and the vital place of the state and that the Grand Empress Dowager was advanced in years, remonstrated strongly, and only then did he give it up. Troops of Shengjing and Mongol troops were called up and sent separately to the front. On dingwei, Shang Kexi was ordered to take command of military affairs in Guangdong. On wuwu, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of seventy-eight departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu came with tribute. Edit
In the fourteenth year, yimao, in the spring, the first month, on xinyou, Shang Kexi reported that the rebels had attacked Lianzhou and that the government troops had defeated them. On wuchen, Shang Kexi was promoted to Prince Who Pacifies the South of the First Rank, and his son Zhixiao was ordered to bear the seal of a grand general and make war on the rebels. Edit
In the second month, on guisi, an edict sternly rebuked Beile Dong'e for shrinking back and losing his chances, and ordered him to settle Pingliang and Qin Department quickly so as to open the plank roads. On yisi, Jieshu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, sent troops who recovered Chuzhou and went on to recover Xianju. Wang Fuchen took Lanzhou. The Brigade General of Xining Wang Jinbao fought a great battle at Xincheng and besieged Lanzhou. Dong'e recovered the Guanshan Pass of Long Department. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, jiwei, the rebel general Yang Laijia attacked Nanzhang, and the Brigade General Liu Chenglong drove him off. On wuchen, the rebels of Raozhou attacked Qimen; the police inspector Zhang Xingjian was captured, would not submit, and died. On dingchou, Zhang Yong was made General Who Quells Rebellion, to make war on Wang Fuchen together with the Brigade General Sun Sike and others. The rebels took the town of Dingbian, and the Provincial Commander Chen Fu was ordered to be stationed at Ningxia to fight them. On dinghai, the Mongol Bu'erni rebelled; Ezha, Prince Xin of the Second Rank, was made Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, with the Grand Secretary Tuhai as Vice General, and they put him down. On wuzi, Xiong Cilu was made Grand Secretary. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jichou, Ledehong was made Minister of Revenue. The acting Commander of the Guards Langsu and others destroyed Geng's rebels at Wugui Stockade, taking twenty thousand heads, and recovered Yugan. On yiwei, Zhang Yong was made Marquis Jingni and Wang Jinbao a Baron, first class. On wuxu, the Left Commander (dudu) Xu Zhen was made to hold Fuzhou, Jianchang and Guangxin. On wushen, Wang Fuchen sent troops to relieve Qin Department, and the government troops met and defeated them. On xinhai, the emperor instructed: "When the attending officials have lectured, We will lecture back on it, and we will discuss it with one another; perhaps something will thereby be brought to light." On guichou, Wang Jinbao recovered Lintao, and Sun Sike recovered Jingyuan. On wuwu, the Prefect of Shaoxing Xu Hongxun won over and received the surrender of fifty thousand people. Edit
In the fifth month, on gengwu, the four banners of the Chaha'er left wing came over. On gengchen, Biliketu was ordered to relieve Yulin. Wang Fuchen's troops took Yan'an and Suide. On jiashen, Zhang Yong recovered the two departments of Tao and He. Edit
In the intercalary fifth month, on guisi, the emperor went to Jade Spring Hill to look at the crops. Yang Laijia and Hong Fu took Gucheng. The Lieutenant-Colonel Malang'a, who had not defended the city with all his strength, was beheaded as a public example, and the Brigade General Jin Shixu was stripped of office and made to serve with the army to redeem himself. On renzi, Echu recovered Guangxin. The local bandits of Leping took Raozhou again; the General Xi'ergen attacked them and recovered Raozhou. Edit
In the sixth month, Biliketu recovered Wubu and recovered Suide. On dingchou, the General Shushu was ordered to relieve Guangdong. On jimao, the General Who Spreads Martial Power Fonile was ordered to open the plank roads and relieve Hanzhong. On gengchen, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On renwu, Zhang Yong attacked Gongchang. The government army in Jiangxi attacked Shixia and was worsted, and the Deputy Lieutenant-General Yalai died in battle. On jiashen, Lanzhou was taken. Biliketu recovered Yan'an. Because of the war, the provincial examinations of Shaanxi and Huguang were suspended. Edit
In the seventh month, on yisi, Chen Fu cleared Dingbian of rebels and beheaded the rebel general Zhu Long. On gengxu, the government troops in Jiangxi recovered Fuliang, Leping, Yihuang, Chongren, Le'an and other counties. Edit
In the eighth month, on wuwu, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. Dong'e, Biliketu and Amida together attacked Wang Fuchen and beheaded the rebel general Hao Tianxiang. Fulata recovered Huangyan. On renshen, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to the hot springs. On jiashen, the emperor returned to the capital and attended the Classics Mat lecture. Edit
In the ninth month, the emperor halted at Changping, went to the Ming tombs, offered a libation at the Chang Mausoleum, and sent officials to offer libations at each of the other tombs. On bingshen, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager back to the palace. On xinchou, an edict ordered that punishments be suspended in the first month of every year, and this was made a standing rule. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guihai, the troops of the Prince Kang recovered Taiping, Yueqing and other counties. On bingyin, the emperor visited the Xiao Mausoleum. On wuchen, he sacrificed at the Xiao Mausoleum. On yihai, he returned to the palace. Chen Fu fought Wang Fuchen at Guyuan and was worsted, and the Lieutenant-Colonel Taibitu died in battle. Merits in putting down Bu'erni were assessed, and titles and rewards given in varying degrees; the Mongol prince and beile Shajin and others below him who had helped the loyal side were each raised in rank, and the Naiman and other tribes that had helped the rebel were punished. Edit
In the eleventh month, on guisi, Beile Chani recovered Xingshan. On dingyou, the offices of the Supervisorate of the Heir Apparent were set up again. On renyin, the rebel general Ma Xiong, gathering Wu Sangui's troops, attacked Gaozhou, and went on to take Lianzhou. Labu, Prince Jian of the First Rank, was ordered to go from Jiangxi to relieve Guangdong. In this month, Zheng Jin took Zhangzhou; the Duke of Haicheng Huang Fangdu died there, and his household was slaughtered. Edit
In the twelfth month, on bingyin, the imperial son Yinreng was made Crown Prince; an edict was proclaimed within and without the capital, favours were granted and a general amnesty was declared. On yihai, because Le'erjin's army had long achieved nothing, his Councillor Ba'erbu and those below him were stripped of office. The troops at Ningxia mutinied, and the Provincial Commander Chen Fu died. On renwu, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of seven prefectures and five departments and counties in Huguang and Henan were remitted in varying degrees. Korea came with tribute. Edit
In the fifteenth year, bingchen, in the spring, the first month, on dinghai, Wang Jinbao was made Provincial Commander of Shaanxi, stationed at Qin Department. On jiawu, on account of the naming of the heir, honorific titles were respectfully added to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager. On yiwei, the Brigade General of Ningxia was raised to Provincial Commander, and Zhao Liangdong was given the post. On xinchou, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. Edit
In the second month, on dingsi, an edict forbade killing and plundering when the army took a city. On renxu, the Grand Secretary Tuhai was made Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, in command of all Shaanxi, with everyone from Beile Dong'e down placed under his orders. On guiyou, the emperor went to Gonghua City and instructed his escort not to trample the spring fields. On yihai, Wu Sangui's general Gao Dajie took Ji'an. On wuyin, Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, attacked Sangui's generals at Pingxiang, defeated them and recovered Pingxiang. On xinsi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. The Lieutenant-Colonel Zhang Guoyan, who had died in service, was posthumously made Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and given a hereditary rank. Edit
In the third month, on guiwei, the Duke of Haicheng Huang Fangdu was posthumously made a prince of the second rank. On bingxu, Wang Jinbao and Fonile heavily defeated Wu Zhimao at Beishan. On gengyin, Fulata besieged Wenzhou; Zeng Yangxing and Zu Hongxun came against him with all their forces, and the Deputy Lieutenant-General Ji'ertabu drove them off. On xinmao, the Yuezhou flotilla took Junshan. On gengzi, Le'erjin crossed the river and fought Sangui's forces, defeating them again and again. On yisi, Peng Dingqiu and others, two hundred and nine men, were granted the degree of jinshi, by distinction and by standing, in varying grades. On jiyou, Le'erjin fought Sangui's forces at Taiping Street, was worsted, and fell back to hold Jingzhou. On renzi, Zhao Lai was transferred to be Provincial Commander of Jiangxi. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinchou, Ma Xiong and Zu Zeqing, gathering the Yunnan rebels, attacked Guangdong. Shang Kexi was old and ill and could not lead the army; he memorialised again and again that the situation was urgent, but the relief troops did not arrive in time. Now, as the rebels pressed on Guangzhou, Shang Zhixin forced his father to go over to the rebels. The Governor-General Jin Guangzu, the Governors Tong Yangju and Chen Hongming, and the Provincial Commander Yan Ziming all surrendered with him. The Governor of Fujian Yang Xi and the Brigade General Baiyinda forced their way out through the gates. Shushu and Mangyitu fell back to Jiangxi. When the emperor heard of the upheaval in Guangdong, he ordered troops moved to reinforce Jiangxi. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, renwu, there was an eclipse of the sun. On yiyou, the post of Pacification Commissioner of Yunyang was set up again, and Yang Maoxun was appointed to it. On bingxu, the Chahan Khan of Russia sent envoys with tribute. On jihai, the Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands Tuhai defeated Wang Fuchen at Pingliang. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, renzi, Wang Fuchen surrendered, and Tuhai reported it. An edict restored his offices and made him General Who Quells the Bandits, to redeem himself by winning merit, and all his officers were pardoned. On jimao, Geng Jishan abandoned Jianchang and fled. The emperor instructed Jieshu: "Geng Jingzhong has withdrawn his own troops; clearly he is being pressed by the sea rebels. Seize the chance and advance quickly." Edit
In the seventh month, on the first day, xinsi, the Russian envoys were given saddled horses, clothing and goods. The Grand Secretary Xiong Cilu was dismissed. Mu Tianyan was made Governor of Jiangsu. On gengzi, Yao Wenran was made Minister of Justice and Lang Tingxiang Governor-General of Fujian. The General Who Spreads Martial Power Fonile, with Zhang Yong and Wang Jinbao, attacked Wu Zhimao at Qin Department and heavily defeated him, and the rebel host fled by night. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiayin, Muzhan recovered Li County. On renxu, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to the hot springs. On yihai, Laita attacked Ma Jiuyu at Quzhou and recovered Jiangshan, and Jiuyu abandoned his army and fled. Edit
In the ninth month, on the first day, gengchen, Laita advanced against Ma Jiuyu, broke him and recovered Changshan. He went on to attack the Xianxia Pass; the rebel general Jin Yinghu came out and surrendered, Pucheng was recovered, and Jianning was taken in succession. On guiwei, Zhang Yong recovered Jie Department. On yiwei, Geng Jingzhong murdered the former Governor-General Fan Chengmo. The Governor of Shanxi Da'erbu was dismissed for an offence. On bingwu, Muzhan was made General Who Subdues the South and moved his army to Huguang. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on xinyou, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager back to the palace. On yichou, the army of Jieshu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, halted at Yanping, and the rebel general Geng Jimei surrendered the city. Geng Jingzhong sent his son Xianzuo to hand over his false seal and ask to surrender; Jieshu entered Fuzhou and reported it. The emperor ordered his title restored, and that he redeem himself by joining the campaign against the sea rebels. His general Zeng Yangxing and the rebel general Zu Hongxun both surrendered. The government troops in Zhejiang recovered the two prefectures of Wenzhou and Chuzhou. The troops garrisoned at Yanzhou were withdrawn. On guiyou, the lecturers were ordered to lecture on the Comprehensive Mirror. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingxu, the sea rebels attacked Fuzhou, and the Lieutenant-General Lahada defeated them. On bingshen, the government troops besieged Changsha. The General Who Pacifies the Sea, Beizi Fulata, died with the army. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renzi, Geng Zhaozhong was sent as General Who Holds Peace, stationed at Fuzhou, to share command of the troops of the Jingnan feudatory. The rebel general Yan Ziming attacked Nankang, and Shushu drove him off. On dingsi, Shang Zhixin sent men to the camp of the Prince Jian asking to surrender and asking for troops, and this was reported. It was granted. Wu Sangui's general Wu Shicong killed Sun Yanling and occupied Guilin. On gengshen, the Duke of Haicheng Huang Fangshi escaped from among the rebels and returned. The emperor praised him, gave him the added title of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent, and sent him with his younger brother Huang Lan to join the great army of the Prince Kang against the rebels. The General Who Establishes Might Wudan recovered Shanyang. On xinwei, gold and silk were granted to the soldiers of all the armies. On bingzi, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Geng Jishan abandoned Shaowu, and the sea rebels occupied it. The Deputy Lieutenant-General Muhelin attacked them, and the rebel general Peng Shixun surrendered the city. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of thirty-four departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi and Shaanxi were remitted in varying degrees. Korea came with tribute. Edit
In the sixteenth year, dingsi, in the spring, the first month, on bingshen, the General Echu attacked Ji'an and was worsted, and the Vice Minister Bandi was ordered to ride there in haste and investigate the state of the army. Edit
In the second month, on jiwei, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On jiazi, a grand review was held in the Southern Park. The land tax of Fujian for this year was remitted, and the scattered refugees were gathered back. On bingyin, Enei was made General Who Punishes Rebels, to go to Yuezhou. On dingmao, Jieshu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, defeated Zheng Jin at Xinghua and Quanzhou; the rebels abandoned Zhangzhou and fled, and Haicheng was recovered. The Director Sedu was sent to Yuezhou to reward the army and look into its state. On xinwei, Jin Fu was made Director-General of the Yellow River Conservancy. On guiyou, merits in destroying the bandits at Huamachi were assessed, and the Mongol E'erduosi Beile Suonuomu and others were raised in rank in varying degrees. On yihai, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. In this month the government army in Jiangxi recovered Ruijin and Yanshan. Edit
In the third month, on jiashen, Mangyitu was made General Who Guards the South, to lead troops in Guangdong. On jichou, the emperor instructed the Ministry of Rites: "An emperor must reverently heed the warnings of Heaven; every sign that Heaven hangs in the sky bears on government. Officials are appointed for this alone, to watch and divine with care. Now the stars and planets trespass on one another, and frost and dew come out of season, yet the Imperial Board of Astronomy does not report the truth, failing in its charge. Let this be investigated, a penalty proposed and reported." On gengyin, members of the Hanlin Academy skilled in poetry, rhapsody and calligraphy were ordered to present their work. On yiwei, the former Brigade Generals Liu Jinzhong and Miao Zhixiu came to the camp of the Prince Kang to surrender, and were ordered to follow the main army in destroying the rebels. On guiwei, an edict said: "Since the war began, civil and military officials have given their lives defending the land entrusted to them and kept their loyalty whole. Some of their coffins lie far away and cannot be brought home, and their wives and children have no one to support them, which moves Us to deep sorrow. Let the local officials find them out and duly provide for them and send them home, to show the full meaning of Our honouring of loyalty." On jiachen, the Hanyu star appeared, and auspicious clouds appeared. On yisi, Wu Sangui gathered troops to hold Changsha. Le'erjin was ordered to advance to Linjiang, Tuhai to hold Hanzhong, Labu to hold Ji'an, Mangyitu to advance on Shaozhou, Echu to be stationed at Yuanzhou, and Shushu to guard Ganzhou. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiwei, Jieshu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, memorialised that Wu Chenren and others, people of Qingyuan County in Chuzhou Prefecture, had refused to follow the rebels, built stockades to defend themselves, held to righteousness and killed rebels, which was truly praiseworthy. The matter had been passed to the Governor-General and Governor of Zhejiang: those who served were to be given office, and those who went back to farming were to be rewarded; for those killed in battle, the commissioned Second Captain Wu Shounan and others, he asked that compassionate grants be made as well. This was followed. On xinyou, the emperor went to Ba Department to hunt. Yisang'a was made Minister of Works and Song Deyi Left Censor-in-Chief. On dingmao, the Provincial Commander Zhao Lai defeated local bandits at Taihe and captured the bandit chief Xiao Yuan. On wuchen, the Wenzhou-Chuzhou Circuit Intendant Chen Danchi and other officials who had died in service were given the hereditary privilege of office for their sons. On xinwei, the emperor composed the Ode on Great Virtue and Bright Blessings, wrote it on a screen and presented it to the Grand Empress Dowager. On yihai, Mangyitu's army reached Nan'an; Yan Ziming surrendered the city, and then Nanxiong was taken and Shaozhou entered. Edit
In the fifth month, on jimao, Shang Zhixin surrendered; his title was ordered restored, and he was to follow the main army against the rebels. The Prefect Fu Honglie, who had been banished to a garrison, was specially raised to be Governor of Guangxi. Before this, Honglie had been banished to Wuzhou for being the first to report Wu Sangui's treasonable designs. When the war broke out, Honglie submitted a plan of campaign, and so came this appointment. Soon after he was also made General Who Soothes the Man and Destroys the Bandits, to plan the taking of Guangxi with Mangyitu. On jiawu, Ga'erdan of the Elute attacked and defeated the Chechen Khan of the Ka'erka, and came to present the spoils of war; they were refused. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingsi, Zu Zeqing surrendered with Gaozhou. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on gengzi, Zheng Jin's general Liu Guoxuan attacked Dongguan from Huizhou; Shang Zhixin heavily defeated him, and the rebel general Chen Lian surrendered with Huizhou. On jiachen, the emperor sat in a side hall, called in the Grand Secretaries and others, gave them seats and discussed the classics and histories, and speaking of the evils of factions in former dynasties, instructed them to take warning. Mingzhu and Jueluo Ledehong were made Grand Secretaries. Edit
In the eighth month, on dingwei, Zhu Tongchang, a member of the Ming imperial house, rose in arms and took Guixi and Luxi. On jiwei, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. On bingyin, the Noble Consort, of the Niuhulu clan, was made Empress, and the lady of the Tongjia clan Noble Consort. On wuchen, Fu Honglie and others recovered Wuzhou. Edit
In the ninth month, on bingzi, the imperial clansman and duke Wenqi and the Provincial Commander Zhou Bushi were ordered to go to Huguang to help in the campaign. On guiwei, the efu Huashan was ordered to lead troops to reinforce the army of the Prince Jian, and Ke'erkedai to take his place at Jiangning. On dinghai, the emperor set out from the capital, visited the Xiao Mausoleum and toured the near frontier. On bingshen, he halted at Kala Hetun. On gengzi, he halted at Daxikabuqin'ang'a; Zhamusu and others of the Aohan tribe of the Mongols near the frontier came to pay court at the travelling palace and presented camels and horses, and were given gold and silk. Wu Sangui's generals Hu Guozhu and Ma Bao raided Shaozhou; the Generals Mangyitu and Echu attacked them from both sides and broke them, and the rebels fled; they pursued them past Lechang and recovered Renhua. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiachen, the emperor halted at the hot springs. On guichou, he returned to the palace. Fu Honglie defeated Wu Shicong at Zhaoping and recovered Xunzhou. The Provincial Judge of Fujian Wu Xingzuo defeated Zhu Tongchang at Guangze, and his followers seized Tongchang and surrendered. On guihai, the Southern Study was first set up, and the Reader-in-waiting Academician Zhang Ying and the Secretary Gao Shiqi were ordered to serve in it. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jimao, Wu Sangui's general Han Daren took Wan'an, and the Commander of the Guards Hakeshan defeated him. On gengzi, the god of Changbai Mountain was invested with a title, and officials were sent to sacrifice to it from afar. In this month, the government troops recovered Chaling and You County. Edit
In the twelfth month, on yisi, the sea rebels attacked Quanzhou, and the Provincial Commander Duan Yingju and others resisted them. On xinhai, the sea rebels attacked Qinzhou, and the Major Liu Shigui defeated them. The Councillor Lebei and the General Echu were ordered to advance and take Chenzhou and Yongzhou. On jisi, Feng Su was made Vice Minister of Justice. On xinyou, Venus was seen in the daytime. On xinwei, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of seventy departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea came with tribute. Edit
In the seventeenth year, wuwu, in the spring, the first month, on jichou, the Deputy Lieutenant-General Hadang and the Brigade General Xu Zhen attacked Han Daren at Ningdu; Daren fled to Tingzhou and surrendered at the camp of the Prince Kang, and was ordered to be sent under guard to the capital. On renchen, Guo Sihai was made Left Censor-in-Chief. On yiwei, an edict said: "When a dynasty rises, there must be learned scholars of great erudition to raise up the fortunes of letters and expound the classics and histories, ready to be consulted. In the leisure left from Our myriad affairs, We wish to find men of broad learning to aid Our study. Let all officials within and without the capital each recommend those they know who excel in both learning and conduct and whose writing is outstanding, whether they have held office or not, and We will examine them Ourselves." Thereupon the Grand Secretary Li Wei and others recommended Cao Rong and others, seventy-one men, who were ordered to assemble at the capital and await instructions. Edit
In the second month, on jiachen, Fu Honglie memorialised that Wu Sangui's troops were attacking Guangxi, and an edict ordered Echu and Lebei to hold Wuzhou. On jiwei, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture and wrote a preface to the Explanations of the Lectures on the Four Books. On dingmao, the Empress, of the Niuhulu clan, died, and was given the posthumous name Empress Xiaozhao. On xinwei, Mangyitu fought Wu Shicong at Pingle, was worsted, and fell back to hold Wuzhou. Shang Zhixin and the Lieutenant-General Ma Jiuyu were ordered to join forces and hold Wuzhou. Edit
In the third month, on bingzi, the government troops of Huguang attacked Yang Laijia and Hong Fu, defeated them and recovered Fang County. On dingchou, the sea rebels attacked Shimen, and Huang Fangshi defeated them. On guisi, Zu Zeqing rebelled again to join Wu Sangui. Edit
In the intercalary third month, on guimao, the emperor toured the area near the capital. On yichou, the Minister of the Imperial Household Kadai and the Minister Mala were ordered to go to the forty-nine banners of the Ke'erqin to preside over the assembly. On dingmao, Wu Sangui's general Lin Xingzhu came to the camp of the Prince An to surrender; an edict made him Marquis Jianyi, to follow the army against the rebels. The Deputy Lieutenant-Generals Ganduhai and Ajintai were arrested for questioning, for losing their chances in fighting the rebels in Jiangxi. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on gengwu, the sea rebel Cai Yin took Pinghe and pressed on Chaozhou. On jiaxu, Zu Zeqing attacked Dianbai; Shang Zhixin and Echu attacked him, and Zeqing fled. On gengyin, the local bandit Yuan Benxiu of Qingyang rose in revolt, and the government troops attacked and beheaded him. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, gengzi, the Duke of Haicheng Huang Fangshi died with the army, and his younger brother Fangtai was ordered to succeed to the title. On wushen, the Governor-General of Fujian Lang Tingxiang, the Governor Yang Xi and the Provincial Commander Duan Yingju were all dismissed; Yao Qisheng was made Governor-General of Fujian, Wu Xingzuo Governor of Fujian, and Yang Jie Provincial Commander of the Fujian land and sea forces. On jiayin, the emperor went to the western suburb to look at the crops. The jinong of the Elute tribe, pressed by Ga'erdan, came inside the frontier, and Zhang Yong drove him out. Edit
In the sixth month, on renshen, Shangshan sent Lin Xingzhu, who defeated Sangui's flotilla at Junshan. On dinghai, because of severe drought in high summer, the emperor went on foot to the Altar of Heaven to pray. That day there was heavy rain. On renchen, Wu Sangui's generals attacked Yongxing; the Lieutenant-General the Earl Yilibu and the Commander Hakeshan fought them, were defeated and killed. The sea rebels attacked Lianzhou, and the Brigade General Ban Shaoming and others drove them off. Wu Sangui's troops attacked Chenzhou; the Deputy Lieutenant-General Shuodai fought them, was worsted and fled to Yongxing. On dingyou, an edict said: "Since the war began, the officers and men have worn armour and borne weapons through the height of summer and the depth of winter, enduring every toil, and We greatly pity them. Let the Ministry of War find out those in the army who are burdened with debts, and the government will repay them; and let the families of those killed or wounded in battle be given relief." Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, Zheng Jin took Haicheng, and the Commander of the Vanguard Xifo, the Deputy Lieutenant-General Muhelin and the Provincial Commander Duan Yingju died there. On jiachen, Zheng Jin attacked Quanzhou. On jiayin, Anzhuhu was made General of Fengtian. On renxu, Wei Xiangshu was made Left Censor-in-Chief. On bingyin, the Academician of the Hanlin Academy Chen Tingjing and the Reader-Academician Ye Fang'ai were called to serve in the Southern Study. In this month, Wu Sangui usurped the imperial title at Hengzhou. Edit
In the eighth month, on jimao, the Grand General Who Secures Distant Lands and Quells the Bandits, Beile Shangshan, died with the army, and Beile Chani was ordered to replace him. On gengwu, envoys of Afonso, King of the Western Ocean [Portugal], came with tribute. On guiwei, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture and gave copies of his own collected poems to Chen Tingjing and others. On yiwei, Wu Sangui died, and the siege of Yongxing was lifted. The Kangxi Perpetual Calendar was issued. On bingshen, an edict said: "The rebel chief who led the revolt has met the punishment of Heaven. Those who were entangled by mistake should be treated with leniency. Any who repent and come over shall none of them be punished." Edit
In the ninth month, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to the hot springs and went on to visit the Xiao Mausoleum. Yao Qisheng and Lahada heavily defeated the sea rebels at Wugong Hill; Liu Guoxuan fled, and the siege of Quanzhou was lifted. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guiwei, the emperor toured the near frontier, halted at the Luan River and reviewed the troops of Santun Camp. On jichou, the General Enei defeated Wu Yingqi at Shikou. On dingyou, the emperor's fourth son Yinzhen was born; he was Shizong, and his mother was of the Wuya clan. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jihai, Lahada memorialised that the sea rebels had cut the Jiangdong Bridge, making it hard for troops to advance to relieve Quanzhou. The Reader-Academician Li Guangdi, living at home, had served as guide for the main army, repaired and opened the dangerous roads and provided supplies, and he asked that his merit be considered. The imperial reply said: "Li Guangdi, at the very beginning of the upheaval, sent a secret memorial on what should be done. Now he has also welcomed the great army and procured grain, which is greatly to be praised. Let him be promoted at once to Academician." On xinyou, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager back to the palace. On guihai, the Provincial Commander of the Fujian land forces Yang Jie was given the added title of General Who Shows Martial Valour, and Wang Zhiding was made Provincial Commander of the Fujian navy. Edit
In the twelfth month, on dinghai, Echu and Fu Honglie fought Wu Shicong at Teng County, were worsted, and fell back to hold Wuzhou. On yiwei, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of seventy departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and the Western Ocean came with tribute. Edit
In the eighteenth year, jiwei, in the spring, the first month, on wushen, officials were sent to give relief in Shandong and Henan. On jiayin, Beile Chani led the flotilla to besiege Yuezhou; the rebel general Wu Yingqi fled, and Yuezhou was recovered. The emperor went to the Meridian Gate to proclaim the victory. Posts of Brigade General Attached to the Campaign were set up to place surrendered generals, and soon abolished. On renxu, Liu Guoxuan attacked Changle, and the Governor-General Yao Qisheng, with Ji'ertabu and Wu Xingzuo, defeated him. On jiazi, Yuele recovered Changsha. Edit
In the second month, on bingyin, Fu Honglie fought Wu Shicong at Wuzhou, and the rebels fled. On jisi, an edict listed the crimes of the wicked people of Jiangxi who had followed the rebels, but still remitted their tax arrears. On jiaxu, Le'erjin, Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank, led his troops across the river and recovered Songzi, Zhijiang, Yidu and Lizhou one by one, and the rebel general Hong Fu surrendered with his flotilla. On wuyin, Labu, Prince Jian of the First Rank, sent the Commander of the Vanguard Xifo, who recovered Hengzhou, and the rebel generals Wu Guogui and Xia Guoxiang fled. On gengchen, an edict ordered the princes and great ministers at the front to deliberate on the advance into Yunnan and Guizhou. Zhou Youde was made Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou, Sang'e Provincial Commander of Yunnan, and Zhao Lai Provincial Commander of Guizhou, all to follow the imperial army in the advance. Yang Yongjian was made Governor of Guizhou. On guiwei, Kuazha was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, bingshen, the emperor himself examined the candidates for the Erudite Scholars of Vast Learning in the Baohe Hall, and Peng Sunyu and others, fifty men, were given posts as Reader-in-waiting, Lecturer-in-waiting, Compiler, Corrector and the like. The History of the Ming was to be compiled, with the Academicians Xu Yuanwen and Ye Fang'ai and the Instructor of the Heir Apparent Zhang Yushu as directors-general. On dingyou, the emperor went to Baoding County to hunt. On jiachen, Xu Zhidu was made Provincial Commander of Huguang. The General Muzhan attacked Wu Guogui at Yongzhou, defeated him, and recovered Yongzhou, Dao Department and Yongming. On jiyou, the emperor returned to the palace. On wuwu, Gui Yunsu and others, one hundred and fifty-one men, were granted the degree of jinshi, by distinction and by standing, in varying grades. On gengshen, the coffins of the generals killed in battle at Yuezhou arrived, and imperial guards were sent to meet them and offer libations. The same was done when the coffins of the officers and men killed in battle in Fujian arrived. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on bingyin, Yang Maoxun was made Governor-General of Sichuan, stationed at Yunyang. On wuchen, Wan Zhengse was made Provincial Commander of the Fujian navy. On jimao, the drought being severe, the emperor went on foot to the Altar of Heaven to pray. That day there was heavy rain. Mangyitu attacked Wu Shicong at Xunzhou and defeated and drove him off. On renyin, the emperor went out of the Fucheng Gate to look at the crops. Edit
In the fifth month, on gengxu, Liu Guoxuan attacked the Jiangdong Bridge, and Laita fought a great battle and defeated him. Edit
In the sixth month, on xinwei, an edict said: "In an age of flourishing order, there is a surplus of one year's grain in three and of three in nine. For when the granaries are full, rites and teaching flourish, and floods and droughts need cause no fear. We hear of late that the common people do not know how to lay by stores, and whenever a poor year comes they mostly drift away from their homes. To promote thrift and transform the people, so that they eat in due season and spend according to the rites, depends solely on good officials. Let the governors-general and governors choose their officials and teach the people, to fulfil Our wishes." On jimao, Xifo was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiawu, Jin Fu memorialised that the dam works at Huai'an and Yangzhou were finished, and that the land drained dry was being given to people recruited to farm it. On dingwei, the emperor visited Longxi, Prince Chun of the First Rank, in his illness. Longxi died. On yimao, Echu defeated Wu Shicong at Nanning, and Shicong fled. On gengshen, there was an earthquake in the capital; an edict issued one hundred thousand taels from the inner treasury for relief, and houses damaged by the earthquake were to be repaired by the government. On renxu, the emperor called the court officials and told them: "We are lacking in virtue and Our government is not in harmony, so that this earthquake has come as a warning. We are fearful and cannot be at ease, and earnestly seek the cause of the calamity. Is it that the officials who govern the people take harshly from them to curry favour? That great ministers form factions and cliques and appoint their own men? That army officers burn and plunder and are not restrained? That remissions of tax and exemptions from service are not carried out in truth? That officials who judge cases wrong the common people? That princes, dukes and great ministers cannot control their underlings, so that the humble people are encroached upon? If any one of these is so, it is enough to bring calamity. Only if the great ministers keep to the law and the lesser officials are honest, if government is fair and lawsuits are rightly judged, may we hope to move Heaven above and dispel the baleful forces. Therefore We make Our mind plainly known, wishing to strive together with all officials great and small within and without the capital." Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, guihai, the General Muzhan recovered Xinning. On jiazi, Fu Honglie recovered Liucheng and Rong County. On gengchen, the Provincial Commander Zhao Guozuo and the General Lin Xingzhu heavily defeated Wu Guogui at Wugang; Guogui died, and Wugang Department was recovered. Edit
In the ninth month, on gengxu, prayers were offered at the Altar of Heaven on account of the earthquake. On xinhai, Labu, Prince Jian of the First Rank, was ordered to hold Guilin. On jiayin, Jin Guangzu seized the rebel general Zu Zeqing and sent him to the capital, where he and his son Liangpian were put to death by dismemberment. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on xinwei, an edict ordered the Generals Zhang Yong and Wang Jinbao and the Provincial Commanders Zhao Liangdong and Sun Sike to take Sichuan. Wang Jinbao and Zhao Liangdong set out. On guiwei, Wang Jinbao took the Wu Pass and recovered Feng County. Zhao Liangdong recovered Liangdang. Edit
In the eleventh month, on wuxu, Wang Jinbao attacked the rebel general Wang Pingfan, who fled to Guangyuan, and recovered Hanzhong. On gengzi, Zhao Liangdong recovered Lueyang and went on to take the Yangping Pass. On dingyou, Xu Zhen was made Provincial Commander of Jiangxi. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renxu, Cai Yurong was made General Who Calms Distant Lands, to advance and settle Yunnan and Guizhou. The Generals Fonile and Wudan took the Lianghe Pass; the rebel general Han Jinqing fled, and Xing'an, Pingli, Ziyang, Shiquan, Hanyin, Xunyang and Baihe, and Zhushan and Zhuxi in Yunyang, were recovered. On dingmao, the emperor went to the Southern Park. On xinwei, an edict ordered Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, to bring the army back with Lin Xingzhu. On renwu, Zhao Liangdong was made General of Valour and Strategy. On yichou, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of two hundred and sixty-one departments and counties in Shuntian, Jiangnan, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Zhejiang, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Ryukyu and Annam came with tribute. Edit
In the nineteenth year, gengshen, in the spring, the first month, on jiawu, Zhao Liangdong recovered Long'an Prefecture and advanced to Mianzhu; the rebels' Governor Zhang Wen and others came out to surrender, and he then entered Chengdu. An edict made Liangdong Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou. Wang Jinbao took the Chaotian Pass and recovered Guangyuan; Wang Pingfan hanged himself, and Wu Zhimao was taken alive. On renzi, the emperor went to Gonghua City and sent a Minister of the Imperial Household to offer a libation at the tomb of Tulai, Duke Zhaoxun. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, xinyou, an edict ordered Wudan to join Zhao Liangdong in advancing on Yunnan, Wang Jinbao to hold Sichuan, Le'erjin to take Chongqing, and Xu Zhidu to hold Jingzhou. On yichou, Fonile took Shunqing Prefecture, and the counties of Tongchuan, Zhongjiang, Nanbu, Peng County, Guang'an and Xichong all fell. On dingmao, an edict ordered Mangyitu to lead Ma Jiuyu, Jin Guangzu and Gao Chengyin in an advance on Yunnan. On jisi, the emperor went to the Southern Park. On bingzi, a grand review was held. Yu Chenglong was made Governor of Zhili. Xu Zhidu heavily defeated the rebel general Yang Laijia, recovered Wushan and went on to take Kuizhou. Yang Maoxun recovered Dachang and Daning. On guiwei, Wan Zhengse defeated the sea rebels at Haitan. Edit
In the third month, on xinmao, Wudan recovered Chongqing, and Da Department, Fengxiang and the other departments and counties were all settled. Yang Laijia surrendered and was sent to the capital. On yiwei, Yi Pi was made Governor of Yunnan. On dingyou, the army of Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, returned, and the emperor went to the Lugou Bridge to welcome it. On xinchou, Ma Chengyin lured Fu Honglie into a trap and seized him. Before this, Ma Xiong had held Liuzhou; when he died, his son Chengyin surrendered with Liuzhou. Now he rebelled again and sent Honglie captive to Guiyang, where he refused to submit and died. The General Who Pacifies the South Laita recovered Tongshan and was ordered to hold Chaozhou against Chengyin. Wan Zhengse attacked the sea rebels at Pinghai Bay and took it, and went on to take Meizhou, Nanri, Chongwu and the other bays. Zhu Tiangui surrendered. Lahada attacked Liu Guoxuan and defeated him, and he fled to Xiamen. The rebel general Su Kan came out to surrender, and Lahada went on to settle Yuzhou, Shima, Haicheng, Mazhou and other places, nineteen stockades in all, and with Wu Xingzuo took Jinmen. On jiyou, Chani took the Chenlong Pass, and Cai Yurong recovered Tongren. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, gengshen, Laita was made Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. On guihai, Muzhan and Dong Weiguo defeated Wu Yingqi, recovered Yuanzhou and Jing Department, and went on to recover Liping. On dingmao, because the Academician Zhang Ying and others were serving in the inner court and were ready every day to be consulted, the emperor sent their names to the ministry for generous advancement, and Gao Shiqi and Du Ne were both given Hanlin posts. On jisi, the Hanlin scholars of the Southern Study were ordered to lecture every evening on the Comprehensive Mirror. On bingzi, the emperor prayed for rain at the Altar of Heaven, and the next day it rained. On jimao, the Lectures on the Book of Documents were issued. Wang Jinbao returned to Guyuan because of illness, and his son the Brigade General Yongyu was put in command of the army stationed at Baoning. On gengchen, the Imperial Clan Court presented the jade register of the imperial clan. Edit
In the fifth month, on renchen, the Governor of Gansu was ordered to govern from Lanzhou. On yisi, Mangyitu joined forces to attack Ma Chengyin, who surrendered again, and was ordered to be seized and sent to the capital. On jiyou, a customs post was set up at the Shanhai Pass to collect duties. Edit
In the sixth month, on jiazi, Cai Yurong recovered Sinan. On dingchou, the gruel kitchens of the Five Wards of the capital were ordered to stay open three months more, and thirty physicians of the Imperial Medical Office were sent to treat sickness and epidemic among the starving. On renwu, the Deputy Lieutenant-General Ma'erhaqi and the Battalion Commander Ma Shunde were sentenced for letting their soldiers kill people. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiawu, the selection of officials who had purchased their rank for posts as supervising censors and censors by examination was stopped. The Governor-General of Fujian Fan Chengmo and the Governor of Guangxi Ma Xiongzhen were honoured and their families given relief; they were given posthumous offices, posthumous names and the hereditary privilege for their sons. On yisi, Zhe'erken was made Left Censor-in-Chief. On jiyou, Le'erjin, Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank, was relieved of his post as grand general and recalled to the capital. Edit
In the eighth month, on wuchen, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. On jisi, Laita was ordered to move to Guangzhou, with Boji's troops to reinforce him. On wuyin, the Grand Secretary Suo'etu was dismissed. On renwu, the General Mangyitu died with the army, and Lebei replaced him. On jiashen, because Shang Zhixin, when his subordinate Wang Guoguang denounced his crimes, had put him to death on his own authority, an edict ordered Zhixin to take his own life. His younger brother Zhijie and his partisan Li Tianzhi were all executed, and his household was escorted back to the capital. Edit
In the intercalary eighth month, on yiwei, all the generals were ordered to treat the soldiers of the Green Standard well. On renzi, Wang Yongyu was made General of Guangdong. Edit
In the ninth month, on guihai, Wu Shifan sent his generals Xia Guozhu and Ma Bao to make a stealthy raid into Sichuan; Tan Hong rebelled again to join them, and they took Luzhou and Yongning in turn, and the local bandits of Kuizhou joined them. The Generals Wudan and Ga'erhan and the Provincial Commanders Fan Dali and Xu Zhidu were ordered to attack them by separate routes. On yichou, Laita was made Grand General Who Pacifies the South, to lead troops into Yunnan. On wuyin, Wudan recovered Luzhou. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, Renhuai was lost; Wudan was dismissed, and Ekejiha took command of his army. On wuxu, Amida was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. Ga'erhan recovered Wushan. On renyin, the army of the Grand General Jieshu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, returned, and the emperor went out to the suburbs to welcome it. On wushen, Zhangtai and Muzhan defeated Wu Shifan at Zhenyuan. Ga'erhan attacked Tan Hong at Tiekai Gorge and defeated him. In this month, the princes and great ministers reported their judgment on the princes, beile and great ministers who had been slack and caused delays in the campaign. By imperial decision, Le'erjin was stripped of his princely title, his property was confiscated and he was held in confinement. Shangshan and Chani were both stripped of the rank of Beile. Lanbu was stripped of the rank of Duke Who Guards the State. Zhuman was stripped of the post of Lieutenant-General and strangled at once. The others were in varying degrees stripped of office, deprived of hereditary ranks, flogged, or had their property confiscated. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, bingchen, at the winter solstice, Heaven was sacrificed to at the Round Altar. A comet appeared, and an edict called for frank criticism. On jiazi, Beizi Zhangtai advanced and recovered Pingyue, and then entered Guiyang. The rebel chief Wu Shifan, with Wu Yingqi and others, fled by night. The three prefectures of Anshun, Shiqian and Duyun all fell. On gengwu, Dahali was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. On bingzi, the Brigade General of northern Sichuan Gao Meng defeated Peng Shiheng at Nanxi Bridge, recovered Yingshan, went on to besiege Lingjiu Stockade, and beheaded the rebel general Wei Qingwu. On jiashen, the Provincial Commander Zhou Bushi recovered Sinan. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renchen, Xu Yuanwen was made Left Censor-in-Chief. On jiawu, Gao Meng recovered Qu County. On yiwei, the Provincial Commander Sang'e heavily defeated Wu Shifan at Yongning and pursued him to the Iron Chain Bridge; the rebels burned the bridge and fled. The native chieftains Long Tianyou and Sha Qilong built a pontoon bridge over the Pan River to take the great army across. On renyin, Gao Meng recovered Guang'an Department. On gengxu, Hao Yu was made Governor of Guangxi. On guichou, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of one hundred and eighty-six departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Fujian, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu came with tribute. Edit
In the twentieth year, xinyou, in the spring, the first month, on renshen, the rebel general Li Benshen surrendered and was sent in fetters to the capital. On guiyou, the Brigade General Gao Meng recovered Da Department. On jiaxu, the General Ga'erhan recovered Yunyang; Tan Hong died, and Ga'erhan went on to recover Zhongzhou, Wan County and Kai County. On yihai, the Vice Minister Wendai was ordered to put the canal at Tongzhou in order. On bingzi, the General Muzhan and the Provincial Commander Zhao Lai attacked Xia Guoxiang and others, drove them off and recovered Pingyuan. On xinsi, more lecturers were appointed. An edict ordered the judicial officials to be careful in punishment. In this month, Zheng Jin died, and his son Keshuang succeeded to the command of his followers. Edit
In the second month, on jichou, the army of Beizi Zhangtai reached Annan Guard and attacked the rebel general Xian Yu at Jiangxi Slope. The rebels drew up their elephants in battle line to resist. The government troops attacked fiercely in three divisions and broke them utterly. The rebels fled; Gongtu and Dahantai pursued and defeated them again, and recovered Pu'an Department and the Xinxing post. On renchen, the Deputy Lieutenant-General Mangyilu defeated the rebel Zhang Zufa and others at Sanshan. On jiawu, an edict abolished all the past practices of the three feudatories that harmed the people. The salt certificates of Fengtian were remitted. The army of the Grand General Laita reached Guangxi, heavily defeated the rebels at Huangcao Dam, recovered Anlong and entered Qujing. Gao Meng recovered Dongxiang and defeated Peng Shiheng at Yuecheng Stockade. On wuxu, one more Manchu Vice Director was added to the Imperial Board of Astronomy. The Lieutenant-Generals Xifu, Maji and Shuota recovered Malong Department and the town of Yanglin and entered Songming Department, and the rebels fled. Muzhan recovered Qianxi and Dading and beheaded the rebel general Zhang Weijian. On yisi, Beizi Zhangtai, the Grand General Laita and the General Cai Yurong entered Yunnan one after another. The rebel generals Hu Guobing and Liu Qilong came out to resist them; the government armies attacked separately and defeated them, and beheaded Guobing and Qilong. On xinhai, the emperor visited the Xiao Mausoleum. Edit
In the third month, on jiachen, the General Who Spreads Awe Ekejiha impeached himself for failing to relieve Jianchang. An edict replaced him with Jueluo Jihali. On xinyou, the Empress Renxiao and the Empress Xiaozhao were buried in the mausoleum at Changrui Mountain. An edict ordered that memorials read and endorsed at the travelling palace be reviewed and checked by the Grand Secretaries. On renxu, Hu Guozhu attacked Jianchang, and the General Fonile drove him off and recovered Mahu. On guihai, Ma Bao abandoned Zunyi and attacked Luzhou and Xuzhou. An edict ordered Fonile and Zhao Liangdong to strike the Yunnan rebels quickly and not let them turn back to relieve them. On bingyin, the Salt Controller Gao Tianjue, the Prefect Zhang Ruiwu and others who had died in service in Fujian were given posthumous offices, relief for their families and the hereditary privilege for their sons. On wuchen, the native chieftain Lu Daoqing surrendered with Yongning. On guiyou, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to the hot springs at Zunhua. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, jiachen, Wang Yongyu recovered Naxi, Jiang'an, Renhuai and Hejiang. On jiyou, Beizi Zhangtai sent envoys to win over the various districts, and Wuding, Dali, Lin'an, Yongshun and Yao'an all surrendered. On renzi, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager back to the palace. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, guichou, the Provincial Commander Zhou Bushi took Zunyi, received the surrender of the rebel official Jin Shijun and others, and recovered Zhen'an Department and the counties of Renhuai, Tongzi, Suiyang and others. On jiwei, officials were sent to inspect the drought in the Mongol Sunite and other banners. On yichou, an edict ordered that department and county magistrates called up for posts at the capital who had once fallen into rebel hands were not to be chosen as supervising censors or censors. On xinsi, the Grand General Beizi Zhangtai reported that he had reached the provincial capital of Yunnan, and the rebel general Li Famei surrendered with the two prefectures of Heqing and Lijiang. Edit
In the sixth month, on wuzi, the house tax silver of Shanxi and Shaanxi was abolished. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dingsi, the Minister of Rites Guo Sihai was made concurrently head of the Ministry of Justice. On gengshen, an edict ordered that the people's fields in Sichuan occupied by officers and soldiers be found out and returned. On xinyou, the Lieutenant-General Xifu and the Provincial Commander Sang'e attacked Ma Bao at Wumu Mountain and heavily defeated him. Ma Bao surrendered, was sent in fetters to the capital and executed. On yichou, Zhao Liangdong sent the Brigade General Li Fangshu, who defeated Hu Guozhu, recovered Jianchang and entered Yunnan. On wuchen, an edict ordered Tuhai to bring Wang Fuchen back to the capital. On renshen, a banquet was given at the Yingtai, to which all officials from Assistant Department Director up were admitted, and they were given coloured silks. On jimao, Shi Lang was made Provincial Commander of the Fujian navy, to plan the taking of Taiwan, and Wan Zhengse was moved to be Provincial Commander of the land forces. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, xinsi, there was an eclipse of the sun. On yisi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinhai, the emperor toured the capital region. The coffin of the late Prince Who Pacifies the South, Shang Kexi, arrived at Tongzhou; eight thousand taels of silver were granted, and an official was sent to offer tea and fruit. On wuwu, the emperor halted at Xiong County, summoned the Department Magistrate Wu Jian and asked about the breach of the Hun River and the people's sufferings from the flood. On bingyin, the emperor returned to the capital. An edict suspended the autumn executions for this year. On renshen, the wage silver of the grain-transport soldiers was restored. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guiwei, the Governor of Pianyuan Han Shiqi defeated the rebel general Huang Ming at Guzhou. On jiashen, Ga'erdan of the Elute came with tribute. On yiyou, the army of the Grand Secretary Tuhai returned, and the emperor praised and rewarded him. On renchen, an edict withdrew the officers and soldiers of the two feudatories of Pingnan and Jingnan back to the capital. On guimao, an edict excused Tulufan from its tribute of dogs and horses. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinhai, an edict ordered that all those who had followed the rebels, apart from those who had openly resisted the imperial army, be stripped of office and sent home. Nuomai was made Lieutenant-General of a Chinese-martial banner. On guihai, the Grand General Who Settles Distant Lands and Pacifies the Bandits, Beizi Zhangtai, the Grand General Who Pacifies the South, the Lieutenant-General Laita, the General of Valour and Strategy, the Governor-General Zhao Liangdong, and the General Who Calms Distant Lands, the Governor-General Cai Yurong, memorialised that the imperial army had entered the city of Yunnan on the twenty-eighth day of the tenth month; Wu Shifan had killed himself and his head had been sent to the capital, Wu Sangui's bones had been scattered and shown within and without the capital, the rebels' chief minister Fang Guangchen had been executed, and the rest of the rebels had surrendered; Yunnan was pacified. That day, in order to announce it at the Xiao Mausoleum, the imperial carriage halted at Jizhou. On dingmao, he sacrificed at the Xiao Mausoleum. On xinwei, Beizi Zhangtai and the General Zhao Liangdong were recalled to the capital. On yihai, the emperor hunted in the Southern Hills and killed three tigers with his arrows. On jimao, he set out on the return journey. Edit
In the twelfth month, on wuzi, a Manchu general was set up to be stationed at Jingzhou, and a Chinese-martial general at Hanzhong. On guisi, the officials asked to present the emperor with an honorific title. The edict said: "Since the rebels raised revolt and wicked people answered them, the armies have been worn out with campaigning and the villages exhausted with transporting supplies. On top of this, floods and droughts have come one after another and calamities and portents have appeared again and again. All this has been brought about by Our lack of virtue. By the blessing of the spirits of the ancestral temples and the altars of the state, the rebels have been cut down. This is the very time to promote the worthy and good and to give the people rest, and instead to be complacently self-satisfied and indulge in meaningless embellishment, could We help being ashamed? Let it not be done." A make-up provincial examination was held for Guangxi. On wuxu, the Grand Secretary Tuhai died. On jihai, the emperor went to the Gate of Supreme Harmony to receive congratulations and proclaimed the victory within and without the capital. On guimao, honorific titles were added to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager; an edict of grace was issued, gifts were given to the imperial clan and to the outer vassals, titles were conferred and posthumous honours granted, the quotas of the provincial examinations were enlarged, recluses were recommended, chaste widows and filial children were honoured, orphans and the solitary were given relief, and all crimes except those excluded from ordinary amnesties were pardoned. Yu Chenglong was made Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi, and Wu Xingzuo Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi. On dingwei, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of seventy-five departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. The adult males registered numbered 17,230,000, and the silver levied came to something over 22,183,760 taels. The salt and tea taxes came to 2,399,468 taels of silver. The coins cast numbered 231,390,000. Korea and the Elute came with tribute. Edit
In the twenty-first year, renxu, in the spring, the first month, on renxu, at the Lantern Festival, the emperor gave a banquet to the court officials, they watched the lanterns and composed a poem in linked verses in the Boliang style. The emperor began with the line: "A bright sun and gentle breeze spread over all the lands." The court officials followed with lines in turn. The emperor wrote a Preface to the Poems of the Fine Banquet of Peace, which was carved on stone at the Hanlin Academy. On bingyin, Cai Yurong was transferred to be Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou. On wuchen, the princes and great ministers memorialised: "Geng Jingzhong, whose family had held a princely title for generations, willingly rebelled and spread disorder in Zhejiang and Jiangxi and as far as Anhui and Huizhou; had it not been for the valour of the army and the efforts of the officials, where would it have ended? Li Benshen, Liu Jinzhong and others, provincial commanders and brigade generals for many years, with high office and rich pay, could not change their owl's cry, but bowed their heads and followed the rebels, and to what gain? All should be punished with the utmost severity, as a great safeguard and as an example for the ways of the world and the hearts of men. We respectfully submit our proposal and ask for Your decision." The imperial decision was that Geng Jingzhong, Zeng Yangxing, Bai Xianzhong, Liu Jinzhong and Li Benshen were all to be put to death by dismemberment and their heads exposed. Geng Jingzhong's son Geng Jizuo, Li Benshen's grandsons Li Xiangqian and Li Xiangkun and his nephews Li Jixiang and Li Jimin, together with Zu Hongxun and others, were all beheaded. Chen Menglei, Li Xueshi, Jin Jing and Tian Qijiao, who had been entangled by the rebels, all had their death sentences reduced by one degree. On jisi, Yuexi, son of Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, was specially made Prince Xi of the Second Rank. Edit
In the second month, on gengchen, Dadu was made Left Censor-in-Chief. On guiwei, for the pacification of Yunnan, officials were sent to announce it with sacrifices to the sacred mountains and great rivers, the tombs of the ancient emperors, and the Former Teacher at Queli. On jiashen, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. On bingxu, Tong Guowei was made Chamberlain of the Imperial Bodyguard. On xinmao, the emperor kept a fast at Jingshan to pray for blessings for the Grand Empress Dowager. On guisi, the emperor set out on a tour to the east. The Crown Prince Yinreng went with him. The Mongol princes, beile and others asked to present the emperor with an honorific title, and this was not allowed. Muzhan was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. The sorcerer Zhu Fangdan was executed. On wuxu, the emperor halted at the Shanhai Pass and sent a great minister to sacrifice at the temple of Boyi and Shuqi. Edit
In the third month, on renzi, the emperor visited the Fu and Zhao Mausoleums and halted at Shengjing. On jiayin, he made the announcing sacrifice at the Fu Mausoleum. On bingchen, he made the announcing sacrifice at the Zhao Mausoleum. Gifts were given generously to everyone from the generals down to the mausoleum guardians, retired officials of advanced age, and armoured soldiers discharged or without duty. A special amnesty was granted to Shengjing and Ningguta. The taxes of the places along the imperial route were remitted. On jiwei, the emperor visited the Yong Mausoleum and performed the announcing sacrifice. The emperor wrote to the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager and sent them silver carp and sturgeon. On gengshen, the emperor went by the mountain road to Wula to hunt. On xinyou, he sacrificed from afar to Changbai Mountain. On yihai, he went boating on the Songhua River. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinsi, the emperor set out on the return journey. A banquet was given to the General and Deputy Lieutenant-Generals of Ningguta, and gifts were given to retired officials and armoured soldiers. On yisi, he halted at Zhonghousuo. Delin, son of the exile Wang Tingshi, appealed to the emperor asking to serve his father's term of garrison exile in his place, and the ministry advised against permitting it. The emperor instructed: "What Wang Delin says is truly pitiable. To meet Us when We come here is also a rare chance. Father and son are both scholars; both may be released and sent home." Edit
In the fifth month, on xinhai, the emperor returned to the capital. On renzi, an edict said that Ningguta was bitterly cold, and exiles were to be sent to Liaoyang instead. On jiwei, the Grand Secretary Du Lide asked to retire, and a kindly edict granted it. On bingyin, Jilin was excused from its tribute of hawks, and corvee labour was reduced. On wuchen, Wang Xi was made Grand Secretary. Edit
In the sixth month, on yiyou, Tong Guoyao was made General of Fuzhou. On gengyin, the duke Wohe was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. On jiachen, the Grand Secretary Feng Pu asked to retire; a kindly edict granted it, and an official was sent to escort him home by the post-horses. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on gengxu, Hang'ai was made Left Censor-in-Chief. On jiayin, the Minister of Justice Wei Xiangshu and the Vice Minister of Personnel Ke'erkun were ordered to tour and inspect the capital region, and to arrest and report powerful men who oppressed the people. On yimao, the pacification of the three rebels was proclaimed to the Mongols. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingzi, an edict ordered the Sub-chancellors of the Grand Secretariat to take part in deliberating government affairs. On guimao, Tan Hong's sons Tan Tianmi and Tan Tianlun were executed. Edit
In the ninth month, on wushen, Cai Shengyuan and others, one hundred and seventy-six men, were granted the degree of jinshi, by distinction and by standing, in varying grades. On jiazi, an edict ordered that the emperor attend court daily to hear the business of government, in spring and summer at the start of the chen hour, and in autumn and winter at the middle of the chen hour. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiashen, the Grand General Who Settles Distant Lands, Beizi Zhangtai, and the Grand General Who Subdues the South, the Lieutenant-General Laita, returned in triumph, and the emperor went to the suburbs to welcome them. On jichou, Huang Ji and Wu Zhengzhi were made Grand Secretaries. On xinmao, an edict ordered the Veritable Records of Taizu revised, and the Sacred Instructions of the three reigns and the Military Record of the Pacification of the Three Rebels compiled. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jiayin, Li Zhifang was made Minister of War, Xifu General of Xi'an, and Wadai General of Jiangning. On wuwu, an edict ordered a Shrine of the Two Loyal Men built in Guangxi, to sacrifice to the Governors Ma Xiongzhen and Fu Honglie. On gengshen, Zhao Lai was made Lieutenant-General of a Chinese-martial banner. On wuchen, Shi Weihan was made Governor-General of Zhejiang, and Ga'erhan Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jimao, the former Governor of Guangxi Chen Hongqi was sentenced to death for following the rebels, and was ordered banished to Ningguta instead. On guiwei, Xu Zhen was made Provincial Commander of Guangdong. On wuzi, Dahai's grandson Chenbulu was given office as Department Director in the Ministry of Justice. On guisi, punishments were decided for breaches of military discipline on campaign: Labu, Prince Jian of the First Rank, was deprived of his title, and the others were in varying degrees banished to garrisons, demoted or dismissed. On gengzi, Langtan returned from a mission to the Heilong River and reported how the Luocha [Russians] were violating the frontier. The General of Ningguta Bahai and the Deputy Lieutenant-General Sabusu were ordered to lead troops to guard against them. Wooden forts were built on the Heilong River and at Huma'er, and the troops were divided to farm military colonies. Edit
This year, the assessed taxes of seventy-eight departments, counties and guard stations stricken by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Zhejiang, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Annam came with tribute. Edit
In the twenty-second year, guihai, in the spring, the first month, on yimao, the court officials were given a banquet and gifts. On jiwei, the emperor watched officers and soldiers compete in archery. Edit
In the second month, on guiyou, Shuaiyanbao was dismissed; Jieshan was made Minister of Rites and Ka'ertu Minister of Justice. On jiashen, the emperor went to Mount Wutai. Edit
In the third month, on wushen, he returned to the capital. On wuwu, Ga'erhan was made General of Jingzhou, and Pengchun Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on yihai, the provincial commanders and brigade generals were ordered to come to court for audience in turn. On gengchen, Bahai was ordered to return to be stationed at Wula, and Sabusu and Walihu to lead troops to be stationed at Esuli to guard the frontier. On xinmao, the duke Po'erpen was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. Edit
In the fifth month, on bingwu, a Chinese-martial Firearms Battalion was set up. On jiazi, Shi Lang was ordered to make war on Taiwan. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingchou, the emperor inspected the inner treasury and gave silks and vessels to the court officials. On wuyin, Yisang'a was made Minister of Personnel and Hang'ai Minister of Revenue. On guiwei, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to Gubeikou to escape the summer heat. Edit
In the intercalary sixth month, on wuwu, Shi Lang took Penghu. On gengshen, an instruction admonished the judicial officials, when investigating cases, not to keep people long in custody. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, the imperial carriage halted at Hutuketu, and the Mongol princes and dukes who had joined the hunt were given caps and robes, and the soldiers silver and silk. On jiawu, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager back to the palace. Edit
In the eighth month, on gengzi, it was ordered that at the great ceremony of the Classics Mat lectures, officials from the Grand Secretaries down should attend in their ranks. On wushen, Hazhan was made Minister of War and Ke'erkun Left Censor-in-Chief. On wuchen, Shi Lang memorialised that the army had entered Taiwan, and that Zheng Keshuang had led his followers Liu Guoxuan and others to come out and surrender; Taiwan was pacified. An edict granted titles of nobility to Keshuang and Guoxuan, made Shi Lang Marquis Jinghai, and promoted and rewarded the officers and men in varying degrees. Edit
In the ninth month, on guiyou, Ding Sikong was made Governor of Pianyuan. On jimao, the emperor escorted the Grand Empress Dowager to Mount Wutai. On renchen, they halted at Changcheng Ridge, and the Grand Empress Dowager turned back because the road was dangerous. The emperor went on to Mount Wutai. A limit was set on the number of Elute coming with tribute. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, the emperor reached the travelling palace at the Wulang River and escorted the Grand Empress Dowager back to the capital. On dingwei, the officials, because Taiwan had been pacified, asked to present the emperor with an honorific title, and this was not allowed. On guihai, Sabusu was made the newly created General of Heilongjiang. On yichou, an edict allowed the people who had been moved from the coast to return to their fields and villages. Edit
In the eleventh month, on guiwei, Yifan and other Luocha [Russians] who had surrendered were given offices. On wuzi, because the sea rebels had been put down, the emperor made the announcing sacrifice at the Xiao Mausoleum. On guisi, the emperor toured the frontier. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiachen, the emperor returned to the capital. On dingwei, the native chieftain Lu Daoqing, who had followed the rebels, was executed. On renzi, Ji'ertabu was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. On yimao, the Daily Lectures on the Book of Changes were completed, and the emperor wrote a preface and had them issued. The Minister Zhu Zhibi and the Left Censor-in-Chief Xu Yuanwen were dismissed for recommending unworthy men. On yichou, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of twenty departments and counties in Shandong, Shanxi, Gansu, Jiangxi, Huguang, Guangxi and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu came with tribute. Edit
In the twenty-third year, jiazi, in the spring, the first month, on xinsi, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On bingxu, Yuanduan, son of Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, was further made Prince Qin of the Second Rank. On renchen, it was ordered that the ceremonies of court assemblies be put in strict order. The Luocha were occupying the two towns of Yakesa and Nibuchao; orders were given to cut off their trade, and Sabusu advanced on them with troops. Edit
In the second month, on yisi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. On guichou, the emperor toured the capital region. On bingyin, he returned and halted at the Southern Park. The Grand Secretary Huang Ji was dismissed. On yichou, the Supervising Censor Wang Chengzu memorialised asking the emperor to make a tour to the east, and it was ordered that the rites be looked into and reported. Edit
In the third month, on renshen, Liu Guoxuan was made Brigade General of Tianjin; when he took leave at court, he was given two hundred taels of silver, thirty bolts of satin and a saddled horse from the imperial stables. On dinghai, the emperor composed the text for a stele at Mount Wutai and called in the court officials to show it to them. He told them: "People nowadays, whenever they have written something, do not like others to correct it; that is why their writing is not well made." Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiyou, officials were appointed to the prefecture and counties of Taiwan, under the province of Fujian. On renzi, the Left Vice Minister of Justice Song Wenyun asked to retire, and was ordered to retire with the added title of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent. On gengshen, it was instructed that any matter concerning two ministries be memorialised by them jointly. On yichou, the emperor instructed the lecturers: "Lectures are best when they are precise, to the point and clear; do not go in for prolixity. We have read Zhang Juzheng's Plain Explanations of the Book of Documents and of the Four Books; their meaning is precise and solid, without empty words, and they may serve as a model." The Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi Yu Chenglong died; he was granted sacrifices and burial and the posthumous name Qingduan. Edit
In the fifth month, on dingmao, the post of Governor-General of Zhejiang was abolished. The duke Washan was made Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. On jisi, the Collected Statutes of the Great Qing were compiled. On bingzi, Sun Sike was made Provincial Commander of Gansu. On xinsi, the court officials were ordered to examine and recommend honest officials. The Nine Chief Ministers recommended Ge'ergude, Suhe, Fan Chengxun, Zhao Lun, Cui Hua, Zhang Penghe and Lu Longqi. On guiwei, Bahai was recalled to be Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. On jiashen, the emperor went to Gubeikou, and an edict forbade trampling the crops in the fields along the imperial route. On yiwei, Bowengguonuo, Prince Hui of the Second Rank, was stripped of his title for lack of reverence while attending a sacrifice. The princes and great ministers reported that the Vice Minister Yichang'a and the Governor Jin Qiao, in inventorying Shang Zhixin's property, had concealed and embezzled eight hundred and ninety thousand taels of silver and had also murdered the merchant Shen Shangda, and should be beheaded; and that the Department Director Song'etuo, the Assistant Department Director Zhuo'ertu, and the Vice Minister Chantahai, who had not tried the case truthfully, should be strangled. This was approved. An edict ordered that the silver recovered not go to the Imperial Household Department, but be handed to the Ministry of Revenue for army pay. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingwei, Ryukyu asked to send young men to study at the Imperial Academy. This was granted. On jiayin, the King of Siam, Senliepailazhaogulongpailamahulukunsiyoutiyapu'ai, sent an envoy to say that the tribute ships, on reaching the Hutiao Gate, were held up for a long time and often damaged as a result; he begged that the officials of Guangdong be instructed to let them enter the river, so that they might land early and trade and buy what they needed without being obstructed. This was granted. The emperor told the imperial guard of the first class Ananda: "We regard the Mongols of the outer banners as one with the Eight Banners. Now on this tour We see that they are poor in food and clothing, and We are deeply grieved. Go at once and proclaim to the Mongols of the places We pass through that those who have no one to turn to may come to see Us, and We will ask about their livelihood." Thereupon the Mongols, supporting the old and leading the young, kowtowed at the gate of the travelling palace. The emperor asked in detail about their ages and livelihoods and gave them silver and cloth. On yimao, the emperor inspected the herds and gave horses to the officials in his train. The Minister of Justice Wei Xiangshu memorialised a second time asking to retire. This was granted. On dingsi, Tang Bin was made Governor of Jiangsu. Edit
In the seventh month, on yihai, Song Deyi was made Grand Secretary. On xinsi, the emperor halted at the Yingni hot springs. Tongjia was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. Edit
In the eighth month, on wushen, the emperor returned to the capital. On jiayin, the Grand Secretary Li Wei died; an official was sent to offer tea and wine, sacrifices and burial were granted, and he was given the posthumous name Wenqin. The Provincial Commander of Gansu, Zhang Yong, Marquis Jingni, died; he was granted sacrifices and burial and the posthumous name Xiangzhuang. Edit
In the ninth month, on the first day, jiazi, the autumn executions for this year were suspended. On bingyin, Zhang Shizhen was made Minister of Justice and Boji Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. Because copper coins were dear, new coins were cast, a quarter lighter. The people were allowed to mine copper and lead without tax. On dingmao, Liang Qingbiao was moved to be Minister of War and Yu Guozhu Minister of Revenue. On gengwu, the Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner Alani was made concurrently Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs. On guiyou, Chen Tingjing was made Left Censor-in-Chief and Mangyilu Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. On dinghai, an edict exempted the places along the route of the southern tour from taxes for one year. On xinmao, the emperor set out. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renyin, the emperor halted at Tai'an, climbed Mount Tai and sacrificed to the Eastern Peak. On xinhai, he halted at Taoyuan, inspected the river works, comforted the labourers, and warned the river officials not to embezzle. He went in person to look at the Tianfei Lock. He discussed with the river official Jin Fu his plans for controlling the river. On renzi, the emperor crossed the Huai. On jiayin, he halted at Gaoyou Lake, went ashore and walked more than ten li, asking the elders about their hardships. On bingchen, the emperor went to Jiaoshan and Jinshan and crossed the Yangzi River; in the boat he turned to the attending officials and said: "These are all warships. Now they serve for an imperial tour, but the hard times must not be forgotten." On dingsi, the maritime ban was relaxed. On wuwu, the emperor halted at Suzhou. On gengshen, he went to Huishan. He instructed the Governor that of the common people who had come from far away to watch, those who could not get home should be given money to send them back. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, renxu, the emperor halted at Jiangning. On guihai, he went to the Ming tomb and offered a libation. On yichou, he set out on the return journey. His boat moored at Yanziji, and he read until the third watch. The attending official Gao Shiqi urged him: "Your Majesty is overtaxing yourself and should rest a little." The emperor said: "Since We were given books at the age of five, We have always read until midnight; We enjoy it and do not find it tiring." On dingmao, Yisang'a and Samuha were ordered to inspect the river mouth. The emperor instructed: "The silt at the river mouth has built up for years until it is blocked. Only when the waterway is cleared will the floods be avoided. Even if it costs a great deal, We shall not grudge it." On xinwei, he went in person to look at the Gaojia Dyke. He halted at Suqian. Passing the Baiyang River, he gave silver to the old people. On wuyin, the emperor halted at Qufu. On jimao, the emperor went to the temple of the Former Teacher, entered the Dacheng Gate and performed the rite of nine kowtows. At the Hall of Odes and Rites he had the Book of Changes expounded. He ascended the Dacheng Hall, gazed upon the image of the Former Sage and looked at the ritual vessels. In the Hall of the Sage's Traces he looked at the pictures and writings. At the Apricot Altar he looked at the juniper planted there. He entered the Chengsheng Gate, drew water from Confucius's well and tasted it. When he asked about the remains of the Lu Wall, the Erudite Kong Yuqi answered in great detail and was given the post of Assistant Instructor. He went before the tomb in the Kong Forest and poured a libation of wine. He wrote a tablet reading "Teacher and Model for Ten Thousand Generations". He left behind the yellow canopy with the curved handle. He gave the Duke Yansheng Kong Yuyan and those below him a copy each of the daily lectures on the classics. The land tax of Qufu for the next year was remitted. On gengyin, the emperor returned to the capital. Mahada was made Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, renchen, Shi Wenbing was made Lieutenant-General of a Chinese-martial banner. On guimao, the duke Washan was ordered to inspect the army on the Heilong River, with Tongbao and Fokotuo as his seconds, to guard against the Luocha. On jiachen, the duke Zheng Keshuang, the earl Liu Guoxuan and Feng Xifan were given land and houses and attached to the Chinese-martial banners. On bingwu, it was ordered that exiles due to be sent off in winter be sent only after the severe cold had passed. On bingchen, the emperor visited the mausoleum and gave cattle and sheep to the officers and soldiers guarding it. On jiwei, he returned to the palace. Edit
This year, the disaster taxes of twenty-six departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Henan, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Siam came with tribute. Edit
In the twenty-fourth year, yichou, in the spring, the first month, on guiyou, sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. The emperor instructed: "When the Ceremonial Usher reads the prayer, his voice drops whenever he reaches Our name, which loses the principle that before his father a son is called by his name. From now on let it be read out clearly." On guiwei, the duke Pengchun was ordered to go to the Heilong River to oversee military affairs. The marquis Lin Xingzhu was ordered to follow him with the Fujian rattan-shield troops. Banda'ersha, Tongbao and Mala were to take part in military affairs. On yichou, the officials of the Hanlin Academy and the Supervisorate of the Heir Apparent were examined in the Baohe Hall; the emperor graded them himself, and those not up to their posts were transferred to other offices. On wuzi, the cattle and sheep sent as tribute by the ten Ke'erqin banners of the Mongols were ordered sent to the army on the Heilong River. Edit
In the second month, on gengzi, a descendant of the Duke of Zhou of the Dongye family was made Erudite of the Five Classics and given sacrificial land. Ehena was made Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. On guimao, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lecture. On yimao, the emperor toured the capital region. On gengshen, he returned to the capital. Liu Guoxuan was again given a residence. Fan Chengxun was made Governor of Guangxi. Edit
In the third month, on renxu, the emperor finished composing the text for the stele of the temple of Confucius, and wrote it out himself to be set up on a stele. The Complete Book of Taxes and Labour Services was revised. On xinsi, Lu Kentang and others, one hundred and twenty-one men, were granted the degree of jinshi, by distinction and by standing, in varying grades. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinmao, a descendant of the Song Confucian Zhou Dunyi was made Erudite of the Five Classics. On bingshen, Li Zhifang was given the hereditary rank of Commandant of Light Chariots. On wuxu, Mala presented the Luocha he had captured, and it was ordered that they be released at the front. On xinchou, an edict said that because Zhili had suffered drought for years on end, its tax arrears of more than six hundred thousand were all remitted, together with a third of this year's regular tax. An edict ordered the court physicians to gather widely from the medical literature and compile it into one book. On gengxu, an official school of the Imperial Household Department was set up. Edit
In the fifth month, on guiwei, an edict said that the jinong of the Elute, who had left his own tribe and come in turning toward civilisation, should be cared for and supported, and should be given land and a house. The Instructions on Government were compiled. On jiashen, because the former Governor of Guangxi Hao Yu had been honest in all his offices, the treasury money that was to have been recovered from him was all remitted. Pengchun and others attacked the town of Yakesa; the Luocha came to its relief, and Lin Xingzhu with his rattan-shield troops met them on the river and broke them, sinking their boats, and their headman Elikeshe asked to surrender. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, gengyin, the emperor set out on a tour beyond the frontier. On wuxu, the emperor returned to the capital. On guimao, an edict said: "The Russians entered our frontier, harassed the peoples of the Elunchun, Suolun, Hezhe, Feiyaka and other places, and occupied Yakesa for forty years. Now that this success has been achieved and reported, all who took part are to be generously rewarded. Let it be deliberated in council where officers and troops should be permanently stationed, and reported." The emperor examined the Chinese-martial bitieshi clerks and the students of the Imperial Academy; eight hundred handed in blank papers, and all were dismissed and ordered to study and be examined again. On yisi, the emperor toured beyond the frontier. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on renshen, post roads were set up in Jilin and Heilongjiang, with nineteen stations in all. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingwu, the emperor halted at Baibaha'ang'a, and gave caps, robes, silver and silk to the Mongol princes and beile who came to pay court at the travelling palace. Edit
In the ninth month, on the first day, wuwu, the emperor heard that the Grand Empress Dowager was unwell and set out on the return journey. On jiwei, the emperor rode hard back to the capital and hurried to attend to her medicines, and she soon recovered. On xinsi, the Provincial Commander of Shaanxi Wang Jinbao died; he was posthumously made Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent, granted sacrifices and burial, and given the posthumous name Zhongyong. On jiashen, the Deputy Lieutenant-Generals Wendai and Naqin were ordered to garrison Heilongjiang, and Boding to build the town of Mo'ergen, with more labourers given him, and also ordered to set up military farms. On yiyou, Wu Ying was made Provincial Commander of Sichuan. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiawu, the emperor went to the Southern Park. On wuxu, the Elute envoy Yitemu was executed in the marketplace for murder. On jihai, Wadai was made Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner. On gengzi, it was laid down that the outer vassal princes and those below them should send as yearly tribute one sheep and one bottle of wine each. On bingwu, auspicious clouds appeared. On jiyou, Jin Fu asked that the fields drained dry in the Lower River region be let to tenants, the rents to repay the cost of the works. The emperor said: "That would burden the people. Do not take it." On jiayin, Boji was made General of Jiangning. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, dingsi, there was an eclipse of the sun. On gengshen, Mangyilu was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu, and Ta'erdai Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On jiaxu, the emperor held a grand review at the Lugou Bridge. On bingzi, Jin Fu and Yu Chenglong, obeying a summons, came to the capital and deliberated together on the plan for managing the rivers. Jin Fu proposed opening six rivers and building long dikes. Yu Chenglong asked that the old channel to the sea mouth be dredged open. The Grand Secretaries reported this. The emperor said: "Both views have reason in them. Ask the capital officials from Gaoyou, Baoying and the other seven departments and counties which would benefit the people." The Reader-in-Waiting Qiao Lai memorialized that if Yu Chenglong's proposal were followed, the work would be easily completed and the common people would benefit. The emperor ordered Yu Chenglong to start the work. Soon it was stopped because it did not suit the people's feelings. On jimao, the emperor granted E'nei and Kunbatulu the post of Unassigned Grand Minister and let them live at home; both men were old ministers of Taizong's reign. On yiyou, an edict said: "There was an eclipse of the sun on the first day of the month, and sixteen days later an eclipse of the moon. Within one month, sun and moon have both been eclipsed. Heaven shows a warning in its signs, and we must quickly reform and examine ourselves. Let the court ministers deliberate together and report." Edit
In the twelfth month, on gengyin, Chani was made General of Fengtian. On jihai, the emperor visited the Xiao Mausoleum. On guimao, the emperor returned to the palace. On jiayin, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of seventy-four departments, counties and garrisons struck by disaster in Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Ryukyu and Ga'erdan sent tribute. Edit
In the twenty-fifth year, bingyin, in the spring, the first month, on bingshen, Mala was ordered to oversee the military farms of Heilongjiang. The Russians again occupied Yakesa, and Sabusu was ordered to lead troops to drive them out. Edit
In the second month, on jiachen, the revised Veritable Records of Taizu were completed. On dingwei, an edict said: "The state has crushed the rebels and pacified the distant wilds; it should only proclaim its virtue and goodwill, to move them to both awe and attachment. Lately I see that the high officials of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangdong and Guangxi are poor at pacifying and comforting, often act harshly and cruelly, are greedy and stir up trouble, and seek merit on false pretexts. I consider that the native chieftains and the Miao and other peoples, having submitted to the civilizing rule of the throne, have nothing to be uneasy about, and yet they are unsettled and have no peace. Let the officials make it their task to show good faith, to guide and instruct them and to settle them in peace, so as to answer my intention of comforting and governing the distant wilds." The cutting and transport of timber in Sichuan was stopped. On jiyou, the Wenhua Hall was completed. On renzi, a sacrifice was offered to the Supreme Sage and First Teacher in the Chuanxin Hall. On guichou, the emperor attended the classics lecture. Jinjin was made Chamberlain of the Imperial Guard. Edit
In the third month, on wuwu, an order was given to build shelters for vagrants. On jiwei, an order was given to compile the Comprehensive Gazetteer of the Empire. On jiaxu, Tang Bin was made Minister of Rites and concurrently in charge of the Supervisorate of the Household of the Heir Apparent. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, yiyou, Alani was ordered to go to the seven banners of the Ka'erka to preside over their assembly. On gengyin, an edict said: "Earlier, when the rebels held Hanzhong, Zhao Liangdong was the first to enter Sichuan, and his merit was outstanding. He then led his troops straight into Yunnan, and after the provincial capital was taken, he alone kept strictly to law and discipline and held himself honest and clean, which is most praiseworthy. He has now grown old and left office; his titles of General of Valiant Strategy, Minister of War and Governor-General should be restored to him, to show my regard." Langtan, Banda'ersha and Mala were ordered to go to Heilongjiang as military counsellors. Posthumous hereditary ranks were given to Biliketu, General Who Pacifies the Rebels, and the counsellor A'erhu, who had died in service in Shaanxi. On jiawu, an edict sought out lost books. On wushen, Wan Zhengse was transferred to be Provincial Commander of Yunnan, and Zhang Yunyi was made Provincial Commander of the Fujian Land Forces. On xinhai, for the first time the farm hands of the banner estates in Shuntian and other areas were ordered to be registered and inspected under the baojia system, the same as civilian households. Edit
In the intercalary fourth month, on xinwei, Fan Chengxun was made Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou. Edit
In the fifth month, on dinghai, an edict ordered the destruction of the improper shrines throughout the empire. Edit
In the sixth month, on yihai, the merits of Laita, Grand General Who Pacifies the South, Lieutenant-General Zhaolai and those under them were recorded, and each was given a hereditary rank in varying degrees. On wuyin, Alantai was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiyou, patterned silks and silver were bestowed on the King of Holland, Yaohanlianshi Ganboshi, and his envoy was ordered to carry a letter to Russia. The Ministry of Personnel memorialized a rule that Readers-in-Waiting, Mentors of the Heir Apparent and officials below them whose learning fell short be transferred out as sub-prefects and salt sub-controllers. This was approved. On xinhai, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. Edit
In the eighth month, on xinwei, the emperor halted at Wu'ergesutai. On bingzi, the emperor returned to the capital. Suo'etu was made Chamberlain of the Imperial Guard. On dingchou, an edict ordered Sabusu to besiege the city of Yakesa and cut off its relief forces, with Boding taking part in the military affairs. On wuchen, an edict ordered the schools throughout the empire to honour the former Confucian scholars with sacrifices. On gengchen, an edict added more than eleven qing of land to the Kong Forest, at the request of the Duke Who Continues the Sage, Kong Yuyan, and exempted it from tax. Edit
In the ninth month, on jichou, Banda'ersha was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On yisi, Tuna was made Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi. On dingwei, Chen Tingjing was made Minister of Works, and Maqi Governor of Shanxi. On jiyou, an envoy of the Chahan Khan of Russia came to ask that the siege of Yakesa be lifted. This was granted. In this month, the Grand Minister of the Imperial Household Ladugu, on imperial orders, fixed the boundaries with Luobuzang Jinong and Ga'erdan, and returned. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingchen, Zhang Shizhen was transferred to be Minister of Rites, and Hu Shengyou was made Minister of Justice. Edit
In the eleventh month, on gengzi, the emperor visited the Xiao Mausoleum. Rewards were given to the Mongol Kalaqin soldiers who had distinguished themselves in the campaigns in Zhejiang and Fujian. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guichou, the emperor returned to the palace. On bingchen, the Vice Minister Sahai was ordered to supervise the military farms of Fenghuang City. On guihai, an edict said: "The censors who correct court ceremonial must be strict in their scrutiny; should I myself be lacking in reverence, they too should report it." On wuyin, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the fixed taxes of twenty-seven departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Huguang, Gansu and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Annam, Holland and Tulufan sent tribute. Edit
In the twenty-sixth year, dingmao, in the spring, the first month, on wuzi, medical officers were sent to treat the sickness of the soldiers at Yakesa, and those of the Luocha [Russians] who came to them for treatment were treated as well. On bingshen, the Mongol Tuxietu Khan, Chechen Khan and the Jinong jointly memorialized asking to confer an honorific title on the emperor. This was not permitted. On yisi, the Grand Secretary Wu Zhengzhi asked to retire. This was granted. Edit
In the second month, on guichou, the emperor held a grand review at the Lugou Bridge. Cai Yurong, formerly Governor-General of Huguang, had hidden a granddaughter of Wu Sangui as his concubine and concealed and taken the rebel's wealth; his death sentence was reduced to a hundred lashes and three months in the cangue, his property was confiscated, and he and his sons were sent to Heilongjiang. The Minister Xifo and others who had first tried the case were punished for concealing and shielding him and were dismissed in varying degrees. On jiayin, Yu Guozhu was made Grand Secretary. On gengshen, the Lieutenant-Generals and Deputy Lieutenant-Generals of the Eight Banners were ordered to take turns on duty in the Forbidden City. On dingmao, Zhang Yushu was made Minister of Justice. On renshen, the Ministry of Revenue memorialized that Sang'e, superintendent of the Hushu customs pass, had collected more than twenty-one thousand taels of silver over the quota. An edict was received: "Customs passes were set up in the first place to check the wicked. Sang'e collected more than the quota and even closed the Bianmin Bridge on his own authority, harming merchants and people. Let him be severely judged. Hereafter, where officials in charge of customs exact more than the quota, the ministry is to rebuke them strictly." Edit
In the third month, on jichou, Dong Ne was made Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. On guisi, Wang Hongxu was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On guimao, the emperor held court at the Taihe Gate and instructed the Grand Secretaries and others to discuss in detail the faults and failings of the government; all replied that there were no abuses to report. The emperor said: "In the age of Yao and Shun, the six treasuries were well ordered and affairs were in harmony, and still they were anxious and careful, not daring to say that all was well governed and at peace. Emperor Wen of Han was also a worthy ruler of old, yet Jia Yi still pointed out his gains and losses and remonstrated with him plainly and earnestly. Now you only say that the ruler is sage and the ministers worthy and that the government has no failings. Is it really so that there is not one thing in the state to be said? Officials great and small should each give their whole heart to their duties and look on the affairs of the state as the affairs of their own household; whatever they see or hear, let them come in and report it without concealment." Ma Shiji was made Governor of Guizhou. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiwei, the emperor instructed the Grand Secretaries: "Have the ministers compiling the History of the Ming consulted the Veritable Records of the former Ming? If they do not consult the Veritable Records, how can they know what is true and what is false? When the History of the Ming is finished, the Veritable Records should be kept along with it, so that later ages have something to check against." On bingyin, Tian Wen was made Governor of Jiangsu. On guiyou, the attendance of the supervising secretaries and censors on duty at court was ended. Edit
In the fifth month, on jihai, the Imperial Clan Court memorialized that Na'erdu, Prince Ping of the Second Rank, had beaten to death a dependant guilty of nothing and broken the hands and feet of others, and asked that he be stripped of his rank and confined. An edict was received: "Strip him of his rank, and spare him confinement." On gengchen, an edict said: "This midsummer there has been long drought and much wind; yin and yang are out of harmony, and what disaster could be greater? I have therefore reduced my meals, set aside music, and lived in fasting, praying in silence. Though sweet rain has fallen, it has not yet soaked the land enough. All this is due to my meagre virtue, which cannot move the heart of Heaven above. Where government orders are inconvenient to the people, let them be changed. Let all crimes be pardoned except those that an ordinary amnesty does not cover." On wuzi, the emperor summoned Chen Tingjing, Tang Bin and others, twelve men, and tested each of them in composition. An edict said: "In my leisure I discussed the classics and histories with Xiong Cilu and never failed to ask about what I doubted. Then Zhang Ying and Chen Tingjing lectured in turn, which was of great benefit. Degele was always fond of judging the learning of the men of the day, and in my heart I thought him wrong; so I have now summoned them for a test, and now the matter is plain." On renchen, the emperor composed the inscriptions for the temples of the Duke of Zhou, Confucius and Mencius, wrote them in his own hand, and had them carved in stone. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingyou, the emperor, in plain clothes and on foot, prayed for rain at the Altar of Heaven. That night it rained. On xinchou, the sacrifice to the Northern Sea was moved to the Huntong River. Yang Suyun was made Governor of Anhui. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on wuzi, Russia sent envoys to discuss peace, and Sabusu was ordered to withdraw his troops. On bingwu, the Ministry of Revenue asked to cut the allowances for office expenses of the capital officials. An edict ordered that they not be cut. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiyou, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. On guichou, he halted at Boluohetun and held a hunt. On jiaxu, silver and coin were granted to the outer vassals. Edit
In the ninth month, on jimao, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinsi, Yu Chenglong presented auspicious grain. The emperor said: "This summer there was drought; by good fortune we had rain, but that is not enough to count as an auspicious sign." On renwu, Li Zhifang was made Grand Secretary. On yiwei, Tang Bin was transferred to be Minister of Works. Xu Yuanwen was recalled to office as Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guichou, the emperor made a tour of the capital region. On jiazi, the emperor returned and stayed at the Changchun Garden. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jiashen, Li Zhengzong was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On bingshen, the Grand Empress Dowager fell ill. The emperor went to the Cining Palace to attend her in her illness. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, yisi, because the Grand Empress Dowager was ill, the emperor himself composed a prayer and went on foot to pray at the Altar of Heaven. On guihai, Wang Yongyu was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On yichou: Zhang, Governor of Huguang, had been impeached for greed by the censor Chen Zizhi, and the Vice Minister Seleng'e had at first investigated the case falsely. Now Yu Chenglong, Maqi and Kaiyinbu were ordered to ride there and arrest him; after inquiry he was sentenced to death, and Chen Zizhi was promoted to a post in the capital. On jisi, the Grand Empress Dowager died. The emperor wept and stamped his feet in grief, watched over the laying in the coffin, cut off his queue, put on mourning clothes, and lived in a mourning hut at the Cining Palace. On jiaxu, the last night of the year, the ministers asked the emperor to return to the palace. He did not consent. Edit
This year, the taxes of four departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Jiangxi and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea sent tribute. Edit
In the twenty-seventh year, wuchen, in the spring, the first month, on wuzi, the emperor lived in a tent on the left outside the Qianqing Gate. On yiwei he put off mourning. On dingyou he resumed hearing state affairs. Edit
In the second month, on renzi, the Grand Secretaries Ledehong, Mingzhu and Yu Guozhu were dismissed for their offences, and Li Zhifang was removed from office, on the impeachment memorial of the censor Guo Xiu. The Ministers Ke'erkun, Folun and Xiong Yixiao were all dismissed. On jiayin, Liang Qingbiao and Yisang'a were made Grand Secretaries, Li Tianfu Minister of Works, Zhang Yushu Minister of War, and Xu Qianxue Minister of Justice. Rules were fixed on the years and precedents for the imperial clansmen's inheritance of titles. Edit
In the third month, on yihai, Maqi was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On xinsi, the emperor summoned the court ministers together with Dong Ne, Jin Fu, Yu Chenglong, Folun, Xiong Yixiao and others to discuss river affairs. The next day he did the same. On yiyou, Seleng'e was sentenced to death for deceit in investigating the case of Zhang; the Governor-General Xu Guoxiang, for shielding him out of partiality, and the Vice Minister Wang Zunxun and others, for recommending men improperly, were all dismissed. On jichou, Wang Xinming was made Director-General of the Yellow River Conservancy. On xinmao, the post of Governor-General of Huguang was abolished. On dingyou, judgment was passed on the ministers in charge of the river works who had accused one another: Dong Ne, Xiong Yixiao, Jin Fu, Mu Tianyan and Sun Zaifeng were all stripped of office, and Zhao Jishi and Chen Huang were also punished. On jihai, the Commissioner of the Office for the Arrest of Fugitives Zhang Penghe and the Supervising Secretary of the Office of Scrutiny for War Chen Shi'an were sent in addition, to join the Grand Minister of the Imperial Household Suo'etu in negotiating a treaty with Russia and fixing the border. On renyin, Shen Tingwen and others, one hundred and forty-six men, were granted the jinshi degree and status in varying degrees. Li Guangdi was referred for judgment for wrongly recommending Degele. An edict was received: "Li Guangdi earlier had merit in the Taiwan campaign; let him continue to serve as an Academician." Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, guimao, there was an eclipse of the sun. On wushen, Fulata was made Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. On jiyou, the emperor personally escorted the coffin of the Grand Empress Dowager and laid it to rest in the Hall of Temporary Rest. Later a mausoleum was built for her, called the Western Zhao Mausoleum. On the way back, at Ji Department, he cut his hair to end mourning. On jiayin, because the Elute had invaded the Ka'erka, an envoy was sent to instruct Ga'erdan. On wuchen, the emperor returned to the palace. On gengwu, the Vice Ministers Cheng Qifan and Xu Tingxi were ordered to inspect the river works. Edit
In the fifth month, on jimao, the Minister of Personnel Chen Tingjing and the Minister of Justice Xu Qianxue were relieved of office because of illness. On jiawu, Ji'ertabu was made Minister of War. On bingshen, the emperor visited and sacrificed at the Hall of Temporary Rest. Edit
In the sixth month, on jiachen, Xia Fenglong, a disbanded soldier of the Governor-General's own brigade in Huguang, rebelled and seized Wuchang; the Governor Ke Yongsheng threw himself into a well and died, and Ye Yingliu, the grain intendant acting as Provincial Administration Commissioner, was killed cursing the rebels. Wadai was ordered to take the seal of General Who Displays Martial Might and suppress them. On gengshen, Alani memorialized that Ga'erdan had invaded Eerdeni Zhao, and that the Zhebuzundanba and the Tuxietu Khan had fled. Troops were sent to guard the frontier. On wuchen, Xiong Cilu was recalled to office as Minister of Rites, and Xu Yuanwen as Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Weng Shuyuan was made Minister of Works. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on guiyou, Huashan, Duke Who Assists the State, was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On yiyou, the Huguang Provincial Commander Xu Zhidu heavily defeated Xia Fenglong at Yingcheng and burned the rebels' boats at Liyutao; the rebels fled to Huanggang. On bingxu, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. On wuzi, the Nanyang Brigade General Shi Konghua recovered Hanyang. On gengyin, Wadai recovered Huangzhou and captured Xia Fenglong, who was executed by dismemberment, and the rebellion was put down. On renwu, the Yunnan Provincial Commander Wan Zhengse was sentenced to death under the law for embezzling and falsely claiming army pay. The emperor, remembering that earlier, when he had fallen into rebel hands, he had held firm and not submitted, and that he had fought bloody battles in the ranks with much meritorious service, spared him death and removed him as Provincial Commander, but let him keep his hereditary rank. On renchen, the emperor halted at Ka'erbihahada; there was a peak there, formerly named Nahali, more than a hundred zhang high, and the emperor shot several arrows that all passed over its summit, and he gave it its present name. Edit
In the eighth month, on guimao, the emperor halted at Bayangou and held a hunt. Ye Yingliu's memorial left at his death arrived; he was posthumously made Vice Minister of Works, and the ministry was ordered to grant generous compensation. On yimao, Zhang Yushu reported on his inspection of the river works, mostly adopting Jin Fu's earlier proposals. Edit
In the ninth month, on renshen, Pengchun and Nuomin were sent to lead troops and garrison Guihua City to guard the frontier. At this time the Ka'erka had been crushed by Ga'erdan and had moved to just inside the frontier. Alani was sent to proclaim the emperor's instructions to them, and rice was transported to relieve and comfort them. On xinmao, the emperor returned to the capital. On guisi, the post of Governor-General of Huguang was set up again, and Ding Sikong was given it. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guimao, Yang Suyun was moved to be Governor of Huguang. On gengxu, Chuoketuo, Duke Who Assists the State, was made General of Fengtian. On yimao, the emperor conferred on the late Grand Empress Dowager the honoured posthumous title Empress Xiaozhuangwen. On xinyou, her tablet was placed in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and an edict was proclaimed at court and throughout the empire. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinmao, the General of Jingzhou Ga'erhan and others were stripped of office for lingering and not advancing in the campaign against the rebels, and given a hundred lashes; officials who had followed the rebels and accepted posts from them were arrested and punished, and the rest were pardoned. Edit
In the twelfth month, on gengzi, Xifu was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On jiachen, steles of Sage Virtue and Divine Merit were set up at the Fu Mausoleum and the Zhao Mausoleum, with inscriptions composed by the emperor. The emperor visited the mausoleum of Empress Xiaozhuang. On yisi, Niyahan was made General of Xi'an. On jiyou, Zhang Yushu was promoted to Minister of Rites; Xu Yuanwen was made Minister of Justice and then further promoted to Minister of Revenue. On bingyin, the emperor returned to the capital. The Ministries of War and Works jointly memorialized that more than twenty thousand taels of silver for labour and materials in the gunboats formerly built in Fujian had been disallowed on audit, and should be recovered from the account of the late Governor-General Yao Qisheng. The emperor, considering that Yao Qisheng had great merit in planning the pacification of Taiwan, ordered that it not be recovered. Edit
This year, the taxes of thirty-three departments and counties struck by disaster in Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Huguang, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
In the twenty-eighth year, jisi, in the spring, the first month, on gengwu, an edict announced a southern tour to inspect the river works in person. On bingzi the imperial carriage set out. An edict ordered that the people of the places passed through not be made to repair the roads. People of Xian County presented auspicious grain. On renwu, an edict remitted the fixed land and poll tax of Shandong. On jiashen, the emperor halted at Jinan. On yiyou, he offered a sacrifice to Mount Tai from afar. On gengyin, he halted at Tancheng and inspected the Middle Canal. On renchen, he halted at Qinghe. On guisi, an edict remitted more than two hundred thousand in accumulated arrears in Jiangnan. On yiwei, the emperor halted at Yangzhou. An edict said: "I am observing local customs and asking about the people's ways; I have set out no ceremonial escort, and my retinue is only three hundred men. Lately, at Yangzhou, the people hung festoons that filled the streets; though this comes from sincere love and respect, it cannot but waste some of their means. In the prefectures and towns I pass through ahead, let all this be stopped." Edit
In the second month, on xinchou, the emperor halted at Suzhou. On dingwei, he halted at Hangzhou. An edict enlarged the school quotas, gave rewards to the soldiers, restored officials who had been demoted or banished for official matters, granted silver and coin to the princes and ministers in his retinue and those below them in order, and granted money to the aged among the garrison and the people. On xinhai, he crossed the Qiantang River and came to the foot of Mount Kuaiji. On renzi, he sacrificed at the Mausoleum of Yu, composed the prayer himself, signed his name, performed the rite of nine kowtows, composed a eulogy to be carved in stone, and wrote a tablet reading "The Earth Is Levelled and Heaven Completes Its Work." On guichou, the emperor returned and halted at Hangzhou. He reviewed horsemanship and archery and granted a great feast to the generals, officers and soldiers. On dingsi, he halted at Suzhou. Ye Fu, son of the late Huguang grain intendant Ye Yingliu, came to greet the imperial carriage and asked a posthumous name for his father. The emperor wrote the two large characters "Loyal and Upright" and gave them to him. The people of Songjiang set up a stele praying for the emperor's long life and presented its text. The people of Jiangnan appealed to him to stay longer, and offered local produce for the imperial table, heaped up on the riverbank. He ordered that a pinch of rice and a single fruit be taken, and stayed one more day for them. The Governor of Zhejiang Jin Hong was found guilty, stripped of office and sent to a frontier garrison. Zhang Penghe was made Governor of Zhejiang. Naval forces were added at Wuchang, Jingzhou, Changde and Yuezhou. On guihai, the emperor halted at Jiangning. On jiazi, he sacrificed at the Ming mausoleum. Silver was granted to aged men and women of the Jiangning and Jingkou garrisons. On yichou, the emperor reviewed archery and granted a feast. The emperor went to the observatory and discussed the heavens with the Academician Li Guangdi: that the lodge Shen comes before the lodge Zi, that the fixed stars move with the turning of the sky, and that the Old Man Star [Canopus] is fully visible in Jiangnan, not appearing and disappearing. The gentry and people of Jiangning appealed to him to stay. He stayed two more days for them. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, wuchen, he set out from Jiangning. On jiaxu, he inspected the Gaojia Dike and gave instructions on the plan for managing the river. On bingxu, the emperor returned to the capital. Hearing of the death of Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, he first went to his mansion to mourn him and then returned to the palace. On dinghai, it was ordered that in the examinations of the Eight Banners horsemanship and archery be tested first. On wuzi, an edict said that Jin Fu's meritorious labours in managing the river were plain to see, and he might be restored to his former office. On dingyou, a Firearms Division of the Eight Banners was added, commanded by a Deputy Lieutenant-General. Edit
In the intercalary third month, on renzi, Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, was granted a funeral sacrifice and burial and a memorial stele, and given the posthumous name He. On jiwei, the emperor visited the mausoleums. On bingwu, he visited the mausoleum of Empress Xiaozhuang and the Xiao Mausoleum. On xinyou, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, yihai, the emperor composed a eulogy of Confucius with a preface and four eulogies of Yan, Zeng, Si and Meng [Yan Hui, Zengzi, Zisi and Mencius], and issued them to the schools. On renchen, Suo'etu and others were again ordered to go to Nibuchu to fix the border with Russia. The Ka'erka of Outer Mongolia, having come over to the empire, reported famine. The Grand Minister of the Imperial Household, Count Feiyanggu, was ordered to go and relieve and comfort them. Taiwan was ordered to mint coins. Edit
In the fifth month, on yisi, Alantai and Xu Yuanwen were made Grand Secretaries, Gu Badai Minister of Rites, and Guo Xiu Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On renxu, the Extended Meaning of the Classic of Filial Piety was issued. On guihai, troops were ordered to be stationed at Guihua City to guard the frontier. Edit
In the sixth month, on yihai, Tong Bao was made General of Ningguta. The Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi Wu Xingzuo was dismissed for false reports on the minting of coin. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, Shi Lin was made Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi. On guimao, the Noble Consort, of the Tong clan, was installed as Empress. On jiachen, the Empress died and was given the posthumous name Xiaoyi. Edit
In the eighth month, on guiyou, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier. On wuyin, he halted at Boluohetun and granted silver and rice to the inhabitants. Edit
In the ninth month, on guimao, the emperor returned to the capital. On wuwu, Wohe was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols, and the efu Muhe Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingyin, Langtan was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. On xinwei, more zhasake [banner chiefs] were set up for the two wings of the Ka'erka, to gather the scattered refugees and organize them into banners and companies. On guiyou, the Censor-in-Chief of the Left Guo Xiu was demoted for writing to the governor of his home province to ask a favour. On jiaxu, Empress Xiaoyi was buried, and the emperor attended to see her off. In this month, the untamed tribesmen of Min Department submitted. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingshen, the emperor returned to the palace. On xinyou, the tablet of Empress Xiaoyi was placed in the Fengxian Hall. Edit
In the twelfth month, on yichou, an edict remitted the people's arrears in Yunnan from the twenty-first to the twenty-third year. On bingyin, the emperor paid court to the Empress Dowager in the new Cining Palace. On wuchen, Zhang Ying was made Minister of Works. On yihai, the Grand Minister of the Imperial Household Suo'etu memorialized that a treaty had been made with Russia fixing the border at Nibuchu, and that a stele had been set up on the border with its inscription in five scripts. Edit
This year, the taxes of eleven departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Zhejiang, Hubei and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea sent tribute. Edit
In the twenty-ninth year, gengwu, in the spring, the first month, on guichou, the emperor went to the Southern Park. On gengshen, officials were sent to relieve the Mongol Ka'erka. Edit
In the second month, on jiazi, Yuele's son Ma'erhun succeeded to the title of Prince An of the Second Rank. On yichou, ministers were sent to inspect the refugees of the stricken areas of Zhili. The gruel kitchens of the Five Wards were kept open longer, their silver and rice doubled, and more of them set up. On jisi, the emperor visited the mausoleum of Empress Xiaozhuang and the Xiao Mausoleum. On gengwu, there was heavy rain. On guiyou, the emperor returned to the capital. On jiaxu, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On wuzi, Chen Tingjing was recalled to office as Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, renchen, the newly added salt levy of Changlu was abolished. On yiwei, an edict ordered the compilation of the state history of the three reigns. On guimao, the Lieutenant-General Ehena, the Commander of the Guards Malai and the Commander of the Vanguard Shuonai were ordered to lead troops against the Elute. Before this, Ga'erdan's troops had invaded the Ka'erka; repeated edicts urging him to make peace were not obeyed, and his troops drew near the frontier. Now Ehena and the others were ordered to go to the frontier and resist him. On xinhai, the added salt levy of Heijing in Yunnan was abolished. Zhang Sigong was made General of Jingkou. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on dingchou, because of drought, prisoners held for crimes below those punishable by death were pardoned. On jiashen, a temple to Master Zisi was built at Queli. The Collected Statutes of the Great Qing were completed. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, xinmao, the Nine Chief Ministers were ordered to recommend, from among the department and county magistrates summoned to the capital, those fit to serve as supervising secretaries and censors. Edit
In the sixth month, on guiyou, the Grand Secretary Xu Yuanwen was dismissed. On wuyin, Ga'erdan, pursuing the Ka'erka, invaded across the frontier. The Grand Minister of the Imperial Household Su'erda was ordered to go to the Ke'erqin and raise Mongol troops for defence. Jieshu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, and Yuexi, Prince Keshen of the Second Rank, were ordered to take troops and garrison Guihua City. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on the first day, gengyin, Zhang Ying was made Minister of Rites, and Dong Yuanqing General of Jingkou. On xinmao, Ga'erdan invaded Wuzhumuqin. Fuquan, Prince Yu of the First Rank, was made Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, with the imperial son Yinzhi as his second, to go out by Gubeikou Pass. Changning, Prince Gong of the First Rank, was made Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, with Labu, Prince Jian of the First Rank, and Ezha, Prince Xin of the Second Rank, as his seconds, to go out by Xifengkou Pass. The Grand Ministers of the Imperial Household Tong Guogang, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, Pengchun and others all took part in the military affairs, and Amida, Alani and Ananda all joined the army at the front. On jihai, Chen Tingjing was made Minister of Works, and Yu Chenglong Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On guimao, the emperor set out from the capital to lead the campaign in person. On jiyou, the emperor halted at Boluohetun, fell ill and turned back. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, yiwei, there was an eclipse of the sun. The Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, Fuquan, Prince Yu of the First Rank, heavily defeated Ga'erdan at Wulanbutong; Ga'erdan sent the lama Jilong to ask for peace, and Fuquan did not advance at once. The emperor rebuked him sharply. On yichou, the emperor returned to the capital. On bingzi, Ga'erdan presented a written oath. The emperor said: "This barbarian is not to be trusted. Put the army in order and wait for him." Edit
In the ninth month, on guisi: earlier, in the battle of Wulanbutong, the Grand Minister of the Imperial Household and duke Tong Guogang had died in battle. Now, as his coffin came back, the imperial sons were ordered to lead the ministers to meet it. All the officers killed in battle were granted libations and compensation in varying degrees. On wushen, the autumn executions for this year were suspended. On renzi, the ban on the people keeping horses was relaxed. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiwei, the emperor having recovered a little from his illness, he summoned the Grand Secretaries and other ministers to the Qianqing Palace to answer in turn. On yihai, Elundai was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On xinsi, Zhang Ying, Academician in charge of the Hanlin Academy, having failed to notice that the Compiler Yang Xuan's draft of the sacrificial address for Tong Guogang was improper, was stripped of the post of Minister of Rites, and Yang Xuan was dismissed, sent to the frontier and enrolled in a banner. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jihai, Xiong Cilu was made Minister of Rites. On jiachen, the Dalai Lama asked to confer an honorific title on the emperor. This was not permitted, and his tribute was refused as well. On jiyou, Fuquan, Prince Yu of the First Rank, and others came to the capital to await investigation. The princes and ministers deliberated and reported. The emperor made light of their offence and punished them lightly. The officers and men were still rewarded for their merit. Edit
In the twelfth month, on dingchou, the emperor visited the mausoleums and performed the rite of sacrifice for the third anniversary of Empress Xiaozhuangwen. On gengchen he returned to the capital. Edit
This year, the taxes of thirty-two departments, counties and garrisons struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Gansu and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea sent tribute. Edit
In the thirtieth year, xinwei, in the spring, the first month, on wushen, Chuyi, Beile of the Aluke'erqin, was made a Prince of the Second Rank, because he had fought hard against the Elute, been wounded and captured, refused to submit, and escaped back. The taiji of his twelve banners who had died in battle were all posthumously made taiji of the first class and given the title Da'erhan, to be inherited by their sons and grandsons. Ga'erdan again raided the Ka'erka. Wadai was made General Who Pacifies the North and stationed at Zhangjiakou, and Langtan General Who Secures the North and stationed at Datong; the Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi, with the General of Xi'an, stationed troops at Ningxia to guard against him. Zhao Liangdong, the General of Valiant Strategy living at home, was ordered to take part in the military affairs. On yimao, Maqi was made Minister of War. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, dingsi, there was an eclipse of the sun. On yichou, the emperor attended the classics lecture. The Commander of the Infantry was ordered to command the three battalions of the patrol and also to oversee the arrest of fugitives in the Five Wards. On wuwu, an envoy came from Cewang Alabutan of the Elute, a nephew of Ga'erdan; his envoy was richly rewarded, and when he went back the Department Director Sang'e was sent to escort him. Edit
In the third month, on wuzi, the translation of the Outline and Details of the Comprehensive Mirror was completed, and the emperor wrote a preface for it. On jiyou, Dai Youqi and others, one hundred and forty-eight men, were granted the jinshi degree and status in varying degrees. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on wuwu, the Censor-in-Chief of the Left Xu Qianxue had sent a private letter to the Governor of Shandong Qian Yu; when the matter came out, both were stripped of office. On dingmao, because the Ka'erka had come over to the empire, the emperor went in person beyond the frontier to comfort them. That day the imperial carriage set out. Edit
In the fifth month, on bingxu, the emperor halted at Duoluonuo'er. The Ka'erka came to court. Earlier, the Tuxietu Khan of the Ka'erka, at the instigation of the Zhebuzundanba, had killed his clansman the Zhasaketu Khan Dekedehei Mo'ergen Ahai; internal strife broke out again and again, and the Elute took advantage of it. Now ministers were sent to investigate the matter. The Tuxietu Khan and the Zhebuzundanba memorialized asking to be punished. The emperor pardoned them. Since the Zhasaketu Khan had been the head of seven banners, his younger brother Cewangzhabu was ordered to inherit the title of khan, and was made a Prince of the First Rank. On dinghai, the emperor came to his travelling tent, and the Tuxietu Khan and the Zhebuzundanba entered for audience and lay prostrate asking to be punished. The ministers proclaimed the pardon, and they wept and gave thanks for the favour. They were granted tea, a feast and seats; a great ensemble of music was played, and they kowtowed nine times and withdrew. On wuzi, the emperor again summoned the Tuxietu Khan, the Zhebuzundanba, Cewangzhabu, the Chechen Khan, and the great taiji of the Ka'erka tribes, the jinong, weizheng, nuoyan, Ayuxi and others, thirty-five men, and gave them a feast. He said: "I want to know you well, so I am feasting you again." He granted them caps and robes. Because Cewangzhabu was young, he was given the clothes, cap and rosary of an imperial son. The Zhasake Jinong Namuzha'er, uncle of the Chechen Khan, had earlier urged the Chechen Khan to lead a hundred thousand people in submission, taking the lead himself, and had asked to be treated in the same way as the forty-nine banners; this being most praiseworthy, he was allowed to remain a zhasake as before, his title of jinong was removed, and he was made a Prince of the Second Rank. The rest were each given titles in varying degrees. An edict was sent to the Ka'erka: "You were in the utmost hardship and poverty and stole and robbed from one another, and I have rescued you and cared for you. Now, like the forty-nine banners, zhasake are to be set up in each place to govern and inspect you; let each of you obey. If you act wildly again, you will be dealt with by the law of the state." On jichou, the emperor, in armour and on horseback, reviewed all the tribes. He dismounted and shot in person, hitting with nine arrows out of ten. Next he held a grand review of the Manchu troops, the Chinese-martial troops and the troops of Gubeikou; they drew up in battle array and sounded their horns, and the muskets fired together with a noise that shook the valleys. The Ka'erka, gazing all around, cried out in alarm and wonder: "This is truly divine might!" The Mongol princes and beile of the Ke'erqin and Ka'erka asked to confer an honorific title on the emperor. This was not permitted. On gengyin, the emperor inspected the camps of the Ka'erka and gave cattle and sheep to the poor among them. On xinmao, officials were sent to organize the Ka'erka into companies and to give them pasture lands. The Wuzhumuqin taiji Chegen and others, who had surrendered and joined the Elute, were punished once the facts had been established. On renchen, the imperial carriage turned back. On guimao, it returned to the capital. On xinhai, the papers passed in the central quota of the metropolitan examination were divided into South Left, South Right, North Left, North Right, Central Left and Central Right, following the advice of the censor Jiang Fan. On renzi, the ministers asked to confer an honorific title on the emperor. This was not permitted. Edit
In the sixth month, on yimao, Li Tianfu was made Minister of Personnel, Chen Tingjing Minister of Justice, and Gao Erwei Minister of Works. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiashen, the General of Xi'an Niyahan, on imperial orders, led troops to move the Batu'er E'erke Jinong to Chaha'er; the jinong, afraid to go, fled, and Niyahan pursued him without catching him; he was tried and sentenced to death. The Governor-General Gesitai was ordered to pursue and punish the jinong. A Korean envoy, for buying the Comprehensive Gazetteer of the Empire, was reported to his country and punished. The retired Grand Secretary Du Lide died; he was granted a funeral sacrifice and burial and given the posthumous name Wenduan. Edit
In the intercalary seventh month, on bingchen, Gesitai memorialized that the jinong's younger brother Boji had been at Changning Lake; the Brigade General Ke Cai had sent troops that attacked and defeated him, and had captured alive Boji and Gelong and others who had been held earlier, and all had been beheaded. On yihai, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinyou, the imperial carriage turned back by way of Zunhua, and the emperor visited the mausoleum of Empress Xiaozhuang and the Xiao Mausoleum. On yichou, he returned to the capital. On gengwu, the duke A'ling'a was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On jiaxu, the Vice Ministers Boji, Li Guangdi and Xu Tingxi were ordered to inspect the river together with Jin Fu. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on gengyin, bandits of the Xie'ersu tribesmen killed the Assistant Regional Commander Zhu Zhen, and the Xining Brigade General Li Fangshu captured the bandit chief Huamu'erjia and put him to death. On guisi, Badehun was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu, and Hangyilu General of Jingzhou. On dingwei, the Gansu Provincial Commander Sun Sike attacked Aqi Luobuzang and beheaded him. Earlier, the Sub-Chancellor Dahu, who had been on a mission to the Elute, had been killed by Aqi Luobuzang on his way back at Jiayu Pass, and Sun Sike had been ordered to attack him. Now news of the victory arrived. Edit
In the eleventh month, on dingsi, Suonuohe and Li Zhenyu were made Ministers of Works, and Yileshen Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. On jiwei, an edict said: "I esteem virtue and moral teaching and have swept away vexatious harshness, and ministers great and small have all received favour and courtesy. Even those dismissed for some matter have been allowed to keep their standing in their home villages. Lately they quarrel over private grudges and their entanglements never end; there is much of the habit of siding with one's own and attacking those who differ. Do they wish to bring on the disaster of the factions of the late Ming? Let each put aside private anger and vow together to be impartial and loyal. Any who persist in wrongdoing I shall surely punish to the full." At this time Xu Yuanwen, Xu Qianxue and Wang Hongxu had already been dismissed, and Fulata and others were digging up petty hidden matters and linking them to raise trials, so this special edict was issued as a warning. On jiaxu, an edict said: "The Directorate of Astronomy reports an eclipse of the sun on the first day of the first month of next year. Heaven shows a warning in its signs, and I am much afraid. Let the banquets and other rites of New Year's Day be cancelled. Let the ministers serve with a pure and single heart and help me to reform and examine myself." Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiashen, an edict said: "In ruling the realm, I think only of loving and nurturing the common people and bringing them to peace and plenty. In recent years the fixed land and poll taxes have been remitted again and again, but the tribute rice shipped each year is still being delivered, and this is always on my mind. Apart from Henan, which has already been exempted, let the tribute rice of Huguang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Shandong be remitted for one year each in turn, to ease the people's burden." On dinghai, able-bodied men of the banner estates were moved beyond Gubeikou to open fields along the Da'er River. The Vice Ministers Ashan, Dezhu and others were sent to Shaanxi to supervise relief. On renchen, the Governors-General, Governors, Provincial Commanders and Brigade Generals were instructed to recommend military officers fit for use and those who had won merit; for the banner officers of the Eight Banners in the capital, the Lieutenant-Generals and others were ordered to recommend them. Edit
This year, the taxes of one hundred and eighty-eight departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, Huguang, Yunnan and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Annam and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
In the thirty-first year, renshen, in the spring, the first month, on the first day, xinhai, there was an eclipse of the sun, and the court congratulations were dispensed with. On jiayin, the emperor came to the Qianqing Gate and showed the Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate and the Diagram of the Five Notes, Eight Sounds and Eight Winds, and said: "The method of the New Book on the Pitch-pipes, taking a diameter of one to a circumference of three, does not work when used. With a diameter of one chi, the circumference should be three chi, one cun, four fen and one li; carried up to a hundred zhang, the error comes to more than fourteen zhang. How can it be used? Only the theory of generating each pitch from the one eight steps away proves correct in every test." He also discussed the flow of water through the sluice gates of the rivers, how much flows by day and by night, and how it can be reckoned by number. He also showed a sundial for measuring the sun's shadow and drew the point the shadow reaches at noon, and when checked it was without error. All the ministers were convinced. On gengwu, the emperor went to the Southern Park and held a hunt. Edit
In the second month, on xinsi, Jin Fu was made Director-General of the Yellow River Conservancy. On yiyou, because of drought in Shaanxi, treasury silver from Shanxi and rice from Xiangyang were sent to relieve it. On dinghai, the emperor made a tour of the capital region. On xinmao, the Governor of Shaanxi Sabi was stripped of office for false reports on famine relief. On wuxu, the emperor returned to the capital. On jihai, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On yisi, Maqi was made Minister of Revenue. Edit
In the third month, on bingchen, the Grand Minister of the Imperial Household A'erdi and the Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs Bandi were sent beyond the frontier to set up Mongol post stations. On yichou, the Vice Prefect Xu Tingxi was ordered to assist with the river works. The Gansu Provincial Commander Sun Sike was given the added title of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent and a hereditary rank. The retired Grand Secretary Feng Pu died; he was granted a funeral sacrifice and burial and given the posthumous name Wenmin. Axitan was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. The Yongbei Brigade was set up in Yunnan. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, gengchen, Xifu was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu, and Huba Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On jichou, a million taels of treasury silver were sent to relieve Shaanxi, and the Ministers Wang Zhi and Shamuha went to inspect and add to the relief. On wuxu, the emperor went to Yingtai and summoned his close ministers to see the rice fields and the planting of bamboo. The Director-General of the Yellow River Conservancy Jin Fu asked to build a sluice each at Xinzhuang and Zhongjiaqian; it was sent to the ministry for discussion and carried out. Edit
In the fifth month, on gengyin, the Ministry of Revenue was told that Pingyang in Shanxi had had a good harvest and officials might be sent to buy grain there against famine. Wang Weizhen was ordered to direct the matter. On guimao, the Ka'erka were organized into three circuits: the Tuxietu as the Northern Circuit, the Chechen as the Eastern Circuit and the Zhasaketu as the Western Circuit, with the subordinate tribes divided into left and right wings according to their allotted lands. Edit
In the sixth month, on gengchen, Song Luo was made Governor of Jiangning. On yiwei, the Mongol Ke'erqin presented more than ten thousand households of the Xibo, Gua'ercha and Dahu'er, and were given silver in reward. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on yihai, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. Edit
In the eighth month, on jichou, Weng Shuyuan was made Minister of Justice, Boji General of Xi'an, Li Linlong Provincial Commander of Guyuan, and Li Fangshu Provincial Commander of Guizhou. Edit
In the ninth month, on wushen, Ga'erdan's people seized our envoy Madi and killed him. On gengxu, the emperor on his way back halted at Tangquan. On jiwei, he returned to the capital. On dingmao, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On renshen, the emperor held a grand review at Yuquan Hill. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jimao, an edict said: "Shaanxi has had bad harvests and famine for years on end, with epidemics besides; relief has been given in many ways, but the long distress has not yet been lifted. Let all the land and poll tax and tax grain of next year be remitted. Let all earlier arrears be cancelled entirely. So may it answer my intent of caring for the people as for my children." On gengchen, Li Tianfu was made Grand Secretary. On renwu, the emperor visited the mausoleums. A special amnesty was granted to Shaanxi: all except those guilty of the Ten Abominations or condemned at the front were spared death and had their punishment reduced one degree. Folun was made Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the imperial clansman Dong'e Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. On gengyin, the emperor returned to the capital. On guisi, Xiong Cilu was made Minister of Personnel, and Zhang Ying Minister of Rites. On gengzi, the provinces were told to stop sending fresh tea and to stop sending congratulatory memorials. Edit
In the eleventh month, on gengxu, A'ling'a was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. On jiayin, Xiong Cilu was ordered to survey the dried-up fields along the rivers of Huai'an and Yangzhou. On bingyin, Sun Sike was given the added title of General Who Displays Martial Might. Jueluo Xiteku was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renwu, the Director-General of the Yellow River Conservancy Jin Fu died; he was granted a funeral sacrifice and burial and given the posthumous name Wenxiang. Yu Chenglong was made Director-General of the Yellow River Conservancy, and Dong Ne Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On renchen, Lang Hualin was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On xinchou, because of famine at Xi'an, rice from Xiangyang was shipped there and sold at fair prices. Xifu was given the added title of General Who Establishes Might and moved to garrison Youwei. The Ke'erqin Mongol prince Shajin was summoned to the capital and given secret instructions in person, to lure Ga'erdan. Edit
This year, the taxes of thirteen departments and counties struck by disaster in Shaanxi, Jiangnan, Sichuan and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea sent tribute. Edit
In the thirty-second year, guiyou, in the spring, the first month, on jiazi, an edict ended for good Korea's yearly tribute of gold and cotton. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, yihai, treasury money was sent out to invite merchants to bring rice to Xi'an and bring down the market price. On bingzi, the Grand Minister of the Imperial Household Po'erpen and others were sent to oversee the military farms of the three circuits of Guihua City. An edict ordered the repair of the dike works at Zhouqiao on the Southern River; Jin Fu and Chen Huang had planned this in earlier years, and now the ministers inspecting the river drew a map and presented it, and a special edict ordered the repair. Cewang Alabutan sent an envoy with tribute, reporting the killing of the envoy Madi and secret matters concerning Ga'erdan, and he was rewarded with coloured satins. On guiwei, the emperor attended the classics lecture. The six sub-prefectures and ten garrisons of Xuanfu were changed into one prefecture and eight counties. On wuzi, Langtan was made General of Radiant Martial Valour and, with Ananda and Shuonai, led troops to Ningxia, with the Generals Boji and Sun Sike taking part in the military affairs. On gengyin, the emperor made a tour of the capital region, inspected the dike works at Yuanjiakou in Ba Department, and instructed the Governor Guo Shilong to repair them. On gengzi, the emperor returned to the capital. The Governor of Guizhou Wei Jiqi, having made a false report on the suppression of native chieftains, was stripped of office and sent to a garrison in Heilongjiang. Edit
In the third month, on bingwu, the imperial son Yinzhi was sent to sacrifice at Mount Hua. On dingwei, the seat of Raozhou Prefecture was moved to Jingdezhen. On yimao, a Salt Controller for Guangdong and an Assistant Salt Controller for Chaozhou were set up. On gengwu, an edict said that Zhao Liangdong, being an old minister, might take temporary command as Brigade General of Ningxia. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on bingxu, the Ka'erka taiji Chelingzhabu came over from Russia; he was rewarded with robes and given pasture at Kelulun. On guisi, an order was given to review the ninety-nine kinds of goods and materials sent up by the provinces, and forty were struck off and no longer sent. On dingyou, Xinyu was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. Edit
In the fifth month, on gengxu, the Grand Minister of the Imperial Household, Count Feiyanggu, was made General Who Secures the North and stationed at Guihua City. Edit
In the sixth month, on yihai, the quotas of the Eight Banners in the provincial and metropolitan examinations were enlarged. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiaxu, next year's land and poll tax and tax grain of the four provinces of Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan were remitted. On guiwei, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes and held a hunt. The Mongol Ke'erqin tribes came to court at the travelling palace and were granted caps, robes, silver and coin. Edit
In the ninth month, on dingwei, the city of Shengjing was repaired. On bingyin, Ryukyu came with tribute, and its hostage sons were sent home. On dingmao, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renshen, an edict said: "The Supervising Secretary Peng Peng has impeached the examiners of Shuntian and asks me to try them in person; this means that no minister can be trusted. In governing the empire one should hold to what is essential; if I were to handle every matter myself, how could the many affairs of state all be dealt with?" On renchen, the emperor held a grand review at Yuquan Hill. On dingyou, the Chahan Khan of Russia sent tribute. The emperor instructed the Grand Secretaries: "That outer vassals come to court with tribute is indeed a splendid thing, but handed down to later ages it may well give rise to trouble. Only when China is at peace will trouble from abroad not arise; we should make the nourishing of the state's vital strength our foundation." Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinchou, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager to visit the mausoleum of Empress Xiaozhuang and the Xiao Mausoleum. On gengshen, they returned to the palace. On jiazi, an edict remitted next year's tax grain of the four prefectures of Shuntian, Hejian, Baoding and Yongping. Edit
In the twelfth month, on xinwei, the imperial clansman and duke Yangdai was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On dinghai, the emperor went to the Southern Park and held a hunt. An edict said: "The Manchu officers and soldiers have lately fallen short of their former keenness, so in recent years I have reviewed them myself, with hunts from time to time. Just now I saw that the soldiers kept good order in their ranks and advanced and withdrew with skill; let these petty officers be rewarded with a month's pay and grain, and their commanding officers with bolts of satin, to encourage the army." On dingyou, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of sixty-nine departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Shanxi, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
In the thirty-third year, jiaxu, in the spring, the first month, on yimao, the harvest at Shengjing was poor; Maqi was ordered to ride there and issue grain from the granaries to the soldiers, and grain from the Shandong granaries was shipped by sea to feed the people. On bingchen, the emperor summoned the Director-General of the Yellow River Conservancy Yu Chenglong and asked him: "You said before that the spillway dams should not be opened and that Jin Fu was wasting money and grain. How do things stand now?" Chenglong said: "What I said before was truly reckless. All I am doing now follows what Jin Fu did." The emperor said: "Then what you said was wrong and what Jin Fu did was right. Why did you not report this plainly, but kept it back to push him out and ruin him?" He then instructed the Grand Secretaries: "Yu Chenglong reported earlier that Jin Fu had never planted willows along the river dikes; when I made my southern tour, I pointed to the willows on the riverbank and asked him, and he had no answer. He also reported that Jin Fu let water out that flooded the people's fields; I went to the place again and looked, and it could never have flooded the wheat fields. And Wang Zhi, Dong Ne and others echoed Yu Chenglong in saying so." The matter was sent to the ministry for judgment, which proposed that Yu Chenglong be dismissed and punished with the cangue. The emperor said: "The works in his hands are not finished; he should be dismissed but kept at his post." Wang Zhi was retired, and Dong Ne dismissed. Edit
In the second month, on xinwei, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On guiyou, the Grand Secretaries asked that he come to the gate to hear state affairs only once every three or four days. The emperor said: "Yesterday's instruction that ministers over sixty report on alternate days was only a courtesy to aged ministers. As for myself, how could I dare to take my ease? I shall hear state affairs every day as usual." On dingchou, Nuomutu was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On gengchen, the emperor made a tour of the capital region. He ordered the repair of the dikes on both banks from Tong Department to Xigu. Edit
In the third month, on xinchou, the emperor returned to the capital. The Minister of Rites Shamuha was dismissed for irreverence in drafting the ceremonial for the Crown Prince's sacrifice in the Fengxian Hall. On xinyou, Hu Renyu and others, one hundred and sixty-eight men, were granted the jinshi degree and status in varying degrees. Fan Chengxun was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on gengwu, the Court of Colonial Affairs reported that the census of the forty-nine banners of the outer vassal Mongols counted more than two hundred and twenty-six thousand seven hundred adult men. On xinsi, Chamuyang was made General of Hangzhou. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuyin, the Commander of the Infantry Kaiyinbu memorialized that passers-by should not be allowed to come and go on the newly repaired road at the Altar of Heaven. The emperor said: "Roads are repaired for the people. If they are not allowed to use it, what good is repairing it? If it is damaged later, let the infantry repair it as needed." The Education Commissioner of Shuntian Li Guangdi, in mourning for his mother, was ordered to observe the mourning in the capital. On jiachen, the Hanlin Academy, the Supervisorate of the Household of the Heir Apparent and the Imperial Academy were ordered to send four officials each day in turn to serve in the Southern Study. On xinhai, Ji'ertabu was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu, and Ga'erma Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On jiayin, an edict ordered the compilation of the Leihan [a classified compendium]. On dingsi, the emperor made a tour of the capital region and inspected the river dikes, instructing the guards in his retinue to march in single file and not trample the crops in the fields. On wuwu, the emperor inspected Longtankou. On jiwei, he inspected Huajiakou, Huangxukou, Babaihukou, Wangjiafukou, Kuang'ergangkou and Baijuchangkou, and ordered all the thin and weak places to be built up. On gengshen, he inspected the new dikes at Taohuakou, Yong'ankou, Lijiakou, Xin'aikou, Liutankou and other places. The emperor said: "I see that the new dikes are very solid, and the people may be spared floods for some years." On renxu, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the intercalary fifth month, on gengwu, the emperor examined the officials who had come up through the Hanlin Academy at the Fengze Garden. Edit
In the sixth month, on xinchou, the Huguang Provincial Commander Xu Zhidu was given the added title of General Who Guards and Pacifies. On bingchen, Fan Chengxun was made Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dingmao, Jiang Hongdao was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left, Wang Shizhen was transferred to be Senior Vice Minister of Revenue, and Wang Shan Junior Vice Minister of Revenue. The Batu'er E'erke Jinong reported that Qiqike, a man who had surrendered, had fled, and that troops had been sent to pursue and behead him. On dinghai, the emperor sought ministers of literary talent. The Grand Secretaries named Xu Qianxue, Wang Hongxu and Gao Shiqi, and also Han Tan and Tang Sunhua, in reply. The emperor said: "Han Tan is not a man who was demoted or banished; he should be summoned and appointed to his former office. Xu Qianxue, Wang Hongxu and Gao Shiqi may be recalled to compile books. Summon Xu Bingyi as well." Some days later Tang Sunhua was tested on poetry and did well, and he was made a Secretary in the Ministry of Rites serving in the Hanlin Academy. On jichou, the Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi Fulata died; he was posthumously made Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent, granted a funeral sacrifice and burial, and given the posthumous name Qingduan. On gengyin, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiwei, the emperor halted at Baibaha'ang'a. The Zhebuzundanba of the Ka'erka came to court and was granted caps and robes. Edit
In the ninth month, on jisi, the school quotas of the Eight Banners were enlarged. On jimao, the emperor returned to the capital. On renwu, Shi Wenbing was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial, and Wang Jiwen Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingshen, Wuhe was made Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi. On yisi, Jin Shirong was made General of Fuzhou. Edit
In the eleventh month, on dingmao, the Noble Consort Wenxi, of the Niuhulu clan, died. On guiyou, Zhang Wang was made Provincial Commander of Jiangnan. On wuyin, Chen Tingjing was recalled to office as Minister of Revenue. Edit
In the twelfth month, on gengxu, Jueluo Xiteku was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu, and Dusiga'er Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. Edit
This year, the taxes of twelve departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Shandong and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea sent tribute. Edit
In the thirty-fourth year, yihai, in the spring, the first month, on dinghai, Huba was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. Edit
In the second month, on jihai, Guo Shilong was made Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian. On dingsi, the work on the Taihe Hall was completed. The retired Grand Secretary Li Zhifang died; he was granted a funeral sacrifice and burial and given the posthumous name Wenxiang. Edit
In the third month, on bingxu, Shi Wenying was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on dingyou, there was an earthquake in Pingyang Prefecture. On jiachen, an envoy was sent to install the Panchen Hutuketu by patent. On jiyou, Zhao Liangdong's merit in pacifying Sichuan and Yunnan was recorded after the event, and he was given the hereditary rank of Viscount, first class. His subordinate commanders were promoted and rewarded in varying degrees. On jiwei, Li Huizu was made Governor of Henan. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, renyin, the Minister Maqi was sent to inspect the relief of the people struck by the earthquake. The Governor Gashitu was dismissed for neglecting the disaster. On xinwei, the Eight Banners in the capital were each ordered to build two thousand rooms on their allotted land to house their soldiers. On renshen, the emperor made a tour of the capital region, inspected the new dikes and the transport route at the sea mouth, and built a Temple of the Sea God. On wuzi, he returned to the capital. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingyou, the lady of the Shi clan was invested as consort of the Crown Prince Yinreng. On gengzi, because of prolonged rain, an edict ordered the court ministers to state the government's gains and failings, and the Ministry of Rites prayed for clear weather. On gengshen, the Director-General of Grain Transport Wang Liang impeached the garrison company commander Yang Feng for carrying goods on the tribute-grain boats. An edict said: "What harm does it do to the grain transport if merchants carry goods? Wang Liang went so far as to search out the goods and throw them on both banks, which was most violent. Let him be relieved of his post at once." Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jichou, Jueluo Shushu was made General of Ningxia, and Eluoshun General of Jiangning. Zhao Liangdong reported that he was going to Jiangnan for medical treatment, and it was ordered that he be given the old boat used on the southern tour. Edit
In the eighth month, on renchen, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. On xinchou, Boji reported that five hundred Muslims under Ga'erdan had broken into the bounds of the Sanchahe post, and that the Suzhou Brigade General Pan Yulong had captured them all and held them at Suzhou. On bingwu, the emperor halted at Kelehuoluo. The imperial clansman and duke Sunu, the Lieutenant-General Axitan and Huba were ordered to lead troops to guard against Ga'erdan. On jiyou, he halted at Kele Wuliyasutai. Dong Anguo was transferred to be Director-General of the Yellow River Conservancy, and Sang'e to be Director-General of Grain Transport. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinsi, the emperor returned to the capital. On guiwei, an edict said that floods had damaged the crops in the four prefectures of Shuntian, Baoding, Hejian and Yongping, remitted next year's land and poll tax in money and grain, and also had forty thousand shi of rice shipped there to be sold at fair prices. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on dingwei, the Grand Ministers of the Imperial Household Suo'etu and Mingzhu were ordered to watch Ga'erdan's movements. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, jiwei, there was an eclipse of the sun. On renxu, the great army was ordered to prepare against Ga'erdan in three columns, carrying grain for eighty days; the Vice Minister Chen Ruqi and the former Censor-in-Chief of the Left Yu Chenglong were ordered to oversee separately its camels, horses, rice and grain. On bingyin, the autumn executions for this year were suspended. On gengwu, Li Tianfu was ordered to serve again as Grand Secretary. On gengchen, the emperor held a grand review at the Southern Park. On wuzi, the General Who Secures the North, Count Feiyanggu, was made Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands. Ministers were sent to the Mongols to raise troops and tell them the date of the campaign. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jihai, the Generals Boji and Sun Sike were ordered to lead troops out by Zhenyi. On yisi, because of the earthquake at Pingyang, the grain tax of the year was ordered remitted, and the tax arrears of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangnan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang, Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces were also remitted; crimes below those punishable by death were pardoned, and where government orders were inconvenient to the people, the Governors-General and Governors were ordered to report them. Qishi was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. Edit
This year, the taxes of twelve departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
In the thirty-fifth year, bingzi, in the spring, the first month, on jiawu, an edict announced that the emperor would lead the campaign against Ga'erdan in person. The ministers, officers and men who were to accompany the campaign were given a feast. On jiashen, the duke Pengchun was ordered to serve as counsellor for the military affairs of the Western Route. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, dinghai, the emperor visited the mausoleums. On xinmao, the emperor returned to the capital. On renchen, Shuonai was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On guichou, a report was made by sacrifice at the suburban altars, the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Altars of Earth and Grain. On jiayin, the Crown Prince Yinreng was ordered to remain in charge of the capital. On bingchen, the emperor set out in personal command of the six armies. Edit
In the third month, on wuchen, the emperor came out of the travelling palace to watch archery. On xinwei, he halted at Gunnuo; there was heavy rain and snow, and the emperor stood in the open until the soldiers had finished making camp, and only then went into his travelling tent. Only when the army had finished cooking did he take his meal. He left his travelling tent, grain and firewood for those who arrived later. On gengchen, the late Governor Wang Weizhen was granted a funeral sacrifice and burial and given the posthumous name Minque. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinmao, the emperor halted at Gede'erku. On renchen, the emperor halted at Ta'erqila. An edict said: "We have now reached the border; from tomorrow, all are to camp in a ring." The forward scouts reported that Ga'erdan was at Kelulun, and the Mongol troops were ordered to advance first and hold the river. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, bingchen, the emperor halted at Tuolingbulake. On xinyou, he halted at Kukuche'er. On renxu, having learned by scouting where Ga'erdan was, the emperor led the vanguard out first, and the armies advanced with their two wings spread. They reached Yantukuletu and made camp. That place had always lacked water, but now a mountain spring gushed out, and the emperor went to see it himself. On guihai, he halted at the Kelulun River. The emperor turned to his ministers and said: "Ga'erdan does not know to hold the river and fight us; he can do nothing." The Secretary of the Grand Secretariat Abida, scouting at the front, reported that Ga'erdan, not believing that the imperial armies had suddenly arrived, had climbed Mount Mengna'er and seen the yellow tents and the netted camp walls, and the great army massed like clouds without end, and in great alarm had said: "How easily they have come!" and had abandoned his tents and fled by night. Judging from the droppings of his horses, he seemed to have fled two days before. The emperor led light cavalry in pursuit. Along the way, goods, camels and horses, women and children had been abandoned in great numbers. The emperor turned to the Ke'erqin prince Shajin and said: "Why are the barbarians in such a panic?" Shajin said: "Only to save their lives." The Ka'erka prince Namuzha'er said: "When we fled from disaster in those days, it was just like this." The emperor wrote to the Empress Dowager, setting out the state of the army in full and fixing the date of his return to the capital. He pursued as far as Tuona Alin and turned back, ordering the Grand Minister of the Imperial Household Masika to pursue Ga'erdan. On wuchen, the emperor withdrew his army. That morning, clouds of five colours appeared. On guiyou, he halted at Zhongtuoling. The Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, Count Feiyanggu, heavily defeated Ga'erdan at Zhaomoduo, taking three thousand heads, and killed his wife Anu on the field. Ga'erdan fled with a few horsemen. On guiwei, the emperor halted at Chahannuo'er. He summoned the Mongol princes and praised their labours in repairing roads, digging wells and overseeing the pastures, and gave silver to each of their men. Edit
In the sixth month, on guisi, the emperor returned to the capital. In this campaign, the emperor commanded the Central Route himself and put Ga'erdan to flight, and on the Western Route Feiyanggu heavily defeated Ga'erdan; only on the Eastern Route did Sabusu, because of the long distance, arrive late and win no merit. On jiawu, because Shanba, a Ka'erka Prince of the Second Rank, had lent all his horses to the army, he was raised to Prince of the First Rank, and the Beizi Penchuke, for his labours in scouting the enemy, was made a Prince of the Second Rank. The ministers performed the rite of congratulation. On yiwei, the monthly pay of the Chaha'er guards was increased by one tael of silver, and that of the Ka'erka men by six taels, to be paid for three years. An edict suspended the autumn assizes for the year. On renzi, Wu Tian was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left, Zhang Wang was transferred to be Provincial Commander of the Fujian Navy, and Zhang Yunyi Provincial Commander of Jiangnan. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on wuwu, a stone was carved and set up at the Imperial Academy for the pacification of the northern desert. Li Huizu was made Governor-General of Huguang. On guihai, the quotas of the provincial examinations in the provinces were enlarged. On wuchen, Wu Ying was changed to Provincial Commander of the Fujian Land Forces, and Yue Shenglong made Provincial Commander of Sichuan. Edit
In the eighth month, on dingyou, Suonuohe was dismissed for failing to provide military supplies, and Kaiyinbu was made Minister of War. Edit
In the ninth month, on the first day, jiayin, Abudulishike, king of the Huihui, memorialized: "Relying on Heaven's might, your servant was able to come out and surrender. Send your servant back to his country of Ye'erqin, and I ask that Cewang Alabutan be ordered not to do us harm." On yimao, official ranks, clothes and grain were granted to the Elute who had surrendered. On renshen, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. On bingzi, he halted at Shacheng. An edict said: "In recent years the areas under Xuanhua have pastured the army's horses, and the supplies demanded have been very heavy, greatly wearying the people. Let next year's fixed taxes all be remitted." On dingchou, the Deputy Lieutenant-General Zu Liangbi defeated Ga'erdan's man Danjila at Wengjin. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on the first day, jiashen, officials were sent to take clothes, furs, cattle and sheep as gifts to the soldiers of the Western Route. On dinghai, the emperor halted at Zhaoha. Silver was granted for the soldiers of Youwei and Datong killed in battle. On gengyin, the Grand General Feiyanggu arrived to present his captives. Silver was granted to ransom them, so that their families could be reunited. On wushen, the emperor came to see the soldiers of Youwei and gave them food. An edict was passed on: "In the campaign of Zhaomoduo you lacked grain and went on foot, and still could resist the enemy, so I give you food specially. All the treasury silver you borrowed is forgiven. The wounded and the sick will be rewarded separately." All kowtowed and gave thanks with joy. On gengxu, the emperor halted at Lisu. He wrote to the Empress Dowager to thank her for the gift of fur clothing. Edit
In the eleventh month, on wuyin, Ga'erdan sent an envoy asking to surrender; his envoy Geleiguying arrived, probably to sound out the emperor's intentions in secret. The emperor told him: "I shall wait seventy days for you; after that I shall advance my troops." On gengchen, the imperial carriage turned back. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renyin, the emperor returned to the capital. The imperial clansman Feiyanggu was put in charge of Youwei, Qibu was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu, and Lei Jizun Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On gengxu, an edict said: "The departments, counties, garrisons and posts along the frontier of Shaanxi and Gansu lie on the main road of the army's march; the supplies demanded have been many and the common people have toiled. Let next year's land and poll tax in silver and rice all be remitted." Edit
This year, the taxes of thirty-two departments and counties struck by disaster in Jiangnan, Jiangxi and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea sent tribute. Edit
In the thirty-sixth year, dingchou, in the spring, the first month, on bingchen, the emperor went to the Southern Park and held a hunt. On wuchen, the Muslims of Hami captured Ga'erdan's son Sebuteng Ba'erzhu'er and came to present him. On jisi, officials were sent to ask after the General of Valiant Strategy Zhao Liangdong, and he was granted ginseng and deer tails. On jiaxu, an edict said: "Reading the history of the Ming, I see that in that whole dynasty there was no case of an empress taking part in government, or of a minister overbearing his ruler. Many of the precedents of our dynasty follow them. I am not like those before me who were quick to mock a fallen dynasty. The History of the Ming is now being compiled; let this edict be added to the imperial instructions for it." Edit
In the second month, on dinghai, the emperor set out to lead the campaign against Ga'erdan in person. That day he halted at Changping. Abida memorialized that Hami had captured the Elute Tukeqi Hashiha, the chief culprit in the killing of the envoy Madi. He was ordered to be executed, and his sons and daughters handed over to Madi's family as slaves. On wuxu, the emperor halted at Datong. On dingwei, he halted at Lijiagou. On wushen, an edict remitted this year's fixed taxes of Kelan, Baode, Hequ and the other departments and counties through which the army passed. That day he halted at Nianyan Village, where a mountain spring gushed down, and men and horses had water in plenty. On gengxu, officials were sent to sacrifice to the god of the Yellow River. Edit
In the third month, on bingchen, the emperor halted at the Quye River. The Elute Duo'erji, Dalashi and others came one after another to surrender. The Muslim king of Hami was granted gold, silks, caps and robes. On dingsi, Zhao Liangdong died; when the emperor heard, he sighed and mourned him for a long time, and said to his close ministers: "Zhao Liangdong was a great man." On xinyou, he halted at Yulin. On wuchen, he halted at Anbian City. The Ningxia Brigade General Wang Huaxing invited the emperor to hunt at Huamachi. The emperor said: "Why not rest the horses' strength to hunt Ga'erdan?" On xinwei, he halted at Huamachi. On bingzi, the emperor crossed the river from Hengcheng. He sent his eldest son Yinzhi to offer libations for Zhao Liangdong and the former Provincial Commander Chen Fu. On dingchou, the emperor halted at Ningxia. Inquiry was made and compensation given for the officers and men killed in battle at Zhaomoduo and Wengjin. On jimao, sacrifice was offered to the Helan Mountains. On gengchen, the emperor reviewed the troops. He ordered the guards to share out food from the imperial table among all the soldiers. Edit
In the intercalary third month, on the first day, xinsi, there was an eclipse of the sun. On gengyin, Jieshu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, died. The people of Ningxia, hearing that the emperor was about to leave, earnestly begged him to stay a few days. The emperor said: "The frontier land is stony and poor; each extra day I stay is one more day of burden on you. I already know your sincerity." Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinhai, the emperor halted at Mount Langjuxu. On jiayin, the imperial carriage turned back. On gengshen, the provinces were ordered to select scholars excellent in both learning and conduct as senior licentiates by special selection and send them to the Imperial Academy. On jiazi, Feiyanggu memorialized that on the thirteenth day of the intercalary third month Ga'erdan had taken poison and died, and that his daughter Zhongqihai had come with three hundred households to surrender. The emperor led the officials in the rite of worshipping Heaven. He ordered the armies on all routes to withdraw. That day there was heavy rain. The Elute who had surrendered asked to offer congratulations. He stopped them. Earlier, the emperor, wishing to see the Yellow River at Ningxia, had gone by boat from Hengcheng to Hutan Heshuo, gone ashore and travelled on foot, leading his guards in hunting, catching fish and shooting water ducks for food, and met the carriages and horsemen at Baotou. Edit
In the fifth month, on yiwei, the emperor returned to the capital. On dingyou, Fulata was made Minister of Justice and Xi'erda Censor-in-Chief of the Left; Weng Shuyuan was dismissed, and Wu Tian was made Minister of Justice and Zhang Penghe Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On guimao, the Ministry of Rites asked to confer an honorific title on the emperor. This was not permitted. Edit
In the sixth month, on jiayin, the Ministry of Rites asked that records of the victory be carved on the cliffs of the famous mountains the army had passed. This was approved. The late General of Valiant Strategy and Viscount, first class, Zhao Liangdong was granted a funeral sacrifice and burial and given the posthumous name Xiangzhong. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on guiwei, the ministers asked to confer an honorific title on the Empress Dowager; they asked three times, and the emperor did not consent. On yiwei, because the northern desert had been pacified, officials were sent to report it by sacrifice at the suburban altars, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the mausoleums and the temple of the First Teacher. Li Pan and others, one hundred and fifty men, were granted the jinshi degree and status in varying degrees. The Grand General, Count Feiyanggu, was raised to Duke of the first class, and the counsellors and those below them were each given hereditary ranks. On xinchou, the treasury silver borrowed by the banner soldiers was forgiven. On yisi, officials were sent to take gifts to the troops of the forty-nine banners of the outer vassals. On dingwei, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. Edit
In the eighth month, on yihai, the emperor halted at Batusheli and granted silver and coin to the Mongol princes, dukes and taiji. Edit
In the ninth month, on guiwei, Danjila of the Elute came over. The emperor received him alone in a felt tent. Danjila came out and said to others: "I am a guilty man, and yet the emperor did not suspect me; he is truly a divine man." On jiawu, the emperor returned to the capital. On gengzi, the Lieutenant-General Kaiyinbu was made concurrently Commander of the Infantry. On renyin, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On yisi, Xu Zhidu, General Who Guards and Pacifies and Provincial Commander of Huguang, died; he was posthumously made Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, granted a funeral sacrifice and burial, and given the posthumous name Xiangyi. Relief was given to the people of Heilongjiang struck by floods. Xi'erda was made Minister of War, and Haya'er Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jisi, the imperial clansmen were for the first time ordered to sit the provincial and metropolitan examinations. On renxu, an edict said: "In recent years the army has gone out and come back through Shanxi, and the people have toiled to supply it on the march and to send it on its way. Let next year's fixed taxes of Shanxi be remitted." The merit of Sunu, Duke Who Guards the State, who had followed the campaign, was recorded, and he was raised to Beizi. On gengwu, the emperor visited the mausoleums. On jiaxu, the palace eunuch Liu Jinchao was sentenced to death for extorting money from people by fraud. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinsi, the emperor returned to the capital. On bingxu, the Heshuo Princess Kejing was married to the Ka'erka Prince of the Second Rank Dunduobu Duo'erji. On wuxu, Korea reported that it needed to buy grain, and thirty thousand shi of rice were ordered shipped there for relief. On jiachen, an edict ordered that when the provinces report disasters, the facts be checked at once and reported. Edit
In the twelfth month, on dingmao, the imperial clansman Dong'e was changed to Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. On yihai, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of fifty-nine departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Anhui, Jiangxi and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Ryukyu and Annam sent tribute. Edit
In the thirty-seventh year, wuyin, in the spring, the first month, on gengyin, Cewang Alabutan memorialized that the Diba had concealed the passing of the Dalai Lama and had denounced the Panchen and exalted himself, and earnestly asked the emperor to look into it. The emperor answered him: "I have already issued an order rebuking the Diba and telling him to memorialize and admit his guilt; if he persists and does not mend his ways, I shall not lightly forgive him." He also sent the Academician Reader-in-Waiting Yidao and others to carry the order there. On guimao, the emperor made a tour to Mount Wutai. On jiachen, he halted at Zhuo Department. He ordered his eldest son Yinzhi and the Grand Secretary Yisang'a to sacrifice at the mausoleums of Taizu and Shizong of the Jin. Edit
In the second month, on xinhai, an edict remitted the tax arrears of Shanxi for the thirty-sixth year. On guichou, the emperor halted at Pusading. On yichou, officials were sent to give relief in Shandong. On wuchen, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, bingzi, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On dingchou, the emperor's eldest son Yinzhi was made Prince Zhi of the Second Rank, his third son Yinzhi Prince Cheng of the Second Rank, and his fourth son Yinzhen, fifth son Yinqi, seventh son Yinyou and eighth son Yinsi were all made Beile. On wuzi, the making of distilled liquor was forbidden. On xinmao, the Governor of Zhili Yu Chenglong memorialized that he had surveyed the Hun River on the ground together with the Westerner Anduo and others, helped with its repair and dredging, and drawn a map to present. An edict was received: "Let the work be finished within the sixth month." Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on guihai, the tax quota of the Guangdong maritime customs was reduced. On jisi, an edict said that Yanshou, Prince Wen of the Second Rank, had behaved improperly and was reduced to Beile, and the Beizi Yuanduan was stripped of his rank. On renshen, the Beizi Sunu was put in charge of the post of General of Shengjing. On guiyou, the emperor inspected the Grand Canal. Edit
In the fifth month, on jiaxu, the people of Wuqing asked for an outer dike to be built. The emperor said: "An outer dike might damage the people's fields." The people said: "The harm of the river breaking its banks is worse than the damage to the fields." The emperor said: "The rains are about to come; for now, set up wooden stakes to protect the dike and open a small channel to drain the water, and before the spring rains next year it will be built for you." On guiwei, the emperor returned to the capital. On renyin, the Shanglin Park office was abolished. Li Linsheng was made Provincial Commander of Shaanxi, and Zhang Wang Provincial Commander of Guangxi. In this month, Cewang Alabutan submitted an account of his war with the Kazakhs and of the reasons for his detaining Danjin Emubu. It was ordered to be shown to the Grand Ministers of the Deliberative Council. Edit
In the sixth month, on xinhai, Wu Ying was moved to be Provincial Commander of the Fujian Navy. On dingsi, the Liangwan Battalion in Sichuan was changed into the Hualin Battalion, with an Assistant Regional Commander and officials under him. On jiwei, the Governor of Yunnan Shi Wensheng memorialized that those of the Three Feudatories' people whom an edict had exempted from arrest should be allowed to open land and sit the examinations. This was approved. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on the first day, guiyou, Zhang Yushu went into mourning for his mother, and Wu Tian was made Grand Secretary and Wang Shizhen Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On xinmao, the Ministry of Personnel was ordered to bring the sub-prefects, assistant sub-prefects, department magistrates and county magistrates chosen each month to an audience. On guisi, the new river at Ba Department was completed; it was given the name Yongding River, and a temple to the river god was built. On jihai, Lu Chongyao was made General of Guangzhou, and Yin Huaxing Provincial Commander of Guangdong. On gengzi, Su'erfa was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. On xinchou, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager on an eastern tour, travelling by way of the lands beyond the frontier. Edit
In the eighth month, on guichou, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager to visit the residence of Princess Duanjing in the Kalaqin, and gold and silks were granted to her and to her husband, the efu Ga'erzang. On jiazi, the Empress Dowager offered sacrifice from afar to her father and mother at Mount Faku. On jisi, gold and silks were granted to Princess Duanmin and her husband, the efu Bandi, the Da'erhan Prince of the First Rank. In Hunan, the mountain bandit Huang Ming attacked Jing Department and Chen Danshu attacked Chaling Department, and government troops put them down. Edit
In the ninth month, on renshen, the emperor halted at Ke'ersu and poured a libation before the tomb of Manzhuxili, the late Ke'erqin Prince of the First Rank, who was the father of Empress Xiaozhuang. On guisi, the emperor halted at Xing'a. The General of Heilongjiang Sabusu and others were granted gold, silks, caps and robes. On gengzi, the executions of prisoners for the year at Shengjing and Wula were suspended. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guimao, the emperor hunted and shot dead two tigers; one of them he shot across a ravine, piercing its flank. On dingwei, the emperor hunted and killed two bears with a gun. That day he halted at Huifa. On jiyou, Yongning Prefecture in Yunnan was abolished and Yongbei Prefecture set up. On guisi, the emperor halted at Xingjing. On jiayin, the emperor visited the Yong Mausoleum. Officials were sent to offer libations at the tomb of Lidun, Prince Wugong of the Second Rank. The native chieftaincy of Shuixi in Guizhou was changed, and the three regular administrations of Dading, Pingyuan and Qianxi were set up. On dingsi, the emperor visited the Fu Mausoleum and the Zhao Mausoleum and went in person to offer libations at the tombs of Yangguli, Prince Wuxun, Feiyingdong, Duke Zhiyi, and Eyidu, Duke Hongyi. This year's rice and beans owed by Fengtian were remitted. On renxu, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager on the journey back. Edit
In the eleventh month, on guiwei, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. On bingxu, an edict said: "In the lands I passed through on my tour, the water and grass of the Mongol tribes of Aohan, Naiman, Aluke'erqin and Zhalute are excellent, yet their livelihood is hard pressed, because their livestock are stolen and they dare not graze them at night. I at once sent the Department Director Li Xuesheng and others to put matters in order for them, and the thefts dwindled and stopped. Officials should be sent in the same way to the Mongols of other places. Banner officers who formerly went to the Mongols to instruct them may be allowed to go. Cases of homicide and robbery are to be heard and judged by them together." On gengyin, Zhang Penghe was made Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, xinchou, Xu Tingxi was ordered to assist with river affairs, and the Minister Maqi and the Vice Ministers Yu Chenglong and Chang Shou were ordered to inspect the river works. On gengxu, an edict to the Imperial Clan Court said: "Among the imperial clansmen without office, find out and report truthfully on those who are capable and able, those skilled in horsemanship and archery, and those who are poor and have no livelihood." An edict ordered that the wives and daughters of officials and commoners caught up in a case not be detained for questioning, and this was made a standing rule. The native chieftaincy of Dongchuan in Sichuan was changed into Dongchuan Prefecture, with a prefect and officials under him. On wuwu, an edict ordered the Eight Banners to seek out filial sons and chaste women. On jiwei, Baxi was made Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Ma Zide General of Jingkou. On jisi, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of thirty-five departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea sent tribute. Edit
In the thirty-eighth year, jimao, in the spring, the first month, on xinmao, an edict said: "I am about to make a southern tour to inspect the river works. All supplies will be prepared from the capital. Let officials be warned in advance not to burden the common people." Edit
In the second month, on renyin, the Supervisor of the Household of the Heir Apparent Yintai was removed from office for failing in his duties. On guimao, the emperor, escorting the Empress Dowager, set out on the southern tour. On wushen, because the Tianjin Brigade General Pan Yulong had trained his troops well, he was given an imperial robe and a sable coat. Edit
In the third month, on gengwu, the emperor halted at Qingkou and escorted the Empress Dowager across the river. On xinwei, the emperor in a small boat went to inspect the works at the Gaojia Dike, the Guiren Dike, Lanniqian and other places. A hundred thousand shi of tribute grain were held back and sent to Gaoyou, Baoying and other departments and counties, twelve in all, to be sold at fair prices. On renshen, the emperor inspected the dikes of the Yellow River. On bingzi, the imperial carriage halted at Yangzhou. The soldiers in the retinue were instructed not to trample the wheat and crops. On renwu, an edict remitted the tax arrears of Shandong and Henan and granted a special pardon for crimes below the death penalty. On guiwei, the imperial carriage halted at Suzhou. On xinmao, the imperial carriage halted at Hangzhou. On bingshen, the emperor reviewed the troops and held an archery contest. On wuxu, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager on the journey back. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, gengzi, they halted again at Suzhou on the way back. An edict remitted the silver added to the salt levy and the customs duties, and specially enlarged the school quotas of the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. On yisi, Dandai was made General of Hangzhou. On jiyou, the imperial carriage halted at Jiangning. The emperor reviewed the troops. On gengshen, he halted at Yangzhou. On xinyou, Peng Peng was made Governor of Guangxi. On bingyin, they crossed the Yellow River, and the emperor in a small boat inspected the new fascine works. Edit
In the fifth month, on xinwei, he halted at the Zhongjia Sluice and wrote a tablet reading "A Wise Man of the Sage's School," which was hung in the shrine of the former worthy Zilu. On yiyou, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. On dinghai, Ma'erhan was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left, and Wang Hongxu Minister of Works. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, wuxu, Guo Xiu was recalled to office as Governor-General of Huguang, and Yingqi, Duke Who Guards the State, was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiashen, the river broke its banks at Huai'an and Yangzhou. Edit
In the intercalary seventh month, on wuxu, Consort Min, of the Zhangjia clan, died. Yinzhi, Prince Cheng of the Second Rank, was her son; because he shaved his head before a hundred days had passed, he was reduced to Beile. On guichou: earlier, the Miao bandit Huang Ming had several times been reported captured and sentenced to death, and yet was still reported to be committing crimes. Now officials were sent to try the case, and he and his confederates Chen Danshu, Wu Sixian and others, more than thirty men, were put to death. The Governor-General and Governors who had made false reports, Maleji and others, were demoted or dismissed in varying degrees. The emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. Edit
In the ninth month, on bingwu, the emperor returned to the capital. On bingchen, the emperor attended the classics lecture. Yangdai was changed to Lieutenant-General of the Manchu, and Lubohe, Tuolun and Chongguli were all made Lieutenant-Generals of the Mongols. On wuwu, the Grand Secretary Alantai died; the emperor mourned him with regret, having sent his eldest son Yinzhi to see him in his illness; he was granted libations and additional sacrifices and given the posthumous name Wenqing. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guiyou, the emperor inspected the works on the Yongding River. On gengchen, the emperor returned to the palace. The Grand Secretary Li Tianfu died; he was granted a funeral sacrifice and burial and given the posthumous name Wending. Edit
In the eleventh month, on yisi, the emperor visited the mausoleums. On renchen, Maqi, Folun, Xiong Cilu and Zhang Ying were made Grand Secretaries, Chen Tingjing Minister of Personnel, Li Zhenyu Minister of Revenue, Du Zhen Minister of Rites, Ma'erhan and Fan Chengxun Ministers of War, and Wang Shizhen Minister of Justice. On renyin, four Manchu and four Chinese supervising secretaries were ordered to attend at court on duty. On bingwu, the Baoyuan Mint was ordered to buy up worn-out coins. Edit
In the twelfth month, on wuchen, the emperor returned to the capital. On guisi, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of seventy-three departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shaanxi, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
In the thirty-ninth year, gengchen, in the spring, the first month, on jiwei, the King of Korea, Li Dun, presented local products in thanks for the return of shipwrecked people, and the emperor sent them back. On guihai, the emperor inspected the works on the Yongding River. Edit
In the second month, on jiaxu, the emperor went by boat to inspect the waterways of Langcheng, Liucha and other places; where the water was shallow he changed to a skiff and went on, and gave instructions on the plan for repairing the river. On renwu, he returned to the capital. On jichou, the Grand Ministers of the Imperial Household Feiyanggu and Yisang'a were ordered to test the young men of the imperial clan in horsemanship and archery. Edit
In the third month, on jiawu, the emperor attended the classics lecture. The Ministry of Personnel memorialized on the case in which the Governor of Anhui Li Bing had been impeached, asking that it be referred to the General and the Provincial Commander for investigation. The emperor said: "Generals and Provincial Commanders have no part in civil affairs; the ministry's proposal is improper." He rebuked them severely. The Minister Kulena was soon dismissed. On guimao, Zhang Penghe was changed to Director-General of the Yellow River Conservancy. Penghe asked that the assisting officials and the officials serving to redeem themselves be withdrawn, and that the ministers in the capital relax the letter of the regulations, so that success could be required of him. This was approved. On jiayin, the imperial clansman Tekexin was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On bingchen, Wang Yi and others, three hundred and one men, were granted the jinshi degree and status in varying degrees. The Governor of Sichuan Yu Yangzhi and the Provincial Commander Yue Shenglong accused each other; officials were sent to try the case, and both were stripped of office. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on gengchen, the emperor inspected the Yongding River. Soldiers of the Eight Banners were ordered to help open the river, under the command of Yinzhi, Prince Zhi of the Second Rank, with Yuexi, Prince Xi of the Second Rank, and others, five men, going with him. On renwu, the emperor inspected the Ziya River. On renchen, he returned to the capital. Edit
In the fifth month, on dingwei, Ashan was made Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. On jiayin, A'ling'a was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. Edit
In the sixth month, on guihai, Zhang Penghe reported that the work of repairing and dredging the sea mouth was complete and the river flowed freely; the Lanhuang Dam was renamed Datongkou, and a Temple of the Sea God was built. Du Zhen was dismissed, and Wang Zehong was made Minister of Rites and Li Nan Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On dinghai, the imperial clansmen's taking of the examinations was stopped. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiawu, the Court of Colonial Affairs, reporting back on the memorial of the lama Shangnan Duo'erji that Cewang Alabutan had sent troops to Qinghai, proposed that no action was needed. The emperor said: "This matter is very small at present, but it will be of great consequence in the future. The ministry proposes that no action is needed; but if Qinghai asks Shangnan Duo'erji about it, how is he to answer? Cewang Alabutan is cunning by nature and has always acted with treachery and wickedness, and the neighbouring tribes are all his enemies. He says he is going to attack the Diba, but the road is long and full of dangers; it may be that he is making a show of strength to frighten Qinghai, we cannot tell. What matters is to see that he does not dare to stir up trouble." On yisi, a rule was fixed giving the Hanlin officials, the Compilers, the Examiners and the Hanlin bachelors, three taels of silver a month, and when a post of Education Intendant falls vacant, they are to be sent out according to their seniority. On renzi, the late General Who Displays Martial Might, Sun Sike, died; the emperor's eldest son Yinzhi was ordered to pour libations, and he was granted two saddled horses and a thousand taels of silver, and given the posthumous name Xiangwu. On dingsi, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier passes. Li Guangdi, Zhang Penghe, Guo Xiu and Peng Peng were ordered to deliberate in detail on the conduct of the examinations. Edit
In the eighth month, on xinwei, the emperor halted at Qilaotu. Edit
In the ninth month, on guisi, the autumn executions for this year were suspended. An edict put Zhang Penghe solely in charge of the river works, and Fan Chengxun and the others, nine men, were recalled. The Supervising Secretary Muhelun asked for a ban on luxury in dress and goods, and the Grand Secretariat drafted a rescript of reprimand. The emperor said: "The officials whose duty is to speak are the eyes and ears of the throne; if one is punished for speaking, who will speak again? Only, where he says that luxury came after the tenth year of Kangxi, he is wrong: it was in the time of the regents, and now it has somewhat abated." Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on xinyou, it was the Empress Dowager's sixtieth birthday festival, and the emperor composed a Rhapsody on Boundless Long Life, wrote it on a folding screen in his own hand, and presented it. On guiyou, the emperor inspected the Yongding River. On wuyin, the emperor returned to the capital. On jimao, it was ordered that those summoned this year to be supervising secretaries and censors but not yet given posts serve as supernumerary censors and take part in deliberations with their colleagues. Edit
In the eleventh month, on gengyin, E'erbutu Hatan Batu'er of Qinghai was ordered to move and settle at Ningxia. An edict ordered the Vice Minister Wenda to inspect the post stations of Shaanxi and Gansu. Wang Zehong was dismissed, and Han Tan was made Minister of Rites. It was ordered that the sons and younger brothers of high ministers and holders of prestigious posts who sat the examinations be placed in a separate officials' category, with a fixed quota of passes. On xinhai, the emperor made a tour beyond the frontier. Officials rated outstanding were ordered to be presented at audience in the same way as those summoned to the capital. On wuwu, the native tribesmen of Dajianlu in Sichuan rebelled, and the Vice Minister Manpi was sent with the Provincial Commander Tang Xishun to put them down. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, jiwei, the emperor halted at Nuanquan and granted silver to the princes of the outer vassals and those below them down to officers and soldiers. On wuchen, the emperor returned to the capital. On guiyou, Xiao Yongzao was moved to be Governor of Guangxi, and Peng Peng Governor of Guangdong. On renwu, the late Yuele, Prince An of the First Rank, for wrongly lightening the sentence when he had earlier tried the case of the Beile Nuoni, was posthumously reduced to Prince of the Second Rank, and his sons Yuexi, Prince Xi of the Second Rank, and the Beizi Wu'erzhan were both reduced to Duke Who Guards the State. On dinghai, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of fifty-seven departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Anhui, Shaanxi, Zhejiang and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea sent tribute. Edit
In the fortieth year, xinsi, in the spring, the first month, on xinhai, because the Lord of the River had shown his power, the title of the Fourth Great King Golden Dragon was conferred. On jiayin, Xinyu was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchu. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, jiwei, the emperor inspected the Yongding River. He said to Li Guangdi: "When the river runs dry it will surely silt up; this is very hard to deal with, and we must discuss it at leisure." On yichou, Manpi and Tang Xishun attacked the native tribesmen of Dajianlu and put them down, and twelve thousand households of the tribespeople submitted. On gengchen, the emperor returned to the palace. Edit
In the third month, on wuzi, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On dingyou, Zhang Penghe asked to compile the plans for managing the river into a book. The emperor rebuked him: "I have read every book on river affairs; on the whole, it is easy to talk about sitting down but hard to carry out in practice. The nature of a river is never fixed; how can one hold to a single method to bind it? If a book were compiled, not only would later men find it hard to follow, but even measured against one's own mind, one could hardly trust it oneself. Let Zhang Penghe try compiling one!" The Supervising Secretary Ma Shifang impeached the Provincial Administration Commissioner of Hubei Ren Fenghou as too old. He was called to an audience and was found not yet enfeebled. The emperor then said: "For those who sit and handle affairs, one must have seasoned and experienced men to get things right; for department and county magistrates, it is not so." Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiwei, Li Linsheng was transferred to Provincial Commander of Gansu, Pan Yulong was promoted to Provincial Commander of Guyuan, Lan Li was moved to Brigade General of Tianjin, and Cao Binghuan was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On bingzi, the Minister of Justice Wang Shizhen asked for leave to return to his native place. The emperor said to the Grand Secretaries: "The people of Shandong are mostly obstinate by nature, fond of besting others and of nursing grudges; Wang Shizhen alone has none of this. His poetry is very fine, and at home he does nothing but read. To let him go back to his native place would be a great pity. Give him five months' leave; there is no need to vacate his post." On dingchou, the emperor inspected the Yongding River. He instructed Li Guangdi: "In deep winter, when the ice has formed, the sluices can be opened to drain as usual. The clear water flows under the ice and, pressed by the ice, scours the riverbed ever deeper." He inspected Dawankou and instructed: "Work on the stone embankment has not yet begun; fir timber brought from the south can be driven in as rows of piles. Do not be negligent." He inspected the Ziya River. On yiyou, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the fifth month, on guisi, there was a vacancy for the official in charge of the boatmen in Heilongjiang, and the ministry proposed to fill it with Zhou Chang, a former circuit intendant who had been exiled to the frontier. The emperor said: "Zhou Chang has already been exiled to the frontier; to give him an office at Ula as well would mean he could never come home for the rest of his life. Let it go to one of the Eight Banners officers who have served there before." On wushen, the Censor Zhang Yuan asked that the tomb of the former Ming eunuch Wei Zhongxian be destroyed; this was approved. On bingchen, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. Edit
In the sixth month, on gengchen, the descendants of the Song Confucian Shao Yong were granted the post of Erudite of the Five Classics. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dinghai, the Chamberlain of the Imperial Guard, Duke Feiyanggu, fell ill while in attendance on the imperial progress. The emperor halted his carriage for a day for him and went in person to see him in his illness. Soon word came that he had died. He was granted three saddled horses, four loose horses and five thousand taels of silver; high officials were sent to escort him back to the capital; he was granted funeral rites and burial, and given the posthumous name Xiangzhuang. Edit
In the eighth month, on yichou, the emperor went to Mount Suoyue'erji. He decreed: "This mountain is lofty and imposing, truly worthy to be called a famous sight. Henceforth hunting is forbidden here." On jiashen, the emperor halted at Manitu to hunt; a single arrow pierced two yellow antelope and also snapped a lahali tree, and the Mongols were all astonished. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinchou, Yabu, Prince Jian of the First Rank, died while in attendance on the imperial progress. High officials were ordered to escort him back to the capital, and the emperor's eldest son Yinzhi and third son Yinzhi went out to meet the cortege; officials were sent to conduct the funeral, four thousand taels of silver were granted, and the imperial sons together contributed three thousand taels. When the coffin set out, the imperial sons attended to see it off. He was granted funeral rites, burial and a stele, and given the posthumous name Xiu. On yisi, the emperor returned to the capital. On gengxu, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. The Grand Secretary Wang Xi asked to retire because of age and illness; a kind edict consoled him, and he was retired with the added title of Junior Mentor. Zhongqihai, the daughter of Ga'erdan, arrived at the capital; she was ordered to live with her elder brother Sebutengba'erzhu'er, an Imperial Guard of the First Class, and was married to Shakedu'er, a Mongol Imperial Guard of the Second Class. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on wuwu, Tekexin, of the imperial clan, was made Manchu Lieutenant-General, and Yatubu'ersai Mongol Lieutenant-General. On jiwei, the Grand Secretary Zhang Yushu was summoned back to court. An edict remitted the regular taxes of Gansu for the coming year. On gengshen, Liang Nai was made Provincial Commander of the Fujian land forces. On xinyou, the regular taxes of Jiangsu for next year were remitted. Yue Shenglong was recalled to service as Provincial Commander of Sichuan. On xinwei, Puqi was changed to Manchu Lieutenant-General and Sun Zhaqi to Mongol Lieutenant-General, and Hua Xian was made Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi. On guiyou, the Grand Secretary Zhang Ying asked to retire; a kind edict consoled him and let him retire. The Censor Jin Rang memorialized that a magistrate of a department or county is a good official only if he sees that every household is provided for and every person has enough. Jin Rang was ordered to be made Department Magistrate of Tong Department. An edict ordered the Governors-General Guo Xiu, Zhang Penghe, Sang'e and Hua Xian, and the Governors Li Guangdi, Peng Peng and Xu Chao, each to recommend men of worth and ability. Ne'erfu, Prince Pingdao of the Second Rank, died, and his son Ne'ersu succeeded to the title. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jiawu, an edict said: "We have examined in detail the grave cases of the Autumn Assizes, and there are many errors in the wording. The court officials did not catch even one or two of them, and the Ministry of Justice was especially careless. Let a penalty be deliberated for them." Edit
In the twelfth month, on renshen, the Yao bandits of Lianshan in Guangdong rose in revolt, and the Lieutenant-General Songzhu was ordered to suppress them. On xinsi, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of forty-two departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Henan, Shaanxi, Guangdong and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Forty-first year of Kangxi (1702)
In the forty-first year, renwu, in the spring, the first month, on renyin, an edict ordered the repair of the Imperial Academy. On bingwu, an edict reduced by one degree the sentences of prisoners whose executions had been deferred. Ya'erjiang'a succeeded as Prince Jian of the First Rank. On gengxu, the emperor made a tour to Mount Wutai. Edit
In the second month, on gengshen, he halted at Shehuchuan. The gentry and common people asked to build a Pavilion of Long Life on Pusading to pray for his blessing; this was not allowed. On dingmao, the emperor inspected the Ziya River. Edit
In the third month, on renwu, the emperor returned to the capital. Wa'erdai was made Manchu Lieutenant-General, and Wudachan, Masiha and Manpi Mongol Lieutenant-Generals. On dinghai, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiaxu, the retired Grand Secretary Wang Xi was granted a tablet and a couplet in the emperor's own hand, with a message that said: "You are an old minister of the previous reign. Make yourself eat, take care with your medicines, and so ease Our concern." Edit
In the fifth month, on guisi, it was ruled that convicts sentenced to banishment were to be sent back to their native places to be dispatched from there, and that when an exiled convict died at his place of exile, his wife and children were allowed to return home. On xinchou, Danzhen, Prince Xian of the First Rank, died; imperial sons and high officials were sent to conduct the funeral, ten thousand taels of silver were granted, he was given the posthumous name Mi, and his son Yanhuang succeeded. On renyin: before this, the Yao people of Lianshan in Lianzhou Prefecture had risen in revolt and a censor had reported it, and the Lieutenant-General Songzhu had been ordered to lead the palace troops to join in suppressing them, while the Minister Fan Chengxun was ordered to look into the circumstances. Now Songzhu reported that as soon as the government troops arrived the Yao begged to surrender, and in all more than nineteen thousand Yao had come out and given themselves up. They handed over Li Gui and eight others who had killed officials, and these were executed at once before the army. The surrendered Yao were resettled and handed over to the Governor-General to manage. Fan Chengxun reported that in the Yao trouble the Deputy General Du Fang had been wounded and died, that the Brigade General Liu Hu, who had withdrawn first, should be sentenced to beheading, and that the Provincial Commander Yin Huaxing should be dismissed. The rescript said: "Yin Huaxing has merit in battle; let him instead retire with his original rank. Liu Hu is spared death." On bingwu, the court officials were summoned to the Hall of Preserving Harmony and presented with the emperor's calligraphy. Edit
In the sixth month, on renzi, the Miao of Geyi Stockade in Guizhou rose in revolt, and government troops suppressed them. On wuwu, the emperor composed an Instruction Admonishing Scholars, which was issued to the provinces and carved on stone in the schools. On yiwei, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager to Rehe. On yichou, the Provincial Commander of Sichuan Yue Shenglong reported that Mabibi, a Luo headman of the Daliang Mountains, had led his people to submit, and asked that he be made a native chiliarch and given a seal. Edit
In the intercalary sixth month, on xinchou, more than nineteen thousand households of the Muya tribal people submitted, and it was asked that the posts of pacification commissioner, deputy commissioner and native centurion be established; all this was approved. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, gengchen, the quotas of successful candidates in the provincial examinations of Shuntian, Zhejiang and Huguang were increased. On wushen, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinhai, Li Zhengzong, Lu Chongyao and Feng Guoxiang were made Chinese-martial Lieutenant-Generals. On renzi, the rules for candidates passing on all Five Classics were set. On guichou, the autumn executions of this year were halted. On xinyou, Qishi and Songzhu were made Manchu Lieutenant-Generals, Mangka Chinese-martial Lieutenant-General, and Chenafu Mongol Lieutenant-General. On jiazi, an edict said: "On Our southern tour to inspect the rivers, the places We pass are to lay on no furnishings, and levies are forbidden. Officials are not to exchange gifts, and the common people are each to keep to their own occupations. Let the Governors-General and Governors post notices so that all clearly know Our intention." On jisi, Xihana was made Grand Secretary, Dunbai Minister of Personnel, Xi'erda Minister of Rites, Wenda Censor-in-Chief of the Left, and Guan Yuanzhong General of Guangzhou. Li Feng and other licentiates of Zhengan came to the palace gate to appeal that the Red Miao were killing people and the authorities did nothing. An edict sent the Vice Ministers Fu Jizu and Gan Guoshu and the Governor Zhao Shenqiao by post-horse to investigate. On guiyou, the emperor set out on his southern tour. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renwu, he halted at Dezhou. The Crown Prince Yinreng fell ill, and the emperor turned back. On guimao, the emperor returned to the palace. On bingwu, Guo Shilong was made Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Jin Shirong Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingchen, an edict remitted the regular taxes of Shaanxi and Anhui for next year. On jiazi, the Grand Secretary Yisang'a asked to retire and was ordered to retire. On renshen, the Governor of Guangxi Xiao Yongzao impeached the Financial Commissioner Jiao Huaxin for a deficit in the granary grain and said he should be made to repay it. The emperor said: "Rice and grain must have a place to be stored before they can keep for long. If there are no granaries and they are heaped in the open fields, they will inevitably rot, all the more in the low, damp lands of the south. Let separate regulations be drawn up and reported." The repair of the Mausoleum of Yu was ordered. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renchen, since the next year would bring the emperor's fiftieth birthday, the court officials asked to present him with an honorific title. The emperor did not allow it. The Ministry of Revenue proposed to reject Fengtian's report of disaster. The emperor said: "Sun and rain have no fixed pattern. That the rains were well balanced at first and disaster came later is quite ordinary. Its request may be granted." On yiwei, Zhao Shenqiao was changed to Governor of Pianyuan, Zhao Hongcan was made Provincial Commander of Guangdong, Wang Shichen Provincial Commander of Zhejiang, and Sun Zhenghao Chinese-martial Lieutenant-General. On renyin, Danjin'alabutan of the Elute came to court; he was richly rewarded, made a Prince of the Second Rank, and granted land for grazing. Edit
This year, the taxes of ten departments and counties struck by disaster in Jiangnan, Henan, Zhejiang, Huguang, Gansu and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Forty-second year of Kangxi (1703)
In the forty-second year, guiwei, in the spring, the first month, on renzi, the Grand Secretaries and other ministers offered congratulations on the emperor's fiftieth birthday and respectfully presented a screen inscribed "Long Life Without Bound". He declined it, accepting only the album they had written. On renxu, the emperor made a southern tour to inspect the rivers. On dingmao, Yu Yimo was made Provincial Commander of Huguang. On gengwu, he halted at Jinan, viewed the Pearl Spring, and composed a poem, "Crossing the Qi River for the Third Time". On renshen, he halted at Tai'an and climbed Mount Tai. An edict remitted last year's arrears of taxes in the places along the imperial route and in the districts with poor harvests. Edit
In the second month, on dingchou, forty thousand shi of tribute rice were shipped to relieve Jining and Tai'an. He inspected the embankment works at Suqian. On jimao, he boarded a boat at Taoyuan and inspected the river embankments all along the way. On jiashen, he crossed the Yangtze and climbed Jinshan. On bingxu, he halted at Suzhou. Officials were sent to make offerings at the tomb of the Grand Secretary Song Deyi. On gengyin, the emperor stayed at Hangzhou and reviewed archery. On xinchou, he halted at Jiangning. Edit
In the third month, on wushen, the emperor inspected the embankment works at Gaojiayan and Zhaijiaba. On jiyou, the emperor inspected Longwo, Yandun and the other embankments south of the Yellow River. On gengshen, the emperor returned to the capital. On guihai, the Festival of the Emperor's Birthday, the emperor paid his respects at the Empress Dowager's palace, and the court officials were excused from offering congratulations. A gracious edict was issued: gifts to the aged, remission of regular taxes, seeking out the filial and righteous, relief for the destitute, recommendation of neglected talent, and pardon for all crimes except those that ordinary amnesties do not excuse. Gifts were granted in varying amounts to the Princes of the First and Second Rank and all civil and military officials below them. On gengwu, Dong'e succeeded as Prince Xin of the Second Rank. On xinwei, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. Wang Hao, He Zhuo and Jiang Tingxi, provincial graduates compiling books in the Inner Court, were granted the jinshi degree and allowed to take the palace examination with the others. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinsi, the jinshi degree was conferred in its several classes on one hundred and sixty-three men, Wang Shidan and others. The untamed tribes of the eighteen stockades of Longxi in Wei Department, Sichuan, submitted and paid grain tax. On dinghai, the Grand Secretary Xiong Cilu asked to retire; he was ordered to give up office but keep his salary and remain as an adviser. Fu Jizu and others investigated the case of the plundering by the Red Miao in Huguang. The rescript said: "The Governor-General Guo Xiu and the Provincial Commander Du Benzhi concealed it and did not report it; both are dismissed. The Governor Jin Xi is demoted." Yu Chenglong was made Governor-General of Huguang. On guisi, the retired Grand Secretary Wang Xi died; he was granted funeral rites and burial, and the posthumous name Wenjing. On bingshen, Chen Tingjing was made Grand Secretary and concurrently Minister of Personnel. On wuxu, an edict said that the former Vice Minister Ren Kepu, past ninety, was truly a venerable elder, and gave him the rank of Minister. Li Guangdi was made Minister of Personnel, remaining Governor of Zhili. Mangka was made General of Jingzhou, Nuoluobu General of Hangzhou, Aiyintu of the imperial clan Chinese-martial Lieutenant-General, and Sun Zhaqi and Weng'eli Mongol Lieutenant-Generals. On jihai, he instructed the men of the Eight Banners: "We have not grudged several million taels from the treasury to pay off the bannermen's debts, redeem their lands and plan for their livelihood. If every one of you sets his heart on filial piety and brotherly respect and devotes himself to diligence and thrift, that will be comfort enough to Us. If you do not value this and go on idling, drinking and gambling as before, you will certainly be dealt with by strict law. We have written this proclamation in Our own hand; respectfully obey it!" Edit
In the fifth month, on renzi, Fuquan, Prince Yu of the First Rank, was ill, and the emperor visited him day after day. On guihai, the Palace Minister Suo'etu was found guilty and confined in the Imperial Clan Court. On jisi, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. Edit
In the sixth month, on xinsi, Changning, Prince Gong of the First Rank, died; the imperial sons were ordered to gather every day, ten thousand taels of silver were granted, and officials were sent to build his tomb and erect a stele. On renyin, Fuquan, Prince Yu of the First Rank, died; when the emperor heard, he hurried back to the capital by double stages. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on the first day, yisi, the emperor came to the mourning for Prince Yu of the First Rank and wept bitterly for him; he entered by the Cangzhen Gate and took up residence in the Jingren Palace. The princes and high officials asked him to go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and the emperor said: "Living in a side hall is to observe reverently the established rule." After five days there, he ordered the eldest imperial son and others to wear mourning, and ordered the Censor Luozhan to build the tomb and erect a stele. The prince was given the posthumous name Xian, and his son Baotai succeeded to the title. On wushen, because of heavy rains in Shandong, officials were sent out to distribute relief. On gengxu, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. On jisi, three hundred thousand taels were issued from the treasury and five hundred thousand shi of tribute grain were held back to relieve Shandong. The Shandong authorities had not managed the famine relief, and their promotions and transfers were stopped. Edit
In the eighth month, on guisi, the Autumn Assizes of this year were halted. Edit
In the ninth month, on renzi, the late Vice Ministers Gao Shiqi and Li Dune were granted funeral rites and burial. On jisi, the Minister Xi'erda was ordered to take charge of the Red Miao affair. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guiwei, the emperor set out on a western tour. He ordered the Supervising Secretary Manpu and the Censor Gu Su to travel behind, look out for servants making trouble, and put them in chains at once. On gengyin, the lamas asked to enlarge a temple at Taozhou Guard; the emperor said: "To take the people's land to enlarge temples harms the people's livelihood. Let it be forbidden for ever." On guisi, he passed Jingxing and halted at the Baijing post station. The station had always lacked springs; now the well springs welled up and overflowed. On dingyou, he stayed at Taiyuan. On wuxu, an edict remitted the arrears of taxes in Shanxi. The people gathered before the traveling palace and pleaded for the imperial carriage to stay, and the emperor stayed another day for them. Edit
In the eleventh month, on yisi, the emperor halted at Hongdong. Officials were sent to sacrifice at the tomb of Nuwa. On renzi, he crossed the Yellow River and halted at Tong Pass. Officials were sent to sacrifice to the Western Peak. The centenarians who came to greet the emperor were granted silver. On jiayin, he halted at Weinan. He reviewed the archery of the Guyuan headquarters troops and gave the Provincial Commander Pan Yulong and those under him a step in rank. On bingchen, the emperor stayed at Xi'an. On dingsi, he reviewed the archery of the garrison officers and men. Officials were sent to sacrifice to King Wen and King Wu of Zhou, the prayer texts bearing the emperor's own name. Officials were sent to make offerings at the tombs of the Provincial Commanders Zhang Yong and Liang Huafeng. On jiwei, the emperor held a grand review at Xi'an and granted the General Boji a bow and arrows of his own. A banquet was given for the officers and men. The soldiers and people gathered before the traveling palace and pleaded for him to stay, and the emperor stayed a day for them. Li Yong of Zhouzhi, a scholar who had been summoned to office, was granted a tablet in the emperor's hand reading "Pure and Clean in Conduct and Purpose". The arrears of taxes in Shaanxi and Gansu were remitted. On guihai, the emperor began his return. On jisi, he halted at Shan Department. He ordered his third son Yinzhi to go and look at the Dizhu rock at Sanmen. Edit
In the twelfth month, on yihai, the emperor halted at Xiuwu. Finding on review that the troops of Huaiqing were in disorder, he had the Brigade General Wang Yingtong arrested and brought to the capital, where he was sentenced to death. On gengchen, he halted at Ci Department. A tablet in the emperor's hand reading "Blessings Left by the Worthy and Wise" was hung at the tomb of the former worthy Zigong. On gengyin, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinmao, it was ruled that officials posted to the provinces must not serve within five hundred li of their native places. Haishan, son of Changning, was made a Beile. Edit
This year, the taxes of ninety-one departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea, Ryukyu and Annam sent tribute. Edit
Forty-third year of Kangxi (1704)
In the forty-third year, jiashen, in the spring, the first month, on xinyou, an edict said: "We have inquired into the hardships of the people and know well how hard the work of farming is. A man who tills thirty mu has, after paying rent and taxes, perhaps twenty shi left. His clothing and food, his poll tax and labor service, all must come out of this. If he is lucky enough to meet an honest official, he may still have something to spare; but if exactions know no limit, the people have no way to live. That is why officials are scrutinized: to give the people peace; and the key lies in the high officials truly caring for them." On wuchen, an edict ordered that where all the members of a Chinese-martial family were serving in posts outside the capital, some should be moved to capital posts as appropriate. On jisi, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. Edit
In the second month, on jiaxu, the god of the Huai was given the title God of the Great Huai, Long of Source, Helpful and Compliant, and a tablet in the emperor's hand reading "The Sacred River at Peace" was hung for him. On guisi, the emperor returned to the palace. Li Jihe was made Governor of Jiangxi, and Nengtai Governor of Sichuan. Edit
In the third month, on xinchou, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. On jiyou, an edict halted the summer assizes. On xinyou, Wu Hong was made Provincial Commander of Gansu. The famine refugees of Shandong were given means and sent back to their native places. On bingyin, Wenda was made Minister of Works. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on guiyou, the Imperial Guard Laxi was ordered to survey the source of the Yellow River. On jimao, the emperor went to Mount Shenji, and then inspected the Yongding and Ziya rivers. On bingshen, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the fifth month, on xinyou, Yu Zhun was made Governor of Guizhou. Edit
In the sixth month, on yihai, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. Edit
In the autumn, the ninth month, on guimao, an edict ruled that Governors-General and Governors who transferred officials against the regulations should be punished. The Vice Minister Changshou won over two hundred and thirty-seven Guangdong pirates, A Baowei and others, who submitted and were taken on as soldiers. On wuwu, the Minister of Justice Wang Shizhen was demoted for wrongly letting a prisoner off. On guihai, the emperor returned to the palace. On dingmao, the Imperial Guard Laxi, having surveyed the source of the River, came back from the Xingxiu Sea and presented a map. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on the first day, wuchen, the old riverbed at Yangcun was dredged. On jiaxu, an edict remitted next year's tax grain of the two prefectures of Shuntian and Hejian and the two provinces of Shandong and Zhejiang. On gengchen, Li Zhenyu was made Minister of Rites, Xu Chao Minister of Revenue, Tu Cuizhong Minister of War, Wang Yan Minister of Justice, and Wu Han Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On guiwei, bronze dou and sheng measures made in the palace were issued to the Ministry of Revenue, which was ordered to have them made in iron and put into use. On wuzi, Zhao Hongxie was made Governor of Henan. On jichou, the Fen, Wei, Jialu and other rivers were ordered dredged. On xinmao, the emperor inspected the Yongding River. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, dingyou, there was an eclipse of the sun. The emperor returned to the palace. Because the observations with the instruments did not agree with the calendar of the Seven Luminaries, the officials of the Imperial Board of Astronomy asked to be punished; they were pardoned. The Department Director Fei Yanggu was executed in the marketplace for his greed. On xinhai, the rules for the Ministry of Personnel's selection of county magistrates for capital posts were set, and recommendation by Governors-General and Governors was stopped. On wuwu, the Governor of Huguang Liu Dianheng built a tower to house the emperor's calligraphy; the emperor rebuked him for the waste, and strictly forbade anyone to embezzle public funds or burden the people on the pretext of building. The Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi Boji impeached the Brigade General of Liangzhou Wei Xun as too old; the emperor said: "Wei Xun has merit in battle from earlier days and is loved by the soldiers and the people. He, Shi Dibin, Mai Liangxi and Pan Yulong are all old servants, hard to come by. How can he be impeached?" On renxu, the historians compiling the History of Ming were admonished to weigh public opinion and make right and wrong clear, so as to produce a trustworthy history. Edit
In the twelfth month, on yiyou, the Brigade General of Tianjin Lan Li asked to set up military farms along the coast; this was approved. On jiawu, the emperor's collected poems were given to the court officials. Edit
This year, the taxes of one hundred and nine departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Shandong, Huguang, Guangdong and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea sent tribute. Edit
Forty-fourth year of Kangxi (1705)
In the forty-fourth year, yiyou, in the spring, the first month, on wuwu, the Mirror of Ancient Prose was completed and given to the court officials and to the official schools. On guihai, the emperor went to the Hot Springs. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, yichou, the emperor returned to the palace. On guiyou, the emperor made a southern tour to inspect the rivers. An edict said: "We have paid close attention to river defense and gone to inspect it again and again, and success has been reported. Now that the Yellow River flows freely, We must still examine the lie of the land, and so We shall go south along the river. Wherever We go, no traveling palace is to be prepared; anyone who levies exactions that burden the people will be punished by military law." On renwu, he halted at Jinghai. Officials were sent to make offerings at the tomb of the late Vice Minister Li Dune, who was given the posthumous name Wenke. Edit
In the third month, on jihai, he instructed the Governor of Shandong: "Several hundred thousand people a day welcome Us by the roadside. By Our reckoning, when We return the wheat will be just coming into ear; let each of them attend to his farming and not neglect the fields." On yisi, the emperor stayed at Yangzhou. He gave the River Director Zhang Penghe his plan. On xinhai, the emperor stayed at Suzhou. He ordered that provincial graduates, senior licentiates, licentiates and Imperial Academy students of Jiangnan and Zhejiang who were good at calligraphy be chosen to come to the capital to work on compiling books. Silver was granted to Duke Fushan, the Grand Secretaries Zhang Yushu and Chen Tingjing, the Grand Secretary Zhang Ying, living at home, and the Lieutenant-General Aiyintu. The Grand Secretary Maqi and others were given the Tables of the Imperial Domain. On jiwei, he halted at Songjiang and reviewed archery. The emperor wrote a tablet, "Bequeathed Splendor of the Sage's Traces", for the Kong family of Qingpu. The late Vice Minister Gao Shiqi was given the posthumous name Wenke. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on bingyin, the emperor stayed at Hangzhou and reviewed archery. On gengwu, an edict of grace reduced by one degree the death sentences in Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian. On wuyin, a tablet in the emperor's hand reading "Supreme Virtue Beyond Naming" was hung in the shrine of Taibo of Wu, and he also wrote tablets to hang in the shrines of Ji Zha, Dong Zhongshu, Jiao Xian, Zhou Dunyi, Fan Zhongyan, Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, Hu Anguo, Mi Fu, Zong Ze and Lu Xiufu. On yiyou, the emperor stayed at Jiangning. Edit
In the intercalary fourth month, on guimao, the emperor inspected the embankment works at Gaojiayan. On xinyou, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuyin, the emperor tried in person the case of the Department Director Chen Rubi, and pardoned Rubi's offense. The Minister of Justice Anbulu and the Censor-in-Chief of the Left Shulu were dismissed for mishandling the case. On gengchen, Beihenuo was made Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou. On bingxu, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. Edit
In the sixth month, on jiawu, it was ordered that county magistrates selected for capital posts could not be examined for the posts of supervising secretary and censor unless they had served a second term. On gengxu, mining in Guangdong was stopped. On bingchen, the emperor halted at Rehe. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on renshen, the river broke its banks at Qingshuigou and Hanzhuang, and the River Director was ordered to inspect the people's fields and houses and report. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiawu, seven hundred thousand taels of soldiers' pay advanced to the Eight Banners were forgiven. On wuwu, Yu Chenglong was dismissed, and Shi Wensheng was made Governor-General of Huguang. On gengshen, the emperor set out from Boluohetun and reviewed the herds. Edit
In the ninth month, on jisi, he entered Zhangjiakou. On bingzi he returned to the capital. On jiashen, Xifuna was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left, and Dajia General of Jiangning. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on the first day, xinmao, the rebuilding of the Temple of the Western Peak at Huayin was completed, and the emperor composed the stele inscription. On bingwu, Funing'an was made Chinese-martial Lieutenant-General. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinyou, the Mongol duke Danjila was ordered to hold troops ready at the Tui River and to keep watch on Cewang'alabutan. On jisi, Li Guangdi was made Grand Secretary and Song Luo Minister of Personnel, and Zhao Hongxie was transferred to Governor of Zhili. On guiyou, an edict remitted the regular taxes of Huguang for next year and its earlier arrears. On jiaxu, the Imperial Academy was completed, and the emperor wrote a tablet for it, "Hall of Moral Relations". On gengchen, Wang Hao was made Governor of Henan. On yiyou, the emperor visited the imperial tombs and toured near the frontier. On wuzi, school officials were established in the two prefectures of Guangnan and Lijiang in Yunnan, and the native people were allowed to sit the examinations. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renyin, the emperor attended the burial of Fuquan, Prince Yu of the First Rank. A'ling'a was made concurrently Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs. On jiyou, the emperor returned to the palace. On bingchen, Zu Liangbi was made General of Fuzhou. Edit
This year, the taxes of forty-six departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Huguang, Guangdong and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Forty-fifth year of Kangxi (1706)
In the forty-fifth year, bingxu, in the spring, the first month, on yiyou, Sun Zhaqi and Xu Chao were ordered to supervise the dredging of the diversion channels of Huai'an and Yangzhou. The examiners of Shuntian, the Vice Minister of Revenue Wang Bin and the Admonisher Yao Shilei, were stripped of office for unfairness in passing candidates. Edit
In the second month, on guisi, the emperor toured the capital region. On dingwei, he halted at Jinghai and inspected the Ziya River. On renzi, he came back to stay at the Southern Park. Zhuman was made General of Jiangning, and Wang Ran Governor of Zhejiang. The Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi Ashan impeached the Prefect of Jiangning Chen Pengnian for irreverence in housing the Sacred Edict, and the ministry ruled that he should be beheaded. Earlier, on the southern tour of the yiyou year, Chen Pengnian had obeyed the edict and not prepared a traveling palace, and Ashan had therefore impeached him on a pretext. The emperor ordered him to come to the capital to work on compiling books. On wuwu, the emperor returned to the palace. Edit
In the third month, on gengshen, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. On xinsi, the jinshi degree was conferred in its several classes on two hundred and eighty-nine men, Shi Yunjin and others. An edict ordered the provinces to set up foundling homes. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, wuzi, there was an eclipse of the sun. The Provincial Commander of Guizhou Li Fangshu was given the added title General Who Guards the Distant Lands. On yiwei, Wu Han was dismissed, and Mei Juan was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the fifth month, on jiwei, Jin Shirong was made Minister of War. On jiaxu, an edict remitted the arrears of taxes in Zhili and Shandong. On dingchou, Liang Nai was made Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang. On wuyin, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, dinghai, an edict ordered the compiling of the biographies of meritorious officials. On guisi, Mei Juan and Erge were ordered to try the case of Tian Shunnian, the native chieftain of Rongmei. On renyin, it was ordered that whenever a ministry or court drew money or grain by mere communication and not by memorial, the Ministry of Revenue was to total the amounts every month and report them. Lan Li was made Provincial Commander of the Fujian land forces. On xinhai, the Governor of Sichuan Nengtai reported that the iron-chain bridge at Anle was completed, and that the lieutenant of the Hualin battalion had been moved to guard it. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on gengshen, the emperor halted at Rehe. On jiazi, Dezhao succeeded as Prince Xin of the Second Rank. Edit
In the eighth month, on renchen, the embankments of the Jian River at the Cheluo Dam of Gaojiayan were completed. Edit
In the ninth month, on jihai, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on the first day, yiyou, Dunbai was dismissed; Wenda was made Minister of Personnel, and Xifuna Minister of Works. On gengyin, the palace examination for the military degree was held. The emperor instructed: "The empire has now long been at peace; few of Our ministers have ever been in battle, and fewer still know how to use troops at sea. In days to come Taiwan will not be without cause for concern. On Our southern tour of the jiazi year, We boarded a boat at Jiangning; at Huangtiandang a strong wind rose on the river, and We stood alone at the bow shooting at river porpoises without a second thought. Later, crossing the river, We gradually began to feel uneasy. Last year, crossing the river, Our heart pounded. It is all the work of age. We asked the old generals, and it is the same with them. How can We now expect the old to fight bravely and give their lives?" On renyin, the Grand Secretary Xihana and the Vice Ministers Zhang Tingshu and Xiao Yongzao were ordered to re-examine the case of the native chieftain Tian Shunnian. On dingwei, Yatu was made Manchu Lieutenant-General. On jiyou, an edict remitted the arrears of taxes in the ten provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan and Guangdong. Edit
In the eleventh month, on guiyou, the Minister Jin Shirong and the Vice Ministers Baxi and Fan Chenglie were ordered to supervise the dredging of the Qing River. More than three million nine hundred and fifty-six thousand six hundred taels of silver that the officers and men of the Eight Banners had borrowed from the government and not repaid were forgiven. On jiaxu, Ashan was made Minister of Justice. On gengchen, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On xinsi, Shaomubu was made Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. On guiwei, because there was much private coining in Shandong, the people were allowed to pay their regular taxes in small coins, and the authorities were made to ship them to the capital to be recast. On jiashen, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. The Dalai Lama of Tibet had died; his subordinate the Diba concealed it and set up a false Dalai Lama. Lazang Khan killed the Diba and handed over the false lama. The Xining lama Shangnanduo'erji reported it. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renyin, the emperor returned to the palace. An edict reduced by one degree the sentences of prisoners whose executions had been deferred for three or four years. On xinhai, Guo Shilong was dismissed, and Zhao Hongcan was made Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi. Edit
This year, the taxes of thirty-two departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea sent tribute. Edit
Forty-sixth year of Kangxi (1707)
In the forty-sixth year, dinghai, in the spring, the first month, on dingmao, an edict said: "On Our southern tour to inspect the rivers, We shall travel by boat both ways and not lodge in houses. The places We pass are not to provide anything." On dingsi, Mei Juan was dismissed, and Xiao Yongzao was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the second month, on wuxu, he halted at Taizhuang, and the people came to offer food. He called the village elders before him and asked in detail about their farming and livelihood, and set off only after a long while. On guimao, the emperor inspected Liuhuaitao. Going ashore at Qingkou, he went to Caojiamiao, and saw that the land there joined onto the hills and could not be cut through, while the planned channel ran straight through the people's houses and graves, which would all have to be destroyed. He rebuked Zhang Penghe and the others and called off the work, and the people by the road cheered "Long live the emperor". He ordered the river course below the Tianran Dam to be surveyed afresh. Edit
In the third month, on jiwei, the emperor stayed at Jiangning. On yisi, the emperor stayed at Suzhou. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiashen, the emperor stayed at Hangzhou. An edict said: "We came recently to stay on the Huai to inspect the river. The officials and people of the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang appealed to Us to visit them, and We reluctantly yielded to their wishes and crossed the Yangtze to the south. Now the wheat and barley are about to ripen, and the people crowding along the river to watch cannot help trampling them. Let the welcoming and seeing off be stopped, to show Our earnest care for farming and love for the people." On wushen, Ekexun was made General of Jiangning, and Yin Tai Provincial Commander of Gansu. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, renzi, the emperor halted at Shanyang and showed the River Director his plan. On guiyou, the emperor returned to the capital. On bingzi, Ashan was relieved of his post as Minister, and Zhang Penghe was stripped of his title of Palace Guardian. On wuyin, the late Director-General of the River Jin Fu was posthumously made Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent and given a hereditary rank. The Provincial Commander of Fujian Wu Ying was given the added title General Mighty in Strategy. Gao Tianjue, a salt controller who had died in a disaster, was posthumously given office and the posthumous name Zhonglie. Da'erzhan was made General of Jingzhou. Edit
In the sixth month, on dinghai, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. Chaoketuo was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left, and Guo Shilong was recalled to service as Governor-General of Huguang. Edit
In the seventh month, on renzi, the emperor halted at Rehe. On dingmao, the imperial carriage set out from Kalahetun and toured the Mongol tribes. The princes of the outer dependencies came to court and were each given clothing and silk. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiachen, he halted at Tao'erbila, and granted silver and silk to the Suolun commandants Saiyinchake and Dulatu, who had come to greet him, and to the tribute hunters. The Miao of Sanjiang in Guizhou rose in revolt and were suppressed. Edit
In the ninth month, on guihai, the emperor stayed at He'erbotugacha. On jiazi, he reviewed the archery of the Chaha'er and Ba'erhu soldiers. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on xinsi, because of drought in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, treasury funds were issued to buy rice for sale at fair prices, tribute grain was held back for relief, and the arrears of taxes were remitted. The outer dependencies offered camels and horses, which were declined. On wuxu, the emperor returned to the capital. On jihai, the Ministry of Revenue proposed raising the mining taxes of Yunnan; it was ordered that the old quota be kept. On gengzi, Jin Shirong was dismissed, and Xiao Yongzao was made Minister of War. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, jiyou, an edict said: "Lately, because of the drought in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, We at once ordered taxes reduced, arrears remitted and tribute grain held back. The poll-tax money due from the two provinces next year is to be remitted in full, and in the places struck by disaster the regular taxes are remitted as well. Thus for a whole year the common people will never set foot in a government office, and may work and rest at their ease, as befits Our kind love for the people." On jiwei, an edict said that since the settlers from the mainland in Taiwan lacked food, those who wished to go home were allowed to cross over on official ships. Wang Wuli was made Chinese-martial Lieutenant-General. On jihai, an edict ordered the prefectures and counties of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to build water works against drought and flood. Edit
In the twelfth month, on bingxu, Wenda was made Grand Secretary, Ma'erhan Minister of Personnel, Geng'e Minister of War, Chaoketuo Minister of Justice, and Funing'an and Wang Jiuling Censors-in-Chief of the Left. On bingwu, silver was granted in varying amounts to the Princes of the First Rank and those below them, the Palace Ministers and the Imperial Guards. Edit
This year, the taxes of thirty-two departments, counties and guards struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Forty-seventh year of Kangxi (1708)
In the forty-seventh year, wuzi, in the spring, the first month, on gengwu, the bandits of Mount Dalan in Zhejiang, Zhang Nianyi, Zhu San and others, plundered Cixi, Shangyu and Sheng County; government troops captured them and put them down. On xinwei, the rebuilding of the Temple of the Southern Peak was completed, and the emperor composed the stele inscription. Meng'eluo, of the Jueluo, was made General of Fengtian. On yihai, an edict held back four hundred thousand shi of the tribute grain of Huguang and Jiangxi, to be kept in the six prefectures of Jiangnan for sale at fair prices. Edit
In the second month, on gengyin, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. On renchen, the Vice Minister Mudan was sent to try the Mount Dalan case, and the Academician Erge the Red Miao case. On jiawu, the emperor toured the capital region. On bingwu, an edict allowed the native goods brought by the Siamese envoys to be traded anywhere, with no tax levied on them. Edit
In the third month, on bingchen, the emperor came back to stay at the Changchun Garden. On wuwu, Xisiha and Li Shengzong were made Chinese-martial Lieutenant-Generals. Edit
In the intercalary third month, on the first day, wuyin, the rebuilding of the Temple of the Northern Guardian Mountain was completed, and the emperor composed the stele inscription. On yiwei, Shi Shibiao was made Provincial Commander of Guangdong, and Xizhu General of Xi'an. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiyou, Song Luo was dismissed; Xu Chao was made Minister of Personnel, and Qi Shiwu Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi. On wuwu, the Governor of Shandong Zhao Shixian reported the capture of Zhu San and his son, who were being sent under escort to Zhejiang. The emperor said: "Zhu San and his son went about teaching and lodged with families. If people are arrested on that account, too many will be implicated. Let him be told so." On xinyou, the Provincial Commander of Huguang Yu Yimo secretly asked to wipe out the Red Miao. The emperor held that the Red Miao had committed no great crime, and refused. Alana was made Mongol Lieutenant-General, and Li Linsheng Chinese-martial Lieutenant-General. The Palace Minister Mingzhu died; the third imperial son Yinzhi was ordered to make offerings of tea and wine, and four horses were granted. Edit
In the fifth month, on jiashen, Wang Hongxu was made Minister of Revenue, Funing'an Minister of Rites, and Muhelun Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On bingxu, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. On yiwei, an edict spared the uncles and brothers of Wang Zhaojun of Taicang, one of the Mount Dalan bandit gang, from collective punishment. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingwei, the emperor halted at Rehe. On dingsi, the Nine Chief Ministers reported their review of the Mount Dalan case, and the rescript said: "Execute the ringleaders; Zhu San and his son cannot be pardoned; those liable to collective punishment may instead be banished. The Governor Wang Ran and the Provincial Commander Wang Shichen both remain in office, and the wounded officers and men are all to be considered for reward." On dingmao, the Mirror of the Manchu Language was completed, and the emperor wrote its preface. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dingchou, he instructed the Ministry of Justice that exiles spared from death who committed crimes at their place of exile were to be executed according to the law. On guiwei, the Plan for the Pacification of the Northern Desert was completed, and the emperor wrote its preface himself. On renchen, the emperor hunted. Erge memorialized that Liao Laozai and the others who had killed people in the Red Miao case should be beheaded and their heads exposed, and that the Garrison Commander Wang Yingrui, who had sent troops to the Miao stockades on his own authority, should be exiled to the frontier; this was approved. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, jiachen, there was an eclipse of the sun. On renxu, the emperor began his return and stayed at Yong'an Bai'ang'a. Edit
In the ninth month, on yihai, the emperor stayed at Bu'erhasutai. On dingchou, he summoned the court officials to the traveling palace and proclaimed the crimes of the Crown Prince Yinreng, and ordered him seized and sent to the capital to be held in confinement. On jichou, the emperor returned to the capital. On dingyou, the Crown Prince Yinreng was deposed, and this was proclaimed to the empire. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiachen, the Beile Yinsi was stripped of his title. On yimao, Wang Yan was made Minister of Works, and Zhang Penghe Minister of Justice. On xinyou, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. Xintai was made Mongol Lieutenant-General. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, guiyou, Yinzhi, Prince Zhi of the Second Rank, was stripped of his title and confined. On jimao, the retired Grand Secretary Zhang Ying died; he was granted funeral rites and burial, and the posthumous name Wenduan. On xinsi, the Deputy Censor-in-Chief Lao Zhibian memorialized in support of the deposed Crown Prince; he was stripped of office and beaten. On bingxu, the court officials were summoned to deliberate on setting up an heir. A'ling'a, Elundai, Kuixu, Wang Hongxu and the other ministers proposed the eighth imperial son Yinsi; the emperor did not consent. On wuzi, the deposed Crown Prince Yinreng was released. On jichou, the princes and high officials asked that Yinreng be restored as Crown Prince. On bingshen, Fadu, of the imperial clan, was made General of Heilongjiang. On gengzi, Yinsi was restored as Beile. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiachen, the licentiates Ji Yongren, Wang Longguang, Shen Tiancheng and Fan Chengpu, who had died in the disaster, were honored and their families given relief, and they were given places of sacrifice in the shrine of Fan Chengmo; this was at the request of Chengmo's son, the Governor Fan Shichong. On dingsi, Chen Shen was made Governor of Huguang, Jiang Chenxi Governor of Shandong, Huang Bingzhong Governor of Zhejiang, and Liu Yinshu Governor of Guizhou. Edit
This year, the taxes of sixty departments and counties struck by disaster in Shandong, Fujian, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea sent tribute. Edit
Forty-eighth year of Kangxi (1709)
In the forty-eighth year, jichou, in the spring, the first month, on guisi, the emperor summoned the court officials and asked who had first proposed raising Yinsi. The officials were frightened and none dared answer, so he called the Grand Secretary Zhang Yushu forward and asked him, and he answered: "I first heard it from Maqi." The emperor sharply rebuked Maqi. The next day Maqi's crimes were set out; he was spared death and confined. Later the emperor gradually found that the charge was false and released him. On bingshen, the emperor went to the Southern Park. On jihai, the Vice Minister Heshou was ordered to reside in Tibet to help manage Tibetan affairs. Earlier, Lazang Khan and Qinghai had disputed over enthroning the Dalai Lama without reaching a settlement, so a minister was specially sent to oversee it. Wang Hongxu and Li Zhenyu were dismissed. Edit
In the second month, on jiyou, the emperor toured the capital region. Yangfu, of the imperial clan, was made General of Heilongjiang, Meng'eluo, of the Jueluo, General of Ningguta, and Wang Wenyi Provincial Commander of Guizhou. On wuwu, Songzhu was made acting General of Fengtian. On wuchen, the emperor returned to the palace. On gengwu, Zhang Penghe was made Minister of Revenue, and Zhang Tingshu Minister of Justice. Edit
In the third month, on xinsi, Yinreng was restored as Crown Prince; this was announced at the Imperial Ancestral Temple and proclaimed to the empire by edict. On jiawu, the jinshi degree was conferred in its several classes on two hundred and ninety-two men, Zhao Xiongzhao and others. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiachen, Funing'an was made Minister of Personnel, Muhelun Minister of Rites, and Mudan Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Yinzhi was moved to confinement in a public building, and officials were sent with troops to guard him. On dingmao, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. Edit
In the fifth month, on jiaxu, the emperor halted at Rehe. Edit
In the sixth month, on wuwu, Chuntai, Prince Kang of the First Rank, died; he was given the posthumous name Dao, and his son Chong'an succeeded to the title. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on gengyin, Yin Tai was made Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Gali Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi, Jiang Qi Provincial Commander of Gansu, and Shi Yide Provincial Commander of Jiangnan. On wuxu, the emperor hunted. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, jihai, there was an eclipse of the sun. The Provincial Commander of Shaanxi Pan Yulong was given the added title General Who Guards and Pacifies. Edit
In the ninth month, on gengyin, the emperor returned to the capital. Nian Gengyao was made Governor of Sichuan. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renyin, an edict ordered the Governors-General and Governors of Fujian and Guangdong to recommend men who were thoroughly at home on the water and knew naval warfare well. On wuwu, the third imperial son Yinzhi was invested as Prince Cheng of the First Rank, the fourth son Yinzhen as Prince Yong of the First Rank, the fifth son Yinqi as Prince Heng of the First Rank, the seventh son Yinyou as Prince Chun of the Second Rank, the tenth son Yin'e as Prince Dun of the Second Rank, and the ninth son Yintang, the twelfth son Yintao and the fourteenth son Yinti were all made Beile. On renxu, an edict remitted next year's regular land and poll taxes of Huai'an, Yangzhou and Xuzhou in Jiangsu, Yanzhou in Shandong and Guide in Henan, which had been struck by disaster. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingzi, an edict said that the funds the provinces sent up to the ministry were too large, and that a suitable amount might be held back for urgent needs. Ma'erhun, Prince An of the Second Rank, died; he was given the posthumous name Que, and his son Huayang succeeded. On jimao, the Director-General of Grain Transport Sang'e was given the added title of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent. On gengyin, the emperor discussed the veins and sources of waters with the Grand Secretary Li Guangdi, saying that Mount Tai and the other mountains of the Dai range come down from the Changbai Mountains. The Ji River flows underground for a stretch, and the Yellow River too flows underground before it reaches Jishi; the Mongols have books that describe this in great detail. The source of the Yangtze also comes from the Kunlun, and only at the Min Mountains does it cease to flow underground. Zhang Penghe and Gamintu were sent to try the case of Yi Sigong of Jiangnan, who had a deficit in the treasury funds. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jihai, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On jiwei, the emperor returned to the palace. Maqi was ordered to take charge of trade with Russia. The Minister of Justice Chaoketuo was dismissed. Edit
This year, the taxes of fifty-three departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Forty-ninth year of Kangxi (1710)
In the forty-ninth year, gengyin, in the spring, the first month, on gengyin, the compiling of a Mirror of the Manchu Language with Manchu and Mongol side by side was ordered. Edit
In the second month, on dingyou, the emperor made a tour to Mount Wutai. The Minister of Personnel Xu Chao asked to retire, and this was granted. Edit
In the third month, on jisi, the emperor returned to the capital. On yihai, the compiling of a dictionary was ordered. An edict promoted Li Minqi, a Secretary and the eldest grandson in the direct line of the late Grand Secretary Li Wei, to Vice Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. On wuyin, the Tibetan incarnate lama Boketa was invested by imperial command as the sixth Dalai Lama. On xinsi, an edict remitted more than thirty-nine thousand shi of tribute rice still owed by the two prefectures of Hangzhou and Huzhou in Zhejiang. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on yisi, Xiao Yongzao was transferred to Minister of Personnel, and Wang Yan to Minister of War. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, jiyou, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. On guiyou, he halted at Huayugou. He reviewed the officers and men of Jilin and Heilongjiang. On dingchou, the emperor halted at Rehe. Edit
In the sixth month, on jihai, the imperial sons were ordered to escort the Empress Dowager respectfully to Rehe to escape the summer heat. On wuwu, the Minister of Justice Zhang Tingshu was dismissed. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on renwu, the Minister Xiao Yongzao and the others sent to Hunan on the case reported that, in the matter of the Governor and the Provincial Commander accusing each other, the charges on both sides had been found true on examination. The rescript said: "Yu Yimo is retired; Zhao Shenqiao is dismissed but kept at his post." Edit
In the intercalary seventh month, on jiayin, the emperor hunted. Edit
In the eighth month, on yihai, an edict said that because of drought in the two prefectures of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian, three hundred thousand shi of the tribute grain of Jiangsu and Zhejiang were to be shipped there for relief, and the regular taxes still owed for this year were remitted as well. On bingxu, the emperor came back to stay at Rehe. On gengyin, Fan Shichong was made Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang, and Elunte Provincial Commander of Hunan. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinchou, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. On xinhai, Xifuna was dismissed. At this time it had come to light that the Ministry of Revenue had embezzled the silver for buying fodder and beans; this had gone on for more than ten years, involving in all a hundred and twenty successive Ministers and Vice Ministers, and the losses came to more than four hundred thousand taels. The emperor leniently spared them arrest and trial and made them repay in full within a time limit; but since Xifuna was the serving Minister, he was singled out for rebuke. Muhelun was made Minister of Revenue, and Beihenuo Minister of Rites. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiazi, an edict said: "We have ruled the empire for nearly fifty years, ever mindful that the people are the root of the state and that government lies in nurturing them. Again and again We have remitted taxes amounting to hundreds of millions, turning what thrift has saved into a broad and flowing bounty. Yet when We look into the people's livelihood, not all of them are yet at ease and well off, truly because their numbers grow daily while the land does not increase. It is fitting to pour out a great bounty, so as to build up the people's strength. Beginning in the fiftieth year of Kangxi, the money and grain taxes of the whole empire will be remitted in turn, going round all of it in three years. The land and poll taxes of the nine provinces of Zhili, Fengtian, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are, after due checking, remitted in full, and the arrears of past years are wiped out likewise. For the provinces whose taxes are to be remitted in the fifty-first and fifty-second years, await Our decree when the time comes. Let the high provincial officials and the prefects and magistrates understand Our wish to protect and govern the people, and care for and nurture them with true hearts; then perhaps the benefits of peace and prosperity may be seen. When this document arrives, let it be printed and published so that all may hear of it." On dingmao, he instructed that the princes of the outer dependencies who had already come to court at the traveling palace need not come again at the New Year. On bingzi, Guo Li was made Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou, Guo Shilong Minister of Justice, and Ehai Governor-General of Huguang. On guiwei, he instructed the Grand Secretaries: "The deficit in money and grain in Jiangnan runs to several hundred thousand taels; perhaps this is because the local authorities diverted funds during Our several southern tours. Zhang Penghe says it can be made up from salaries and wages. But department and county magistrates have no salary, and in the end the burden would still fall on the people; it is better to remit it. Deliberate together and report." Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, xinmao, an edict ruled that in any year when taxes are remitted, seven-tenths of the remission is to go to the landowner and three-tenths to the tenant, and this was made a standing law. The Grand Secretary Chen Tingjing asked to retire because of age; a kind edict consoled him and let him retire. On yisi, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. Xiao Yongzao was made Grand Secretary, Wang Yan Minister of Rites, and Xu Yuanzheng Minister of Works. On dingwei, Sun Zhenghao was made Minister of War. On yimao, Sang'e was made Minister of Personnel. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guiyou, Heshou was made Director-General of Grain Transport. On wuyin, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinsi, an edict said: "The old ministers of Our court are gradually growing frail and passing away, and few now remain of the jinshi of the Shunzhi years who have left office and live at home. Wang Shizhen, Jiang Gao, Zhou Minzheng, Ye Jiaoran and Xu Shujia were all cast aside for faults in public business; let all of them be restored to their former offices." Zhao Shenqiao was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
This year, the taxes of seven departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Annam sent tribute. Edit
Fiftieth year of Kangxi (1711)
In the fiftieth year, xinmao, in the spring, the first month, on guichou, the emperor toured the capital region and inspected the river embankments at Tongzhou. Edit
In the second month, on xinyou, Bandi was made Manchu Lieutenant-General, and Shandan Mongol Lieutenant-General. On dingmao, he inspected Kuang'ergang and ordered a spur dike built. Halting at Hexiwu, the emperor went ashore and walked some two li; he set up the instruments himself, fixed the bearings, and had wooden stakes driven in to mark the points measured. He said: "By this method one can measure heaven and earth and the eclipses of the sun and moon. Mathematics has its origin in the Book of Changes. What cannot be exhausted with the odd numbers seven and nine can be exhausted with the even numbers twelve and twenty-four; this is the image taken for the twelve double-hours and the twenty-four solar terms." On gengwu, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinsi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. Edit
In the third month, on gengyin, the princes and high officials asked, on the occasion of the emperor's birthday, to present him with an honorific title. Since the pacification of Yunnan this was the fourth time they had asked. The emperor, ever modest, would not allow it in the end. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on gengshen, Xu Yuanzheng went home to care for his parents, and Chen Shen was made Minister of Works. On gengchen, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager to Rehe to escape the summer heat. On yiwei, the Ministry of Rites was ordered to pray for rain. On gengzi, there was heavy rain. On bingwu, the Grand Secretary Zhang Yushu, who had stayed in the capital, died. The emperor mourned him with regret and wrote a poem; officials were sent to conduct the funeral, a thousand taels of silver were granted, he was given additional funeral rites and burial, and the posthumous name Wenzhen. On jiyou, an edict remitted more than one hundred thousand taels of uncollectable silver in Jiangsu. On bingchen, the retired Grand Secretary Chen Tingjing was summoned to serve in the Grand Secretariat again. The quotas for passing on all Five Classics in the provincial and metropolitan examinations were increased. Edit
In the sixth month, on wuchen, a post of Confucian school instructor was established in Xilong Department, Guangxi. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on bingchen, the emperor hunted. Edit
In the eighth month, on gengwu, Gaozong, the Pure Emperor, was born. Wang Yuanqi was made Chancellor of the Hanlin Academy. The post of Erudite of the Five Classics was established for the descendants of the former worthy Ziyou. Edit
In the ninth month, on wushen, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. Lan Li was found guilty and dismissed; Yang Lin was made Provincial Commander of the Fujian land forces, and Ma Jibo Provincial Commander of Sichuan. The autumn executions of this year were halted. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingchen, an edict remitted the rice due from Taiwan for the fifty-first year. Beihenuo was dismissed, and Songzhu was made Minister of Rites. On wuwu, an edict said that under the earlier decree remitting the money and grain taxes of the whole empire, the turn of the fifty-first year fell to the six provinces of Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei and Hunan, whose land and poll taxes and arrears were all remitted. On gengwu, Shuonai was made Manchu Lieutenant-General, and Hushiba and Ma'ersai Mongol Lieutenant-Generals. On wuyin, Korea's yearly tribute of silver and leopard skins was remitted. On gengchen, an edict called for the recommendation of the filial and righteous. On xinsi, Zhang Penghe was ordered to set up a court at Yangzhou to try the Jiangnan examination case. On renwu, Eshan, Geng'e, Qi Shiwu, Wuli and others were found guilty, stripped of office and confined. Zhao Shenqiao impeached Dai Mingshi, a Compiler newly passed, as one who relied on his talent and was unrestrained, with much rebellious language in his writings; the case was sent to the ministry for strict trial. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingxu, Yintebu was made Chinese-martial Lieutenant-General, Longkeduo Commandant of the Gendarmerie, and Zhang Guzhen Provincial Commander of Yunnan. On dingwei, the emperor visited the imperial tombs and granted horses and silver to the officials and attendants who guarded them. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guiyou, the emperor returned to the palace. On guiwei, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of eight departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Anhui and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Taxable adult males numbered 24,621,324; fields and land, 6,930,344 qing and 34 mu; the silver levied, 29,904,652 taels and 8 qian. The salt revenue was 3,729,228 taels of silver. The coins cast numbered more than 374,933,400. Edit
Fifty-first year of Kangxi (1712)
In the fifty-first year, renchen, in the spring, the first month, on bingwu, the Compiler Zhang Yishao, son of the late Grand Secretary Zhang Yushu, was promoted to Reader-Academician of the Hanlin Academy. On renzi, ministers at court and in the provinces were ordered to set out matters in palace memorials; memorials of this kind began from this time. On guichou, the emperor toured the capital region. An edict said that Feiyanggu of the imperial clan, General of the Right Guard, had done his work honestly and served for many years, and was moreover a prince's son, so he might be made a Duke Who Assists the State. Edit
In the second month, on dingsi, an edict placed the Song Confucian Master Zhu among those who share the sacrifices in the Temple of Confucius, next after the Ten Savants. The Governor of Jiangsu Zhang Boxing and the Governor-General Gali accused each other; both were relieved of their posts and handed over to Zhang Penghe and Heshou for investigation. The Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang Fan Shichong memorialized that coastal fishing boats should be allowed only a single mast and not be allowed to go beyond their own province, and that the local civil and military officials should keep them under control. The emperor said: "This cannot be done. If the fishing households are placed under the naval battalions, the soldiers and petty officers will prey on them and cheat them. How can robbers ever be wholly done away with? Where are there none at work in secret? One should only do what benefits the people, and not use regulations as a tool for catching them." On wuyin, it was ordered that military officers rated outstanding were to be presented at audience as civil officials were. On gengchen, the emperor returned to the capital. On renwu, an edict said: "The empire has long been at peace, and the population grows daily. Henceforth the increase in population is not to pay further poll tax: the number of adult males in this year is to be the fixed quota. Let this be a standing law." Edit
In the third month, on xinmao, he instructed the Grand Secretaries: "The translation of memorials is of great consequence. Yesterday We saw in one of them that the words for an acting official had actually been translated as 'false official', a very gross error. Let them be strictly reprimanded." On dingyou, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on dingsi, the jinshi degree was conferred in its several classes on one hundred and seventy-seven men, Wang Shichen and others. On jiazi, Kang Tai was made Provincial Commander of Sichuan. Rules were set for passing candidates in the metropolitan examination by province. On renshen, he instructed: "The late Grand Secretary Xiong Cilu was an old minister of long learning, and since his death We have often thought of him with grief. We hear his son is now grown; let him be brought to the capital and given office." On renxu, the late Imperial Guard of the First Class Haiqing was given the rank of Deputy Lieutenant-General, funeral rites and burial, and the posthumous name Guoyi. The retired Grand Secretary Chen Tingjing died; the third imperial son was ordered to make offerings of tea and wine, the emperor wrote an elegy, and the Hanlin scholars of the Southern Study Li Tingyi and Zhang Tingyu were ordered to take it and burn it; he was granted a thousand taels for the funeral and the posthumous name Wenzhen. An edict said that since the next year would bring the emperor's sixtieth birthday, a special provincial examination would be held in the second month and a metropolitan examination in the eighth. Songzhu was made Grand Secretary, Heishuozi Minister of Rites, and Mandu Minister of Works; Wang Yan was made Grand Secretary and Chen Shen Minister of Rites, and Zhang Tingshu was recalled to service as Minister of Works. On bingzi, the emperor set out escorting the Empress Dowager to Rehe to escape the summer heat. On renwu, the emperor halted at Rehe. Edit
In the fifth month, on renyin, the authorities were ordered to keep check on the vagrants who moved to the frontier to farm. Mudan was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left, and Edai Mongol Lieutenant-General. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, guichou, there was an eclipse of the sun. On dingsi, Muhelun and Zhang Tingshu were ordered to re-examine the case of the Governor-General and Governor of Jiangnan accusing each other. Wu Laohua of the Red Miao of Zhengan in Huguang led fifty-two stockades, Maodutang and others, to submit. On xinyou, Zhang Chaowu was made Provincial Commander of Guangxi. Edit
In the autumn, the eighth month, on guichou, the emperor hunted. On wuyin, an edict allowed Korea, whenever Chinese fishing boats came to its frontier posts in breach of the ban, to seize them and report. Eighty-three more stockades of the Miao people of Zhengan submitted. Edit
In the ninth month, on gengxu, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. The Crown Prince Yinreng was again deposed for his crimes and shut up in the Xian'an Palace. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renxu, Muhelun and the others reported their re-examination of the Jiangnan case; the emperor ordered Gali stripped of office and Zhang Boxing restored to his post. Kuixu was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left, and Heshou Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. Edit
In the eleventh month, on yiyou, the case of the former Provincial Commander of Fujian Lan Li was reported, and he was found to deserve death. Remembering his merit in the conquest of Taiwan, the emperor specially pardoned him. On jihai, the officials, on account of the emperor's sixtieth birthday, asked to present him with an honorific title; this was not allowed. On dingwei, the second deposition of the Crown Prince Yinreng was announced at the Imperial Ancestral Temple and proclaimed to the empire. On jiyou, the emperor visited the imperial tombs and granted silver to the ministers who guarded them. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiaxu, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
This year, the taxes of twenty-three departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Shandong, Zhejiang and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea sent tribute. Edit
Fifty-second year of Kangxi (1713)
In the fifty-second year, guisi, in the spring, the first month, on wushen, an edict invested the Panchen Hutuketu lama of Houzang as the Panchen Erdeni. Edit
In the second month, on gengxu, Zhao Shenqiao memorialized that the Heir Apparent is the foundation of the state and one should be invested. The emperor, holding that the establishment of an heir was a great matter that could not be settled lightly, gave his instructions to the court officials and returned the memorial to him. On yimao, the emperor toured the capital region. The Compiler Dai Mingshi was executed in the marketplace for the wild and rebellious things he had written. The jinshi Fang Bao, implicated for having written a preface, was spared death and enrolled in the banners, and soon pardoned and released. On yihai, the emperor came back to stay at the Changchun Garden. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, wuyin, he instructed the princes and high officials: "Returning to the capital yesterday, We saw people everywhere, beyond counting, praying for blessings and protection for Us, and We truly felt ashamed. The peace of all the realms is Our peace, and the good fortune of the empire is Our good fortune; those who pray for Our long life should put this first. We are old, and the feeling of standing at the edge of an abyss and treading on thin ice grows with every day; how should We dare to be complacent?" He further instructed: "Very many old people have come from the provinces for the birthday. If one or two of them are unwell, let the imperial physicians treat them. On the seventeenth We enter the palace past the sutra pavilions, and the old people will already have been able to look on Us at their leisure. On the eighteenth the ceremony will be held at the Zhengyang Gate, and they need not come again to the dragon pavilions. Let this be made known to the Han officials of the provinces." On jiawu, the emperor returned to the palace; officials and people from the provinces lined the road and knelt prostrate to welcome him, and the emperor halted his carriage to speak kindly to them. On yiwei, the Festival of the Emperor's Birthday, the emperor paid his respects at the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility and went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to receive congratulations. An edict of wide grace was issued: gifts to the aged, recommendation of hermit scholars, honors for the filial and righteous, remission of arrears; widowers, widows, orphans and the childless with no one to turn to were to be supported by the government; and all crimes short of capital ones were pardoned. On renyin, officials, gentry and commoners of sixty-five and over from the provinces were summoned and given a banquet at the Changchun Garden; the imperial sons saw to the food, and young men of the imperial clan held the cups and gave them drink. Old men of eighty and over were helped forward, and the emperor watched them drink in person. He told them: "Since ancient times the care of the old and the honoring of the worthy have come first. If everyone knows filial piety and brotherly respect, the customs will be sound. You elders should take this meaning home to your villages. There was heavy rain yesterday and the fields are well soaked. Go home quickly and do not miss the farming season." That day there were thirty-three men of ninety and over and five hundred and thirty-eight of eighty and over, and each was granted silver. Song Luo, an old minister who had come to offer birthday prayers, was given the added title of Junior Preceptor of the Heir Apparent, and Tian Zhongyu that of Junior Mentor of the Heir Apparent. On jiachen, a banquet was given at the Changchun Garden for the officials, soldiers and unemployed men of the Eight Banners, with the food seen to, the drink served, the emperor watching them drink and silver granted, as before. That day there were seven men of ninety and over and one hundred and ninety-two of eighty and over. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiayin, Ehai was made Governor-General of Shaanxi and Sichuan, Elunte Governor-General of Huguang, and Gao Qiwei Provincial Commander of Huguang. The Provincial Commander of Sichuan Yue Shenglong asked to be registered as a native of Sichuan; this was allowed. On dingmao, officials were sent to make offerings and announcements to the mountains and rivers, the ancient tombs and Queli. Edit
In the fifth month, on bingxu, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager to Rehe to escape the summer heat. Zhang Tingshu was transferred to Minister of Justice, and Wang Xuling was made Minister of Works. Silver was granted to the old people of the Mongols. On xinchou, an edict halted the autumn executions of this year. Edit
In the intercalary fifth month, on yimao, silver was granted to the old people of Rehe. The Censor Chen Ruxian brought in for audience the sea raider Chen Shangyi, whom he had won over; the emperor asked him about conditions at sea and the build of foreign ships, and ordered him settled at Jin Department, where a naval battalion was set up. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingchou, the compiling of the books on music and mathematics was ordered. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on renzi, an edict ruled that the sons and grandsons of clansmen struck from the clan register should wear red or purple sashes according to their branch, and have their names entered in the Jade Register. On bingyin, the emperor hunted. Edit
In the eighth month, on dingchou, Song'alabu, a prince of the Mongol E'erduosi, asked to graze his herds at Chahantuohui; this was not allowed, and he was ordered to keep the Yellow River as the boundary of his grazing, at the request of the Brigade General Fan Shijie. Edit
In the ninth month, on jiazi, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. On xinwei, one hundred thousand shi of Jiangnan tribute rice were shipped to Guangdong and Fujian to be sold at fair prices. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingzi, Zhang Penghe was made Minister of Personnel. On yiyou, the jinshi degree was conferred in its several classes on one hundred and forty-three men, Wang Jingming and others. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jiyou, an edict remitted next year's tax grain of twenty-one departments, counties and guards in Guangdong, Fujian and Gansu. On guihai, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jimao, Heyi was made Minister of Works. On xinmao, it was ordered that those who had been entered for both the civil and the military examinations might change to sit only one of them. On renchen, the emperor returned to the capital. On jiawu, Wuge was made Mongol Lieutenant-General. On xinchou, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of ten departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhejiang were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Fifty-third year of Kangxi (1714)
In the fifty-third year, jiawu, in the spring, the first month, on jiwei, the repair of the musical instruments of the altars, temples and palace halls was ordered. On guihai, the Ministry of Revenue asked to ban small coins. The emperor said: "In everything one must aim at what is convenient for the people. If a thing is not convenient for the people and one speaks only of enforcing the law, what use is even the strictest ban?" On wuchen, the emperor toured the capital region. On dingmao, He Tianpei was made General of Jingkou. Edit
In the second month, on jiaxu, an edict halted this year's Autumn Assizes; the cases of convicts deserving pity or open to doubt were to be tried and reported, and sentences of banishment and below were to be reduced by a degree in disposing of them. On yiyou, the emperor returned to the capital. On guichou, the Vice Minister Changtai and the Vice Director Chen Ruxian were ordered to go to Gansu to relieve and comfort the victims of disaster. On dingsi, the former Minister Wang Hongxu presented two hundred and eighty juan of biographies for the History of Ming, and they were ordered sent to the History Office. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on wuzi, Shi Yide was changed to Provincial Commander of Gansu. On xinmao, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager to Rehe to escape the summer heat. Edit
In the sixth month, on yihai, an edict said: "Lazang Khan is nearly sixty and his two sons are away; he should guard against danger from outside and plan well for himself." On guiwei, because of the great heat, the officials in attendance were excused from the evening audience. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on xinmao, an edict said that since Jiangnan again had drought, rice was dear in Zhejiang and Henan had a poor harvest, three hundred thousand shi of tribute grain were to be held back and shipped to the three provinces to be sold at fair prices. Edit
In the eighth month, on yihai, the emperor hunted. Edit
In the ninth month, on bingyin, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on the first day, jisi, Zhang Penghe and Axinai were ordered to go and try the case of Mou Qinyuan in Jiangnan. On jichou, the Grand Secretaries and the Hanlin scholars of the Southern Study were ordered to examine and settle the texts of the ritual songs. Edit
In the eleventh month, the Ministry of Revenue was ordered to hold back more than three hundred thousand shi of tribute grain in Jiangnan and Zhejiang against the need for relief. On wushen, next year's regular taxes of twenty-eight departments, counties and guards on the Jingbian frontier of Gansu were remitted. Yinzhi, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, and others presented the imperially commissioned Correct Meaning of the Pitch-pipes, and the rescript said: "Let the three books on the pitch-pipes, the calendar and mathematics together make one work, to be called Origins of Music and the Calendar." On jiayin, the winter solstice, heaven was worshipped at the Round Mound, and the new music was played. On bingchen, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. Yaqibu, a man under the Beile Yinsi, was found guilty and executed. He Guodong was sent to measure the elevation of the pole and the sun's shadow in Guangdong, Yunnan and other provinces. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guiyou, the emperor stayed at Tebuke and granted silver and silk to the Mongol soldiers who had joined the hunt. On jichou, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinmao, nineteen tribes of untamed peoples beyond the frontier of Tao and Min, the Lazi and others, submitted. Edit
This year, the taxes of one hundred and twenty-two departments and counties struck by disaster in Jiangnan, Henan, Gansu, Zhejiang, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea sent tribute. Edit
Fifty-fourth year of Kangxi (1715)
In the fifty-fourth year, yiwei, in the spring, the first month, on jiazi, the rules for passing on all Five Classics were discontinued. Demuchuke, a taiji of the Abagai, was made a Duke Who Assists the State. An edict said that the Beile Yinsi and Yanshou had failed in their duties, and their stipends were stopped. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, wuchen, Zhang Boxing was relieved of his post over a certain matter and handed over to Zhang Penghe for trial. On jisi, Shi Shilun was made Director-General of Grain Transport. On xinwei, the emperor toured the capital region and instructed the Governor Zhao Hongxie: "Last winter's snow was plentiful and this year's spring rains have come on time, so the people's fields must have been sown early. But We fear the crops may shoot up too strongly and there may be danger of blight. Let the farmers be told to hoe and thin them out sparsely, to guard against wind and dust storms." He further instructed: "Touring the capital region from time to time, We see that the people's livelihood is somewhat better than before. But few of them read and study, and this bears on their customs. Charity schools should be set up widely in poor and remote villages, and the people urged to study. You officials, give this your attention." On jiawu, Du Chengsi was made Provincial Commander of Jiangnan, and Mu Tingshi Provincial Commander of the Fujian land forces. Edit
In the third month, on jihai, because of snow disaster in fourteen banners of the Mongol Wulate and other tribes, the Minister Muhelun was ordered to ship rice to relieve them and to teach them to catch fish for food. On gengzi, Zhao Hongxie was made Governor-General of Zhili, also handling the duties of Governor. Musen was made General of Ningguta. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on gengwu, the jinshi degree was conferred in its several classes on one hundred and ninety men, Xu Taozhang and others. On jimao, Shi Yide reported that the troops of Cewang'alabutan had raided Hami and that the Major Pan Zhishan had defeated them. The Minister Funing'an and the General Xizhu were ordered to lead troops to relieve it and suppress the raiders, Qilide was ordered to go to the Tui River, and the Ka'erka and others were instructed to make their troops ready. On gengchen, troops of the outer dependencies were called up to gather at Guihua, and the Suolun hunter troops were sent to the Tui River. On jichou, he instructed the Counsellor ministers: "We once went beyond the frontier on campaign in person and know all the strategic points. Now, to punish Cewang'alabutan, there are three routes for the advance: one from Gasi straight to the source of the Yili River, making for his lair; one across Hami and Tulufan, striking deep into enemy territory; and one by way of the Ka'erka to Bokeda'elunhabi'erhan, crossing the ridges and holding the passes. If the three routes advance together, great success is certain." On renwu, the Director-General of Grain Transport Lang Tingji died; the emperor praised him for caring for the grain-boat men, so that the shipments had gone through year after year without hindrance, and granted him funeral rites and burial and the posthumous name Wenqin. On xinmao, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager to Rehe to escape the summer heat. On yiwei, Funing'an was ordered to detach troops to guard the Gasi pass, and the Brigade General Lu Zhensheng to garrison Hami. Edit
In the fifth month, on bingwu, Yangfu, of the imperial clan, General of Heilongjiang, died. A thousand taels of silver were granted, the Imperial Guards Shang Chongyi and Fusen were ordered to go by post-horse to make offerings, he was given the posthumous name Xiangyi, and his son Sanguanbao was ordered to act in his father's post for the time being. On wuwu, the Reader of the Grand Secretariat Tulichen was sent as envoy to Russia, to have troops made ready. Edit
In the sixth month, on renshen, the Lieutenant-General Tusihai and others were ordered to go to Hutanheshuo to transport grain. On jiaxu, Funing'an and Xizhu reported their plan for the advance; the rescript was to advance next year. On dinghai, the Minister of War Sun Zhenghao died; he was granted two saddled horses, two loose horses and five hundred taels of silver, and the posthumous name Qingduan. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on the first day, jiawu, Bobei, a duke of the Hetuohuite, was ordered to win over the Wulianghai. On xinyou, Duke Fu'erdan was ordered to go to Wulangu and other places to set up military farms. Edit
In the eighth month, on xinwei, the Grand Secretary Li Guangdi asked for leave to go home, and the emperor wrote a poem to see him off. On guiyou, the emperor hunted. On renchen, the garrison troops at the Gasi pass were withdrawn to Suzhou. Edit
In the ninth month, on jiyou, the Wulianghai, won over by Bobei, came to submit. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingyin, the emperor instructed the Grand Secretaries: "Our right hand is ailing and cannot write, so We hold the brush in Our left hand to write replies on palace memorials, so that nothing may leak out." On xinsi, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. An edict said that since in Shuntian, Baoding, Hejian, Yongping and Xuanhua the rains had overflowed this year and the grain had been ruined and failed, all the tax grain these five prefectures owed for the fifty-fifth year was remitted. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jiawu, Fan Shichong was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left, Manbao, of the Jueluo, Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian, and Basai, of the imperial clan, Mongol Lieutenant-General. On gengzi, executions in the capital were halted. On xinchou, the Song minister Fan Zhongyan was given a place among those who share the sacrifices in the Temple of Confucius. On jiwei, the winter solstice, heaven was worshipped at the Round Mound, and the court music settled by the emperor was used for the first time. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jisi, Tabai was made General of Hangzhou. The Commander of the Guards Yanbu was ordered to lead troops to garrison Xining. On jiashen, Zhang Boxing was judged to deserve death for having made a false impeachment on mere suspicion of bribery; the emperor pardoned him and recalled him to service as Vice Minister for the Granaries. Edit
This year, the taxes of twenty-four departments, counties and guards struck by disaster in the two provinces of Jiangnan and Hunan were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Fifty-fifth year of Kangxi (1716)
In the fifty-fifth year, bingshen, in the spring, the first month, on renzi, the emperor went to the Hot Springs. Edit
In the second month, on yichou, the Deputy Lieutenant-General Su'erde was ordered to manage the military farms at Tuhuluke and other places. On guiyou, the emperor came back to stay at the Changchun Garden. On bingzi, an edict remitted the rhinoceros horn and ivory of Annam's yearly tribute. On jimao, the emperor toured the capital region. On gengyin, the rule was set that the poll tax should be levied along with the land. Edit
In the third month, on dingyou, Wang Qiyun, a Colonel killed in the suppression of the Yao on the You River in Guangxi, was granted relief, posthumous office and hereditary privilege for his heir. On gengzi, the emperor returned to the palace. On yisi, Xizhu was recalled and replaced by Yanbu, with Lu Zhensheng taking part in military affairs. On guichou, Alabuzhu'er, a beizi of the Mongol Tu'erhute, asked to join the army, and was ordered to lead Mongol troops to guard the Gasi pass. The Governor of Guizhou Liu Yinshu memorialized asking that the campaign be called off; he was ordered to go by post-carriage to the army, look it over thoroughly, and deliberate and report. Edit
In the intercalary third month, on guihai, Elunte was made acting General of Xi'an, and Manpi acting Governor-General of Huguang. On dingchou, Zuo Shiyong was made Provincial Commander of Guangxi. On renwu, two hundred thousand shi of rice from the capital granaries were issued to relieve Shuntian and Yongping. The gruel kitchens of the Five Wards were kept open until the autumn. The Ministry of Rites was ordered to pray for rain. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on guimao, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager to Rehe to escape the summer heat. Edit
In the fifth month, on gengshen, the emperor, staying at Rehe, fasted and lived apart to pray for rain. Maqi was recalled to service as Grand Secretary, and Muhelun as Minister of Revenue. On renxu, granary rice was issued for sale at fair prices, and the grain of the Eight Banners troops was issued in advance. On jiazi, it rained. The emperor said: "A Song Confucian said: 'If you pray for rain and the rain comes, how can the drought have been without a cause?' These words are worth pondering." On jisi, there was ample rain near and far around the capital, and the emperor returned to his usual meals. On yiyou, Heyi was dismissed, and Sun Zhaqi was made Minister of Works. Edit
In the sixth month, on bingchen, the emperor went to the Hot Springs. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on xinwei, the defense troops at the Gasi pass were ordered moved to garrison Chahanwusu and Gashun. On guiwei, the emperor hunted. Edit
In the eighth month, on yimao, the former Prefect of Fengtian Dong Hongyi was dismissed for having changed the levy of rice and beans in Chengde and eight other departments and counties into a levy of silver, leaving the granaries short. Edit
In the ninth month, on gengwu, Jiang Chenxi was made Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou. On jiashen, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on the first day, dinghai, an edict ordered the Ministry of Justice to reduce the sentences of, or release, according to their cases, the convicts long held in prison whose executions had been deferred for years. The autumn executions of this year were halted. On wuzi, Tuoliu was made General of Heilongjiang, and Zhao Hongcan Minister of War. On guisi, an edict said: "Lately, since Cewang'alabutan invaded Hami, troops have been called up to guard the frontier, and all the fodder and grain rushed through the border regions could not but draw on the people's strength. The silver, rice, grain and fodder due next year from forty-eight departments, counties and guards of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu, and all their arrears of past years, are entirely remitted." On dingyou, an edict ordered that people be invited to open up and farm Xijimu, Dalitu, Jintasi and other places to the north, where Suzhou adjoins Bulongji'er. Yang Lin was made Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi. Basai, of the imperial clan, was made Manchu Lieutenant-General, and Yanbu Mongol Lieutenant-General. On bingwu, Cewang'alabutan seized Luobuzangdanjibu, a taiji of Qinghai, and attacked the Gasi pass; government troops drove him off. Elunte was ordered to station his army at Xining and detach troops to guard the Gasi pass, and Alana, the Assistant Chamberlain at Bulongji'er, to go to Ba'erku'er to assist in military affairs. Edit
In the eleventh month, on yichou, Fu'erdan and E'erjin were made Chamberlains of the Imperial Guard. On wuchen, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On jiashen, the emperor made a tour beyond the Great Wall. Robbers broke into the Ming tombs, and they were ordered dealt with by law. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiyou, the emperor returned to the capital. An edict remitted next year's land and poll taxes and tax grain of thirty-five departments and counties of Shuntian and Yongping, and wiped out their arrears of past years as well. Edit
This year, the taxes of sixty-three departments and counties struck by disaster in Zhili, Jiangnan, Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang and other provinces were remitted in varying amounts. Korea and Annam sent tribute. Edit
Fifty-sixth year of Kangxi (1717)
In the fifty-sixth year, dingyou, in the spring, the first month, on dingmao, the Balanced Digest of the Zhou Changes was completed and issued to the schools. On renwu, Xu Yuanmeng was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left, and Zhu Shi Governor of Zhejiang. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, bingxu, the emperor toured the capital region. On yiwei, troops of Fengtian and Jilin were called up to reinforce Qilide's army. On guimao, the emperor came back to stay at the Changchun Garden. On dingwei, rules were set for robbery cases in which the law allowed no leniency but the circumstances deserved some sympathy. Nuoluobu, Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank, died; he was given the posthumous name Zhong, and his son Xibao succeeded to the title. The Censor-in-Chief of the Left Kuixu died; he was granted funeral rites and burial, and the posthumous name Wenduan. Edit
In the third month, on dingsi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. On wuyin, Funing'an was made General Who Pacifies Rebels, Fu'erdan General Who Displays Martial Might, and Qilide Assistant General, to command the troops and guard the frontier. On renwu, the emperor inspected the embankments at Hexiwu. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on yiyou, the emperor came back to stay at the Changchun Garden. On yiwei, rice from the Tongzhou granaries was issued to be stored in the departments and counties of Zhili against the need for relief. On bingshen, the Brigade General of Jieshi Chen Ang memorialized that Catholic churches stood thick in every province and should be banned; this was approved. Sunzhu and Fan Shichong were made Ministers of War. On xinchou, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager to Rehe to escape the summer heat. Edit
In the fifth month, on gengshen, the Nine Chief Ministers ruled that when a prince or beile sent men out of the capital, if on inspection they had no travel tallies, they were to be impeached and prosecuted at once. Edit
In the sixth month, on renzi, Fu'erdan made a surprise attack on the Elute at Boluobu'erhasu, and came back with heads and prisoners. The Minister of War Zhao Hongcan died; he was granted funeral rites and burial, and the posthumous name Qingduan. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on bingchen, Cewang'alabutan sent his commander Celingdunduobu to invade and plunder Lazang. On guihai, Funing'an made a surprise attack on the Elute at Tong'ebaxi, advanced as far as Wulumuqi and destroyed their crops; on his way back he met the enemy at Biliutu and defeated them. Zhamubi, a taiji of the Huite, was killed in the battle and was posthumously made a Duke Who Assists the State. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, renwu, the emperor hunted. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinwei, Lu Zhenyang was made acting Provincial Commander of Sichuan. Kang Ting, a lawless man of Henan, stirred up trouble; government troops went to seize him, and Ting fled and died. The Minister Zhang Tingshu and the Academician Leshibu were ordered to go and try the case, and they reported finding that the former Governor Li Xi had provoked the uprising by his greed and cruelty. Li Xi was stripped of office and sentenced to death, and the rebel band was executed. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on yiyou, the Vice Ministers Liang Shixun and Haishou were ordered to go and supervise the military farms at Ba'erku'er. On gengzi, the emperor escorted the Empress Dowager back to the palace. On yisi, the Palace Minister Duke Cewangnuo'erbu, the General Elunte, the Imperial Guard Aqitu and others were ordered to lead troops to garrison Qinghai. Duke Tunzhu, of the imperial clan, was made Minister of Rites, and Cai Shengyuan Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the eleventh month, on renzi, executions were ordered halted. On yichou, the Empress Dowager was unwell, and the emperor went to the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility to see her in her illness. On xinwei, an edict said: "The rule of an emperor must take reverence for Heaven and following the ancestors as its root. He makes the heart of the empire his own heart, and the good of all within the four seas the common good; he puts things in order before disorder comes and secures the state before danger arrives; day and night he is anxious and watchful, so as to plan for the long term. We came to the throne at the age of eight and have reigned more than fifty years, and are now nearly seventy. In the twentieth year We did not dare to reckon on reaching the thirtieth; in the thirtieth year We did not dare to reckon on reaching the fortieth. By the grace of the spirits of the ancestral temple and the altars of the state, it is now the fifty-seventh year; this is not something Our slender virtue could have brought about. We have reached old age and have many sons and grandsons. The empire is harmonious and happy, and all within the four seas are at peace. Though We do not dare to say that every household is well provided for or that customs have been transformed, Our wish that the people should be at ease and goods abundant has been the same from first to last. How We have exhausted Our thoughts and worn out Our strength can hardly be told by the words 'toil and hardship'. The emperors of old did not live long, and scholars have often found fault with them for it, not knowing how many are the affairs of the empire and how unbearable the toil and care. A minister may serve when he can serve and stop when he should stop; when he is old he retires and goes home, and can still hold his sons and play with his grandsons, at leisure and content. The burden on an emperor's shoulders can be passed to no one else. Shun died at Cangwu and Yu died at Kuaiji; they had no leisure to rest, and in the end seldom had any respite. Of the Five Blessings in the Great Plan, the last is a good end to one's allotted span, because a long life is hard to attain. The six lines of the Dun hexagram in the Book of Changes do not touch upon the ruler, because a ruler has no place to retire and hide. How could he compare his ease with that of his ministers and people! From childhood We studied, seeking the principles of good government. In the strength of Our years We drew the strong bow with thumb-ring and armguard. In putting down the Three Feudatories and pacifying the lands north of the desert, all the planning came from Our own mind, and We never killed a single man wantonly. The money in the treasuries We never dared to spend wastefully, except to send out armies or relieve famine. Our traveling palaces on Our tours have no painted decoration. When young We already knew that music and women must be guarded against and flatterers and favorites kept at a distance, and so, happily, We have achieved a rough measure of peace. This spring We suffered much from dizziness, and We have grown gradually thin and weak. Hunting beyond the Great Wall, where the water and soil are better, Our body and spirits grew a little stronger, and We rode and shot every day without tiring. Then, because the Empress Dowager fell ill, the dizziness came back and walking became hard. If death should suddenly come, Our innermost thoughts would not be fully known. Death is the common lot of man; one should, while the mind is clear, set out all that one has had at heart in one's life, and only then be content. Men of old often said that an emperor should keep to the main principles and need not concern himself with details. We do not think so. One matter handled carelessly leaves trouble for all within the four seas; one careless thought leaves calamity for a hundred years. In handling affairs, great or small, We have always been careful and careful again. Only, now that We are old and in decline, We fear that the anxious diligence and vigilance of fifty-seven years may fail at the end of the road. How could the great matter of establishing an heir not be on Our mind? But the great power of the empire must be gathered in one person, the throne is a thing of the utmost weight, and to find the right man for the empire is a thing of the utmost difficulty; that is why, though growing old, We remain earnestly concerned without rest. If the ministers and officials, great and small, can understand Our heart, then all that concerns a good end for Us will be done. We have specially summoned Our sons and the ministers to tell them this in full and in earnest. Our testamentary edict on a later day is all contained in this." On jiaxu, two million taels of silver advanced to the Eight Banners were forgiven. On bingzi, an edict remitted the arrears of past years of Zhili, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, Shaanxi, Gansu and other provinces, and for Jiangsu and Anhui half of the silver and rice of the grain-transport levies as well. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiashen, the Empress Dowager's illness grew gradually worse. The emperor had himself been ill for more than seventy days, and the tops of his feet were swollen; supported by attendants, he went every day to pay his respects at the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. On bingxu, the Empress Dowager died. Her testamentary decree was issued; the emperor put on mourning, cut off his queue, and moved to live in another palace. On jiyou, the emperor returned to the palace. Edit
This year, Korea sent tribute. Edit
Fifty-seventh year of Kangxi (1718)
In the fifty-seventh year, wuxu, in the spring, the first month, on yimao, the emperor was ill and went to the Hot Springs. On wuyin, twenty thousand suits of clothes were granted to the soldiers guarding the frontier. Edit
In the second month, on gengyin, Lazang asked for troops, and the Imperial Guard Seleng was ordered to join the troops of Qinghai and go to his aid. On guimao, Lu Zhensheng was made Provincial Commander of Gansu. The Corrector Zhu Tianbao memorialized asking that Yinreng be restored as Crown Prince. The emperor questioned him in person at the traveling palace, saying: "What do you know, that you send up a memorial against Our decree?" Zhu Tianbao said: "Your servant heard it from his father, and his father told him to say it." The emperor said: "This is a man neither loyal nor filial," and ordered him executed. On dingwei, the emperor returned to the palace. Chen Ang of the Jieshi Brigade memorialized that when foreign ships entered port, their great guns should first be inspected and taken off before they were allowed in to trade; the ministry ruled against it. Edit
In the third month, on guichou, the gate, yard and house taxes of Daxing and Wanping were reduced. On xinyou, the emperor conferred on the late empress the posthumous title Empress Xiaohui Renxian Duanyi Chunde Shuntian Yisheng Zhang. On bingyin, Yanshou was made General of the Right Guard, and Huang Bingyue General of Fuzhou. On wuchen, the posts of the court diarists were abolished. In a review of education commissioners who were unfit for their posts, seven men, Cong Shu and others, were all stripped of office. On dingchou, it was ordered that the duties of the Southern and Northern New Customs Houses of Zhejiang be placed under a subprefect. On wuyin, the Governor of Zhejiang Zhu Shi asked to repair the stone sea wall at Haining; this was approved. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on yiyou, the Empress Xiaohui Zhang was buried in the Xiaodong Mausoleum. On dinghai, the jinshi degree was conferred in its several classes on one hundred and seventy-one men, Wang Yingquan and others. On xinmao, the emperor went to Rehe. Muhelun was dismissed, and Sun Zhaqi was made Minister of Revenue. Edit
In the fifth month, on guichou, Xu Yuanmeng was made Minister of Works. On dingsi, Elunte reported that Lazang Khan had been overwhelmed and killed, his two sons had been killed, and the Dalai Lama and the Panchen had both been seized. On jiwei, the Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian Manbao memorialized that the prefecture of Taiwan had nine harbors of the first strategic importance and fifteen of the second, and asked that men be sent to fortify them, that officers and men be redeployed as fitting, and that a garrison commander be set up for a Danshui battalion; this was approved. Edit
In the sixth month, on renchen, an envoy was sent to invest Shang Jing, great-grandson of the late king of Ryukyu, as King of Zhongshan. On jichou, the Grand Secretary Li Guangdi died; the fifth imperial son, Yinqi, Prince Heng of the First Rank, was ordered to make offerings of tea and wine, a thousand taels of silver were granted, Xu Yuanmeng was sent back to the capital to see to his funeral, and he was given the posthumous name Wenzhen. On dingwei, four hundred suits of clothes were granted to the soldiers at Hami. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiwei, the Moli lamas beyond Dajianlu submitted. On jiaxu, the Grand Record of the Imperial Tours of Inspection was compiled. Edit
In the eighth month, on renzi, there was flooding among the Suolun, and officials were sent to relieve them. Meng Guangzu was executed. On wuzi, the emperor hunted. On jiawu, the Minister of Rites Tunzhu died; he was granted funeral rites and burial, and the posthumous name Kemin. The Brigade General Qiu Ji was found guilty and executed. Edit
In the intercalary eighth month, on wuchen, an edict said: "The barbarian raiders are running wild, and the great army is stationed far away on the western frontier. In all the levies and the supplying of the troops, the people of Qin have borne very heavy toil. All the land-and-poll tax and the grain tax of Shaanxi and Gansu for next year are remitted, and the arrears of past years are likewise cancelled in full." Edit
In the ninth month, on jimao, Lieutenant-General A'erna and Brigade General Li Yao were ordered to lead troops to garrison Gasikou and Chaidanmu. On bingxu, Wang Xuling was made Grand Secretary and Chen Yuanlong Minister of Works. On jiachen, the emperor returned to the capital. General E'lunte and the Imperial Guard Seleng joined forces at Kalawusu and defeated the rebels several times, but the rebels pressed ever closer and the army had no reinforcements behind it; when their arrows were spent they fought on with all their strength and died in battle. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiayin, the executions of prisoners for this year were halted. On bingchen, the emperor's fourteenth son, Beizi Yinti, was made Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, to take command of the army in Qinghai. Shrines were ordered built, with sacrifices, for Governor-General Gan Wenkun and Prefect Huang Tingbai, who had died for the cause. On jiazi, an edict said that the Governor of Sichuan, Nian Gengyao, had handled affairs with intelligence and dispatch since the campaign began, and he was promoted at once to Governor-General. The Hanlin academicians and the censors were ordered to take turns on duty in the palace. On wuchen, the emperor stayed at Tangquan. The emperor's seventh son Yinyou, tenth son Yin'e and twelfth son Yintao were ordered to take charge respectively of the affairs of the Manchu, Mongol and Chinese-martial divisions of the Plain Yellow, Plain White and Plain Blue Banners. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingzi, the emperor returned to stay at the Changchun Garden. The Governor of Fujian, Chen Bin, died; he was posthumously made Minister of Rites and given the posthumous name Qingduan. Yi Zhaoxiong was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. Edit
In the twelfth month, on bingchen, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On jiwei, the tablet of Empress Xiaohuizhang was raised into the Ancestral Temple, placed to the left of Empress Xiaokangzhang, and an edict proclaimed it to the realm. The Miao people of Sadian in Yunnan submitted. On jisi, the emperor returned to the palace. Edit
This year, the taxes of twenty-six departments, counties and guards in Jiangnan, Fujian, Gansu, Huguang and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Ryukyu and Annam sent tribute. Edit
Fifty-eighth year of Kangxi (1719)
In the fifty-eighth year, jihai, in the spring, the first month, on the first day, jiaxu, there was an eclipse of the sun. An edict said: "An eclipse of the sun at the three beginnings [of the year, the month and the day]: the sign Heaven has hung out is plain to see. Human affairs should be set in order, to heed Heaven's warning. Let the officials report to us the faults and failings of the government." On yiwei, the emperor went to Tangquan. On gengzi, the emperor returned to stay at the Changchun Garden. On xinchou, an edict said that when officials who had rendered meritorious service retired, their hereditary ranks might be inherited by their sons and younger brothers; where there was no one to inherit, they were to be paid their stipends for the rest of their lives. On renyin, 430,000 shi of tribute grain were ordered held back and kept in Jiangsu and Anhui against famine. Edit
In the second month, on jisi, the emperor toured the capital region. On jimao, the Academician Jiang Tingxi presented the Complete Map of the Imperial Realm, which was bestowed on the court officials. On gengshen, the emperor returned to stay at the Changchun Garden. On xinwei, Lieutenant-General Fala was ordered to pacify and settle Litang and Batang, with the Commander of the Guards Ga'erbi to share in directing the military affairs. Edit
In the third month, on yiwei, Vice Minister Se'ertu was dismissed for delays in transporting provisions, and Governor Gashitu was ordered to take over. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on yisi, Yinti, Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, was ordered to station his army at Xining. On guichou, the emperor toured Rehe. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuyin, because the wheat had ripened abundantly, the people were ordered to harvest and store it in good time. On gengchen, Yangdu was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. Suotai, the chief examiner of Zhejiang, had taken bribes and sold examination favours, Chen Xun, an academician living at home, had acted as go-between, and Chen Fengchi had wormed his way into passing; all were sentenced to death, and those who had recommended Suotai as examiner were also punished. Soldiers of the Nanyang garrison seized and humiliated the prefect, Shen Yuan; Brigade General Gao Cheng was dismissed, the major Wang Hongdao was sentenced to death, and the soldiers were beheaded. Edit
In the sixth month, on jiachen, Beile Manduhu was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchus. On dingwei, Nian Gengyao, Ga'erbi and Fala reported one after another that Deputy General Yue Zhongqi had won over Litang and Batang, which had submitted. Fala was ordered to advance and garrison Batang, and Nian Gengyao to send troops in support. On bingyin, Ma Jianbo was made Provincial Commander of Guyuan. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on guiwei, Zongchamu was made General of Xi'an. Edit
In the eighth month, on gengxu, the emperor held a hunt. On gengshen, Fu'erdan, General Who Spreads Awe, reported on building walled towns and setting up posts at two places at E'erzhaitu. Minister Fan Shichong was ordered to go and supervise the work. Edit
In the ninth month, on yiwei, an edict declared that the new hubilgan now at Xining was truly the Dalai Lama's reincarnation, and ordered the Grand General to send officials with troops to take him to Tibet and enthrone him. On wuxu, Huayang, Prince An of the Second Rank, died; he was given the posthumous name Jie. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on dingwei, the emperor returned to the capital. On renzi, Wang Lansheng, a juren of the Mengyang Studio, was ordered to revise the Charts of Correct Rhymes. On jiayin, the Provincial Commander of Guyuan, Pan Yulong, died; he was posthumously made Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, given sacrifices and burial, and given the posthumous name Xiangyong. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingzi, the Minister of Rites, Chen Shen, retired. On gengyin, the quota of provincial graduates for Jiangxi was increased. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renyin, Cai Shengyuan was made Minister of Rites and Tian Congdian Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On wushen, the coffin of E'lunte, General of Xi'an, arrived at the capital; the emperor's fifth son, Yinqi, Prince Heng of the First Rank, and his twelfth son, Beizi Yintao, were ordered to receive it and make offerings. On gengshen, 100,000 shi of the Huguang tribute grain were ordered held back and kept in the province against famine. On xinyou, an edict said: "In recent years troops have been raised to campaign in the west, travelling far to the frontier, and in supplying them, seeing them off and rewarding them the people's strength has been worn out. All the silver and grain due next year from the sixty-six departments, counties, guards and posts along the frontier are remitted in full." Edit
This year, the taxes of thirteen departments and counties in Jiangsu, Anhui and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Fifty-ninth year of Kangxi (1720)
In the fifty-ninth year, gengzi, in the spring, the first month, on dingyou, Yinti, Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, was ordered to move his army to Mulusiwusu. Yanxin of the imperial clan was made General Who Pacifies Rebels, to lead troops into Tibet, with Duke Cewang Nuo'erbu assisting in military affairs. Zongchamu, General of Xi'an, was ordered to garrison Xining, and Ne'ersu, Prince Ping of the Second Rank, to garrison Gumu. Edit
In the second month, on jiachen, the emperor toured the capital region. On guichou, Ga'erbi was made General Who Pacifies the West, to lead the troops of Sichuan and Yunnan into Tibet, and the new hubilgan was invested as the sixth Dalai Lama. On xinyou, the emperor returned to stay at the Changchun Garden. Edit
In the third month, on jichou, the Provincial Commander of Yunnan, Zhang Guzhen, was ordered to garrison Lijiang and Zhongdian. On bingshen, Fu Ning'an, General Who Quells Rebellion, was ordered to advance on Wulumuqi, and the Senior Assistant Chamberlain A'lana to advance on Tulufan, while Qilide with 7,000 troops from Bulou'er and Fu'erdan with 8,000 troops from Bulahan were to attack the Zhunga'er at the same time. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on wushen, the emperor toured Rehe. Edit
In the fifth month, on xinsi, because of drought, the emperor asked for frank advice. On renwu, it rained. Edit
In the sixth month, on jihai, there was famine in Shaanxi, and grain stored in Henan was shipped there for relief. On bingchen, there was an earthquake at Bao'an and Huailai, and officials were sent with relief. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on the first day, bingyin, there was an eclipse of the sun. On guiyou, Fu Ning'an attacked the rebels at Aketasi and Yi'erbu'erheshao, defeated them and captured their taiji Chuimupai'er. A'lana's army reached Qiketamu, met the rebels and broke them, taking all their people captive. It advanced on the town of Pichan, which surrendered. When the army reached Tulufan, the native chief Akesu'ertan led his people out to surrender. On bingxu, Fu'erdan attacked the rebels at Ge'er'e'erge, killing or capturing six hundred and taking the zaisang Beiken on the field; he burned their stores and returned, and Beiken was sent to the capital. Qilide defeated the rebels at the Keng'e'er River and received the surrender of their zaisang Sebuteng and more than 2,000 others. Edit
In the eighth month, on wuxu, the emperor held a hunt. On gengzi, Ryukyu asked to send the sons of its officials to study at the Imperial Academy, and this was granted. On guichou, Yanxin, General Who Pacifies Rebels, defeated the rebel host several times at the Buke River. On dingsi, he defeated them again at Chuomala, and the rebel general Celing Dunduobu fled. Ga'erbi, General Who Pacifies the West, advanced from Lali with Deputy General Yue Zhongqi. On wuwu, he took Tibet, seized more than a hundred lamas who had sided with the rebels and beheaded five of their ringleaders, and he pacified and instructed the Tanggute and the Tubote; Tibet was pacified. Gao Qizhuo was made Governor of Guangxi. Edit
In the ninth month, on renshen, Yanxin, General Who Pacifies Rebels, escorted the Dalai Lama with troops into Tibet to be enthroned. Fu Ning'an's troops entered Wulumuqi, the Muslims of Haxiha came out to surrender, and the army returned to Wulanwusu. On wuyin, the Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou, Jiang Chenxi, and the Governor, Gan Guobi, were stripped of their posts for delivering provisions late, but were still ordered to transport rice into Tibet. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guimao, the emperor returned to the capital. An edict ordered grain stored in Henan to be shipped to Shaanxi again for relief; next year the Henan tribute grain was to repay the granary grain in the same amount, and the rest of the tribute grain was to be kept in Henan. On jiachen, the King of Korea, Yi Sun, died. An edict said: "Yi Sun held his title for fifty years, served as a vassal with reverence and care, and cared for his people with kindness. Now that we hear of his sudden passing, our grief is truly deep. Let the prince Yi Yun succeed to the title at once. The tribute he presented is all to be taken back, and the rites of condolence are to be looked into and reported to us." An edict remitted in full the land-and-poll silver of Shaanxi and Gansu for the sixtieth year of Kangxi, more than 1,880,000 taels. Because the harvest along the frontier had failed, rice was dear and the soldiers were hard pressed, this year's pay for the troops was also issued in advance. Rewards were given to the officers and men who had entered Tibet. On jiayin, the Minister of Revenue, Zhao Shenqiao, died; he was given sacrifices and burial and the posthumous name Gongyi. On dingsi, an edict ordered Yinti, Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, to confer on the timing of next year's campaign. On wuwu, because of the poor harvests in Shaanxi and Gansu, relief was ordered in both silver and grain until the wheat harvest. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinwei, officials were sent to offer sacrifices to the late King of Korea, Yi Sun, who was given the special posthumous name Xishun, and the Heir Prince Yi Yun was invested as King of Korea. On wuyin, Tian Congdian was made Minister of Revenue, Zhu Shi Censor-in-Chief of the Left, and Yang Mingshi Governor of Yunnan. On xinsi, an edict said: "The great army has entered Tibet, and all that land has come within the realm. The names of its mountains and rivers differ between the Tibetan and the Chinese; they should be examined and settled clearly at once, so as to be handed down reliably to later ages." The emperor thereupon discussed with the Grand Secretaries the source of the Yellow River and the source of the Yangtze, and touched on the Sanwei of the Tribute of Yu. On gengyin, Longkeduo was made Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs, keeping his post as Commander of the Gendarmerie. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiachen, the court officials again asked to hold celebrations for the sixtieth year of the reign. This was refused. On renzi, a descendant of the former worthy Zixia was made Erudite of the Five Classics. On jiayin, Hongsheng, son of Yinzhi, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, and Hongsheng, son of Yinqi, Prince Heng of the First Rank, were made Heir Princes. On xinyou, a joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of fifty-six departments, counties and guards in Zhili, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Sixtieth year of Kangxi (1721)
In the sixtieth year, xinchou, in the spring, the first month, on yihai, because he had been on the throne for sixty years, the emperor sent his fourth son Yinzhen, his twelfth son Yintao and the Heir Prince Hongsheng to announce it with sacrifices at the Yong, Fu and Zhao Mausoleums. Edit
In the second month, on yiwei, the emperor visited the mausoleum of Empress Xiaozhuang, the Xiao Mausoleum and the Eastern Xiao Mausoleum and performed the rites of announcement. Officials were sent to announce it with sacrifices at the suburban altars, the Ancestral Temple and the Altars of Soil and Grain. On yimao, the emperor returned to the capital. Salt smugglers in Shandong, Wang Meigong and others, rose in revolt; they were caught and beheaded. On jiwei, Duke Cewang Nuo'erbu was ordered to garrison Tibet. For their merit in the taking of Tibet, the depa A'erbuba and Kangjinai were made Beizi, and the depa Longbunai was made Duke Who Assists the State. Edit
In the third month, on yichou, the officials asked to confer honorific titles on the emperor for his birthday. The emperor refused, saying: "Conferring honorific titles is a crude custom handed down from the past, no more than shuffling words up and down to deceive rulers who have no learning. The family rule of this dynasty makes care for the people its only business; it does not take bright stars, auspicious clouds, magic fungus or sweet dew as good omens, and it holds no feng and shan sacrifices and makes no change of era name. Now troops are in action on the western frontier, the soldiers have long been exposed in the field, and the people suffer from hauling supplies. I have no time even to examine myself and manage affairs; what is there to celebrate?" On gengwu, the juren Wang Lansheng and Liubao were granted the jinshi degree, to sit the palace examination with the others. On jiaxu: before this, Grand Secretary Wang Shan had sent a secret memorial asking that the heir be restored. Now the censors Tao Yi, Ren Ping, Fan Changfa, Zou Tuyun, Chen Jiayou, Wang Yunjin, Li Yunfu, Fan Yunrui, Gao Bin, Gao Yi, Zhao Chengshai and Sun Shaozeng memorialized asking that an heir be named. The emperor was displeased and sharply rebuked them together with Wang Shan, and he made Wang Shan's son, the Supervisor of the Household Wang Yiqing, and Tao Yi and the others, twelve men, supernumerary secretaries to serve at the front. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiawu, Li Lin was made Provincial Commander of Guyuan. On yiwei, Deng Zhongyue and 163 others were granted the jinshi degree in its several classes. On bingshen, an edict ordered the canon of sacrifices at the Temple of the Emperors and Kings of Past Dynasties to be revised and settled. On dingyou, Zhang Penghe and Chen Pengnian were ordered to go to Shandong to inspect the rivers. Laidu was made Minister of Rites and Tuolai Minister of Justice. On bingwu, the emperor went to Rehe. On wuwu, Ga'erbi, General Who Pacifies the West, was ordered to be stationed in Tibet. Edit
In the fifth month, on renxu, Yinti, Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, was ordered to move his army to Ganzhou. On bingyin, Zhu Yigui, a villain of Taiwan, rose in revolt and killed the Brigade General Ouyang Kai. On guiyou, Yue Zhongqi, acting colonel in charge as deputy general of the Yongning brigade, was made Provincial Commander of Sichuan. On yihai, the native department of Siming was transferred to Taiping Prefecture in Guangxi. On wuyin, an edict halted this year's advance. Changshou was made supernumerary Vice Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs, to handle affairs at Xining. On yiyou, Nian Gengyao was made Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi and was presented with a bow and arrows. Five hundred thousand from the treasury were issued for relief in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and Zhu Shi and Lu Xun were ordered to oversee it. Edit
In the sixth month, on renchen, Gao Qiwei was transferred to be Provincial Commander of Jiangnan and Wei Jingguo Provincial Commander of Huguang. On bingshen, an edict said: "Yanxin, General Who Pacifies Rebels, is our nephew. He led troops through remote, fever-ridden lands that no one had reached since ancient times, destroyed a great enemy and pacified Tibet; truly he has not shamed the imperial clan. Let him be made Duke Who Assists the State." On yimao, Tuoketuomamuke and other Muslims of Tulufan came over, and the Senior Assistant Chamberlain A'lana was ordered to escort them with troops. The Provincial Commander of the Fujian Navy, Shi Shibiao, pacified Taiwan, captured Zhu Yigui and sent him to the capital. An edict rewarded Chen Ce, the second captain of the Danshui camp, for holding his post firmly, and promoted him out of turn to Brigade General of Taiwan. Edit
In the intercalary sixth month, on the first day, gengshen, there was an eclipse of the sun. On bingyin, the Ministry of Justice was ordered to relax the detention of those held for minor offences. On wuchen, Ga'erbi was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiyou, the emperor held a hunt. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiaxu, Deputy Lieutenant-General Zhuangtu was ordered to lead 2,000 troops to garrison Tulufan, reinforcing A'lana's army. On bingxu, the Yellow River broke its banks at Wuzhi and flowed into the Qin River. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinmao, Deputy Lieutenant-General Mukedeng was ordered to take 2,000 troops to Tulufan. On jiawu, Ga'erbi was relieved because of illness, and Duke Cewang Nuo'erbu was ordered to act as General Who Pacifies the West and be stationed in Tibet, with Abao and Wuge taking part in the military affairs. On bingshen, Cewang Alabutan attacked Tulufan, and A'lana drove him off. On bingwu, relief was given for floods in Henan, Shandong and Zhili. On yimao, the emperor returned to the capital. On bingchen, the Deputy Censor-in-Chief Niuniu, the Reader-in-Waiting Qisule and the Vice Director Matai were ordered to close the breach in the Yellow River and lead the Qin River into the Grand Canal. On dingsi, A'lana was made Associate General. The emperor composed the text of the stele on the pacification of Tibet. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renxu, censors were appointed to inspect Taiwan. An edict said: "This year's autumn assizes we have already read in full. As for the cases the provinces have submitted for deferred sentence, the Nine Chief Ministers have already checked and settled them, and we cannot bring ourselves to read them again, for fear that looking into them once more might lead to the sentences being made heavier." On bingyin, Yinti, Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, was summoned to the capital. On xinwei, an edict said: "Grand Secretary Xiong Cilu served in office with honesty and uprightness and was broad and deep in learning. We have long remembered him and have often had his family given help. Now his two sons have come to the capital, and from their bearing they are capable of study; they should be trained and brought on. Let this be made known to the Nine Chief Ministers." Zhong Shichen was made Provincial Commander of Zhejiang, Yao Tang Provincial Commander of the Fujian Navy, and Feng Yi acting Provincial Commander of Guangdong. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinmao, Chen Pengnian was made acting Director-General of the Yellow River. On wuxu, Mawu and Yi'erhadai were made Lieutenant-Generals of the Mongols. On jiyou, the emperor went to the Southern Park. An edict granted posthumous honours to General E'lunte, the Imperial Guard Seleng, Deputy Lieutenant-General Chalihun, Provincial Commander Kangtai and others, who had died for the state fighting the enemy. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renshen, Yue Zhongqi, Provincial Commander of Sichuan, campaigned against the Guoluoke tribesmen and subdued them. On dingchou, the emperor returned to stay at the Changchun Garden. E'hai and Yongtai were sent to inspect the military farms at Tulufan. Edit
This year, the taxes of 123 departments and counties in Jiangnan, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Fujian, Zhejiang, Huguang and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Ryukyu and Annam sent tribute. Adult males registered: 29,148,359, and in addition 467,850 adult males added since the tax was fixed never to be raised; silver levied: more than 28,790,000. Salt revenue in silver: more than 3,772,363 taels. Coins cast: some 437,325,800. Edit
Sixty-first year of Kangxi (1722)
In the sixty-first year, renyin, in the spring, the first month, on wuzi, the emperor summoned 680 civil and military officials of the Eight Banners aged sixty-five or over, those already retired included, and gave them all a banquet, with members of the imperial clan holding rank urging them to drink. Three days later he gave a banquet in the same way to 340 Han officials aged sixty-five or over. The emperor composed a poem and the officials wrote poems to match it, under the title Poems of the Banquet of a Thousand Elders. On wushen, the emperor toured the capital region. Edit
In the second month, on gengwu, Gao Qizhuo was made acting Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou. On bingzi, the emperor returned to stay at the Changchun Garden. Edit
In the third month, on bingxu, Alu was made General of Jingzhou. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiazi, envoys were sent to invest Yi Geum, younger brother of the King of Korea, Yi Yun, as Heir Brother. On dingmao, the emperor toured Rehe. On jisi, Yinti, Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, returned to the army. On guiwei, the garrison troops at Fuzhou rioted; General Huang Bingyue, unable to keep them in hand, was stripped of his post, and the ringleaders were beheaded. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuxu, Shi Shilun died, and Zhang Dayou was made acting Director-General of Grain Transport. Edit
In the sixth month, because Fengtian had had good harvests several years running, the ban on sea trade was relaxed. Rice was cheap in Siam, so it was allowed into the interior free of duty. On xinwei, Zhili was ordered to hold back 200,000 shi of tribute grain for relief. On bingzi, Zhao Hongxie died, and his brother's son, the Director Zhao Zhiyuan, was given the title of Assistant Censor-in-Chief and made acting Governor of Zhili. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dingyou, Qilide, General Who Campaigns in the West, reported on the military farms at Wulangumu and asked for more troops to defend them. Lieutenant-General Tula was ordered to lead troops there. On renyin, Se'ertu was ordered to go to Tibet to command the Sichuan garrison troops. On wushen, Cai Ting was made Governor of Sichuan. The late Governor-General of Zhili, Zhao Hongxie, was given sacrifices and burial and the posthumous name Sumin. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingyin, the executions of prisoners for this year were halted. The wife and children of the late Provincial Commander Lan Li had earlier been enrolled in the banners because of his crime; now the emperor, remembering his merit in the pacification of Taiwan, pardoned them and let them return to their native place, and what they still owed was waived. On jimao, the emperor halted at Hantemu'erdabahan'ang'a. He gave silver, silk, saddles and horses to the outer vassals who had come to court, and silver and silk to the soldiers who had followed the hunt. Edit
In the ninth month, on jiashen, the emperor stayed at Rehe. On yiyou, he instructed the Grand Secretaries: "Some say that our hunts beyond the passes wear out the soldiers. They do not understand that, however long peace has lasted, military readiness must never be forgotten. Our armies have taken the field many times, and with the troops valiant and the officers giving their strength they have won success; all this comes from diligent training." On jiawu, Nian Gengyao and Gashitu asked to raise the meltage surcharge somewhat, to make up the deficits of the local officials' treasuries. The emperor said: "The meltage surcharge may only be discussed with a view to reducing it; how can it be raised? These deficits have arisen mostly from the campaigns. When officers and troops pass through a district, the officials may give them presents and help. At first they borrow from public funds, and in time this becomes a deficit; in past years there was a decree pardoning such deficits. Military supplies are now urgently needed; let silver from the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue be sent at once to Xi'an to be held ready." On wuxu, the emperor set out to return. On dingwei, he stopped at Miyun and inspected the river dykes. On gengxu, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on xinyou, Yinzhen, Prince Yong of the First Rank, Hongsheng, Yanxin, Sunzhaqi, Longkeduo, Chabina and Wu'erzhan were ordered to inspect the granaries. On renxu, Gioro De'erjin was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols and Antai General of Hangzhou. On xinwei, Chabina was made Governor-General of Jiangnan and Jiangxi. On guiyou, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. Li Shude was made General of Fuzhou and Huang Guocai Governor of Fujian. Edit
In the eleventh month, on wuzi, the emperor fell ill and returned to stay at the Changchun Garden. Beizi Yintao and Wu'erzhan, Duke Who Assists the State, were made Lieutenant-Generals of the Manchus. On gengyin, the emperor's fourth son Yinzhen was ordered to perform the sacrifice to Heaven reverently in his place. On jiawu, the emperor's illness became grave, and at the hour of xu the emperor died, at the age of sixty-nine. That same night he was moved into the inner palace and his death was announced. In the second month of the first year of Yongzheng, his posthumous title was reverently conferred. In the ninth month, on dingchou, he was buried at the Jing Mausoleum. Edit
The appraisal says: Shengzu was by nature benevolent and filial, and his wisdom and courage were gifts of Heaven. He took up the great inheritance young, worked hard at government and loved the people. Ordering the realm by letters and by arms, he united all within the seas; though he is said to have preserved what was founded, in truth it was the same as founding it. His sagely learning was lofty and deep; he honoured the Confucians and valued the Way. In his leisure he investigated things and came to a clear and full understanding of Heaven and man, something seldom seen in any age. And as he kept to the Way for a long time and his teaching took effect, customs changed for the better, the realm lived in harmony and joy, and he brought about great peace. The harmonious splendour of that time makes later ages look back on it with longing, and to this day they cannot cease. The Commentary says: "As a ruler, he rested in benevolence." And it says: "His way was flourishing and his virtue perfectly good, and the people cannot forget him." Ah, how great it was! Edit
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Source: 清史稿 卷六 本纪六 圣祖本纪一 (Draft History of Qing, juan 6, Annals 6: Annals of Shengzu 1); 清史稿 卷七 本纪七 圣祖本纪二 (Draft History of Qing, juan 7, Annals 7: Annals of Shengzu 2); 清史稿 卷八 本纪八 圣祖本纪三 (Draft History of Qing, juan 8, Annals 8: Annals of Shengzu 3)
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- eldest son 胤禔 Yìnzhī
- son #2 胤礽 Yìnréng
- son #3 胤祉 Yìnzhǐ
- son #4 胤禛 Yìnzhēn
- son #5 胤祺 Yìnqí
- son #6 胤祚 Yìnzuò
- son #7 胤祐 Yìnyòu
- son #8 胤禩 Yìnsì
- son #9 胤禟 Yìntáng
- son #10 胤䄉 Yìn'é
- son #11 胤禌 Yìnzī
- son #12 胤祹 Yìntáo
- son #13 胤祥 Yìnxiáng
- son #14 胤禎 Yìnzhēn
- son #15 胤禑 Yìnwú
- son #16 胤祿 Yìnlù
- son #17 胤禮 Yìnlǐ
- son #18 胤祄 Yìnxiè
- son #19 胤禝 Yìnjì
- son #20 胤禕 Yìnyī
- son #21 胤禧 Yìnxǐ
- son #22 胤祜 Yìnhù
- son #23 胤祁 Yìnqí
- son #24 胤祕 Yìnmì
- 承瑞 Chéngruì
- 承祐 Chéngyòu
- 承慶 Chéngqìng
- 賽音察渾 Sàiyīncháhún
- 長華 Chánghuá
- 長生 Chángshēng
- 萬黼 Wànfǔ
- 胤禶 Yìnzàn
- 胤䄔 Yìnjǔ
- 胤禨 Yìnjī
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- [Source] 清史稿 卷六 本纪六 圣祖本纪一 Draft History of Qing, juan 6, Annals 6: Annals of Shengzu 1
- [Collation note] 本纪：「聖祖合天弘運文武睿哲恭儉寬裕孝敬誠信功德大成仁皇帝，諱玄燁，世祖第三子也。」 The annals: “Shengzu, Emperor Ren (full posthumous title: Hetian Hongyun Wenwu Ruizhe Gongjian Kuanyu Xiaojing Chengxin Gongde Dacheng Ren Huangdi), personal name Xuányè, was the third son of Shizu.”