In the generation of Yuan Jingfang's grandson, another capable person appeared, named Yuan Shoudong. When Yuan Shoudong arrived, the Yuan family's political and economic status reached an unprecedente

In the generation of Yuan Jingfang's grandson, another capable person appeared, named Yuan Shoudong. When Yuan Shoudong arrived, the Yuan family's political and economic status reached an unprecedented heyday. Yuan Jingfang had five sons. His third son was Yuan Chengfu (fu), and Yuan Chengfu's eldest son was Yuan Shoudong. Yuan Shoudong was smart since he was a child and was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. In the ninth year of Qianlong's reign, he took part in the provincial examination. What is the provincial examination? It is not an examination held in the countryside. The rural examination must be taken in the province. If you pass the rural examination, you are called a candidate. Then the candidate is taken to the capital to take the examination. The capital is presided over by the Ministry of Rites, called the examination. If you pass, you are called a Jinshi. Finally, the candidate is called a Jinshi. The exam presided over by the emperor is called the Palace Examination, and then he personally determines who is the top pick, who is the second pick, and who is the top pick. In the ninth year of Qianlong's reign, Yuan Shoudong took part in the provincial examination and won the first place in Shandong Province. But then an accident happened. When I went to Beijing to take the exam, I failed. Normally, you have to wait another three years, because the imperial examinations in the Qing Dynasty were only held every three years. However, the Yuan family was rich, and when their children reached the age when they started to serve as officials, they followed their family's practice of donating tribute and paying tribute. After paying enough money to go directly to the Imperial College, he followed his grandfather's path of becoming an official. After arriving at the Imperial College, he quickly stood out and was awarded the title of "Secretary of the Cabinet" and Secretary of the State Council. Who did he work with? Woolen cloth? With Ji Xiaolan, everyone has seen "Iron Mouth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" watching TV. He is him. They formed a literary club together, just like the literature lovers association organized in schools now. They studied poetry and songs together, so Yuan Shoudong's knowledge grew greatly. The emperor discovered this talent and sent him to the Military Aircraft Department, and later he was awarded the title of Doctor of the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel. The Personnel Department is equivalent to the current Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The doctor is the head of a department and is responsible for the assessment and appointment of officials at all levels. Which official did well and had political achievements, and which official did poorly and needed to be demoted were all decided by the Ministry of Personnel. Therefore, many people went through Yuan Shoudong's back door to please him, flatter him and give him gifts. But Yuan Shoudong was a man who acted impartially and never bent the law for personal gain. Sometimes he found that officials below him were bending the law for personal gain, and he dared to expose it boldly. Therefore, he was rated first-class every year in the assessment, which is equivalent to today's advanced workers. He was advanced every year, so he was quickly promoted and reused. The emperor sent him to Jiangxi. The Jiangxi Road Supervisory Censor asked him to take charge of salt affairs. Because in Zhejiang, illicit salt was very common at that time. After Yuan Shoudong arrived there, he strictly inspected all the inns and set up sentries at each intersection to strictly check for illicit salt. Then he formulated many strict laws and regulations. It turned out that some Those salt merchants, officials, and corrupt officials who made a fortune by selling illegal salt, as long as they are related to salt affairs, must make up for all the money, hand it over, or confiscate it in accordance with the new regulations. In a short time, the salt affairs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were in good order and the atmosphere was upright. Long Yan was delighted, and the emperor was very happy. He said that Yuan Shoudong was indeed capable of doing things. He was promoted to be the inspector general of Guangxi and reached the level of his grandfather Yuan Jingfang. He was the secretary of the political and legal committee and was in charge of local public security. During his tenure in Guangxi, his grandfather passed away, and Yuan Jingfang passed away. Then he returned to his hometown Dingyou for three years. To honor his grandfather, he returned to his hometown in Jiaoqiao. When the three years were over, he reported back to Beijing. At that time, Emperor Qianlong cherished this talent very much and told Yuan Shoudong, please don't go to Guangxi anymore, just stay with me and be ready for use at any time. During this period, he was appointed as the Imperial Envoy five times, specifically to investigate and deal with corrupt feudal officials. Some people had higher positions than him, but he failed to perform his duties and became corrupt in his post. When the emperor heard that someone came to complain, He sent Yuan Shoudong as the imperial envoy and granted him the Shang Fang sword, which could be used to fight against the emperor and common people. He had great power. Every time Yuan Shoudong went there, he conducted overt and covert investigations, and the cases he handled were all watertight, with irrefutable evidence. Many officials were executed on the spot, so people in many places called him "Yuan Qingtian." His status in the court continued to improve.