Qing · Official and Physician

Cai Ting 蔡珽

First attested AD 1697; died AD 1743

Passages
34
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

Cai Ting was an official and Physician.

PeriodQing
IdentityHistorical · Male

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Ruopu 若璞 Ruòpú

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Key source chapters

  1. Draft History of Qing, Chapter 293 Volume 293 Biographies 80: Li Fu, Cai Ting, Xie Jishi, Chen Xuehai 32 passages
  2. Draft History of Qing, Chapter 183 Volume 183 Tables 23: Ministers of Boards and Courts Chronological Table 3 Lower 2 passages

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34 passages

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 183Volume 183 Tables 23: Ministers of Boards and Courts Chronological Table 3 Lower · 2 passages
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 293Volume 293 Biographies 80: Li Fu, Cai Ting, Xie Jishi, Chen Xuehai · 32 passages
下部議,擬斬,詔逮至京師,召入見,具言羹堯貪暴及所以抗拒羹堯狀,上諭曰:「珽罪應如律,然劾之者羹堯,人將謂朕以羹堯故殺珽,是羹堯得操威福柄也。 The matter was referred to the ministry for deliberation and execution was proposed. An edict ordered him brought to the capital. He was summoned for audience and fully described Gengyao's greed and cruelty and how he had resisted him. The emperor said, "Ting's crime should follow the law, yet the one who impeached him is Gengyao. People will say I am killing Ting because of Gengyao, and Gengyao would then wield the power of reward and punishment.
珽奏言省會米貴,令按察使浦文倬至天津運截留漕米二萬石,以萬石運保定平糶,留萬石賑經過諸地,上如所請,敕再運通倉米十萬石往天津,加賑一月。 Ting reported that grain was dear in the provincial capital and ordered Surveillance Commissioner Pu Wenzhao to go to Tianjin to transport 20,000 shi of detained grain transport—10,000 shi to Baoding for sale at fair price and 10,000 shi to relieve places along the route. The emperor approved as requested and ordered another 100,000 shi from the Tongcang granary sent to Tianjin, with relief extended by one month.
尋議珽挾詐懷私,受夔關稅銀、富順縣鹽規,冒銷庫帑,並得如絲銀六萬六千、金九百,讒毀鍾琪,交結查嗣庭,凡十八事,應斬決,妻子入辛者庫,財產沒入官,命改斬監候。 Soon after it was deliberated that Ting had practiced deceit with private intent, received Kuiguan customs silver and Fushun County salt levies, falsely wrote off treasury funds, and altogether received from Rusi 66,000 taels of silver and 900 taels of gold, slandered Zhongqi, and associated with Zha Siting—eighteen counts in all warranting execution, with wife and children sent to the Sinchi Treasury and property confiscated. The emperor ordered commutation to execution after imprisonment.