Huang Yichun

Overview

Huang Yichun was a bondservant of the Plain Red Banner who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the early Qing period. His family had lived in Liaoyang for generations. The official genealogy of the Eight Banners Manchu Clans, Volume 77, compiled during the Qianlong reign, records his surrender as "coming to power at the beginning of the dynasty," without specifying a particular year or his official position. The Plain Red Banner belonged to the Lower Five Banners, and their bondservant background should be distinguished from that of the bondservants of the Upper Three Banners under the Imperial Household Department.

His grandson, Huang Tingxian, once served as Right Vice Minister of the Court of State Affairs; his great-grandson, Huang Zheng, once served as a prefect; Huang Shun, Huang Jian, and Huang Rong once served as county magistrates; his great-great-grandson, Huang Dezhi, served as a scribe; Huang Depu served as a pastor; Huang Deshi was a tribute student; and Huang Deying was a student; his fourth-generation descendant, Huang Daning, was also a student. The Right Vice Minister of the Court of State Affairs was an official in the Court of State Affairs, responsible for handling official documents and reports to the court, not a local official in a prefecture or county.

Prefects and county magistrates held local governance positions; scribes were responsible for documents; and pastoral officials were involved in livestock management. Gongsheng refers to those who are admitted to the Imperial Academy, while Shengyuan refers to those who are enrolled in prefectural or county schools. The two cannot be written as Jinshi or those who have already taken office without distinction.