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Yongzheng Emperor
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Despite his reputation as a stern utilitarian, Yongzheng was deeply invested in theological discourse. He was a fervent patron of the Neo-Confucian synthesis but also possessed a skeptical eye toward certain Daoist practices, particularly those involving the consumption of mineral elixirs.
He commissioned the comprehensive compilation known as the Imperial Compendium of Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy ($\text{Zhengjiao Huibian}$), a massive […