TY - JOUR SN - 0004-4482 T1 - Heard on the Wind: The Kangxi Emperor and the Qing Censorate AU - R. Kent Guy Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 DA - 2021 T2 - Asia Major JF - Asia Major JO - Asia Major JA - Asia Major VL - 34 IS - 1 SP - 11 EP - 32 KW - Censorate, Kangxi, hearsay, Guo Xiu, Mingzhu Y2 - 2021 N2 - In 1688, the Kangxi emperor (r.1661–1723) signaled that he was willing to receive impeachments against officials that were based on hearsay. Guo Xiu 郭琇 (1638–1715) responded to this signal with impeachments of some of the most important figures at court. The history of these impeachments demonstrates specific priorities of the Kangxi reign. ER -