Zhang Qizheng

Overview

According to the original text, Zhang Qizheng was a bondservant under the Bordered Blue Banner, whose family had lived in Shenyang for generations, and who came to serve during the Tiancong era. The genealogical record subsequently preserves the following chain of relatives and positions: Formerly a Sub-Prefect; his grandsons, Sige and Zhang Guorui, were both former scribes; his great-grandson, Zhang Fubao, was a seventh-rank official; and Zhang Suo is currently a third-class guard. "Bordered Blue Banner" indicates banner affiliation, while "bondservant under the banner" is a more specific organizational title; it does not indicate that the individual held a position under the banner, nor can it be rewritten as belonging to the Han Chinese Eight Banners. A Sub-Prefect was a deputy prefectural-level official, and vacancies could also be created for specific responsibilities such as grain supply and coastal defense; the original text omits the place of office, which does not hinder the interpretation of the official system, but it cannot specify the exact duties.