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At that time, due to heavy levies on farmers and constant floods, droughts and famines, people's lives were very difficult. Chen Tingjing promptly reported to the court the real situation after the disaster and proposed some ways to exempt money and grain taxes. To a certain extent, it played a role in reducing the people's burden.
In order to maintain the rule of the Qing court, Chen Tingjing also said: "The duty of the governor is to inspect and guide the officials. Only in this way can the people be stabilized for a long time. Down the line, it is not enough for officials to just observe the directors and perform their duties. Confucius once said: If the teachings fail, the fault does not lie with the people. In order to prevent the people from violating the regulations, it is better to teach them first. To practice the best teachings, we must first inspect the governor and governor. In this case, the governor might say: 'The problem lies with the officials. If the officials are honest and capable, and do not waste tax revenue by sending more money, the directors will not take bribes, nor will they harass the people, and the people will not suffer from violating the criminal law. ’ If an official does not have such ability, it can be said that he is guilty of the crime. Of course, it is not entirely the officials’ fault. If the boss is honest, the officials will naturally not dare to take bribes and break the law. If the boss takes bribes and breaks the law, although the officials also want to be clean, it is not easy to do so. Whenever an official spends more money, takes bribes, or plunders the people, he is busy observing people's actions and flattering his superiors every day, so where does he have time to practice the teachings? When the people see what the officials are doing, they will say: 'Can such a person still teach me? ’ If you don’t listen to discipline, use criminal law. The officials did this because the governor and governor led them to do this. Therefore, the most important thing today is that the candidates for governor and governor are qualified. They must not be moved by the desire for profit. Only when you are upright can you manage officials well. Officials do not need to think about how to flatter and curry favor with their superiors all day long, but focus on doing things for the people. The people will be able to recuperate and recuperate. " He also suggested that an order should be issued to the governor. Anyone who recommends prefectural and county officials must investigate whether they have committed any illegal acts. Severe punishment will be imposed on violators, which will serve as a warning to others. For the governor-general, The investigation depends on whether he is honest and upright and sets an example for the officials.
Chen Tingjing's proposal was adopted by the court, and several provisions were stipulated based on what he proposed. The order was implemented.
After some time, Wang Jiwen, the governor of Yunnan, used the treasury money and embezzled privately in the name of military salary. Chen Tingjing was impeached because of his dereliction of duty and the loss of money before and after. .
In the twenty-fifth year of Kangxi's reign (1686), he served as Minister of Industry. During his tenure as minister of the Ministry of Industry, he also compiled the Hadith, Political Code, Strategy, Yitong Zhi, Ming History, etc. of the three dynasties, and Chen Tingjing also served as the chief executive.
In the twenty-sixth year of Kangxi's reign (1687), he was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs and then to the Ministry of Personnel. The following year, his relatives were impeached for embezzlement, which affected him and dealt a big blow to him. At the age of eleven, he asked to be relieved of his duties and return to his hometown on the grounds that he wanted to stay together. The Qing government agreed to Chen Tingjing's request and relieved him of his post in the court, but he continued to serve as the chief official of the book editor in the 20th year of Kangxi's reign. In the ninth year (1690), the Qing government appointed Chen Tingjing as the censor of Zuodu, until he became the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
In the forty-ninth year of Kangxi (1710), the emperor issued an edict. Zhang Yushu and Chen Tingjing were ordered to lead the compilation of a large dictionary. The next year, Zhang Yushu died of illness, and Chen Tingjing organized a team of more than 30 people to edit the dictionary, including Chen Tingjing's son Chen Zhuanglu and his son. Named after a book, this dictionary was once praised as a good talk. This dictionary was added and supplemented on the basis of the predecessors' Zihui and Zhengzitong. It contains more than 47,000 words and is the most famous in ancient Chinese history. The dictionary with the richest collection of characters was later named "Kangxi Dictionary". Although Chen Tingjing had passed away when the dictionary came out, his efforts and contributions to compiling this dictionary were admired by future generations.
Chen Tingjing wrote many works in his life, including "Wuting Wenbian", "Zunwen Pavilion Collection", "Heshang Collection", "Du Lv Poems", "Lao Laozhang's Travel Notes", and "Three Rites" , "Shuoyan Poetry Collection" and so on. His poetic style was "elegant and mellow", which was highly praised by Emperor Kangxi.
In March of the fifty-first year of Kangxi (1712), Chen Tingjing was critically ill, and Emperor Kangxi sent an imperial physician to examine him. He died of illness in April at the age of seventy-three. Kangxi led his ministers and bodyguards to pay homage to him, and ordered Manchu and Han ministers from various ministries to pay homage to him. Emperor Kangxi wrote an elegy in his own handwriting, and the funeral ceremony was very grand. His posthumous title is Wenzhen.
Hometown
Huangcheng Village, Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, is built on the mountains and rivers. It has majestic city walls, numerous battlements, official residences and residential buildings, which are row upon row. A unique group of ancient buildings. The Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion tourist attraction was built based on this group of ancient buildings.
The Imperial City Prime Minister’s Mansion is divided into inner and outer city buildings. The inner city was built by Chen Tingjing's uncle Chen Chang in the Renwu year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1642), and the outer city was built by Chen Tingjing in the 42nd year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1703). A stone plaque in the middle of the city gate is inscribed with the words "Zhongdaozhuang". Character. The village has always belonged to Guoyuli during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the Republic of China and after liberation until 1960, the village belonged to Guoyu Township or Guoyu Management Area. It became an independent brigade in 1961 and an administrative village in 1984. In the place name census in the 1980s, it was called Huangcheng Village, but the village's seal broke the restricted area and was engraved as "Huangcheng" Village.
In October 1998, the "Academic Seminar on Chen Tingjing, the Famous Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty and the Ancient Architecture of the Imperial City" was held in Yangcheng, kicking off the creation of the "Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion" tourism brand. In 2001, the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty" was broadcast, which made this tourist attraction famous in China. In March of the same year, it won the title of "Top Ten Civilized Scenic Areas in Shanxi Province". In October, it passed the ISO9002 international quality system certification. In March 2002, it passed the review of 38 major items and 196 minor items by the National Tourism Administration and won the title of national 4A-level scenic spot.
Chen Tingjing and the Kangxi Dictionary
The "Kangxi Dictionary" is the first Chinese calligraphy book named after "dictionary" and the first official dictionary in Chinese history. The whole book is 42 Volume, with 47,035 words, more than 13,000 words more than the Ming Dynasty's "Cihui", making it the largest calligraphy book in China at that time.
The "Kangxi Dictionary" is a grand work. It has a huge role in promoting the research and development of ancient Chinese characters. It has been widely circulated among the people and has a great influence. This dictionary is rich in material and has profound and broad cultural connotations. It functions as a dictionary and can be called large and comprehensive. It can find lost characters in all calligraphy books before Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, and has become a classic work handed down from generation to generation.
The "Kangxi Dictionary" is a major contribution of Emperor Kangxi to Chinese culture. However, it was Chen Tingjing and Zhang Yushu who actually presided over the compilation of the "Kangxi Dictionary", because Zhang Yushu was the one who ordered the compilation of the "Kangxi Dictionary" under Kangxi's orders. He died the next year, and the responsibility of editor-in-chief of "Kangxi Dictionary" actually remained on Chen Tingjing.
Chen Tingjing, his two sons and one grandson were all Jinshi and entered the Imperial Academy. It can be said that father and son were in the same dynasty and brothers were officials. It is said that the Kangxi Dictionary was actually compiled successfully by Chen Tingjing with the assistance of his son Chen Zhuanglu.