Lin Zexu
When the First Opium War broke out (from the Chinese perspective) in June 1840, Qing Special Commissioners Lin Zexu and Deng Tingzhen were resolute in their opposition to the British but their successor Qishan instead sought compromise. In January the following year, Daoguang declared war on Great Britain. He appointed "Qishan Pacifier of the Rebellious" ("Jìngnì", ) and made Yang Fang and Long Wen () ministerial attaches ("Cānzàn Dàchén", 參贊大臣).