地方神明如何平定叛乱:杨府君与温州地方政治(1830–1860)

How a Local God Pacified Rebellion:Yangfujun(Lord Yang) and Wenzhou Local Politics(1830–1860)

以发生在1855年温州府乐清县的瞿振汉起义为例来说明地方神明杨府君(杨府爷)与温州地方政治之间的关系。首先阐述瞿振汉起事的缘由,然后分析杨府君对事平之后乐清地方政治的影响。杨府君实际上是清廷和当地民众共同承认的决定性的政治话语形式。清帝国地方官员将杨府君用作抑制因瞿案引发的朝廷与地方社会之间种种对立的工具,而地方民众则将地方神明用作平息地方社会先前存在之对立关系的工具。

The relationship between a local deity Yangfujun （Lord Yang） and Wenzhou local politics was clarified with the Qu Zhenhan＇s uprising case happened in Yueqing county of Wenzhou in 1855. After clarifying the question of why the uprising happened, the next question was analyzed that how did the local deity Yangfujun affected Yueqing local politics in particular after the suppression of the uprising？ By examining this case, it was argued that this local deity - Yangfujun was actually a significant political discourse acknowledged both by the Qing officials and the local residents. In the Qu Zhenhan＇s uprising case, local officials actually used Yangfujun as a tool to curb the variety conflicts between the local society and the Grand Council arising after the uprising. Meanwhile, local residents also used local deity as a tool to calm down their pervious resentment in the local society.