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Yue Zhongqi was born on September 23, the 25th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi. His father was Yue Shenglong, a general of the Qing Dynasty who served as the governor of Sichuan.

The Yue family is a family of military generals. Yue Zhongqi had an uncle, Yue Chaolong, who served as the governor of Huguang. His brother Yue Zhongrui and cousin Yue Zhonghuang later served as the governor of Sichuan.

In the 45th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, 20-year-old Yue Zhongqi entered the officialdom with the help of the official position donated by his father as a deputy Tongzhi. Three years later, Yue Zhongqi was appointed Tongzhi. In the 49th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, foreign bandits were rampant and there were vacancies in border officials. Yue Zhongqi took the initiative to request to serve in the army. In July of the same year, Emperor Kangxi appointed him as a guerrilla in the Zhongying Camp of Songpan Town, Sichuan. Yue Zhongqi thus gave up literature and took up military affairs, embarking on the path of a military general.

"In the fifty-seventh year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the Qing army and the Dzungar army fought at the Kala Usu River in Nagqu, northern Tibet, and the Qing army was defeated."

"In the same year, Yue Zhongqi was promoted to deputy general of Yongning Army in Sichuan."

"In the 58th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the Dzungars continued to harass Tibet. In order to pacify the tribes of Litang and Batang, Yue Zhongqi was ordered to lead a team to Litang in May of the same year. After arriving in Litang, the Litang chieftains Dawa Lamu Zhamu Ba and Dibasaibuteng Azhu led their troops to meet him."

"Yue Zhongqi publicized the imperial court's intention to drive out the Tibetans and tried to appease them, but was rejected. Yue Zhongqi then killed them and recovered Litang."

"He then struck while the iron was hot and persuaded the Batang rebel leader, Kamubudiba, to surrender."

"Then, Zhaya, Chamdo, Chawa and others all surrendered."

"In the 59th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Yue Zhongqi followed General Dingxi Galbi from Lali to Tibet as an advance guard."

"The local armed forces controlled the Sanba Bridge in Luolongzong. Yue Zhongqi plotted to kill the Junggar envoys and rushed to Raoba, defeating the Tibetan troops guarding the bridge in one fell swoop and seizing the Sanba Bridge. The rebels along the way surrendered."

"The raid on Raoba was successful. Yue Zhongqi once again designed a plan to capture the rebel general Black Lama, captured Lali, the gateway to Lhasa, and offered a plan to Galbi to recruit Tibetan generals to surrender and announced it."

"Once this plan was completed, Yue Zhongqi marched day and night and sent his troops straight to Lhasa, defeating the Tibetan army and capturing more than 400 lamas who were infiltrating the region. The Dzungar general Tsering Dundub was defeated, and Tibet was finally pacified."

"In the 60th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the army returned to the capital, and Yue Zhongqi was promoted to the position of Left Commander-in-Chief, and later to the position of Admiral of Sichuan, and was awarded the Peacock Feather."

"In the 60th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the three tribes of Guoluoke, Upper, Middle and Lower, launched an anti-Qing rebellion. Yue Zhongqi was ordered to attack Guoluoke. He led his army from Songpan and defeated more than a thousand enemy troops in Guoluoke. He captured 21 villages including Guoluoke Jiyika, and marched into the Nawu village of Zhongguoluoke at night. In just one day, he captured 19 villages and captured the rebel leader Juntarmo Suobu Liuge."

"Yue Zhongqi pursued the victory and led his troops to attack the six camps of Shangguoluoke. The leader of the tribe, Danzeng, tied up the rebel leader Jia Ke and 22 others and surrendered. The three tribes of Guoluoke were thus pacified, and Yue Zhongqi was granted the hereditary title of Baitalabuleha."

"In the 61st year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Yue Zhongqi conquered the Yangdong tribe and set up Nanping Camp in the area."

"In the first year of the Yongzheng reign, the taiji Lobsang Danjin of the Khoshut tribe of the Qinghai Mongol gathered a group of taijis, both large and small, to hold an alliance at Chahan Torohai and started a rebellion. Mongolians and Tibetans in Xining and many other places responded, and the imperial envoy sent by the court was detained and killed."

"The imperial court issued an order to conquer Qinghai. General Fuyuan Nian Gengyao asked Yue Zhongqi to assist in military affairs. Yue Zhongqi led 6000 troops to Guide Fort to pacify the Shangsi Dongcebu and Xiasi Dongcebu tribes."

"The nine tribes of Guo Mi outside the Nanchuan Great Wall have repeatedly invaded the surrounding areas, with the Chengku and Huoerjia tribes being the most aggressive."

"Yue Zhongqi led his troops deep into the country to destroy their nest and pacify the two tribes."

"In the second year of Yongzheng's reign, Yue Zhongqi was awarded the title of General Fenwei. When the lamas of Guolong Monastery responded to Lobsang Danjin's rebellion, he led the army to attack, annihilated the rebels, destroyed the monastery, and captured the rebel leader Dakma Hutuqtu."

"At that time, Lobsang Danjin stationed his troops in Emunabulungjil, and the great leaders Albutanwenbu and Chuilakenomuqi were stationed in various pass areas. Yue Zhongqi and his men divided the soldiers into three groups and marched forward. When the army arrived at Halawusu, they attacked the Tibetan soldiers while they were still asleep, killing more than a thousand of them and forcing the rest to flee."

Su Shi: Yue Zhongqi took advantage of the victory and pursued the enemy. He arrived at Ikkarji in one day and captured Albutanwenbu.

Then he marched forward to attack Gas and Cibulhatun. Lobsang Danjin fled westward, and Yue Zhongqi led his troops in pursuit. Tribal leader Peng Cuo and others surrendered. He ordered the garrison Liu Tingyan to lead the troops in front, while he led the troops in the back.

The tribal leader Chui Yin surrendered and reported the hiding place of Lobsang Danjin. Yue Zhongqi led his troops to the enemy's base at dawn, surrounded and annihilated the enemy, and captured alive Lobsang Danjin's mother Altaihatun and other taijis. The rebel leader Lobsang Danjin changed into women's clothes and escaped.

Liu Tingyan and others also captured Chuilakenomuqi and others. After that, Yue Zhongqi marched to Sangtuohai and returned only when he saw no enemy.

Yue Zhongqi led his troops on a 15-day expedition and beheaded more than enemy troops.

All the tribal leaders who helped Lobsang Danjin in his rebellion were captured. Qinghai was thus pacified, and Yongzheng specially awarded Yue Zhongqi the third-class duke and a yellow belt.

In April of the second year of Yongzheng's reign, Yue Zhongqi led his troops to wipe out Lobsang Danjin and stayed in Xining. At that time, the Xielesu tribe rebelled in Zhuanglang Guard, Gansu. Yue Zhongqi led an army of 20,000 soldiers and divided them into 11 routes to march towards Zhuanglang, Gansu.

He used the main force of his army to surround the base camp of the Xielesu tribe. Xielesu was wiped out, and only more than 200 tribe members escaped.

Yue Zhongqi then attacked the tribes that had allied with Xie Lesu. He selected twenty climbers who were good at climbing and sneaked into Shibao City under the cover of night. The soldiers in the city were unprepared and were captured directly by Yue Zhongqi's team with the help of both inside and outside forces.

After the war, Yue Zhongqi continued to search and capture more than 2,000 people. The remaining gang members surrendered. Yue Zhongqi accepted the surrender and resettled these people. Afterwards, he reported to the court and suggested that Zhuanglang Wei be changed to Pingfan County.

Emperor Yongzheng issued an edict to appoint Yue Zhongqi as the governor of Gansu and to supervise the military and political affairs of Gansu and Qinghai.

In April of the third year of Yongzheng's reign, Nian Gengyao was stripped of his military power and Yongzheng appointed him as the General of Hangzhou. Yue Zhongqi was also ordered to hand in the seal of General Fenwei and was appointed the Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

During his tenure, Yue Zhongqi submitted a petition requesting the restoration of trade between Hezhou and Songpan;
He also cleaned up the officialdom in Sichuan and Shaanxi and cleared up the official style.

He inspected the people's conditions and in the winter of the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign requested that the land tax be distributed according to the amount of land to reduce the burden on the people in Sichuan and Shaanxi.

Later, in the spring of the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign, he presided over the mediation of territorial disputes among ethnic minority leaders and implemented the policy of converting natives into officials in the local area.

In the autumn of the fifth year of Yongzheng's reign, someone in Chengdu spread rumors that Yue Zhongqi was going to lead troops in a rebellion.

After hearing the news, Yue Zhongqi reported the matter to the emperor to prove his innocence.

Emperor Yongzheng ordered a thorough investigation and found out that it was Lu Zong, a native of Huguang who was living in Sichuan, who spread rumors for personal reasons. There was no mastermind behind the rumors, so he was sentenced to death.

In the sixth year of Yongzheng's reign, Taoist Li Buqi fabricated the rumor that Yue Zhongqi was plotting a rebellion. Emperor Yongzheng did not believe the rumor and issued an edict on the tenth day of the twelfth month to clear Yue Zhongqi's name.

A year later, Zeng Jing, a student from Jingzhou, Hunan, sent his disciple Zhang Xi to write a letter to Yue Zhongqi, persuading him to join the rebellion.

Yue Zhongqi designed a plan to arrest the two and reported the matter to the emperor, who praised him for his loyalty.

When Lobsang Danjin was defeated, he fled to Dzungar and was accepted by the great leader Tsewang Arabtan.

"In the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign, after Tsewang Arabtan died, Galdan Tseren succeeded him and invaded the Khalkha tribes many times."

"Yue Zhongqi was appointed as the General of Ningyuan and was ordered to march west to fight."

"In May of the eighth year of Yongzheng's reign, Yue Zhongqi requested that Sichuan Governor Cheng Bin protect the seal of the general." "The Western Expedition Army gathered between Bami and Barkol. Upon hearing the news, the Dzungars sent more than 20,000 troops to raid and seize the Qing army's horses."

"Ji Chengbin ordered Deputy Commander Cha Lin to lead 10,000 people to protect the ranch, but they were unable to resist the Junggar soldiers. Later, General Fan Ting and Deputy General Ye Daxiong fought desperately with the enemy for seven days and nights, and finally defeated the rebels and recovered some of the looted camels and horses. The Qing army suffered heavy losses."

"At that time, Yue Zhongqi had been transferred back to the town. The court believed that a city should be built outside Karen to station troops, and the troops should be sent out to attack the enemy. The soldiers would not dare to go deep into the city, so Yue Zhongqi was ordered to discuss it in detail."

"In the spring of the ninth year of Yongzheng's reign, Yue Zhongqi requested to station troops in Turpan and Barkur so that he could penetrate deeper into the enemy camp."

"The court issued an edict to reprimand Yue Zhongqi, saying that he had previously rashly said that he would march straight into the enemy camp, and the enemy had stolen his camels and horses. Now he wanted to attack the enemy camp directly, but he was not sure of victory."

"In the same year, Yue Zhongqi received a report from his subordinates saying that Galdan Tsereng would move to Kharashaer, with a large force heading west, and ordered his general, Little Tsereng Dundub, to attack the north."

"After hearing this, Yue Zhongqi believed that the enemy would invade Hami from Turpan and harass the borders of Anxi and Suzhou."

"We decided to hold the camp with heavy troops, tell the Qing troops in the north to send troops to support us, and transfer troops from Wukeke Ridge to attack from three sides."

"Due to intelligence errors, the enemy escaped from Koshetu directly to Ilbur and Shao, and the pincer attack was unsuccessful."

"Yue Zhongqi was reprimanded by Emperor Yongzheng, who said he had no idea about the terrain and military strategy."

"Later, the Dzungars repeatedly invaded Turpan and sent some soldiers to harass Taolai Kalun, Lugu Qingcheng and other places."

"In July of the same year, the Dzungar invaded the north on a large scale. The Qing army led by General Fuerdan was defeated at Hetongnaoer. Yue Zhongqi requested to take the opportunity to attack Urumqi, and the court approved it."

"Yue Zhongqi led his troops from Barkul through Irbul and Shao to the Acha River, encountering and defeating the enemy along the way."

"When they reached the Ermu River, the enemy occupied the mountain ridge to resist the Qing army. Yue Zhongqi ordered his troops to split into three groups and eventually recaptured the mountain ridge occupied by the enemy. All the enemy camps in Urumqi moved away. When Emperor Yongzheng heard about it, he praised Yue Zhongqi for his appropriate use of troops."

"In the tenth year of Yongzheng's reign, Grand Secretary Ortai and others impeached Yue Zhongqi for being autocratic in the frontier and said that his virtue was unworthy of his position. Yongzheng demoted him to the third-class marquis and stripped him of his title of Shao Bao. He only retained the position of governor and protected the seal of the general."

"In June of the same year, Yue Zhongqi was recalled to the capital. Guangsi impeached Yue Zhongqi for various mistakes he made in the army. Yongzheng demoted Yue Zhongqi from all his official positions and put him under custody by the Ministry of War."

"In the eleventh year of Yongzheng's reign, General Chalang Ashu again impeached Yue Zhongqi. A year later, Ortai and others petitioned to have Yue Zhongqi executed immediately, but Yongzheng changed the decision to beheading him in prison."

"It was not until the second year of Emperor Qianlong's reign that Yue Zhongqi, who had been detained for five years, was released and returned home."

"In the 13th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, the Qing army conquered Dajinchuan without success. In March of the same year, Emperor Qianlong re-employed Yue Zhongqi and granted him the title of general. When Yue Zhongqi arrived at the army, he immediately appointed him as the governor of Sichuan and gave him the Peacock Feather."

"Yue Zhongqi offered advice to the army, requesting the selection of 35,000 elite soldiers to attack from several directions to form a pincer attack. Fuheng, then the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi and in charge of the expedition to Dajinchuan, adopted his strategy."

"Yue Zhongqi led his army to attack from Dangba, defeating the enemy all the way and winning repeatedly. Sha Luoben sent an envoy to ask him to surrender. Yue Zhongqi consulted Fu Heng and led 13 riders into the enemy camp to accept the surrender. The Dajinchuan Rebellion was thus quelled."

"Qianlong conferred upon Yue Zhongqi the title of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, restored his third-class dukedom, and bestowed upon him the title of Weixin."

"Later, Yue Zhongqi came to Beijing to meet the emperor, and Emperor Qianlong waived the fine of more than 700,000 taels of silver he had been fined for during the Western Expedition to Qinghai, and wrote a poem to praise him."

"In the 64th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, the Zhuermote in Tibet rebelled, and Yue Zhongqi went to fight. He was already years old at that time."

"Yue Zhongqi stationed troops at Dajianlu and the rebellion was put down."

"In the 17th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, Zagu Tusi Cangwang started another rebellion, and Yue Zhongqi led an army to suppress it and captured him."

"In the 19th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, Chongqing civilian Chen Kun rebelled. Yue Zhongqi led his troops to arrest him. After returning, he died of illness in Zizhou at the age of 68."

"The tomb is located in Qixian Township, Jintang County. Emperor Qianlong bestowed the posthumous title of Xiangqin on him and gave him the title of First-Class Light Cavalry Commandant, which was inherited by his son Yue Jing."

Xin Qiji: The west is not at peace. Although the imperial court sent troops to attack the Dzungar tribe three times, the three generations since Galdan have never stopped their separatist activities.

Tsarist Russia supported Tsewang Arabtan to invade Tibet. Emperor Kangxi sent troops to fight against the rebels. Yue Zhongqi, then 33 years old, led soldiers as the vanguard. He defeated more than rebels in one fell swoop and captured the leader alive, which frightened the remaining rebels and made them flee.

Yue Zhongqi won the battle and made his mark on the southwestern battlefield.

Following the Dingxi General Galbi into Tibet to quell the rebellion, Yue Zhongqi led 4,000 men as the vanguard. When they arrived at the designated location, Chamdo, they heard that the rebels had already mobilized troops to guard the Sanba Bridge.

Sanba Bridge is the most dangerous part of the journey into Tibet. If the enemy breaks the bridge, the way forward will be completely cut off.

The main forces of both sides were thousands of miles away from the bridge. Yue Zhongqi made a prompt decision and decided to seize the Sanba Bridge.

He sent thirty cavalrymen who knew Tibetan, disguised as enemy troops, marched day and night, sneaked into the enemy camp in the cover of night, and captured five Dzungar envoys alive.

The enemy troops were greatly shocked, thinking that they were divine soldiers descending from the sky, and they laid down their weapons and surrendered, paving the way for the march to Lhasa.

In August of the same year, he returned to Sichuan. Due to his outstanding military achievements, the court appointed Yue Zhongqi as the Left General and Governor of Sichuan, and gave him the Peacock Feather.

Not long after the Tibetan rebellion was quelled, Lobsang Danjin's rebellion broke out in Qinghai.

The imperial court sent General Fuyuan Nian Gengyao to Xining, and Yue Zhongqi was ordered to pacify Qinghai.

He led 5,000 cavalrymen and marched day and night to track down and raid Lobsang Danjin's troops.

On the thirteenth day, the main force of Lobsang Danjin was captured in the wilderness. The enemy troops were awakened from their dreams and fled in all directions.

Lobsang Danjin was able to escape only after he changed into women's clothes. Yue Zhongqi made the first contribution in suppressing the Qinghai rebellion, and Emperor Yongzheng specially awarded him the third-class merit and a yellow belt.

The following year he was promoted to Governor of Gansu and Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and was given the title of Prince's Tutor.

At the age of 38, he had all the charm in the world.

Yue Zhongqi was not only an outstanding military officer, but also made great contributions to social development during his tenure as Governor of Gansu and Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi. Many of his measures lasted for hundreds of years.

In the third year of Yongzheng's reign, in order to develop the economy and facilitate the herdsmen's trade, he petitioned the court for approval to resume trade in the markets of Hezhou, Songfan and Dangar Temple, which had been closed for a long time. (End of this chapter)