Liu Yong was born in the Liu family in Zhucheng, Shandong Province. This family was a noble family at that time, and many people embarked on their careers through the imperial examination. Liu Yong's great-grandfather, Liu Bixian, was a scholar during the Shunzhi period. His grandfather, Liu Zhuo, was a famous minister in the Kangxi Dynasty, and his father, Liu Tongxun, was a famous minister. He is a university student and minister of military aircraft in Dongge, and he is honest and resolute for the official. Emperor Qianlong said that he was "prepared for danger in times of peace, natural in toughness, and won the reputation of an ancient minister without losing his integrity."
From the twenty-first year of Qianlong (1756), Liu Yong was released as a local official, and for most of the next 20 years, he mainly worked as a local official, from studying politics to being a magistrate to being a governor. During his time as a local official, he basically inherited his father Liu Tongxun's honest, capable and resolute style. We have done our best to rectify the shortcomings accumulated in the examination room and the bad habits in officialdom, and have done a lot of practical things for the people. "Zhucheng County Records" praised him: "Sharpen the wind festival, be honest and upright, become a scholar and magistrate, refuse to pay bribes, dare to act boldly, have no scruples, and fear the wind wherever you go." At the same time, he spared no effort to carry out the will of Emperor Qianlong, searched for banned books, carried out literary prisons, seized the country, and actively pursued the policy of cultural coercion.
In the thirty-fourth year of Qianlong (1769), Liu Yong, aged 5 1 year, was awarded the magistrate of Jiangning. From the 16th year of Qianlong (175 1), it has been 18 years since Liu Yong's official career. Speaking of it, Liu Yong's official career is not smooth. As early as when he was editing in the Imperial Academy, his father, Liu Tongxun, was convicted for some things, and Liu Yong was dismissed by the collective punishment and imprisoned with his brothers. After that, Liu Yong was released to Anhui and Jiangsu to study politics. Because of his outstanding performance, he was appreciated by Emperor Qianlong and became the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture in Shanxi Province.
In the twenty-second year of Qianlong (1757), he went to Shanxi to investigate the case of Jiang Zhou, a military affairs minister, invading the Tang Dynasty, and in the twenty-fourth year of Qianlong (1759), he went to Shanxi to investigate the case of general invading the Tang Dynasty, with a good reputation. Liu Yong is also a great trust. A few days after he took office, he cleared up the difficult cases left by his predecessor and won unanimous praise from the government and the people. Just when Liu Yong moved to Jining Road with his political achievements, the former magistrate in Yangqu County, Shanxi Province was successfully dismissed, and Liu Yong almost lost his life because of oversight. Later, the court gave him the grace to go to the military platform to atone for a year, and then returned to Beijing to spend two years in an idle institution called the "Book Repair Office". It can be seen that during this period, Liu Yong's official career was not so "prosperous".
Liu Yong was able to become the magistrate of Jiangning after a felony, but was moved by his father. At this time, Liu Tongxun Sheng Zhenglong was in charge of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment as a university student, and was relied on by Emperor Qianlong as the minister of thighs and arms. Therefore, on the occasion of Liu Tongxun's seventieth birthday in the thirty-third year of Qianlong, Emperor Qianlong not only wrote a letter of congratulations, but also granted Liu Yong the title of magistrate. The following year, Liu Yong was awarded the magistrate of jiangning house.
Since then, Liu Yongli has moved to Jiangxi, Shaanxi and Jiangsu, and in the forty-five years of Qianlong (1780), Liu Yong was conferred as the governor of Hunan, the full name of which was the governor of Hunan and other places, and he was the prefect of military affairs, towns and towns, in charge of salaries, in Changsha, and in charge of military and political affairs, thus becoming a veritable government official.
During his tenure in Hunan, Liu Yong continued his previous style, checking warehouses, repairing city walls, rectifying bureaucracy and suppressing rebellion. In less than two years, Liu Yong's achievements can be described as remarkable. "Biography of Qing History" said that he: "After taking office, he inspected warehouses, surveyed and repaired city walls, got rid of bad habits of family members in the province, paid money for victims in Wugang and other counties, and prepared for the exploitation of nitrate in granary valleys. All cases were inspected and requested, and orders were approved. " It lists all the major events it has done. Hunan Tongzhi also praised Liu Yong's "convenience" when he visited Hunan.
In the forty-seventh year of Qianlong, Liu Yifeng was transferred back to Beijing as an imperial adviser of Zuodu, and was ordered to go to the south study room. At that time, Shenyang was very hot, and Liu Yong "pretended to be a snake in the meantime, just to be funny and pleasing." This shows the other side of Liu Yong as a man and an official. Liu Yong is a scholar-bureaucrat with a sense of social responsibility and an official middleman. He should also act according to the rules of officialdom, including dealing with the smooth avoidance of superiors and colleagues. Generally speaking, when he is an official in the local area and can be independent, he is mainly honest and upright. "At one time, he was called Yamaraja Bao Lao"; After entering Beijing, I happened to meet a favorite of Xiao Shenyang when he was in Qianlong. He was good at authoritarianism and repelling dissidents. Liu Yong had to be silent and self-controlled and take a funny attitude.
Liu Yonggang has been in Beijing for several years, and his career has been smooth sailing. He is a co-organizer of college students, an official department official and a master in the study room. He also handled a difficult case during this period. The client of this case, Cathay Pacific, is the governor of Shandong Province, and his father, Wen Shu, the governor of Sichuan Province, is Liu Yong's old superior. Crucially, the backstage of Cathay Pacific is Little Shenyang, the red man of Emperor Qianlong.
In April of the forty-seventh year of Qianlong, Qian Feng, an imperial envoy, illegally invaded Guotai, the governor of Shandong Province, and plundered money in the name of paying tribute to the emperor. Dozens of subordinate counties such as Licheng and Yidu have a serious warehouse deficit. Emperor Qianlong attached great importance to this matter and instructed Xiao Shenyang and Liu Yong to go to check with Qian Feng.
In the following years, Liu Yong always seemed to be accused of making mistakes, and Gan Long was obviously dissatisfied with him. At the beginning of the fifty-second year of Qianlong, Liu Yong was not only reprimanded for leaking his conversation with Emperor Qianlong about Cao, but also lost the position of a university student that should have been awarded.
In August of the fifty-second year of Qianlong, Qianlong entrusted Liu Yong to preside over the sacrifice in the Confucian Temple. Because he did not perform the prescribed bow ceremony, he was illegally joined by Qing Debao of Taichang Temple.
In the summer of Qianlong fifty-three years, Liu Yong returned to imperial academy. After having obtained the provincial examination, the students were fed to the official and impeached by Zhu Delin. As a result, Liu Yong was punished. From the end of February to the beginning of March in the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong, the teachers in charge of the prince's education in the study room were not paid because of the rainy weather. Emperor Qianlong was very angry when he learned of this situation. At that time, Liu Yong, the co-organizer of the university, the minister of the official department and the director of the study room, was severely punished and reduced to assistant minister, no longer working part-time in the south study room. Emperor Qianlong also made an imperial edict specifically for this purpose, to the effect that Liu Yong was the son of Liu Tongxun, a university student, and remembered that Liu Tongxun had served in the imperial court for many years, so he used it to give Liu Yong grace. Liu Yong is diligent in his official duties, but he is no longer serious when he is a scholar. It is normal to be a governor in Hunan. Going to Beijing is history, and doing things is even more ambiguous. I was very accommodating and didn't condemn him. I thought he would appreciate his kindness and work hard. I don't want to happen that Liu Yong has turned a deaf ear to the masters who have been absent from work for seven days. He also said that Liu Yong could not be conscientious in everything, but was disloyal to the country and unfilial to his father. His fault is too great to be forgiven. It should be said that the wording is quite harsh.
In the fifty-eighth year of Qianlong, Liu Yong was the examiner of that year. Because of improper arrangement and sloppy marking, many papers are illegal and unqualified. According to the regulations, liuyong and others should be fined at least 10 years. Although Emperor Qianlong was lenient, he was "severely sentenced" to Liu Yong.
In the first year of Jiaqing, due to the long-term vacancy of the post of university student, Senior Minister Gao Dong of the Ministry of Finance was hired as a university student, while Liu Yong with deeper qualifications was excluded. Moreover, in the imperial edict, Liu Yong was once again criticized as "never willing to do solid things". For example, the emperor asked Liu Yong if Dai Shiyi, the newly elected magistrate, was competent. As a result, Liu Yong was "fair". Dai is very mediocre and incompetent. It can be seen that Liu Yong does not attach importance to the selection of civil servants on weekdays, but only perfunctory with ambiguous words. Ask him to "introspect, benefit and be ashamed."
In the second year of Jiaqing, Liu Yong was awarded a bachelor's degree in Renge, but he still accused him of "always refusing to be practical and walking lazily" and said that "I was promoted to this position and there was no one", which shows his evaluation. Of course, the above two letters in the early years of Jiaqing still represent the opinions of Emperor Qianlong.
Liu Yong seems to be a different person. He can't see the edges and corners of life, and he can't see the diligence of doing things. During this period, Liu Yong showed more comical and sleek sophistication. According to the notes of the Qing dynasty, when eating at the Ministry of War, some colleagues mentioned the story of the prime minister eating in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Liu Yong immediately said, "But if the people don't have temple dung, why don't they have a meal with the Prime Minister?" One is to spray rice on it.
On December 25, Jiaqing nine years, Liu Yong died at his home in Shilu Hutong, Beijing, at the age of 86. On the day of his death, he went to the south study room to be on duty, hosted a banquet at night, and "stayed up late to die". According to Xiao Ting Miscellanies, when Liu Yong died, he said that his nose was drooping for more than an inch, which coincides with the Buddhist meaning of being good at liberation. In any case, Liu Yong died without disease, died without regret, and completed his merits.