Taoyin of Hanchung Circuit, Shensi, and while there worked against the cultivation of opium. Subsequently he was transferred to the position of High Commissioner for Altai in December 1915. During his residence in Altai he looked after both foreign and Chinese affairs with satisfaction to all concerned. He remained there for five years and in 1920 retired. In December 1919 General Ch'eng was awarded the Second-class Paokuang Chiaho. In 1922 General Ch'eng assisted General Feng Yu-hsiang in Honan in the management of military affairs. In January 1923 General Ch'eng was appointed, acting Minister of Justice and in January 1924 he was made a Lieutenant General and transferred from the post of Acting Minister of Justice to that of Minister of the Interior in the Sun Pao-chi cabinet. This position he is still holding at this date.
