胤禛 Yìnzhēn
Biography
世宗敬天昌運建中表正文武英明寬仁信毅睿聖大孝至誠憲皇帝諱胤禛，聖祖第四子也。母孝恭仁皇后烏雅氏。生有異徵，天表魁偉，舉止端凝。康熙三十七年封貝勒。四十八年封雍親王。
康熙六十一年
六十一年十一月，聖祖在暢春園不豫，命代祀圜丘。甲午，聖祖大漸，召於齋宮，宣詔嗣位。聖祖崩。辛丑，上即位，以明年為雍正元年。命貝勒胤禩、皇十三弟胤祥、大學士馬齊、尚書隆科多總理事務。召撫遠大將軍胤禵來京。命兵部尚書白潢協理大學士。以楊宗仁為湖廣總督，年希堯署廣東巡撫。
十二月戊午，停止直省貢獻方物。壬戌，封貝勒胤禩為廉親王，胤祥為怡親王，胤祹為履郡王，廢太子胤礽之子弘晰為理郡王。更定歷代帝王廟祀典。癸亥，詔古今圖書集成一書尚未竣事，宜速舉淵通之士編輯成書。以輔國公延信為西安將軍，署撫遠大將軍事。甲子，詔直省倉庫虧空，限三年補足，逾限治罪。命富寧安為大學士，隆科多為吏部尚書，廉親王胤禩管理籓院尚書事。壬申，以張廷玉為禮部尚書。予大學士馬齊二等伯爵，賜名敦惠。
元年
雍正元年癸卯春正月辛巳朔，頒詔訓飭督、撫、提、鎮，文吏至於守、令，武將至於參、游，凡十一道。丙戌，時享太廟。辛卯，祈穀於上帝。壬寅，頒賜提、鎮、副將大行遺念弓矢橐鞬。刑部尚書陶賴、張廷樞坐審訊陳夢雷一案釋其二子，降官。甲辰，封淳郡王子弘曙為長子、弘春為貝子。乙巳，大學士王掞乞休，允之。
二月辛亥朔，以佛格、勵廷儀為刑部尚書。壬子，以張鵬翮為大學士。乙卯，以皇十六弟胤祿出嗣庄親王博果鐸，襲其爵。以博果鐸之侄球琳為貝勒。庚申，訓飭貝子胤禟。乙丑，封輔國公延信為貝子。定部院書吏考滿回籍聽選例。敕科道官每日一人具摺奏事。辛未，以宜兆熊為福州將軍。趙之垣免，以李維鈞為直隸巡撫。己卯，副將軍阿喇衲奏羅卜腦兒回人投順。
Shizong, Emperor Xian, in full Jingtian Changyun Jianzhong Biaozheng Wenwu Yingming Kuanren Xinyi Ruisheng Daxiao Zhicheng Xian Huangdi, whose personal name was Yinzhen, was the fourth son of Shengzu. His mother was Empress Xiaogongren, of the Uya clan. At his birth there were remarkable signs; he was of tall and imposing build and grave and dignified in bearing. In the thirty-seventh year of Kangxi he was made Beile, and in the forty-eighth year Prince Yong of the First Rank. Edit
Sixty-first year of Kangxi (1722)
In the eleventh month of the sixty-first year, Shengzu fell ill at the Changchun Garden and ordered him to perform the sacrifice at the Round Altar in his place. On jiawu, when Shengzu's illness became grave, he summoned him to the Hall of Abstinence and proclaimed the edict naming him successor. Shengzu died. On xinchou, the emperor came to the throne and made the following year the first year of Yongzheng. He ordered Beile Yinsi, his thirteenth brother Yinxiang, the Grand Secretary Maqi and the Minister Longkeduo to take general charge of affairs. He summoned Yinti, Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, to the capital. The Minister of War, Bai Huang, was ordered to assist the Grand Secretaries. Yang Zongren was made Governor-General of Huguang, and Nian Xiyao acting Governor of Guangdong. Edit
In the twelfth month, on wuwu, the provinces were told to stop presenting local products as tribute. On renxu, Beile Yinsi was made Prince Lian of the First Rank, Yinxiang Prince Yi of the First Rank, Yintao Prince Lu of the Second Rank, and Hongxi, son of the deposed heir apparent Yinreng, Prince Li of the Second Rank. The canon of sacrifices at the Temple of the Emperors and Kings of Past Dynasties was revised. On guihai, an edict said that the book Complete Collection of Illustrations and Writings, Ancient and Modern, was not yet finished, and that learned and well-read men should be chosen quickly to edit and complete it. Yanxin, Duke Who Assists the State, was made General of Xi'an and acting Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands. On jiazi, an edict ordered the deficits of the provincial granaries and treasuries made up within three years, with punishment for any who overran the limit. Fu Ning'an was made Grand Secretary, Longkeduo Minister of Personnel, and Yinsi, Prince Lian of the First Rank, was put in charge of the post of Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs. On renshen, Zhang Tingyu was made Minister of Rites. The Grand Secretary Maqi was made an earl of the second class and given the title Dunhui. Edit
First year (1723)
In the first year of Yongzheng, guimao, in the spring, the first month, on the first day, xinsi, edicts were issued admonishing the Governors-General, Governors, Provincial Commanders and Brigade Generals, and civil officials down to prefects and magistrates and military officers down to colonels and majors: eleven in all. On bingxu, the seasonal offering was made at the Ancestral Temple. On xinmao, prayers for the harvest were offered to the Lord on High. On renyin, bows, arrows, quivers and bow-cases left as keepsakes by the late emperor were given to the Provincial Commanders, Brigade Generals and Deputy Generals. The Ministers of Justice Taolai and Zhang Tingshu were demoted for releasing the two sons of Chen Menglei when they tried his case. On jiachen, Hongshu, son of the Prince Chun of the Second Rank, was made his titled eldest son, and Hongchun was made Beizi. On yisi, the Grand Secretary Wang Shan asked to retire, and this was granted. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, xinhai, Fo'ge and Li Tingyi were made Ministers of Justice. On renzi, Zhang Penghe was made Grand Secretary. On yimao, the emperor's sixteenth brother Yinlu was made heir to Boguoduo, Prince Zhuang of the First Rank, and inherited his title. Boguoduo's nephew Qiulin was made Beile. On gengshen, Beizi Yintang was admonished. On yichou, Yanxin, Duke Who Assists the State, was made Beizi. Rules were set for the clerks of the ministries and courts, on completing their terms, to return to their native places and wait for selection. The censors were ordered to send in one memorial a day, by turns. On xinwei, Yi Zhaoxiong was made General of Fuzhou. Zhao Zhiyuan was dismissed, and Li Weijun was made Governor of Zhili. On jimao, the Deputy General A'lana reported that the Muslims of Luobunao'er had submitted. Edit
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三月甲申，罷西藏防兵戍察木多。加隆科多、馬齊、年羹堯太保。命督撫疏薦幕賓。封年羹堯三等公。壬辰，命故安和親王岳樂之孫吳爾占、色亨圖、經希及其子移居盛京，除屬籍。
夏四月辛亥，大行梓宮奉安饗殿，命貝子胤禵留護。丙辰，命怡親王胤祥總理戶部，封其子弘昌為貝子。設鄉、會試繙譯科。乙丑，復置起居注官。封皇十七弟胤禮為果郡王。丁卯，初御乾清門聽政。制詔訓飭大學士、領侍衛內大臣、文武大臣凡三道。丙子，晉封淳郡王胤祐為親王。敕總兵官具摺言事。
五月庚辰，詔免雲南入藏兵丁應補倒斃馬匹。癸卯，御太和殿視朝。李維鈞請以州縣歲入彌補積虧。上曰：「州縣官令少從容，方可責之盡心興舉，豈可勒為他人補虧缺耶！」乙酉，敕理郡王弘晰移住鄭家莊。丁酉，命尚書徐元夢署大學士。辛丑，仁壽皇太后崩，帝之生母也，奉安梓宮於寧壽宮。封貝子胤禵為恂郡王。
六月丁巳，以左世永為漢軍都統。己未，加封孔子五世王爵。辛酉，命八旗無恆產者移居熱河墾田。壬戌，青海郡王額爾得尼為羅卜藏丹津所破，率屬來投，遣官撫之。其侄噶爾丹達錫續來歸附，命同居於蘇油。壬申，敕李維鈞：「畿甸之內，旗民雜處，旗人暴橫，頗苦小民。爾當整飭，不必避忌旗、漢形跡，畏懼王公勛戚，皆密奏以聞。」丙子，敕八旗人員有為本旗都統、本管王公刁難苛索者，許其控訴。
秋七月己卯，命侍郎常壽諭和羅卜藏丹津。乙酉，遣官赴盛京、江西、湖廣糶米運京。己丑，詔免江西漕糧腳耗運費誤追者。壬辰，改國語固山額真為固山昂邦，伊都額真為伊都章京。辛巳，停本年秋決。除紹興惰民丐籍。頒行孝經衍義。壬寅，命隆科多、王頊齡監修明史，徐元夢、張廷玉為總裁。
八月丁巳，以楊琳為廣東總督，孔毓珣為廣西總督。甲子，召王大臣九卿面諭之曰：「建儲一事，理宜夙定。去年十一月之事，倉卒之間，一言而定。聖祖神聖，非朕所及。今朕親寫密封，緘置錦匣，藏於正大光明匾額之後，諸卿其識之。」庚午，常壽疏報行抵青海，諭和羅卜藏丹津，不從。詔年羹堯備兵。辛未，上謁陵。
九月丁丑朔，葬聖祖仁皇帝於景陵，孝恭皇后祔焉。是日，五色雲見。己卯，上還京。辛巳，以郝玉麟為雲南提督。壬午，以張廷玉為戶部尚書，張伯行為禮部尚書。癸巳，以裕親王保泰管鑲黃旗事務。命纂修律例。丙申，以阿喇衲為蒙古都統。
冬十月戊申，敕授年羹堯撫遠大將軍，改延信為平逆將軍。癸亥，羅卜藏丹津執我使臣常壽，筆帖式多爾濟死之。癸酉，以阿爾松阿為禮部尚書，尹泰為左都御史。
十一月丁丑，賜于振等二百四十六人進士及第出身有差。戊寅，羅卜藏丹津入寇西寧，守備馬有仁、參將宋可進敗之於申中堡，賊遁。丙戌，年羹堯奏總兵楊盡信進剿番賊於庄浪椅子山，斬賊數百。得旨嘉獎。辛丑，冬至，祀天於圜丘，奉聖祖仁皇帝配享。
十二月丙午朔，以吳爾占等怨望，不準承襲安郡王，並撤所屬佐領。辛酉，年羹堯奏賊人來犯，參將孫繼宗擊敗之。安插洋人於澳門，改天主堂為公所，嚴禁入教。丁卯，冊嫡妃那拉氏為皇后，封年氏為貴妃，鈕祜祿氏為熹妃，耿氏為裕嬪。甲戌，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南等省四十九州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。丁戶二千五百三十二萬六千二百七十，又永不加賦後滋生人丁四十八萬五百五十七。田賦徵銀三千二十二萬三千九百四十三兩有奇。鹽課銀四百二十六萬一千九百三十三兩有奇。鑄錢四十九萬九千二百有奇。
二年
二年甲辰春正月辛巳，祈穀於上帝，奉聖祖仁皇帝配享。詔大學士圖海配享太廟。常壽自羅卜藏丹津處回，命監禁西安。丁亥，命岳鍾琪為奮威將軍，專征青海。丁酉，以高其佩為漢軍都統。庚子，建孔子廟于歸化城。
二月丙午，御制聖諭廣訓，頒行天下。戊午，岳鍾琪兵至青海，擒阿爾布坦溫布等三虜，收撫逃散部落。詔以青海軍事將竣，策旺阿拉布坦恭順，罷阿爾泰及烏蘭古木兵。辛酉，詔臨雍大典，改幸學為詣學。癸亥，上耕耤田，三推畢，復加一推。甲子，敕州縣舉老農，予頂戴。年羹堯奏涼庄道蔣泂剿平阿岡部落，加按察使銜。丙寅，高其倬奏中甸番夷就撫。庚午，上祈雨於黑龍潭。
三月乙亥朔，上詣太學釋奠，御彝倫堂講尚書、大學，廣太學鄉試中額。丁丑，祭歷代帝王廟。庚辰，上謁陵。岳鍾琪師抵賊巢，羅卜藏丹津遁，獲其母阿爾泰喀屯，青海平。封年羹堯一等公，岳鍾琪三等公，發帑金二十萬犒軍。乙酉，清明節，上詣景陵行敷土禮。丁亥，還宮。
夏四月丁未，以孔毓珣為兩廣總督，李紱為廣西巡撫。庚戌，召王大臣訓飭廉親王胤禩，令其改行，並令王大臣察其善惡，據實奏聞。己巳，敦郡王胤蓪有罪，削爵拘禁。
閏四月丁丑，續修會典。丙戌，以嵇曾筠為河道副總督。丁酉，以蘇丹為蒙古都統。癸未，青海叛虜阿爾布坦溫布、吹拉克諾木齊、藏巴扎布械繫至京，上御午門受俘。
五月癸卯朔，夏至，祭地於方澤，奉聖祖仁皇帝配享。貝勒阿布蘭復降為輔國公。丙辰，貝子蘇努坐廉親王黨削爵，並其子俱發右衛。辛酉，詔川、陝、湖廣、雲、貴督、撫、提、鎮：「朕聞各處土司，鮮知法紀，苛待屬人，生殺任性。方今海宇樂利，而土民獨切向隅，朕心不忍。宜嚴飭土司，勿得肆為殘暴，以副朕子惠元元至意。」壬戌，以那敏為滿洲都統。戊辰，貝子弘春削爵。
六月癸未，敕八旗勿擅毆死家人。乙酉，以青海平定，勒石太學。戊戌，上以闕里廟災，致祭先師，遣官監修。降貝子胤祹為鎮國公。李光復罷，以李永紹為工部尚書。
秋七月丁巳，御制朋黨論，頒示諸臣。壬戌，以丁壽為阿爾泰駐防將軍。癸亥，副將軍阿喇衲卒于軍，上念其久勞於外，加予世職。
八月甲戌，命鄉、會試迴避士子一體考試，別派大臣閱取。壬午，停本年秋決。庚寅，以田文鏡署河南巡撫。
九月辛丑朔，以阿爾泰軍功予丁壽世職。停戶部捐納事例。甲寅，命山西丁銀攤入地糧徵收，其後各省以漸行之。
冬十月乙亥，賜陳惪華等二百九十九人進士及第出身有差。戊寅，封明裔朱之璉為一等侯，世奉明祀。癸未，詔京師建忠義祠。乙未，詔厄魯特郡王額駙阿寶賜往青海游牧。設寧夏駐防。丙申，刑部尚書阿爾松阿以無心效力，奪職削爵，發往盛京，以其伯音德襲果毅公。暹羅國貢稻種果樹。設直隸布政司、按察司，以巡撫李維鈞為總督。庚子，以音德、誇岱俱為領侍衛內大臣。丁未，以蘇丹為寧夏將軍。
十一月庚戌，弘晟有罪削爵。乙卯，以綽奇為蒙古都統，噶爾弼為漢軍都統。丁巳，高其倬奏官兵進剿仲苗，平之。辛酉，定稱孝庄文皇后山陵為昭西陵。
十二月癸酉，命太學立進士題名碑。癸未，廢太子胤礽薨，封理親王，諡曰密。以綽奇為奉天將軍。己丑，裕親王保泰有罪削爵，以其弟子廣寧襲封裕親王。設湖南學政。戊戌，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免江南、浙江等省五十七州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、安南、暹羅入貢。
三年
三年乙巳春正月癸丑，詔以固安官地二百頃為井田，遣八旗閒散受耕。壬戌，以蔡珽為左都御史。癸亥，以阿齊圖為步軍統領。
二月庚午，日月合璧，五星聯珠。庚辰，上以三年服闋，行祫祭禮。丁亥，詔責年羹堯未能撫恤青海殘部，倘有一二人逃入準噶爾者，必重罪之。乙未，鄂倫岱坐廉親王黨奪職削爵，發往盛京，以其弟誇岱襲一等公。丁酉，召廷臣宣示胤禟罪狀，並及胤禩、胤蓪、胤禵。
三月丁未，以馬會伯為貴州提督。策旺阿拉布坦遣使入貢。設安徽學政。癸丑，大學士張鵬翮卒。禮部尚書張伯行卒。丁巳，蠲蘇、鬆浮糧四十五萬兩。滿保奏臺灣生番七十四社歸化。辛酉，年羹堯表賀日月合璧，五星聯珠，將「朝乾夕惕」寫作「夕惕朝乾」。詔切責之曰：「年羹堯非粗心者，是直不以朝乾夕惕許朕耳。則年羹堯青海之功，亦在朕許與不許之間，未可知也。顯系不敬，其明白回奏。」乙丑，敘總理王大臣、怡親王胤祥予一子郡王，隆科多、馬齊加予世職。廉親王胤禩不與，並嚴詔訓責之。
夏四月己卯，調年羹堯為杭州將軍。以岳鍾琪為川陝總督。遣學士眾佛保、副都統查史往準噶爾定界。以董吉那為江寧將軍。辛卯，以田從典為大學士。
五月癸亥，以左都御史尹泰為盛京禮部侍郎，兼理奉天府尹。
六月癸酉，詔年羹堯之子年富、年興，隆科多之子玉柱俱褫職。乙亥，命上三旗世職及登城巴圖魯之子，二十以下，十四以上，揀選引見錄用。削年羹堯太保，尋褫其一等公。
秋七月丁未，削隆科多太保。壬戌，大學士白潢罷，以高其位為大學士，張廷玉署大學士。命隆科多往阿蘭善山修城。壬戌，杭州將軍年羹堯黜為閒散旗員。癸亥，貝子胤禟有罪削爵。
八月辛未，李維鈞以黨年羹堯逮鞫，以李紱為直隸總督。壬辰，上駐圓明園。加怡親王胤祥俸，果郡王胤禮護衛。
九月甲寅，以朱軾為大學士，改蔡珽為吏部尚書，仍管兵部、都察院事。丙辰，逮繫年羹堯下刑部。
冬十月戊辰，命巡撫不與總督同城者，參劾屬員，自行審結。丙子，封恆親王胤祺子弘晊輔國公。庚寅，以楊名時為雲貴總督，管巡撫事，鄂爾泰為雲南巡撫，管總督事。
十一月庚子，上謁陵。戊申，還宮。癸亥，以噶爾弼為奉天將軍。
十二月丁卯，降郡王胤禵為貝子。甲戌，廷臣議上年羹堯罪九十二款。得旨：「年羹堯賜死，其子年富立斬，餘子充軍，免其父兄緣坐。」辛巳，汪景祺以謗訕處斬。癸未，以覺羅巴延德為天津水師營都統。壬辰，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江蘇、河南、浙江、廣東等省二十七州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、西洋國入貢。
四年
四年丙午春正月甲午，上御太和殿受朝賀。朝正外籓，依先朝例，賚予銀幣。丁酉，宣詔罪狀皇九弟胤禟。戊戌，集廷臣宣詔罪狀皇八弟胤禩，易親王為民王，褫黃帶，絕屬籍，革其婦烏雅氏福晉，逐回母家，復革民王，拘禁宗人府，敕令易名名曰阿其那，名其子弘旺曰菩薩保。甲寅，削隆科多職，仍令赴鄂羅斯議界。乙卯，贈故尚書顧八代太傅，諡文端，上之授讀師也。
二月甲子，以孫柱為吏部尚書，兼管兵部。以法海為兵部尚書，福敏為左都御史。貝子魯賓、鎮國公永謙俱以議胤禩獄依違削爵，尋起魯賓為輔國公。大學士朱軾有母喪，賜白金四千庀葬事。乙酉，簡親王雅爾江阿削爵，以其弟神保住襲封。庚寅，以張廷玉為大學士，蔣廷錫為戶部尚書，以申穆德為右衛將軍。
三月丁丑，命丁壽屯兵特斯，備策旺阿拉布坦。壬戌，侍講錢名世投詩年羹堯事發，革去職銜，上親書「名教罪人」四字懸其門，並令文臣作為文詩刺惡之。
夏四月己卯，以范時繹為兩江總督。
五月癸巳，禁錮皇十四弟胤禵及其子白起於壽皇殿側，以子白敦為鎮國公。誅鄂倫岱、阿爾松阿於戍所。乙巳，改胤禟名為塞思黑，拘於保定。己酉，命順承郡王錫保食親王俸。封皇十五弟胤烜為貝勒，皇二十弟胤禕為貝子。
六月癸亥，以輔國公巴賽為振武將軍，備邊。乙丑，以查弼納為兵部尚書。
秋七月癸巳，釋回軍前御史陶彝等十三人。辛亥，命蔡珽專管都統。以查弼納、楊名時為吏部尚書。平郡王納爾素有罪削爵，以其子福彭襲封。
八月丙寅，停本年秋決。丁亥，李紱奏塞思黑卒於保定。
九月壬辰，以宜兆熊為湖廣總督，尋命福敏代之。以蔡良為福州將軍。貝子滿都護降為輔國公，撤出佐領。丁酉，輔國公阿布蘭以違例謝恩削爵，撤出佐領。戊戌，重九節，上御乾清宮，賜宴廷臣，賦柏梁體詩。己亥，錫保奏阿其那卒于禁所。癸丑，起復大學士朱軾在內閣行走。乙卯，侍郎查嗣庭以謗訕下獄。
冬十月甲子，設浙江觀風整俗使。命鄉試五經取中之副榜及兩次取中副榜，准作舉人。戊辰，詔廷臣：「皇考臨御六十餘年，躬節行儉。宮廷地毯用至三四十年，猶然整潔。服御之物，一惟質樸，絕少珍奇。昨檢點舊器，及取迴避暑山莊陳設，思慕盛德，實無終已。用特書此，以詔我子孫。」辛巳，裕親王廣寧削爵，永錮宗人府。甲申，以普雄苗地，界連川、滇，命川陝總督移駐成都。以鄂爾泰為雲貴總督，憲德為湖北巡撫。丙戌，琉球國謝賜匾額，貢方物。
十一月己亥，大學士高其位罷。壬子，敘富寧安久戍功，封一等侯。乙卯，詔浙江士習敝壞，工為懷挾，停其鄉會試。
十二月庚申，王大臣請將阿其那、塞思黑妻子正法。諭曰：「阿其那、塞思黑雖大逆不道，而反叛事迹未彰，免其緣坐。塞思黑之妻逐回母家禁錮。其餘眷屬，交內務府養贍。」辛酉，命河南、陝西、四川均攤丁銀入地並徵。乙丑，御史謝濟世疏劾田文鏡十罪，詔褫職遣戍。壬申，鄂爾泰奏剿辦仲苗就撫者二十一寨，查出熟地荒地三萬餘畝。壬午，以李紱為工部右侍郎，以宜兆熊為直隸總督，劉師恕協辦，以毛文銓為京口將軍。丙戌，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、山東、安徽、江西、湖廣等省六十三州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、蘇祿入貢。
五年
五年丁未春正月戊子朔，時享太廟。壬寅，赦年羹堯之子之戍邊者。甲辰，王大臣奏黃河清，請朝賀，上不許。加文武官一級。敕八旗交納銅器，三年限滿，隱匿者罪之。乙巳，以孫柱署大學士。丙辰，以沈近思為左都御史兼吏部侍郎。
二月丁卯，上謁陵。甲辰，廣州駐防兵丁滋事，將軍李杕以徇庇論死。甲戌，上還京。甲申，上御經筵。丙戌，命李紱往廣西擒捕逸犯羅文綱。文綱自投來歸。
三月庚寅，敕本年會試於三月舉行，給與薑湯木炭。以廣祿襲裕親王。戊戌，上宣示蔡珽罪狀，下刑部拘訊。辛丑，開閩省洋禁。丙午，鄂羅斯察罕汗遣使臣薩瓦表賀登極，進貢方物，賞賚如例。內大臣馬武卒。大學士高其位卒。
閏三月乙丑，揀選下第舉人，分發直省，以州縣用。戊辰，以宜兆熊為吏部尚書，邁柱為湖廣總督。癸酉，烏蒙、鎮雄兩土府改設流官。己卯，以覺羅伊禮布為奉天將軍，常壽為江寧將軍。丙戌，弘升有罪削爵。
夏四月戊子，吐魯番回酋請進貢，不許，為已撤兵，又以其地許策旺阿拉布坦也。以福敏為吏部尚書，黃國材署兵部尚書。辛卯，賜彭啟豐等二百二十六人進士及第出身有差。癸巳，命州縣會學官舉優行生。乙巳，設宗室御史二員。
五月戊午，以拉錫為滿洲都統。查嗣庭死於獄，戮其屍。乙亥，敘烏蒙、鎮雄功，予鄂爾泰世職。
六月庚子，移盛京副都統一員駐錦州，設熊岳副都統。封誠親王胤祉子弘景為鎮國公。隆科多以罪削爵，以其弟慶復襲一等公。
秋七月乙卯，以富寧安為漢軍都統。己未，李永紹罷，以黃國材為工部尚書。加田文鏡尚書，為河南總督。己巳，以誇岱為工部尚書。丙子，晉封輔國公弘晊、鄂齊、熙良為鎮國公。已革貝勒蘇努塗抹聖祖硃諭，經王、大臣、刑部參奏。得旨：「蘇努怙惡不悛，竟令其子蘇爾金、庫爾陳、烏爾陳信從西洋之教。諭令悛改，伊竟抗稱：『原甘正法，不能改教。』今又查出昔年聖祖硃批奏摺，敢於狂書塗抹，見者髮指。即應照大逆律概行正法。但伊子孫多至四十人，悉行正法，則有所不忍。倘分別去留，又何從分別。暫免其死，仍照前禁錮。」
八月己丑，上御經筵。庚寅，賴都罷，以常壽為禮部尚書。癸卯，追封故平南大將軍賴塔為一等公，其孫博爾屯襲。乙巳，喀爾喀郡王額駙策凌與鄂羅斯使臣薩瓦定界，以恰克圖為貿易之所，理籓院派員管理。
九月丙寅，定官員頂戴之制。以孫柱為大學士，查弼納為兵部尚書。己巳，鄂爾泰奏花苗內附，剿辦蒗蕖，平之，威遠裸苗內附。戊寅，刑部議上蔡珽獄，大罪十八，應立斬，妻子入辛者庫。得旨，改監候。
冬十月乙酉，命科道及吏部司官不必專用科目。丁亥，王大臣會審隆科多獄上，大罪五十，應斬立決，妻子入辛者庫，財產入官。得旨，隆科多著禁錮。以博爾屯為蒙古都統。
十一月癸丑，命查郎阿、邁祿備邊。丁巳，加浙江巡撫李衛為總督。丁卯，復鰲拜一等公，令其孫達福襲。敕修執中成憲。戊辰，鄂爾泰奏貴州長寨後路克猛等一百八十四寨生苗內附。乙亥，守護景陵大學士蕭永藻坐失察公銜廣善越分請安，褫職，仍依前守陵。庚辰，遣官清丈四川地畝。順承郡王錫保以徇庇延信奪親王俸，仍停郡王俸三年。
十二月壬午朔，以那蘇圖為黑龍江將軍。乙酉，命直省學政每六年拔取生員一次。王大臣審擬貝勒延信大罪二十，應斬決。得旨，延信免死，與隆科多一處監禁。辛丑，范時繹奏太倉州屬之七浦士民原自行修濬。上不許，曰：「民間之生計，即國計也。國用不敷之時，不得不藉資民力。方今國用充裕，仍發帑銀給之。」 戊戌，左都御史沈近思卒。壬寅，以唐執玉為左都御史。庚戌，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江蘇、江西、浙江、福建、湖廣、廣東等省三十四州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、鄂羅斯入貢。
六年
六年戊申春正月己未，高其倬疏陳閩省械鬥情形。得旨：「此等處須鼓舞屬員實心儘力，方能有濟。設遇一二有為者，甫欲整理，輒目為多事。屬員窺見其隱，誰肯任怨向前。須知其難而終任之，二三年後始有成效也。」乙丑，晉封貝勒球琳為惠郡王，鎮國公弘春為貝子。己卯，命杭奕祿、任蘭枝使安南。
二月丙戌，晉封果郡王胤禮為親王。癸巳，上御經筵。庚子，以來文為江寧將軍。壬寅，賜歸流永順土司彭肇槐世職，並白金萬兩。庚戌，以嵇曾筠為兵部尚書，仍辦河工。
三月丁巳，大學士田從典罷，以蔣廷錫為大學士。庚午，以進藏官兵駐劄西寧，命巡撫杭奕祿督之。
夏四月甲申，以陳泰為滿洲都統。予告大學士田從典卒。癸卯，以查郎阿、稽曾筠為吏部尚書。壬寅，詔：「地方官私徵耗羨，難以裁革。惟在督撫審慎用之，不可以歸公。若歸公，則地方官又重複取民矣。」
五月癸丑，以郭沭為廣西巡撫。鄂爾泰奏剿辦東川逆苗祿天祐、祿世豪，平之，壬戌，詔：「八法內年老一條，義有未盡。凡年老而能辦事者，勿入八法。」丁卯，削富寧安侯爵，仍為大學士。命馬爾賽在大學士內辦事。乙亥，以田文鏡為河東總督，兼轄山東。以耿化祚為漢軍都統。
六月庚辰，詔六部員外郎、主事作為公缺，勿庸按旗升轉。癸未，置先賢仲弓後裔五經博士。丙戌，以蔡良為廣州將軍，石禮哈為福州將軍，尹繼善協辦江南河工。癸巳，以張廣泗為貴州巡撫，岳濬署山東巡撫。己亥，誠親王胤祉有罪降郡王，拘其子弘晟於宗人府。封理密親王子弘曣為輔國公。
秋七月辛亥，命李衛兼理江蘇緝捕。戊午，鄂爾泰奏遣兵剿平川境米貼逆苗。命以其事屬四川提督黃廷桂。辛酉，岳鍾琪奏頗羅鼐兵至西藏，喇嘛擒獻阿爾布巴、隆布奈、扎爾鼐等，西藏平。戊辰，以紀成斌為固原提督。壬申，大學士富寧安卒。賜故大學士寧完我三世孫寧蘭驍騎校，房一所，銀五百，四世孫寧邦璽拜唐阿。
八月甲申，上御經筵。以尹繼善署江蘇巡撫。乙酉，改湖廣桑植、保靖二土司為流官。以馬爾賽為大學士。甲午，以祖秉衡為京口將軍。丁未，詔復浙江鄉會試。
九月癸丑，命八旗勛舊子孫有犯法虧帑者，察實以聞。漢員中陣亡盡節及居官清正之子孫，同此察報。天津水師營都統公鄂齊以失察兵丁傷官削爵，降三等侍衛。丁卯，查郎阿奏領兵至藏，會同副都統馬喇、學士僧格訊明逆首阿爾布巴等，立時正法，餘眾處置訖。
冬十月丁亥，以鄂爾泰剿平廣西八達寨逆苗，兼督雲、貴、廣西三省，發帑銀十萬犒滇、黔兵。辛卯，發內帑九十四萬代西征軍士賠償追款。以石文焯為禮部尚書，路振揚為兵部尚書。乙未，岳鍾琪奏建昌喇汝窩番賊作亂，討平之。詔：「湖廣土司甚多，供職輸將，與流官無異，該督撫勿得輕議改流。」以蔡仕舢為浙江觀風整俗使。癸巳，諭停諸王管理旗務。
十一月丙辰，設咸安宮官學，包衣子弟肄業。庚申，停本年決囚。戊辰，江西巡撫布蘭泰以不職免。添設欽天監西洋人監副一。
十二月甲午，免四川崇慶州七年額賦。丙申，大清律集解附例成。丁酉，以定藏功封頗羅鼐為貝子，理後藏事，揀選噶隆二人理前藏事，賞其兵丁銀三萬兩。庚子，命侍郎王璣、彭維新往江南清查逋賦。甲辰，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、陝西、四川等省二十六州縣災賦有差。朝鮮入貢。
七年
七年己酉春正月辛亥，鄂爾泰奏萬壽節日，雲南慶雲見。命宣付史館。丁巳，命陳元龍、尹泰為大學士。壬申，復蒙古恩格德爾侯爵為三等公，以其曾孫噶爾薩襲。蒙古二等伯明安晉封一等侯，令其孫馬蘭泰襲。都統伯四格有罪監禁，上念其祖莽固爾岱之功，釋之。癸酉，命侍郎法保等察修直隸至江南大道。
二月丁丑，命出征官兵行糧外仍給坐糧。以尹繼善為河道總督。戊寅，以多索禮為奉天將軍。甲申，上謁陵。庚寅，還京。設直隸巡農御史。己亥，命怡親王等查八旗世職有以絕嗣除爵者，許以族人紹封。乙未，上御經筵。以李杕為漢軍都統。蠲浙江本年額賦六十萬兩。
三月乙巳朔，以孔毓珂為江南河道總督，郝玉麟為廣東總督。岳鍾琪奏剿平雷波叛苗一百餘寨。戊申，鄂爾泰奏剿平丹江、九股等處生苗。蠲河南本年額賦四十萬兩。辛亥，以嵇曾筠為河南山東總督。丙申，上以準噶爾噶爾丹策零稔惡藏奸，終為邊患，命傅爾丹為靖邊大將軍，北路出師，岳鍾琪為寧遠大將軍，西路出師，征討準噶爾。甲子，以鄂善、莽鵠立俱為蒙古都統。辛酉，詔公巴賽為副將軍，順承郡王錫保為振武將軍，陳泰、袞泰、石禮哈、岱豪、達福、海蘭為參贊，旗兵六千，三省兵八千，蒙古兵八百，歸北路，駐紮阿爾泰；總兵官魏麟、閃文綉領車騎營兵八千，赴西路布爾庫。
夏四月甲午，以查郎阿署川陝總督，史貽直署福建總督。敕建雲、雨、風、雷壇廟。四川天全土司改流設州。高其倬劾海澄公黃應纘行賄承襲，應革職銜。詔寬免之。
五月戊午，湖南保靖、桑植、永順三土司改流設府縣。甲子，令漕船順帶商貨，於舊例六十石外，許至百石。乙丑，先是，岳鍾琪疏言有湖南人張熙投遞逆書，訊由其師曾靜所使。命提曾靜、張熙至京。九卿會訊，曾靜供因讀已故呂留良所著書，陷溺狂悖。至是，明詔斥責呂留良，並令中外臣工議罪。
六月己卯，以唐執玉署直隸總督。乙酉，以甘肅、四川、雲南、貴州、廣西轉輸勞費，免庚戌全年額賦，陝西免十分之三。
秋七月丙午，貴州都勻生苗及儂、仲生苗內附。甲寅，以果親王胤禮管工部，庄親王胤祿管滿洲都統。己巳，減暹羅國貢賦。
閏七月乙酉，以阿里袞為杭州將軍。
八月癸卯，以王釴為京口將軍。己酉，上御經筵。
九月戊子，改廣西鎮安為流。
冬十月庚戌，賜漢大臣子蔣溥等十三人舉人。甲子，詔曰：「江南清查逋賦一案，歷降諭旨甚明，重在分別官侵民欠。乃派往之員辦理不善，有以紳衿帶徵之項指為官侵者，有吏書侵蝕之項議令富戶攤賠者。又有將帶徵錢糧加增火耗者，甚且以停徵之項概令徵收者。惠民之政，轉而擾民，豈非司其事者之咎乎？其恪遵前旨妥辦。倘再犯諸弊，從重治罪。」戊辰，以內外諸臣勤慎奉職，加怡親王儀仗一倍，張廷玉少保，蔣廷錫太子太傅，勵廷儀太子少傅，傅爾丹、岳鍾琪、鄂爾泰俱少保，田文鏡太子太保，李衛、查郎阿、席伯俱太子少保。
十一月甲戌，發帑金百萬兩修高家堰石工。以馬會伯為兵部尚書，仍留軍前。戊寅，免功臣子孫施世驊等贓銀五十餘萬，以內庫銀撥補，其應得遣戍、監追、籍沒及妻子入官等罪，咸赦除之。戊子，停本年決囚。
十二月戊申，設廣東觀風整俗使及肇高學政。戊辰，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免江南、江西、浙江、福建、湖南、雲南、甘肅等省二十四州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
八年
八年庚戌春正月丁丑，以總理陵寢事務領侍衛內大臣尚崇廙為盛京五部尚書。以那蘇圖為奉天將軍，常德為寧古塔將軍，卓爾海為黑龍江將軍。以慶復為漢軍都統。甲午，景陵瑞芝生。丁酉，唐執玉奏正月二十日鳳凰見於房山。得旨：「此事已據府尹孫家淦奏報。又據尚崇廙報稱天台山中見一神鳥，高五六尺，毛羽如錦，群鳥環繞，向北飛去。朕躬德薄，未足致此上瑞。」發國子監膏火銀六千兩，歲以為常。
二月庚子朔，定外戚錫爵曰承恩公。甲辰，上御經筵。己酉，復賴士公爵。丁巳，復誠郡王胤祉為誠親王，貝勒胤烜為愉郡王，貝子胤禕為貝勒，皇二十一弟胤禧、皇二十二弟胤祜為貝子，皇二十三弟胤祁為鎮國公。戊辰，南掌國遣使來貢，請定貢期。上優詔答之，命五年一貢。
三月丁亥，命張廷玉、蔣廷錫管理三庫事務。甲午，以史貽直署兩江總督，頒行聖祖御纂書經傳說，上制序文。
夏四月，淳親王胤祐薨，諡曰度，以子弘暻襲郡王。癸卯，賜周澍等三百九十九人進士及第出身有差。丁未，定大學士為正一品，左都御史為從一品。癸亥，以嵇曾筠署江南河道總督，田文鏡兼理東河總督。
五月辛未，怡親王胤祥薨，上痛悼之，親臨其喪，諡曰賢，配享太廟。丁丑，噶爾丹策零遣使通問。命暫緩師期，召傅爾丹、岳鍾琪來京。移高其倬為兩江總督，劉世明為福建總督。壬午，上再臨怡賢親王喪。詔曰：「朕諸兄弟之名，皆皇考所賜。即位之初，胤祉援例陳請更改上一字，奏明母后，勉強行之。今怡親王薨逝，王名仍書原字，志朕思念。」辛卯，先是，誠親王胤祉會怡賢親王之喪，遲到早散，面無戚容，交宗人府議處。至是，議上，請削爵正法。得旨，削爵拘禁。癸巳，以岳超龍為湖廣提督。乙未，晉封貝子胤禧為貝勒，理郡王弘晰為親王，公弘景為貝子。復胤祹郡王。
六月戊戌朔，日有食之。壬寅，賜怡賢親王「忠敬誠直勤慎廉明」八字加於諡上。戊申，鄂爾泰奏黎平、都勻生苗內附。癸亥，馬會伯免，以唐執玉為兵部尚書，史貽直為左都御史。
秋七月戊寅，命建賢良祠。壬辰，遣官賑江南、湖南、直隸、山東等處被水災民。癸巳，命巡撫班次在副都統之上。
八月丙午，以山東被水較重，特免通省漕糧。辛亥，命怡賢親王子弘曉襲封親王，弘晈別封郡王，均世襲。乙卯，京師地震。康親王崇安停管宗人府事，以裕親王廣祿管宗人府。
九月丁卯，以京師地震，賜百官半俸，賜八旗銀各三萬兩。乙酉，以高其倬相視太平峪吉地，予世職。辛卯，鄂爾泰奏猛弄白氏、孟連、怒子內附。
冬十月庚子，再定百官帽頂，一品官珊瑚頂，二品官起花珊瑚頂，三品官藍色明玻璃頂，四品官青金石頂，五品官水晶頂，六品官硨磲頂，七品官素金頂，八品官起花金頂，九品、未入流起花銀頂。辛亥，命查弼納為副將軍，往北路軍營。壬子，鄂爾泰奏恢復烏蒙府城，苗黨平。甲寅，以馬爾賽、張廷玉、蔣廷錫久參機務，各予伯爵世襲。闕里文廟成，命皇五子弘晝、淳郡王弘暻前往告祭。
十一月己巳，設孔廟執事官。乙亥，命各省落地稅、契稅勿苛索求盈。丙子，明詔申飭漢軍勛裔獲咎大員范時繹、尚崇廙、李永升等。戊子，敕各省解部銀兩，留其半以充公用。
十二月丁酉，命傅爾丹、岳鍾琪各回本軍。乙卯，紀成斌奏準噶爾賊眾犯闊舍圖卡倫，總兵樊廷擊敗之。予樊廷世職，銀一萬兩。其張朝佐等並予世職，賞銀有差。
是歲，免直隸、江南、山西、湖南、貴州等省十八州縣衛災賦。又免直隸、江南、山東、河南漕糧各有差。朝鮮、安南、南掌入貢。
九年
九年辛亥春正月庚寅，詔撥揚州鹽義倉積穀二十萬石，加賑上年邳、宿被水災民。
二月乙未，愉郡王胤烜薨，諡曰恪，子弘慶襲郡王。撥通倉米十五萬石，奉天米二十萬石，採買米五萬石，運往山東備賑。戊戌，命常賚為鎮安將軍，率甘、涼兵駐安西。戊午，以田文鏡年老多病，命侍郎王國棟前往河南賑濟被水災民。壬戌，專設四川總督，以黃廷桂補授。
三月乙酉，以三泰為禮部尚書，鄂爾奇為左都御史。戊子，命揀選八旗家人二千，以伊禮布統之，為西路副將軍。
夏四月庚子，命史貽直、杭奕祿前往陝西宣諭化導。丙辰，鄂彌達奏瓊山、儋州生黎內附。
五月甲子，以石雲倬為西路副將軍。命趙之垣、馬龍督運西路糧饟。
六月丙午，傅爾丹奏準噶爾入寇扎克賽河，率兵迎擊。辛亥，岳鍾琪奏準噶爾犯吐魯番，率兵赴援，賊遁，留兵屯戍。甲寅，上祈雨，是日，雨。
秋七月丁卯，召鄂爾泰來京。以高其倬為雲貴總督，尹繼善為兩江總督。己巳，黃廷桂奏瞻對番賊作亂，遣兵剿平之。癸酉，傅爾丹奏官兵進擊準噶爾不利，退至科布多。是役也，輕進中伏，傅爾丹棄大軍先退，至於大敗。副將軍查弼納、公巴賽、參贊公達福等均死之。甲戌，命馬爾賽為撫遠大將軍，敕錫保固守察罕瘦爾。岳鍾琪奏督兵進烏魯木齊。
八月己亥，以鄂彌達為青州將軍。丙午，移科布多兵駐察罕瘦爾。己酉，晉封錫保為順承親王。甲寅，岳鍾琪奏兵至納鄰河，距烏魯木齊二日程，探知賊遁，大兵即旋。命從優議敘。
九月乙亥，命康親王崇安前往軍營，給備裝銀萬兩。戊子，以劉於義為直隸總督，沈廷玉為直隸河道總督，朱藻為河東河道總督。己巳，皇后那拉氏崩，冊諡曰孝敬皇后。
冬十月丙午，錢以塏乞休，以魏廷珍為禮部尚書。準噶爾入寇克魯倫，侵掠游牧，親王丹津多爾濟、額駙郡王策凌合兵擊之，擒斬無算。上嘉之，各賜銀萬兩，晉策凌為親王。
十一月癸亥，命順承親王錫保為靖邊大將軍，降傅爾丹為振武將軍，降馬爾賽為綏遠將軍。命康親王崇安攝撫遠大將軍。乙丑，以史貽直為兵部尚書，彭維新為左都御史。
十二月庚寅朔，日有食之。己酉，聖祖實錄、聖訓告成。甲寅，以馬士傑署廣州將軍，准泰署福州將軍。丁巳，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、河南、福建、陝西、湖南、廣西、甘肅等省九十三州縣衛災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
十年
十年壬寅春正月癸亥，孟春享太廟，皇四子弘曆行禮。壬午，命鄂爾泰為大學士。甲申，以軍前統領達爾濟為建勛將軍，駐兵白格爾。
二月，以王朝恩為直隸河道總督，魏廷珍為漕運總督。己亥，封鄂爾泰一等伯，世襲。庚子，岳鍾琪奏準噶爾犯哈密，遣總兵曹勷往援，敗之，賊由無克克嶺遁。副將軍石雲倬坐不遮擊，逮問。癸丑，以張廣泗為西路副將軍，劉世明參軍事。
三月丁丑，大學士等疏劾岳鍾琪奏報不實，情詞互異。下部嚴議。
夏四月辛卯，置貴州古州鎮、清江鎮總兵各一員。乙巳，以海壽為戶部尚書，性桂為刑部尚書。降三等公岳鍾琪為三等侯，仍護大將軍。丙午，以張大有為禮部尚書，范時繹為工部尚書。乙卯，詔修雲南嵩明州、尋甸州水利。
五月戊辰，以武格為揚武將軍，劉世明副之。
閏五月甲辰，恆親王胤祺薨，諡曰溫，子弘晊襲恆親王。原誠親王胤祉卒於景山禁所，賜銀五千兩，照郡王例殯葬。吏部尚書勵廷儀卒。庚戌，台灣北路西番滋事，官兵討平之。癸丑，以李衛署刑部尚書。
六月丙辰，以莽鵠立為漢軍都統。壬申，高其倬奏雲南思茅土夷勾結元江夷人寇普洱郡城，遣總兵董芳率兵剿之。辛巳，辦理軍機大臣議奏恤贈戰歿喀爾喀台吉策勒克輔國公，其子密什克襲。軍機大臣之設始於此。
秋七月丙戌，馬喇免，以武格為工部尚書。丁亥，山東鉅野牛產瑞麟。己丑，賜顧八代子孫銀一萬兩。丁酉，命鄂爾泰經略軍務。召岳鍾琪來京。以劉於義為陝西總督，李衛為直隸總督。辛丑，準噶爾入犯烏孫珠爾，傅爾丹迎擊失利，下大將軍錫保覈敗狀以聞。乙巳，大學士蔣廷錫卒。己酉，以福敏協理大學士，唐執玉兼理刑部尚書。
八月丙辰，復恭親王之子海善貝勒原銜。庚午，西藏邊外巴爾布國雅木布、葉楞、庫庫穆三汗遣使進貢，優敕答之。壬申，北路副將軍親王丹津多爾濟、額駙親王策凌奏追擊准夷至額爾得尼招，殺賊萬餘，賊向推河遁去。甲申，撥帑銀二百萬兩解赴北路軍前備賞。
九月乙酉朔，論擊准夷功，加丹津多爾濟智勇名號，加策凌超勇名號，封其子車布登扎布為輔國公，餘升授有差。以馬爾賽縱賊失機，褫爵職處斬。己酉，削傅爾丹爵職。
冬十月壬戌，停本年決囚。削岳鍾琪爵職，逮京交兵部拘禁。
十一月丙戌，以常德為靖邊左副將軍。乙未，封吐魯番額敏和卓為輔國公。賜七世同居湖南沅江縣生員譙衿御書匾額。
十二月乙卯，賜恤北路陣亡諸臣查弼納、馬爾薩、海蘭、達福等有差。侍郎孫嘉淦有罪論死，命在銀庫處行走。乙丑，治呂留良罪，與呂葆中、嚴鴻逵俱戮屍，斬呂毅中、沈在寬，其孫發邊遠為奴，朱羽采等釋放。丙寅，武格以造言撤兵，逮問。辛巳，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江南、山東、湖南等省七十五州縣災賦有差。丁戶二千五百四十一萬二千二百八十九，永不加賦後滋生人丁九十三萬六千四百八十六。田地八十九萬四百十六頃四十畝，徵銀二千九百八十七萬二千三百三十二兩六錢。茶三十四萬二千三百五十一引。鹽課銀三百九十八萬八千八百五十一兩。鑄錢六萬八千四百三十六萬二千有奇。朝鮮、巴爾布國入貢。
十一年
十一年癸丑春正月戊子，命海望、李衛察勘浙江海塘。修范公堤。壬辰，頒直省書院膏火銀各千兩。以高其倬為兩江總督，尹繼善為雲貴總督。庚子，命鄂爾泰巡閱北路軍務。丁未，上謁陵。
二月壬子，上見沿道安設水缸，蓄水灑道。上諭之曰：「蹕路所經，雖有微塵何礙。地方官當以牧養生民為重。若移奉上之心以撫百姓，豈不善乎？」癸丑，上還京。丙辰，以保明、查爾泰、伊勒慎俱為滿洲都統。己未，上御經筵。封皇二十四弟胤祕為諴親王，皇四子弘曆為寶親王，皇五子弘晝為和親王。貝勒弘春晉封泰郡王。壬戌，命彭維新協辦內閣。以吳士玉為禮部尚書，涂天相為左都御史。
夏四月壬子，特賜任啟運翰林，在阿哥書房行走。癸丑，賜陳倓等三百二十八人進士及第出身有差。乙卯，以嵇曾筠為大學士，仍管河督。以劉於義為吏部尚書，涂天相為刑部尚書，張照為左都御史。己未，徵舉博學鴻詞。
五月甲申，高其倬奏普思苗人刁興國叛，討平之。命編修張若靄，庶吉士鄂容安、鄂倫俱在辦理軍機處行走。乙未，命額駙策凌為靖邊左副將軍，常德副之，塔爾岱為靖邊右副將軍，永福副之，同戍科布多。續修會典成。壬寅，黑龍江將軍杜賚奏海島特門、奇圖山等處綽敏六姓內附，歲貢貂皮。己酉，誅前提督紀成斌。
六月戊午，蘇祿國王臣毋漢未毋拉律林奏伊遠祖東王於明永樂年間來朝，歸至山東德州病歿。長子歸國嗣王，次子安都祿，三子溫哈喇留守墳墓。其子孫分為安、溫二姓，歲領額設祭祀銀八兩，請以其後裔為奉祀生。從之。戊寅，哈元生奏討平九股逆苗。
秋七月乙酉，大學士陳元龍以年逾八旬乞休，加太子太傅致仕。李徽以越職言事褫職。裁湖南觀風整俗使。戊子，順承親王錫保削爵，子熙良仍襲郡王。以平郡王福彭為定邊大將軍。降親王丹津多爾濟為郡王，撤去勇號。
八月丁卯，以顧琮為直隸河道總督，趙弘恩為兩江總督，高其倬為江蘇巡撫。己巳，置順天府四路捕盜同知。
九月辛丑，鄂爾奇革職查訊。以慶復為戶部尚書，鄂長署步軍統領。
冬十月辛酉，以扣婁為蒙古都統，忠達公馬禮善為刑部尚書。
十一月甲辰，命果毅公訥親在辦理軍機處行走。
十二月戊午，詔曰：「前鄂彌達條奏台灣建城。郝玉麟奏稱台灣茨竹，栽植可以成城。台灣變亂，率自內生。賊匪無城可踞，乃易蕩平。惟鹿耳門為台郡門戶，於此建築砲台，足資備御。栽植茨竹，相為籓籬。其淡水等處砲台，並應建造，以時增修。」己未，以史貽直為戶部尚書，張照為刑部尚書，徐本為左都御史。壬戌，以高斌為江南河道總督。丙子，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江蘇、安徽、江西、山東等省二十九州縣衛災賦，又免江蘇鹽場二十五引鹽課各有差。朝鮮、安南、蘇祿入貢。
十二年
十二年甲寅春正月辛丑，平郡王福彭進馬五百匹，解軍備用。壬寅，侍郎查克旦辦理車臣汗部落諸務得宜，加尚書銜，賜銀五千兩，入官房地人口給還。
二月癸丑，上御經筵。己未，晉封貝子胤祜為貝勒。乙丑，命侍讀春山、給事中李學裕冊封安南國王。壬申，命額駙策凌總理前敵軍務。癸酉，元展成奏坡東、坡西苗寨一百六十內附。旌廣東興寧縣老民幸登運年一百二歲，其子五人，各七八十歲，一門眉壽，加賜上用緞一匹。
三月丁丑，工部尚書范時繹免。戊戌，河南學政俞鴻圖以婪贓處斬，其父侍郎俞兆晟褫職。尹繼善奏剿平普思叛苗，招撫投誠人眾。得旨：「凡事懈於垂成，忽於既定。勉之。」
夏四月丁未，湖廣容美土司田民如有罪革退，改土歸流。康親王崇安薨，以伊叔巴爾圖襲爵，封其子永恩為貝勒。庚午，禁廣東象牙席，並禁民間購用。
五月己卯，施南宣撫司改設流官。癸巳，以李禧為漢軍都統。乙未，以準噶爾使來，停止進兵。己亥，命內務府總管來保前赴車臣汗部，協同查克旦辦事。
六月丁未，湖廣忠峝等十五土司改設流官。
秋七月癸巳，命果親王胤禮經理達賴喇嘛駐藏，並至直隸、山西、陝西、四川閱兵。詔西北二路用兵年久，或乘此兵力直進賊境，或遣使往彼諭以利害，廷臣集議以聞。康親王巴爾圖等一議進兵，大學士張廷玉等一議遣使。上乃宣示用兵始末，從後議遣使。
八月丙午，遣傅鼐、阿克敦往準噶爾宣諭。壬戌，降貝子胤禕為公，泰郡王弘春降為貝子。
九月甲申，命侍郎呂耀曾、卿德福往貴州宣諭苗蠻。命雲南開爐鼓鑄。
冬十月丙午，果親王胤禮疏言：「臣工條奏，宜據實敷陳，不當摭拾塞責。」得旨：「所言甚是，曉諭輪班條奏官知之。」丁未，以鄂彌達署天津都統，阿里袞為青州將軍，傅森為杭州將軍。戊午，以郝玉麟為浙閩總督。以三泰、徐本俱協辦內閣事。己巳，景陵瑞芝生。
十一月壬申朔，前直郡王胤禔卒，命照貝子治喪，封其子弘昉為鎮國公。丙寅，敕續修皇清文穎。壬午，特詔福建漳、泉二府，化其強悍，勿再聚族械鬥。戊子，封理密親王子弘晁為輔國公。
十二月癸丑朔，敕廣西仍歸廣東總督兼轄。丁巳，以魏廷珍為兵部尚書，顧琮為漕運總督，朱藻為直隸河道總督，白鍾山為河東河道總督，高斌為江南河道總督。庚午，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、安徽等省十四州縣災賦，又直隸鹽場十四引鹽課各有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
十三年
十三年乙卯春正月己丑，以覺羅柏修為盛京將軍，那蘇圖為黑龍江將軍，赫星為寧夏將軍。
二月己酉，上御經筵。庚戌，以魏廷珍為禮部尚書。癸丑，上謁陵。己未，還京。甲子，以巴泰協辦大學士。
三月丁巳，上親耕耤田。戊子，詔曰：「地方編立保甲，必須俯順輿情，徐為勸導。若過於嚴急，則善良受累矣。為政以得人為要，不得其人，雖良法美意，徒美觀聽，於民無濟也。」
夏四月乙巳，聖祖文集刊成，頒賜廷臣。丁巳，停止廣東開採。
閏四月丁酉，準噶爾遣使臣納木喀賚表進貢。敕令定界。己亥，建先蠶壇於北郊。
五月戊申，給三姓八旗兵丁餉銀。丁巳，以貴州古州、台拱逆苗滋事，命哈元生為揚威將軍，統領四省官兵討之。甲子，命果親王、皇四子、皇五子，大學士鄂爾泰、張廷玉等辦苗疆事務。工部尚書巴泰褫職。命刑部尚書張照、副都御史德希壽稽勘苗疆事務。丁卯，哈元生奏剿辦逆苗，黃平、施秉悉平。
六月乙亥，敕戶部清查各省耗羨。癸未，以查克旦為工部尚書。甲申，准土司由生員出身者一體應試。辛卯，減各省進獻方物。呂宋國飢，請糴。許之。丙申，命董芳為副將軍，協剿苗匪。
秋七月乙卯，鄂爾泰請辭伯爵、大學士。許之，給假養病，仍食俸。署甘州提督劉世明以失察兵丁搶劫論斬。丙辰，命朱軾往勘浙江海塘。辛酉，以邁柱、查郎阿為大學士，張廣泗為湖廣總督。
八月己巳，詔曰：「從前經理苗疆，本為乂安民生。乃經理不善，以致逆苗肆出，勾結熟苗，搶劫居民。是以安民之心，成虐民之政。返之初心，能勿愧乎？所有貴州本年錢糧，通行蠲免。其被賊州縣，蠲免三年，以示撫綏捄恤之意。」
丁亥，上不豫。戊子，上大漸，宣旨傳位皇四子寶親王弘曆。己丑，上崩，年五十八。是歲十一月丁未，恭上尊諡曰敬天昌運建中表正文武英明寬仁信毅睿聖大孝至誠憲皇帝，廟號世宗。乾隆二年三月，葬泰陵。
论
論曰：聖祖政尚寬仁，世宗以嚴明繼之。論者比於漢之文、景。獨孔懷之誼，疑於未篤。然淮南暴伉，有自取之咎，不盡出於文帝之寡恩也。帝研求治道，尤患下吏之疲睏。有近臣言州縣所入多，宜釐剔。斥之曰：「爾未為州縣，惡知州縣之難？」至哉言乎，可謂知政要矣！
In the third month, on jiashen, the Tibetan garrison troops were withdrawn and no longer stationed at Chamuduo. Longkeduo, Maqi and Nian Gengyao were given the added title of Grand Guardian. The Governors-General and Governors were ordered to recommend their private secretaries by memorial. Nian Gengyao was made a duke of the third class. On renchen, Wu'erzhan, Sehengtu and Jingxi, grandsons of the late Yuele, Prince Anhe of the First Rank, were ordered to move with their sons to Shengjing and were struck from the clan register. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinhai, the coffin of the late emperor was laid to rest in the sacrificial hall, and Beizi Yinti was ordered to stay and guard it. On bingchen, Yinxiang, Prince Yi of the First Rank, was ordered to take general charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and his son Hongchang was made Beizi. A translation examination was established for the provincial and metropolitan examinations. On yichou, the court diarists were restored. The emperor's seventeenth brother Yinli was made Prince Guo of the Second Rank. On dingmao, the emperor first held audience at the Qianqing Gate. Three edicts were issued admonishing the Grand Secretaries, the Ministers of the Imperial Guard and the civil and military high officials. On bingzi, Yinyou, Prince Chun of the Second Rank, was raised to Prince of the First Rank. The Brigade Generals were ordered to send in memorials on affairs. Edit
In the fifth month, on gengchen, an edict excused the troops from Yunnan who had gone into Tibet from replacing the horses that had died. On guimao, the emperor held court in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Li Weijun asked that the yearly income of the departments and counties be used to make up the accumulated deficits. The emperor said: "The officials of departments and counties must be given a little ease before they can be required to do their utmost and get things done; how can they be forced to make up deficits on others' behalf?" On yiyou, Hongxi, Prince Li of the Second Rank, was ordered to move to Zhengjiazhuang. On dingyou, the Minister Xu Yuanmeng was ordered to act as Grand Secretary. On xinchou, the Empress Dowager Renshou, the emperor's own mother, died, and her coffin was laid in the Ningshou Palace. Beizi Yinti was made Prince Xun of the Second Rank. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingsi, Zuo Shiyong was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On jiwei, the five generations of Confucius' ancestors were given the added rank of king. On xinyou, bannermen of the Eight Banners who had no fixed property were ordered to move to Rehe to open up land. On renxu, E'erdeni, Prince of the Second Rank of Qinghai, defeated by Luobuzang Danjin, came with his people to take refuge, and officials were sent to settle them. His nephew Ga'erdan Daxi then came over as well, and they were ordered to live together at Suyou. On renshen, the emperor ordered Li Weijun: "In the capital region bannermen and commoners live side by side, and the bannermen are violent and overbearing and make the common people suffer. You are to put this in order, without avoiding any distinction between bannermen and Han or fearing princes, dukes, nobles or imperial relatives, and report everything to us in secret." On bingzi, members of the Eight Banners who were harassed or squeezed by the Lieutenant-Generals of their own banners or the princes and dukes in charge of them were allowed to lodge complaints. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jimao, Vice Minister Changshou was ordered to go and make peace with Luobuzang Danjin. On yiyou, officials were sent to Shengjing, Jiangxi and Huguang to buy rice and ship it to the capital. On jichou, an edict cancelled the carriage, wastage and freight charges on the Jiangxi tribute grain that had been wrongly demanded. On renchen, the Manchu title gushan ejen was changed to gushan angbang, and yidu ejen to yidu zhangjing. On xinsi, the autumn executions for this year were halted. The degraded people of Shaoxing were freed from the beggars' register. The Extended Meaning of the Classic of Filial Piety was issued. On renyin, Longkeduo and Wang Xuling were ordered to direct the compiling of the History of Ming, with Xu Yuanmeng and Zhang Tingyu as chief editors. Edit
In the eighth month, on dingsi, Yang Lin was made Governor-General of Guangdong and Kong Yuxun Governor-General of Guangxi. On jiazi, the emperor summoned the princes, high officials and Nine Chief Ministers and told them in person: "The naming of an heir is a matter that by right should be settled early. What happened in the eleventh month of last year was settled in haste with a single word. The divine sagacity of Shengzu is beyond our reach. Now we have written the name in our own hand and sealed it, and shut it in a brocade box, which is kept behind the plaque inscribed 'Upright and Bright' (Zhengda Guangming). Let you all take note of this." On gengwu, Changshou reported that he had reached Qinghai and urged Luobuzang Danjin to make peace, but he would not. An edict ordered Nian Gengyao to make ready his troops. On xinwei, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. Edit
In the ninth month, on the first day, dingchou, Emperor Shengzu Ren was buried at the Jing Mausoleum, with Empress Xiaogong buried beside him. That day clouds of five colours appeared. On jimao, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinsi, Hao Yulin was made Provincial Commander of Yunnan. On renwu, Zhang Tingyu was made Minister of Revenue and Zhang Boxing Minister of Rites. On guisi, Baotai, Prince Yu of the First Rank, was put in charge of the affairs of the Bordered Yellow Banner. The compiling of the code of laws and statutes was ordered. On bingshen, A'lana was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on wushen, Nian Gengyao was appointed Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, and Yanxin was made General Who Pacifies Rebels instead. On guihai, Luobuzang Danjin seized our envoy Changshou, and the clerk Duo'erji died at his hands. On guiyou, A'ersong'a was made Minister of Rites and Yintai Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the eleventh month, on dingchou, Yu Zhen and 245 others were granted the jinshi degree in its several classes. On wuyin, Luobuzang Danjin raided Xining; the second captain Ma Youren and the colonel Song Kejin defeated him at Shenzhongbao, and the rebels fled. On bingxu, Nian Gengyao reported that Brigade General Yang Jinxin had attacked the native rebels at Yizi Mountain in Zhuanglang and beheaded several hundred of them. An edict praised and rewarded him. On xinchou, at the winter solstice, the emperor sacrificed to Heaven at the Round Altar, with Emperor Shengzu Ren as co-recipient of the sacrifice. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, bingwu, because Wu'erzhan and others were resentful, they were not allowed to inherit the title of Prince An of the Second Rank, and the companies under them were also taken away. On xinyou, Nian Gengyao reported that rebels had attacked and that the colonel Sun Jizong had defeated them. Westerners were settled at Macao, the Catholic churches were turned into public halls, and conversion was strictly forbidden. On dingmao, the principal consort, of the Nala clan, was invested as Empress, the lady of the Nian clan was made Noble Consort, the lady of the Niohuru clan Consort Xi, and the lady of the Geng clan Concubine Yu. On jiaxu, a joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of forty-nine departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Adult males registered: 25,326,270, and in addition 480,557 adult males added since the tax was fixed never to be raised. Land tax levied in silver: some 30,223,943 taels. Salt revenue in silver: some 4,261,933 taels. Coins cast: some 499,200. Edit
Second year (1724)
In the second year, jiachen, in the spring, the first month, on xinsi, prayers for the harvest were offered to the Lord on High, with Emperor Shengzu Ren as co-recipient. An edict gave the Grand Secretary Tuhai a place among those honoured in the Ancestral Temple. Changshou came back from Luobuzang Danjin and was ordered to be imprisoned at Xi'an. On dinghai, Yue Zhongqi was made General Who Spreads Valour, with sole charge of the campaign in Qinghai. On dingyou, Gao Qipei was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On gengzi, a temple of Confucius was built at Guihua. Edit
In the second month, on bingwu, the emperor's own Amplified Instructions on the Sacred Edict were issued to the realm. On wuwu, Yue Zhongqi's troops reached Qinghai, captured three of the enemy, A'erbutan Wenbu and others, and gathered in the scattered tribes that had fled. An edict said that since the campaign in Qinghai was nearly over and Cewang Alabutan was respectful and obedient, the troops at A'ertai and Wulangumu were to be withdrawn. On xinyou, an edict changed the term for the great ceremony of the emperor's visit to the Imperial Academy from "favouring the Academy with a visit" to "going to the Academy". On guihai, the emperor ploughed the sacred field; after the three furrows he added a fourth. On jiazi, the departments and counties were ordered to recommend old farmers, who were to be given hat buttons of rank. Nian Gengyao reported that Jiang Jiong, Circuit Intendant of Liangzhuang, had crushed the A'gang tribe, and Jiang was given the title of Provincial Judge. On bingyin, Gao Qizhuo reported that the native tribes of Zhongdian had submitted. On gengwu, the emperor prayed for rain at the Black Dragon Pool. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, yihai, the emperor went to the Imperial Academy to make the offering to Confucius, lectured on the Book of Documents and the Great Learning in the Hall of Moral Relations, and increased the quotas of the Academy students in the provincial examinations. On dingchou, sacrifices were offered at the Temple of the Emperors and Kings of Past Dynasties. On gengchen, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. Yue Zhongqi's army reached the rebels' lair; Luobuzang Danjin fled, his mother A'ertai Katun was captured, and Qinghai was pacified. Nian Gengyao was made a duke of the first class and Yue Zhongqi a duke of the third class, and 200,000 from the treasury were issued to reward the army. On yiyou, at the Qingming festival, the emperor went to the Jing Mausoleum and performed the rite of spreading earth on the mound. On dinghai, he returned to the palace. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on dingwei, Kong Yuxun was made Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi and Li Fu Governor of Guangxi. On gengxu, the princes and high officials were summoned, and Yinsi, Prince Lian of the First Rank, was admonished and ordered to mend his ways, and the princes and officials were ordered to watch his good and bad deeds and report truthfully. On jisi, Yin'e, Prince Dun of the Second Rank, was found guilty, stripped of his title and confined. Edit
In the intercalary fourth month, on dingchou, the continuation of the Collected Statutes was ordered. On bingxu, Ji Cengyun was made Deputy Director-General of the Yellow River. On dingyou, Sudan was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. On guiwei, the rebel chiefs of Qinghai, A'erbutan Wenbu, Chuilake Nuomuqi and Zangba Zhabu, were brought in fetters to the capital, and the emperor received the captives at the Meridian Gate. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, guimao, at the summer solstice, sacrifice was offered to Earth at the Square Pool, with Emperor Shengzu Ren as co-recipient. Beile Abulan was lowered again to Duke Who Assists the State. On bingchen, Beizi Sunu was stripped of his title as a member of the faction of the Prince Lian, and he and his sons were all sent to Youwei. On xinyou, an edict to the Governors-General, Governors, Provincial Commanders and Brigade Generals of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Huguang, Yunnan and Guizhou said: "We hear that the native chieftains everywhere know little of law, treat their people harshly and kill or spare as they please. Now, when all within the seas enjoy peace and plenty, the native people alone are left out and suffer, and our heart cannot bear it. The native chieftains are to be strictly warned not to behave with cruelty, so as to answer our earnest wish to treat all the people as our children." On renxu, Namin was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchus. On wuchen, Beizi Hongchun was stripped of his title. Edit
In the sixth month, on guiwei, members of the Eight Banners were ordered not to beat their household servants to death at will. On yiyou, because Qinghai had been pacified, a stone inscription was set up at the Imperial Academy. On wuxu, because the temple at Queli had been damaged by fire, the emperor offered sacrifices to the First Teacher and sent officials to supervise the repairs. Beizi Yintao was lowered to Duke Who Guards the State. Li Guangfu was dismissed and Li Yongshao made Minister of Works. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dingsi, the emperor's own Essay on Factions was issued to the officials. On renxu, Dingshou was made General of the Altai garrison. On guihai, the Deputy General A'lana died with the army; the emperor, mindful of his long service far afield, gave him an added hereditary rank. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiaxu, candidates who had to be kept apart in the provincial and metropolitan examinations were ordered to sit them together with the others, with other high officials appointed to read and pass their papers. On renwu, the autumn executions for this year were halted. On gengyin, Tian Wenjing was made acting Governor of Henan. Edit
In the ninth month, on the first day, xinchou, Dingshou was given a hereditary rank for his military merit at Altai. The sale of offices and ranks by the Ministry of Revenue was stopped. On jiayin, the poll-tax silver of Shanxi was ordered merged into the land tax and collected with it; later the other provinces gradually did the same. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on yihai, Chen Dehua and 298 others were granted the jinshi degree in its several classes. On wuyin, Zhu Zhilian, a descendant of the Ming house, was made a marquis of the first class, to carry on the sacrifices to the Ming for generations. On guiwei, an edict ordered a Shrine of Loyalty and Righteousness built in the capital. On yiwei, an edict granted Abao, an Eleuth Prince of the Second Rank and efu, leave to go to Qinghai to graze his herds. A garrison was set up at Ningxia. On bingshen, the Minister of Justice A'ersong'a, for having no heart to serve, was stripped of his post and title and sent to Shengjing, and his uncle Yinde inherited as Duke Guoyi. Siam presented rice seed and fruit trees as tribute. A Provincial Treasurer and a Provincial Judge were established for Zhili, and its Governor, Li Weijun, was made Governor-General. On gengzi, Yinde and Kuadai were both made Ministers of the Imperial Guard. On dingwei, Sudan was made General of Ningxia. Edit
In the eleventh month, on gengxu, Hongsheng was found guilty and stripped of his title. On yimao, Chuoqi was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols and Ga'erbi Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On dingsi, Gao Qizhuo reported that the officers and troops had attacked the Zhong Miao and subdued them. On xinyou, it was settled that the tomb of Empress Xiaozhuangwen should be called the Western Zhao Mausoleum. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guiyou, the Imperial Academy was ordered to set up steles inscribed with the names of the jinshi. On guiwei, the deposed heir apparent Yinreng died; he was made Prince Li of the First Rank and given the posthumous name Mi. Chuoqi was made General of Fengtian. On jichou, Baotai, Prince Yu of the First Rank, was found guilty and stripped of his title, and his brother's son Guangning inherited as Prince Yu of the First Rank. A Director of Education was established for Hunan. On wuxu, a joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of fifty-seven departments, counties and guards in Jiangnan, Zhejiang and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Annam and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Third year (1725)
In the third year, yisi, in the spring, the first month, on guichou, an edict made two hundred qing of government land at Gu'an into well-field land, and unemployed bannermen of the Eight Banners were sent to receive it and farm it. On renxu, Cai Ting was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On guihai, Aqitu was made Commander of the Gendarmerie. Edit
In the second month, on gengwu, the sun and moon rose together like joined jade and the five planets were strung together like pearls. On gengchen, the three years of mourning being over, the emperor performed the joint sacrifice. On dinghai, an edict rebuked Nian Gengyao for failing to take care of the remnant tribes of Qinghai, and said that if even one or two of them fled to the Zhunga'er he would be severely punished. On yiwei, E'lundai, as a member of the faction of the Prince Lian, was stripped of his post and title and sent to Shengjing, and his younger brother Kuadai inherited as a duke of the first class. On dingyou, the court officials were summoned and the crimes of Yintang were proclaimed to them, touching also on Yinsi, Yin'e and Yinti. Edit
In the third month, on dingwei, Ma Huibo was made Provincial Commander of Guizhou. Cewang Alabutan sent envoys with tribute. A Director of Education was established for Anhui. On guichou, the Grand Secretary Zhang Penghe died. The Minister of Rites, Zhang Boxing, died. On dingsi, the surplus grain tax of Suzhou and Songjiang was reduced by 450,000 taels. Manbao reported that seventy-four villages of the untamed aborigines of Taiwan had submitted. On xinyou, Nian Gengyao sent a memorial congratulating the emperor on the sun and moon joined like jade and the five planets strung like pearls, in which he wrote "zhao qian xi ti" [diligent by day, watchful by night] as "xi ti zhao qian". An edict sternly rebuked him: "Nian Gengyao is not a careless man; he simply will not grant that we are diligent by day and watchful by night. In that case, whether Nian Gengyao's merit in Qinghai is to be granted or not also lies with us, and it is yet to be known. This is plainly disrespectful; let him answer clearly." On yichou, the princes and high officials in general charge of affairs were rewarded: Yinxiang, Prince Yi of the First Rank, was given the rank of Prince of the Second Rank for one of his sons, and Longkeduo and Maqi were given added hereditary ranks. Yinsi, Prince Lian of the First Rank, was left out, and a stern edict rebuked him as well. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jimao, Nian Gengyao was transferred to be General of Hangzhou. Yue Zhongqi was made Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi. The Academician Zhongfobao and Deputy Lieutenant-General Chashi were sent to the Zhunga'er to fix the border. Dongjina was made General of Jiangning. On xinmao, Tian Congdian was made Grand Secretary. Edit
In the fifth month, on guihai, the Censor-in-Chief of the Left Yintai was made Vice Minister of Rites at Shengjing, while also acting as Prefect of Fengtian. Edit
In the sixth month, on guiyou, an edict stripped of office Nian Gengyao's sons Nian Fu and Nian Xing and Longkeduo's son Yuzhu. On yihai, an order was given that the sons of holders of hereditary ranks in the three upper banners, and of baturu who had been first on the walls, aged between fourteen and twenty, were to be chosen, presented to the emperor and given employment. Nian Gengyao was stripped of the title of Grand Guardian and soon of his rank of duke of the first class. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dingwei, Longkeduo was stripped of the title of Grand Guardian. On renxu, the Grand Secretary Bai Huang was dismissed, Gao Qiwei was made Grand Secretary and Zhang Tingyu acting Grand Secretary. Longkeduo was ordered to go to the Alanshan Mountains to build a walled town. On renxu, Nian Gengyao, General of Hangzhou, was reduced to an ordinary bannerman without office. On guihai, Beizi Yintang was found guilty and stripped of his title. Edit
In the eighth month, on xinwei, Li Weijun was arrested and tried as a member of Nian Gengyao's faction, and Li Fu was made Governor-General of Zhili. On renchen, the emperor stayed at the Yuanmingyuan. The stipend of Yinxiang, Prince Yi of the First Rank, was increased, and the guard of Yinli, Prince Guo of the Second Rank, was enlarged. Edit
In the ninth month, on jiayin, Zhu Shi was made Grand Secretary, and Cai Ting was transferred to be Minister of Personnel, keeping charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War and the Censorate. On bingchen, Nian Gengyao was arrested and handed to the Ministry of Justice. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on wuchen, Governors who did not share a city with a Governor-General were ordered to try and settle by themselves the cases of the subordinates they impeached. On bingzi, Hongzhi, son of Yinqi, Prince Heng of the First Rank, was made Duke Who Assists the State. On gengyin, Yang Mingshi was made Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou in charge of the Governor's affairs, and E'ertai Governor of Yunnan in charge of the Governor-General's affairs. Edit
In the eleventh month, on gengzi, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On wushen, he returned to the palace. On guihai, Ga'erbi was made General of Fengtian. Edit
In the twelfth month, on dingmao, Yinti, Prince of the Second Rank, was lowered to Beizi. On jiaxu, the court officials submitted their findings on Nian Gengyao's crimes, ninety-two counts. The edict said: "Nian Gengyao is granted death by his own hand; his son Nian Fu is to be beheaded at once, and his other sons sent into military exile. His father and brothers are spared from collective punishment." On xinsi, Wang Jingqi was beheaded for slander. On guiwei, Gioro Bayande was made Lieutenant-General of the Tianjin naval camp. On renchen, a joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of twenty-seven departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangsu, Henan, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Ryukyu and a country of the Western Ocean sent tribute. Edit
Fourth year (1726)
In the fourth year, bingwu, in the spring, the first month, on jiawu, the emperor received the New Year congratulations in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The outer vassals who came to court for the New Year were given silver and silk as in the former reign. On dingyou, an edict proclaimed the crimes of the emperor's ninth brother Yintang. On wuxu, the court officials were assembled and an edict proclaimed the crimes of the emperor's eighth brother Yinsi. His rank of Prince of the First Rank was changed to "prince of the people", he was stripped of the yellow girdle and struck from the clan register, his wife, of the Uya clan, was stripped of her rank of consort and sent back to her family, and then he was stripped of the rank of "prince of the people" as well and confined at the Imperial Clan Court. He was ordered to change his name to Aqina, and his son Hongwang was named Pusabao. On jiayin, Longkeduo was stripped of office, but was still ordered to go to Russia to negotiate the border. On yimao, the late Minister Gu Badai, who had been the emperor's tutor, was posthumously made Grand Mentor and given the posthumous name Wenduan. Edit
In the second month, on jiazi, Sunzhu was made Minister of Personnel, also in charge of the Ministry of War. Fahai was made Minister of War and Fumin Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Beizi Lubin and Yongqian, Duke Who Guards the State, were both stripped of their titles for wavering in the deliberations on Yinsi's case; Lubin was soon restored as Duke Who Assists the State. When the Grand Secretary Zhu Shi's mother died, he was given four thousand taels of silver for the funeral. On yiyou, Ya'erjiang'a, Prince Jian of the First Rank, was stripped of his title, and his younger brother Shenbaozhu inherited it. On gengyin, Zhang Tingyu was made Grand Secretary, Jiang Tingxi Minister of Revenue, and Shenmude General of Youwei. Edit
In the third month, on dingchou, Dingshou was ordered to station troops at Tesi against Cewang Alabutan. On renxu, it came out that the Reader-in-Waiting Qian Mingshi had sent poems to Nian Gengyao. He was stripped of his post and rank, the emperor himself wrote the four words "Sinner Against the Moral Teaching" to be hung over his gate, and the civil officials were ordered to write prose and verse denouncing his wickedness. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jimao, Fan Shiyi was made Governor-General of Liangjiang. Edit
In the fifth month, on guisi, the emperor's fourteenth brother Yinti and his son Baiqi were confined beside the Hall of Imperial Longevity, and his son Baidun was made Duke Who Guards the State. E'lundai and A'ersong'a were put to death in their places of exile. On yisi, Yintang's name was changed to Saisihei, and he was confined at Baoding. On jiyou, Xibao, Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank, was ordered to draw the stipend of a Prince of the First Rank. The emperor's fifteenth brother Yinxuan was made Beile and his twentieth brother Yinyi Beizi. Edit
In the sixth month, on guihai, Basai, Duke Who Assists the State, was made General Who Displays Martial Power, to guard the frontier. On yichou, Chabina was made Minister of War. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on guisi, the censor Tao Yi and twelve others who had been at the front were released and brought back. On xinhai, Cai Ting was ordered to concern himself only with his post of Lieutenant-General. Chabina and Yang Mingshi were made Ministers of Personnel. Na'ersu, Prince Ping of the Second Rank, was found guilty and stripped of his title, and his son Fupeng inherited it. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingyin, the autumn executions for this year were halted. On dinghai, Li Fu reported that Saisihei had died at Baoding. Edit
In the ninth month, on renchen, Yi Zhaoxiong was made Governor-General of Huguang, and soon Fumin was ordered to replace him. Cai Liang was made General of Fuzhou. Beizi Manduhu was lowered to Duke Who Assists the State and his companies were taken from him. On dingyou, Abulan, Duke Who Assists the State, was stripped of his title for giving thanks for favour against the rules, and his companies were taken from him. On wuxu, at the Double Ninth festival, the emperor came to the Qianqing Palace, gave a banquet to the court officials and composed linked verse in the Boliang style. On jihai, Xibao reported that Aqina had died in confinement. On guichou, the Grand Secretary Zhu Shi was brought back from mourning to serve in the Grand Secretariat. On yimao, the Vice Minister Zha Siting was put in prison for slander. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiazi, a Commissioner for Observing Customs and Correcting Manners was appointed for Zhejiang. It was ordered that those placed on the supplementary list in the provincial examinations for the Five Classics, and those placed on the supplementary list twice, should be allowed to count as juren. On wuchen, an edict to the court officials said: "Our late father ruled for more than sixty years and was himself frugal and sparing. The carpets in the palace were used for thirty or forty years and were still neat and clean. All the things he wore and used were plain, and there were very few rarities among them. Yesterday, when we went through the old things and had the furnishings of the Mountain Resort for Escaping the Heat brought back, our longing for his great virtue truly knew no end. We therefore write this down especially, to instruct our sons and grandsons." On xinsi, Guangning, Prince Yu of the First Rank, was stripped of his title and confined at the Imperial Clan Court for life. On jiashen, because the Miao lands of Puxiong bordered on both Sichuan and Yunnan, the Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi was ordered to move his seat to Chengdu. E'ertai was made Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou and Xiande Governor of Hubei. On bingxu, Ryukyu gave thanks for the plaque the emperor had granted and presented local products as tribute. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jihai, the Grand Secretary Gao Qiwei was dismissed. On renzi, Fu Ning'an was rewarded for his long service on the frontier and made a marquis of the first class. On yimao, an edict said that the ways of the scholars of Zhejiang had become corrupt and that they were skilled at smuggling notes into the examinations, and the provincial and metropolitan examinations were suspended for them. Edit
In the twelfth month, on gengshen, the princes and high officials asked that the wives and children of Aqina and Saisihei be put to death. The emperor decreed: "Though Aqina and Saisihei were guilty of great treason and impiety, no deeds of open rebellion were proved against them, so their families are spared collective punishment. Saisihei's wife is to be sent back to her family and confined there. The rest of their dependants are to be handed to the Imperial Household Department to be supported." On xinyou, Henan, Shaanxi and Sichuan were ordered to merge the poll-tax silver into the land tax and collect them together. On yichou, the censor Xie Jishi memorialized impeaching Tian Wenjing on ten counts; an edict stripped Xie of office and sent him into exile on the frontier. On renshen, E'ertai reported on the campaign against the Zhong Miao: twenty-one stockades had submitted, and more than thirty thousand mu of cultivated and waste land had been found. On renwu, Li Fu was made Right Vice Minister of Works, Yi Zhaoxiong Governor-General of Zhili with Liu Shishu to assist him, and Mao Wenquan General of Jingkou. On bingxu, a joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of sixty-three departments, counties and guards in Zhili, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangxi, Huguang and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Ryukyu and Sulu sent tribute. Edit
Fifth year (1727)
In the fifth year, dingwei, in the spring, the first month, on the first day, wuzi, the seasonal offering was made at the Ancestral Temple. On renyin, those of Nian Gengyao's sons who had been exiled to the frontier were pardoned. On jiachen, the princes and high officials reported that the Yellow River had run clear and asked to offer congratulations at court; the emperor refused. Civil and military officials were each raised one grade. The Eight Banners were ordered to hand in their copper vessels; when the three-year limit was up, those who hid any would be punished. On yisi, Sunzhu was made acting Grand Secretary. On bingchen, Shen Jinsi was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left and Vice Minister of Personnel. Edit
In the second month, on dingmao, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On jiachen, the garrison troops at Guangzhou made trouble, and General Li Di was sentenced to death for shielding them. On jiaxu, the emperor returned to the capital. On jiashen, the emperor attended the lectures on the classics. On bingxu, Li Fu was ordered to go to Guangxi to capture the escaped criminal Luo Wengang. Luo Wengang gave himself up. Edit
In the third month, on gengyin, it was ordered that this year's metropolitan examination be held in the third month, with ginger broth and charcoal provided to the candidates. Guanglu inherited as Prince Yu of the First Rank. On wuxu, the emperor proclaimed the crimes of Cai Ting and handed him to the Ministry of Justice to be held and questioned. On xinchou, the ban on sea trade in Fujian was lifted. On bingwu, the Chahan Khan of Russia sent his envoy Sava to present a memorial congratulating the emperor on his accession and to offer local products as tribute, and gifts were given in return as was customary. The Minister of the Imperial Household Mawu died. The Grand Secretary Gao Qiwei died. Edit
In the intercalary third month, on yichou, juren who had failed the metropolitan examination were selected and sent out to the provinces, to be employed as department and county officials. On wuchen, Yi Zhaoxiong was made Minister of Personnel and Maizhu Governor-General of Huguang. On guiyou, the two native prefectures of Wumeng and Zhenxiong were put under regular appointed officials. On jimao, Gioro Yilibu was made General of Fengtian and Changshou General of Jiangning. On bingxu, Hongsheng was found guilty and stripped of his title. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on wuzi, the Muslim chief of Tulufan asked to send tribute; this was refused, because the troops there had already been withdrawn and the land had been conceded to Cewang Alabutan. Fumin was made Minister of Personnel and Huang Guocai acting Minister of War. On xinmao, Peng Qifeng and 225 others were granted the jinshi degree in its several classes. On guisi, the departments and counties were ordered, together with the education officials, to recommend students of outstanding conduct. On yisi, two posts of censor for members of the imperial clan were established. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuwu, Laxi was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchus. Zha Siting died in prison, and his corpse was mutilated. On yihai, for the merit in Wumeng and Zhenxiong, E'ertai was given a hereditary rank. Edit
In the sixth month, on gengzi, one of the Deputy Lieutenant-Generals of Shengjing was moved to be stationed at Jinzhou, and a Deputy Lieutenant-General of Xiongyue was established. Hongjing, son of Yinzhi, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, was made Duke Who Guards the State. Longkeduo was stripped of his title for his crimes, and his younger brother Qingfu inherited as a duke of the first class. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on yimao, Fu Ning'an was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. On jiwei, Li Yongshao was dismissed and Huang Guocai made Minister of Works. Tian Wenjing was given the added title of Minister and made Governor-General of Henan. On jisi, Kuadai was made Minister of Works. On bingzi, Hongzhi, E'qi and Xiliang, Dukes Who Assist the State, were raised to Duke Who Guards the State. The former Beile Sunu had scrawled over vermilion edicts of Shengzu, and the princes, high officials and Ministry of Justice impeached him. The edict said: "Sunu persists in his wickedness and will not repent; he even had his sons Su'erjin, Ku'erchen and Wu'erchen follow the religion of the West. When ordered to repent and change, he went so far as to answer defiantly: 'I would gladly be put to death, but I cannot change my religion.' Now it has further been found that he dared to scribble wildly over memorials bearing Shengzu's vermilion comments of former years, which makes the hair of all who see them stand on end. By the law on great treason they should all be put to death. But his sons and grandsons number as many as forty, and we cannot bear to put them all to death; and if we were to choose which to keep and which to execute, how could we choose? For now they are spared death and are to remain confined as before." Edit
In the eighth month, on jichou, the emperor attended the lectures on the classics. On gengyin, Laidu was dismissed and Changshou made Minister of Rites. On guimao, the late Laita, Grand General Who Pacifies the South, was posthumously made a duke of the first class, and his grandson Bo'ertun inherited. On yisi, Ceren, a Khalkha Prince of the Second Rank and efu, fixed the border with the Russian envoy Sava, with Qiaketu made the place of trade, to be managed by officials sent by the Court of Colonial Affairs. Edit
In the ninth month, on bingyin, the system of hat buttons for officials was settled. Sunzhu was made Grand Secretary and Chabina Minister of War. On jisi, E'ertai reported that the Flowery Miao had submitted, that Langqu had been attacked and subdued, and that the Naked Miao of Weiyuan had submitted. On wuyin, the Ministry of Justice submitted its findings in the case of Cai Ting: eighteen great crimes, for which he should be beheaded at once, and his wife and children put into the xinzheku bondservant service. The edict changed the sentence to detention awaiting execution. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on yiyou, it was ordered that censors and the department officials of the Ministry of Personnel need not be drawn only from examination graduates. On dinghai, the princes and high officials submitted the findings of their joint trial of Longkeduo: fifty great crimes, for which he should be beheaded at once, his wife and children put into the xinzheku bondservant service and his property confiscated. The edict ordered Longkeduo confined. Bo'ertun was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongols. Edit
In the eleventh month, on guichou, Chalang'a and Mailu were ordered to guard the frontier. On dingsi, Li Wei, Governor of Zhejiang, was raised to Governor-General. On dingmao, Aobai's rank of duke of the first class was restored, and his grandson Dafu was made to inherit it. The compiling of Holding to the Mean: the Established Models was ordered. On wuchen, E'ertai reported that 184 stockades of untamed Miao, Kemeng and others, on the road behind Changzhai in Guizhou, had submitted. On yihai, the Grand Secretary Xiao Yongzao, who was guarding the Jing Mausoleum, was stripped of office for failing to stop Guangshan, who held the title of duke, from paying his respects beyond his station, but he was kept on guarding the mausoleum as before. On gengchen, officials were sent to survey the land in Sichuan. Xibao, Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank, was deprived of the stipend of a Prince of the First Rank for shielding Yanxin, and his stipend as Prince of the Second Rank was also stopped for three years. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, renwu, Nasutu was made General of Heilongjiang. On yiyou, the provincial Directors of Education were ordered to select students for promotion once every six years. The princes and high officials tried Beile Yanxin and proposed that for his twenty great crimes he should be beheaded. The edict spared Yanxin's life and had him imprisoned in the same place as Longkeduo. On xinchou, Fan Shiyi reported that the gentry and people of Qipu in Taicang Department had dredged it on their own. The emperor would not allow this, saying: "The livelihood of the people is the livelihood of the state. When the state's funds are insufficient, it cannot help relying on the people's strength. Now the state's funds are ample; let silver from the treasury be issued to them all the same." On wuxu, the Censor-in-Chief of the Left Shen Jinsi died. On renyin, Tang Zhiyu was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On gengxu, a joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of thirty-four departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Huguang, Guangdong and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Russia sent tribute. Edit
Sixth year (1728)
In the sixth year, wushen, in the spring, the first month, on jiwei, Gao Qizhuo memorialized on the armed clan feuds in Fujian. The edict said: "In such places the subordinate officials must be encouraged to give their whole hearts and strength before anything can be achieved. If one or two capable men are found, no sooner do they try to set things in order than they are looked on as meddlers. When the subordinates see how matters really stand, who will take on the resentment and go forward? One must know the difficulty and still keep them in office to the end; only after two or three years will there be results." On yichou, Beile Qiulin was raised to Prince Hui of the Second Rank, and Hongchun, Duke Who Guards the State, to Beizi. On jimao, Hang Yilu and Ren Lanzhi were sent as envoys to Annam. Edit
In the second month, on bingxu, Yinli, Prince Guo of the Second Rank, was raised to Prince of the First Rank. On guisi, the emperor attended the lectures on the classics. On gengzi, Laiwen was made General of Jiangning. On renyin, Peng Zhaohuai, the native chieftain of Yongshun, who had come under regular administration, was given a hereditary rank and ten thousand taels of silver. On gengxu, Ji Cengyun was made Minister of War, while still in charge of the river works. Edit
In the third month, on dingsi, the Grand Secretary Tian Congdian was dismissed and Jiang Tingxi made Grand Secretary. On gengwu, because the officers and troops who had gone into Tibet were stationed at Xining, Governor Hang Yilu was ordered to command them. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiashen, Chentai was made Lieutenant-General of the Manchus. The Grand Secretary Tian Congdian, who had been allowed to retire, died. On guimao, Chalang'a and Ji Cengyun were made Ministers of Personnel. On renyin, an edict said: "The surcharges for wastage that local officials collect privately are hard to abolish. It rests with the Governors-General and Governors to use them with care; they must not be made public funds. If they were made public funds, the local officials would take from the people a second time." Edit
In the fifth month, on guichou, Guo Shu was made Governor of Guangxi. E'ertai reported that he had attacked and subdued the rebel Miao of Dongchuan, Lu Tianyou and Lu Shihao. On renxu, an edict said: "Among the Eight Rules for judging officials, the rule on old age does not cover the whole of its meaning. Those who are old but still able to do their work are not to be dealt with under the Eight Rules." On dingmao, Fu Ning'an was stripped of his rank of marquis but remained Grand Secretary. Ma'ersai was ordered to serve among the Grand Secretaries. On yihai, Tian Wenjing was made Governor-General of Hedong, also in charge of Shandong. Geng Huazuo was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. Edit
In the sixth month, on gengchen, an edict made the posts of Vice Director and Secretary in the Six Ministries open posts, no longer filled by promotion within each banner. On guiwei, the post of Erudite of the Five Classics was created for a descendant of the former worthy Zhonggong. On bingxu, Cai Liang was made General of Guangzhou, Shiliha General of Fuzhou, and Yin Jishan was appointed to assist with the river works of Jiangnan. On guisi, Zhang Guangsi was made Governor of Guizhou and Yue Jun acting Governor of Shandong. On jihai, Yinzhi, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, was found guilty and lowered to Prince of the Second Rank, and his son Hongsheng was confined at the Imperial Clan Court. Hongyan, son of the Prince Limi of the First Rank, was made Duke Who Assists the State. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on xinhai, Li Wei was ordered to take charge also of the arrest of criminals in Jiangsu. On wuwu, E'ertai reported that he had sent troops to crush the rebel Miao of Mitie in Sichuan. The matter was ordered handed to the Provincial Commander of Sichuan, Huang Tinggui. On xinyou, Yue Zhongqi reported that Poluonai's troops had reached Tibet and that the lamas had seized A'erbuba, Longbunai, Zha'ernai and others and handed them over; Tibet was pacified. On wuchen, Ji Chengbin was made Provincial Commander of Guyuan. On renshen, the Grand Secretary Fu Ning'an died. Ning Lan, great-grandson of the late Grand Secretary Ning Wanwo, was made a Lieutenant of the Cavalry and given a house and five hundred in silver, and Ning Wanwo's great-great-grandson Ning Bangxi was made a baitangga attendant. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiashen, the emperor attended the lectures on the classics. Yin Jishan was made acting Governor of Jiangsu. On yiyou, the two native chieftaincies of Sangzhi and Baojing in Huguang were put under regular appointed officials. Ma'ersai was made Grand Secretary. On jiawu, Zu Bingheng was made General of Jingkou. On dingwei, an edict restored the provincial and metropolitan examinations for Zhejiang. Edit
In the ninth month, on guichou, it was ordered that any descendants of meritorious old families of the Eight Banners who had broken the law and left deficits in treasury funds were to be investigated and reported. The descendants of Han officials who had died in battle or for their loyalty, or who had been honest and upright in office, were to be investigated and reported in the same way. Duke E'qi, Lieutenant-General of the Tianjin naval camp, was stripped of his title for failing to stop his soldiers from wounding an officer, and was reduced to an Imperial Guard of the third class. On dingmao, Chalang'a reported that he had led his troops to Tibet and, together with Deputy Lieutenant-General Mala and the Academician Sengge, had tried and established the guilt of the rebel chief A'erbuba and the others, who were put to death at once, and the rest had been dealt with. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on dinghai, because E'ertai had crushed the rebel Miao of Badazhai in Guangxi, he was given charge of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, and 100,000 in treasury silver were issued to reward the troops of Yunnan and Guizhou. On xinmao, 940,000 from the palace treasury were issued to pay, on behalf of the soldiers of the western campaign, the sums demanded back from them. Shi Wenzhuo was made Minister of Rites and Lu Zhenyang Minister of War. On yiwei, Yue Zhongqi reported that the native rebels of Laruwo in Jianchang had risen and had been subdued. An edict said: "The native chieftains of Huguang are very many, and in serving in their posts and sending in their taxes they are no different from regular officials. The Governor-General and Governor are not to propose lightly that they be replaced by regular officials." Cai Shishan was made Commissioner for Observing Customs and Correcting Manners for Zhejiang. On guisi, it was decreed that the princes were to stop managing the affairs of the banners. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingchen, the Xian'an Palace School was established for the sons of bondservants to study in. On gengshen, the executions of prisoners for this year were halted. On wuchen, the Governor of Jiangxi, Bulantai, was dismissed for failing in his duties. An additional post of Vice Director of the Directorate of Astronomy, to be held by a Westerner, was created. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiawu, the regular taxes of Chongqing Department in Sichuan for the seventh year were remitted. On bingshen, the Code of the Great Qing with Collected Commentaries and Appended Substatutes was completed. On dingyou, for his merit in settling Tibet, Poluonai was made Beizi and put in charge of the affairs of Further Tibet, two kalon were chosen to manage the affairs of Hither Tibet, and his troops were rewarded with 30,000 taels of silver. On gengzi, the Vice Ministers Wang Ji and Peng Weixin were ordered to go to Jiangnan to check the tax arrears. On jiachen, a joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the taxes of twenty-six departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other provinces that had suffered disasters were remitted in varying degrees. Korea sent tribute. Edit
Seventh year (1729)
In the seventh year, jiyou, in the spring, the first month, on xinhai, E'ertai reported that on the emperor's birthday auspicious clouds had appeared in Yunnan. It was ordered to be sent to the History Office. On dingsi, Chen Yuanlong and Yintai were made Grand Secretaries. On renshen, the Mongol Engede'er's rank of marquis was restored as a duke of the third class, and his great-grandson Ga'ersa inherited it. The Mongol Ming'an, an earl of the second class, was raised to marquis of the first class, and his grandson Malantai was made to inherit it. The Lieutenant-General Earl Sige had been imprisoned for an offence; mindful of the merit of his grandfather Manggu'erdai, the emperor released him. On guiyou, Vice Minister Fabao and others were ordered to inspect and repair the highway from Zhili to Jiangnan. Edit
In the second month, on dingchou, it was ordered that officers and troops on campaign should be given their home rations in addition to their marching rations. Yin Jishan was made Director-General of the Yellow River. On wuyin, Duosuoli was made General of Fengtian. On jiashen, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On gengyin, he returned to the capital. A Censor for Inspecting Agriculture was established for Zhili. On jihai, the Prince Yi of the First Rank and others were ordered to look into those hereditary ranks of the Eight Banners that had lapsed for want of heirs, and kinsmen were allowed to succeed to them. On yiwei, the emperor attended the lectures on the classics. Li Di was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial. This year's regular taxes of Zhejiang, 600,000 taels, were remitted. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, yisi, Kong Yuke was made Director-General of the Yellow River for Jiangnan and Hao Yulin Governor-General of Guangdong. Yue Zhongqi reported that he had crushed more than a hundred stockades of the rebel Miao of Leibo. On wushen, E'ertai reported that he had crushed the untamed Miao of Danjiang, Jiugu and other places. This year's regular taxes of Henan, 400,000 taels, were remitted. On xinhai, Ji Cengyun was made Governor-General of Henan and Shandong. On bingshen, because Ga'erdan Celing of the Zhunga'er was steeped in wickedness and harboured treachery and would in the end be a danger on the frontier, the emperor made Fu'erdan Grand General Who Pacifies the Frontier, to march out by the northern route, and Yue Zhongqi Grand General Who Secures Distant Regions, to march out by the western route, to make war on the Zhunga'er. On jiazi, E'shan and Manghuli were both made Lieutenant-Generals of the Mongols. On xinyou, an edict made Duke Basai Deputy General and Xibao, Prince Shuncheng of the Second Rank, General Who Displays Martial Power, with Chentai, Guntai, Shiliha, Daihao, Dafu and Hailan as military counsellors; 6,000 banner troops, 8,000 troops of the three provinces and 800 Mongol troops were assigned to the northern route, to be stationed at Altai; and the Brigade Generals Wei Lin and Shan Wenxiu were to lead 8,000 troops of the chariot and cavalry divisions to Bu'erku on the western route. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiawu, Chalang'a was made acting Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Shi Yizhi acting Governor-General of Fujian. By imperial order altars and temples to the Clouds, the Rain, the Wind and the Thunder were built. The native chieftaincy of Tianquan in Sichuan was converted to regular administration and made a department. Gao Qizhuo impeached Huang Yingzuan, Duke Haicheng, for bribing his way into the succession to his title, and asked that he be stripped of office and rank. An edict leniently pardoned him. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuwu, the three native chieftaincies of Baojing, Sangzhi and Yongshun in Hunan were converted to regular administration and made a prefecture and counties. On jiazi, the grain-tribute boats were allowed to carry merchants' goods along with them, up to a hundred shi beyond the old allowance of sixty shi. On yichou: earlier, Yue Zhongqi had memorialized that a man of Hunan, Zhang Xi, had delivered a treasonous letter to him, and that under questioning he said he had been sent by his teacher Zeng Jing. Zeng Jing and Zhang Xi were ordered brought to the capital. The Nine Ministers examined them together, and Zeng Jing confessed that from reading the books written by the late Lu Liuliang he had sunk into wild and perverse ideas. Now an open edict denounced Lu Liuliang and ordered the officials at court and in the provinces to deliberate on his punishment. Edit
In the sixth month, on jimao, Tang Zhiyu was made acting Governor-General of Zhili. On yiyou, because of the labour and expense of transporting supplies, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi were excused their whole regular land tax for the gengxu year, and Shaanxi three tenths of it. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on bingwu, the untamed Miao of Duyun in Guizhou and the untamed Miao of the Nong and Zhong submitted. On jiayin, Yinli, Prince Guo of the First Rank, was put in charge of the Ministry of Works, and Yinlu, Prince Zhuang of the First Rank, in charge as Lieutenant-General of the Manchu banners. On jisi, the tribute required of Siam was reduced. Edit
In the intercalary seventh month, on yiyou, Aligun was made General of Hangzhou. Edit
In the eighth month, on guimao, Wang Yi was made General of Jingkou. On jiyou, the emperor attended the classics lecture. Edit
In the ninth month, on wuzi, Zhen'an in Guangxi was converted to regular administration. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on gengxu, Jiang Pu and twelve others, thirteen sons of Han ministers, were granted the degree of juren. On jiazi, an edict said: "In the matter of clearing up the arrears of taxes in Jiangnan, the edicts handed down one after another have been very clear: the point is to tell apart what officials embezzled from what the people owe. Yet the men sent there have handled it badly. Some have called sums that the gentry collected on behalf of others official embezzlement; some have proposed making wealthy households share in repaying what clerks and scribes misappropriated. Others have added a meltage surcharge to the arrears being collected along with current taxes, and some have even ordered collection of every sum whose collection had been suspended. A policy meant to benefit the people has turned into harassment of them. Is that not the fault of those in charge? Let them follow the earlier edicts carefully and handle it properly. If they commit these abuses again, they will be punished severely." On wuchen, because the ministers at court and in the provinces had served diligently and carefully, the ceremonial escort of the Prince Yi of the First Rank was doubled; Zhang Tingyu was made Junior Guardian; Jiang Tingxi Grand Mentor of the Heir Apparent; Li Tingyi Junior Mentor of the Heir Apparent; Fu'erdan, Yue Zhongqi and E'ertai all Junior Guardian; Tian Wenjing Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent; and Li Wei, Chalang'a and Xibo all Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jiaxu, a million taels of silver from the treasury were issued to build the stone works of the Gaojiayan dike. Ma Huibo was made Minister of War, while remaining at the front. On wuyin, the descendants of meritorious officials, Shi Shihua and others, were excused more than five hundred thousand taels of embezzled silver, which was made good from the silver of the Inner Treasury, and the punishments due to them, exile to garrisons, imprisonment until repayment, confiscation of property and the enslavement of wives and children to the state, were all pardoned. On wuzi, the executions of the year were suspended. Edit
In the twelfth month, on wushen, a Commissioner for Observing Customs and Reforming Manners for Guangdong was established, and an Education Commissioner for Zhaoqing and Gaozhou. On wuchen, the combined sacrifice was offered at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, twenty-four departments and counties in Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Yunnan, Gansu and other provinces were excused their taxes for disasters, in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Eighth year (1730)
In the eighth year, gengxu, in the spring, the first month, on dingchou, Shang Chongyi, Chamberlain of the Imperial Bodyguard in charge of the imperial tombs, was made Minister of the Five Ministries of Shengjing. Nasutu was made General of Fengtian, Changde General of Ningguta, and Zhuo'erhai General of Heilongjiang. Qingfu was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial banners. On jiawu, an auspicious fungus grew at the Jing Mausoleum. On dingyou, Tang Zhiyu reported that on the twentieth day of the first month a phoenix had appeared at Fangshan. The emperor's reply: "This has already been reported by the Prefect Sun Jiagan. Shang Chongyi has also reported that in the Tiantai Mountains a divine bird was seen, five or six feet tall, with plumage like brocade, circled by flocks of birds, flying off to the north. My virtue is slight, not enough to bring about so high an omen." Six thousand taels of silver for students' stipends were issued to the Imperial Academy, to be given every year. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, gengzi, it was settled that the noble title conferred on relatives of the empress by marriage should be Duke Chengen. On jiachen, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On jiyou, Laishi's dukedom was restored. On dingsi, Yinzhi, Prince Cheng of the Second Rank, was restored as Prince Cheng of the First Rank; the Beile Yinxuan was made Prince Yu of the Second Rank; the Beizi Yinyi was made a Beile; the emperor's twenty-first brother Yinxi and twenty-second brother Yinhu were made Beizi; and the emperor's twenty-third brother Yinqi was made a Duke Who Guards the State. On wuchen, the kingdom of Nanzhang sent envoys with tribute and asked for its tribute schedule to be fixed. The emperor answered with a gracious edict, ordering tribute once every five years. Edit
In the third month, on dinghai, Zhang Tingyu and Jiang Tingxi were ordered to manage the affairs of the Three Treasuries. On jiawu, Shi Yizhi was made acting Governor-General of Liangjiang. The Explanations of the Book of Documents compiled by order of Shengzu was published, with a preface written by the emperor. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, Yinyou, Prince Chun of the First Rank, died and was given the posthumous name Du; his son Hongjing succeeded as a prince of the second rank. On guimao, Zhou Shu and others, three hundred and ninety-nine men, were granted the jinshi degree with its grades, in varying degrees. On dingwei, Grand Secretaries were set at the first grade, first class, and the Senior Censor-in-Chief at the first grade, second class. On guihai, Ji Zengyun was made acting Director-General of the Jiangnan Rivers, and Tian Wenjing was also put in charge as Director-General of the Eastern Rivers. Edit
In the fifth month, on xinwei, Yinxiang, Prince Yi of the First Rank, died. The emperor mourned him bitterly and went in person to his funeral; he was given the posthumous name Xian and placed in the Ancestral Temple to share its sacrifices. On dingchou, Ga'erdan Celing sent envoys to open communications. The emperor ordered the start of the campaign put off for the time being and summoned Fu'erdan and Yue Zhongqi to the capital. Gao Qizhuo was moved to be Governor-General of Liangjiang, and Liu Shiming to be Governor-General of Fujian. On renwu, the emperor went again to the funeral of the Prince Yixian of the First Rank. An edict said: "The names of all my brothers were given by our late father the emperor. At the start of my reign, Yinzhi, citing precedent, asked that the first character of their names be changed; it was reported to the empress mother, and was done reluctantly. Now that the Prince Yi of the First Rank has died, let the prince's name be written with its original character again, to record my remembrance of him." On xinmao: earlier, Yinzhi, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, had attended the funeral of the Prince Yixian of the First Rank, arriving late and leaving early, with no grief on his face, and was handed to the Imperial Clan Court for punishment to be deliberated. Now its proposal came up, asking that he be stripped of his rank and executed. By the emperor's decision he was stripped of his rank and confined. On guisi, Yue Chaolong was made Provincial Commander of Huguang. On yiwei, the Beizi Yinxi was promoted to Beile, Hongxi, Prince Li of the Second Rank, to a prince of the first rank, and the duke Hongjing to Beizi. Yintao's rank of prince of the second rank was restored. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, wuxu, there was an eclipse of the sun. On renyin, the eight characters "Loyal, Reverent, Sincere, Upright, Diligent, Careful, Incorrupt and Clear-sighted" were bestowed on the Prince Yixian of the First Rank, to be added before his posthumous name. On wushen, E'ertai reported that the untamed Miao of Liping and Duyun had submitted. On guihai, Ma Huibo was dismissed; Tang Zhiyu was made Minister of War, and Shi Yizhi Senior Censor-in-Chief. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on wuyin, the building of a Temple of the Worthy and Good was ordered. On renchen, officials were sent to give relief to the people struck by floods in Jiangnan, Hunan, Zhili, Shandong and elsewhere. On guisi, it was ordered that Governors should rank above Deputy Lieutenant-Generals. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingwu, because Shandong had been struck harder by floods, the tribute grain of the whole province was specially remitted. On xinhai, Hongxiao, son of the Prince Yixian of the First Rank, was ordered to succeed as a prince of the first rank, and Hongjiao was made a prince of the second rank in his own right, both hereditary. On yimao, there was an earthquake at the capital. Chong'an, Prince Kang of the First Rank, ceased to manage the affairs of the Imperial Clan Court, and Guanglu, Prince Yu of the First Rank, was put in charge of the Imperial Clan Court. Edit
In the ninth month, on dingmao, because of the earthquake at the capital, all officials were granted half a year's salary, and each of the Eight Banners was granted thirty thousand taels of silver. On yiyou, for surveying the auspicious burial ground at Taipingyu, Gao Qizhuo was given a hereditary rank. On xinmao, E'ertai reported that the Bai clan of Mengnong, Menglian and the Nuzi had submitted. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on gengzi, the hat finials of all officials were fixed once more: officials of the first grade a coral finial; of the second grade a carved coral finial; of the third grade a clear blue glass finial; of the fourth grade a lapis lazuli finial; of the fifth grade a crystal finial; of the sixth grade a giant-clam-shell finial; of the seventh grade a plain gold finial; of the eighth grade a carved gold finial; and of the ninth grade and those outside the grades a carved silver finial. On xinhai, Chabina was made Vice General and sent to the camp of the Northern Route. On renzi, E'ertai reported that the prefectural city of Wumeng had been recovered and the Miao rebels put down. On jiayin, because Ma'ersai, Zhang Tingyu and Jiang Tingxi had long taken part in the business of the Grand Council, each was given the hereditary rank of earl. The Temple of Confucius at Queli was completed, and the emperor's fifth son Hongzhou and Hongjing, Prince Chun of the Second Rank, were ordered to go and announce it in sacrifice. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jisi, officers to serve in the Temple of Confucius were established. On yihai, the provinces were ordered not to levy the transit tax and the deed tax harshly in pursuit of a surplus. On bingzi, an open edict reprimanded high officials among the descendants of the meritorious Chinese-martial families who had been found guilty, Fan Shiyi, Shang Chongyi, Li Yongsheng and others. On wuzi, the provinces were ordered, of the silver they forwarded to the Ministry of Revenue, to keep half for public use. Edit
In the twelfth month, on dingyou, Fu'erdan and Yue Zhongqi were ordered each to return to his own army. On yimao, Ji Chengbin reported that the Zunghar bandits had attacked the guard post of Kuoshetu and that the Brigade General Fan Ting had defeated them. Fan Ting was given a hereditary rank and ten thousand taels of silver. Zhang Chaozuo and the others were also given hereditary ranks and rewards of silver, in varying degrees. Edit
This year, eighteen departments, counties and garrisons in Zhili, Jiangnan, Shanxi, Hunan, Guizhou and other provinces were excused their taxes for disasters. The tribute grain of Zhili, Jiangnan, Shandong and Henan was also remitted, in varying degrees. Korea, Annam and Nanzhang sent tribute. Edit
Ninth year (1731)
In the ninth year, xinhai, in the spring, the first month, on gengyin, an edict allotted two hundred thousand shi of grain stored in the salt merchants' charity granaries of Yangzhou as further relief for the people of Pi and Su struck by floods the year before. Edit
In the second month, on yiwei, Yinxuan, Prince Yu of the Second Rank, died and was given the posthumous name Ke; his son Hongqing succeeded as a prince of the second rank. A hundred and fifty thousand shi of rice from the Tongzhou granaries, two hundred thousand shi of Fengtian rice and fifty thousand shi of purchased rice were allotted and shipped to Shandong for relief. On wuxu, Changlai was made General Who Guards the Peace and led the troops of Gan and Liang to garrison Anxi. On wuwu, because Tian Wenjing was old and often ill, the Vice Minister Wang Guodong was ordered to go to Henan to relieve the people struck by floods. On renxu, a separate Governor-General of Sichuan was established, and Huang Tinggui was appointed to it. Edit
In the third month, on yiyou, Santai was made Minister of Rites, and E'erqi Senior Censor-in-Chief. On wuzi, two thousand bondservants of the Eight Banners were ordered to be picked, with Yilibu to command them as Vice General of the Western Route. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on gengzi, Shi Yizhi and Hang Yilu were ordered to go to Shaanxi to proclaim the emperor's instructions and guide the people. On bingchen, E'mida reported that the untamed Li of Qiongshan and Dan Department had submitted. Edit
In the fifth month, on jiazi, Shi Yunzhuo was made Vice General of the Western Route. Zhao Zhiyuan and Ma Long were ordered to oversee the transport of grain and pay for the Western Route. Edit
In the sixth month, on bingwu, Fu'erdan reported that the Zunghars had invaded at the Zhakesai River and that he was leading troops to meet them. On xinhai, Yue Zhongqi reported that the Zunghars had attacked Tulufan, that he had led troops to its relief, that the bandits had fled, and that he had left troops to garrison it. On jiayin, the emperor prayed for rain; that day, it rained. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on dingmao, E'ertai was summoned to the capital. Gao Qizhuo was made Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Yin Jishan Governor-General of Liangjiang. On jisi, Huang Tinggui reported that the tribal bandits of Zhandui had risen in revolt and that he had sent troops and put them down. On guiyou, Fu'erdan reported that the government troops had attacked the Zunghars without success and fallen back to Kebuduo. In this battle they had advanced rashly and fallen into an ambush; Fu'erdan abandoned the main army and retreated first, which ended in a great defeat. The Vice General Chabina, the duke Basai, the Counsellor duke Dafu and others all died in it. On jiaxu, Ma'ersai was made Grand General Who Soothes Distant Lands, and Xibao was ordered to hold Chahanshou'er firmly. Yue Zhongqi reported that he was leading his troops toward Wulumuqi. Edit
In the eighth month, on jihai, E'mida was made General of Qingzhou. On bingwu, the troops at Kebuduo were moved to garrison Chahanshou'er. On jiyou, Xibao was promoted to Prince Shuncheng of the First Rank. On jiayin, Yue Zhongqi reported that his troops had reached the Nalin River, two days' march from Wulumuqi, and, learning that the bandits had fled, the main army had at once turned back. It was ordered that his merit be assessed generously. Edit
In the ninth month, on yihai, Chong'an, Prince Kang of the First Rank, was ordered to go to the army camp and was given ten thousand taels of silver for his equipment. On wuzi, Liu Yuyi was made Governor-General of Zhili, Shen Tingyu Director-General of the Zhili Rivers, and Zhu Zao Director-General of the Rivers of Hedong. On jisi, the Empress, of the Nala clan, died, and was given by patent the posthumous name Empress Xiaojing. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingwu, Qian Yikai asked to retire, and Wei Tingzhen was made Minister of Rites. The Zunghars invaded at the Kelulun and raided the nomads' pastures. The Prince of the First Rank Danjin Duo'erji and the efu Celing, a prince of the second rank, joined forces and attacked them, capturing and beheading countless numbers. The emperor praised them, granted each ten thousand taels of silver, and promoted Celing to a prince of the first rank. Edit
In the eleventh month, on guihai, Xibao, Prince Shuncheng of the First Rank, was made Grand General Who Pacifies the Frontier; Fu'erdan was demoted to General Who Displays Martial Might, and Ma'ersai demoted to General Who Pacifies the Distant. Chong'an, Prince Kang of the First Rank, was ordered to act as Grand General Who Pacifies the Distant. On yichou, Shi Yizhi was made Minister of War, and Peng Weixin Senior Censor-in-Chief. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, gengyin, there was an eclipse of the sun. On jiyou, the Veritable Records and the Sacred Instructions of Shengzu were completed. On jiayin, Ma Shijie was made acting General of Guangzhou, and Zhuntai acting General of Fuzhou. On dingsi, the combined sacrifice was offered at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, ninety-three departments, counties and garrisons in Zhili, Jiangnan, Henan, Fujian, Shaanxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Gansu and other provinces were excused their taxes for disasters, in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Tenth year (1732)
In the tenth year, renyin, in the spring, the first month, on guihai, at the first-month-of-spring offering at the Ancestral Temple, the emperor's fourth son Hongli performed the rites. On renwu, E'ertai was made Grand Secretary. On jiashen, Da'erji, a commander at the front, was made General Who Establishes Merit and stationed his troops at Baige'er. Edit
In the second month, Wang Chao'en was made Director-General of the Zhili Rivers, and Wei Tingzhen Director-General of Grain Transport. On jihai, E'ertai was made an earl of the first class, hereditary. On gengzi, Yue Zhongqi reported that the Zunghars had attacked Hami, that he had sent the Brigade General Cao Rang to its relief, and that Cao Rang had defeated them; the bandits fled by the Wukeke Ridge. The Vice General Shi Yunzhuo, held responsible for failing to cut them off, was arrested for questioning. On guichou, Zhang Guangsi was made Vice General of the Western Route, and Liu Shiming was to take part in military affairs. Edit
In the third month, on dingchou, the Grand Secretaries and others impeached Yue Zhongqi in a memorial, saying that his reports were untrue and contradicted one another. He was handed to the Ministry for severe deliberation. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinmao, a Brigade General each was established for the Guzhou and Qingjiang garrisons in Guizhou. On yisi, Haishou was made Minister of Revenue, and Xinggui Minister of Justice. Yue Zhongqi, a duke of the third class, was reduced to a marquis of the third class, while still acting as Grand General. On bingwu, Zhang Dayou was made Minister of Rites, and Fan Shiyi Minister of Works. On yimao, an edict ordered the water works of Songming Department and Xundian Department in Yunnan to be repaired. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuchen, Wuge was made General Who Spreads Martial Might, with Liu Shiming as his deputy. Edit
In the intercalary fifth month, on jiachen, Yinqi, Prince Heng of the First Rank, died and was given the posthumous name Wen; his son Hongzhi succeeded as Prince Heng of the First Rank. Yinzhi, formerly Prince Cheng of the First Rank, died in his place of confinement at Jingshan; five thousand taels of silver were granted, and he was buried with the rites for a prince of the second rank. The Minister of Personnel Li Tingyi died. On gengxu, the western tribes of the northern route of Taiwan made trouble, and government troops put them down. On guichou, Li Wei was made acting Minister of Justice. Edit
In the sixth month, on bingchen, Manghuli was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial banners. On renshen, Gao Qizhuo reported that the native tribesmen of Simao in Yunnan had joined with the tribesmen of Yuanjiang to attack the city of Pu'er, and that he had sent the Brigade General Dong Fang with troops to put them down. On xinsi, the Ministers handling Military Affairs proposed that the Khalkha taiji Celeke, killed in battle, be honoured posthumously as a Duke Who Assists the State, and that his son Mishike succeed him. The office of Grand Councillor began from this. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on bingxu, Mala was dismissed, and Wuge was made Minister of Works. On dinghai, at Juye in Shandong, a cow gave birth to an auspicious qilin. On jichou, the descendants of Gu Badai were granted ten thousand taels of silver. On dingyou, E'ertai was ordered to direct military affairs as Commissioner of Military Affairs. Yue Zhongqi was summoned to the capital. Liu Yuyi was made Governor-General of Shaanxi, and Li Wei Governor-General of Zhili. On xinchou, the Zunghars invaded at Wusunzhu'er; Fu'erdan met them and was defeated. The Grand General Xibao was ordered to investigate the circumstances of the defeat and report. On yisi, the Grand Secretary Jiang Tingxi died. On jiyou, Fumin was made to assist as Grand Secretary, and Tang Zhiyu also to manage the Ministry of Justice as its Minister. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingchen, Haishan, son of the Prince Gong of the First Rank, was restored to his former rank of Beile. On gengwu, the three khans of the kingdom of Ba'erbu beyond the border of Tibet, Yamubu, Yeleng and Kukumu, sent envoys with tribute, and a gracious edict answered them. On renshen, the Vice Generals of the Northern Route, the Prince of the First Rank Danjin Duo'erji and the efu Celing, a prince of the first rank, reported that they had pursued the Zunghars to E'erdeni Zhao and killed more than ten thousand of them, and that the bandits had fled toward the Tui River. On jiashen, two million taels of silver from the treasury were allotted and sent to the army of the Northern Route, to be ready for rewards. Edit
In the ninth month, on the first day, yiyou, merit for the attack on the Zunghars was assessed. Danjin Duo'erji was given the honorific title Zhiyong, "Wise and Brave", and Celing the honorific title Chaoyong, "Surpassingly Brave"; Celing's son Chebudengzhabu was made a Duke Who Assists the State, and the others were promoted or appointed in varying degrees. Because Ma'ersai had let the bandits escape and lost the chance to strike, he was stripped of his rank and office and beheaded. On jiyou, Fu'erdan was stripped of his rank and office. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renxu, the executions of the year were suspended. Yue Zhongqi was stripped of his rank and office, arrested, brought to the capital and handed to the Ministry of War for confinement. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingxu, Changde was made Left Vice General Who Pacifies the Frontier. On yiwei, Emin Hezhuo of Tulufan was made a Duke Who Assists the State. Qiao Jin, a licentiate of Yuanjiang County in Hunan, whose family had lived together for seven generations, was granted a tablet in the emperor's own hand. Edit
In the twelfth month, on yimao, posthumous honours were granted to the officials killed in battle on the Northern Route, Chabina, Ma'ersa, Hailan, Dafu and others, in varying degrees. The Vice Minister Sun Jiagan, guilty of a crime and sentenced to death, was ordered instead to serve in the silver vault. On yichou, Lu Liuliang's crime was punished: his corpse, with those of Lu Baozhong and Yan Hongkui, was mutilated; Lu Yizhong and Shen Zaikuan were beheaded; his grandsons were sent as slaves to a remote frontier; and Zhu Yucai and others were released. On bingyin, Wuge, for withdrawing his troops on the strength of false rumours, was arrested for questioning. On xinsi, the combined sacrifice was offered at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, seventy-five departments and counties in Zhili, Jiangnan, Shandong, Hunan and other provinces were excused their taxes for disasters, in varying degrees. Adult males numbered 25,412,289, and the males added since the tax was fixed never to be raised numbered 936,486. Fields came to 890,416 qing and 40 mu, taxed at 29,872,332 taels and 6 qian of silver. Tea came to 342,351 permits. The salt tax came to 3,988,851 taels of silver. Coins cast came to some 684,362,000. Korea and the kingdom of Ba'erbu sent tribute. Edit
Eleventh year (1733)
In the eleventh year, guichou, in the spring, the first month, on wuzi, Haiwang and Li Wei were ordered to survey the sea walls of Zhejiang. The Fan Gong Dike was repaired. On renchen, a thousand taels of silver for students' stipends were issued to the academies of each province. Gao Qizhuo was made Governor-General of Liangjiang, and Yin Jishan Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou. On gengzi, E'ertai was ordered to inspect the military affairs of the Northern Route. On dingwei, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. Edit
In the second month, on renzi, the emperor saw water jars set out along the road, storing water to sprinkle it. He instructed them: "On the road the imperial carriage passes, what harm would a little dust do? Local officials should put the care and nurture of the people first. If the mind that serves the emperor were turned to comforting the common people, would that not be good?" On guichou, the emperor returned to the capital. On bingchen, Baoming, Cha'ertai and Yileshen were all made Lieutenant-Generals of the Manchu banners. On jiwei, the emperor attended the classics lecture. The emperor's twenty-fourth brother Yinbi was made Prince Xian of the First Rank, the emperor's fourth son Hongli Prince Bao of the First Rank, and the emperor's fifth son Hongzhou Prince He of the First Rank. The Beile Hongchun was promoted to Prince Tai of the Second Rank. On renxu, Peng Weixin was ordered to assist in the Grand Secretariat. Wu Shiyu was made Minister of Rites, and Tu Tianxiang Senior Censor-in-Chief. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on renzi, Ren Qiyun was specially made a member of the Hanlin Academy, to serve in the princes' study. On guichou, Chen Tan and others, three hundred and twenty-eight men, were granted the jinshi degree with its grades, in varying degrees. On yimao, Ji Zengyun was made Grand Secretary, while still serving as Director-General of the Rivers. Liu Yuyi was made Minister of Personnel, Tu Tianxiang Minister of Justice, and Zhang Zhao Senior Censor-in-Chief. On jiwei, recommendations were called for the examination of Erudite Scholars of Great Literary Talent. Edit
In the fifth month, on jiashen, Gao Qizhuo reported that Diao Xingguo, a Miao of Pusi, had rebelled and been put down. The Compiler Zhang Ruo'ai and the Hanlin bachelors E'rong'an and E'lun were all ordered to serve in the office handling Military Affairs. On yiwei, the efu Celing was made Left Vice General Who Pacifies the Frontier, with Changde as his deputy, and Ta'erdai Right Vice General Who Pacifies the Frontier, with Yongfu as his deputy, to garrison Kebuduo together. The continued compilation of the Collected Statutes was completed. On renyin, Dulai, General of Heilongjiang, reported that the six clans of the Chuomin at Temen, Qitu Mountain and other places on the islands had submitted and would pay tribute of sable skins every year. On jiyou, the former Provincial Commander Ji Chengbin was put to death. Edit
In the sixth month, on wuwu, Wuhanweiwulalulin, the king of Sulu, the emperor's subject, memorialized that his distant ancestor the Eastern King had come to court in the Yongle years of the Ming and, on his way home, had fallen ill and died at Dezhou in Shandong. His eldest son had gone home and succeeded as king, while his second son Andulu and third son Wenhala stayed behind to keep the tomb. Their descendants had divided into two surnames, An and Wen, and each year received a fixed eight taels of silver for the sacrifices; he asked that their descendants be made licentiates charged with the sacrifices. This was granted. On wuyin, Ha Yuansheng reported that the rebel Miao of Jiugu had been put down. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on yiyou, the Grand Secretary Chen Yuanlong, being past eighty, asked to retire, and retired with the added title of Grand Mentor of the Heir Apparent. Li Hui was dismissed for speaking on matters beyond his office. The Commissioner for Observing Customs and Reforming Manners for Hunan was abolished. On wuzi, Xibao, Prince Shuncheng of the First Rank, was stripped of his rank, and his son Xiliang succeeded as a prince of the second rank. Fupeng, Prince Ping of the Second Rank, was made Grand General Who Settles the Border. The Prince of the First Rank Danjin Duo'erji was reduced to a prince of the second rank, and his title of bravery was taken away. Edit
In the eighth month, on dingmao, Gu Cong was made Director-General of the Zhili Rivers, Zhao Hong'en Governor-General of Liangjiang, and Gao Qizhuo Governor of Jiangsu. On jisi, subprefects for catching bandits on the four routes of Shuntian Prefecture were established. Edit
In the ninth month, on xinchou, E'erqi was dismissed and put under investigation. Qingfu was made Minister of Revenue, and E'chang acting Commandant of the Gendarmerie. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on xinyou, Koulou was made Lieutenant-General of the Mongol banners, and Malishan, Duke Zhongda, Minister of Justice. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jiachen, Neqin, Duke Guoyi, was ordered to serve in the office handling Military Affairs. Edit
In the twelfth month, on wuwu, an edict said: "Earlier E'mida memorialized proposing that walled cities be built in Taiwan. Hao Yulin has memorialized that the thorny bamboo of Taiwan, once planted, can form a wall. Disorders in Taiwan have mostly arisen from within. With no walled city to hold, the rebels are easier to put down. Only Lu'ermen is the gateway to the prefecture of Taiwan; build forts there, and that will suffice for defence. Plant thorny bamboo to serve as a hedge. The forts at Danshui and other places should be built as well, and enlarged and repaired in due season." On jiwei, Shi Yizhi was made Minister of Revenue, Zhang Zhao Minister of Justice, and Xu Ben Senior Censor-in-Chief. On renxu, Gao Bin was made Director-General of the Jiangnan Rivers. On bingzi, the combined sacrifice was offered at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, twenty-nine departments, counties and garrisons in Zhili, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shandong and other provinces were excused their taxes for disasters, and twenty-five salt yards of Jiangsu were also excused their salt tax, in varying degrees. Korea, Annam and Sulu sent tribute. Edit
Twelfth year (1734)
In the twelfth year, jiayin, in the spring, the first month, on xinchou, Fupeng, Prince Ping of the Second Rank, presented five hundred horses, sent to the army for its use. On renyin, because the Vice Minister Chakedan had handled the affairs of the tribes of the Chechen Khan well, he was given the rank of Minister and five thousand taels of silver, and the houses, lands and people that had been confiscated from him were returned. Edit
In the second month, on guichou, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On jiwei, the Beizi Yinhu was promoted to Beile. On yichou, the Reader Chunshan and the Supervising Censor Li Xueyu were ordered to go and invest the king of Annam. On renshen, the efu Celing was ordered to take overall charge of military affairs at the front. On guiyou, Yuan Zhancheng reported that a hundred and sixty Miao villages of Podong and Poxi had submitted. Xing Dengyun, an old man of Xingning County in Guangdong, aged a hundred and two, whose five sons were each seventy or eighty, a whole family of long life, was honoured, and was further granted a bolt of satin of the kind for the emperor's own use. Edit
In the third month, on dingchou, the Minister of Works Fan Shiyi was dismissed. On wuxu, the Education Commissioner of Henan Yu Hongtu was beheaded for greedy corruption, and his father the Vice Minister Yu Zhaosheng was dismissed. Yin Jishan reported that the rebel Miao of Pusi had been put down and that the people who surrendered had been received and pacified. The emperor's reply: "Every matter is apt to be let slip when it is nearly done, and neglected once it is settled. Exert yourself." Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on dingwei, Tian Minru, native chieftain of Rongmei in Huguang, was found guilty and removed, and the chieftaincy was converted to regular administration. Chong'an, Prince Kang of the First Rank, died; his uncle Ba'ertu succeeded to the rank, and his son Yong'en was made a Beile. On gengwu, the ivory mats of Guangdong were banned, and the people were also forbidden to buy or use them. Edit
In the fifth month, on jimao, the Pacification Commission of Shinan was replaced by regular officials. On guisi, Li Xi was made Lieutenant-General of the Chinese-martial banners. On yiwei, because envoys from the Zunghars had come, the advance of the troops was halted. On jihai, Laibao, Supervisor-in-Chief of the Imperial Household Department, was ordered to go to the tribes of the Chechen Khan and work together with Chakedan. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingwei, fifteen native chieftaincies of Huguang, Zhongdong and others, were replaced by regular officials. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on guisi, Yinli, Prince Guo of the First Rank, was ordered to manage the settling of the Dalai Lama in Tibet, and to review the troops in Zhili, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Sichuan. An edict said that the troops had been in the field on the northern and western routes for many years, and that the court ministers should deliberate together and report whether to use the present strength of the troops to drive straight into the bandits' territory, or to send envoys to them to explain where their interest and harm lay. Ba'ertu, Prince Kang of the First Rank, and others proposed advancing; the Grand Secretary Zhang Tingyu and others proposed sending envoys. The emperor then set out the whole course of the war and followed the latter proposal, to send envoys. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingwu, Fu Nai and Akedun were sent to the Zunghars to proclaim the emperor's instructions. On renxu, the Beizi Yinyi was reduced to a duke, and Hongchun, Prince Tai of the Second Rank, was reduced to Beizi. Edit
In the ninth month, on jiashen, the Vice Minister Lu Yaozeng and the Chamberlain Defu were ordered to go to Guizhou to proclaim the emperor's instructions to the Miao and other tribes. Yunnan was ordered to open furnaces and cast coins. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingwu, Yinli, Prince Guo of the First Rank, memorialized: "When officials submit proposals, they should set out the facts as they are, and not pick up odds and ends merely to fulfil their duty." The emperor's reply: "What he says is quite right. Let the officials who take turns submitting proposals be informed of it." On dingwei, E'mida was made acting Lieutenant-General of Tianjin, Aligun General of Qingzhou, and Fusen General of Hangzhou. On wuwu, Hao Yulin was made Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian. Santai and Xu Ben were both made to assist in the business of the Grand Secretariat. On jisi, an auspicious fungus grew at the Jing Mausoleum. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, renshen, Yinzhi, formerly Prince Zhi of the Second Rank, died. It was ordered that his funeral be conducted as for a Beizi, and his son Hongfang was made a Duke Who Guards the State. On bingyin, it was ordered that the Literary Gems of the Imperial Qing be continued. On renwu, a special edict to the two prefectures of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian told them to change their fierce and unruly ways and no longer gather their clans for armed feuds. On wuzi, Hongchao, son of the Prince Limi of the First Rank, was made a Duke Who Assists the State. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, guichou, it was ordered that Guangxi should again come under the Governor-General of Guangdong as well. On dingsi, Wei Tingzhen was made Minister of War, Gu Cong Director-General of Grain Transport, Zhu Zao Director-General of the Zhili Rivers, Bai Zhongshan Director-General of the Rivers of Hedong, and Gao Bin Director-General of the Jiangnan Rivers. On gengwu, the combined sacrifice was offered at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, fourteen departments and counties in Zhili, Anhui and other provinces were excused their taxes for disasters, and fourteen salt yards of Zhili were also excused their salt tax, in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Thirteenth year (1735)
In the thirteenth year, yimao, in the spring, the first month, on jichou, Jueluo Baixiu was made General of Shengjing, Nasutu General of Heilongjiang, and Hexing General of Ningxia. Edit
In the second month, on jiyou, the emperor attended the classics lecture. On gengxu, Wei Tingzhen was made Minister of Rites. On guichou, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On jiwei, he returned to the capital. On jiazi, Batai was made Assistant Grand Secretary. Edit
In the third month, on dingsi, the emperor ploughed the sacred field in person. On wuzi, an edict said: "When the localities organize the baojia mutual-security system, they must go along with the people's feelings and guide them gently. If it is done too harshly and hastily, the good and honest will suffer for it. In government the key is to find the right men; without the right men, even good laws and kind intentions are only pleasing to the eye and ear, and of no help to the people." Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on yisi, the Collected Writings of Shengzu were printed and given to the court ministers. On dingsi, mining in Guangdong was stopped. Edit
In the intercalary fourth month, on dingyou, the Zunghars sent the envoy Namuka bearing a memorial and tribute. It was ordered that the boundary be fixed. On jihai, an Altar of the First Sericulturist was built in the northern suburb. Edit
In the fifth month, on wushen, pay in silver was given to the soldiers of the Eight Banners at Sanxing. On dingsi, because the rebel Miao of Guzhou and Taigong in Guizhou were making trouble, Ha Yuansheng was made General Who Spreads Awe and given command of the government troops of four provinces to attack them. On jiazi, the Prince Guo of the First Rank, the emperor's fourth son, the emperor's fifth son, the Grand Secretaries E'ertai and Zhang Tingyu and others were ordered to handle the affairs of the Miao territories. The Minister of Works Batai was dismissed. The Minister of Justice Zhang Zhao and the Vice Censor-in-Chief Dexishou were ordered to investigate the affairs of the Miao territories. On dingmao, Ha Yuansheng reported that in the campaign against the rebel Miao, Huangping and Shibing had been wholly pacified. Edit
In the sixth month, on yihai, the Ministry of Revenue was ordered to examine the meltage surcharges of the provinces. On guiwei, Chakedan was made Minister of Works. On jiashen, men of native chieftain families who had become licentiates were allowed to sit the examinations on the same footing as others. On xinmao, the local products presented by the provinces were reduced. The kingdom of Luzon was in famine and asked to buy grain. This was granted. On bingshen, Dong Fang was made Vice General, to help put down the Miao bandits. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on yimao, E'ertai asked to resign his earldom and his post of Grand Secretary. This was granted; he was given leave to recover from illness, while still drawing his salary. Liu Shiming, acting Provincial Commander of Ganzhou, was sentenced to beheading for failing to detect robbery by his soldiers. On bingchen, Zhu Shi was ordered to go and survey the sea walls of Zhejiang. On xinyou, Maizhu and Chalang'a were made Grand Secretaries, and Zhang Guangsi Governor-General of Huguang. Edit
In the eighth month, on jisi, an edict said: "The management of the Miao territories was meant from the first to bring peace to the people's lives. Yet it was managed badly, so that the rebel Miao broke out unchecked and joined with the settled Miao to plunder the inhabitants. Thus a wish to give the people peace has become a government that oppresses them. Looking back to our first intention, can we fail to be ashamed? The whole of Guizhou's taxes in money and grain for this year are remitted everywhere. The departments and counties ravaged by the bandits are to be excused for three years, to show our wish to comfort and relieve them." Edit
On dinghai, the emperor was unwell. On wuzi, the emperor's illness grew grave, and his decree was proclaimed passing the throne to his fourth son, Hongli, Prince Bao of the First Rank. On jichou, the emperor died, aged fifty-eight. In the eleventh month of this year, on dingwei, he was respectfully given the honoured posthumous title Jingtian Changyun Jianzhong Biaozheng Wenwu Yingming Kuanren Xinyi Ruisheng Daxiao Zhicheng Xian Huangdi, with the temple name Shizong. In the third month of the second year of Qianlong, he was buried in the Tai Mausoleum. Edit
Appraisal
The appraisal says: Shengzu's government valued leniency and benevolence; Shizong followed it with strictness and clarity. Commentators liken them to Wen and Jing of the Han. Only in the bond between brothers, it may be doubted, was he less than devoted. Yet the Prince of Huainan's violence and arrogance brought its own fault upon him, and did not come wholly from Emperor Wen's lack of kindness. The emperor studied the way of good government and worried above all about the hardships of the lower officials. When an official close to him said that the departments and counties took in much and their revenues ought to be pared, he rebuked him: "You have never served in a department or county; how would you know how hard it is there?" How perfect those words were! He may be said to have known the essentials of government. Edit
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Source: 清史稿 卷九 本纪九 世宗本纪 (Draft History of Qing, juan 9, Annals 9: Annals of Shizong)
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- [Source] 清史稿 卷九 本纪九 世宗本纪 Draft History of Qing, juan 9, Annals 9: Annals of Shizong
- [Collation note] 本纪：「世宗敬天昌運建中表正文武英明寬仁信毅睿聖大孝至誠憲皇帝諱胤禛，聖祖第四子也。」 The annals: “Shizong, Emperor Xian (full posthumous title: Jingtian Changyun Jianzhong Biaozheng Wenwu Yingming Kuanren Xinyi Ruisheng Daxiao Zhicheng Xian Huangdi), personal name Yìnzhēn, was the fourth son of Shengzu.”