Qiu Rixiu (1712-1773), a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi, is a writer. During the Qianlong period, he was promoted to a scholar, and Qiu Rixiu worked in the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Official Affairs for many times since he became an editor. He was a famous minister, writer and water conservancy expert in Qing Dynasty.
In the spring of the twentieth year of Qianlong (1755), before the Qing army went to Junggar, Qiu Rixiu played military tactics with Emperor Qianlong, which won the emperor's favor and gave him royal clothes. Later, he went to northern Xinjiang to convey the imperial edict, occupied Yili, and finally destroyed the Junggar khanate. In the second year, several Junggar generals rebelled, and the Qing army went to Ili to cooperate with General Manchuria and Governor Shaanxi but Gansu in counterinsurgency. A scholar risked his life and went to Wan Li. It is unprecedented for a modern Confucian scholar to "learn the law while learning the feelings".
Autumn's cultivation is resourceful, worldly and kind. When he was herding sheep, he asked for exemption from the death penalty for stealing ginseng. Whenever ministers made up their minds to explore the imperial edict but hesitated, he always spoke alone, preferring to offend the emperor and never hiding anything. Emperor Qianlong was loyal to him. Although he was severely reprimanded from time to time, he was always polite to him.
Qiu Rixiu is best at water conservancy. He has investigated water conservancy eight times, three times in Henan, two times in Jiangnan and others in Zhili. He first determined the cause of the flood, and then chose the appropriate response measures. Harness the Yellow River, Huaihe River, Feishui, Jishui, yi river, Luoshui, Qinshui and Surabaya. All of them are effective and become a reference method for future generations to control water.
At the age of 62, Qiu Rixiu died of illness. During his illness, the emperor personally wrote poems to greet him, sent him endless medicines, and named him Prince Shaofu. On the day of his death, officials and scholars were stuck in traffic jams, veterans guarding river banks in other provinces, soldiers guarding cigarette butts, and some people were crying. After death, he was given "Wenda" and entered the fairy hall.
According to legend, Qiu Rixiu said to his family when he died: "I was the water god who swallowed alum in Nanjing in my previous life, and now I have to return to my place." After my death, when you send the coffin back to Jiangxi, you must pass Yanziji, where there is a Guandi Temple. You can apply for a visa at the temple. If I am looking for the third sign, I am still the water god. If not, I may have been demoted and cannot be reset. " With that, he died.
After listening to these words, the family was dubious. Only one old servant believed it very much. He said with certainty, "Qi Huangong was born of a lady Wang. Mrs. Wang is from Nanjing. When crossing the river, she begged a child at Yanzi Fanshui Temple. In the evening, I dreamed that a man wearing official clothes and holding a water board came and said,' I will give birth to a son for you and a good son.' Sure enough, a year later, the Autumn Palace was born. This time, Qiu Rixiu's wife, Mrs. Xiong, returned to China with Qiu Gong's coffin and passed through Yanziji. According to Qiugong's last words, she went to Guandi Temple to get a visa. Sure enough, the whole family was moved by the third sign. They burst into tears, burned a lot of paper money and flooded the river. There is Qiu Gong Temple in the temple, and there is a poem tablet inscribed by Yin Wen Duangong for Qiu Wenda.
That year, I (Yuan Mei claimed to be) went to Suzhou, and the ship was sailing in Yanziji, and I couldn't get away from the wind. So, I bowed to Qiu Rixiu's throne and wrote a poem on the wall, saying, "Yan Yan berths, and the Yellow Highway crosses." Rubbing the old monument, I am disappointed with this mountain. The snow on the temple is short, and the Yangtze River is hazy. If Jiang Shen knew me, he would spread a lot of rumors. "The next day, as expected, there was a strong tailwind that allowed my ship to sail with it.
References:
[Qing] Yuan Mei: "Tomb of Qiu Wenda, the minister of Shaofu Public Department".
[Qing] Yuan Mei: "Zi Wuyu" Volume XV.
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