He Linghan
(1772-1840) was a minister and calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was Yunmen and his nickname was Xiancha. He was a native of Daozhou (now Daoxian County, Hunan Province). In the 10th year of Jiaqing, he ranked third in the first grade of Jinshi. He was awarded the title of Editor of the Hanlin Academy and passed the Guangdong, Shandong and Fujian Provincial Examinations. He Linghan (1772～1840), whose courtesy name was Yunmen and whose nickname was Xiancha, was from Dongmen Village (now Dongmen Village, Dongmen Township).
When he was young and his family was poor, he "could not have a lamp at night, so he kept burning pine branches" to study.
When I was 16 years old, I came first in the state examination.
Later, he made a living by taking lessons in Hemingxuan in the village.
In the sixth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1801), he was admitted to the imperial examination as a Gong student. The next year, he won the first place in the imperial examination and was appointed as the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
In ten years, he passed the first and first grade of Yi Chou Department and was awarded the title of editor of Hanlin Academy.
The following year, he took his family to Beijing.
He served as deputy examiner of Guangdong Provincial Examination for 12 years.
In the 24th year, he served as the chief examiner of the Fujian Provincial Examination and promoted Jijiu.
In the second year of Daoguang (1822), he was appointed as the chief examiner of the Shandong Provincial Examination and stayed to supervise academic affairs.
In the sixth year, he was promoted to Shuntian Fuyin.
Because of his strict law enforcement, he was succeeded as the Minister of Dali Temple and still served as the Minister of Shuntian Prefecture.
In the eleventh year, he was appointed the right minister of the Ministry of War, and was awarded the title of left deputy censor of the capital; the left minister of the Ministry of Work was also in charge of the law hall affairs; he was appointed the left minister of the Ministry of War; he was appointed as the chief examiner of the Zhejiang Provincial Examination.
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In the 13th year, he was transferred to the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and was still the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture.
In February of the 14th year, he was transferred to the imperial censor of Zuodu and the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, and was given the gift of riding horses in the Forbidden City.
In November of the same year, he was promoted to minister of the Ministry of Industry and censor of Zuodu. He was ordered to survey the Ming Tomb and serve as a lecturer at the Jingyan.
The following year, he served as the vice president of the examination and taught the common people.
In the 16th year, he was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
In the 19th year, he was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and served as the deputy examiner of the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination.
At this time, the eldest son He Shaoji was appointed as the deputy examiner of the Fujian Provincial Examination. Father and son took the same subject, and the reputation of the capital was well known.
Having served as an official for 40 years, he has good conduct and is cautious in handling affairs.
“I have always adhered to the teachings of Xu and Zheng throughout my life, and I have also adhered to the theory of nature and rationality of Confucianism in the Song Dynasty.”
When Ren Shuntian was in charge, the law was enforced strictly when hearing cases.
When presiding over the Zhejiang Provincial Examination, together with the governor Cheng Zuluo, he investigated the fraud case of Shanyin and Kuaiji officials and gentry, and was praised by Emperor Daoguang.
He died of illness in the capital in February of the 20th year of Daoguang's reign, and was given the posthumous title Wen'an.
He is the author of "Collected Works of Yunfu Shanfang".