Wang Huizu Study

Wang Huizu who lived in the reign of the Emperor Qian Long and Jia Qing , is a famous person in Qing Dynasty. He helped Local government officials when making judgments as a private adviser for thirty-four years. He is very honest and good at dealing with the judicial affairs, then he become a national well-known "Shaoxing shiye". He has been a local officer for five years . He has deep love for the people, work diligently, had made very great achievement, so he is a rare good officer. He very diligent to study knowledge, especially master historiography. He is a famous scholar who writed a lot of books. Wang Huizu is not only a famous private adviser and good local officer, but also a famous scholar. He has heavy influence at that time and in later age.As a historical figure, Wang achieved great success in two aspects. Firstly, He has summarized his abundant experience as a local officer and an assistant to numerous ranking officials, then he writed many books on how to act as an official , for example, "Zuozhi Yaoyan"," "Xuezhi Yishuo", and so on. These books have done the clear explanation to the local administration' s management system of Qing Dynasty, and have set up a theoretical system how to act as an official and to be engaged in the political management affairs. These books are guidance work which the private assistants of officer and officer must read on later stage of Qing Dynasty, and have great influence on the local politics and actual operation. Secondly, He compiles many kinds of historiography work, for example, "Yuanshi Benzheng", "Shixing Yunbian" , and "Jiushi tongXingmingLue", makes important contribution in historiography, his numerous works of names index to the Chinese Dynastic Histories are the remarkable tools to historical scholarship.This paper overall the life and academic thoughts of Wang Huizu in a systematic way, the purpose lies in passing the analysis to this model of "Shaoxing shiye", offer a typical case to the investigation about the "Mufu" system and "Muyou". This paper divides into seven chapters, all 210.000 words altogether.Chapter one set forth the explain the background of Wang' s times, the formulation and characteristic of "Mufu" system , cause of the rise of "Shaoxing Shiye" in Qing Dynasty, the changes of political atmosphere, officer' s and private assistant' s morality, the characteristic of the academic atmosphere in the reign of the Emperor Qian Long and Jia Qing, the contacts situation to his teachers and friends.Chapter two divide into five parts, "the hometown and family' s history" , "the life of Zuozhi " , "act as an official in Hunan" , "life at home" , and " academic activity" . This chapter introduces Wang HuiZu's life story in detail. Besides showing Wang HuiZu' s course of life and way course of heart, have done the summary to its academic activity, academic thought, situation of writing too.Chapter three divide into four parts, "private secretary serving as officerswants to consider carefully" , "be strict with oneself, strengthen moral character training" , "try your best to assist officers" , "have deep love for common persons, do things prudently" . This chapter analyses Wang HuiZu' s thoughts about "Muxue".Chapter three divide Wang Huizu 's thoughts on administration of local officials into four parts, "sum up for being honest and upright to contain by oneself" , "based on the people" , "handle the relation between the superior and the subordinate well" , "strict with oneself and work hard in government" , comment one by one.Chapter five analyses Wang HuiZu' s opinion in administration of justice, for example, he puts emphasis on mediating the law suit, cherish common people, make the lawsuit simplify, consider human feeling while dealing with the case, and so on .Chapter six describes Wang HuiZu's scholastic attainment. He writes academic works diligently and achieve great success. None of his colleagues can make these kind of achievement in Qing Dynasty . "Yuanshi Benzheng" have important status in historiography...