He was hailed as the savior of the Ming DynastyThe first cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was in the right。He was known for his courage to innovate and comprehensively implement reform policies, creating a prosperous era of "Wanli Zhongxing" for the Ming Dynasty. However, even though he made outstanding achievements and devoted himself to the country during his lifetime, his family suffered a catastrophe behind him, and the family was ruined.
Zhang Juzheng was born in a talented family in Jiangling County, Jingzhou, and has been brilliant since childhood. At a young age, he showed outstanding talent, he was literate at the age of five, and at the age of twelve, he became a well-known prodigy in Jingzhou Prefecture, and at the age of sixteen, he became a well-known figure as a high school person. In 1547, he was selected as a Gilis with the ninth place in the second class. After Zhang Juzheng stepped into the officialdom, he was fortunate to make friends with Xu Jie, an important minister of the cabinet, and since then the two teachers and students have been together for life.
In the era when the cabinet was surging and the scholars Xia Yan and Yan Song were fighting for the position of first assistant, Zhang Juzheng focused on the study of government and politics under the careful guidance of Xu Jie, and did not participate in the power struggle of any faction. However, during the Jiajing period, Ming Shizong Zhu Houxi neglected government affairs, and there were many problems inside and outside the court, corruption and chaos.
After several years of observation, Zhang Juzheng finally wrote to Ming Shizong Zhu Houxi to report on the corruption of the imperial court and the lax border defense. However, his recitals have sunk into the sea and have not received the attention they deserve.
In 1550 AD, Zhang Juzheng asked the imperial court for a long leave due to illness, and during his return to his hometown to recuperate, he deeply experienced the hardships of the people's lives and the uneven distribution of farmland, and felt a great responsibility. After returning to the dynasty, with the recommendation of Xu Jie, he became the attendant of Zhu Zaiyuan, the king of Yu. During this time, he not only broadened his network, but also deepened his understanding of the suffering of the people.
In 1562, after Yan Song's father and son were ***, the position of first assistant to the cabinet was taken over by Xu Jie. Zhang Juzheng was awarded the title of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of Dongge University because of the succession of King Yu Zhu Zaigao, and officially entered the cabinet and participated in the government politics. Since then, his career has gradually risen in popularity.
However, the Ming Dynasty faced many difficulties such as the displacement of people, the emptiness of the treasury, serious external troubles and corruption. After Zhang Juzheng entered the cabinet, he put forward six important political reform proposals. In terms of military reform, he reshaped armaments, strengthened border defenses, built the Great Wall, lightened the burden on the people, and improved the combat effectiveness of the army. In addition, he actively promoted military reform and strictly trained and managed the army.
After solving the national defense problem, he began to rectify the officialdom and implement a series of governance reforms, especially strict supervision of behavior, the implementation of the examination law, the promotion of honesty and self-discipline, and the improvement of administrative efficiency. He straightened out the atmosphere of officialdom and severely cracked down on bureaucracy and corruption.
Subsequently, he implemented the "One Whip Law", strictly imposed a tax system, cracked down on bureaucratic corruption, solved social problems such as land annexation, unified the national land endowment system, and promoted monetization, thereby enhancing the financial strength of the Ming Dynasty.
However, in the course of Chang's reforms, his radical policies touched many vested interests, which provoked a backlash. Within the Ming Dynasty in particular, some bureaucrats and interest groups were dissatisfied with his reforms. In 1577 AD, Zhang Juzheng's father died, according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty at that time, ** must return to their ancestral hometown to keep filial piety for their parents, and they can return to Beijing to resume their duties after filial piety.
However, Zhang Juzheng was worried that the reform cause would be affected after the return to work after the holiday, so he decided to stay in the capital and continue to work, which caused many ministers. In the end, it was the Mingshen Sect's edict to the ministers that settled the matter. In 1582, Zhang Juzheng died of illness, and Mingshenzong began to personally handle government affairs.
During the ten years that Zhang Juzheng served as the head of the cabinet, he did his best to serve the country, but during the period when he was in power, the Myojin sect lost almost all power. After Zhang Juzheng's death, Pan Sheng, who he had promoted, was **, and then his family also suffered.
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