Overview
Xu Zhiming was a Governor of Yunnan.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- Died without being brought to Yunnan for arrest
Attested activity
Works and attributed material
Events and relationships
Arbitrarily bestowed plume ornaments; appointed Ma Rong acting battalion commander
Political · Bestower
Fled into hiding during Ma Rong's attack
Political · Fugitive
Instigated He Youbao to murder Deng Erheng
- Relation Client of · Person Ma Dexin (馬德新)
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment knew in advance of Ma Rong's rebellion · Mode commentator-judgment
- Assessment treacherous; relied on Hui for power · Mode historian-judgment
References in the histories
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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 393Volume 393 Biographies 180: Li Xingyuan, Zhou Tianjue, Lao Chongguang · 1 passage
Draft History of Qing, Chapter 396Volume 396 Biographies 183: Wu Wenrong, Pan Duo, Deng Erheng · 18 passages
巡撫徐之銘傾險，挾回自重，總督張亮基為所齮齕去。
Governor Xu Zhiming was treacherous and relied on the Hui for his own power; Governor-General Zhang Liangji was undermined by him and driven away.
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.
時之銘已為回眾所挾持，所陳奏多誇誕，莫可究詰。
At that time Zhiming was already held hostage by the Hui masses; his memorials were mostly exaggerated and absurd and could not be investigated.
之銘慮亮基至於己不利，嗾回眾揚言拒之，亮基益觀望。
Zhiming feared Liangji's arrival would be unfavorable to himself and instigated the Hui masses to proclaim they would reject him; Liangji grew all the more hesitant.
見撫局初定，省城稍安，屢密疏陳：「徐之銘尚能撫回，被劾各款，請俟張亮基到後會同查辦。」
Seeing that the pacification situation was initially settled and the provincial capital somewhat calm, he repeatedly submitted secret memorials: "Xu Zhiming can still pacify the Hui; the various impeachment charges, please wait until Zhang Liangji arrives to investigate jointly."
於是詔亮基移署貴州巡撫，滇事專責鐸與之銘，蓋羈縻之也。
Thereupon an edict transferred Liangji to act as governor of Guizhou; Yunnan affairs were entrusted solely to Duo and Zhiming—this was essentially a policy of conciliation.
回人掌教馬德新，之銘所諂事。
The Hui religious leader Ma Dexin was one whom Zhiming flattered and served.
武職多越級僭用翎頂，之銘所擅賞，鐸面斥之。
Many military officers wore plume ornaments above their rank, honors that Zhiming had arbitrarily bestowed; Duo openly rebuked them for it.
馬榮者，迤西回酋杜文秀之黨，之銘檄署武定營參將。
Ma Rong was a follower of Du Wenxiu, the Hui chieftain of western Yunnan, whom Zhiming appointed acting battalion commander of Wuding Camp.
惟岑毓英勒兵守籓署，之銘遁往潛匿。
Only Cen Yuying rallied troops to hold the provincial administration; Zhiming fled into hiding.
如龍殺餘匪數十人及附亂者百餘，謂馬德新不當為總督，取關防授之銘兼署。
Rulong killed several dozen remaining bandits and more than a hundred who had joined the disorder; declaring that Ma Dexin ought not serve as governor-general, he took the official seal and entrusted Zhiming with concurrent acting authority.
之銘以巡撫讓如龍，如龍不受，遂令署提督，一切拱手聽之。
Zhiming offered the governorship to Rulong, but Rulong refused; he then had Rulong act as regional commander and handed over all authority to him.
當鐸之親諭馬榮也，約之銘同往，竟不至。
When Duo went in person to admonish Ma Rong, he invited Zhiming to accompany him, but Zhiming never came.
論者謂榮之為亂，之銘實與知之。
Commentators held that Zhiming had known in advance about Rong's rebellion.
於是褫之銘職，聽候治罪。
Zhiming was thereupon stripped of rank and left to await punishment.
馬榮已先為如龍等剿除，之銘亦死，迄未就逮雲。
Ma Rong had already been eliminated by Rulong and others; Zhiming also died, and was never brought to Yunnan to face arrest.
徐之銘袒回，營將多與通。
Xu Zhiming favored the Hui, and many camp generals were in league with them.
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.