Sun Shiyi, the first han general of the Qianlong Dynasty of the Qing Empire: the army defeated Annan and made an expedition to Nepal

Sun Shiyi (1720–1796), courtesy name Zhiye, Yizi Supplementary Mountain, Renheren, Zhejiang, was a minister of the Qing Dynasty. Qianlong Jinshi, formerly a civilian official, successively served as a cabinet secretary, a waiter, an editor, and a taichang shaoqing.

Sun Shiyi was a scholar in the twenty-sixth year of Qianlong (1761), and returned to the class as a Zhixian to await the appointment of an official. In the twenty-seventh year of Qianlong (1762), the Qianlong Emperor toured the south, specially summoned Sun Shiyi to take the exam before entering, was awarded the title of cabinet secretary, served as a military aircraft Zhang Jing, and soon moved to be a waiter.

In the thirty-fourth year of Qianlong (1769), the university scholar Fu Heng oversaw a conquest of Burma, with Sun Shiyi in charge of the Zhangquan. After the war, Sun Shiyi was awarded the title of Hubu Langzhong and promoted to The Shaoqing of Dali Temple. He was appointed as a political envoy in Guangxi. Soon after, he was promoted to inspector of Yunnan. In the forty-fifth year of Qianlong (1780), the governor of Yungui, Li Shiyao, was deposed for embezzlement, and Sun Shiyi was implicated because he did not impeach Li Shiyao in advance, so he was deposed, sent to Ili, copied the family property, and became anonymous. Later, the Qianlong Emperor rewarded him as an official and ordered him to compile the "Four Libraries of the Whole Book", and was awarded the title of editor of the Hanlin Academy. After the completion of the Siku Quanshu, Sun Shiyi was promoted to the position of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple.

Later, Sun Shiyi returned as an envoy to Shandong, was promoted to inspector of Guangxi, and soon moved to Guangdong. When he first arrived in Guangdong, Sun Shiyi said: "Guangdong is a province with its intertwined oceans, and it is easy to hide bandits. Only by being clean and maintaining oneself, strictly restraining subordinates, and not daring to follow the rules can one be a good magistrate. The Qianlong Emperor ordered him to emulate the style of Li Hu, the inspector of Guangdong, who was appreciated by his superiors for his fierce and vigorous behavior.

Soon Sun Shiyi acted as governor of Liangguang. Fu Kang'an, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, suggested to the Qing court to train troops, and the Qianlong Emperor ordered the provinces of Yunyun, Guizhou, Sichuan, Liangguang, and Fujian to imitate it. Sun Shiyi asked Guangdong to train 28,532 land and water soldiers and 11,296 guangxi troops to train, selected people with strong talents and skilled skills to conduct training, and ordered local supervisors, caretakers, mentioners, and towns to conduct solid training; and strictly established a scientific and technological discipline to eliminate the accumulated habits of many years. The Qianlong Emperor issued an edict saying: "These things can be carried out slowly, but they must be done well." Soon he returned to the post of Inspector.

The people of Guangdong are fierce, there are many unpaid taxes, some of the prefecture and county officials report to their superiors, some of them use their own private wealth to cope, but most of the people in the area also resist taxes and do not pay. After Sun Shiyi conducted a detailed inventory, he dispatched cadres to the prefectures and counties that owed the most taxes to conduct an inventory according to the accounts of various localities. Officials who advance with their own private wealth are compensated by the silver obtained by the inventory. The Qianlong Emperor rewarded him for his talents. Zitang was a gathering place for bandits who resisted officers and soldiers and hurt officials. Sun Shiyi captured the leader of the rebels, killed him, and then toured the area. The Qianlong Emperor once again rewarded him for his merits and gave him a flower plume. The governor of Liangguang, Fu Lehun, connived at the corruption and bribery of his servants, and after the incident was leaked, Sun Shiyi was dealt with according to the law, and Fulehun was implicated and deposed. The Qianlong Emperor made Sun Shiyi the governor of Liangguang because he was upright. Fuller Hun discussed the government of Guangdong and requested an increase in shipping vessels, a quarterly tax and silver tax, and the restoration of thirty-nine commercial ports. After Sun Shiyi took office, Shangshu said: "To increase the number of local ships, we should abolish the drawbacks of sealing, formulate long-term rules, and make new and old ships satisfied; the collection of taxes and silver on a quarterly basis should be restored to the previous practice, and the performance should be carried out at the end of the year; the shippers of the thirty-nine ports should be deposed because of tax arrears; the four ports of Zhongliangshan, Nankang, Shangyou, and Yingde should be restored first, and the inventory of the arrears of taxes and silver should begin with the thirty-nine ports." These proposals of his were implemented after the imperial court agreed.

In the fifty-second year of Qianlong (1787), Lin Shuangwen of Taiwan launched an uprising, and Sun Shiyi personally arrived in Chaozhou for vigilance. After the army set out, Sun Shiyi sent troops to help suppress it, and Sun Shiyi, who was fed by cattle and horses and instruments, immediately handled it, and the Qing court crowned his crown prince Taibao and gave him the post of lieutenant of the first class.

In the fifty-third year of Qianlong (1788), after the pacification of Taiwan, the image of Sun Shiyi was hung in the Purple Light Pavilion. Just when The King of Annam, Li Weiqi, was expelled by his courtier Ruan Hui, his wife, mother, prince, and more than 200 members of the clan, under the protection of the ministers Ruan Hui su and Li Jiong, boarded a boat from Gaoping Province, fled to The Dou'ao Pass in Longzhou, Taiping Province, Guangxi Province, to ask for help on the river, and risked death to wade into the north bank. After Sun Shiyi knew this, the overseers went to Longzhou to defend the town of Nanguan, and the Qianlong Emperor rewarded him for his knowledge of the importance and the general situation, ordered him to lead his troops from Guangxi into Annan, and sent the Yunnan admiral Wu Dajing to advance into Annam.

Nguyen Hue knew this and sent troops to the Shouchang River to defend against the Qing forces, and then divided his troops and garrisoned them at Jiaguan. After Sun Shiyi led a large army to arrive, he broke the army sent by Nguyen Hue, and the Qing army successfully crossed the Shouchang River and then entered the City Ball River, but Nguyen Hue was caught off guard. Sun Shiyi ordered the superficial erection of a pontoon bridge in the lower reaches of the Shiqiu River, pretending to cross the river; in fact, he secretly sent the general Zhang Chaolong to cross the river from upstream to attack the rear of the Annan army, and the Annan army was in chaos. Sun Shiyi led his army across the river on a raft, and the Annan army fled in a panic. Sun Shiyi led an army to attack, and many Annan soldiers fell into the river and drowned. The Qing guerrillas Zhang Chun and others also defeated Nguyen Hue's garrison at Jiaguan, and the deputy general QingCheng and others set up an ambush to capture Nguyen Hui's generals. The Qing army further advanced to the Furang River, and the southern bank of the river was Lêc, and Nguyễn Hue ordered all the warships to be collected and stopped on the south bank to refuse to defend. Sun Shiyi's soldiers crossed the river with rafts, and The Viceroy Xu Shiheng led two hundred people to cross the river at night, seizing dozens of small boats of Nguyen Hue, and the Qing army crossed the river in turn. At dawn, more than two thousand Qing troops crossed the river. Nguyen Hue's army fled in a hurry by boat, and Zhang Chun led his army to catch up, burning his ships and annihilating all the Annam troops, taking the opportunity to attack The city of Le, and Nguyen Hue defeated Phu Chun. Li Weiqi entered the army, and Sun Shiyi was crowned king of Annam by the will of the Qianlong Emperor. After hearing the good news, the Qing court made Sun Shiyi a first-class brave duke and gave him a ruby top. Sun Shiyi resigned, but the imperial court did not allow it. Ordering Sun Shiyi to be a class teacher, Sun Shiyi hesitated again and again, and did not immediately pull out.

In the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789), Nguyen Hue again led his men to attack The City of Li, and Li Weiqi once again fled with his family. Sun Shiyi had already led his army north, crossed the Shiqiu River, and was stationed in Jiangbei. After Nguyễn Huện's army caught up, the Qing army commander Li Hualongdian fell into the water and died when crossing the pontoon bridge; the pontoon bridge was cut off, and the viceroy Xu Shiheng and others were killed. Sun Shiyi returned to zhennanguan, and Li Weiqi arrived with his wife and children and placed them in Nanning. The Qianlong Emperor thought that Sun Shiyi's disobedience to the edict had caused this turmoil, so he deposed him from his title, withdrew the ruby top and dazzling eyes he had given, and relieved him of his post as governor, leaving Fu Kang'an to replace him. Just when Nguyen Hue pursued the Qing army to the Furang River, Sun Shiyi wanted to cross the river again to fight a decisive battle, and Xu Shiheng advised that it would damage the face of the courtiers of the great powers, so that Qianzong Xue Zhong would hold his reins and retreat. Therefore, he was impeached, and the Qing court ordered him to remain stationed at Zhennanguan. Soon Nguyen Hue sent envoys to the court to request internal annexation, and after Fu Kang An arrived, he and Sun Shi Ngai severely rebuked Nguyen Hue's envoys. However, Sun Shiyi also believed that Li Weiqi was not supported, so it was better to crown Nguyen Hui as the king of Annam, and the Qianlong Emperor thought it was feasible. Soon, Sun Shiyi was summoned back to the Beijing Division, and he was given the title of Shangshu of the Military Department, serving as the Minister of Military Aircraft, and entering the Zhinan Study. In the winter of the same year, he was appointed acting governor of Sichuan, and after a year, he was relieved of his post. Soon, the governor of Liangjiang, Shu Lin, was convicted of using false seals to collect taxes and silver, and the Qing court replaced him with Sun Shiyi and asked him to seriously run errands in Jiangnan.

In the fifty-sixth year of Qianlong (1791), the Qing court decreed that Sun Shiyi should be made a shangshu of the official department and a scholar of the co-founding university. When the Gurkha invaded Tibet, the Qing court appointed Sun Shiyi to act as the governor of Sichuan, responsible for supervising the army's salary. Sun Shiyi came out of the archery furnace and was stationed at Tsamdo. When the Qing army entered Houzang, he personally arrived in Qianzang to supervise the transportation of the silver. Because of his ability, the Qing court once again rewarded the eyes with dazzling eyes.

In the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong (1792), after the Gurkha pacification, Sun Shiyi's image was once again hung in the Purple Light Pavilion. Soon the Qing court conferred on him the title of Scholar of Wenyuange University and a Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. He also discussed the aftermath with Fu Kang'an and Helin stationed in Qianzang. Fu Kang'an led Jinchuan Tusi to the Qianlong Emperor, and ordered Sun Shiyi to act as the governor of Sichuan. Fukang An soon moved to the governor of Yungui, and Lin replaced Fu Kang'an. The Qianlong Emperor ordered Sun Shiyi to stay in Sichuan to take care of the Qing army's conquest of the Battle of Gorkha, and Sun Shiyi left Fu Kang'an and Helin in office, but the Qianlong Emperor did not allow it.

In the sixtieth year of Qianlong (1795), the Miao bandits in Hunan were in turmoil and entered the territory of Xiushan in Sichuan, and Sun Shiyi led troops to garrison the local area to fight thieves. In the first year of Jiaqing (1796), the White Lotus Sect bandits in Hubei rebelled and entered the territory of Youyang in Sichuan. Sun Shiyi also moved his army to Fengfeng to suppress thieves, and won many battles, and was awarded the third class male for his merits.

After the White Lotus Sect bandits were defeated, they were stationed in Tea Garden Creek, and it rained heavily for more than half a month, and after investigation, they learned that the rebels were unprepared. So Sun Shiyi sent troops to attack the rebels at night, the Qing army held short weapons to fight the rebels, and zhang Chao, the general of the Qing army, took the lead in conquering the rebel fortress with a spear, killed the leader of the rebels, and pursued and killed them for more than forty miles. The rebels retreated, and Sun Shiyi led his army to pursue and kill them. In June of the first year of Jiaqing (1796), Sun Shiyi died in the army, and the Qing court gave him the title of Duke and posthumously honored Wenjing.