Text | Yang Yingli
In the old days, the west side of the North Gate of Guangping Bridge, later no. 354 Zhongshan Road, was the old residence of the Qian family. In the twenty-seventh year of the Qianlong Dynasty (1752 AD), Qian Chenqun, a 66-year-old qianlong close minister, was relieved of his duties by Qianlong En due to illness, returned to his hometown for conditioning, and lived here.
Qian Chenqun (Chinese: 陳陈群; pinyin: Zhīn Trần Đồng Đạng), also known as Xiangshu Jushi (香树居士), was a famous scholar and scholar of the Qing Dynasty, the 25th grandson of King Qian of Wuyue, a native of Jiaxing, born in the 25th year of the Qing Dynasty (1686 AD) and died in the 39th year of Qianlong (1774 AD).
Qian Chenqun, a kangxi sixty-year soldier. During the Yongzheng Period, he successively served as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, the bachelor to be studied in the Hanlin Academy, and the superintendent of the Shuntianfu. During the Qianlong period, he successively served as a cabinet scholar, a left attendant of the Punishment Department, a lecturer of the Feast, a Shangshu of the Punishment Department, and a prince of the Imperial Household, and for a long time he was in the Southern Study, and was a close minister of Qianlong.
What is a "close minister"? Refers to the monarch's close subjects. It can be said that a close subject is a courtier who has frequent contacts with the monarch, can speak well, and is deeply trusted by the monarch.
The reign of the Qianlong Emperor was the most prosperous period of the Qing Dynasty. The rulers have realized that it is no longer feasible to blindly rule China by force, so they pay more attention to unifying China with traditional Chinese culture. Therefore, the Qianlong Emperor personally practiced and systematically promoted the traditional Chinese culture and advocated the Manchu and Han families.
In such a cultural context, the Qianlong Emperor used a group of close ministers with excellent cultural attainments. In the early Qianlong period, from the first year of Qianlong to the 30th year of Qianlong (1736-1765 AD). The main closest ministers were: Zhang Zhao, calligrapher, official to the Punishment Department Shangshu; Qian Chenqun, scholar, official to the Punishment Department Shangshu, Prince Taifu; Wang Youdun, official to military minister, Prince Taifu; Liang Shizheng, official to gongbu Shangshu, Dongge University scholar: Shen Deqian, official to libu Shangshu, prince Taifu.
In the late Qianlong period, from the 30th year of Qianlong to the 60th year of Qianlong (1765-1795 AD). The main closest ministers were: Ji Xuan , Official to Rebbe Shangshu , Associate University Scholar ; Liu Yong , Official to Shibu Shangshu , Anderson of Tirenge University.
Among these close courtiers, Qian Chenqun and Ji Xuan were particularly close to and influential with the Qianlong Emperor.
In particular, Qian Chenqun, the Qianlong Emperor made six southern tours and four times followed the attendants. And in the process of serving the driver, he sang and made peace with the Qianlong Emperor, leaving many good stories for Hecheng:
In the sixteenth year of Qianlong (1751 AD), Qian Chenqun made his first southern tour from the Qianlong Emperor. During this southern tour, Qian Chenqun accompanied Jiaxing South Lake, Hangzhou Qianwang Ancestral Hall, Shaoxing Yuling and other places;
In the twenty-second year of Qianlong (1757 AD), Qian Chenqun's son, Qian Rucheng, who was then a cabinet scholar, a servant of the Punishment Department, and a lecturer at the Feast, toured the south from the Qianlong Emperor. Qian Chenqun, who has returned to his hometown to meet the driver, went to Changzhou to meet the driver and tour Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing and other places;
In the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong (1762 AD), Qian Rucheng made the third southern tour from the Qianlong Emperor. Qian Chenqun also went to Changzhou Kunling To greet the holy driver, and the father and son traveled from the Qianlong Emperor to Wuxi, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Hangzhou and other places. At the Qianwang Ancestral Hall, the Qianlong Emperor viewed the "Iron Coupons Given by the Tang Dynasty" and gave a poem of "Iron Coupon Song" to praise the Qian family;
In the thirtieth year of Qianlong (1765 AD), Qian Rucheng once again made the fourth southern tour from the Qianlong Emperor, and Qian Chenqun greeted him at the South Lake of Jiaxing. The monarchs and courtiers climbed the smoke and rain building together, chanting and singing;
Qianlong made two more southern tours in the 45th year (1780 AD) and 49th year (1784 AD). At this time, Qian Chenqun and Qian Rucheng were no longer alive, and the Qianlong Emperor let Qian Chenqun's grandson, the cabinet scholar and the Rebbe Shangshu Qian Zai, greet him.
The Qianlong Emperor went to Jiangnan six times in his lifetime, and all of them were driven by three generations of grandchildren, which shows the close relationship between Qianlong and Qian Chenqun.
One thing can also be seen in the close relationship between the Qianlong Emperor and Qian Chenqun.
In the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong (1760 AD), Qian Rucheng, the eldest son of Qian Chenqun, was appointed as the chief examiner of the Jiangnan Township Examination, and in order to let Qian Chenqun meet with his son for "returning home to adjust", the Qianlong Emperor specially sent a message to Yin Jishan, the governor of Liangjiang, to invite Qian Chenqun to Nanjing to visit the mountains. Qian Chenqun and Yin Jishan had a very good relationship, and the two of them sang and sang in many poems. This trip to Nanjing not only made Qian Chenqun have fun, but also gathered in Nanjing with his son, who had not been seen for a long time.
There is another thing that can be seen even more of the Qianlong Emperor's concern for Qian Chenqun.
In the twenty-ninth year of Qianlong (1764 AD), the Qianlong Emperor missed Qian Chenqun and asked Yin Jishan, the governor of Liangjiang, to visit Jiaxing on his behalf. Yin Jishan went away on the order. It was found that there were many children in the Pian Chen Qun family, and the house was narrow, and the family had several generations of the same house, but The Pian Chen Qun was honest and honest during his reign, and he was unable to improve the housing conditions after retirement, which was very embarrassing.
After returning to Beijing, Yin Jishan gave the Qianlong Emperor a note and reported to the Qianlong Emperor the current situation of qian Chenqun's family. I didn't want the Qianlong Emperor to really remember it in his heart. His son Qian Rucheng served as a cabinet scholar, a military attendant, and a lecturer at the feast, which greatly improved the economic conditions of Qian Chenqun's family.
In the thirtieth year of Long (1765 AD), his son Qian Rucheng returned home to his relatives and asked Qian Chenqun to build another mansion. So there is the New Money House at the edge of Sungai Creek, the head of the Lotus Bridge.
The new Qianfu is four deep, not only the living conditions have been greatly improved, but also the "Qingfen Hall" and "Library Building" have been set up. The library once housed tens of thousands of volumes, and there were many rare books and fine works of calligraphy and paintings. Because the New Money House was occupied by the Japanese during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it became the gendarmerie headquarters, and the collection of books was lost. The New Money House existed until the 1980s, when it was demolished by a real estate company on the pretext of building a new building.
Qian Chenqun wrote a lot in his lifetime. He not only served as a reviser of the Great Qing Dynasty And unified history, deputy general editor of the Great Qing Huidian, but also wrote 48 volumes of the Xiangshu Zhai Anthology, 36 volumes of the Xiangshu Zhai Poetry Collection, and a large number of calligraphy works. These works are all valuable cultural heritage of the Chinese nation.
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