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T h is i s an a t t e m p t t o g i v e t o w e s t e r n r e a d e r s a f u l l e r arid more d e t a i l e d a c c o u n t of t h e l i f e and work oi Vang An iihih th a n i s a t p r e s e n t a v a i l a b l e * *he w r i t e r ’ s * wa® a r o u s e ^ f i r s t |(J r e f e r e n c e s made by d i f f e r e n t „ c o le n t& to r s ok h i s s o c i a l i s t v ie w s , and th e n by ih e i m p r e s s i o n g a in e d from C hinese s c h o l a r s a more r e c e n t C hinese l i t e r a t u r e t h a t h i s t o r i a n s have d e a l t u n j u s t l y w ith h i s c h a r a c t e r and p o l i c y .

As f a r as th e w r i t e r ’ s kno .le >ge o e s , v ery l i t t l e h a s been w r i t en In n 11 h upon th e s u b j e c t , "fliere a r e two v a l u a b l e a r t i c l e s

by Or J .G .F e r g u s o n i n t % o f th e Mor t h China B ranch o f t h e 1 A s i a t i c S o c i e t y . One of t h e r e i s e n t i t l e d *ang A n-Shih ( i n V ol.

v u V . ) and th e o t h e r " P o l i t i c a l P a r t i e s o f th e n o r t h e r n Sung D ynasty "

( i n V o v .L V lll* ) i h e r e I s a l s o an ac I s s k e t c h o f Vang An S h i h ’ s c a r e e r i n "Makers o f Gath; C.W.A l l a n , h u t t h e s e a r e s h o r t

a r t i c l e s and g of n e c e s s i t y l i m i t e d i n sco ie an< gen r< 1 i n cn r. c t . r , so t h a t t h e r e s t i l l se e d e d need f o r a more d e t a i l e d and c o m p re h e n s iv e s tu d y o f th e s u b j e c t , # en c e the r t a k i n g o f t h e p r e s e n t work*

In t h i s i t h a s b een th e w r i t e r ’ s p u rp o s e t o r e c o u n t the c h i e f i n c i d e n t s i n the l i f e o f Wang An S hih, t o t r a c e h i s r i s e to pow er, t o o u t l i n e th e v a r i o u s p o l i t i c a l m e a su re s w hich he i n t r o d u c e d d u r i n g h i s terra of h ig h o f f i c e , t j s k e t c h ta e c o u r s e and f a t e o f h i e p o l i c y a s a w h o le, to e s t i m a t e h i s c h a r a c t e r and th e v a l u e o f h i s p u b l i c work, and t o g iv e some i d c a o f t h e q u a l i t y and e x t e n t o f h i s l i t e r a r y 1 ? h o u rs.

C hinese s o u r c e s , hav? , in th e u in , been a d o p te d a s t u t b a s i s <j. t h i s s t u d y , t h e a c c o u n t s oi »an£ a. >hi.h ii*c u i r- . o l t c y which a r e found in t h e ' Dynasrti c H i a t o r i e e l - ~ T L J and i n

th e "T’ ung Chien Kang MU* ) o f Chu Hai ) a r c now

g e n e r a l l y acknow ledged t o e b t a r s e d r • i n e t h i , tn.. be tra y t n e i r p r e j u d i c e s on a l m o s t e v e ry page huvi l y ■ r j ve oe; n c a rt iu l! ly r e a d , and l a r g e s e c t i o n s t r a n s l a t e d . I t was how ever n e c e s s a r y t h a t

th e e v i ience a f f o r d e d by t h e s e w orks s h o u ld be s i f t e d pjio w eig h e d , in o r a e r to g iv e th e r e a d e r a more a c c u r a t e a c c o u n t t h a n c o u la be g a i n e d by a mere s u r f a c e r e a d i n g of them.

Ah i s h a s oeen raaae p o s s i b l e by th e e x i s t e n c e o f two o t h e r

works i n C hinese w hich a r e d e f i n i t e l y o f a c r i t i c a l c h a r a c t e r . Ahe>*. . ^ more irar t o f t h e s e i s t h a t p u b l i s h e d by T s’ a i Shang H s ia n g IM * ^

i n 1304. I t i s s t y l e d "Wang Ching Kung Hien J>f u K’ ao L ie h " ( V J k ^ ) . To t h i s c r i t i c a l s t u d y o f t h e t r a d i t i o n a l a c c o u n t s o f

*ang An S h ih , Ts’ a i d e v o te d lany y e a r s oi h i s lo n e l i f e , ( i t m s p u b l i s h e d by him a t the age o f 3 5) end he h a s done more th a n any

o t h e r s i n g l e s c h o l a r to r s t o r e th e r e f o r m e r t o h i s j u s t p l a c e i n the e s t i m a t i o n o f h i s co u n try m en , fcrora t h i s g r e a t w o rk ,I w h ic h was

f o r m e r l y very s c a r c e and d i f f i c u l t t o o b t a i n , b u t th a n k s to t h e i n t e r e s t of trie C hinese d e p a r t m e n t o f Yenching U n i v e r s i t y , h a s

r e c e n t l y b een r e p r i n t e d , ) L iang Ch* I C u 'a o , a modern s c h o l a r ^{0 1} g r e a t r e p u t e , drew l a r g e l y f o r th e c o m p o s itio n of h i s " L ife o f Wang An Shih*

w h ich i s th e second w orks r e f e r r e d to a b o v e . T h is i s f o u i j d i n , h i s c o l l e c t e d wr ¹ l a g s , s t y l e d "Yin Wing Shih T s ’ Chu* £ p u b l i s h e d i n 1916, and s u p p le m e n ts th e work of T s ' a i by a d d in g c r i t i c a l m a t e r i e l on the p o l i c y ar< r y work of Wang An Shih*

Both t h e s e w orks have b e e n f r e e l y u s e d i n th e c o m p i l a t i o n o f t h i s t r e a t i s e , and t h e w r i t e r hereby ack n o w led g es h i s g r e a t i n d e b t ­ e d n e s s t o th f i r a u t h o r s .

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*ang An S h ih , g e n e r a l l y sp e ak in g * h a s b ee n d i s c r e d i t e d a s a s t a te s m a n , b u t a t t a i n e d t o c o n s i d e r a b l e fame a s a w ri t e r , b o t h at p o e t r y s a d p ro se* f o r t u n a t e l y hi© works h a r e b een p r e s e r v e d * and i t i s some i n d i c a t i o n o f t n e r e v i v a l o f i n t e r e s t w h ich h a s ta k e n p i ac<

in him r e c e n t y e a r s i n h i s l i f e and work t h a t s e v e r a l e d i t i o n s o f h i s w r i t i n g s have b een i s s u e d from th e p r e s s s i n c e th e i n a u g u r a t i o n of t h e C hinese R e p u b lic* Ahe e d i t ! ⁹ com plete w o rk s w h ich hcu been c o n s u l t e d i n t h e p r e p a r a t l o n o f t h i s book* i s s t y l e d *Vang L in

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w ith th e c m a s s t a r y of Li Yen Hu Pr/P-^ ] w hich i s s t y l e d

*Wang Ching Wen Kung Shih* J# p u b l i s h e d r e c e Commercial P r e s s * h a s a l s o been used* T h is c l a im s t o be a r t

a s i s s u e d by th e *Ch* I O s 'I Chai*

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I t h a s b en s a i d above t h a t Wang An I h i h , a s a s ta te s m a n * h a s bevii d i s c r e e i t e d by th e i' , j o r i t y of hx& oouniry*-en® Xn t h a t

c a p a c i t y he was r e j e c t e d by h i s p o w e r f u l c o n te m p o r a r ie s * and he h a s been e i t h e r m a lig n e d o r n e g l e c t e d * w i t h some n o t a b l e e x c e p ti o n s * by l a t e r g e n e r a t i o n s of C hinese w r i t e r s * More r e c e n t l y however*

s t u d e n t s o f p o l i t i c a l economy in China have been g i v i n g c o n s id e r* b le a t t e n t i h i s t h e o r i e s o f g o v e rn m e n t, and t h e r e a r e many s ig n s th' t b o th th e name and w orks o f Wang An Shih a r e b e i n g r e s c u e d from th e o b l i v i o n i n w h ic h th e y have been a llo w e d t o l i e f o r so

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man. who b r oug:ht g r e a t j h i s c ountry* s p o l i t i c a l UtlQOS t of h i s pow ers to

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s p i i iw ^ th e S fe f a c t o r s c o n t r i b u t e d i n I r r g e measure to u L i i l u r e win Athe s u p p o r t o f h i s i n f l u e n t i a l c o n t e m p o r a r i e s * 5 to a c o n s i d e r a b l e e x t e n t f o r th e fffe^cnclcrofjn.1 st o l i cy a f t i r i a

wmpf | s h o r t p e r i o d o f time* Though a s a r e f o r m e r he may b s a i d to have f a i l e d t o a t t a i n t o h i s u l t i i s t t e o b j e c t i v e * h i s

e f f o r t s were so n o b le and d i s i n t e r e s t e d , and -gj^jtjich i n f l u e n c e * a s to m e r i t a much more worthy r e c o r d th a n t k e ^ w r i t e r h as been a b l e t o pro , However th e o b v io u s i s p e r f t c t i o n s of t h i s work w i l l p e r h a p s be o v e rlo o k e d i f i t be r e g a r d e d a s t h e w r i t e r h i m s e l f lo o k s upon i t , nam ely, a s pav he way f o r mors a b l e r m inds t o

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i i . C h ro n o lo g ical. T able o f th e Sung D y n asty . (As c o n c ern ed w ith Wang An Shih and h i s R e fo rm s.)

i i i . B i o g r a p h i c a l Table o f Wang An S h i h : - a . Based on Chan Ta Ho.

b . Based on T s* ai Yuan F e n g . ______ ____ . . . _ _ c. Based on L ian g Ch* i Chf a o . ______. ________

i v . C h r o n o lo g ic a l O u t l i n e of th e Reform P o l i c y . ___ - v . M aps:-

a . P r i o r to th e rem oval o f th e Sungs t o the S o u th . b . A f t e r th e rem oval of th e Sungs t o th e S o u th . '^hc Timco-'-u f Wang- An S h ih ... - - vi^s. Jhe Sung H i s t o r i e s . - - - — - - _ . - - ...- - - v i i > . The L i f e o f Wang An Shih R eco rd in g t o th e Bung H i s t o r i e s .

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P r o m u lg a t io n o f M i l i t i a A c t . ----

P ro m u lg a tio n of P u b l i c S e r v i c e s A ct* . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . P ro m u lg a tio n of S t a t e Trade and B a r t e r M easure*. - - P ro m u lg a tio n of Sundry M i l i t a r y M easures

a . R e d i s t r i b u t i o n of th e R e g u la r F o r c e s . - - - b . P r o v i s i o n of Mounts f o r th e M i l i t i a . , _ _ _ - -

r o p o s a l s f o r Improved Armaments.

F i r s t P e r i o d a s Grand C o u n c i l l o r . _ _ _ _ _ Second P e r i o d a s Grand C o u n c i l l o r . - - - - - P ro m u lg a tio n o f Sundry Economic M e a s u re s . a .L a n d R e c la m a tio n and R iv e r C o n serv an cy . b .L a n d Survey end C l a s s i f i c a t i o n .

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ESSAYS o f Wana An Shih*

1 . On O r i g i n a l M ature o f Man. - ...- - - ~ t . D i s c u s s i o n o f Human M ature*. . . . . - - - - - - - - - 3. On th e *H ature* and ’• D i s p o s i t i o n . * ..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ v?.

4 . The P o s s i b i l i t y o f R e p e n ta n c e . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - ___ 3*9. 5. r^he Viewg of Yang Tzu and Meng Tzu on th e ’•Mature * an d th e

• D e c re e . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . - 3 ^°

6. F u r t h e r D i s c u s s i o n on th e Same.. . ^{js x}.

7. On th e S u p e r i o r i t y of C o n fu ciu s to Yao and Shun* __

3 . On G r e a t M e n . . ... . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ ____ w . 9. On th e A p p l i c a t i o n of one* s P r i n c i p l e s to A f f a i r s * __ _ . . 10. On th e A tta in m e n t of U n ity ._

11. Tzu Y u n g .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - . _ . _ _ _ _ _____ _ 1 2 . Ahe H i g h e s t Form of L ove. (Hsun Ch.* in g .) „ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ __

13. On th e Canons o f R e l a t i o n s h i p . (Hsun Ch’ ing*). ___ _ _ _

1 4 . Love and Wisdom*.. * j l f ,

15. Courage and G e n e r o s i t y * . . . ; _ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; sl-).

16. The Mean* - - - - ... . . _ . _ ~ ~ " ' ~ jdy

1 7 . On Cerem onies and M u s ic .- . ³jo.

13. On Knowledge of Men. . . . _ _ _ _ _ _

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G a in s *Chin Shih* d e g r e e .

A pp o in ted to Yang Chow a s ^ r - d e r - e e c r e t a r ^ to M i l i t a r y Yamen.

A ppointed to Chin H s ie n , a s d i s t r i c t M a g i s t r a t e .

A p p o in te d Shu Chow a s p r e f e c t , a f t e r r e f u s i n g to s i t l o r t/x

*kuan c h i h e x a m i n e t i o r .

R e f u s e s p o s i t i o n in I m p e r i a l C e r s o r a t e , f o r w hica a t had b e e r r e c ­ ommended by Ou Yang B s iu , on th e g ro u n d s o f h i s g r a n d m o th e r 1s advanced a g e .

G randm other a l e s .

A p p o in ted to c o n c u r r e n t p o s t s o f R e d a c to r o f th e Chi f ts ie n L i b r a r y and A s s i s t a n t S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of th e I m p e r i a l

A p p o in ted m a g i s t r a t e of V&T o f t h e ’’h s ie n * in t h e c a p i t a l Circu i t . A p p o in te d to Ch’ a r g Chow, a© p r e f e c t .

A p p o in ted C h i e f - J u s t i c e of th e C h iarg -T u r g C i r c u i t .

Takes up a p p o in tm e n t in Aceouxits D ep artm en t o f Board of Finance . A ppointed L i b r a r i a n o f th e Chi H elen L i b r a r y .

Keeper o f th e Emperor1s D ia r y . ( W r ite r o f Ad i c t s . )

^ c r e t a r y o f th e Board of Works. ( j n ^ fip ^ _ I n s p e c t o r o f J u s t i c e a t th e c a p i t a l . M |

^ead o f I m p e r i a l Bodyg<; »{p e r s o n a l ) • ( ^ $)£ f%_j } D eath of th e em peror Je n fating, su c c e e d e d by Yix*g Taung.

D eath of Wang .An 'hih* ^m other in th e 3 t h month.

Wang An S h ih i n m ourning f o r t h r e e y e a r s .

R e fu s e s a p p o in tm e n t a t th e c a p i t a l , b u t a p p e a l s f o r an a p p o i n tm e n t a t Chi&ng-Sfing Fu.

^ e a t h o f taft emperor Ying Taung, and a c c e s s i o n of Chen Tsung.

A p p o in te d G overnor o f C hiang-K .inr-Fu, i n th e 3rd i n t e r c a l a r y m o n th A o i n t e a L i t e r a r y C o u n c i l l o r in tne 9 t h m onth.

AcceptE th e a p p o in tm e n t o f L i t e r a r y C o u n c i l l o r , p ro ceed ix ig to th e c a p i t a l i n th e 4 t h month o f t h i s y e n r .

Ay p o i n t e d E x p o s i t o r o f th e L i t e r a r y C o u n c il. } , 2nd month. A p p o in te d v ic e - G r a n d C o u n c i l l o r o f S t a t e ( >J^ SwC-Jp ) w ith s t a t u s o f A d v iso r to th e L e g i s l a t i v e A ssem bly. )

T h r e a t e n s to r e s i g n on a c c o u n t o i o p p o s i t i o n i n th e 2nd month, b u t resume* h i s p o s t on b e in g r e a s s u r e d ^ ! th e e a p e r o r S s f a v o u r . 1 2 th montn. A ppointed Grand C o u n c i l l o r of S t a t e ,

and Grand C o u n c i l l o r o f tn e Bor.ra of H i t t o r y . ^ £ ,ff 3rd month. Tn s o l e power in th e Grand C o u n c il. ^

t t h m onth. Once more t h r e a t e n s to r e s i g n , b u t i s persuad. d to resume h i s o f f i c e .

4 th month. Resign© from p o s i t i o n o f Grand C o u n c i l l o r , and i s t r a n s f e r r e d to Chieng Bing Fu ©s G o v ern o r.

2nd m onth. R e c a l le d from Ohiang l i n g Fu to resume p o s i t i o n a s Grand C o u n c i l l o r Of S t a t e . ( % ) and Grand C o u n c i l l o r of

th e Qiao Yen Kur.n. ( F g dt )

iTom oted to L e f t I m p e r i a l Bodyguard ( f # * ) t t d P r e s i d e n c y o f the Men Hsi ^henp t ?*3 T w ^ oli c o m p le tio n of h i s Sew

I n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f th e C l a s s i c s . D eath of h i s eon Fang.

1 0 th m onth. R e t i r e s fio m p o s i t i o n o f Grand C o u n c i l l o r , and ie^

a p p o i n t e d 1^m 1 Commissioner f o r Chiang S in g Fu.

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^ e e i g n e e x e c u t i v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s f o r t h e G o v e rn o rs h ip o f CnU ng Bing Fu, and a f t e r b e in g com m issioned e s Rig a t I m p e r i a l Bodyguara

( ^ f i t ) r e s i g n s a i l e x e c u t i v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s -h a eftd- i s a v o t n t e d t a r d e a o f the u u i L in g Kuan (iT jlc feL ijU & s in e c u r e * c e r t j t a g w ith i t c e r t a i n emoluments by way o f te n s io n *

077. G ra n te d h o n o ra ry t i t l e of #K’ a i ?u I T’ ung Sen 8»»* ( life, ^ SBd i n v e s t e d a s Duke o f Shu i S f i d ) y^v ) which l a t e r -tey s p e c i a l „ . . « d eer s » wee a l t e r e d t o Duke o f f t l f l j 1 ^ ^ a zUJl, C\ h CAu^ lfjfkfe) 078• u t e d “ a r d e n o f the t&i Hsi Kuan ( *h. } w ith ho n o r a r y ra n k “

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082# D ic t io n a r y co m p leted a&4 p r e s e n t e d A* iH ) Some tix s e p r io r U t h i s he had beer* g i v e r a d d i t i o n a l r a c k of • Chu Kuo*

w hich was now p r e f i x e d to h i s o l - t i t l e of ‘•Ching Kuo R-u.g ' ( #»J jgJ^' 032. W inter* T i l .

034* S p r in g . O f f e r s h i e r e s i d e n c e f o r u s e a s ^b te m p le , an a hi;. l a n d s f u r s u p p o r t o f a m o n a s te r y . Tter*ts a ho u se in 6h i& g M u g Fu.

031 . D eath o f 3hen Tsung i n th e 2 rd month end i s su c c e e d e d by Che 1 u ng.

a O f f e r e d a p p o i n tm e n t a s M i n i s t e r o f Works, w hich i s r e f u s e d on g ro u n d s of i l l h e a l t h *

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% t u r n s f a t h e r f r c a Shoo Chow t o L in Chvu a n . Accompani‘-;efnt h e r to ih e i t a l .

F a t h e r a x ; <>? n t ed tc Chlang hUag s s a s a t s t s a t * p r e f e c u

F a t h e r d i e s on t h e 1 3 t h o f th e 2nd month* ag e d 46 a t Chi s a g S i n e .

6a ins d e r r e e oi Chic sb.ih, in the 3ru m onth.

A ppointed to Fang Chow a s s e c r e t a r y .

^ S t u r n a hone or. l e a v e .

Tseng Fur.g recommends Vang An S h ih t o On Tang H a iu .

T ie i t s th e c a p i t a l , ( p r o b a b l y on c o m p le t io n o f h i e te rm a t Tang*

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C a in s le a v e o f a b s e n c e t o bury h i e f t t h s r . - t i l l ^{a t} Chin He^{'*- a .}

he t u r n s to L in Gh#u a n . (T h e re i s an i n s c r i p t i o n by h i s h an d in th e d i s t r i c t d a t e d th e 2 5 th o f th e 6 t h month of t h i s y e a r . ) Go tmamdad to ta b s th e *kuan ca i h # e x a m i n a t i o n , b u t a ? s a l s f o r d e l a y .

Death o f e l d e s t f o s t e r - b r o t a e r # Ch*eng l u .

A pp o in ted t o Shu Chow a s p r e f e c t . ( l o c a l i n s c r i p t i o n , 1 6 t h of 9 t h

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In o f i ic e i n th e I m p e r i a l S tu d . V a g i s t r i te o i Cb’ ang Chew.

Ap o i n t m e n t a l t e r e d t o th? t of C h i e f - L u s t i ce oi th e C h ian g - Tung c i r c u i t .

Su b m its th e m e m o rial o f a m y ria d c h a r a c t e r s .

S t i c l d s th e % ia n g - T a n g a p p o in tm e n t a s C h i e f - J u s t i c e . A ppointed t o th e M i n i s t r y o f F i r I h m onth,

e e r e t a r y t e trie K d i c t r Board in t.> H n m o n th . Subm its t h e m em o rial on c u r r e n t a f f a i r s . $ k ^ j L 3

Hie b r o t h e r fa n g An L i g a i n s fete Chin S hih d e g r e e i n th e 3 rd

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j 6 ’ t h of m other i n m e >th month t t th e c a p i t a l . I n m ourning I i s m o th e r a t C hisng B in g .

On the c o m p le tio n ot two y e a rs * o o u rn in g c a l l e d to ta k e up a p p o in tm e n t a t th e c o u r t o f ^ Ing Tsung, b u t r e f u s e s . (U d ie o f p r o f d r i e d com raiasicn 2 7 th of 7 t h m o n th .)

• H i l l a t Chi eng Hing w i t h o u t a p p o i n tm e n t.

D eath o f T ing Tsung i n th e 1 s t m onth, and s e c e s s i o n o f Steen

Vang Fang (s o n ) g a i n s h i s Chin S h ih d eg r * e i n th e fid m onth, &nd i s © p ; o In t e d t c Cte i n g Te Chun •

Wang An S hih a p p o i n t e d G overnor o f Chiang B in ^ i n the 3 r d i n t e r ­ c a l a r y month.

A ppointed Li t e r 'T j C o u n c i l l o r i n the 9 th m o n th .

A d m itted to I m p e r i a l A udience* by s p e c i a l d e c re e i n th e 4 t h mont)t - Subm its mem orial on A C en tu ry : T r • c . ( ^

B r o t h e r Vang An Kuo g a i n s Chin S h ih d e g r e e i n th e 7 t h m onth.

T s’ a i Shsng H e is n g f s b i o g r a p h i c a l t a b l e * ( c o n t . 2 . ) 1069* A p p o in te d v i c e - G r a n d - O o u n c i l l o r i n th e month#

Ap£!Gi.nted w ith Ch’ en Sheng Chih to draw up th e r e g u l a t i o n s f o r f i n a n c i a l r e o r g a n i s a t i o n * ( a l s o in th e :vd m o n th ).

Submits th e m em orial o f w a rn in g . ( l{i jJ^L ) 5th month*

Lu Hu 1 s u b m its m em orial of i n d i c t m e n t . ⁶t h m onth.

1070. S t i l l v ic e - G r a n d C o u n c i l l o r .

I h r e a t t o r e s i g n in the 3 rd m onth, b u t resum es p o s t .

A ppointed Grand C o u n c i l l o r , t o g e t h e r w ith Han Chiang i n t h e 1 2 th m onth.

A ppointed I m p e r ia l H i s t o r i o g r a p h e r *

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B r o t h e r &n Kuo prom oted to h i e r a r c h y . (ku&n c h ih ) )

Wang Fang a p p o i n te d T u to r to H e i r - a p p a r e n t and I m p e r i a l E x p o s i t o r 1072* *1 i l l Grand C L l l o r .

Sul I t th e meraori n F ive M a t t e r s . ( -^L ¥ m ¥ >

1 0 7 3 . S t i l l Grand C o u n c i l l o r .

B ureau f o r Hew C l a s s i c a l I n t e r p r e t a t i o n s e t up w i th Wang An Shih i n c h a rg e , a s s i s t e d by h i s son Fang arid Lu Hui Ghf i n g . ( 3 r d month R e c e iv e s g i f t o f j e w e l l e d b e l t from em peror on c e l e b r a t i o n of H si Ho v i c t o r y . ( lO th m o n th ).

1074. S t i l l Grand C o u n c illo r*

Hes i g n s i n th e 4 t h month and a p p o i n t e d as g o v e rn o r o f Chiang E ing D eath o f b r o t h e r Wang An Kuo on the 1 7 th of 8 t h m onth.

1075* R e c a l l e d to o ld o f f i c e o f Grand C o u n c i l l o r i n th e .:nd m onth.

H i □ loted t o L e f t Bodyguard and P r e s i d e n c y o f Ren Hsi^ Sheng i n the 6t h month.

R e a p p o in te d I m p e r i a l H i s t o r i o g r a p h e r i n the 9 t h mox*th.

Lu Hui Ch*in g t r a n s f e r r e d to Chf en Chow i n the 1 0 th m onth.

P u n i t i v e E x p e d i t i o n a g a i n s t th e Armamese la u n c h e d i n th e 1 2 t h month.

1 076. D eath o f son Fang i n th e 7th month.

R e s ig n s o f f i c e a t th e c a p i t a l and i s a p p o i n t e d a s g o v e r n o r o f

Chiang E i n g f i n t h e 3 0 t h m onth. '

1077* A p p o in te d Warden o f th e Chi H si Kuan i n t h e o t n m onth.

1078. S t i l l -ard en a s above. A ppointed Duke of th e S t a t e o f Shu ) w i t h ra n k of L e f t Bodyguard o f t h e Bhang Shu Sheng.

1080. G ra n ted h o n o r a r y t i t l e of * Ta i Fu I Tf ung San Ssu*

I n v e s t e d a s Duke o f Ching S t a t e ) i n 9 th m onth.

D i c t i o n a r y co m p leted and p r e s e n t e d .

1 0 8 2 . Wang An L i a p p o i n t e d t o Grand C ouncil a s Shang Shu Yu Ch*e n g , i n the 4 t h m onth.

1033. Rang An L i prom oted a f u r t h e r > tep , a s Shang Shu Tso Ch*engf i n the 8 t h month.

T s ’ a i P i e n , s o n - i n - la ? / , a o r o i n t e d E x p o s i t o r o f Chow L i . 1<>34. * ang An L i t r a n s f e r r e d .

Wang An. S h ih o f f e r s r e s i d e n c e f o r tem p le p u r p o s e s , a n d l a n d f o r u s e of m o n a s te r y .

1035. D eath o f Shen Tsung i n 3rd m onth. Succeeded by Che Tsung, u n d e r re g e n c y o f Hsuan *^en, m o th er o f Shen Tsung.

H onorary a p p o in tm e n t of M i n i s t e r o f Works.

10 3 6 . D ie s i n 4 t h m onth.

Posthum ous t i t l e o f Grand T u to r c o n f e r r e d .

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1094-1097.

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F v e n t.

Born.

Accompantes f a trier to the c a p i t a l . F a th e r fit

Gain® "Chin Shih* d e g r e e .

ed to K uai-iian ( JjJ, ) i . e . to Yang Chow.

A p p o in ted to Chin Hsien a s D i s t r i c t M a g i s t r a t e .

* i n i a h e s a l o u r y e a r a p p o in tm e n t a t Chin Helen.) n te d t o m m Chow eur-

O f f e r e d a p p o in tm e n t o f /R ed acto r of Chi Meier*

Taper 1 r, I - t u n an a i e ta n t :up *x iu i .i, £t!*p?1

^ jjp o ifited to Chvar.g Chow a s p r e f e c t * but t h i s appointamw t * J a l t e r e d to t h a t oi C h i e f - J u s t i c e o f th e Chiang Tung C i » c u l t

the 8f ce y e a r . ^

I to t f t f l t f t l t < r r e p o r t , and s e n d s i n h i s H H d i i a l o f a m yriad woreU. i ~H~ ) . .

» t i c e o f Chiang 7tt&| C i r c u i t. ^ t

A p p o In te l t o A ccounts ^ a p a r tm e n t of Board of F in a n c e ,

vtfr ¹ H l⁸t * | an o i l ic e w hU d he r e t& ir.e u fo r th r e e je e r s .* '' In r e s i d e n c e e t Chiang Fii-g Fu, m ourning f o r h i e m other.

1 s t month, d e a t h o f l u g Tsung an a a s M S f l s s of 3hen'JR^tn g.

3rd m onth, ^ p p o i u t e l G overnor o f Chiang liing Fu.

9 th m onth. A p p o in te d l i t e r a r y C o u n c i l l o r .

4 th month. As L i t e r a r y C o u n c i ll o r g iv e n s p e c i a l p i i v e l ^ e o$ a t t e n d i n g I m p e r i a l a u d i e n c e s .

2nd montn. A ppointed v ic e -O ra n d C o u n c i l l o r . A p p e la te d Grand C o u n c il l o r of S t a t e .7

6t h month, d e s i g n s o f f i c e a t c a p i t a l m d a p p o i n te d e rn o r of Chiang Ming Fu^{. ' 0}

2nd month. R e tu r n s t o c a p i t a l and r e s u /u e s p o s t of Grand C o u n c i l l o r .

3 th m onth. Prom oted to L e f t I m p e r i a l B odyguard.

1 0 th month, d e s i g n s and r e t u r n s to Chiang S in g Fu a s I m p e r i a l Com m issioner.

Given h o n o ra ry t i t l e o f *y*ai Fu I T’uug San wsu * invested as Cuke o f Shu, and a p p o i n t e d Warden of th e Chi Hsi Kua&**

A ppointed M t o f Ching. ( 4£j l3% J

3rd month. **eeth of -Shell T s u n g and a c c e s s i o n of Che Tsung.

w i t n trie erapresc-dow ager riauen <ren in r e g e n c y . A ppointed i n i s t e r of . o r k s .

4 t h m ontn. Wang An S hih 4 l t « »

Posthumous t i t l e of *Tf a i Fu* ) c o n f e r r e d upon h im . do. do. *Wen* 1 JC ' c o n f e x r e a u n him .

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ion l a .

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2nd m o n th . Fang t e S h ih a p p o i n t e d v ic t -Gran* H e r .

t e d m onth. F i n a n c i a l He o rg a n 1 s a t io n Bureau e s t a b l i s h e d , w i t h Fan t e S h ih , C h 'e n Sheng Chih, I I Ch9i n g and Tseng

U charge*

G opm ission of e i g h t a p p o i n t e d to sake t o u r o f o f economic c o n d i t i o n s th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n tr y Co:*! i: i o n I n c lu d e d On9 eng Hr- .

Fang t e S h ih im peached by Lu Hui.

^ E q u i t a b l e T r a n s p o r t M easure* p r o m u lg a te d .

• A g r i c u l t u r a l L oans M easure* p r o m u lg a te d .

1 1 th mozith.Han Chiang s u c c e e d s C h 'e n Sheng Chih i n t h e F i n a n c i a l R e o r g a n i s a t i o n B u reau .

1 1 th M o n th .A p p o in taie n t o f f o r t y - o n e o f f i c i a l s to s u p e r v i s e th e o p e r a t i o n of la e Lew La, s it a l l d i s t r i c t s .

a p p e a l a f o r a b o l i t i o n o f th e F i n a n c i a l Re- Bureau , and f o r th e a b r o g a t i o n o f t h e

l oans ^ e a s u r e .

r e f u s e s p r e f e r r e d •?>* o in tm e n t o f v i c e - P r e s - th e 3oard o i War#

it t-xe Off U 'P I Px-' "■! c * i :>i. ' . - b e n i. : t i l te • l e t -ioi th .

ix - ! J i • i: • 3 rd

4 th

Sou Ma Kuv.ng o r g m i s a t i o r A g r i c u l t u r a l Ssu Tie, Kuang id e n t o f

Reforms

Cnao l i e n ( v ic e - G r a n d C o u n c i l l o r ) r e s i g n s a s r p r o t e s t a g a i n s t th e riiunerous r e t i r e m e n t s of i m p o r t a n t o f f i c i a l s f o r t i i e i r opr o s l t i o x t o the K efo rn o lic ;y .

Ha*i Chi axig e po in t e u i n h i s j ¹ ?. ce •

5 t h m onth. F i n a n c i a l R e o r g a n i s a t i o n B ureau a f f i l i a t e d m ohe m i o f F l n a n e e , a n d ‘Lu Hui Ch9in g a p p o i n t e d a s Head o f t i e Revenue O f f i c e , u n d e r w hich th e F i n a n c i a l R eor­

g a n i s a t i o n B ureau would be p l a c e d .

5 t h mox i A u t h o r i t y f a r th e a paintaai I ol military effi Lain l i v i l A f f a i r s L e g l i s l a t i v e A ssem bly.

i ;ui I .

t r a n s f e r r e d to th e

Su Shih c r i t i c i s e s tn e Reform P o l i c y and i s t r a n s f e r r e d t o Hang Chow.

3 t h m onth. Lu t e l Ch9in g r e s i g n s on a c c o u n t o f m o t h e r 's d e a t h . Ssu Ma huang t r a n s f e r r e d t o Yung H sing Chun.

lO th m o n th .C h 'e n Sheng Chih r e s i g n s on a c c o u n t o f m o th e r 9a d e a t h . t h m o n t h . R e d i s t r i b u t l o n oi R e g u la r Army i n d i f f e r e n t c e n t r e s . 1 2 th m o n th .*11111 t i a Act* p r o m u lg a te d .

Fang An S h ih p ro m o ted rand C o u n c i l l o r .

• P u b l i c ^ e rv ic e B Act* p r o m u lg a te d .

S to c k s of Kuang Hui G r a n a rj c o n v e r t e d I n t o c a p i t a l fu n d f o r th e o p e r a t i o n o f th e A g r i c u l t u r r l Loans M e asu re.

/ i s e d r e g u l a t i o n s f o r t h e *Chin Shih* or D . L l t t . ex*;min? t i o n p ro \u lg e U d .

Pang An Shih. i n s o l e power i n th e Grand C o u n c il, f e c i a l i n s p e c t o r a t e s e t up to r e p o r t on o f f i c i a l s n ix.ci.ei U .. th e ^ f o r m l o l i c y .

d e e p e n in g o f th e P ie n R iv e r 3t?*rte U

Sou Ma Kuang g r a n t e d a S in e c u r e a t Lo Yang.

Corea s e n d s t r i b u t e to th e Chine e C o u r t.

Ou Yang H siu s t o p s d i s t r i b u t i o n o f A g r i c u l t u r a l Io a n o In Ch1in g Chow Fu, and e v e n t u a l l y r e s i g n s a l l o f i c e s .

rang J,’aiig, «or o f ‘Harp:: ' n .ih ih , a p p o i n t e d r s T eacher i n th e I m p e r i a l f a m i l y .

1 0t h m o n t h . S a t l o n a l w W l U v id e d i n t o t h r e e Depex t s .

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" I n q u i s i t i o n * Bureou s e t u p , f o r th e i r i t i n f d r . t l a n atid c o n t r o l oi r e c a l c i t r a n t o f f i c i a l * •

*Air<de m.u r r t e i * ^'ensure i jmsl^e t e d .

• M i l i t l f i Tountfc - e n s u r e * p r o m u lg a te d .

Wang An Shih t h r e a t e n * to r e s i g n h u t i s p e r s u a d e d t o

s t a y on. A

Vang An S h ih p r e s e n t s h i s m e m o rial o f *F ive M a t t e r s . Tf ang Chung a t t a c k s Vang An S hih i n I m p e r i a l p r e s e n d e .

" E q u i t a b l e Land Tax M easure* p r o m u lg a t e d . 1 0 t h m onth. H si Ho t e r r i t o r y made a C i r c u i t o f th e E m p ire.

3 r d m o n th . "Bureau f o r e d i t i n g new i n t e r p r e t ? t i o i I M i C l a s s i c s * e s t a b l i s h e d , w i t h Wang An S h ih , Wang F an g , and Lu Hui

Ch’ i n g in c h a r g e .

O r g a n i s a t i o n o f n a t i o n a l Armaments Board a t fa n g F an g ’ s s u r ; e s t i o n .

Cal e b r a 1 1 on^Q j^yaae Shaof s v i c t o r y I n t h e n o r t h - w e s t . e r F u r t ’* r o ' < ♦

1 0 t h m onth. S f o r s t r a i g h t e n i n g Yellow Hi i.

d u f f l e ? t i o n >f Co -er c u r r e n c y

"Liao* o r I r o n T a r t a r s send an embassy to d i s c u s s th e i o r t h e m b o m . d o r y .

D rought and i n c i d e n t o f Cheng H s ie h .

Temporary s u s p e n s io n o f th e v a r i o u s new M e a s u re s , f o l l ­ owed bj T ‘ i r .

R e s t o r a t i o n oX a l l new M easures w i t h th e e x c e p t i o n o f th e

3 TeT**ent : U 0 *.

Wang An S h ih r e s i g n s from Grand C o u n c il, and i s a p p o i n t e d a s g o v e rn o r o f Chiang King 3 . „

Han Chiang a p p o i n t e d Grand C o u n c i l l o r , ai Lu Hui Co’ in g v ic e - G r a n d C o u n c i l l o r . j l

* e f or n - ; 1 i c . in li t; I he , ge a o jiti Jrr b. i.i- u U u - ei ce of t h e r e tw o.

Wang An S h ih re t o h a t as Grand C o u n c i l l o r . Second em bassy from th e I r o n T a r t a r s a n e n t th e fchern b o a rd ' x y

.

Ch9 en Sheng Chih t r a n s f e r r e d , from Board o f War t o Yang Chow.

Hew I n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e Odes, H i s t o r y , an d Chow Yuan, p r e s e n t e d to th e t h r o n e , and o r d e r e d t o be u s e d by

th e 5 du cf t i on r 1 ',u t h o r i t i s •

Ahe demands o f th e I r o n Aa r t r r s r e n o r t h e r n bo u n d ary co n ced ed .

Han Chiang r e s i g n s on g ro u n d s l u e s s . 1 0 t h »i t h . I s ' g t r a n s f e r r e d to O ^ e c Chow.

A ppearance o f comet c a u s e s cot ,

f o ll o w e d by num erous a p p e a l s t h a t th e Lew Lews s h o u ld be r e a c h . e b .

Wang An S hih t h r e a t e n s t c r e s i g n , b u t i s once more in d u c e d to s t a y on.

1 1 th m onth. Annamese in v a d e C h in a.

e w i s ie i ] a t i o n s .

2nd m onth. P u n i t i v e exped i t i cm ,a g a i ; ram o r d e r e d .

7 t h m onth. Wang Fang a t t a c k : a mg, wb e a c h e s lhMg\4m

S h ih . \

8 t h m onth. H d i c t I s s u e d f o r b i d d i n g s a l e o f te m p le p r o p e r t y .

1 0 th i * Wang An S hih r e s i g n s o f f i c e a t th e , t u r n s t o Chiang King Fu as Commissioner f o r c i v i l and m i l i t a r y a f f a i r s ^

107;.. 2nd month.

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u i t a b l e Land Tax M easure* r e s c i n d e d . v" H i t i e a i t s ??ec-:-ure * r e ; c i r d e a .

* T rade and B a t t e r I .■ •

l a w M easure* r e s c i n d e d . itXifl S e r v i c e s Act"* f t i c l i .

B u reau o f Api e a l e s t a b l i s h e d in th e i n t e r e s t s oi o f f i c ­ i a l s who h a d s u f f e r e d u n d e r p r e v i o u s r e g im e .

H si Ho F in a n c e Bureau a b o l i s h e s *

•^eatk o f Fang An 3 h l h .

M andate i s r e v i r i o n tio n & l System . B&nlahmer Teng Oki d L i 1I n g .

«*su Ch9u r n Tea " o n e o ly a b o l i s h e d . D eath o f Ssu Ma Ki

The Lev? I n t e r p r e t a t i o n s ji t i e C l^ps i ; l e t , and *ang ben.

An S h i h ’ s D i c t i o n a r y p u t u n d e r th e I m p e r i a l

T s’ a i Ch ueh h 1.1

Wrom t h i s t i n e on th e f a c t i o n s p i r i t becomes th e m o st s e i i o u i i c t o r in r i m xn.- i t c i r c l e t , t a e Loy ng t a d ban Ca* urn p a r t i t s be in.. ii. c o n s t - n t c o r i l i c t l o r t p o w er, w i t h t h e p a r t y c l a im in g l o y a l t y m g A i S h ih s p o l i c y a w a i t i n g t h e i r o p p o r t u n i t y to r e t u r n .

9 t h m o n th . T en th o f th e R e g e n t Dowager Hsuan J e n . Che Tsung assum es th e r e i n s o f g o v ern m e n t.

Ch^ng Ch. un and Lu Hui Ch in g (^ an g An S h ih 9e p a r t y ) r e s t o r e r , to pow er.

L i Ch9in g Chen end Teng Tun P u , a l s o o f Wang An S h i h 1 g

, , o i n t e d t o the grand G o u t c i l .

Tseng Pu, a l s o o f Wang An S h ih 9s p a r t y , r e c a l l e d .

Whang T in g , a l s o o f Wang An Shift.* s p a r t y , r e c a l l e d . R e tu r n to C o u rt o f Ts’ e i Qftixig, * fh e W o b b ler*•

T i t l e f i x e d a s ,*Shao Sheng*, o r R e v iv a l o f bhei Tsui. *s o l i c y .

E d i c t i s s u e d o r d e r i n g t h e r e w r i t i n g o f th e H i s t o r y o f Shan T sung9s r e i g n . T s>a i P i e n , s o n - i n - l a w o f ta n g An

S h ih , commise t h i § work.

*Chf ang P9 in g G ra n a ry Laws r e v i v e d a s a sem blance o f A g r i c u l tux r 1 Lo ni e s u r e .

C a n d id a te s f o r the O f f i c i a l e x a m in a ti o n s o r d e r e d to 8 t he m eaning o f th e C l a s s i c s .

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