He Shouci

• He Shouci, originally named Yu Kui and later renamed Linruo, styled Yunfu, and later known as Zuisou and also Chutian Yusou, was from Linxiang, Hunan. He was a Jinshi (imperial examination graduate) and a Grand Secretary of the Qing dynasty. He held positions including Director of the Ministry of Personnel, Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhangjing of the Grand Council, Deputy Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and Right Assistant Minister of War, and in 1877 (the third year of the Guangxu reign), he was appointed Minister of Works.