Qing · Vice Commander

He Youbao 何有保

Attested AD 1861

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

He Youbao was a Vice Commander.

Life and dates

Death

Attacked and killed by Dai Yutang's gang · Killed by Dai Yutang (戴玉棠)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 94, 137

Attested activity

AD 1861 咸豐十一年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 81, 84

Career and standing

Vice Commander 副將
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passages 84, 132

Events and relationships

Sent Shi Rong and Dai Yutang to murder Deng Erheng
Assassination · Instigator · With Deng Erheng (鄧爾恆)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 135
Relation Client of · Person Xu Zhiming (徐之銘)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 132

Assessments and attributes

Assessment especially lawless; Zhiming's private agent · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 396, passage 132

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 396Volume 396 Biographies 183: Wu Wenrong, Pan Duo, Deng Erheng · 7 passages

布政使鄧爾恆擢陝西巡撫，行至曲靖，之銘嗾副將何有保遣黨戕害，以盜殺聞，命鐸往治之。 Administrative Commissioner Deng Erheng was promoted to governor of Shaanxi; when he reached Qujing, Zhiming instigated Vice Commander He Youbao to send his followers to murder him; it was reported as death by bandits, and Duo was ordered to go investigate.

何有保已前死，捕兇犯誅之。 He Youbao had already died earlier; the murderers were captured and executed.

副將何有保者，之銘私人，尤不法。 Vice Commander He Youbao was a creature of Zhiming's and was especially lawless.

慮爾恆入覲發其罪，諷有保害之以滅口。 Fearing that Erheng would expose his crimes at court, he hinted that Youbao should kill him to silence him.

有保使其黨史榮、戴玉棠偽為盜，戕之，掠其行橐。 Youbao had Shi Rong and Dai Yutang pose as bandits, murder Erheng, and plunder his baggage.

有保索所劫物不得，執拷二人。 Unable to recover the loot, Youbao arrested and tortured the two men.

玉棠潛逸，糾黨攻殺有保。 Yutang escaped in secret and gathered a gang to attack and kill Youbao.