Feng Yunxiang

Feng Yunxiang, also known as Naisheng. Feng Rujing's eldest son. Shunzhi passed the imperial examination in Xinmao (1651) and became a jinshi in Yiwu (1655). First of all, he was appointed as a scholar and later transferred to the Ministry of Justice as a scholar in the field of Hong Ci. During his tenure in the Ministry of Justice, he was known for his generosity, benevolence, and forgiveness, and was given the nickname 'Buddha'. When he was appointed as a special envoy of the Criminal Department of the Grain Department of Tongzhou, there was a warrior surnamed Shi who had served as the Left Commander of the Zhenwu Guard and had a conflict with Yunxiang. At that time, Shi happened to transport grain to Tongzhou, and the Qiding reported him. After Yunxiang handled his case, he found that it was a wrongful case. So he impartially exonerated Shi. As ordered by the Minister of Justice, a student surnamed Tan from Kuizhou was beheaded on charges of rebellion against the court in Sichuan. This implicated all Sichuan students surnamed Tan and they were all dismissed and punished. After reviewing the entire case repeatedly, Yun Xiang found that although they were surnamed Tan, some were hundreds of miles away from Kuizhou, even one or two thousand miles, and were not from the same family. So after reporting in detail to the governor, he submitted a letter to the Ministry of Justice, avoiding innocent involvement and enabling thousands of people to be exonerated. During his tenure as a grain road official in Shaanxi and Fujian, he immediately took it upon himself to rectify wrongful convictions and punish corrupt officials. Many people erected ancestral halls for him at home, treating him as if he were a deity. During the period of acting as the governor of Fujian, he eliminated corrupt policies, fully implemented policies such as returning to the public after burning fire in the court, restrained his subordinates, reorganized the administration of officials, and eventually suffered from chronic respiratory diseases due to accumulated labor. On the day of his retirement, officials and civilians lined the road to bid farewell. From the government office to the dock, crowds of people would occasionally see off on both sides of the 60 mile long road, with colorful flags and golden drums flowing in an endless stream. In the 37th year of Kangxi's reign (1698 AD), he passed away due to illness in Daizhou. He passed away at the age of 71.
His posthumous works include more than ten volumes, including "Yunzhongji", "Guoyong Caozhanhua Manuscript", "Shuyou Pian", and "Miscellaneous Works on Pine Fossils".