Chapter 29 2. The case of Wang Danwang

Another major case handled by Emperor Qianlong in the Hall of Mental Cultivation was Wang Danwang's embezzlement case. Wang Quanwang, a native of Linfen, Shanxi, was the son of Wang Shi, governor of Jiangsu.After Dan Wang was admitted to Juren, he did not participate in the general examination and palace examination. Although he did not obtain the honor of Jinshi, he spent money to buy a county magistrate.He successively served as the magistrate of Shandan, Gaolan and other counties in Gansu, and was later promoted to the magistrate of Wuding Prefecture in Yunnan Province.After being introduced by Emperor Qianlong, he ordered him to go to Gansu to wait for distribution, and he later served as the magistrate of Ningxia Prefecture.Then he was promoted to be the chief political envoy of Zhejiang, that is, the deputy provincial level, and the temporary governor, that is, the acting governor.Although Wang Danwang's education is not high and he is not on the right path, he can be an official and his official career is prosperous.Wang Danwang likes to flatter, but he gets caught on a horse's hoof.In the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong (1773), Emperor Qianlong visited Tianjin. Wang Danwang took the opportunity to present a gold ruyi to Emperor Qianlong. The gold ruyi was inlaid with jewels, which was very valuable, but was rejected.A year later, Wang Danwang was transferred from Zhejiang Chief Envoy and Acting Governor to Gansu Chief Envoy.

After Wang Danwang took office in Gansu, he did something that made Emperor Qianlong angry.It was originally stipulated that the beans and wheat used by the people can be donated to the students of the Guozijian, and they can be admitted to the government. This is called "supervisory grain", and Emperor Qianlong ordered it to be abolished.Soon, Emperor Qianlong allowed Suzhou and Anxi to donate as usual.Wang Danwang went to Gansu to take office, so he applied to Le Erjin, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and applied for Shangshu on behalf of Shangshu on the grounds that the storage in the inland area was not available. All counties and counties in Gansu Province could collect donations; Accept silver.Wang Danwang also falsely reported the drought and lied about using millet for relief, which was to embezzle the relief food and silver directly or in disguise to fill his own pockets.They did it very cleverly, and officials from the governor down had a share, and Wang Dan hoped to get more.After meeting for more than half a year, Wang Dan Wang Shubao collected a total of 19,017 donations (selling quotas or selling diplomas), and obtained more than 827,500 stones of beans and wheat. (Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, Volume 971)

When the incident happened, Emperor Qianlong said: "The poor land in Gansu is barren. How can there be 20,000 people donating to the prison? And how much food is there? In the past six months, it has been 820,000. Year after year, Chen Hong (Chen Liang) , and will it be used? That is to say, if the cloud is lent to the people every year, how can we stay in Luyan and let him circulate on his own?" "Zongshilu" volume 971) interrogated Le Erjin.Le Er would like to reply cleverly.Emperor Qianlong did not delve into it, but only warned: "Since you are in charge of your own affairs, it is okay to do your best." After that, Wang Danwang was promoted to governor of Zhejiang.

Monkeys can't change climbing trees, dogs can't change eating shit.After Wang Danwang became the governor of Zhejiang, he greeted Emperor Qianlong on his southern tour.Wang Danwang greeted him in Hangzhou, built houses, decorated with lanterns, and spent extravagantly and extravagantly.Emperor Qianlong liked luxury and extravagance, but he didn't want to appear extravagant, so he warned me not to be an example.Wang Danwang's mother died, and it was approved to stay in the seawall project after a hundred days of funeral.But Li Zhiying, governor of Zhejiang Province, went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and told Wang Danwang not to send his wife and children back to his hometown for the funeral.Emperor Qianlong dismissed Wang Danwang on the pretext of dismissing him, and still served in the seawall project.

The case arose out of an emergency.In the forty-sixth year of Qianlong (1781), Su Forty-three of the Salar tribe in Xunhua, Gansu (now Qinghai) led a rebellion.The governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Le Erjin, was arrested and imprisoned after his division was defeated.University scholars Agui, Shangshu Heshen successively left Gansu, but their entry was delayed due to rain.Emperor Qianlong suspected that the successive years of drought reports in Gansu were untrue, so he ordered the investigation to confirm the facts.Agui and others reported that Wang Danwang and others had committed crimes such as selling officials and falsely reporting the drought.Emperor Qianlong was furious, and ordered the arrest of Le Erjin, governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Wang Danwang, the former governor, Wang Tingzan, the chief envoy of Gansu, and Jiang Quandi, the prefect of Lanzhou, and put them in prison.Le Erjin, who was implicated in this case, was from Manchuria with a white banner. At the beginning of Qianlong, he was appointed as the head of the Criminal Department as a Jinshi translator, and moved to Wailang.Later, he was promoted to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.He was ordered to be executed by the Ministry of Punishments, and ordered to be executed in prison, and died in prison.Chen Huizu, who was also implicated in this case, was the son of Chen Dayu, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. He was then governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and governor of Zhejiang. (Volume 339 of "Manuscripts of Qing History Chen Hui's Ancestral Biography") The case also involved the late number one scholar in the third year of Qianlong (1738), Minister of Military Aircraft, Bachelor of Wenhuadian and Minister of the Household Department, and President of Siku Quanshu. Yu Minzhong, the chief master of Shangshufang and the head of the Hanlin Academy, Yu Minzhong, Shi Minzhong died and was enshrined in the Xianliang Temple.Emperor Qianlong ordered "Yu Minzhong to write and withdraw from the Xianliang Temple", and he was humiliated after death.

After the trial: tens of millions of bribes in Zhuzhou and counties; more than 1 million taels of gold and silver were obtained by copying Wang Danwang's family.Judgment conclusion: Governor Leer would commit suicide (died in prison), governor Wang Danwang was executed, chief envoy Wang Tingzan was executed, Lanzhou prefect Jiang Quandi was beheaded, and 22 state and county officials who embezzled more than 20,000 taels of relief money were beheaded.Also, Wang Qiufa, the son of Wang Danwang, was sent to Yili, and the youngest son was imprisoned and exiled one by one when he reached the age of 12.Later, 11 people including Min Yuyuan were discovered and killed, and 6 people including Dong Xi were convicted.

The case of Wang Danwang, Governor Leerjin, Governor Wang Danwang and others were corrupted, which inspired the Gansu Su 43rd civil uprising.In this case, Governor Leerjin and Chen Huizu were killed, Governor Wang Danwang was governor, Chief Envoy Wang Tingzan was chief envoy, 33 people were prefects and county magistrates, and many other officials were punished. Emperor Qianlong had heard about this case for a long time, and sent Yuan Shoutong, Minister of Military Affairs and Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Jue Luo, and Ayang'a, the left servant of the Ministry of Justice, to investigate Gansu Supervising Grain.Unexpectedly, the chief commander claimed that "the granary is actually stored".Emperor Qianlong believed it to be true and no longer pursued it.After this incident, Emperor Qianlong inquired about Ayang'a's visit to Gansu to check the granary at the Chengde Mountain Resort. In the warehouse, there is no shortage." Emperor Qianlong did not believe this, he thought: this must be a local official who heard the letter of checking the warehouse and moved east to cover up the west. Under the management of officials, it is easy to communicate with each other, and Yuan Shoutong, A Yang'a, etc. are deceived by them, and they claim that they have no disadvantages.For this reason, it was issued an edict: These signings are people under the supervision of the magistrates. At that time, Ayang'a "although inspected warehouse by warehouse, it was only possible to sign the land a few feet from the mouth, to the deep place inside, and to lay the boards below. Or mix it with bran soil and cover it with valley stones, can Ayanga detect all these disadvantages one by one and not be deceived by them?" Emperor Qianlong's question was very good, and Yuan Shoutong and Ayanga were deceived. Dereliction of duty, the actual situation, revealed clearly.In a short period of time, they spent more than 6 million shi in supervising food, and sold more than 1.3 million shi in the old Changping warehouse, a total of more than 7.3 million shi. Why didn't they notice-whether it was the protection of officials, or knowing that they did not act, or perfunctory, or Are you deceived?Emperor Qianlong said: "Yuan Shoutong and Ayang Acha are both responsible for handling this case, and the Ministry of Communications will strictly discuss and deal with it."The Ministry discussed Yuan Shoutong's seizure of office and ordered him to stay in the post of Zhihe. Two years later, he died of illness and Ayang'a was dismissed.

After the case of Wang Danwang was concluded, there was another big case of Cathay Pacific.