Shi Guozhu

Family and regional background

Shi Guozhu belonged to the early-Qing Shi family and was a brother of Shi Tingzhu and Shi Tianzhu. The Draft History of Qing describes the family's earlier Suwan Gūwalgiya affiliation and the adoption of the Chinese surname Shi after an earlier generation relocated to Liaodong. Such genealogy offers a context for the surname but does not establish that the brothers occupied identical banner registrations or held the same military posts. Shi Tingzhu's later career, in particular, must not be transferred to Shi Guozhu.

Reception of envoys

In 1633, as Kong Youde and his associates prepared to enter the Later Jin polity by sea, messengers were sent to Gaizhou to report their intentions. The biography of Kong Youde in the Draft History of Qing names the Gaizhou garrison commander Shi Guozhu and Yashita as officers who escorted the envoys to an audience with Hong Taiji. This episode provides a specific documented activity for Shi Guozhu: he helped receive and convey envoys during politically significant surrender negotiations. Gaizhou was an important Liaodong coastal route, not the name of an office.

The Qinding Shengjing tongzhi also describes Shi Guozhu and Shi Tianzhu as attaining the rank of deputy commander through military service. The responsibilities attached to this grade depended upon the time and appointment. Available sources document Shi's family connections, the reception at Gaizhou, and the deputy-command entry, but do not sufficiently establish his complete service chronology, death date, or ultimate banner affiliation.