Pan Zuyin grew up in Beijing and his ancestral home is Wuxian County. His grandfather was Pan Shien, the top scholar in the Guichou Department of Qianlong, who was granted the title of Taifu and a bachelor of Wuyingdian. His father, Pan Zengshou, also known as Futing, served as a cabinet minister. His great-uncle was Pan Shihuang, the flower of Qianlong's Yimao family.
In the twenty-eighth year of Daoguang's reign, it happened to be Pan Shien's 80th birthday. Emperor Daoguang rewarded Pan Zuyin as a scholar. Pan Zuyin then won the third place in the first class in the second year of Xianfeng. Pan Zuyin was a co-editor of the National History Museum in the fourth year of Xianfeng's reign. I was ordered to serve as an alternate. Served as editor and editor of the Record Library. In the sixth year of Xianfeng's reign, he served as editor of the Hall of Meritorious Officials, co-examiner of the joint examination, attendant, president of Xian'an Palace, and director of the South Study Room. "Records of Emperor Daoguang" was completed and he was promoted to the position of Director of Wenyuan Pavilion. Donate military pay to appreciate Dai Hualing. In the seventh year of Xianfeng's reign, Pan Zuyin was awarded the post of official of daily affairs and annotation of daily lectures, and was transferred to the bachelor's degree of ministerial lectures. When he first took up an official position, he was awarded the title of Right Minister of the Ministry of Industry. In the eighth year of Xianfeng's reign, he served as the chief examiner of the Shaanxi-Gansu Provincial Examination, the Imperial College's minister of wine, and the bachelor's degree in attendance. In the ninth year of Xianfeng's reign, he wrote a memorial to Guang Kaiyan. The imperial inspector won the second class, and the emperor rewarded Wenqi. He was awarded the title of Shaoqing of Dali Temple. In the tenth year of Xianfeng's reign, Zuo Zongtang was impeached and summoned to the court. He went to the secret service to protect Zuo Zongtang, saying that he had outstanding talents, and the case was settled. Zuo Zongtang was cleared of doubt and recommended Zeng Guofan to assist in military affairs. He also submitted a memorial on how Sichuan's military affairs should be prepared for prevention and suppression, stated the "Eight Strategies to Save the Time" and the 12 Articles of the "Regulations on Regiment Training", and Shang Shu Zhi Jia Xing Mulan and other memorials.
In the eleventh year of Xianfeng's reign, Pan Zuyin served as the Prime Minister of the Zongrenfu. Shangshu discussed the great ceremony of the suburbs and asked the emperor to abide by the sacred system forever. In the eleventh year of Xianfeng's reign, the emperor issued an edict asking for outspoken advice. Pan Zuyin made several statements in response to the imperial edict: First, be diligent in studying the Holy Scriptures. First, select classics to teach, and select virtuous ministers to carry out daily lectures on the old system. Consider adapting the old system of the Kangxi Emperor and selecting a few advisors from the Imperial Academy, who can cultivate holy virtues and rectify the origins. Second, seek talents. The way to protect the country lies first in recruiting talents. In troubled times, it is even more important to employ people. Don't stick to the rules, hire talented and knowledgeable people out of the norm. We must open up our opinions widely, avoid false reputations, and strive for practical results. Third, rectify military affairs. Military law is unclear and military affairs are lax. The soldiers fought in their dens, laughed, and each occupied his own territory, often missing good opportunities. We should imitate the Jiaqing period and set up economic strategies to control each province. Anyone who escapes from battle or loses the city will be punished immediately according to law. Fourth, Yu warehousing. The country's fundamental priority is food supply. Now the warehouse is empty and the suburbs of Beijing cannot be self-sufficient. Buy quickly. Set up a rice harvesting bureau in Tianjin. If you don't have enough money, you can open a rice donation. Fifth, money circulation method. In the fourth year of Xianfeng's reign, large amounts of money were used, and the law of money was even more damaged. Official accounts and profiteers issued false votes and then used private votes instead. If the amount of money saved does not match the amount of money used, the money will not be worth using, which will harm the country and the people. The government must strictly manage and gradually use money to stabilize prices, and then the money laws can be revised. Pan Zuyin also stated four current affairs: to save everyone from saving food to alleviate the hunger and poverty of the people; to eliminate miscellaneous donations to protect the people's strength; to strictly enforce marching discipline to save people's lives and expand the number of candidates in the township and general examinations to win over the hearts of the literati. . These fully demonstrate Pan Zuyin’s proposition. This year, he impeached Jin Anqing, the candidate salt transport envoy in Jiangbei, who collected taxes and harmed the people. Jin Anqing was dismissed from his post. He also requested that the ministers of league training established in each province be abolished to save useless expenses because he only sought power but did not perform tasks. Emperor Xianfeng approved the terms he proposed and implemented them.
In the twelfth year of Xianfeng's reign, he served as the deputy examiner of the Shuntian Township Examination, and was appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs. Until the Tongzhi period, Pan Zuyin impeached many incompetent officials. The civil officials include: Shengbao, the imperial envoy, Wen Yu, the governor-general of Zhili, as well as the governor, chief envoy of Shaanxi, chief envoy of Gansu, Taoist officials, etc. Military positions include: Admiral Kong Guangshun, Commander-in-Chief Yan Pixu, Deputy General, etc. Therefore, Pan Zuyin's voice "shocked the whole court".
In the first year of Tongzhi, Pan Zuyin served as the minister of Guanglu Temple and the left deputy censor of the capital procuratorate. Pan Zuyin was ordered to make concise annotations of the political achievements and historical sites of the emperors of the past dynasties, which could be used for reference, and compiled them into a volume together with several other officials. The title of the book given by the emperor is "Zhiping Baojian", which is an example of good governance in the previous dynasty. Due to the rise of the Nian Army, he petitioned to build an important town and organize regiment training in Xuzhou, the junction of the four provinces, so as to save military pay and control the Nian Army. In this year, Pan Zuyin served as the examiner of the Shandong Provincial Examination as the Minister of Guanglu Temple.
In the second year of Tongzhi, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Zongrenfu. Shu asked for a reduction in Jiangsu's tax, and Su, Song, Tai, etc. were granted a one-third reduction in taxes. In the third year of Tongzhi, Pan Zuyin was not listed in the title when He Guiqing committed crimes at the meeting. Due to the above reasons, he was implicated and was demoted by the ministry. Later, he was appointed as the left deputy censor of the Budu Procuratorate, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, and also in charge of the affairs of Qian Fatang. In the fourth year of Tongzhi, Prince Gong was impeached and condemned. Pan Zuyin pointed out that although Prince Gong was firmly to blame, his merits were substantial, and the advancement and retreat of important ministers were at stake. I hope that giving Prince Gong a chance to repent will not cause Chao Gang to be in chaos and confuse future generations. Later, Pan Zuyin was appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. In the fifth year of Tongzhi's reign, he served as the right and left ministers of the Ministry of Punishment, the minister of the Ministry of Work and in charge of the affairs of Qian Fatang.
In the sixth year of Tongzhi, Pan Zuyin was awarded the right minister of the Ministry of Industry. Pan Zuyin was ordered to go to Shengjing (today's Shenyang) to inspect the construction of the imperial mausoleum. In the seventh year of Tongzhi, Pan Zuyin acted as the left minister of the Ministry of official affairs and the right minister of the Ministry of household affairs. He submitted four letters each to "Seal Script Shuowen" and "Yi Wen Bei Lan". Emperor Tongzhi bestowed upon Pan Zuyin the name Wenqi. He served as a lecturer at the Jingyan Banquet. In the eighth year of Tongzhi, Pan Zuyin was transferred to Zuo Shilang and took charge of the affairs of the three treasuries. In the ninth year of Tongzhi, Pan Zuyin, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was awarded the first rank for donating military pay. In the tenth year of Tongzhi's reign, Pan Zuyin was appointed as the deputy examiner of the Gongju examination and the deputy examiner of the Wuju examination. The following year, he was rewarded with a top grade and a top hat. In the twelfth year of Tongzhi's reign, Pan Zuyin lost his seal of the Ministry of Household Affairs and was dismissed from his post because he accompanied the emperor to visit Dongling.
He served as the deputy examiner of the Shuntian Provincial Examination. Because Xu Jingchun, who passed the examination, was ridiculous in arts and science, and he was suspected of favoritism, he was dismissed from his post and demoted to a second level. In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi's reign, Pan Zuyin was specially ordered to reward Pan Zuyin for editing and editing the Imperial Academy and for visiting the South Study Room. Afterwards, Pan Zuyin returned the favor and was reinstated. Because he was included in the Fu Book to celebrate the birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi, he was able to be an alternate minister.
After the first year of Guangxu, Pan Zuyin was appointed Minister of Dali Temple. The following year, he was appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. In the fourth year of Guangxu's reign, Pan Zuyin was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs. In the fifth year of Guangxu's reign, he was the right minister of the Ministry of Industry and transferred to the Ministry of Punishment. He served as the president of the Jade Alchemy Hall, the right minister of the household department, and was also in charge of the affairs of Qian Fatang and Sanku. Pan Zuyin successively served as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zuo Du Yushi of the Duchayuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Works, Prince Shaobao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, etc. During this period, he was ordered to gather together to discuss the case of Wu Kedu, the chief minister, advising him to die and establish an heir for Emperor Tongzhi, and he also stated that he would not propose a heir apparent. In the sixth year of Guangxu's reign, Pan Zuyin was appointed president of the National History Museum. Participated in the settlement of the Sino-Russian Xinjiang dispute. After negotiating the treaty with Russia, he proposed terms and reported five tasks to deal with the aftermath: training troops, simplifying weapons, mining, shipbuilding, and raising wages. In the eighth year of Guangxu's reign, Pan Zuyin was appointed as Minister of Rites, Minister of Military Machinery, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and studied politics in Jiangxi. In the ninth year of Guangxu's reign, Ding's father was worried.
Pan Zuyin lived in Beijing for the rest of his life, holding a high position in the court. He promoted many talents who were useful to the country, and these people later became famous figures. Zuo Zongtang was one of them. The Baodi gentry raised funds to build a temple for Pan Zuyin, and local officials offered sacrifices in the Spring and Autumn Period. The emperor issued an edict to agree. Pan Zuyin's tomb is located in Jiaobaidang (today's Mudu), southeast of Dongkua Tangqiao, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. It is said that in the early years of Guangxu, Pan Zuyin was in charge of the Criminal Department. Some officials heard that Pan Zuyin was very elegant and wanted to curry favor with him. He wrote dozens of poems and recorded them in regular regular script in the main hall. When they met, they bowed and presented them to him. Pan Zuyin was flipping through the book, and when he saw the first article titled "Visiting the Temple with the Second Grandpa and Grandma," he couldn't help but laugh wildly, and the tassel on his hat almost fell off. The fawning clerk looked pale and hurriedly backed away.