《大义觉迷录》
《大义觉迷录》 is the text [[YongzhengEmperor|雍正]] produced after the [[ZengJing|曾静]] case and discussed in 11.雍正王朝之大义觉迷：史景迁笔下的千古奇案. In the episode, it gathers imperial refutations, Zeng Jing’s repentance, and the case narrative into a public teaching instrument meant to defeat anti-Qing rumor and justify Qing rule.
The book matters because it did not behave like a simple propaganda success. By printing rebuttals to accusations about succession, family violence, greed, Manchu rule, and the emperor’s private conduct, it spread the scandal vocabulary it wanted to suppress. The episode treats this as Political Propaganda Backfire / 政治宣传反噬: official explanation preserved the rumor, while [[QianlongEmperor|乾隆]]’s later suppression made readers suspect the text contained dangerous truth.
Connections
- [[TreasonByTheBook|《雍正王朝之大义觉迷》 / Treason by the Book]] - Spence book explaining the case.
- [[YongzhengEmperor|雍正]], [[ZengJing|曾静]], and [[ZhangXi|张熙]] - ruler and accused men bound into the text.
- 清代文字狱 / Qing Literary Inquisition and Imperial Public Rebuttal / 皇帝公开辩驳 - production context.
- 清代谣言政治 / Qing Rumor Politics and Political Propaganda Backfire / 政治宣传反噬 - why the text’s effects exceeded its intent.
- [[QianlongEmperor|乾隆]] - later suppressor of the text and executor of Zeng Jing and Zhang Xi.