锡良是清末的一名重要的蒙古族封疆大吏,历任山西、河南巡抚,热河都统,四川总督,云贵总督,钦差大臣,东三省总督等要职。他有着明确而强烈的主权和国家利权意识,在革除弊端、奖掖和培养人才、维护国家主权、推行新政、强化边防、禁毒、防洪诸方面都不懈努力,某些方面还取得了引人瞩目的成就。他也是一位干练、负责、廉洁的官员。在政治态度上他是逆历史潮流而动的。本文试图在这些方面进行初步探索。 Si Liang was an important Mongolian border government official in the late Qing Dynasty. He used to be chief officer of Shanxi and Henan, governor of Rehe, Duke of Sichuan, Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Minister of Imperial Highness, Governor of Northeast China. He has a clear and strong sense of sovereignty and the right of the state. He has worked tirelessly in abolishing malfeasance, rewards and talents, safeguarding state sovereignty, pushing forward the New Deal, strengthening frontier defense, drug control and flood control, and has made remarkable achievements in some aspects achievement. He is also a capable, responsible and honest officer. In the political attitude he is against the tide of history. This article attempts to conduct a preliminary exploration in these areas.