Hakkas are still criticized today for the inscribed wooden memorial with which the Qing court honored the yimin militia, yet it would behoove one to remember that the most widely revered Fujianese deity, the goddess Matzu, was shown favor over 40 times by officialdom.
義民爺受清政府賜匾，至今仍受質疑，但是正如台灣香火鼎盛的媽祖信仰，形成過程也曾受官方加封四十幾次，並無任何不妥。