张廷玉晚节考

Textual Research on Zhang Ting-yu’s Integrity in His Later Years

张廷玉晚年在乞休、邀配享、朱荃案等事件中迭遭严谴,缘于乾隆震慑群臣、巩固皇权的需要,而非张廷玉政德操守问题。在以朋党为大防的政治语境下,张廷玉受到同为重臣的鄂尔泰牵连,实则并无参与党争的意愿和行迹。由于始终谨守为臣之道、自觉维护皇权,张廷玉在身后又获得乾隆重新评价和政治补偿。

Zhang Ting-yu(张廷玉)suffered continuous political repression in a series of incidents such as begging for rest,being eligible to be worshiped in the Imperial Ancestral Temple after death,and the Zhu Quan(朱荃)case in his later years.This was the needs to deter officials and consolidate imperial power,rather than Zhang Ting-yu’s personal political ethic problem.In the political context of preventing cliques and crony parties,Zhang Ting-yu was implicated by Ertai(鄂尔泰),who was also a heavy minister,but in fact Zhang Ting-yu had no intention and deeds to participate in party struggles.Because he always adhered to the way of being a minister and consciously maintained the imperial power,after his death,Zhang Ting-yu was re-evaluated and politically compensated by Qianlong(乾隆).