顒琰 Yóngyǎn
Biography
仁宗受天興運敷化綏猷崇文經武孝恭勤儉端敏英哲睿皇帝，諱顒琰，高宗第十五子也。母魏佳氏，追尊孝儀皇后。乾隆二十五年十月初六日生。五十四年，封嘉親王。六十年九月，策立為皇太子，高宗將傳位焉，以明年為嘉慶元年。
嘉慶元年
嘉慶元年丙辰春正月戊辰朔，舉行內禪，上侍高宗遍禮於堂子、奉先殿、壽皇殿。高宗御太和殿，授璽。上即位，尊高宗為太上皇帝，訓政。頒詔天下，賜宴宗藩。庚戌，立皇后喜塔拉氏。寧壽宮舉行千叟宴，太上皇帝蒞焉。九十以上者，召至御座，賜卮酒如故事。辛酉，祈穀於上帝。癸亥，上奉太上皇帝賜廷臣宴於正大光明殿。凡賜宴皆如之。辦理苗疆大學士福康安等奏攻克朗坡，進攻平隴。湖北枝江、宜都教匪起。
二月丁丑朔，釋奠先師孔子。戊寅，祭社稷。庚辰，初舉經筵。辛巳，敕甘肅貴德廳建文廟。戊子，春分，朝日於東郊。己丑，上御乾清門聽政，園居則御勤政殿，以為常。己亥，湖北當陽教匪起，戕官。西安將軍恆瑞率兵二千剿之。辛丑，祭歷代帝王廟。丙午，湖北巡撫惠齡奏獲教匪聶傑人。
三月庚戌，停四川續徵軍需銀兩。辛亥，上耕耤田，四推。壬子，上奉太上皇帝謁陵。丁卯，車駕還京。己巳，皇后祀先蠶。癸酉，恆瑞奏收復湖北竹山。壬申，留保住免。以烏爾圖納遜為理藩院尚書，富銳為綏遠城將軍，永慶為蒙古都統。
夏四月丙子朔，時享太廟。命宜綿、永保、恆瑞、孫士毅等分剿湖北教匪。辛巳，常雩，祀天於圜丘。以剿來鳳功，晉四川總督孫士毅三等男。敕伊犁貢馬由草地行。丁酉，上侍太上皇帝祈雨黑龍潭。是日，雨。庚子，賜趙文楷等一百一人進士及第出身有差。
Renzong, Emperor Shoutian Xingyun Fuhua Suiyou Chongwen Jingwu Xiaogong Qinjian Duanmin Yingzhe Rui, personal name Yongyan, was the fifteenth son of Gaozong. His mother, of the Weigiya clan, was posthumously honoured as the Empress Xiaoyi. He was born on the sixth day of the tenth month of the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong. In the fifty-fourth year he was made Prince Jia of the First Rank. In the ninth month of the sixtieth year he was installed as Crown Prince, Gaozong intending to hand the throne on to him, and the next year was to be the first year of Jiaqing. Edit
First year of Jiaqing (1796)
In the first year of Jiaqing, a bingchen year, in the spring, the first month, on the first day, wuchen, the abdication within the dynasty was carried out. The emperor attended Gaozong as he made obeisance in turn at the Tangse, the Hall for Worshipping Ancestors and the Hall of Imperial Longevity. Gaozong went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and handed over the seals. The emperor took the throne and honoured Gaozong as the Supreme Emperor, who was to guide the government. An edict was proclaimed to the empire, and a banquet was granted to the imperial clansmen and vassal princes. On gengxu, the Empress, of the Hitara clan, was installed. The Banquet of a Thousand Elders was held at the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, and the Supreme Emperor attended it. Those aged ninety and over were called up to the throne and granted cups of wine, as by precedent. On xinyou, prayers were offered to the Lord on High for the grain harvest. On guihai, the emperor, at the command of the Supreme Emperor, gave a banquet for the court officials in the Hall of Upright and Bright. All granted banquets were held in the same way. The Grand Secretary Fu Kang'an and others, in charge of affairs on the Miao frontier, reported that they had taken Langpo and were attacking Pinglong. The sectarian bandits rose at Zhijiang and Yidu in Hubei. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, dingchou, the sacrifice was offered to the Former Teacher Confucius. On wuyin, the sacrifice was offered at the Altars of Land and Grain. On gengchen, the classics lectures were held for the first time. On xinsi, it was ordered that a Temple of Culture be built at Guide Subprefecture in Gansu. On wuzi, at the spring equinox, the sun was worshipped at the eastern suburb. On jichou, the emperor went to the Gate of Heavenly Purity to hear the business of government; when he was living in the gardens he went to the Hall of Diligent Government, and this became the usual practice. On jihai, the sectarian bandits rose at Dangyang in Hubei and killed officials. Hengrui, General of Xi'an, led two thousand troops to suppress them. On xinchou, the sacrifice was offered at the Temple of the Emperors of Successive Dynasties. On bingwu, Huiling, Governor of Hubei, reported the capture of the sectarian bandit Nie Jieren. Edit
In the third month, on gengxu, the further levy of silver for military supplies in Sichuan was stopped. On xinhai, the emperor ploughed the sacred field, pushing the plough four times. On renzi, the emperor, attending the Supreme Emperor, went to pay respects at the tombs. On dingmao, the imperial carriage returned to the capital. On jisi, the Empress sacrificed to the First Sericulturist. On guiyou, Hengrui reported the recovery of Zhushan in Hubei. On renshen, Liubaozhu was dismissed. Wu'ertunaxun was made Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs, Furui General of Suiyuan City, and Yongqing Lieutenant-General of a Mongol Banner. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, bingzi, the seasonal offering was made at the Ancestral Temple. Yimian, Yongbao, Hengrui, Sun Shiyi and others were ordered to suppress the sectarian bandits of Hubei along separate routes. On xinsi, at the regular rain sacrifice, Heaven was worshipped at the Circular Mound. For his merit in the suppression at Laifeng, Sun Shiyi, Governor-General of Sichuan, was promoted to Baron, third class. It was ordered that the horses sent as tribute from Ili travel through the grasslands. On dingyou, the emperor attended the Supreme Emperor in praying for rain at the Black Dragon Pool. That day it rained. On gengzi, Zhao Wenkai and others, one hundred and one men in all, were granted the jinshi degree, with the status of "passed" or "qualified", in their grades. Edit
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五月戊申，詔額魯特來京有出痘者，嗣後由草地赴熱河覲見。辛酉，祭地於方澤。壬戌，上奉太上皇帝避暑木蘭。乙丑，以富綱為漕運總督。壬申，大學士、貝子福康安卒於軍。
六月乙亥朔，日有食之。以魁倫為閩浙總督，朱珪為兩廣總督。以紀昀為兵部尚書，金士松為禮部尚書，沈初為左都御史。丙子，調福昌為福州將軍。以明亮署廣州將軍。丁丑，除山西代州三州縣水沖田賦。戊寅，和琳奏獲苗匪石三保，解京誅之。癸巳，江南豐汛河決。
秋七月辛亥，明亮奏剿平孝感縣教匪。大學士、四川總督、三等男孫士毅卒於軍。
八月丙子，以雨停秋獮。壬寅，和琳卒於軍，命明亮、鄂輝接統軍務。
九月乙巳，車駕還京。
冬十月戊寅，上萬壽節，詣太上皇帝行禮。禮成，受廷臣賀。己卯，以董誥為大學士。王傑以足疾疏辭軍機處、南書房、禮部事，允之。命沈初為軍機大臣。辛巳，贈征苗陣亡提督花連布太子少保，予世職。丙戌，調沈初為兵部尚書，以紀昀為左都御史。
十一月庚戌，豐汛河工合龍復決。予湖北死事巡檢王翼孫、訓導甘杜、典史浦寶光世職。甲子，冬至，祀天於圜丘。乙丑，江西巡撫陳淮有罪，逮問遣戍。己巳，以湖北教匪偷渡滾河入秦，褫永保職逮問，以惠齡統其軍。
十二月戊子，湖南苗匪平，封明亮伯爵，額勒登保侯爵，及德楞泰等世職有差。庚子，祫祭太廟。辛丑，上奉太上皇帝御太和殿，賜宴朝正外藩。
是歲，免順天、江蘇、山西、湖南、福建等省三十九廳州縣災賦逋各賦有差。會計天下民數二萬七千五百六十六萬二千四十四名口，穀數三千七百二十萬六千五百三十九石一升二合七勺。朝鮮入貢。
嘉慶二年
二年丁巳春正月丁卯，貴州南籠仲苗夷婦王囊仙作亂，命總督勒保剿之。庚午，觀成奏四川教匪徐添德侵擾達州、東鄉，命總兵朱射斗等剿之。
二月癸酉，上御經筵。江南豐汛復報合龍。戊寅，皇后崩，奉太上皇帝誥，素服七日，不摘纓。廷臣如之，近臣常服不掛珠。辛巳，敘景安剿擒教匪功，晉三等伯。戊戌，冊諡大行皇后曰孝淑皇后。惠齡奏獲匪首劉起等，解京誅之。
三月戊申，上謁西陵。丁巳，還京。癸亥，以劉墉為大學士，調沈初為吏部尚書，朱珪為兵部尚書。以福長安、慶桂為滿洲都統，德楞泰為漢軍都統。巴克坦布、慶成奏，由應山追賊入豫，查明賊首李全、王廷詔、姚之富均在其內。諭令擒捕。
夏四月壬申，設湖南鎮筸鎮總兵官，改保靖土縣為流官。辛巳，追贈侍郎奉寬太師、禮部尚書，上受書師也。
五月戊辰，上奉太上皇帝避暑木蘭。己巳，惠齡奏教匪姚之富等由白馬石搶渡漢江入川。詔罷總統慶成、恆瑞等，各降官，以宜綿為總統，明亮、德楞泰為幫辦。
六月癸酉，勒保奏，剿辦南籠仲苗，迭克水煙坪、卡子河等處。得旨：亟將苗首仙姑等擒獲。
閏六月庚子，吉慶奏克西隆州亞稿苗寨。丙午，勒保奏進克普坪，搶斃匪首，解南籠圍。詔獎紳民堅守危城，深明大義，改南籠府為興義府。勒保續報解黃草壩圍，滇、黔路通。壬戌，軍機章京吳熊光、戴衢亨均加三品卿銜，與侍郎傅森一體在軍機大臣上學習行走。
秋七月己巳，永定河決。己卯，命喀什噶爾、英吉沙爾二回城儲糧備荒。癸未，都統巴克坦布卒於軍。乙酉，免四川運送軍糈奉節六州縣明年額賦。
八月甲辰，永定河合龍。丙辰，范宜恆卒，調沈初為戶部尚書，紀昀為禮部尚書。己未，大學士誠謀勇公阿桂卒。丙寅，上奉太上皇帝還京。
九月戊辰，勒保奏攻克仲苗賊巢，獲賊首王囊仙等，解京誅之。封勒保三等侯。丁丑，上臨奠故大學士阿桂。甲申，以蘇凌阿為大學士，李奉翰為兩江總督。庚寅，詔宜綿、勒保、奉承恩、景安等分募鄉勇入伍剿賊。癸巳，詔曰：「聞賊每逼平民入夥，迎拒官軍。官軍報捷，所稱殺賊，多系平民，非真賊也。故日久無功。領兵大員尚其設法解散，勿令玉石俱焚。」甲午，以湖北恩施、利川，四川奉節士民奮勇殺賊，再免一年錢糧。
冬十月戊戌，明亮、德楞泰請廣修民堡，以削賊勢。詔斥其迂緩。丙辰，乾清宮交泰殿災。辛酉，命勒保總統四川軍務。
十一月丙寅朔，予陣亡散秩大臣佛住、護軍統領阿爾薩朗世職。
十二月戊申，以康基田為江南河道總督，司馬騊為東河河道總督。予陣亡總兵明安圖，副將曾攀桂、伊薩納等世職。甲子，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免順天、湖廣、陝西、雲南、甘肅等省五十七州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、暹羅入貢。
嘉慶三年
三年戊午春正月庚午，以梁肯堂為兵部尚書，胡季堂為直隸總督。甲申，調勒保為四川總督。乙丑，額勒登保奏獲賊首覃加耀。上責其遲延，奪額勒登保爵職。並以疏防奪明亮、德楞泰爵職，奪舒亮、穆克登阿職，籍其家，均隨軍自效。
二月丁未，上釋奠文廟，臨雍講學。以鄂奇泰為黑龍江將軍，慶霖為江寧將軍。辛亥，柯藩、烏爾圖納遜坐縱陝賊漢入楚，褫職。壬子，以吳省欽為左都御史。乙卯，命內閣學士那彥成在軍機處學習行走。
三月丁丑，德楞泰奏，追剿賊首齊王氏、姚之富，投崖死。予明亮副都統銜。己丑，以剿賊遲延，褫觀成、劉君輔職。以富成為成都將軍。
夏五月丙寅，免福建全省遠年逋賦。己巳，截留江西漕糧，接賑山東曹縣等十三州縣被水災民。甲戌，上奉太上皇帝避暑木蘭。
六月己酉，以剿賊遲延，盡奪德楞泰爵職，予副都統銜自效。甲寅，雲貴總督、三等男鄂輝卒。
秋七月庚午，富楞泰卒。以德勒格楞貴為寧夏將軍。以雨停秋獮。
八月，以獲教匪王三槐功，晉勒保及和珅公爵，福長安侯爵。己酉，張誠基奏江西西寧州教匪作亂，剿平之。
九月癸亥，上奉太上皇帝還京。己卯，祀明總制袁崇煥於賢良祠。
冬十月庚子，新建乾清宮交泰殿成。
十一月丁亥，左都御史舒常卒。
十二月乙巳，惠齡奏獲賊首羅其清、羅其書。戊午，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免陝西、貴州等省四十八廳州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、暹羅入貢。
嘉慶四年
四年己未春正月壬戌，太上皇帝崩，上始親政。丁卯，大學士和珅有罪，及尚書福長安俱下獄鞫訊。晉儀郡王永璇親王，貝勒永璘為慶郡王，綿億封履郡王，奕綸、奕紳在上書房讀書，綿志等各封賞有差。詔：「中外陳奏直達朕前，不許副封關會軍機處。」命成親王永瑆、大學士董誥、尚書慶桂在軍機處行走。沈初免直。成親王永瑆管戶部。丁丑，和珅賜死於獄，福長安論斬。己卯，特詔申明軍紀。命勒保為經略，明亮、額勒登保為參贊，並查詢劉清居官，具實保奏。吳省欽免，以劉權之為左都御史。以保寧為大學士，仍管伊犁將軍，慶桂協辦大學士，書麟為吏部尚書，松筠為戶部尚書。敘斬賊首冉文儔功，獎敘惠齡、德楞泰。丙戌，宜綿解任，以恆瑞為陝甘總督。丁亥，贈原任御史曹錫寶副都御史，蔭一子。召前內閣學士尹壯圖來京。
二月己丑，以松筠為陝甘總督，布彥達賚為戶部尚書。辛卯，詔曰：「自教匪滋事以來，迫脅良民，焚毀田舍。民非甘心從賊，欲逃無歸，歸亦無食。亟宜招撫解散，而非空言所能收效。應如何綏輯安插，令勒保詢之劉清及其他良吏，籌議良法，俾可施行，速具以聞。」甲午，弛私售和闐玉禁。辛丑，秦承恩以貽誤軍事，褫職逮問。李奉翰卒，以費淳為兩江總督。乙巳，復宗室鄉會試例，增部院郎官宗室額缺。壬子，釋回徐述夔、王錫侯子孫緣坐發遣者。丁巳，錄用故大學士朱軾、孫嘉淦子孫。
三月己未朔，蘇凌阿免，以慶桂為大學士，成德為刑部尚書，傅森為左都御史。庚申，戶部尚書沈初卒，以范建中為戶部尚書。癸亥，以書麟為閩浙總督、協辨大學士。甲子，調慶霖為福州將軍，福昌為江寧將軍。戊辰，許直省道員密摺上奏。庚午，解景安任，以倭什布為湖廣總督，吳熊光為河南巡撫。丙子，額勒登保奏剿滅教匪蕭占國、張長更，上嘉之，予二等男。敘獎裨將朱射斗、楊遇春等。戊寅，定侍衛軍政。壬午，追贈皇四兄履端郡王永〈革為〉親王，皇七兄悼敏皇子永琮為哲親王，皇十二兄永璣為貝勒。癸未，勒保奏剿滅教匪冷天祿。得旨：「旬日之內，連翦三酋，深為可嘉，額勒登保晉一等男。」免河南被匪之鄧州二十州縣新舊額賦。甘肅布政使廣厚奏剿斃賊目張世龍。
夏四月己丑朔，欽天監言四月朔日，日月合璧，五星聯珠。上曰：「躔度偶逢，兵戈未息，何足言瑞。」予尹壯圖給事中，准回籍養親。丙申，恭上大行皇帝尊諡，禮成，頒詔覃恩。丁酉，免陝西被賊之孝義等三十五廳州縣新舊額賦。己亥，免四川被賊之奉節等三十六廳州縣新舊額賦。辛酉，詔遵奉皇考敕旨，於庚申、辛酉舉鄉會恩科。癸丑，賜姚文田等二百二十人進士及第出身有差。丙辰，以慶成為成都將軍。
五月戊午朔，停本年秋決。甲子，免湖北被賊之孝感等四十七州縣衛新舊額賦。庚午，江蘭罷，以初彭齡為雲南巡撫。庚辰，以傅森為兵部尚書，阿迪斯為左都御史。辛巳，克勤郡王恆謹以不謹削爵。甲申，以董誥為大學士。丁亥，敕費淳訪劾貪吏。詔免伯德爾格回民增金錢及葡萄折價。
六月己丑，增設步軍統領左右翼總兵官。庚寅，詔曰：「朕聞湖北隨州未被賊擾，因民人掘溝壘山，足資捍禦。民間村堡，侭可照辦。勒保、松筠、吳熊光即曉諭百姓知之。」辛卯，吳熊光、吳琠請加徵河工稭料運費銀。得旨申飭，下部議處。庚戌，恤陝西陣亡總兵官保興等世職。
秋七月辛酉，調山西兵三千赴湖北，盛京兵二千，額勒亨額統之，赴四川剿賊。癸亥，勒保奏獲賊首包正洪，予朱射斗騎都尉世職。壬申，經略勒保以玩誤軍務奪職逮問，以明亮為經略，魁倫為四川總督。乙亥，削景安伯爵，遣戍伊犁。免甘肅被賊隴西等四十八州縣新舊額賦。辛巳，停中秋節貢。
八月己丑，富俊免，以興奎為烏魯木齊都統。壬辰，調盛京兵二千，吉林、黑龍江兵各一千，赴湖北剿賊。癸巳，以長麟為雲貴總督。乙未，勒保奏德楞泰生擒賊目龔文玉，給騎都尉世職。癸卯，罷明亮經略，命額勒登保以都統銜為經略。乙巳，命修撰趙文楷、中書李鼎元冊封琉球國王尚溫。己酉，慶成、永保以督軍不力逮問，命那彥成往陝西督辦。癸丑，編修洪亮吉致書成親王私論國政，遣戍伊犁。
九月丙辰朔，恤陣亡貴州副將孫大猷世職。丙寅，怡親王永琅薨。庚午，大行梓宮發引，上恭送啟鑾。庚午，葬高宗純皇帝於裕陵。癸酉，還京。甲戌，高宗純皇帝、孝賢純皇后、孝儀純皇后升祔太廟，頒詔覃恩。辛巳，故湖廣總督畢沅坐濫用軍需削世職，奪蔭官。壬午，明亮以剿賊不力罷參贊，褫都統，予副都統剿賊。
冬十月壬辰，調朱珪為戶部尚書，劉權之為吏部尚書，范建中為左都御史。丁酉，明亮奏獲賊首張漢潮。湖北道員胡齊侖以侵盜錢糧處斬。壬寅，德楞泰奏獲賊首高均德、高二。予德楞泰二等男。丁未，成親王永瑆免值軍機處。命傅森仍為軍機大臣。辛亥，命廷臣保舉賢良。壬子，勒保論斬，解京監候。
十一月甲子，故超勇公海蘭察子公安祿於四川剿賊陣亡，詔優恤之，名其子恩特赫默紥拉芬，襲超勇公。癸酉，免直隸積年逋賦。戊寅，興肇、慶成以帶兵不力遣戍。賞額勒登保銀一萬兩，德楞泰銀五千兩。庚辰，冬至，祀天於圜丘，奉高宗純皇帝配享，頒詔覃恩。
十二月壬辰，漕運總督蔣兆奎以率請加賦濟運罷。恤陣亡副將丁有成、德亮等世職。甲午，福寧以殺降報捷，景安以縱賊殃民，俱褫職逮問。丙申，額勒登保奏獲教匪王登廷。辛丑，姜晟奏獲湖南苗匪吳陳受。得旨嘉獎，加太子少保。壬子，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免河南、湖北被兵六十七州縣新舊額賦，徵兵經過直隸、河南、湖北田賦。又除江蘇、湖北各一縣坍田額賦，吉林三姓、黑龍江、雲南石屏州災賦。普免天下積年逋賦。朝鮮、暹羅入貢。
嘉慶五年
五年庚申春正月甲寅朔，上謁陵。丙辰，詣裕陵行初期祭禮。庚申，上還京。命額勒登保剿辦陝西教匪，德楞泰、魁倫剿辦四川教匪。辛酉，以松筠為伊犁將軍，仍留陝西剿賊。調長麟為陝甘總督，以玉德為閩浙總督，阮元為江蘇巡撫。壬戌，詔清查庫款，從容彌補，勿以嚴急而致累民。金士松卒，以張若渟為兵部尚書。辛未，祈穀於上帝，奉高宗純皇帝配享。解倭什布任，以姜晟為湖廣總督，移松筠剿湖北賊。戊寅，以景熠為黑龍江將軍。
二月丁亥，命那彥成參贊甘肅軍務。辛卯，以汪承霈為左都御史。癸巳，敕新疆鑄乾隆錢。壬寅，恤四川陣亡副將關聯升等世職。丁未，追論縱賊諸臣，秦承恩、宜綿戍伊犁。庚戌，予告大學士蔡新卒。
三月庚申，上謁陵。辛酉，解七十五任，逮京治罪。甲子，清明節，上行敷土禮。乙丑，阿迪斯以擁兵玩誤逮問，起勒保護成都將軍。丁卯，上幸南苑。德楞泰奏截剿渡江教匪，獲匪首冉添元，晉三等子。壬申，上謁西陵。乙亥，還京。辛巳，甄錄賢良祠大臣後裔。以縱賊渡嘉陵江，復過潼河，奪魁倫職逮問。以勒保署四川總督，起明亮藍翎侍衛從軍。
夏四月癸未朔，日有食之，乙酉，阿迪斯遣戍伊犁，以德楞泰為成都將軍。庚子，雲南裸夷平，加書麟太子太保。
閏四月甲寅，命刑部查久禁官犯及禁錮子孫與久戍者寬減之。丙午，上步禱祈雨。乙卯，釋洪亮吉回籍。丙辰，釋安南人黎屌等於獄，安置火器營，給月餼。是日，雨。丙寅，恤四川陣亡提督達三泰世職。戊辰，以那彥成不任戎務，罷直軍機處，召回京。
五月壬戌朔，夏至，祀地於方澤，奉高宗純皇帝配享。己丑，經略額勒登保以剿辦匪目劉允恭等功，晉三等子。丙午，那彥成到京，奏對無狀，降為翰林院侍講。
六月壬戌，額勒登保奏獲賊首楊開甲。丁卯，以張若渟為刑部尚書，汪承霈為兵部尚書，馮光熊為左都御史。甲戌，賜魁倫自盡，戍其子紥拉芬於伊犁。
秋七月辛卯，命右翼總兵長齡統吉林、黑龍江兵赴湖北協剿教匪。琅玕奏青苗楊文泰作亂，剿平之。馬慧裕奏獲傳教首犯劉之協，解京誅之。丙申，禮部尚書德明卒，以達椿為禮部尚書。己酉，額勒登保奏獲賊目陳傑。
八月丙辰，固原提督王文雄剿賊陣亡，予三等子。
九月壬午，上謁東陵。戊子，還京。丁未，恤四川陣亡副將李錫命世職。
冬十月戊辰，胡季堂卒，以姜晟為直隸總督，書麟為湖廣總督，琅玕為雲貴總督。
十一月乙酉，睿親王淳穎薨。己亥，恤陣亡革職將軍富成等世職。
十二月甲寅，陝西教匪徐添德竄湖北，湖北教匪冉學勝竄陝西，降責德楞泰、勒保等。丁巳，德楞泰奏獲教匪楊開第等。丙子，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免順天、江蘇、四川、雲南、甘肅等省七十廳州縣災賦，及兵差經過、坍田額賦各有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
嘉慶六年
六年辛酉春正月壬午，以傅森為戶部尚書，明安為步軍統領。辛卯，遣少卿窩星阿、裘行簡犒額勒登保、德楞泰軍。丁酉，德楞泰以剿山陽教匪功，復一等子。甲辰，德楞泰奏獲賊首高二、王儒。乙巳，勒保奏獲黃、藍、白三號賊目徐萬富等。
二月乙卯，勒保奏獲賊首王士虎。丙辰，書麟奏明亮獲賊目卜興昂。戊午，賜賢良後裔尚書魏象樞六世孫煜、尚書楊名時曾孫景曾、巡撫徐士林孫從旭舉人。戊辰，上謁陵，行敷土禮。壬申，上還京。改湖廣提督為湖南提督。置湖北提督，駐襄陽。改襄陽鎮總兵為鄖陽鎮總兵。癸酉，傅森卒，以成德為戶部尚書、軍機大臣。乙亥，額勒登保奏獲賊首王廷詔。
三月庚辰，詔：「被賊裹脅匪徒多系良民，凡投出者悉貸其死。軍前大臣仰體朕意，廣為宣示，務使周知。」恤陣亡總兵多爾濟紥布、李紹祖等世職。丁酉，賜賢良後裔大學士李光地四世孫維翰、尚書湯斌四世孫念曾舉人，巡撫傅弘烈六世孫縣丞徵瓏知縣。己亥，詔：「朕將謁陵，春苗暢發，令大臣監護民田，勿許踐踏禾苗。」敘江西士民協剿教匪劉聯登功，改江西寧州為義寧州。辛丑，上謁陵。乙巳，行釋服禮。
夏四月丁未朔，上還京。己未，以四川民人輸資急公，免遂寧等八十六廳州縣明年額賦。辛酉，冊立皇后鈕祜祿氏。壬戌，協辦大學士、湖廣總督書麟卒，以吳熊光為湖廣總督。德楞泰奏獲賊首張允壽。丙寅，以獲王廷詔、高二、馬五功，晉額勒登保二等子，楊遇春騎都尉。戊辰，以兩廣總督吉慶協辦大學士。辛未，賜顧皋等二百七十五人進士及第出身有差。
五月己卯，賜賢良後裔大學士王熙曾孫元洪舉人。甲申，上祭文昌廟，始命列入祀典。乙酉，恤四川陣亡總兵朱射斗視提督，予世職。丙戌，命總兵官輪班人覲。奉天府丞視學政，三年更任。乙巳，以額勒登保為理藩院尚書。
六月壬子，大雨。永定河決，分遣卿員撫恤被水災民。以水災停本年秋獮。姜晟免，發永定河效力。起陳大文署直隸總督。丙辰，復雨。西安將軍恆瑞卒。辛未，上步禱社稷壇祈晴。是日，晴。勒保奏東鄉青、藍號匪悉數殲除。
七月庚辰，特發在京兵丁口糧一月。甲申，命那彥寶、巴寧阿修築永定河工。勒保奏獲匪目徐添壽、王登高。戊戌，賑熱河水災。
八月丁巳，額勒登保奏獲匪首王士虎、冉添泗。勒保奏七十五獲賊目劉清選、湯步武等。甲子，勒保奏獲賊首冉學勝等，封三等男。
九月己丑，續修大清會典。
冬十月丙午，永定河合龍。癸丑，額勒登保奏獲賊首辛斗。德楞泰奏斃賊首龍紹周。癸亥，詔甄敘川、陝軍勞，晉額勒登保三等伯，德楞泰二等伯，賽沖阿騎都尉，溫春雲騎尉。
十一月甲申，貴州巡撫伊桑阿以驕黷欺罔賜死。癸巳，詔曰：「軍務即日告蕆，安插鄉勇為善後要事。其通籌詳議以聞。」乙未，額勒登保奏獲賊首高見奇。戊戌，七十五以縱賊，奪職逮問。己亥，升四川達州為綏定府，太平營為太平協。
十二月癸卯朔，慶成奏獲苟文明股匪。丁未，詔曰：「前奉皇考特旨，查考本朝殉節諸臣未得世職者，業經查出一百四十餘員，補給恩騎尉世職。茲又續查得九百九十餘員，開單呈覽，均系抗節效忠之臣。其子孫俱即給與恩騎尉世職，支給俸饟。除投標當差外，有原應試者，准作文武生員，一體應試。」癸亥，詔獎劉清，特授四川建昌道。壬申，額勒登保奏剿辦通江賊匪，斃匪目苟朝獻。辛未，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、山西、浙江、安徽、四川、雲南、甘肅等省二百三十一廳州縣衛額賦有差。朝鮮、暹羅入貢。
嘉慶七年
七年壬戌春正月癸酉朔，上謁裕陵，行三期祭禮。賜所過貧民棉衣。甲戌，定祭社稷壇用上戊。戊寅，上還京。壬午，以松筠為伊犁將軍。甲午，額勒登保奏獲首逆辛聰，餘黨悉平。吳熊光奏獲匪首張允壽子得貴，撲滅藍號賊股。明安以貪黷褫職，遣戍伊犁。以祿康為步軍統領，解刑部尚書。額勒登保以疏防苟文明竄渡漢江，降男爵。庚子，上御經筵。
二月癸卯，以苟文明竄南山老林，飭領兵大臣堵剿，地方官嚴密查拏，勿令蔓延。丁未，釋奠先師孔子。壬戌，優恤陣亡副將韓自昌與其弟副將韓加業，飭地方官為建雙烈祠，賜其母銀三百兩。丙寅，額勒登保奏劉清獲賊首李彬、辛文，加按察使銜花翎。
三月癸酉，勒保奏獲賊首張添倫、魏學盛、陳國珠。丁丑，德楞泰奏獲匪首龔其堯、李世漢、李國珍，餘黨悉平。壬午，上謁泰陵。庚寅，還京。壬辰，成德卒，以祿康為戶部尚書。
夏四月戊申，以顏檢為直隸總督。乙丑，賜吳廷琛等二百四十八人進士及第出身有差。丁卯，慶成奏獲賊首魏洪升、張喜、白庸。
五月己卯，睿親王寶恩薨。琅玕奏獲裸匪首逆臘者布。壬午，勒保奏獲匪首庹向瑤、徐添陪、張思從。甲午，慶成奏搜捕餘匪，獲康二麻、張昌元，加太子太保。
六月己酉，德楞泰奏教匪樊人傑溺水死，俘其妻孥，餘匪殲盡，晉封三等侯。甲寅，命劉權之、德瑛為軍機大臣。乙卯，達椿卒，以長麟為禮部尚書。命保寧管理兵部。以祿康、恭阿拉為漢軍都統。
秋七月辛未，勒保奏剿殲黃、白、青、藍四號賊匪，晉一等男。庚辰，陝西貢生何泰條陳黜奢崇儉，挽迴風氣。得旨可采，賞大緞二匹。甲申，大學士王傑致仕，加太子太傅，在籍食俸。戊子，上秋獮木蘭。癸巳，詔曰：「廣東博羅監犯越獄一案，經朕硃諭查詢，始據該督撫據實陳奏。則天下事之不發覺者多矣，殊堪感嘆，更深懍畏。除分別懲治外，尚其大法小廉，用副澂敘官方至意。」以興奎為西安將軍，明亮為烏魯木齊都統。甲午，額勒登保奏獲逆首苟文明。諭：「適到木蘭，便聞捷音。教匪起事諸犯，只餘此賊。今既授首，不難肅清。額勒登保晉一等伯，楊遇春以下，各優予敘賚。」張若渟卒，以熊枚為刑部尚書。轉汪承霈為左都御史，戴衢亨為兵部尚書。
八月己亥朔，日有食之。詔曰：「月朔日食，月望月食，天象示儆，兢惕時深。朕躬有闕失歟？剿捕邪匪，餘孽未盡，其應靖以兵威，或迪以德化歟？政事有不便於民者，或一時行之，日久則滋流弊歟？其各讜言無隱。至月食修刑，惟當於明法敕罰，力求詳慎，所當與內外諸臣交勉焉。」以朱珪協辦大學士。癸卯，以嵇承志為東河河道總督，以劉清為四川按察使。乙卯，上行圍。越南農耐、阮福映率屬內附，繳前藩敕印。詔許其入貢。辛酉，德楞泰奏獲賊首蒲添寶。
九月庚辰，上迴鑾。戊子，上謁陵。辛卯，還京。丙申，吳熊光奏斃黃號匪首唐明萬。
冬十月己酉，杭州將軍弘豐卒，以張承勛為杭州將軍。壬子，勒保奏獲白號賊首張簡、藍號賊首湯思蛟。丁巳，德楞泰奏斃賊首戴四，獲賊目趙鑒。
十一月戊辰朔，德楞泰奏獲賊首陳傳學。庚午，詔以吉慶辦理傅羅會匪，奏報不實，免協辦大學士，命那彥成查辦。尋解總督，敕瑚圖理署理。丙戌，額勒登保奏獲賊首景英，晉三等侯。
十二月戊戌朔，安徽宿州盜匪作亂，費淳等討平之。癸丑，詔額勒登保、德楞泰、勒保、惠齡、吳熊光會報川、陝、楚教匪蕩平。封額勒登保、德楞泰一等侯，勒保一等伯，明亮一等男，賽沖阿、楊遇春以次封賚。並推恩成親王永瑆等、軍機大臣慶桂、董誥等。乙丑，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、陝西、江西、四川等省五十六廳州縣災賦。除江蘇、福建、山東十縣衛坍田額賦。朝鮮入貢。
嘉慶八年
八年癸亥春正月庚午，以倭什布為兩廣總督。丁丑，命伊犁廣開民田。張誠基以剿辦義寧州土匪陳奏不實，論絞。乙酉，賜貧民棉衣。甲午，上御經筵。
二月己未，上謁東陵。
閏二月戊寅，上還駐圓明園。乙酉，還宮，入順貞門，奸人陳德突出犯駕。定親王綿恩、額駙拉旺多爾濟及丹巴多爾濟等擒獲之，交廷臣嚴鞫。獎賚綿恩等有差。丁亥，祀先農，上親耕耤田。己丑，詔曰：「陳德之事，視如猘犬，不必窮鞫。所慚懼者，德化未昭，始有此警予之事耳。即按律定擬。」是日，陳德及其二子伏誅。予告大學士王傑陛辭，賜玉鳩杖，御書詩章，馳驛回籍。庚寅，嚴申門禁。
三月丙申，御試翰林。甲辰，甘肅提督穆克登布以剿捕餘匪陣亡，贈二等男。恤湖北陣亡總兵王懋賞等世職。庚申，皇后行躬桑禮。
四月丙戌，上祈雨。丁亥，雨。
五月乙未，建宗室、覺羅住房。癸丑，以富俊為吉林將軍。
六月戊子，尚書彭元瑞乞休，允之，仍總裁高宗實錄。以費淳為兵部尚書，陳大文為兩江總督。己丑，封阮福映為越南國王。
秋七月乙巳，以那彥成為禮部尚書。丁未，以三省餘匪肅清，優敘額勒登保、德楞泰及軍機大臣。壬申，上巡幸木蘭。
八月壬午，調富俊為盛京將軍。以停止行圍迴鑾。辛卯，上還京。
九月戊申，致仕尚書、前協辦大學士彭元瑞卒。
冬十月壬申，琅玕奏獲首犯恆乍綱，枲僳匪平。癸未，葬孝淑皇后於山陵。
十一月戊戌，朱珪等請磨敬一亭明代碑文，上不許。
十二月己丑，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、山東、河南、江蘇、安徽、陝西、湖北、四川、雲南、甘肅等省四百十八廳州縣衛災賦逋賦有差。朝鮮、越南入貢。
嘉慶九年
九年甲子春正月丁未，調興奎為寧夏將軍，賽沖阿為西安將軍。
二月壬戌，上御經筵。癸亥，上臨幸翰林院，賜宴，賦柏梁體詩。戊子，上謁東陵。
三月壬辰，幸盤山。壬寅，詣明陵，尊酒長陵。甲辰，上還京。
夏四月己巳，上閱健銳營兵。丙子，召嵇承志來京，以徐端署河東河道總督。
五月甲午，上祈雨黑龍潭。丁酉，雨。丁未，鐵保奏進八旗詩一百三十四卷，賜名熙朝雅頌集。
六月壬戌，玉德等奏海盜蔡牽擾及鹿耳門，突入汕大寨。得旨：追擒務獲。戊辰，以祿康協辦大學士，明亮為工部尚書，長麟為刑部尚書，費淳為吏部尚書。德瑛罷直軍機處，以那彥成、英和為軍機大臣。乙亥，惠齡卒，以那彥成為陝甘總督。恤捕海盜陣亡總兵胡振聲，贈提督，予世職，錄用其子。
秋七月丙午，上巡幸木蘭。庚子，初彭齡以誣參吳熊光褫職。癸丑，以歲周浹甲，停本年決囚。
八月己未，清查湖北濫支軍需，追罰福康安、和琳之子並畢沅等。丁丑，上迴鑾謁陵。
九月庚寅，上幸南苑行圍。辛卯，以搜捕三省餘匪淨盡，甄敘額勒登保以次有差。甲午，上還京。
冬十月癸酉，廣西武緣知縣孫廷標匿傷縱凶，特旨處絞，臬司公峨遣戍烏魯木齊。己卯，上御惇敘殿，賜宴宗室諸王。
十一月戊申，調那彥成為兩廣總督，倭什布為陝甘總督。
十二月丁卯，調徐端為江南河道總督。庚辰，大學士劉墉卒。甲申，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、湖北、四川等省二十一廳州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、暹羅入貢。
嘉慶十年
十年乙丑春正月乙未，予告大學士王傑因賜壽來京卒，優詔恤贈。辛亥，以朱珪為大學士，紀昀協辦大學士，以鐵保為兩江總督。詔內務府大臣嚴行約束內監，稽其出入，纂入宮史，著為令。
二月己未，上御經筵。己巳，禮親王永恩薨，子昭槤襲。協辦大學士紀昀卒，調劉權之禮部尚書、協辦大學士。
三月己丑，上幸南苑行圍。己亥，上謁泰陵。丙午，迴鑾，閱健銳營兵。戊申，上還京。以弘康為廣州將軍。
夏四月辛巳，御史蔡維鈺疏請查禁西洋人刻書傳教。得旨：一體查禁。戊寅，賜彭浚等二百四十三人進士及第出身有差。
五月甲申朔，詔內務府大臣管理西洋堂，未能嚴切稽查，任令傳教，下部議處。其經卷檢查銷毀，習教之佟瀾等罪之。戊申，追敘削平教匪清野功，加勒保太子太保，明亮一等子。
六月庚申，顏檢以失察虧帑黜免，調吳熊光為直隸總督，百齡為湖廣總督。丁丑，永定河決。
閏六月癸未，劉權之免，以費淳協辦大學士，秦承恩為左都御史。戊戌，永定河合龍。乙巳，以清安泰為浙江巡撫。
秋七月壬辰，上詣盛京謁陵啟鑾。
八月丙戌，上祭北鎮廟。乙未，上謁永陵。丙申，行大饗禮。閱吉林官兵射。庚子，上謁福陵，行大饗禮。辛丑，上謁昭陵，行大饗禮。臨奠克勤郡王岳託、武勛王揚古利、弘毅公額亦都、直義公費英東墓。上駐蹕盛京，詣寶冊前行禮。甲辰，詣天壇、地壇行禮。乙巳，上御崇政殿受賀。御前大臣、三等公額勒登保卒，建祠京師。以慶成為成都將軍。丙午，上御大政殿，賜扈從王大臣及朝鮮陪臣宴。御制盛京頌八章。賜朝鮮國王李松御書匾額。戊申，上迴鑾。
九月己巳，上謁東陵。壬申，還京。丙子，臨奠額勒登保。
冬十月甲午，命戴均元馳赴南河勘工。丙申，英吉利國王入貢，賜敕並文綺。辛丑，那彥成免，調吳熊光為兩廣總督，裘行簡署直隸總督。癸卯，以賽沖阿為廣州將軍。
十一月丙辰，百齡免，以全保為湖廣總督。己未，以慶溥為湖北提督。
十二月丁未，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、山西、陝西等省三十四州縣災賦及兩淮十一場額課有差。會計天下民數三萬三千二百一十八萬一千四百三名口，穀數二千九百四十一萬一千九百九十九石七升三合二勺。朝鮮、英吉利入貢。
嘉慶十一年
十一年丙寅春正月壬子，海盜蔡牽陷鳳山縣，命玉德剿辦，調廣州將軍賽沖阿馳往督辦。丙子，那彥成以在署演戲，濫收海盜，奪職，戍伊犁。
二月癸未，上御經筵。辛卯，上謁東陵。甲辰，上幸南苑行圍。戊申，還京。
三月己丑，台灣總兵愛新泰克復鳳山縣，予世職。
夏四月辛卯，上閱健銳營兵。癸巳，李亨特免，以吳璥為河東河道總督。丙申，續編皇清文穎。
五月丙寅，玉德罷，以阿林保為閩浙總督。
六月戊寅，調姜晟為工部尚書，秦承恩為刑部尚書。庚辰，慶成以奏對失實削職，戍黑龍江。以特清額為成都將軍。庚寅，以戴均元為江南河道總督，徐端為副總河。庚子，命德楞泰管理兵部。
秋七月癸亥，寧陝鎮新兵陳逢順糾黨戕官，陷洋縣，擾及寧羌。命德楞泰統巴圖魯侍衛、索倫兵剿之。丁卯，上巡幸木蘭。
八月庚寅，上行圍。甲辰，李長庚奏剿殲蔡牽匪黨多名，蔡牽逸。
九月乙巳，發巴圖魯侍衛、索倫等兵赴陝西。癸丑，論直隸失察侵帑案，顏檢戍烏魯木齊，降姜晟、陳大文、熊枚四品京堂。起初彭齡為安徽巡撫。庚申，起劉權之為左都御史。癸亥，上還京。
冬十月丁丑，德楞泰奏剿平洋縣叛兵。甲申，以全保為陝甘總督，汪志伊為湖廣總督，曹振鏞為工部尚書。丁亥，以溫承惠為直隸總督。起阮元署福建巡撫，以病辭。調張師誠為福建巡撫，金光悌為江西巡撫。癸巳，以和寧為烏魯木齊都統。大學士保寧乞休，優詔致仕，予食公俸。
十一月庚申，以祿康為大學士，長麟協辦大學士，文寧為步軍統領。詔以德楞泰剿辦叛兵，寬大受降，切責之，降楊遇春寧陝鎮總兵，楊芳遣戍伊犁，即押降兵赴戍。
十二月戊寅，大學士朱珪卒。己卯，上臨第賜奠。庚辰，特詔旗民力求節儉。辛丑，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、四川等省三十五廳州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
嘉慶十二年
十二年丁卯春正月丙午，以費淳為大學士，戴衢亨協辦大學士。癸亥，詔曰：「從前剿辦邪匪，鄉勇過多。迨事平遣散為難，多令入伍充兵。今陝之寧陝，川之綏定，迭報新兵滋事，隨時剿平。此等獷悍之徒，必須隨時懲創，勿令別生事端。」戊辰，陝西瓦石坪新兵滋事，討平之。
二月甲戌，上御經筵，戊子，積拉堪罷，削爵。壬辰，上謁東陵。
三月壬辰，上幸南苑行圍。辛亥，謁西陵。甲寅，還京。丁巳，高宗實錄、聖訓成。辛巳，上祈雨。甲子，雨。
夏四月丙戌，上閱健銳營兵。庚子，上祈雨。
五月己丑，雨。己未，以長齡為陝甘總督，薩彬圖為漕運總督。丙寅，增定河工料價。雍正以來，常年工費率六十萬，自此馴增百六十萬。
六月乙未，禁督撫幕友矇保入官。
秋七月乙巳，命編修齊鯤、給事中費錫章冊封琉球國王。戊午，上巡幸木蘭。
八月乙酉，上行圍。
九月丙午，上還駐木蘭。暹羅私招商人貿易，降敕訓止之。辛亥，上迴鑾。甲寅，閱古北口兵。丙辰，還京。
冬十月乙未，令武鄉、會試內場罷策論，默寫武經。
十一月辛丑，塞陳家浦壩口，導黃河由故道入海。
十二月癸未，調清安泰為河南巡撫，以阮元為浙江巡撫。癸巳，祫察太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江蘇、四川、甘肅等省四十七州縣災賦鹽課。除江蘇、福建、山西五縣水沖坍田額賦。朝鮮、琉球、南掌入貢。
嘉慶十三年
十三年戊辰春正月戊午，浙江提督李長庚追擊海盜，卒於軍，贈伯爵。以部將王得祿為浙江提督。
二月丁卯，命皇次子釋奠先師孔子。庚午，上御經筵。丙子，予告大學士保寧卒。戊寅，特詔獎敘湖南辰沅永靖道傅鼐，加按察使銜。
三月庚子，上謁東陵。壬午，上巡閱天津長堤。丙辰，以徐端為南河河道總督。己未，上閱天津鎮兵。丙寅，上幸南苑行圍。命長麟、戴衢亨勘察南河。
夏四月戊辰，上還京。辛卯，賜吳信中等二百六十一人進士及第出身有差。
五月癸卯，長麟、戴衢亨奏查勘河工，請用一百三十餘歲張姓老民指出靳輔舊於天然閘東建閘二座，驗有壩基，擬請修復。得旨照準，賞老民銀緞。庚申，修闕里孔廟。
閏五月壬午，湖南提督仙鶴翎以表賀生皇長孫失辭，罷。
六月甲辰，御制耕織圖詩，刊於授時通考。乙巳，秦承恩免，以吳璥為刑部尚書。
秋七月庚辰，上巡幸木蘭。
八月己酉，上行圍。甲寅，恤廣東捕盜被戕總兵林國良世職。
九月己卯，上還京。
冬十月癸巳朔，日有食之。
十一月壬午，吳熊光罷，以永保為兩廣總督。庚寅，以興肇為杭州將軍。
十二月壬辰朔，命皇次子詣大高殿祈雪。己亥，上祈雪。乙巳，雪。以周興岱為左都御史。己未，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、四川等省十三廳州縣災賦逋賦。除直隸、江蘇、浙江、福建、雲南、甘肅等省十一廳州縣沖田額賦，浙江、福建二場坍地額課。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
嘉慶十四年
十四年己巳春正月辛酉朔，上五旬萬壽節，頒詔覃恩。加封儀親王永璇子綿志、成親王永瑆孫奕綸為貝勒，加恩藩臣、廷臣有差。丁卯，以百齡為兩廣總督。壬申，廣興有罪處斬，子蘊秀戍吉林，籍其家。緣以降黜者多人，長齡戍伊犁。以和寧為陝甘總督。
二月壬辰，上御經筵。壬寅，上制崇儉詩、義利辨，頒示廷臣。丁未，上謁東陵。丁巳，福建總兵許松年殲斃海盜朱濆，予世職。己未，上還京。
三月癸亥，上謁西陵。丙子，還京。西安將軍、三等公德楞泰卒。己卯，松筠奏遣戍叛兵蒲大芳、馬友元等一百餘人在戍不法，均分起誅訖。上責其濫殺，奪職。以晉昌為伊犁將軍，興肇為荊州將軍。
夏四月甲寅，賜洪瑩等二百四十一人進士及第出身有差。吳熊光戍伊犁，百齡劾之也。孫玉庭罷。
五月丁丑，特詔切責廷臣泄沓。戊寅，巡漕御史英綸以貪婪卑污處絞。
六月乙未，倉場黑檔盜米事發，責黜歷任侍郎有差。丁未，以松筠為陝甘總督。
秋七月戊辰，詔停本年秋決。江蘇查賑知縣李毓昌為山陽知縣王伸漢毒斃，下部鞫實，王伸漢立斬，知府王轂立絞，家丁李祥等均極刑，總督鐵保奪職遣戍，巡撫汪日章奪職。上制憫忠詩，賜其嗣子李希佐舉人、控訴得申武生李清泰武舉。調阿林保為兩江總督，以方維甸為閩浙總督。壬申，給事中花傑以參劾軍機大臣戴衢亨徇私不得直降官。乙亥，詔曰：「朕恫瘝在抱，每直省報災，無不立霈恩施，多方賑恤。乃督撫不加查察，致有冒賑之事。如近日寶坻、山陽二案，竟謀斃持正委員，豈可不加以懲治，非有所靳惜也。御史周鉞因請報災之處，另委道府詳查。不知道府又安盡賢能。現在寶坻一案，該管東路同知歸恩燕即曾索銀三千兩。山陽一案，該管知府王轂收銀二千兩。設遇此類道府，又可信乎！道府亦不能遍歷村莊，仍委之委員，益不足憑矣。其要惟在督撫得人耳。至若以查災為難，因而相率諱災，則其咎更重矣。將此通諭知之。」壬午，上巡幸木蘭。
八月庚戌，浙江學政、侍郎劉鳳誥以監臨舞弊褫職，戍黑龍江。巡撫阮元以徇隱奪職。
九月己未，以慶成為福州將軍。庚申，上還京。己巳，張師誠疏報王得祿、邱良功合剿海盜蔡牽，緊逼賊船，沖斷船尾，蔡牽落海淹斃。予王得祿子爵，邱良功男爵。壬申，百齡疏請粵鹽改陸運，從之。
冬十月癸巳，上萬壽節，御太和殿受賀，賜宴。庚戌，阿林保疏請漕糧加折收納，上嚴斥之。
十一月壬辰，以松筠為兩江總督，那彥成為陝甘總督。
十二月戊戌，以失察工部書吏冒領戶部、內務府官銀，祿康、費淳以次降黜。甲寅，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、江蘇等省二十四州縣災賦。除順天文安窪地、浙江錢清場、湖南茶州坍地田賦。朝鮮、琉球、暹羅、越南、南掌入貢。
嘉慶十五年
十五年庚午春正月丙子，以劉權之為協辦大學士。
二月己丑，上御經筵。壬辰，長麟以疾免，以瑚圖禮為刑部尚書，托津為工部尚書。丙申，召勒保來京，以常明為四川總督。丙子，詔以鴉片煙戕生，通飭督撫斷其來源。
三月甲子，上謁東陵。戊寅，上幸南苑行圍。癸未，還京。
夏四月丁酉，上閱健銳營兵。
五月癸亥，勒保以不奏匿名書，罷大學士，降工部尚書。復以祿康為大學士，明亮協辦大學士。以戴衢亨為大學士，費淳為工部尚書。
六月戊戌，改熱河副都統為都統，以積拉堪補授。壬子，百齡以擒解海盜烏石二功，予輕車都尉世職。
秋七月甲寅，永定河溢。壬申，上巡幸木蘭。辛巳，以徐端為南河河道總督。修改雲梯關海口，命馬慧裕督辦。
八月戊戌，上行圍。壬子，以皂保為蒙古都統。設廣東水師提督，陽江鎮水師總兵。
九月己未，以汪志伊為閩浙總督，馬慧裕為湖廣總督，恭阿拉為工部尚書。甲子，永定河漫口合龍。己巳，上還京。乙亥，增南河稭料價銀。
冬十月甲午，江南高堰、山盱兩堤決壩。丁酉，定部院直日例。
十一月壬戌，前吉林將軍秀林以盜用葠銀，賜死。
十二月丙申，廣西疏報壽民藍祥一百四十二歲，特賜御制詩章、御書匾額、六品頂戴、銀五十兩。丁酉，馬慧裕奏雲梯關大工合龍，河歸正道入海。得旨嘉獎。己亥，以陳鳳翔為江南河道總督。壬寅，調興肇察哈爾都統。己酉，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸七州縣災賦。除江蘇丹徒、上海坍田，安徽無為州廢田田賦。朝鮮、暹羅入貢。
嘉慶十六年
十六年辛未春正月戊午，以雲梯關馬港新築長堤，增設淮海道，海安、海阜二廳同知。癸酉，以百齡為刑部尚書，松筠調兩廣總督，勒保為兩江總督。
二月壬午，上御經筵。丁亥，釋奠先師孔子。詔曰：「朕因連年南河河工糜費至四千餘萬，特命托津、初彭齡前往查察。茲據奏覆，查勘工帳銀款出入尚屬相符，而工程未盡堅固。此實歷任河臣之咎，吳璥、徐端俱降革有差。在工人員一併斥革。其未發銀六十萬，並著停發。」
三月丙寅，上謁西陵。壬午，謁陵禮成，西巡五台山。乙亥，工部尚書費淳卒，贈大學士。以肅親王永錫為蒙古都統。
閏三月庚辰，上駐蹕五台山。乙酉，上迴鑾。丙申，上謁堯母陵、帝堯廟行禮。戊戌，上閱直隸綠營兵，幸蓮池書院，遣官祭明臣楊繼盛祠。癸卯，上還京。
夏四月戊申，大學士戴衢亨卒。甲子，上祈雨。致仕協辦大學士長麟卒。壬申，賜蔣立鏞等二百三十七人進士及第出身有差。以福慶為漢軍都統，崇祿為蒙古都統。
五月辛巳，以劉權之為大學士，鄒炳泰協辦大學士，劉鐶之兵部尚書。丁亥，上再詣天神壇祈雨。庚寅，雨。
六月壬午，明亮以覆奏不實，降副都統。以松筠為協辦大學士。癸丑，祿康以覆奏不實，降副都統。以勒保為大學士，管理吏部，吉綸為工部尚書、步軍統領。乙丑，湖南按察使傅鼐卒，贈巡撫，許建專祠。
秋七月戊寅，命光祿寺少卿盧蔭溥入直軍機處，加四品卿銜。壬辰，禁西洋人潛居內地。丙申，上巡幸木蘭。癸丑，江南李家樓河決。乙巳，興肇以老免，起貢楚克紥布為察哈爾都統。
八月壬戌，上行圍。
九月己卯，建興安大嶺神祠，春秋致祀，戊子，上迴鑾。乙未，以松筠為吏部尚書，蔣攸銛為兩廣總督。丁酉，上謁陵。庚子，上還京。辛丑，四川十二支嶺夷向化，改土歸流。
十一月庚子，敕改運河邳、宿工程復歸河員管理。
十二月癸丑，以和寧為盛京將軍。癸酉，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免順天、江蘇、河南等省八州縣災賦。除甘肅逋賦，又除喀什噶爾回莊田賦。朝鮮、琉球、暹羅、緬甸入貢。
嘉慶十七年
十七年壬申春正月壬午，時享太廟，命皇次子行禮。
二月甲辰朔，上御經筵。
三月丙子，上謁東陵。己丑，上幸南苑行圍。辛卯，以明亮為西安將軍。壬辰，上御晾鷹台，大閱八旗官兵。丙申，上還京。
夏四月甲辰，詔曰：「八旗生齒日繁，亟宜廣籌生計。朕聞吉林土膏沃衍，地廣人稀。柳條邊外，葠場移遠，其間空曠之地，不下千有餘里，多屬腴壤，流民時有前往耕植。應援乾隆年間拉林成案，將閒散旗丁送往吉林，撥給地畝，或耕或佃，以資養贍。農暇仍可練習騎射，以備當差，教養兩得其益。該將軍等盡心籌畫，區分棲止，詳度以聞。」丙辰，上閱健銳營兵。癸亥，護軍統領紥克塔爾卒，予銀三百兩。
五月戊子，溫承惠奏灤州拏獲金丹、八卦邪教董懷信等。得旨：從嚴懲辦。
六月乙巳，移閒散宗室於盛京居住，築室給田給銀。
秋七月戊子，上巡幸木蘭。
八月壬子，陳鳳翔以不職免，以黎世序為江南河道總督。甲寅，以阮元為漕運總督。丙辰，上行圍。
九月戊子，上還京。甲午，慶桂以年老罷，以松筠為軍機大臣。
冬十月丁卯，以恭阿拉為禮部尚書。
十一月辛未，以景安為理藩院尚書兼漢軍都統。
十二月壬子，以鐵保為禮部尚書，潘世恩為工部尚書。甲寅，以興肇為江寧將軍。
是歲，免順天、奉天、直隸、河南、安徽等省二十七州縣災賦、逋賦、旗租，台灣噶瑪蘭水沖田賦。朝鮮、暹羅入貢。
嘉慶十八年
十八年癸酉春正月乙亥，軍機大臣松筠罷為御前大臣，以勒保為軍機大臣。
二月庚子，上御經筵。
三月丁丑，上幸南苑行圍。丙戌，上謁西陵。丙申，上還京。
夏四月己亥，以明亮為蒙古都統。甲寅，上祈雨。癸亥，以富俊為黑龍江將軍。
五月庚辰，上祈雨。壬辰，雨。
六月乙卯，賜進書生員鮑廷博舉人。庚申，以松筠為伊犁將軍。
秋七月甲戌，申嚴販運鴉片煙律，食者並罪之。丁丑，御史馮大中疏言中外臣工辦事遲延怠緩，請旨稽覈，上是之。壬午，上巡幸木蘭。
八月庚戌，上行圍。
九月甲子，上以陰雨減圍。癸酉，上迴鑾。乙亥，河南睢州河溢。河南滑縣八卦教匪李文成糾眾謀逆，知縣強克捷捕繫獄。其黨馮克善、牛亮臣陷縣城，克捷死之。直隸長垣、山東曹縣賊黨咸應。上命高杞、同興防堵，溫承惠佩欽差大臣關防剿之。召楊遇春統兵北上。賊黨徐安幗陷長垣，戕知縣趙綸。金鄉知縣吳階捕賊崔士俊等。戊寅，上行次棽髻山。是日，奸人陳爽數十人突入紫禁城，將逼內宮，皇次子用槍殪其一人。一賊登月華門牆，執旗指揮，皇次子再用槍擊之墜，貝勒綿志續殪其一。王大臣率健銳、火器營兵入，盡捕斬之。己卯，詔封皇次子為智親王，綿志郡王銜。論捕賊功，各予獎敘。奪吉綸職，以英和為步軍統領。庚辰，詔曰：「朕紹承大統，不敢暇逸，不敢為虐民之事。自川、楚教匪平後，方期與吾民共享承平之福，乃昨九月十五日，大內突有非常之事。漢、唐、宋、明之所未有，朕實恧焉。然變起一朝，禍積有素。當今大患，惟在因循怠玩。雖經再三誥誡，舌敝筆禿，終不足以動諸臣之聽，朕惟返躬修省耳。諸臣原為忠良，即盡心力，匡朕之咎，正民之志，切勿依前屍位，益增朕失。通諭知之。」命那彥成為欽差大臣，剿賊河南。以提督楊遇春、副都統富僧德、總兵楊芳帶兵協剿。辛巳，首逆林清就擒。壬午，上還京。癸未，以松筠、曹振鏞為大學士，托津、百齡協辦大學士，鐵保、章煦為吏部尚書。丙戌，首逆林清、通逆內監劉進亨等伏誅。
冬十月丙申，祖之望免，以韓崶為刑部尚書。癸卯，山東鹽運使劉清大破賊於扈家集，侍衛蘇爾慎復定陶、曹縣。御史張鵬展疏陳，百姓不敢出首邪匪，由於地方官規避處分，不為受理，或反坐誣。上是之。己酉，那彥成奏各路調兵，再行進剿。上嚴斥之。甲寅，命托津往督河南軍務，桂芳入直軍機處。丁巳，恤禁城拒賊傷亡侍衛那倫等世職。己未，祿康、裕瑞失察屬人從逆，發盛京禁錮。辛酉，謫降漢軍籍、直隸籍之科道官。壬戌，以明亮為兵部尚書。
十一月甲子朔，那彥成奏攻克道口賊巢，進圍滑城。丙寅，敕刪減公罪則例。壬申，通逆都司曹綸伏誅。戊子，那彥成奏楊芳等攻克司寨山賊寨，殲斃首犯李文成。
十二月丙申，命松筠、長齡籌議新疆經費。丙午，那彥成奏攻克滑城，賊渠宋元成等伏誅，生擒牛亮臣等。予那彥成三等男，楊遇春等以次獎敘有差。命托津留辦長垣賊匪。
是歲，免直隸、河南、湖南等省二十六州縣災賦。除江蘇、河南、湖南廢田田賦。朝鮮、琉球、越南、暹羅入貢。
嘉慶十九年
十九年甲戌春正月壬午，以吳璥為河東河道總督。
二月甲午，上御經筵。乙未，以晉昌為盛京將軍。壬寅，成都將軍賽沖阿以剿陝西賊匪苗小一等，予三等男，長齡輕車都尉，楊遇春晉一等男。壬子，以富俊為吉林將軍，特依順保為黑龍江將軍。丙辰，鐵保免，以英和為吏部尚書，奕紹為漢軍都統。以戴均元為左都御史。
閏二月甲子，以和寧為禮部尚書。己丑，予死事滑縣知縣強克捷、教諭呂秉鈞、巡檢劉斌等世職。
四月乙亥，上閱健銳營兵。豫親王裕豐失察屬人祝現入教，謀逆已發覺，不入奏，削爵。以其弟裕興襲封。以興肇為漢軍都統。壬午，漕運總督桂芳卒。丙戌，賜龍汝言等二百二十六人進士及第出身有差。
五月癸亥，以和寧為熱河都統。
六月庚申朔，日有食之。庚辰，以劉鐶之為戶部尚書，初彭齡為兵部尚書。署江蘇巡撫。
八月甲子，上御經筵。辛未，大學士、威勤伯勒保再乞致仕，許之，命食伯俸。以托津為大學士，明亮協辦大學士。戊寅，上謁陵。甲申，上還京。
九月乙未，以景安為戶部尚書。
冬十月乙丑，以慶溥為左都御史。己巳，江西巡撫阮元以擒捕土匪，加太子少保。
十一月癸丑，命開墾伊犁、吉林荒地。
十二月癸未，百齡罷協辦大學士，以章煦為協辦大學士。乙酉，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸二縣、河南二縣、黑龍江各城災賦。除奉天岫岩、浙江西安四縣廢田田賦。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
嘉慶二十年
二十年乙亥春正月甲午，時享太廟，命智親王行禮。
二月己未，上御經筵。
三月庚寅，上謁東陵。戊申，上還京。甲午，初彭齡以參劾百齡不實，又代茅豫乞病，降官。旋經百齡查覆參奏，奪職。己酉，兩廣總督蔣攸銛疏陳查禁鴉片煙章程。得旨：「洋船到澳門時，按船查驗，杜絕來源。官吏賣放及民人私販者，分別治罪。」
夏四月己巳，上閱健銳營兵。壬午，上制官箴二十六章，宣示臣工。
五月丁亥，刑部疏，審明知府王樹勛即僧明心，矇混捐保職官。得旨：枷號兩個月，遣戍黑龍江。入教侍郎蔣予蒲褫職。
六月戊辰，上制勤政愛民論，宣示中外。己卯，常明奏中瞻對土番洛布七力滋事，改委總兵羅思舉由下瞻對前往剿辦。其剿辦不力之總兵羅聲皋及捏稟之都司圖棠阿均褫職逮問。
秋七月甲午，總兵羅思舉剿辦瞻對土番洛布七力竣事，下部議敘。癸卯，上巡幸木蘭。
八月戊辰，上行圍。百齡以捕獲編造逆詞首犯方榮升功，晉三等男。
九月己亥，上還京。
冬十月庚申，召松筠來京，以長齡為伊犁將軍。癸亥，命侍郎那彥寶往勘山西地震災。
十一月丁亥，禮親王昭槤以刑比佃丁欠租，削爵圈禁，以麟趾襲。
十二月己卯，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸寧晉二縣災賦。除江蘇寶山、靖江，山西靜樂廢田田賦。會計天下民數三萬二千六百五十七萬四千八百九十五名口，存倉穀數三千八十萬二千八百六十九石九斗一升七合五勺。朝鮮、琉球、暹羅入貢。
嘉慶二十一年
二十一年丙子春正月丙戌，特詔諸親王、郡王勿令內監代為奏事，致開交結之端。
二月壬子，上御經筵。甲戌，上謁東陵。庚辰，上還京。
三月庚寅，上謁西陵。辛丑，上臨故大學士朱珪墓賜奠。丁未，上還宮。
夏四月丙子。張師誠以父疾具奏，不候旨即回籍，罷。以胡克家為江蘇巡撫。
五月辛卯，以馬慧裕為左都御史，孫玉庭為湖廣總督。丁未，以鄂勒哲依圖為御前大臣。
六月丁丑，休致大學士慶桂卒。戊寅，那彥成緣事褫職逮問，以方受疇為直隸總督。
閏六月戊戌，釋昭槤於禁所。壬寅，以戴均元為吏部尚書。
秋七月乙卯，和世泰、穆克登額、蘇楞額以帶領英吉利國使臣，不諳事體，不克入覲，俱黜降。以松筠為滿洲都統，和寧為工部尚書。乙丑，上巡幸木蘭。
八月壬辰，上行圍。
九月戊午，上迴鑾。閱古北口兵。壬戌，上還京。
冬十月戊子，命松筠署兩江總督，章煦為軍機大臣。
十一月壬子，百齡卒，調孫玉庭為兩江總督，阮元為湖廣總督。丙辰，以綿志為領侍衛內大臣。
十二月癸卯，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、河南、浙江、湖南等省五十六州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球、英吉利入貢。
嘉慶二十二年
二十二年丁丑春正月壬申，上御經筵。
二月丁丑，釋奠先師孔子。癸未，以長齡為陝甘總督，晉昌為伊犁將軍，富俊為盛京將軍。
三月甲辰朔，以董教增為閩浙總督。戊申，增設天津水師營總兵官，專轄水師兩營。壬子，上謁東陵。己巳，上還京。辛未，章煦免，以戴均元協辦大學士，盧蔭溥為兵部尚書，汪廷珍為左都御史。
夏四月丁亥，上閱健銳營兵。庚寅，停伊犁仲夏進馬。辛卯，雲南夷匪平，加伯麟太子少保。戊戌，賜吳其濬等二百五十五人進士及第出身有差。
五月辛酉，上祈雨。壬戌，雨。以玉麟為駐藏大臣。丁卯，福建布政使李賡芸被誣自縊，遣熙昌、王引之鞫其事，得實。奉旨：總督汪志伊、巡撫王紹蘭俱奪職。壬申，上制望雨省愆說。
六月甲戌，松筠疏請停止明年奉謁祖陵。奉旨嚴斥，罷大學士，黜為察哈爾都統。以明亮為大學士，伯麟協辦大學士，和寧為兵部尚書。以賽沖阿為御前大臣，德寧阿為成都將軍。
秋七月庚申，上巡幸木蘭。以蘇楞額為工部尚書，和世泰為理藩院尚書。
八月丁亥，上行圍。壬辰，積拉堪罷，以毓秀為杭州將軍。
九月癸丑，常明卒，以蔣攸銛為四川總督，阮元為兩廣總督，慶保為湖廣總督。庚申，上還京。庚午，上制諫臣論，頒都察院。
冬十月辛未朔，日有食之。
十一月乙丑，以伊沖阿為熱河都統。
十二月甲戌，免雲南銅廠逋銀。丁酉，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸八縣、黑龍江三城災賦。除奉天承德，直隸定州，江蘇丹徒、江陰，江西豐城，河南孟縣，福建侯官等縣水沖、河壓田賦。朝鮮、琉球、越南入貢。
嘉慶二十三年
二十三年戊寅春正月戊申，特詔松筠勿沽名市惠，以保桑榆。甲寅，詔明亮年逾八旬，宜節勞頤養，勿庸常川入直，並免帶領引見承旨。
二月庚午，命戴均元、和寧為軍機大臣。大學士董誥致仕，命食全俸。庚辰，上御經筵。己丑，上閱火器營兵。
三月庚子，上謁西陵。庚戌，以章煦為大學士，汪廷珍為禮部尚書，吳芳培為左都御史。戊午，上還京。
四月戊辰朔，日有食之。乙亥，風霾。丙子，詔曰：「昨日酉初三刻，暴風自東南來，塵霾四塞，燃燭始能辨色。其象甚異。朕心震懼惕，思上蒼示警之因，稽諸洪範咎徵，蒙恆風若之義，皆朕蒞事不明、用人不當之所致也。有言責者，體朕遇災而懼之心，剴切論列，無有所隱。即下民有冤抑者，亦可據事代為直陳，以副朕修德弭災之意。」給事中盧浙疏言，風沙示警，請禁員弁貪功妄捕，擾累平民。得旨：「所奏甚是。林清案內逸犯飭緝，承緝員弁輒以他犯塞責。番役兵丁，乘機肆虐，誣陷索擄，無所不至。比到官審明，業已皮骨僅存，貲產盪盡，甚有因而殞命者。冤苦莫訴，宜致斯災。所有次要五十餘犯，概令停緝。即祝現等六犯，亦只交刑部存記，獲日辦理。嗣後捕役有犯前情，該管官嚴刑重懲，以其家產付諸被誣之家，庶可儆惡習而安良懦。」己卯，欽天監疏言：「謹按天文正義，天地四方昏濛，若下塵雨，名曰霾。故曰天地霾，君臣乖，大旱，又主米貴。」得旨：「初八日之事，正與正義之象相同。惟朕恪遵成憲，日日召見臣工，前席周諮，似不致於乖離。但此其跡也，其實與朕同心望治，有幾人哉！不敢面諍，退有後言，貌合而情暌，是即乖也。其於同僚，不為君子之和而為小人之同，是亦乖也。我君臣其交儆焉。」庚辰，上祈雨。戊子，上再祈雨。辛卯，雨。
五月戊戌，詔曰：「館臣呈進敕修明鑒，於萬曆、天啟載入先朝開創之事，又加按語頌揚，於體例均為未合。副總裁侍郎秀寧降為侍衛，前往新疆換班。正總裁曹振鏞等各予薄罰，另行纂輯。」
六月壬申，武陟沁河溢，旋報合龍。
七月甲子，上東巡啟鑾。
八月丁卯朔，詔以取道民田，免經過奉天承德四州縣額賦。戊子，頒行皇朝通禮。壬午，上祭北鎮。辛卯，謁永陵，行大饗禮。
九月丙申朔，謁福陵。丁酉，謁昭陵，均行大饗禮，詣寶冊前行禮。上制再舉東巡慶成記。臨奠克勤郡王岳託、武勛王揚古利、弘毅公額亦都、直義公費英東墓。加恩額亦都後裔五人，費英東後裔一人。庚子，上詣天壇、堂子行禮。辛亥，上迴鑾。丁巳，以富俊為吉林將軍，賽沖阿為盛京將軍。
冬十月庚午，上駐蹕興隆寺。辛未，萬壽節，行宮受賀。癸酉，上謁東陵。丙子，上還京。辛巳，予告大學士董誥卒，上臨第賜奠。
十一月戊申，以奕灝為蒙古都統。辛亥，詔曰：「國家臨御年久，宜加意於人心風俗。而人心之正，風俗之醇，則系於政教之得失。其間消息甚微，系於國甚重，未可視為迂圖也。天下事有萬殊，理歸一是。從嚴、從寬，必准諸理。施行所及，乃能大畏民志。民志定，民心正矣。凡我君臣，當以憂盛危明之心，不為苟且便安之計。其於風俗之淳薄，尤當時時體察，潛移默化，整綱飭紀，正人心以正風俗。亮工熙績，莫重於斯。期與內外臣工交勉之。」
十二月戊辰，上祈雪。戊子，以八十六為廣州將軍，松筠為禮部尚書，以劉鐶之為左都御史。壬辰，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免順天、直隸、山東、安徽、甘肅、雲南等省七十九州縣災賦有差。朝鮮、琉球入貢。
嘉慶二十四年
二十四年己卯春正月甲午朔，上六旬萬壽，頒詔覃恩，賜廷臣宴。封皇三子綿愷為惇親王，皇四子綿忻為瑞親王，皇長孫奕緯為貝勒。晉封綿志、奕紹等有差。丁巳，和寧免直軍機，以侍郎文孚為軍機大臣。
二月甲子，上御經筵。
三月己亥，上謁東陵。壬子，上幸南苑行圍。己未，上謁西陵。
夏四月甲子，上還京。庚辰，上閱健銳營兵。丙戌，賜陳沆等二百二十四人進士及第出身有差。戊子，罷鳳陽、九江兩關監督，由巡道兼理。己巳，上祈雨。庚寅，以松筠為內大臣。
閏四月己酉，上詣天神壇祈雨。是日，雨。
五月乙酉，成親王永瑆以告祭禮愆，罷職削俸歸第。以英和、和世泰俱為滿洲都統。
六月癸卯，調松筠為工部尚書。
秋七月壬戌，以鄭親王烏爾恭阿為漢軍都統。庚申，上巡幸木蘭。壬午，永定河決，命吳璥、那彥寶勘築。
八月辛卯，河南蘭陽北岸河溢。予告大學士、威勤伯勒保卒，贈一等侯。
九月壬戌，上還京。癸酉，罷松筠御前大臣為盛京將軍。
冬十月乙未，萬壽節，上御太和殿受賀。侍郎周系英因參劾湖南客民焚殺，兼致私書，革職，並斥革其子舉人。
十一月乙巳，晉封明亮三等侯。
十二月庚子，吳邦慶以奏覆湖南客民焚殺案不實，降官。丙午，董教增疏請洋船准販茶葉，得旨斥駁。丙辰，祫祭太廟。
是歲，免直隸、浙江、湖南等省三十九州縣衛災賦旗租有差。除江蘇川沙廳、寶山縣廢地田賦。朝鮮、琉球、越南、暹羅、南掌入貢。
嘉慶二十五年
二十五年庚辰春正月壬申，詔優恤老臣明亮、和寧等，毋庸來園帶領引見。
二月己丑，上御經筵。癸卯，章煦以疾致仕，以戴均元為大學士，吳璥協辦大學士。戊申，上閱火器營兵。乙卯，慶郡王永璘有疾，上臨視，晉封親王。
三月甲子，上謁東陵。兵部遺失行印，事聞，明亮以次罰降有差。乙丑，上詣明成祖、宣宗、孝宗陵奠酒。己巳，慶親王永璘薨。戊寅，上還京。臨故慶親王第賜奠，命其子綿慜襲郡王。
夏四月甲午，上詣八里庄慶僖親王殯所賜奠。庚戌，賜陳繼昌等二百四十六人進士及第出身有差。
六月癸卯，禁王公私設諳達及買民女為妾。松筠黜為驍騎校。
秋七月壬申，上巡幸木蘭。方受疇等疏呈嘉禾。戊寅，駐蹕避暑山莊。己卯，上不豫，鄉夕大漸。宣詔立皇次子智親王為皇太子。日加戌，上崩於行宮，年六十有一。八月乙巳，奉移梓宮還京。十月甲辰，恭上尊諡曰受天興運敷化綏猷崇文經武孝恭勤儉端敏英哲睿皇帝，廟號仁宗。道光元年三月癸酉，葬昌陵。
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論曰：仁宗初逢訓政，恭謹無違。迨躬蒞萬幾，鋤奸登善。削平逋寇，捕治海盜，力握要樞，崇儉勤事，闢地移民，皆為治之大原也。詔令數下，諄切求言。而吁咈之風，未遽睹焉，是可嘅已。
In the fifth month, on wushen, an edict said that if any of the Eleuths coming to the capital had smallpox, then from now on they should go by way of the grasslands to Rehe for their audience. On xinyou, Earth was worshipped at the Square Pool. On renxu, the emperor, attending the Supreme Emperor, went to Mulan to escape the summer heat. On yichou, Fugang was made Director-General of Grain Transport. On renshen, the Grand Secretary and Beizi Fu Kang'an died with the army. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, yihai, there was an eclipse of the sun. Kuilun was made Governor-General of Min-Zhe, and Zhu Gui Governor-General of Liangguang. Ji Yun was made Minister of War, Jin Shisong Minister of Rites, and Shen Chu Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On bingzi, Fuchang was transferred to be General of Fuzhou. Mingliang was made acting General of Guangzhou. On dingchou, the land tax was remitted on fields washed away by water in three departments and counties of Shanxi, Dai Department among them. On wuyin, He Lin reported the capture of the Miao bandit Shi Sanbao, who was sent under escort to the capital and put to death. On guisi, the river burst its banks at the Feng section in Jiangnan. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on xinhai, Mingliang reported that the sectarian bandits of Xiaogan County had been suppressed. The Grand Secretary, Governor-General of Sichuan and Baron, third class, Sun Shiyi died with the army. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingzi, the autumn hunt was called off because of rain. On renyin, He Lin died with the army, and Mingliang and Ehui were ordered to take over command of the military affairs. Edit
In the ninth month, on yisi, the imperial carriage returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on wuyin, on the emperor's birthday, he went to the Supreme Emperor to pay his respects. When the rite was over, he received the congratulations of the court officials. On jimao, Dong Gao was made Grand Secretary. Wang Jie, because of trouble with his feet, memorialised asking to be relieved of his duties in the Grand Council, the Southern Study and the Ministry of Rites, and this was allowed. Shen Chu was made a Grand Councillor. On xinsi, the Provincial Commander Hualianbu, killed in battle in the campaign against the Miao, was posthumously made Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent and granted a hereditary rank. On bingxu, Shen Chu was transferred to be Minister of War, and Ji Yun was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Edit
In the eleventh month, on gengxu, the river works at the Feng section were closed and then broke again. Hereditary ranks were granted to those who had died at their posts in Hubei: the sub-district magistrate Wang Yisun, the Assistant Instructor Gan Du and the jail warden Pu Baoguang. On jiazi, at the winter solstice, Heaven was worshipped at the Circular Mound. On yichou, Chen Huai, Governor of Jiangxi, was found guilty, arrested, tried and sent to a frontier garrison. On jisi, because the sectarian bandits of Hubei had stolen across the Gun River into Shaanxi, Yongbao was stripped of office, arrested and tried, and Huiling took command of his army. Edit
In the twelfth month, on wuzi, the Miao bandits of Hunan were put down. Mingliang was made an earl and Eledengbao a marquis, and Delengtai and others were given hereditary ranks in their degrees. On gengzi, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. On xinchou, the emperor, attending the Supreme Emperor, went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where a banquet was granted to the outer vassals who had come to court for the New Year. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters and arrears of various taxes were remitted in varying degrees for thirty-nine subprefectures, departments and counties of Shuntian, Jiangsu, Shanxi, Hunan, Fujian and other provinces. The population of the empire was reckoned at 275,662,044 persons, and the grain at 37,206,539 shi, 1 sheng, 2 ge and 7 shao. Korea sent tribute. Edit
Second year of Jiaqing (1797)
In the second year, a dingsi year, in the spring, the first month, on dingmao, Wang Nangxian, a woman of the Zhong Miao of Nanlong in Guizhou, rose in revolt, and the Governor-General Lebao was ordered to suppress her. On gengwu, Guancheng reported that the Sichuan sectarian bandit Xu Tiande was raiding Da Department and Dongxiang, and the Brigade General Zhu Shedou and others were ordered to suppress him. Edit
In the second month, on guiyou, the emperor attended the classics lectures. It was reported again that the breach at the Feng section in Jiangnan had been closed. On wuyin, the Empress died. By the instruction of the Supreme Emperor, the emperor wore plain mourning white for seven days, without removing the tassels from his hat. The court officials did likewise, and the officials in close attendance wore ordinary dress without court beads. On xinsi, Jing'an's merit in suppressing and capturing the sectarian bandits was recorded, and he was promoted to Earl, third class. On wuxu, the late Empress was invested with the posthumous name the Empress Xiaoshu. Huiling reported the capture of the bandit leader Liu Qi and others, who were sent under escort to the capital and put to death. Edit
In the third month, on wushen, the emperor paid his respects at the Western Tombs. On dingsi he returned to the capital. On guihai, Liu Yong was made Grand Secretary, Shen Chu was transferred to be Minister of Personnel and Zhu Gui Minister of War. Fu Chang'an and Qinggui were made Lieutenant-Generals of Manchu Banners, and Delengtai Lieutenant-General of a Chinese-martial Banner. Baketanbu and Qingcheng reported that they had pursued the rebels from Yingshan into Henan and had established that the rebel leaders Li Quan, Wang Tingzhao and Yao Zhifu were all among them. An edict ordered them captured. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on renshen, the post of Brigade General of the Zhengan Brigade in Hunan was created, and the native county of Baojing was put under regularly appointed officials. On xinsi, the Vice Minister Fengkuan was posthumously made Grand Preceptor and Minister of Rites; he was the teacher from whom the emperor had received his books. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuchen, the emperor, attending the Supreme Emperor, went to Mulan to escape the summer heat. On jisi, Huiling reported that the sectarian bandit Yao Zhifu and others had forced a crossing of the Han River at Baimashi and entered Sichuan. An edict dismissed the commanders-in-chief Qingcheng, Hengrui and others, each demoted in office, and made Yimian commander-in-chief, with Mingliang and Delengtai as assistant commanders. Edit
In the sixth month, on guiyou, Lebao reported that in suppressing the Zhong Miao of Nanlong he had taken Shuiyanping, Kazihe and other places one after another. An order came back: the Miao leader the Immortal Maiden and the others were to be captured at once. Edit
In the intercalary sixth month, on gengzi, Jiqing reported the taking of the Miao stockade of Yagao in Xilong Department. On bingwu, Lebao reported that he had advanced and taken Puping, killed the bandit leaders and raised the siege of Nanlong. An edict commended the gentry and people for holding the endangered city firmly and for their deep understanding of their duty, and renamed Nanlong Prefecture as Xingyi Prefecture. Lebao went on to report that he had raised the siege of Huangcaoba, and the road between Yunnan and Guizhou was open. On renxu, the Grand Council secretaries Wu Xiongguang and Dai Quheng were both given the rank of a minister of the third grade, and with the Vice Minister Fusen were to serve as probationers among the Grand Councillors. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jisi, the Yongding River burst its banks. On jimao, the two Muslim cities of Kashgar and Yangi Hissar were ordered to store grain against famine. On guiwei, the Lieutenant-General Baketanbu died with the army. On yiyou, the fixed taxes of the next year were remitted for six departments and counties of Sichuan, Fengjie among them, which had transported grain for the army. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiachen, the breach of the Yongding River was closed. On bingchen, Fan Yiheng died; Shen Chu was transferred to be Minister of Revenue, and Ji Yun Minister of Rites. On jiwei, the Grand Secretary Agui, Duke Chengmouying, died. On bingyin, the emperor, attending the Supreme Emperor, returned to the capital. Edit
In the ninth month, on wuchen, Lebao reported that he had taken the lair of the Zhong Miao rebels and captured the rebel leader Wang Nangxian and others, who were sent under escort to the capital and put to death. Lebao was made Marquis, third class. On dingchou, the emperor went in person to make offerings for the late Grand Secretary Agui. On jiashen, Su Ling'a was made Grand Secretary, and Li Fenghan Governor-General of Liangjiang. On gengyin, an edict ordered Yimian, Lebao, Feng Cheng'en, Jing'an and others each to recruit local militia into the ranks to suppress the rebels. On guisi, an edict said: "We hear that the rebels often force ordinary people to join them and set them against the government troops. When the government troops report victories, those they say were rebels killed are mostly ordinary people, not true rebels. That is why so long has passed without result. Let the high officials leading the troops find ways to disperse them, and not let jade and stone burn together." On jiawu, because the gentry and people of Enshi and Lichuan in Hubei and of Fengjie in Sichuan had fought the rebels bravely, their money and grain taxes were remitted for one more year. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on wuxu, Mingliang and Delengtai asked that strongholds be built widely for the people, so as to weaken the rebels' strength. An edict rebuked them as roundabout and slow. On bingchen, fire broke out at the Hall of Union of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. On xinyou, Lebao was ordered to take overall command of the military affairs of Sichuan. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, bingyin, hereditary ranks were granted to the Assistant Chamberlain of the Imperial Bodyguard Fozhu and the Commander of the Guards A'ersalang, killed in battle. Edit
In the twelfth month, on wushen, Kang Jitian was made Director-General of River Conservancy for Jiangnan, and Sima Tao Director-General of River Conservancy for the Eastern River. Hereditary ranks were granted to the Brigade General Ming'antu and the Colonels Zeng Pangui, Yisana and others, killed in battle. On jiazi, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters were remitted in varying degrees for fifty-seven departments and counties of Shuntian, Huguang, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Gansu and other provinces. Korea, Ryukyu and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Third year of Jiaqing (1798)
In the third year, a wuwu year, in the spring, the first month, on gengwu, Liang Kentang was made Minister of War, and Hu Jitang Governor-General of Zhili. On jiashen, Lebao was transferred to be Governor-General of Sichuan. On yichou, Eledengbao reported the capture of the rebel leader Qin Jiayao. The emperor reproached him for his delay and stripped Eledengbao of his title and offices. For lax defence he also stripped Mingliang and Delengtai of their titles and offices, and stripped Shuliang and Mukedeng'a of their offices and confiscated their property; all were to follow the army and redeem themselves by service. Edit
In the second month, on dingwei, the emperor offered the sacrifice at the Temple of Culture and went to the Imperial Academy to hear the lectures. Eqitai was made General of Heilongjiang, and Qinglin General of Jiangning. On xinhai, Ke Fan and Wu'ertunaxun, for letting the Shaanxi rebels cross the Han River into Hubei, were stripped of office. On renzi, Wu Shengqin was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On yimao, the Sub-Chancellor of the Grand Secretariat Nayancheng was ordered to serve as a probationer in the Grand Council. Edit
In the third month, on dingchou, Delengtai reported that the rebel leaders Qi Wangshi and Yao Zhifu, pursued by his troops, had thrown themselves from a cliff and died. Mingliang was given the rank of Deputy Lieutenant-General. On jichou, for delay in suppressing the rebels, Guancheng and Liu Junfu were stripped of office. Fucheng was made General of Chengdu. Edit
In the summer, the fifth month, on bingyin, the arrears of taxes of past years were remitted for the whole province of Fujian. On jisi, the tribute grain of Jiangxi was held back to continue relief to the people struck by floods in thirteen departments and counties of Shandong, Cao County among them. On jiaxu, the emperor, attending the Supreme Emperor, went to Mulan to escape the summer heat. Edit
In the sixth month, on jiyou, for delay in suppressing the rebels, Delengtai was stripped of all his titles and offices and given the rank of Deputy Lieutenant-General to redeem himself by service. On jiayin, the Governor-General of Yun-Gui and Baron, third class, Ehui died. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on gengwu, Fulengtai died. Delegelenggui was made General of Ningxia. The autumn hunt was called off because of rain. Edit
In the eighth month, for the merit of capturing the sectarian bandit Wang Sanhuai, Lebao and Heshen were promoted to duke and Fu Chang'an to marquis. On jiyou, Zhang Chengji reported that the sectarian bandits of Xining Department in Jiangxi had risen in revolt and had been put down. Edit
In the ninth month, on guihai, the emperor, attending the Supreme Emperor, returned to the capital. On jimao, the Ming Supreme Commander Yuan Chonghuan was given offerings in the Shrine of Worthy Ministers. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on gengzi, the newly built Hall of Union of the Palace of Heavenly Purity was completed. Edit
In the eleventh month, on dinghai, the Censor-in-Chief of the Left Shuchang died. Edit
In the twelfth month, on yisi, Huiling reported the capture of the rebel leaders Luo Qiqing and Luo Qishu. On wuwu, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters were remitted in varying degrees for forty-eight subprefectures, departments and counties of Shaanxi, Guizhou and other provinces. Korea, Ryukyu and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Fourth year of Jiaqing (1799)
In the fourth year, a jiwei year, in the spring, the first month, on renxu, the Supreme Emperor died, and the emperor began to govern in person. On dingmao, the Grand Secretary Heshen was found guilty and, together with the Minister Fu Chang'an, was sent to prison for trial. Yongxuan, Prince Yi of the Second Rank, was promoted to Prince of the First Rank, the Beile Yonglin was made Prince Qing of the Second Rank, Mianyi was made Prince Lu of the Second Rank, Yilun and Yishen were to study in the Upper Study, and Mianzhi and others were given titles and rewards in their degrees. An edict said: "Memorials from the capital and the provinces shall come straight to Us; no duplicate copy may be sent to inform the Grand Council." Yongxing, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, the Grand Secretary Dong Gao and the Minister Qinggui were ordered to serve in the Grand Council. Shen Chu was relieved of duty there. Yongxing, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, was put in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. On dingchou, Heshen was allowed to take his own life in prison, and Fu Chang'an was sentenced to beheading. On jimao, a special edict proclaimed the military discipline anew. Lebao was made Commissioner of Military Affairs, with Mingliang and Eledengbao as military councillors, and he was to inquire into Liu Qing's conduct in office and recommend him truthfully. Wu Shengqin was dismissed, and Liu Quanzhi was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. Baoning was made Grand Secretary while remaining General of Ili, Qinggui Assistant Grand Secretary, Shulin Minister of Personnel and Songyun Minister of Revenue. The merit of beheading the rebel leader Ran Wenchou was recorded, and Huiling and Delengtai were rewarded. On bingxu, Yimian was relieved of his post, and Hengrui was made Governor-General of Shaan-Gan. On dinghai, the former Censor Cao Xibao was posthumously made Vice Censor-in-Chief, and one son was given the yin privilege. The former Sub-Chancellor of the Grand Secretariat Yin Zhuangtu was summoned to the capital. Edit
In the second month, on jichou, Songyun was made Governor-General of Shaan-Gan, and Buyandalai Minister of Revenue. On xinmao, an edict said: "Since the sectarian bandits began their troubles, they have coerced good people and burned their fields and houses. The people do not follow the rebels willingly; they would flee but have nowhere to go, and if they went home they would have nothing to eat. They should be won over and dispersed at once, but empty words cannot achieve this. How they are to be pacified and resettled, let Lebao ask Liu Qing and other good officials, work out a sound method that can be put into practice, and report quickly." On jiawu, the ban on the private sale of Khotan jade was relaxed. On xinchou, Qin Cheng'en, for bungling military affairs, was stripped of office, arrested and tried. Li Fenghan died, and Fei Chun was made Governor-General of Liangjiang. On yisi, the rules for imperial clansmen to sit the provincial and metropolitan examinations were restored, and the places for imperial clansmen among the department directors of the ministries and courts were increased. On renzi, the descendants of Xu Shukui and Wang Xihou who had been sent into exile under collective punishment were released and sent home. On dingsi, the descendants of the late Grand Secretaries Zhu Shi and Sun Jiagan were taken into office. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, jiwei, Su Ling'a was dismissed; Qinggui was made Grand Secretary, Chengde Minister of Justice and Fusen Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On gengshen, the Minister of Revenue Shen Chu died, and Fan Jianzhong was made Minister of Revenue. On guihai, Shulin was made Governor-General of Min-Zhe and Assistant Grand Secretary. On jiazi, Qinglin was transferred to be General of Fuzhou, and Fuchang General of Jiangning. On wuchen, circuit intendants in the provinces were permitted to send up secret palace memorials. On gengwu, Jing'an was relieved of his post; Wo Shibu was made Governor-General of Huguang and Wu Xiongguang Governor of Henan. On bingzi, Eledengbao reported the destruction of the sectarian bandits Xiao Zhanguo and Zhang Changgeng; the emperor commended him and made him Baron, second class. The subordinate commanders Zhu Shedou, Yang Yuchun and others were rewarded. On wuyin, the military evaluation of the imperial bodyguards was settled. On renwu, the emperor's fourth elder brother Yongcheng, Prince Luduan of the Second Rank, was posthumously made Prince of the First Rank, his seventh elder brother, the imperial son Yongcong, Daomin, was made Prince Zhe of the First Rank, and his twelfth elder brother Yongji was made Beile. On guiwei, Lebao reported the destruction of the sectarian bandit Leng Tianlu. An order came back: "Within ten days three chieftains have been cut down one after another; this is most praiseworthy. Eledengbao is promoted to Baron, first class." The new and old fixed taxes were remitted for twenty departments and counties of Henan harried by the bandits, Deng Department among them. Guanghou, Financial Commissioner of Gansu, reported that the rebel chief Zhang Shilong had been killed. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, jichou, the Directorate of Astronomy said that on the first day of the fourth month the sun and moon were joined like a jade disc and the five planets strung together like pearls. The emperor said: "The courses of the heavens happen to meet; while the fighting has not yet ceased, how can this be called an auspicious sign?" Yin Zhuangtu was made a Supervising Censor and allowed to return home to care for his parents. On bingshen, the honorific posthumous name of the late emperor was respectfully offered; when the rite was over, an edict was proclaimed extending grace. On dingyou, the new and old fixed taxes were remitted for thirty-five subprefectures, departments and counties of Shaanxi harried by the rebels, Xiaoyi among them. On jihai, the new and old fixed taxes were remitted for thirty-six subprefectures, departments and counties of Sichuan harried by the rebels, Fengjie among them. On xinyou, an edict, following the order of the late emperor, held special examinations of grace, provincial and metropolitan, in the gengshen and xinyou years. On guichou, Yao Wentian and others, two hundred and twenty men in all, were granted the jinshi degree, with the status of "passed" or "qualified", in their grades. On bingchen, Qingcheng was made General of Chengdu. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, wuwu, the autumn executions of this year were stopped. On jiazi, the new and old fixed taxes were remitted for forty-seven departments, counties and garrisons of Hubei harried by the rebels, Xiaogan among them. On gengwu, Jiang Lan was dismissed, and Chu Pengling was made Governor of Yunnan. On gengchen, Fusen was made Minister of War, and Adisi Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On xinsi, Hengjin, Prince Keqin of the Second Rank, was stripped of his title for want of care. On jiashen, Dong Gao was made Grand Secretary. On dinghai, Fei Chun was ordered to search out and impeach corrupt officials. An edict remitted the increased levy in gold coin and the money paid in place of grapes for the Muslims of Bode'erge. Edit
In the sixth month, on jichou, the posts of Brigade Generals of the Left and Right Wings were added under the Commander of the Gendarmerie. On gengyin, an edict said: "We hear that Suizhou in Hubei has not been harried by the rebels, because the people dug ditches and piled up earth on the hills, which was enough for defence. The villages and strongholds of the people may well do the same. Let Lebao, Songyun and Wu Xiongguang at once make this known to the people." On xinmao, Wu Xiongguang and Wu Tian asked to levy extra silver for the carriage of stalks for the river works. An order came back rebuking them, and they were sent to the Board for a penalty to be decided. On gengxu, sympathy was shown to the Brigade General Baoxing and others, killed in battle in Shaanxi, with hereditary ranks. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on xinyou, three thousand troops of Shanxi were transferred to Hubei, and two thousand troops of Shengjing, under the command of Elehengge, were sent to Sichuan to suppress the rebels. On guihai, Lebao reported the capture of the rebel leader Bao Zhenghong, and Zhu Shedou was granted the hereditary rank of Commandant of Cavalry. On renshen, the Commissioner of Military Affairs Lebao, for neglecting and bungling military affairs, was stripped of office, arrested and tried; Mingliang was made Commissioner of Military Affairs and Kuilun Governor-General of Sichuan. On yihai, Jing'an was stripped of his earldom and sent to a garrison at Ili. The new and old fixed taxes were remitted for forty-eight departments and counties of Gansu harried by the rebels, Longxi among them. On xinsi, the tribute for the Mid-Autumn Festival was stopped. Edit
In the eighth month, on jichou, Fujun was dismissed, and Xingkui was made Lieutenant-General of Urumqi. On renchen, two thousand troops of Shengjing and a thousand each of Jilin and Heilongjiang were transferred to Hubei to suppress the rebels. On guisi, Changlin was made Governor-General of Yun-Gui. On yiwei, Lebao reported that Delengtai had taken the rebel chief Gong Wenyu alive, and Delengtai was granted the hereditary rank of Commandant of Cavalry. On guimao, Mingliang was removed as Commissioner of Military Affairs, and Eledengbao was ordered to be Commissioner of Military Affairs with the rank of Lieutenant-General. On yisi, the Senior Compiler Zhao Wenkai and the Secretary of the Grand Secretariat Li Dingyuan were ordered to go and invest Shang Wen as King of Ryukyu. On jiyou, Qingcheng and Yongbao were arrested and tried for lack of vigour in commanding the army, and Nayancheng was ordered to go to Shaanxi to direct operations. On guichou, the Compiler Hong Liangji, for writing to Prince Cheng of the First Rank discussing affairs of state privately, was sent to a garrison at Ili. Edit
In the ninth month, on the first day, bingchen, sympathy was shown to the Colonel Sun Dayou of Guizhou, killed in battle, with a hereditary rank. On bingyin, Yonglang, Prince Yi of the First Rank, died. On gengwu, the coffin of the late emperor set out, and the emperor respectfully escorted it on its way. On gengwu, Gaozong, the Emperor Chun, was buried in the Yu Tomb. On guiyou, the emperor returned to the capital. On jiaxu, Gaozong, the Emperor Chun, the Empress Xiaoxian Chun and the Empress Xiaoyi Chun were enshrined in the Ancestral Temple, and an edict was proclaimed extending grace. On xinsi, the late Governor-General of Huguang Bi Yuan, for squandering military funds, was stripped of his hereditary rank, and the office inherited by his descendants was taken away. On renwu, Mingliang, for lack of vigour in suppressing the rebels, was removed as military councillor and stripped of his rank of Lieutenant-General, and was given the rank of Deputy Lieutenant-General to fight the rebels. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renchen, Zhu Gui was transferred to be Minister of Revenue, Liu Quanzhi Minister of Personnel, and Fan Jianzhong Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On dingyou, Mingliang reported the capture of the rebel leader Zhang Hanchao. The Hubei circuit intendant Hu Qilun was beheaded for embezzling money and grain. On renyin, Delengtai reported the capture of the rebel leaders Gao Junde and Gao Er. Delengtai was made Baron, second class. On dingwei, Yongxing, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, was relieved of duty in the Grand Council. Fusen was ordered to be a Grand Councillor again. On xinhai, the court officials were ordered to recommend worthy and good men. On renzi, Lebao was sentenced to beheading and sent to the capital to be held in prison awaiting the autumn assizes. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jiazi, Duke Anlu, son of the late Duke Chaoyong Hailancha, was killed in battle suppressing the rebels in Sichuan. An edict gave him generous sympathy, and named his son Entehemozhalafen, who inherited as Duke Chaoyong. On guiyou, the arrears of taxes of many years were remitted for Zhili. On wuyin, Xingzhao and Qingcheng were sent to frontier garrisons for lack of vigour in leading troops. Eledengbao was granted ten thousand taels of silver, and Delengtai five thousand taels. On gengchen, at the winter solstice, Heaven was worshipped at the Circular Mound, with Gaozong, the Emperor Chun, receiving offerings beside it, and an edict was proclaimed extending grace. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renchen, the Director-General of Grain Transport Jiang Zhaokui was dismissed for rashly asking to raise taxes to fund the grain transport. Sympathy was shown to the Colonels Ding Youcheng, Deliang and others, killed in battle, with hereditary ranks. On jiawu, Funing, for killing men who had surrendered and reporting it as a victory, and Jing'an, for letting the rebels go free to ravage the people, were both stripped of office, arrested and tried. On bingshen, Eledengbao reported the capture of the sectarian bandit Wang Dengting. On xinchou, Jiang Sheng reported the capture of the Hunan Miao bandit Wu Chenshou. An order came back praising him, and he was given the added title of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent. On renzi, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the new and old fixed taxes were remitted for sixty-seven departments and counties of Henan and Hubei that had suffered from the fighting, and the land tax for the parts of Zhili, Henan and Hubei through which the troops called up had passed. The fixed taxes on fields lost to collapse were also remitted for one county each in Jiangsu and Hubei, and the taxes for disasters for Sanxing in Jilin, for Heilongjiang and for Shiping Department in Yunnan. The arrears of taxes of many years were remitted throughout the empire. Korea and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Fifth year of Jiaqing (1800)
In the fifth year, a gengshen year, in the spring, the first month, on the first day, jiayin, the emperor paid his respects at the tombs. On bingchen, he went to the Yu Tomb to perform the sacrifice of the first anniversary. On gengshen, the emperor returned to the capital. Eledengbao was ordered to suppress the sectarian bandits of Shaanxi, and Delengtai and Kuilun those of Sichuan. On xinyou, Songyun was made General of Ili while remaining in Shaanxi to fight the rebels. Changlin was transferred to be Governor-General of Shaan-Gan, Yude was made Governor-General of Min-Zhe and Ruan Yuan Governor of Jiangsu. On renxu, an edict ordered that the treasury funds be checked and the deficits made good at a measured pace, and not so harshly and hastily as to burden the people. Jin Shisong died, and Zhang Ruoting was made Minister of War. On xinwei, prayers were offered to the Lord on High for the grain harvest, with Gaozong, the Emperor Chun, receiving offerings beside him. Wo Shibu was relieved of his post, Jiang Sheng was made Governor-General of Huguang, and Songyun was moved to suppress the rebels of Hubei. On wuyin, Jingyi was made General of Heilongjiang. Edit
In the second month, on dinghai, Nayancheng was ordered to serve as military councillor for the military affairs of Gansu. On xinmao, Wang Chengpei was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On guisi, Xinjiang was ordered to cast Qianlong coins. On renyin, sympathy was shown to the Colonel Guan Liansheng and others, killed in battle in Sichuan, with hereditary ranks. On dingwei, the officials who had let the rebels go free were judged after the event; Qin Cheng'en and Yimian were sent to a garrison at Ili. On gengxu, the retired Grand Secretary Cai Xin died. Edit
In the third month, on gengshen, the emperor paid his respects at the tombs. On xinyou, Qishiwu was relieved of his post and arrested and taken to the capital to be punished. On jiazi, at the Qingming Festival, the emperor performed the rite of spreading earth on the tomb. On yichou, Adisi was arrested and tried for keeping his troops idle and bungling affairs, and Lebao was brought back to be acting General of Chengdu. On dingmao, the emperor went to the Southern Park. Delengtai reported that he had cut off and attacked the sectarian bandits crossing the river and captured the bandit leader Ran Tianyuan, and he was promoted to Viscount, third class. On renshen, the emperor paid his respects at the Western Tombs. On yihai he returned to the capital. On xinsi, the descendants of the ministers in the Shrine of Worthy Ministers were examined and taken into office. For letting the rebels cross the Jialing River and then pass the Tong River, Kuilun was stripped of office, arrested and tried. Lebao was made acting Governor-General of Sichuan, and Mingliang was brought back as a Blue-Plume Guardsman to serve with the army. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, guiwei, there was an eclipse of the sun. On yiyou, Adisi was sent to a garrison at Ili, and Delengtai was made General of Chengdu. On gengzi, the Luo tribes of Yunnan were put down, and Shulin was given the added title of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent. Edit
In the intercalary fourth month, on jiayin, the Ministry of Justice was ordered to review official prisoners long held in prison, descendants kept under confinement and those long in frontier garrisons, and to lighten their sentences. On bingwu, the emperor went on foot to pray for rain. On yimao, Hong Liangji was released and sent home. On bingchen, the Annamese Li Diao and others were released from prison and settled in the Firearms Division with a monthly ration. That day it rained. On bingyin, sympathy was shown to the Provincial Commander Dasantai, killed in battle in Sichuan, with a hereditary rank. On wuchen, because Nayancheng was not fit for military affairs, he was removed from duty in the Grand Council and recalled to the capital. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, renxu, at the summer solstice, Earth was worshipped at the Square Pool, with Gaozong, the Emperor Chun, receiving offerings beside it. On jichou, the Commissioner of Military Affairs Eledengbao, for his merit in suppressing the bandit chief Liu Yungong and others, was promoted to Viscount, third class. On bingwu, Nayancheng arrived at the capital; his replies at audience were improper, and he was demoted to Reader of the Hanlin Academy. Edit
In the sixth month, on renxu, Eledengbao reported the capture of the rebel leader Yang Kaijia. On dingmao, Zhang Ruoting was made Minister of Justice, Wang Chengpei Minister of War, and Feng Guangxiong Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On jiaxu, Kuilun was allowed to take his own life, and his son Zhalafen was sent to a garrison at Ili. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on xinmao, Changling, Brigade General of the Right Wing, was ordered to lead the troops of Jilin and Heilongjiang to Hubei to help suppress the sectarian bandits. Langgan reported that the Qing Miao Yang Wentai had risen in revolt and had been put down. Ma Huiyu reported the capture of Liu Zhixie, the chief criminal spreading the sect, who was sent under escort to the capital and put to death. On bingshen, the Minister of Rites Deming died, and Dachun was made Minister of Rites. On jiyou, Eledengbao reported the capture of the rebel chief Chen Jie. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingchen, Wang Wenxiong, Provincial Commander of Guyuan, was killed in battle suppressing the rebels, and was made Viscount, third class. Edit
In the ninth month, on renwu, the emperor paid his respects at the Eastern Tombs. On wuzi he returned to the capital. On dingwei, sympathy was shown to the Colonel Li Ximing, killed in battle in Sichuan, with a hereditary rank. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on wuchen, Hu Jitang died; Jiang Sheng was made Governor-General of Zhili, Shulin Governor-General of Huguang and Langgan Governor-General of Yun-Gui. Edit
In the eleventh month, on yiyou, Chunying, Prince Rui of the First Rank, died. On jihai, sympathy was shown to the dismissed General Fucheng and others, killed in battle, with hereditary ranks. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiayin, the Shaanxi sectarian bandit Xu Tiande slipped into Hubei and the Hubei sectarian bandit Ran Xuesheng slipped into Shaanxi, and Delengtai, Lebao and others were rebuked and demoted. On dingsi, Delengtai reported the capture of the sectarian bandit Yang Kaidi and others. On bingzi, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters, and the fixed taxes where troops and their service had passed and on fields lost to collapse, were remitted in varying degrees for seventy subprefectures, departments and counties of Shuntian, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and other provinces. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Sixth year of Jiaqing (1801)
In the sixth year, a xinyou year, in the spring, the first month, on renwu, Fusen was made Minister of Revenue, and Ming'an Commander of the Gendarmerie. On xinmao, the Junior Ministers Wo Xing'a and Qiu Xingjian were sent to reward the armies of Eledengbao and Delengtai. On dingyou, Delengtai, for his merit in suppressing the sectarian bandits of Shanyang, was restored as Viscount, first class. On jiachen, Delengtai reported the capture of the rebel leaders Gao Er and Wang Ru. On yisi, Lebao reported the capture of Xu Wanfu and other rebel chiefs of the three bands called Yellow, Blue and White. Edit
In the second month, on yimao, Lebao reported the capture of the rebel leader Wang Shihu. On bingchen, Shulin reported that Mingliang had captured the rebel chief Bu Xing'ang. On wuwu, the juren degree was granted to descendants of worthy ministers: Yu, sixth-generation descendant of the Minister Wei Xiangshu; Jingzeng, great-grandson of the Minister Yang Mingshi; and Congxu, grandson of the Governor Xu Shilin. On wuchen, the emperor paid his respects at the tombs and performed the rite of spreading earth. On renshen, the emperor returned to the capital. The Provincial Commander of Huguang was renamed Provincial Commander of Hunan. A Provincial Commander of Hubei was created, stationed at Xiangyang. The Brigade General of the Xiangyang Brigade was renamed Brigade General of the Yunyang Brigade. On guiyou, Fusen died, and Chengde was made Minister of Revenue and a Grand Councillor. On yihai, Eledengbao reported the capture of the rebel leader Wang Tingzhao. Edit
In the third month, on gengchen, an edict said: "Of the bandits swept along by the rebels, most are good people; all who give themselves up shall be spared death. Let the high officials at the front understand Our intent, proclaim it widely, and see that everyone knows it." Sympathy was shown to the Brigade Generals Duoerjizhabu, Li Shaozu and others, killed in battle, with hereditary ranks. On dingyou, descendants of worthy ministers were rewarded: Weihan, fourth-generation descendant of the Grand Secretary Li Guangdi, and Nianzeng, fourth-generation descendant of the Minister Tang Bin, were granted the juren degree, and Zhenglong, sixth-generation descendant of the Governor Fu Honglie and an assistant county magistrate, was made a county magistrate. On jihai, an edict said: "We are about to pay Our respects at the tombs, and the spring shoots are just sprouting. Let high officials watch over the people's fields and allow no trampling of the young crops." The merit of the gentry and people of Jiangxi in helping to suppress the sectarian bandit Liu Liandeng was recorded, and Ning Department in Jiangxi was renamed Yining Department. On xinchou, the emperor paid his respects at the tombs. On yisi, he performed the rite of putting off mourning. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on the first day, dingwei, the emperor returned to the capital. On jiwei, because the people of Sichuan had contributed money for the public need, the fixed taxes of the next year were remitted for eighty-six subprefectures, departments and counties, Suining among them. On xinyou, the Empress, of the Niohuru clan, was installed. On renxu, the Assistant Grand Secretary and Governor-General of Huguang Shulin died, and Wu Xiongguang was made Governor-General of Huguang. Delengtai reported the capture of the rebel leader Zhang Yunshou. On bingyin, for the merit of capturing Wang Tingzhao, Gao Er and Ma Wu, Eledengbao was promoted to Viscount, second class, and Yang Yuchun to Commandant of Cavalry. On wuchen, Jiqing, Governor-General of Liangguang, was made Assistant Grand Secretary. On xinwei, Gu Gao and others, two hundred and seventy-five men in all, were granted the jinshi degree, with the status of "passed" or "qualified", in their grades. Edit
In the fifth month, on jimao, the juren degree was granted to a descendant of a worthy minister: Yuanhong, great-grandson of the Grand Secretary Wang Xi. On jiashen, the emperor sacrificed at the Temple of Wenchang, and for the first time ordered it entered in the register of state sacrifices. On yiyou, sympathy was shown to the Brigade General Zhu Shedou, killed in battle in Sichuan, on the scale of a Provincial Commander, with a hereditary rank. On bingxu, the Brigade Generals were ordered to come to court for audience in turns. The Assistant Prefect of Fengtian Prefecture was to act as Education Commissioner, to be changed every three years. On yisi, Eledengbao was made Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs. Edit
In the sixth month, on renzi, there was heavy rain. The Yongding River burst its banks, and ministers were sent out separately to give relief to the people struck by the floods. Because of the floods the autumn hunt of this year was called off. Jiang Sheng was dismissed and sent to serve on the Yongding River. Chen Dawen was brought back to be acting Governor-General of Zhili. On bingchen it rained again. The General of Xi'an Hengrui died. On xinwei, the emperor went on foot to the Altar of Land and Grain to pray for clear weather. That day it cleared. Lebao reported that the Green and Blue bands of bandits at Dongxiang had been wiped out entirely. Edit
In the seventh month, on gengchen, a month's rations were specially issued to the soldiers at the capital. On jiashen, Nayanbao and Baning'a were ordered to carry out the works on the Yongding River. Lebao reported the capture of the bandit chiefs Xu Tianshou and Wang Denggao. On wuxu, relief was given for floods at Rehe. Edit
In the eighth month, on dingsi, Eledengbao reported the capture of the bandit leaders Wang Shihu and Ran Tiansi. Lebao reported that Qishiwu had captured the rebel chiefs Liu Qingxuan, Tang Buwu and others. On jiazi, Lebao reported the capture of the rebel leader Ran Xuesheng and others, and was made Baron, third class. Edit
In the ninth month, on jichou, the Collected Statutes of the Great Qing were revised and continued. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingwu, the breach of the Yongding River was closed. On guichou, Eledengbao reported the capture of the rebel leader Xin Dou. Delengtai reported the killing of the rebel leader Long Shaozhou. On guihai, an edict ordered the services of the armies in Sichuan and Shaanxi to be examined and recorded: Eledengbao was promoted to Earl, third class, Delengtai to Earl, second class, Saichong'a to Commandant of Cavalry, and Wenchun to Commandant of Light Cavalry. Edit
In the eleventh month, on jiashen, Yisang'a, Governor of Guizhou, was ordered to take his own life for arrogance, greed and deceit. On guisi, an edict said: "The military affairs will soon be brought to an end, and resettling the local militia is the most important task of the aftermath. Let this be planned as a whole, discussed in detail, and reported." On yiwei, Eledengbao reported the capture of the rebel leader Gao Jianqi. On wuxu, Qishiwu, for letting the rebels go, was stripped of office, arrested and tried. On jihai, Da Department in Sichuan was raised to Suiding Prefecture, and the Taiping Battalion to the Taiping Regiment. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, guimao, Qingcheng reported the capture of the band of Gou Wenming. On dingwei, an edict said: "Earlier, by special order of the late emperor Our father, the ministers of this dynasty who died for their loyalty and had not received hereditary ranks were looked into, and more than a hundred and forty were found and were given the hereditary rank of Commandant of Grace. Now a further nine hundred and ninety or more have been found and listed for Our inspection, all of them ministers who held to their duty and gave their loyalty. Their descendants are all at once to be given the hereditary rank of Commandant of Grace and paid its stipend. Apart from those who enlist in the garrison forces, any who would have sat the examinations are allowed to count as civil or military licentiates and sit them alike." On guihai, an edict praised Liu Qing and made him by special appointment Circuit Intendant of Jianchang in Sichuan. On renshen, Eledengbao reported that in suppressing the rebels of Tongjiang he had killed the bandit chief Gou Chaoxian. On xinwei, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, the fixed taxes were remitted in varying degrees for two hundred and thirty-one subprefectures, departments, counties and garrisons of Zhili, Shanxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and other provinces. Korea and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Seventh year of Jiaqing (1802)
In the seventh year, a renxu year, in the spring, the first month, on the first day, guiyou, the emperor paid his respects at the Yu Tomb and performed the sacrifice of the third anniversary. Cotton clothes were granted to the poor along the way. On jiaxu, it was settled that the sacrifice at the Altar of Land and Grain would use the first wu day. On wuyin, the emperor returned to the capital. On renwu, Songyun was made General of Ili. On jiawu, Eledengbao reported the capture of the chief rebel Xin Cong, and that the rest of his followers had all been put down. Wu Xiongguang reported the capture of Degui, son of the bandit leader Zhang Yunshou, and the stamping out of a band of the Blue rebels. Ming'an was stripped of office for greed and sent to a garrison at Ili. Lukang was made Commander of the Gendarmerie and relieved as Minister of Justice. Eledengbao, for lax defence that let Gou Wenming slip across the Han River, was demoted to a barony. On gengzi, the emperor attended the classics lectures. Edit
In the second month, on guimao, because Gou Wenming had slipped into the old forests of the Southern Mountains, the high officials leading troops were ordered to block and suppress him, and the local officials to search and arrest closely, so that the trouble should not spread. On dingwei, the sacrifice was offered to the Former Teacher Confucius. On renxu, generous sympathy was shown to the Colonel Han Zichang, killed in battle, and his younger brother the Colonel Han Jiaye; the local officials were ordered to build a Shrine of the Two Martyrs for them, and their mother was granted three hundred taels of silver. On bingyin, Eledengbao reported that Liu Qing had captured the rebel leaders Li Bin and Xin Wen, and Liu Qing was given the rank of Judicial Commissioner and a peacock feather. Edit
In the third month, on guiyou, Lebao reported the capture of the rebel leaders Zhang Tianlun, Wei Xuesheng and Chen Guozhu. On dingchou, Delengtai reported the capture of the bandit leaders Gong Qiyao, Li Shihan and Li Guozhen, and that the rest of their followers had all been put down. On renwu, the emperor paid his respects at the Tai Tomb. On gengyin he returned to the capital. On renchen, Chengde died, and Lukang was made Minister of Revenue. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on wushen, Yan Jian was made Governor-General of Zhili. On yichou, Wu Tingchen and others, two hundred and forty-eight men in all, were granted the jinshi degree, with the status of "passed" or "qualified", in their grades. On dingmao, Qingcheng reported the capture of the rebel leaders Wei Hongsheng, Zhang Xi and Bai Yong. Edit
In the fifth month, on jimao, Bao'en, Prince Rui of the First Rank, died. Langgan reported the capture of Lazhebu, the chief rebel of the Luo bandits. On renwu, Lebao reported the capture of the bandit leaders Tuo Xiangyao, Xu Tianpei and Zhang Sicong. On jiawu, Qingcheng reported that in hunting down the remaining bandits he had captured Kang Erma and Zhang Changyuan, and he was given the added title of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent. Edit
In the sixth month, on jiyou, Delengtai reported that the sectarian bandit Fan Renjie had drowned, that his wife and children had been taken, and that the remaining bandits had been wiped out entirely; he was promoted to Marquis, third class. On jiayin, Liu Quanzhi and Deying were made Grand Councillors. On yimao, Dachun died, and Changlin was made Minister of Rites. Baoning was ordered to take charge of the Ministry of War. Lukang and Gong'ala were made Lieutenant-Generals of Chinese-martial Banners. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on xinwei, Lebao reported that the Yellow, White, Green and Blue bands of rebels had been wiped out, and he was promoted to Baron, first class. On gengchen, He Tai, a tribute student of Shaanxi, submitted proposals for doing away with extravagance and honouring thrift, to turn back the ways of the age. An order came back that they could be adopted, and he was granted two bolts of great satin. On jiashen, the Grand Secretary Wang Jie retired, with the added title of Grand Mentor of the Heir Apparent, to draw his stipend at his home. On wuzi, the emperor went to Mulan for the autumn hunt. On guisi, an edict said: "In the case of the prisoners who broke out of jail at Boluo in Guangdong, only after We inquired by vermilion edict did the Governor-General and Governor report the truth. So there must be many affairs in the empire that never come to light. This is truly to be lamented, and it fills Us all the more with dread. Apart from punishing each of those concerned, let the great officials keep the law and the lesser ones be honest, to answer Our earnest wish to purify and set in order the ranks of officials." Xingkui was made General of Xi'an, and Mingliang Lieutenant-General of Urumqi. On jiawu, Eledengbao reported the capture of the rebel leader Gou Wenming. An edict said: "We had only just reached Mulan when We heard the news of victory. Of those who started the sectarian rising, only this rebel was left. Now that he has been brought to justice, it will not be hard to clear up the rest. Eledengbao is promoted to Earl, first class, and Yang Yuchun and those below him are each to be generously recorded and rewarded." Zhang Ruoting died, and Xiong Mei was made Minister of Justice. Wang Chengpei was moved to be Censor-in-Chief of the Left, and Dai Quheng was made Minister of War. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, jihai, there was an eclipse of the sun. An edict said: "An eclipse of the sun at the new moon and an eclipse of the moon at the full: Heaven shows a warning, and We are filled with fear and caution. Is there some fault in Our own person? In suppressing the heretical bandits, the remnants are not yet finished: should they be quelled by the might of arms, or guided by the influence of virtue? Among the affairs of government, are there some unsuited to the people, perhaps carried out for a time, which in the long run breed abuses? Let each of you speak out frankly and hide nothing. As for reforming punishments at an eclipse of the moon, it should lie only in making the laws clear and the penalties careful, striving for thoroughness and caution; in this We and all the officials at the capital and in the provinces must encourage one another." Zhu Gui was made Assistant Grand Secretary. On guimao, Ji Chengzhi was made Director-General of River Conservancy for the Eastern River, and Liu Qing Judicial Commissioner of Sichuan. On yimao, the emperor held a hunt. Nguyen Phuc Anh of Nong Nai in Vietnam came over to allegiance with his followers and handed in the patent and seal of the former vassal king. An edict allowed him to send tribute. On xinyou, Delengtai reported the capture of the rebel leader Pu Tianbao. Edit
In the ninth month, on gengchen, the emperor set out on his return. On wuzi, the emperor paid his respects at the tombs. On xinmao he returned to the capital. On bingshen, Wu Xiongguang reported the killing of Tang Mingwan, bandit leader of the Yellow band. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiyou, Hongfeng, General of Hangzhou, died, and Zhang Chengxun was made General of Hangzhou. On renzi, Lebao reported the capture of Zhang Jian, rebel leader of the White band, and Tang Sijiao, rebel leader of the Blue band. On dingsi, Delengtai reported the killing of the rebel leader Dai Si and the capture of the rebel chief Zhao Jian. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, wuchen, Delengtai reported the capture of the rebel leader Chen Chuanxue. On gengwu, an edict, because Jiqing's reports on his handling of the society bandits of Fuluo were untrue, removed him as Assistant Grand Secretary and ordered Nayancheng to investigate. Soon he was relieved as Governor-General, and Hutuli was ordered to act in his place. On bingxu, Eledengbao reported the capture of the rebel leader Jingying, and was promoted to Marquis, third class. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, wuxu, bandits rose in revolt at Su Department in Anhui, and Fei Chun and others put them down. On guichou, by edict, Eledengbao, Delengtai, Lebao, Huiling and Wu Xiongguang jointly reported that the sectarian bandits of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Chu [Hubei] had been swept away. Eledengbao and Delengtai were made Marquis, first class, Lebao Earl, first class, and Mingliang Baron, first class, and Saichong'a, Yang Yuchun and the others were given titles and rewards in order. Grace was extended also to Yongxing, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, and others, and to the Grand Councillors Qinggui, Dong Gao and others. On yichou, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters were remitted for fifty-six subprefectures, departments and counties of Zhili, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Sichuan and other provinces. The fixed taxes on fields lost to collapse were remitted for ten counties and garrisons of Jiangsu, Fujian and Shandong. Korea sent tribute. Edit
Eighth year of Jiaqing (1803)
In the eighth year, a guihai year, in the spring, the first month, on gengwu, Wo Shibu was made Governor-General of Liangguang. On dingchou, Ili was ordered to open up farmland for the people widely. Zhang Chengji, because his reports on the suppression of the local bandits of Yining Department were untrue, was sentenced to strangulation. On yiyou, cotton clothes were granted to the poor. On jiawu, the emperor attended the classics lectures. Edit
In the second month, on jiwei, the emperor paid his respects at the Eastern Tombs. Edit
In the intercalary second month, on wuyin, the emperor returned and stayed at the Yuanming Yuan. On yiyou, he returned to the palace, and as he entered the Shunzhen Gate a villain, Chen De, rushed out and attacked the imperial carriage. Mian'en, Prince Ding of the First Rank, the efu Lawangduoerji, Danbaduoerji and others seized him, and he was handed to the court officials to be strictly interrogated. Mian'en and the others were rewarded in their degrees. On dinghai, the sacrifice was offered to the First Farmer, and the emperor ploughed the sacred field in person. On jichou, an edict said: "Chen De's affair is to be regarded as that of a mad dog; there is no need to interrogate him exhaustively. What We feel ashamed and fearful of is that Our virtuous influence has not yet shone forth, so that there came this event to warn Us. Let the sentence be settled at once according to the code." That day Chen De and his two sons were put to death. The retired Grand Secretary Wang Jie took his leave of the emperor and was granted a jade dove staff and poems in the emperor's own hand, and went home by the post relays. On gengyin, the rules for the palace gates were strictly proclaimed anew. Edit
In the third month, on bingshen, the emperor examined the Hanlin academicians in person. On jiachen, Mukedengbu, Provincial Commander of Gansu, was killed in battle hunting down the remaining bandits and was posthumously made Baron, second class. Sympathy was shown to the Brigade General Wang Maoshang and others, killed in battle in Hubei, with hereditary ranks. On gengshen, the Empress performed in person the rite of picking mulberry leaves. Edit
In the fourth month, on bingxu, the emperor prayed for rain. On dinghai it rained. Edit
In the fifth month, on yiwei, dwellings were built for the imperial clansmen and the Gioro. On guichou, Fujun was made General of Jilin. Edit
In the sixth month, on wuzi, the Minister Peng Yuanrui asked to retire, and this was allowed; he remained director-general of the compilation of the Veritable Records of Gaozong. Fei Chun was made Minister of War, and Chen Dawen Governor-General of Liangjiang. On jichou, Nguyen Phuc Anh was invested as King of Vietnam. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on yisi, Nayancheng was made Minister of Rites. On dingwei, because the remaining bandits of the three provinces had been cleared away, Eledengbao, Delengtai and the Grand Councillors were generously rewarded. On renshen, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Edit
In the eighth month, on renwu, Fujun was transferred to be General of Shengjing. Because the hunt was called off, the emperor set out on his return. On xinmao, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the ninth month, on wushen, the retired Minister and former Assistant Grand Secretary Peng Yuanrui died. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on renshen, Langgan reported the capture of the chief criminal Hengzhagang, and the Lisu bandits were put down. On guiwei, the Empress Xiaoshu was buried in the imperial mausoleum. Edit
In the eleventh month, on wuxu, Zhu Gui and others asked that the Ming inscriptions on the steles of the Jingyi Pavilion be ground off; the emperor did not allow it. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jichou, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters and arrears of taxes were remitted in varying degrees for four hundred and eighteen subprefectures, departments, counties and garrisons of Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shaanxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and other provinces. Korea and Vietnam sent tribute. Edit
Ninth year of Jiaqing (1804)
In the ninth year, a jiazi year, in the spring, the first month, on dingwei, Xingkui was transferred to be General of Ningxia, and Saichong'a General of Xi'an. Edit
In the second month, on renxu, the emperor attended the classics lectures. On guihai, the emperor visited the Hanlin Academy, granted a banquet, and composed linked verse in the Boliang style. On wuzi, the emperor paid his respects at the Eastern Tombs. Edit
In the third month, on renchen, he went to Mount Pan. On renyin, he went to the Ming Tombs and offered wine at the Chang Tomb. On jiachen, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jisi, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Battalion. On bingzi, Ji Chengzhi was summoned to the capital, and Xu Duan was made acting Director-General of River Conservancy for Hedong. Edit
In the fifth month, on jiawu, the emperor prayed for rain at the Black Dragon Pool. On dingyou it rained. On dingwei, Tiebao presented poems of the Eight Banners in one hundred and thirty-four juan, and the emperor named the collection "Elegant Odes of a Glorious Reign". Edit
In the sixth month, on renxu, Yude and others reported that the pirate Cai Qian had raided as far as Lu'ermen and broken into Shandazhai. An order came back that he was to be pursued and captured without fail. On wuchen, Lukang was made Assistant Grand Secretary, Mingliang Minister of Works, Changlin Minister of Justice and Fei Chun Minister of Personnel. Deying was removed from duty in the Grand Council, and Nayancheng and Ying He were made Grand Councillors. On yihai, Huiling died, and Nayancheng was made Governor-General of Shaan-Gan. Sympathy was shown to the Brigade General Hu Zhensheng, killed in battle while hunting pirates: he was posthumously made Provincial Commander and given a hereditary rank, and his son was taken into office. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on bingwu, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. On gengzi, Chu Pengling was stripped of office for falsely impeaching Wu Xiongguang. On guichou, because the years had come round the full cycle to a jiazi year, the executions of prisoners for this year were stopped. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiwei, the excessive spending of military funds in Hubei was investigated, and fines were imposed after the event on the sons of Fu Kang'an and He Lin, and on Bi Yuan and others. On dingchou, the emperor, on his way back, paid his respects at the tombs. Edit
In the ninth month, on gengyin, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On xinmao, because the remaining bandits of the three provinces had been hunted down to the last man, Eledengbao and those below him were examined and rewarded in their degrees. On jiawu, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guiyou, Sun Tingbiao, magistrate of Wuyuan County in Guangxi, concealed a wound and let the killer go, and by special order was sentenced to strangulation; the Judicial Commissioner Gong'e was sent to a garrison at Urumqi. On jimao, the emperor went to the Dunxu Hall and gave a banquet for the princes of the imperial clan. Edit
In the eleventh month, on wushen, Nayancheng was transferred to be Governor-General of Liangguang, and Wo Shibu Governor-General of Shaan-Gan. Edit
In the twelfth month, on dingmao, Xu Duan was transferred to be Director-General of River Conservancy for Jiangnan. On gengchen, the Grand Secretary Liu Yong died. On jiashen, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters were remitted in varying degrees for twenty-one subprefectures, departments and counties of Zhili, Hubei, Sichuan and other provinces. Korea and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Tenth year of Jiaqing (1805)
In the tenth year, an yichou year, in the spring, the first month, on yiwei, the retired Grand Secretary Wang Jie, who had come to the capital to receive the emperor's birthday gifts for him, died; an edict of generous sympathy gave him posthumous honours. On xinhai, Zhu Gui was made Grand Secretary, Ji Yun Assistant Grand Secretary and Tiebao Governor-General of Liangjiang. An edict ordered the ministers of the Imperial Household Department to keep strict control over the palace eunuchs and check their comings and goings; this was entered in the Palace History and made a standing rule. Edit
In the second month, on jiwei, the emperor attended the classics lectures. On jisi, Yong'en, Prince Li of the First Rank, died, and his son Zhaolian inherited. The Assistant Grand Secretary Ji Yun died, and Liu Quanzhi was transferred to be Minister of Rites and Assistant Grand Secretary. Edit
In the third month, on jichou, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On jihai, the emperor paid his respects at the Tai Tomb. On bingwu, on his way back, he reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Battalion. On wushen, the emperor returned to the capital. Hongkang was made General of Guangzhou. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinsi, the Censor Cai Weiyu memorialised asking that the printing of books and the spreading of their religion by the Westerners be investigated and banned. An order came back that all of it was to be investigated and banned. On wuyin, Peng Jun and others, two hundred and forty-three men in all, were granted the jinshi degree, with the status of "passed" or "qualified", in their grades. Edit
In the fifth month, on the first day, jiashen, an edict said that the ministers of the Imperial Household Department in charge of the Western churches had failed to inspect them strictly and had let them spread their religion, and sent them to the Board for a penalty to be decided. Their scriptures were to be searched out and destroyed, and Tong Lan and others who practised the religion were punished. On wushen, the merit of putting down the sectarian bandits and of clearing the countryside was recorded after the event: Lebao was given the added title of Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent, and Mingliang was made Viscount, first class. Edit
In the sixth month, on gengshen, Yan Jian was dismissed for failing to detect a deficit in the treasury; Wu Xiongguang was transferred to be Governor-General of Zhili, and Bailing was made Governor-General of Huguang. On dingchou, the Yongding River burst its banks. Edit
In the intercalary sixth month, on guiwei, Liu Quanzhi was dismissed; Fei Chun was made Assistant Grand Secretary, and Qin Cheng'en Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On wuxu, the breach of the Yongding River was closed. On yisi, Qing'antai was made Governor of Zhejiang. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on renchen, the emperor set out for Shengjing to pay his respects at the tombs. Edit
In the eighth month, on bingxu, the emperor sacrificed at the Temple of the Northern Guardian Mountain. On yiwei, the emperor paid his respects at the Yong Tomb. On bingshen, he performed the rite of the Grand Offering. He reviewed the archery of the officers and men of Jilin. On gengzi, the emperor paid his respects at the Fu Tomb and performed the rite of the Grand Offering. On xinchou, the emperor paid his respects at the Zhao Tomb and performed the rite of the Grand Offering. He went in person to make offerings at the graves of Yuetuo, Prince Keqin of the Second Rank, Yangguli, Prince Wuxun, Eyidu, Duke Hongyi, and Feiyingdong, Duke Zhiyi. The emperor halted at Shengjing and made obeisance before the seals and patents. On jiachen, he went to the Altar of Heaven and the Altar of Earth to perform rites. On yisi, the emperor went to the Chongzheng Hall to receive congratulations. The Minister of the Imperial Presence and Duke, third class, Eledengbao died, and a shrine to him was built at the capital. Qingcheng was made General of Chengdu. On bingwu, the emperor went to the Dazheng Hall and gave a banquet for the princes and high officials in attendance and for the envoys of Korea. He composed the "Ode to Shengjing" in eight stanzas. A tablet in the emperor's own hand was granted to Li Song, King of Korea. On wushen, the emperor set out on his return. Edit
In the ninth month, on jisi, the emperor paid his respects at the Eastern Tombs. On renshen he returned to the capital. On bingzi, he went in person to make offerings for Eledengbao. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiawu, Dai Junyuan was ordered to hurry to the Southern River to survey the works. On bingshen, the King of Britain sent tribute, and was granted an edict and patterned silks. On xinchou, Nayancheng was dismissed; Wu Xiongguang was transferred to be Governor-General of Liangguang, and Qiu Xingjian was made acting Governor-General of Zhili. On guimao, Saichong'a was made General of Guangzhou. Edit
In the eleventh month, on bingchen, Bailing was dismissed, and Quanbao was made Governor-General of Huguang. On jiwei, Qingpu was made Provincial Commander of Hubei. Edit
In the twelfth month, on dingwei, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters were remitted in varying degrees for thirty-four departments and counties of Zhili, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other provinces, and the fixed salt dues of eleven salt yards of Lianghuai. The population of the empire was reckoned at 332,181,403 persons, and the grain at 29,411,999 shi, 7 sheng, 3 ge and 2 shao. Korea and Britain sent tribute. Edit
Eleventh year of Jiaqing (1806)
In the eleventh year, a bingyin year, in the spring, the first month, on renzi, the pirate Cai Qian took Fengshan County, and Yude was ordered to suppress him; Saichong'a, General of Guangzhou, was transferred to hurry there and direct operations. On bingzi, Nayancheng, for staging plays in his official residence and for indiscriminately accepting the surrender of pirates, was stripped of office and sent to a garrison at Ili. Edit
In the second month, on guiwei, the emperor attended the classics lectures. On xinmao, the emperor paid his respects at the Eastern Tombs. On jiachen, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On wushen he returned to the capital. Edit
In the third month, on jichou, Aixintai, Brigade General of Taiwan, recovered Fengshan County and was given a hereditary rank. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on xinmao, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Battalion. On guisi, Li Hengte was dismissed, and Wu Jing was made Director-General of River Conservancy for Hedong. On bingshen, the Huang Qing Wenying [an anthology of Qing prose] was continued. Edit
In the fifth month, on bingyin, Yude was dismissed, and Alinbao was made Governor-General of Min-Zhe. Edit
In the sixth month, on wuyin, Jiang Sheng was transferred to be Minister of Works, and Qin Cheng'en Minister of Justice. On gengchen, Qingcheng was stripped of office for untrue replies at audience and sent to a garrison in Heilongjiang. Teqing'e was made General of Chengdu. On gengyin, Dai Junyuan was made Director-General of River Conservancy for Jiangnan, and Xu Duan Deputy Director-General of River Conservancy. On gengzi, Delengtai was ordered to take charge of the Ministry of War. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on guihai, Chen Fengshun, a new recruit of the Ningshan Brigade, gathered a band, killed officers, took Yang County and raided as far as Ningqiang. Delengtai was ordered to lead the baturu guardsmen and the Solon troops to suppress them. On dingmao, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Edit
In the eighth month, on gengyin, the emperor held a hunt. On jiachen, Li Changgeng reported that he had wiped out many of Cai Qian's band of pirates, but Cai Qian had escaped. Edit
In the ninth month, on yisi, the baturu guardsmen, the Solon and other troops were sent to Shaanxi. On guichou, sentence was passed in the case of failing to detect the embezzlement of treasury funds in Zhili: Yan Jian was sent to a garrison at Urumqi, and Jiang Sheng, Chen Dawen and Xiong Mei were demoted to metropolitan officials of the fourth grade. Chu Pengling was brought back to be Governor of Anhui. On gengshen, Liu Quanzhi was brought back to be Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On guihai, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on dingchou, Delengtai reported that the mutinous troops of Yang County had been put down. On jiashen, Quanbao was made Governor-General of Shaan-Gan, Wang Zhiyi Governor-General of Huguang and Cao Zhenyong Minister of Works. On dinghai, Wen Chenghui was made Governor-General of Zhili. Ruan Yuan was brought back to be acting Governor of Fujian, but declined because of illness. Zhang Shicheng was transferred to be Governor of Fujian, and Jin Guangti was made Governor of Jiangxi. On guisi, Hening was made Lieutenant-General of Urumqi. The Grand Secretary Baoning asked to retire, and a gracious edict let him retire and granted him a duke's stipend. Edit
In the eleventh month, on gengshen, Lukang was made Grand Secretary, Changlin Assistant Grand Secretary and Wenning Commander of the Gendarmerie. An edict rebuked Delengtai severely for being lenient in accepting the surrender of the mutinous troops he was suppressing; Yang Yuchun was demoted to Brigade General of the Ningshan Brigade, and Yang Fang was sent to a garrison at Ili, escorting the surrendered troops to the garrison at once. Edit
In the twelfth month, on wuyin, the Grand Secretary Zhu Gui died. On jimao, the emperor went to his house in person and made offerings. On gengchen, a special edict urged the bannermen and the commoners to strive for thrift. On xinchou, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters were remitted in varying degrees for thirty-five subprefectures, departments and counties of Zhili, Sichuan and other provinces. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Twelfth year of Jiaqing (1807)
In the twelfth year, a dingmao year, in the spring, the first month, on bingwu, Fei Chun was made Grand Secretary, and Dai Quheng Assistant Grand Secretary. On guihai, an edict said: "Formerly, in suppressing the heretical bandits, there were too many local militia. When the affair was settled it was hard to disband them, and many were made to enlist as soldiers. Now from Ningshan in Shaanxi and Suiding in Sichuan come repeated reports of new soldiers causing trouble, each put down as it arose. Such fierce and unruly men must be punished whenever the need arises, so that they do not stir up other troubles." On wuchen, the new soldiers at Washiping in Shaanxi caused trouble and were put down. Edit
In the second month, on jiaxu, the emperor attended the classics lectures. On wuzi, Jilakan was dismissed and stripped of his title. On renchen, the emperor paid his respects at the Eastern Tombs. Edit
In the third month, on renchen, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On xinhai, he paid his respects at the Western Tombs. On jiayin he returned to the capital. On dingsi, the Veritable Records and the Sacred Instructions of Gaozong were completed. On xinsi, the emperor prayed for rain. On jiazi it rained. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on bingxu, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Battalion. On gengzi, the emperor prayed for rain. Edit
In the fifth month, on jichou, it rained. On jiwei, Changling was made Governor-General of Shaan-Gan, and Sabintu Director-General of Grain Transport. On bingyin, the prices of materials for the river works were raised. Since Yongzheng the yearly cost of the works had been about six hundred thousand; from now on it gradually grew to one million six hundred thousand. Edit
In the sixth month, on yiwei, it was forbidden for the private secretaries of Governors-General and Governors to be recommended into office by deception. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on yisi, the Compiler Qi Kun and the Supervising Censor Fei Xizhang were ordered to go and invest the King of Ryukyu. On wuwu, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Edit
In the eighth month, on yiyou, the emperor held a hunt. Edit
In the ninth month, on bingwu, the emperor returned and stayed at Mulan. Siam had privately invited merchants to trade, and an edict was sent down admonishing it to stop. On xinhai, the emperor set out on his return. On jiayin, he reviewed the troops of Gubeikou. On bingchen he returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on yiwei, it was ordered that in the inner sessions of the military provincial and metropolitan examinations the policy essays be dropped and the military classics be written out from memory. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinchou, the breach at the Chenjiapu dyke was stopped, and the Yellow River was led along its old course to the sea. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guiwei, Qing'antai was transferred to be Governor of Henan, and Ruan Yuan was made Governor of Zhejiang. On guisi, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters and salt dues were remitted for forty-seven departments and counties of Zhili, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Gansu and other provinces. The fixed taxes on fields washed away and lost to collapse were remitted for five counties of Jiangsu, Fujian and Shanxi. Korea, Ryukyu and Nanzhang sent tribute. Edit
Thirteenth year of Jiaqing (1808)
In the thirteenth year, a wuchen year, in the spring, the first month, on wuwu, Li Changgeng, Provincial Commander of Zhejiang, died with the army while pursuing pirates, and was posthumously made an earl. His subordinate commander Wang Delu was made Provincial Commander of Zhejiang. Edit
In the second month, on dingmao, the emperor's second son was ordered to offer the sacrifice to the Former Teacher Confucius. On gengwu, the emperor attended the classics lectures. On bingzi, the retired Grand Secretary Baoning died. On wuyin, a special edict commended Fu Nai, Circuit Intendant of Chen-Yuan-Yong-Jing in Hunan, and gave him the rank of Judicial Commissioner. Edit
In the third month, on gengzi, the emperor paid his respects at the Eastern Tombs. On renwu, the emperor inspected the long embankment at Tianjin. On bingchen, Xu Duan was made Director-General of River Conservancy for the Southern River. On jiwei, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Tianjin Brigade. On bingyin, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. Changlin and Dai Quheng were ordered to survey the Southern River. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on wuchen, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinmao, Wu Xinzhong and others, two hundred and sixty-one men in all, were granted the jinshi degree, with the status of "passed" or "qualified", in their grades. Edit
In the fifth month, on guimao, Changlin and Dai Quheng reported on their survey of the river works. An old commoner surnamed Zhang, more than a hundred and thirty years old, had pointed out that Jin Fu had formerly built two sluices east of the Tianran Sluice; on examination the foundations of the dykes were there, and they asked to adopt his advice and restore them. An order came back approving it, and the old man was granted silver and satin. On gengshen, the Temple of Confucius at Queli was repaired. Edit
In the intercalary fifth month, on renwu, Xianheling, Provincial Commander of Hunan, was dismissed for improper wording in his memorial of congratulation on the birth of the emperor's eldest grandson. Edit
In the sixth month, on jiachen, the emperor's poems on the Pictures of Tilling and Weaving were printed in the Compendium of Works and Days. On yisi, Qin Cheng'en was dismissed, and Wu Jing was made Minister of Justice. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on gengchen, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiyou, the emperor held a hunt. On jiayin, sympathy was shown to the Brigade General Lin Guoliang, killed while hunting pirates in Guangdong, with a hereditary rank. Edit
In the ninth month, on jimao, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on the first day, guisi, there was an eclipse of the sun. Edit
In the eleventh month, on renwu, Wu Xiongguang was dismissed, and Yongbao was made Governor-General of Liangguang. On gengyin, Xingzhao was made General of Hangzhou. Edit
In the twelfth month, on the first day, renchen, the emperor's second son was ordered to go to the Dagao Hall to pray for snow. On jihai, the emperor prayed for snow. On yisi it snowed. Zhou Xingdai was made Censor-in-Chief of the Left. On jiwei, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters and arrears of taxes were remitted for thirteen subprefectures, departments and counties of Zhili, Sichuan and other provinces. The fixed taxes on fields washed away were remitted for eleven subprefectures, departments and counties of Zhili, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan, Gansu and other provinces, and the fixed salt dues on land lost to collapse at two salt yards of Zhejiang and Fujian. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Fourteenth year of Jiaqing (1809)
In the fourteenth year, a jisi year, in the spring, the first month, on the first day, xinyou, on the emperor's fiftieth birthday, an edict was proclaimed extending grace. Mianzhi, son of Yongxuan, Prince Yi of the First Rank, and Yilun, grandson of Yongxing, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, were raised to Beile, and grace was extended in varying degrees to the vassal princes and the court officials. On dingmao, Bailing was made Governor-General of Liangguang. On renshen, Guangxing was found guilty and beheaded, his son Yunxiu was sent to a garrison in Jilin, and his property was confiscated. Many were demoted or dismissed in connection with the case; Changling was sent to a garrison at Ili. Hening was made Governor-General of Shaan-Gan. Edit
In the second month, on renchen, the emperor attended the classics lectures. On renyin, the emperor wrote a poem in praise of thrift and an essay distinguishing righteousness from profit, and had them shown to the court officials. On dingwei, the emperor paid his respects at the Eastern Tombs. On dingsi, Xu Songnian, Brigade General of Fujian, killed the pirate Zhu Fen, and was given a hereditary rank. On jiwei, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the third month, on guihai, the emperor paid his respects at the Western Tombs. On bingzi he returned to the capital. The General of Xi'an and Duke, third class, Delengtai died. On jimao, Songyun reported that Pu Dafang, Ma Youyuan and others, more than a hundred mutinous soldiers sent to frontier garrisons, had broken the law there, and that they had all been put to death in separate batches. The emperor reproached him for indiscriminate killing and stripped him of office. Jinchang was made General of Ili, and Xingzhao General of Jingzhou. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiayin, Hong Ying and others, two hundred and forty-one men in all, were granted the jinshi degree, with the status of "passed" or "qualified", in their grades. Wu Xiongguang was sent to a garrison at Ili; Bailing had impeached him. Sun Yuting was dismissed. Edit
In the fifth month, on dingchou, a special edict rebuked the court officials severely for slackness and delay. On wuyin, Yinglun, Censor for the Inspection of Grain Transport, was strangled for greed and baseness. Edit
In the sixth month, on yiwei, the case of rice stolen from the granaries under false "black records" came to light, and the Vice Ministers who had held the post in turn were rebuked and dismissed in varying degrees. On dingwei, Songyun was made Governor-General of Shaan-Gan. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on wuchen, an edict stopped the autumn executions of this year. Li Yuchang, a county magistrate checking famine relief in Jiangsu, had been poisoned by Wang Shenhan, magistrate of Shanyang County; the case was sent to the Board and the charge proved. Wang Shenhan was beheaded at once, the prefect Wang Gu was strangled at once, the household servant Li Xiang and others were all given the extreme penalty, the Governor-General Tiebao was stripped of office and sent to a frontier garrison, and the Governor Wang Rizhang was stripped of office. The emperor wrote a "Poem Mourning the Loyal", and granted the juren degree to Li Yuchang's adopted heir Li Xizuo, and the military juren degree to the military licentiate Li Qingtai, whose complaint had brought the wrong to light. Alinbao was transferred to be Governor-General of Liangjiang, and Fang Weidian was made Governor-General of Min-Zhe. On renshen, the Supervising Censor Hua Jie, because his impeachment of the Grand Councillor Dai Quheng for favouritism was not upheld, was demoted. On yihai, an edict said: "We hold the people's sufferings close to Our heart. Whenever a province reports a disaster, We at once pour out grace and give relief and comfort in every way. Yet Governors-General and Governors fail to look into things, so that there is fraud in the relief. As in the two recent cases of Baodi and Shanyang, men even plotted to kill the upright deputies; how could these not be punished? It is not that We grudge the cost. The Censor Zhou Yue has therefore asked that where disasters are reported, circuit intendants and prefects be deputed separately to look into them in detail. He does not know that circuit intendants and prefects are not all worthy and able either. In the present Baodi case, the Subprefect of the Eastern Route in charge, Gui Enyan, demanded three thousand taels of silver. In the Shanyang case, the prefect in charge, Wang Gu, took two thousand taels. If one meets such intendants and prefects, how can they be trusted? Nor can intendants and prefects go round every village themselves; they would still leave it to deputies, which is even less to be relied on. The key lies only in having the right men as Governors-General and Governors. As for those who find checking disasters hard and so join together in concealing them, their guilt is graver still. Let this be proclaimed to all." On renwu, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Edit
In the eighth month, on gengxu, Liu Fenggao, Education Commissioner of Zhejiang and Vice Minister, for malpractice while supervising the examinations, was stripped of office and sent to a garrison in Heilongjiang. The Governor Ruan Yuan was stripped of office for shielding and concealing it. Edit
In the ninth month, on jiwei, Qingcheng was made General of Fuzhou. On gengshen, the emperor returned to the capital. On jisi, Zhang Shicheng memorialised that Wang Delu and Qiu Lianggong had jointly attacked the pirate Cai Qian, pressed hard on his ship and smashed its stern, and Cai Qian fell into the sea and drowned. Wang Delu was made a viscount and Qiu Lianggong a baron. On renshen, Bailing memorialised asking that the Guangdong salt be carried overland instead, and this was allowed. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on guisi, on the emperor's birthday, he went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to receive congratulations and gave a banquet. On gengxu, Alinbao memorialised asking that the tribute grain be collected with an added commutation charge; the emperor rebuked him severely. Edit
In the eleventh month, on renchen, Songyun was made Governor-General of Liangjiang, and Nayancheng Governor-General of Shaan-Gan. Edit
In the twelfth month, on wuxu, because they had failed to detect clerks of the Ministry of Works fraudulently drawing official silver from the Ministry of Revenue and the Imperial Household Department, Lukang, Fei Chun and the others in order were demoted or dismissed. On jiayin, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters were remitted for twenty-four departments and counties of Zhili, Jiangsu and other provinces. The land tax was remitted on the low-lying land of Wen'an in Shuntian, the Qianqing salt yard in Zhejiang, and the land lost to collapse at Cha Department in Hunan. Korea, Ryukyu, Siam, Vietnam and Nanzhang sent tribute. Edit
Fifteenth year of Jiaqing (1810)
In the fifteenth year, a gengwu year, in the spring, the first month, on bingzi, Liu Quanzhi was made Assistant Grand Secretary. Edit
In the second month, on jichou, the emperor attended the classics lectures. On renchen, Changlin was dismissed because of illness; Hutuli was made Minister of Justice and Tuojin Minister of Works. On bingshen, Lebao was summoned to the capital, and Changming was made Governor-General of Sichuan. On bingzi, an edict, because opium destroys life, ordered all Governors-General and Governors to cut off its sources. Edit
In the third month, on jiazi, the emperor paid his respects at the Eastern Tombs. On wuyin, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On guiwei he returned to the capital. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on dingyou, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Battalion. Edit
In the fifth month, on guihai, Lebao, for not reporting an anonymous letter, was removed as Grand Secretary and demoted to Minister of Works. Lukang was again made Grand Secretary, and Mingliang Assistant Grand Secretary. Dai Quheng was made Grand Secretary, and Fei Chun Minister of Works. Edit
In the sixth month, on wuxu, the Deputy Lieutenant-General of Rehe was changed to a Lieutenant-General, and Jilakan was appointed to it. On renzi, Bailing, for the merit of capturing the pirate Wu Shi'er and sending him under escort, was granted the hereditary rank of Commandant of Light Chariots. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiayin, the Yongding River overflowed. On renshen, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. On xinsi, Xu Duan was made Director-General of River Conservancy for the Southern River. The river mouth at Yunti Pass was to be reworked, and Ma Huiyu was ordered to direct it. Edit
In the eighth month, on wuxu, the emperor held a hunt. On renzi, Zaobao was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol Banner. A Naval Provincial Commander of Guangdong and a Naval Brigade General of the Yangjiang Brigade were created. Edit
In the ninth month, on jiwei, Wang Zhiyi was made Governor-General of Min-Zhe, Ma Huiyu Governor-General of Huguang and Gong'ala Minister of Works. On jiazi, the breach of the Yongding River was closed. On jisi, the emperor returned to the capital. On yihai, the price paid in silver for stalks for the Southern River was raised. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on jiawu, the two embankments of Gaoyan and Shanxu in Jiangnan burst. On dingyou, the rules for duty days of the ministries and courts were settled. Edit
In the eleventh month, on renxu, the former General of Jilin Xiulin was ordered to take his own life for embezzling the ginseng silver. Edit
In the twelfth month, on bingshen, Guangxi memorialised that the long-lived commoner Lan Xiang was a hundred and forty-two years old; he was specially granted a poem composed by the emperor, a tablet in the emperor's own hand, the hat button of the sixth grade and fifty taels of silver. On dingyou, Ma Huiyu reported that the great works at Yunti Pass had been closed, and the river had returned to its proper course to the sea. An order came back praising him. On jihai, Chen Fengxiang was made Director-General of River Conservancy for Jiangnan. On renyin, Xingzhao was transferred to be Lieutenant-General of Chahar. On jiyou, the joint sacrifice was held at the Ancestral Temple. Edit
This year, taxes for disasters were remitted for seven departments and counties of Zhili. The land tax was remitted on fields lost to collapse at Dantu and Shanghai in Jiangsu and on abandoned fields in Wuwei Department in Anhui. Korea and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Sixteenth year of Jiaqing (1811)
In the sixteenth year, a xinwei year, in the spring, the first month, on wuwu, because of the long embankment newly built at Magang by Yunti Pass, the Huaihai Circuit was created, with Subprefects for the two subprefectures of Haian and Haifu. On guiyou, Bailing was made Minister of Justice, Songyun was transferred to be Governor-General of Liangguang, and Lebao was made Governor-General of Liangjiang. Edit
In the second month, on renwu, the emperor attended the classics lectures. On dinghai, the sacrifice was offered to the Former Teacher Confucius. An edict said: "Because the river works of the Southern River have cost more than forty million in successive years, We specially ordered Tuojin and Chu Pengling to go and investigate. Now, by their report, on checking the accounts of the works the silver received and spent more or less agrees, but the works are not all solid. This is truly the fault of the river officials who held the post in turn; Wu Jing and Xu Duan are both demoted or dismissed in their degrees. The staff on the works are all to be dismissed as well. The six hundred thousand in silver not yet paid out is also to be withheld." Edit
In the third month, on bingyin, the emperor paid his respects at the Western Tombs. On renwu, the rites at the tombs being over, he made a western tour to Mount Wutai. On yihai, the Minister of Works Fei Chun died and was posthumously made Grand Secretary. Yongxi, Prince Su of the First Rank, was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol Banner. Edit
In the intercalary third month, on gengchen, the emperor halted at Mount Wutai. On yiyou, the emperor set out on his return. On bingshen, the emperor visited the tomb of Yao's mother and the temple of Emperor Yao and performed the rites. On wuxu, the emperor reviewed the Green Standard troops of Zhili, went to the Lianchi Academy, and sent an official to sacrifice at the shrine of the Ming official Yang Jisheng. On guimao, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on wushen, the Grand Secretary Dai Quheng died. On jiazi, the emperor prayed for rain. The retired Assistant Grand Secretary Changlin died. On renshen, Jiang Liyong and others, 237 men in all, were granted the jinshi degree in their several grades. Fuqing was made Lieutenant-General of a Chinese-martial banner, and Chonglu Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. Edit
In the fifth month, on xinsi, Liu Quanzhi was made Grand Secretary, Zou Bingtai Assistant Grand Secretary, and Liu Huanzhi Minister of War. On dinghai, the emperor went again to the Altar of the Heavenly Gods to pray for rain. On gengyin, it rained. Edit
In the sixth month, on renwu, Mingliang, for an untrue report in reply to the throne, was demoted to Deputy Lieutenant-General. Songyun was made Assistant Grand Secretary. On guichou, Lukang, for an untrue report in reply to the throne, was demoted to Deputy Lieutenant-General. Lebao was made Grand Secretary in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, and Jilun Minister of Works and Commander of the Gendarmerie. On yichou, Fu Nai, Provincial Judge of Hunan, died; he was posthumously made a Governor, and a shrine to him alone was permitted. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on wuyin, Lu Yinpu, Junior Minister of the Court of Imperial Entertainments, was ordered to serve in the Grand Council, with the added rank of a minister of the fourth grade. On renchen, Westerners were forbidden to live secretly in the interior. On bingshen, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. On guichou, the river burst its banks at Lijialou in Jiangnan. On yisi, Xingzhao was relieved for old age, and Gongchukezhabu was recalled to service as Lieutenant-General of Chahar. Edit
In the eighth month, on renxu, the emperor held a hunt. Edit
In the ninth month, on jimao, a shrine to the god of the Great Xing'an Range was built, with sacrifices in spring and autumn. On wuzi, the emperor set out on his return. On yiwei, Songyun was made Minister of Personnel, and Jiang Youxian Governor-General of Liangguang. On dingyou, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On gengzi, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinchou, the tribesmen of Shi'erzhiling in Sichuan submitted to civilisation, and their native chieftaincies were replaced by regular administration. Edit
In the eleventh month, on gengzi, it was decreed that the works on the Grand Canal at Pi and Suqian should return to the management of the river officials. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guichou, Hening was made General of Shengjing. On guiyou, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
In this year, the disaster taxes of eight departments and counties in Shuntian, Jiangsu, Henan and other provinces were remitted. The tax arrears of Gansu were cancelled, and the land tax of the Muslim villages of Kashgar was also cancelled. Korea, Ryukyu, Siam and Burma sent tribute. Edit
Seventeenth year of Jiaqing (1812)
In the seventeenth year, renshen, in the spring, the first month, on renwu, the seasonal sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and the emperor's second son was ordered to perform the rites. Edit
In the second month, on the first day, jiachen, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. Edit
In the third month, on bingzi, the emperor visited the Eastern Tombs. On jichou, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On xinmao, Mingliang was made General of Xi'an. On renchen, the emperor went up the Liangying Terrace and held a grand review of the officers and men of the Eight Banners. On bingshen, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiachen, an edict said: "The population of the Eight Banners grows greater day by day, and means of livelihood must urgently be planned on a wide scale. We have heard that the soil of Jilin is rich and fertile, the land wide and the people few. Beyond the Willow Palisade, the ginseng grounds have moved farther off, and the empty land between amounts to no less than a thousand li and more, most of it fertile, and vagrants from time to time go there to till and plant. Following the precedent of Lalin in the Qianlong years, idle bannermen should be sent to Jilin and allotted land, to farm themselves or to let to tenants, as a means of support. In the slack season of farming they can still practise mounted archery, to be ready for service, so that both their livelihood and their training will gain. The generals concerned are to plan this with all their hearts, divide out places for them to live, consider it in detail, and report." On bingchen, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Brigade. On guihai, Zhaketa'er, Commander of the Guards, died, and three hundred taels of silver were granted. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuzi, Wen Chenghui reported the capture in Luan Department of Dong Huaixin and others of the heretical Jindan and Bagua sects. An edict came down: they were to be punished severely. Edit
In the sixth month, on yisi, idle members of the imperial clan were moved to live in Shengjing, and houses were built for them and land and silver given. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on wuzi, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Edit
In the eighth month, on renzi, Chen Fengxiang was dismissed for failing in his duties, and Li Shixu was made Director-General of the Jiangnan River Conservancy. On jiayin, Ruan Yuan was made Director-General of Grain Transport. On bingchen, the emperor held a hunt. Edit
In the ninth month, on wuzi, the emperor returned to the capital. On jiawu, Qinggui was retired for old age, and Songyun was made Grand Councillor. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on dingmao, Gong'ala was made Minister of Rites. Edit
In the eleventh month, on xinwei, Jing'an was made Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs and concurrently Lieutenant-General of a Chinese-martial banner. Edit
In the twelfth month, on renzi, Tiebao was made Minister of Rites, and Pan Shi'en Minister of Works. On jiayin, Xingzhao was made General of Jiangning. Edit
In this year, the disaster taxes, tax arrears and banner rents of twenty-seven departments and counties in Shuntian, Fengtian, Zhili, Henan, Anhui and other provinces were remitted, as was the land tax on fields washed away by water at Gemalan in Taiwan. Korea and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Eighteenth year of Jiaqing (1813)
In the eighteenth year, guiyou, in the spring, the first month, on yihai, the Grand Councillor Songyun was removed to be Minister of the Imperial Presence, and Lebao was made Grand Councillor. Edit
In the second month, on gengzi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. Edit
In the third month, on dingchou, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On bingxu, the emperor visited the Western Tombs. On bingshen, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jihai, Mingliang was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. On jiayin, the emperor prayed for rain. On guihai, Fujun was made General of Heilongjiang. Edit
In the fifth month, on gengchen, the emperor prayed for rain. On renchen, it rained. Edit
In the sixth month, on yimao, the licentiate Bao Tingbo, who had presented books, was granted the status of juren. On gengshen, Songyun was made General of Ili. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiaxu, the law against trafficking in opium was reaffirmed with severity, and those who smoked it were to be punished as well. On dingchou, the Censor Feng Dazhong memorialised that officials in and out of the capital were slow and slack in handling business, and asked for an edict to have it examined; the emperor approved. On renwu, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Edit
In the eighth month, on gengxu, the emperor held a hunt. Edit
In the ninth month, on jiazi, the emperor cut short the hunt because of continual rain. On guiyou, the emperor set out on his return. On yihai, the river overflowed at Sui Department in Henan. Li Wencheng, a bandit of the Bagua sect of Hua County in Henan, gathered a following and plotted rebellion; the magistrate Qiang Kejie arrested him and put him in prison. His followers Feng Keshan and Niu Liangchen took the county town, and Qiang Kejie died there. The bandits' adherents in Changyuan in Zhili and Cao County in Shandong all rose in response. The emperor ordered Gao Qi and Tongxing to guard and block them, and Wen Chenghui, bearing the seal of an Imperial Commissioner, to suppress them. Yang Yuchun was summoned to lead troops north. The bandit Xu Anguo took Changyuan and killed the magistrate Zhao Lun. Wu Jie, magistrate of Jinxiang, arrested the bandit Cui Shijun and others. On wuyin, the emperor's progress reached Mount Chenji. On that day, the traitor Chen Shuang and several dozen men burst into the Forbidden City and were about to press on the inner palace; the emperor's second son shot one of them dead with a musket. One bandit climbed the wall of the Yuehua Gate and directed the others with a flag; the emperor's second son shot again and brought him down, and the Beile Mianzhi then killed another. The princes and high ministers led the troops of the Jianrui Brigade and the Firearms Brigade in, and all the bandits were captured and beheaded. On jimao, an edict made the emperor's second son Prince Zhi of the First Rank, and gave Mianzhi the rank of a Prince of the Second Rank. Merit in capturing the bandits was assessed and each was rewarded. Jilun was stripped of office, and Yinghe was made Commander of the Gendarmerie. On gengchen, an edict said: "Since We succeeded to the great line, We have not dared to be idle or at ease, nor dared to do anything that oppresses the people. After the sectarian bandits of Sichuan and Hubei were put down, We were just hoping to share the blessings of peace with Our people, when yesterday, on the fifteenth day of the ninth month, something extraordinary suddenly happened within the palace. It is a thing that never happened under the Han, Tang, Song or Ming, and We are truly ashamed. Yet though the trouble arose in a single morning, the evil had long been building. The great affliction of the present day lies only in following old ruts and in sloth and neglect. Though We have warned again and again, till Our tongue is worn out and Our brush bald, it has never been enough to move the ears of Our ministers, and We can only turn upon Ourselves and examine Our conduct. Our ministers are by nature loyal and good; let them give all their hearts and strength to correct Our faults and set right the minds of the people, and on no account go on as before merely occupying their posts, adding still more to Our failings. Let this be proclaimed to all." Nayancheng was appointed Imperial Commissioner to suppress the bandits in Henan, with the Provincial Commander Yang Yuchun, the Deputy Lieutenant-General Fusengde and the Brigade General Yang Fang leading troops to assist. On xinsi, the chief rebel Lin Qing was captured. On renwu, the emperor returned to the capital. On guiwei, Songyun and Cao Zhenyong were made Grand Secretaries, Tuojin and Bailing Assistant Grand Secretaries, and Tiebao and Zhang Xu Ministers of Personnel. On bingxu, the chief rebel Lin Qing, the palace eunuch Liu Jinheng who had been in league with the rebels, and others were executed. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on bingshen, Zu Zhiwang was dismissed, and Han Feng was made Minister of Justice. On guimao, Liu Qing, Salt Controller of Shandong, crushed the bandits at Hujiaji, and the Imperial Guardsman Su'ershen recovered Dingtao and Cao County. The Censor Zhang Pengzhan memorialised that the common people did not dare come forward to denounce heretical bandits because local officials, evading punishment for themselves, would not take up the cases, or else turned the charge back on the accuser as false. The emperor approved. On jiyou, Nayancheng reported that he was calling up troops from various quarters before advancing again to suppress the bandits. The emperor rebuked him sternly. On jiayin, Tuojin was ordered to go and direct military affairs in Henan, and Guifang to serve in the Grand Council. On dingsi, the Imperial Guardsman Nalun and others who had been wounded or killed resisting the bandits in the Forbidden City were given hereditary ranks in compensation. On jiwei, Lukang and Yurui, having failed to detect that men under them had joined the rebels, were sent to Shengjing in confinement. On xinyou, the supervising and circuit censors of Chinese-martial banner or Zhili registration were demoted. On renxu, Mingliang was made Minister of War. Edit
In the eleventh month, on the first day, jiazi, Nayancheng reported taking the bandits' lair at Daokou and advancing to besiege the town of Hua. On bingyin, it was decreed that the regulations on public offences be pruned. On renshen, the Second Captain Cao Lun, who had been in league with the rebels, was executed. On wuzi, Nayancheng reported that Yang Fang and others had taken the bandit stockade on Mount Sizhai and killed the chief culprit Li Wencheng. Edit
In the twelfth month, on bingshen, Songyun and Changling were ordered to deliberate on the expenses of Xinjiang. On bingwu, Nayancheng reported taking the town of Hua; the bandit chief Song Yuancheng and others were executed, and Niu Liangchen and others were taken alive. Nayancheng was made Baron, third class, and Yang Yuchun and the others were rewarded in order, according to their grades. Tuojin was ordered to stay and deal with the bandits of Changyuan. Edit
In this year, the disaster taxes of twenty-six departments and counties in Zhili, Henan, Hunan and other provinces were remitted. The land tax on abandoned fields in Jiangsu, Henan and Hunan was cancelled. Korea, Ryukyu, Vietnam and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Nineteenth year of Jiaqing (1814)
In the nineteenth year, jiaxu, in the spring, the first month, on renwu, Wu Jing was made Director-General of the Hedong River Conservancy. Edit
In the second month, on jiawu, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. On yiwei, Jinchang was made General of Shengjing. On renyin, Saichong'a, General of Chengdu, for suppressing the Shaanxi bandit Miao Xiaoyi and others, was made Baron, third class; Changling was made a qingche duwei, and Yang Yuchun was raised to Baron, first class. On renzi, Fujun was made General of Jilin, and Teyishunbao General of Heilongjiang. On bingchen, Tiebao was dismissed; Yinghe was made Minister of Personnel, and Yishao Lieutenant-General of a Chinese-martial banner. Dai Junyuan was made Senior Censor-in-Chief. Edit
In the intercalary second month, on jiazi, Hening was made Minister of Rites. On jichou, hereditary ranks were granted to those who had died at their posts: Qiang Kejie, magistrate of Hua County, the Director of Studies Lu Bingjun, the Sub-district Magistrate Liu Bin, and others. Edit
In the fourth month, on yihai, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Brigade. Yufeng, Prince Yu of the First Rank, had failed to detect that his man Zhu Xian had joined the sect, and when the plot was discovered did not report it; he was stripped of his title, and his younger brother Yuxing succeeded to it. Xingzhao was made Lieutenant-General of a Chinese-martial banner. On renwu, Guifang, Director-General of Grain Transport, died. On bingxu, Long Ruyan and others, 226 men in all, were granted the jinshi degree in their several grades. Edit
In the fifth month, on guihai, Hening was made Lieutenant-General of Rehe. Edit
In the sixth month, on the first day, gengshen, there was an eclipse of the sun. On gengchen, Liu Huanzhi was made Minister of Revenue, and Chu Pengling Minister of War, acting as Governor of Jiangsu. Edit
In the eighth month, on jiazi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. On xinwei, the Grand Secretary Lebao, Count Weiqin, asked again to retire, and it was granted, with orders that he draw a count's stipend. Tuojin was made Grand Secretary, and Mingliang Assistant Grand Secretary. On wuyin, the emperor visited the imperial tombs. On jiashen, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the ninth month, on yiwei, Jing'an was made Minister of Revenue. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on yichou, Qingpu was made Senior Censor-in-Chief. On jisi, Ruan Yuan, Governor of Jiangxi, for capturing local bandits, was given the added title of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent. Edit
In the eleventh month, on guichou, it was ordered that the waste lands of Ili and Jilin be opened for cultivation. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guiwei, Bailing was removed as Assistant Grand Secretary, and Zhang Xu was made Assistant Grand Secretary. On yiyou, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
In this year, the disaster taxes of two counties in Zhili, two counties in Henan, and the towns of Heilongjiang were remitted. The land tax on abandoned fields in Xiuyan in Fengtian and in Xi'an and three other counties in Zhejiang was cancelled. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Twentieth year of Jiaqing (1815)
In the twentieth year, yihai, in the spring, the first month, on jiawu, the seasonal sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and Prince Zhi of the First Rank was ordered to perform the rites. Edit
In the second month, on jiwei, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. Edit
In the third month, on gengyin, the emperor visited the Eastern Tombs. On wushen, the emperor returned to the capital. On jiawu, Chu Pengling, for impeaching Bailing on untrue grounds and also for asking sick leave on behalf of Mao Yu, was demoted. Soon afterwards, after Bailing investigated and memorialised against him in turn, he was stripped of office. On jiyou, Jiang Youxian, Governor-General of Liangguang, memorialised setting out regulations for searching out and prohibiting opium. An edict came down: "When foreign ships reach Macao, let each ship be inspected, to cut off the source. Officials who take bribes to let it through, and common people who traffic in it privately, are to be punished each according to the case." Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jisi, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Brigade. On renwu, the emperor composed the Admonitions to Officials in twenty-six sections and made them known to his ministers. Edit
In the fifth month, on dinghai, the Ministry of Justice memorialised that it had established at trial that the prefect Wang Shuxun was in fact the monk Mingxin, who had obtained an official post by deception through purchase and sponsorship. An edict came down: he was to wear the cangue for two months and be sent to garrison service in Heilongjiang. The Vice Minister Jiang Yupu, who had joined the sect, was stripped of office. Edit
In the sixth month, on wuchen, the emperor composed the Essay on Diligent Government and Love of the People and made it known in and out of the capital. On jimao, Changming reported that the native tribesman Luobuqili of Middle Zhandui was making trouble; the Brigade General Luo Siju was sent instead to go from Lower Zhandui to suppress him. The Brigade General Luo Shenggao, who had suppressed him ineffectually, and the Second Captain Tutang'a, who had sent a false report, were both stripped of office and arrested for trial. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on jiawu, the Brigade General Luo Siju completed the suppression of the native tribesman Luobuqili of Zhandui, and the matter was sent to the Board for consideration of rewards. On guimao, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Edit
In the eighth month, on wuchen, the emperor held a hunt. Bailing, for his merit in capturing Fang Rongsheng, chief culprit in composing seditious writings, was raised to Baron, third class. Edit
In the ninth month, on jihai, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on gengshen, Songyun was summoned to the capital, and Changling was made General of Ili. On guihai, the Vice Minister Nayanbao was ordered to go and inspect the earthquake disaster in Shanxi. Edit
In the eleventh month, on dinghai, Zhaolian, Prince Li of the First Rank, for using torture to force his tenants to pay arrears of rent, was stripped of his title and confined, and Linzhi succeeded to it. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jimao, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
In this year, the disaster taxes of Ningjin and one other county in Zhili were remitted. The land tax on abandoned fields in Baoshan and Jingjiang in Jiangsu and Jingle in Shanxi was cancelled. The count of the people of the empire came to 326,574,895 persons, and the grain in the granaries to 30,802,869 shi, 9 dou, 1 sheng, 7 ge and 5 shao. Korea, Ryukyu and Siam sent tribute. Edit
Twenty-first year of Jiaqing (1816)
In the twenty-first year, bingzi, in the spring, the first month, on bingxu, a special edict told the princes of the First and Second Ranks not to have palace eunuchs present memorials on their behalf, lest it open the way to collusion. Edit
In the second month, on renzi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. On jiaxu, the emperor visited the Eastern Tombs. On gengchen, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the third month, on gengyin, the emperor visited the Western Tombs. On xinchou, the emperor went in person to the tomb of the late Grand Secretary Zhu Gui and made a libation. On dingwei, the emperor returned to the palace. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on bingzi, Zhang Shicheng, having reported his father's illness, went back to his home district without waiting for an edict, and was dismissed. Hu Kejia was made Governor of Jiangsu. Edit
In the fifth month, on xinmao, Ma Huiyu was made Senior Censor-in-Chief, and Sun Yuting Governor-General of Huguang. On dingwei, E'lezheyitu was made Minister of the Imperial Presence. Edit
In the sixth month, on dingchou, the retired Grand Secretary Qinggui died. On wuyin, Nayancheng was stripped of office over an affair and arrested for trial, and Fang Shouchou was made Governor-General of Zhili. Edit
In the intercalary sixth month, on wuxu, Zhaolian was released from confinement. On renyin, Dai Junyuan was made Minister of Personnel. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on yimao, Heshitai, Mukedeng'e and Suleng'e, who had escorted the envoy of Britain, did not understand how matters should be handled and failed to bring him to audience; all were dismissed or demoted. Songyun was made Lieutenant-General of a Manchu banner, and Hening Minister of Works. On yichou, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Edit
In the eighth month, on renchen, the emperor held a hunt. Edit
In the ninth month, on wuwu, the emperor set out on his return. He reviewed the troops of Gubeikou. On renxu, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on wuzi, Songyun was ordered to act as Governor-General of Liangjiang, and Zhang Xu was made Grand Councillor. Edit
In the eleventh month, on renzi, Bailing died; Sun Yuting was transferred to be Governor-General of Liangjiang, and Ruan Yuan Governor-General of Huguang. On bingchen, Mianzhi was made Chamberlain of the Imperial Guard. Edit
In the twelfth month, on guimao, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
In this year, the disaster taxes of fifty-six departments and counties in Zhili, Henan, Zhejiang, Hunan and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea, Ryukyu and Britain sent tribute. Edit
Twenty-second year of Jiaqing (1817)
In the twenty-second year, dingchou, in the spring, the first month, on renshen, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. Edit
In the second month, on dingchou, the libation sacrifice was offered to the First Teacher Confucius. On guiwei, Changling was made Governor-General of Shaan-Gan, Jinchang General of Ili, and Fujun General of Shengjing. Edit
In the third month, on the first day, jiachen, Dong Jiaozeng was made Governor-General of Min-Zhe. On wushen, a post of Brigade General of the Tianjin naval garrison was added, in sole command of the two naval battalions. On renzi, the emperor visited the Eastern Tombs. On jisi, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinwei, Zhang Xu was dismissed; Dai Junyuan was made Assistant Grand Secretary, Lu Yinpu Minister of War, and Wang Tingzhen Senior Censor-in-Chief. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on dinghai, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Brigade. On gengyin, the presentation of horses from Ili in midsummer was stopped. On xinmao, the tribal bandits of Yunnan being put down, Bolin was given the added title of Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent. On wuxu, Wu Qijun and others, 255 men in all, were granted the jinshi degree in their several grades. Edit
In the fifth month, on xinyou, the emperor prayed for rain. On renxu, it rained. Yulin was made Imperial Resident in Tibet. On dingmao, Li Gengyun, Provincial Treasurer of Fujian, having been falsely accused, hanged himself; Xichang and Wang Yinzhi were sent to try the affair, and found out the truth. By edict, the Governor-General Wang Zhiyi and the Governor Wang Shaolan were both stripped of office. On renshen, the emperor composed the Essay on Longing for Rain and Examining Our Faults. Edit
In the sixth month, on jiaxu, Songyun memorialised asking that next year's visit to the ancestral tombs be called off. An edict rebuked him sternly; he was removed as Grand Secretary and degraded to be Lieutenant-General of Chahar. Mingliang was made Grand Secretary, Bolin Assistant Grand Secretary, and Hening Minister of War. Saichong'a was made Minister of the Imperial Presence, and Dening'a General of Chengdu. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on gengshen, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Suleng'e was made Minister of Works, and Heshitai Minister of the Court of Colonial Affairs. Edit
In the eighth month, on dinghai, the emperor held a hunt. On renchen, Jilakan was dismissed, and Yuxiu was made General of Hangzhou. Edit
In the ninth month, on guichou, Changming died; Jiang Youxian was made Governor-General of Sichuan, Ruan Yuan Governor-General of Liangguang, and Qingbao Governor-General of Huguang. On gengshen, the emperor returned to the capital. On gengwu, the emperor composed the Essay on Remonstrating Ministers and issued it to the Censorate. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on the first day, xinwei, there was an eclipse of the sun. Edit
In the eleventh month, on yichou, Yichong'a was made Lieutenant-General of Rehe. Edit
In the twelfth month, on jiaxu, the silver owed by the copper works of Yunnan was remitted. On dingyou, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
In this year, the disaster taxes of eight counties in Zhili and three towns in Heilongjiang were remitted. The land tax on fields washed away by water or buried by rivers in Chengde in Fengtian, Ding Department in Zhili, Dantu and Jiangyin in Jiangsu, Fengcheng in Jiangxi, Meng County in Henan, Houguan in Fujian and other counties was cancelled. Korea, Ryukyu and Vietnam sent tribute. Edit
Twenty-third year of Jiaqing (1818)
In the twenty-third year, wuyin, in the spring, the first month, on wushen, a special edict told Songyun not to angle for fame or buy goodwill, so as to keep himself safe in his late years. On jiayin, an edict said that Mingliang, being past eighty, should spare himself labour and rest, need not attend constantly on duty, and was excused from presenting officials for audience and receiving edicts. Edit
In the second month, on gengwu, Dai Junyuan and Hening were made Grand Councillors. The Grand Secretary Dong Gao retired, and was ordered to draw his full salary. On gengchen, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. On jichou, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Firearms Brigade. Edit
In the third month, on gengzi, the emperor visited the Western Tombs. On gengxu, Zhang Xu was made Grand Secretary, Wang Tingzhen Minister of Rites, and Wu Fangpei Senior Censor-in-Chief. On wuwu, the emperor returned to the capital. Edit
In the fourth month, on the first day, wuchen, there was an eclipse of the sun. On yihai, there was a dust storm. On bingzi, an edict said: "Yesterday, at the third quarter of the beginning of the you hour, a violent wind came from the southeast, dust filled the air on every side, and only by lighting candles could colours be told apart. The sign was most strange. Our heart was shaken with fear, and We thought on why High Heaven gives warnings; examining the baneful signs of the Great Plan, where the meaning is that darkness is answered by constant wind, all this is caused by Our want of clear sight in handling affairs and Our wrong choice of men. Let those whose duty is to speak understand Our dread in the face of calamity, and set out their views earnestly, hiding nothing. Even where common people have suffered wrong, they may state the facts plainly on their behalf, to answer Our wish to cultivate virtue and avert calamity." The Supervising Censor Lu Zhe memorialised that the wind and sand were a warning, and asked that officers be forbidden to make wanton arrests out of greed for merit, harassing the common people. An edict came down: "What he reports is quite right. Orders were given to hunt down the fugitives in the case of Lin Qing, and the officers charged with the hunt have often put forward other offenders to fill the count. Runners and soldiers have seized the chance to run riot, making false accusations and extorting money, stopping at nothing. By the time the cases are tried and cleared before the officials, the men are mere skin and bone and their property all gone, and some have even died of it. With wrongs and sufferings that could not be told, it is fitting that such a calamity should come. The hunt for all the minor offenders, more than fifty of them, is to be stopped. Even Zhu Xian and the five others are only to be entered in the records of the Ministry of Justice, and dealt with on the day they are caught. Hereafter, where runners commit such offences as these, the officials in charge are to punish them severely, and give their property to the families they falsely accused; perhaps this may check evil habits and give peace to the good and the weak." On jimao, the Directorate of Astronomy memorialised: "We respectfully note that the Tianwen zhengyi says: when heaven and earth on all four sides are dim and murky, as though a rain of dust were falling, it is called mai. Therefore it is said: when heaven and earth are under mai, sovereign and ministers are at odds; there will be a great drought; and it also portends dear rice." An edict came down: "What happened on the eighth day corresponds exactly to the sign in the Zhengyi. Yet We keep strictly to the established rules, summon Our ministers every day, and draw them close to consult them fully, so it would seem that we are not at odds. But that is only the outward trace; in truth, how many are of one heart with Us in hoping for good government? Not daring to dispute to Our face, they talk behind Our back when they withdraw; agreeing in looks and parted in feeling, this is being at odds. Among their colleagues they practise not the harmony of the gentleman but the conformity of the petty man; this too is being at odds. Let Us, sovereign and ministers, take warning together." On gengchen, the emperor prayed for rain. On wuzi, the emperor prayed for rain again. On xinmao, it rained. Edit
In the fifth month, on wuxu, an edict said: "The officials of the historiographical office have presented the Mirror of the Ming compiled by imperial order, and under the Wanli and Tianqi reigns they have recorded the founding deeds of Our early dynasty and added comments in praise of them, neither of which accords with the proper form. The Vice-Director, the Vice Minister Xiuning, is demoted to Imperial Guardsman and is to go to Xinjiang in the rotation of duty. The Director, Cao Zhenyong, and the others are each given a light penalty, and the work is to be compiled afresh." Edit
In the sixth month, on renshen, the Qin River overflowed at Wuzhi, and soon it was reported that the breach had been closed. Edit
In the seventh month, on jiazi, the emperor set out on his eastern tour. Edit
In the eighth month, on the first day, dingmao, an edict said that because the route ran through the people's fields, the fixed taxes of the four departments and counties of Fengtian and Chengde along the way were remitted. On wuzi, the Comprehensive Rites of the Imperial Dynasty was promulgated. On renwu, the emperor sacrificed to the Northern Guardian Mountain. On xinmao, he visited the Yong Tomb and performed the rite of the grand offering. Edit
In the ninth month, on the first day, bingshen, he visited the Fu Tomb. On dingyou, he visited the Zhao Tomb, at each performing the rite of the grand offering, and went before the precious registers to pay homage. The emperor composed the Record of the Completion of the Second Eastern Tour. He went in person to make libations at the tombs of Yuetuo, Prince Keqin of the Second Rank; Yangguli, Prince Wuxun; Eyidu, Duke Hongyi; and Feiyingdong, Duke Zhiyi. Favours were granted to five descendants of Eyidu and one descendant of Feiyingdong. On gengzi, the emperor went to the Altar of Heaven and to the Tangzi shrine to perform the rites. On xinhai, the emperor set out on his return. On dingsi, Fujun was made General of Jilin, and Saichong'a General of Shengjing. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on gengwu, the emperor halted at the Xinglong Temple. On xinwei, the emperor's birthday, he received congratulations at the travelling palace. On guiyou, the emperor visited the Eastern Tombs. On bingzi, the emperor returned to the capital. On xinsi, the retired Grand Secretary Dong Gao died, and the emperor went to his residence in person to make a libation. Edit
In the eleventh month, on wushen, Yihao was made Lieutenant-General of a Mongol banner. On xinhai, an edict said: "The state has ruled for many years, and should give special attention to the minds of the people and their customs. That the minds of the people are upright and their customs pure depends on the success or failure of government and teaching. The waxing and waning of these things is most subtle, yet it weighs most heavily on the state, and must not be regarded as a remote and impractical concern. The affairs of the world vary in ten thousand ways, but in principle they come back to one right. Whether one is strict or lenient, it must be measured by principle. Only then, wherever it is applied, can it bring the people to hold it in great awe. When the people's resolve is settled, their minds will be upright. All of us, sovereign and ministers, should be anxious in prosperity and fearful in enlightened times, and not make shift for ease and convenience. As to whether customs are pure or shallow, we should above all observe them at all times, transforming them quietly and imperceptibly, setting the bonds and rules in order, and making the minds of the people upright so as to make their customs upright. In assisting the work of state and bringing achievements to fruition, nothing is weightier than this. We look to Our ministers in and out of the capital to urge one another on in it." Edit
In the twelfth month, on wuchen, the emperor prayed for snow. On wuzi, Bashiliu was made General of Guangzhou, Songyun Minister of Rites, and Liu Huanzhi Senior Censor-in-Chief. On renchen, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
In this year, the disaster taxes of seventy-nine departments and counties in Shuntian, Zhili, Shandong, Anhui, Gansu, Yunnan and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. Korea and Ryukyu sent tribute. Edit
Twenty-fourth year of Jiaqing (1819)
In the twenty-fourth year, jimao, in the spring, the first month, on the first day, jiawu, being the emperor's sixtieth birthday, an edict of widespread grace was issued, and a banquet was given to the court officials. The emperor's third son Miankai was made Prince Dun of the First Rank, his fourth son Mianxin Prince Rui of the First Rank, and his eldest grandson Yiwei a Beile. Mianzhi, Yishao and others were raised in rank in varying degrees. On dingsi, Hening was relieved of duty in the Grand Council, and the Vice Minister Wenfu was made Grand Councillor. Edit
In the second month, on jiazi, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. Edit
In the third month, on jihai, the emperor visited the Eastern Tombs. On renzi, the emperor went to the Southern Park to hunt. On jiwei, the emperor visited the Western Tombs. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiazi, the emperor returned to the capital. On gengchen, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Jianrui Brigade. On bingxu, Chen Hang and others, 224 men in all, were granted the jinshi degree in their several grades. On wuzi, the superintendents of the two customs stations of Fengyang and Jiujiang were abolished, and the circuit intendants were to take charge of them as well. On jisi, the emperor prayed for rain. On gengyin, Songyun was made Minister of the Imperial Bodyguard. Edit
In the intercalary fourth month, on jiyou, the emperor went to the Altar of the Heavenly Gods to pray for rain. On that day, it rained. Edit
In the fifth month, on yiyou, Yongxing, Prince Cheng of the First Rank, for errors in the rites of the announcement sacrifice, was removed from his posts, had his stipend cut, and was sent back to his residence. Yinghe and Heshitai were both made Lieutenant-Generals of Manchu banners. Edit
In the sixth month, on guimao, Songyun was transferred to be Minister of Works. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on renxu, Wu'ergong'a, Prince Zheng of the First Rank, was made Lieutenant-General of a Chinese-martial banner. On gengshen, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. On renwu, the Yongding River burst its banks, and Wu Jing and Nayanbao were ordered to survey and repair it. Edit
In the eighth month, on xinmao, the river overflowed on the north bank at Lanyang in Henan. The retired Grand Secretary Lebao, Count Weiqin, died, and was posthumously made Marquis, first class. Edit
In the ninth month, on renxu, the emperor returned to the capital. On guiyou, Songyun was removed as Minister of the Imperial Presence and made General of Shengjing. Edit
In the winter, the tenth month, on yiwei, the emperor's birthday, the emperor received congratulations in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The Vice Minister Zhou Xiying, for impeaching the settlers in Hunan over burning and killing and at the same time sending private letters, was stripped of office, and his son was also stripped of his juren degree. Edit
In the eleventh month, on yisi, Mingliang was raised to Marquis, third class. Edit
In the twelfth month, on gengzi, Wu Bangqing, for an untrue report in reply on the case of burning and killing by settlers in Hunan, was demoted. On bingwu, Dong Jiaozeng memorialised asking that foreign ships be allowed to trade in tea; an edict rebuked and rejected it. On bingchen, the joint sacrifice was offered at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Edit
In this year, the disaster taxes and banner rents of thirty-nine departments, counties and guard stations in Zhili, Zhejiang, Hunan and other provinces were remitted in varying degrees. The land tax on abandoned land in Chuansha Subprefecture and Baoshan County in Jiangsu was cancelled. Korea, Ryukyu, Vietnam, Siam and Laos sent tribute. Edit
Twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing (1820)
In the twenty-fifth year, gengchen, in the spring, the first month, on renshen, an edict showed special consideration for the old ministers Mingliang, Hening and others, who need not come to the garden to present officials for audience. Edit
In the second month, on jichou, the emperor attended the Classics Mat lectures. On guimao, Zhang Xu retired because of illness; Dai Junyuan was made Grand Secretary, and Wu Jing Assistant Grand Secretary. On wushen, the emperor reviewed the troops of the Firearms Brigade. On yimao, Yonglin, Prince Qing of the Second Rank, fell ill; the emperor went to see him, and raised him to Prince of the First Rank. Edit
In the third month, on jiazi, the emperor visited the Eastern Tombs. The Ministry of War lost its travelling seal; when the matter was reported, Mingliang and those below him were punished or demoted in varying degrees. On yichou, the emperor went to the tombs of the Ming emperors Chengzu, Xuanzong and Xiaozong and poured libations of wine. On jisi, Yonglin, Prince Qing of the First Rank, died. On wuyin, the emperor returned to the capital. He went in person to the residence of the late Prince Qing of the First Rank to make a libation, and ordered his son Mianmin to succeed as Prince of the Second Rank. Edit
In the summer, the fourth month, on jiawu, the emperor went to the place at Balizhuang where Prince Qingxi of the First Rank lay in his coffin and made a libation. On gengxu, Chen Jichang and others, 246 men in all, were granted the jinshi degree in their several grades. Edit
In the sixth month, on guimao, princes and nobles were forbidden to appoint anda on their own account or to buy daughters of the common people as concubines. Songyun was degraded to Lieutenant of the Valiant Cavalry. Edit
In the autumn, the seventh month, on renshen, the emperor made a tour to Mulan. Fang Shouchou and others memorialised presenting auspicious grain. On wuyin, the emperor halted at the Mountain Resort. On jimao, the emperor was unwell, and toward evening grew gravely ill. An edict was proclaimed making his second son, Prince Zhi of the First Rank, Crown Prince. At the xu hour, the emperor died at the travelling palace, aged sixty-one. In the eighth month, on yisi, the coffin was borne back to the capital. In the tenth month, on jiachen, he was reverently given the posthumous name Shoutian Xingyun Fuhua Suiyou Chongwen Jingwu Xiaogong Qinjian Duanmin Yingzhe Rui Emperor, with the temple name Renzong. In the first year of Daoguang, the third month, on guiyou, he was buried in the Chang Tomb. Edit
Appraisal
The appraisal says: When Renzong first came to the throne under his father's tutelage, he was respectful and careful and never went against it. When he came to handle the myriad affairs himself, he rooted out the wicked and raised up the good. He put down the fugitive rebels, caught and dealt with the pirates, kept a firm grip on the vital levers of power, honoured frugality and was diligent in affairs, opened up land and moved people to settle it; all these are the great foundations of good government. Again and again his edicts earnestly sought frank words. Yet the spirit of open debate between sovereign and ministers was not soon to be seen, and this is cause for regret. Edit
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Source: 清史稿 卷十六 本纪十六 仁宗本纪 (Draft History of Qing, juan 16, Annals 16: Annals of Renzong)
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Notes (2)
- [Source] 清史稿 卷十六 本纪十六 仁宗本纪 Draft History of Qing, juan 16, Annals 16: Annals of Renzong
- [Collation note] 本纪：「仁宗受天興運敷化綏猷崇文經武孝恭勤儉端敏英哲睿皇帝，諱顒琰，高宗第十五子也。」 The annals: “Renzong, Emperor Rui (full posthumous title: Shoutian Xingyun Fuhua Suiyou Chongwen Jingwu Xiaogong Qinjian Duanmin Yingzhe Rui Huangdi), personal name Yóngyǎn, was the fifteenth son of Gaozong.”