袁保恒早年生平研究

Yuan Baoheng’s Early Life Research

袁保恒出生在一个以耕读传家的传统家庭,在母亲的严厉教导下,终于在道光三十年成进士,旋改翰林院庶吉士。袁保恒少年科第,又曾从父亲袁甲三剿捻,以文臣而习武事,这段经历成为他重要的政治资本。但同治五年,袁保恒不待各督抚议复,以丁忧之身上折,遭到清廷降调一级的处分。袁保恒丁忧起复后,还多次上书言事,可清廷皆未有所表示,袁保恒十分烦闷。同治七年西捻军窜入直隶,袁保恒抓住机会,主动请缨,旋奉旨交李鸿章差遣。西捻被平定后,袁保恒又改交左宗棠差遣,开始了他长达六年的西征生涯。

Yuan Baoheng was born in a traditional family.Under the strict guidance of the mother,he finally became a Jinshi in the 30th year of Daoguang,and he changed to the Hanlin bachelor.Yuan Baoheng was adept with both the pen and the sword,and once fought with his father Yuan Jiasan against the Nian Army.This experience became an important political capital for him.However,after five years of Tongzhi,Yuan Baoheng,who did not need to be reconsidered by the governors,was punished by the Qing Dynasty by lowering his rank to a lower level.After he reassumed office,Yuan Baoheng wrote many memorials,but the Qing court did not adopt it.Yuan Baoheng was very upset.In the seven years of Tongzhi,Nian Army broke into Zhili,Yuan Baoheng seized the opportunity,reported to the throne,and hoped to join the army.The court agreed to his request so that he was handed over to Li Hongzhang.After the Nian army was calmed down,Yuan Baoheng was asked to follow Zuo Zongtang,and started his six-year career in Western Expedition.