Liu Tongxun was born in a bureaucratic family. In the second year of Yongzheng (1724), a 26-year-old Liu Tongxun Zhongshi was elected as an ordinary Jishi. Later, he was awarded the title of editor and entered imperial academy. And successively entered the straight south study and the upper study. In the first year of Qianlong (1736), Liu Tongxun was promoted to a bachelor's degree in cabinet, and in the second year of Qianlong (1737), Liu Tongxun served as assistant minister of punishments, ranking first among all. Two years later, due to the death of his mother, Liu Tongxun dismissed Ding You and returned to his hometown. He has been in Qianlong for six years (174 1). After mourning, he returned to Beijing and was awarded assistant minister of punishments.
After six years of Qianlong (174 1), Liu Tongxun was promoted to Zuodu suggestion and was responsible for supervising and correcting officials. During his tenure as an imperial envoy of Zuodu, he was loyal to his duties, did not shy away from his relatives, and was not afraid of power. He wrote many times to be outspoken and criticized the shortcomings of the times. In the early years of Qianlong, Zhang and E Ertai, college students and ministers of the Ministry of War, secretly recruited forces to form opposing political groups. After ten years of Qianlong (1745), E Ertai died of illness, and E Ertai Group declined, and Zhang and his group grew stronger. In this situation, Liu Tongxun wrote to Emperor Qianlong. In view of the fact that Zhang and Yao's in-laws were "semi-gentry" in the imperial court, they had too much power to restrain Zhang and Yao's promotion, and made a suggestion to Emperor Qianlong: "Within three years, unless the emperor specifically instructed them to use them, the promotion and employment of Zhang and Yao will be stopped." With a high position and great potential, Liu Tongxun turned this corner out of concern for the country's future and destiny, blocked the career path of his two youngest sons, and was bound to be squeezed out by the resentment of many senior officials, but his courage and integrity had to be admirable.
In the early years of Qianlong, university students were favored by Emperor Qianlong. The back office has served as the minister of war, the minister of official affairs, the minister of military aircraft and other important positions, and officials at all levels have rushed to his door, and the back office has always been arrogant. What he said is like an imperial edict, which junior officials must carry out immediately; His six complaints must be answered within the specified date. Liu Tongxun handed the paper and impeached her. Emperor Qianlong attached great importance to Liu Tongxun's letter, issued letters to reprimand his ex-wife, and praised Liu Tongxun for speaking out and not fearing power. "Now that the performance has started, ... this country is auspicious."
Liu Tongxun is an outstanding hydraulic scientist who has made great contributions to the flood control of the Yellow River and canals. Liu Tongxun is very concerned about water conservancy projects. After he was promoted to a bachelor's degree in cabinet, he studied seawall engineering in Zhejiang with great scholar Ji Huiyun, and mastered a wealth of water conservancy knowledge. Whenever the Yellow River and the Canal were in danger, he volunteered and took the lead to solve it.
In the 11th year of Qianlong reign, Liu Tongxun was appointed as the governor of water transport, taking on the water transport and water conservancy work of the canal. He made many field visits to the Yellow River and the canal project, and put forward practical measures to control the accumulated disadvantages of the Yellow River Canal. In the thirteenth year of Qianlong, the canal water soared. After on-the-spot investigation on the water potential of the canal, Liu Tongxun suggested lowering the two dams of Shaomaying in Dezhou and Daicun in Dongping, increasing Jiangfengkou dam in Yizhou, and dredging the Liaocheng section and Dongben section of the canal. This not only protects the farmland and houses in country-specific ones and Tancheng, but also solves the problem of canal breach, killing two birds with one stone. In the eighteenth year of Qianlong, the Yellow River burst in Tongshan area. He plays Chen Shu's defensive strategy and explains it in detail with pictures. The imperial court planned to block the palace according to his drawings, and the Yellow River returned to its original channel. In the twenty-first year of Qianlong, Liu Tongxun was sent to inspect the river, replacing Fuller, the removed river chief, and presided over the completion of the dam heightening project. A year later, he went to Xuzhou to supervise the restoration of stone dams near the city.
In twenty-seven years, in order to ensure the safety of Emperor Qianlong's inspection of the south of the Yangtze River, Liu Tongxun and Zhao Hui, the co-organizer, inspected the route of Gaohe and Baohe rivers and lakes into the river, requested dredging of the river, and built a dam to stop the flood, which was approved by Emperor Qianlong. In the same year, there was a flood in Jingzhou, Zhili, and Liu Tongxun was ordered to explore the section of Dezhou Canal. At this time, Liu Tongxun, who was nearly sixty years old, camped at the river harnessing site in person, ensuring the quality of the dam and completing it on time.
He looked at the river dam ten times and built seawalls twice, playing dozens of times before and after, all of which suited the opportunity, eliminated the accumulated disadvantages and benefited the people's livelihood. Rich knowledge of water conservancy and many field trips have made Liu Tongxun know the general situation of water conservancy in China like the back of his hand. Emperor Qianlong asked him many times about water conservancy problems, and Liu Tongxun often could clearly and accurately see the crux of the problem and put forward practical solutions.
Liu Tongxun has visited the Yellow River and the Canal for many years, and he has a clear understanding of the crux of the river's abuses. Liu Tongxun hated the chronic disease of river workers embezzling project funds, and put forward the solution. In the 18th year of Qianlong (1753), Liu Tongxun impeached the river worker for embezzling project funds, which delayed the project progress. This incident involved the father of Gao Bin, the river governor, who took Gao Bin and Zhang Shicai, the assistant river governor, and ordered a detailed investigation into the misappropriation of project funds by river managers. Just as Emperor Qianlong was determined to investigate the prisoner abuse incident of river workers in detail, Tongshandian burst its mouth. Garrison Tongzhi Mason Lee and Zhang Bin embezzled a lot of project funds on weekdays. After hearing the news that the imperial court was determined to eradicate the bad habits of river workers, I knew that I was guilty and let the river burst its banks and ignored it. Liu Tongxun was angry and told the truth that Tongshan Store was breached in detail. Emperor Qianlong was furious and ordered Mason Lee and Zhang Bin to be executed as an example.
In the seventeenth year of Qianlong, Liu Tongxun was ordered to walk for the Ministry of War. After the death of Fu Heng, the minister of the Ministry of War, Emperor Qianlong promoted Yin Jishan to the throne, and Liu Tongxun served as an agreement, assisting Yin Jishan. Yin Jishan died less than a year after becoming the chief minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Emperor Qianlong also appointed Liu Tongxun as the Chief Military Minister. Liu Tongxun became the first chief minister of the Han people since the establishment of the Military Department.
In November of the thirty-eighth year of Qianlong, Liu Tongxun, who had been busy for a day, was ordered to speak in the palace. Outside the Donghua Gate, the bearers felt the sedan chair slightly outward. Liu Tongxun was already in a coma when the bearers lifted the curtain. The entourage immediately entered the palace and reported to Emperor Qianlong. Emperor Qianlong was frightened and ordered Fu Longan, the minister, to take the medicine to the hospital, but Liu Tongxun was already dead. Emperor Qianlong was very sad and went to his house to offer wine himself.
Liu Tongxun is an upright official and doesn't take any mustard. His family has more than ten acres of wasteland and a thatched cottage. He has been an official for more than 50 years, and his field has not increased by an inch. When Emperor Qianlong arrived at the Liu family, he found that his family was simple and poor, and the doorway was narrow, so he had to remove the top cover before he could pass. After Qianlong returned to the palace, he tearfully said to the accompanying minister, "I am missing an arm!" " "He also said:" If Tong Xun is the real prime minister! " Give a teacher, posthumous title "Zheng Wen", and Emperor Qianlong personally wrote nostalgic poems, praising Liu Tongxun for being "sensitive and strong, and keeping integrity all his life" and giving Liu Tongxun one of the five cabinet ministers.