Who is Xu Ge in history?

Xu Jie (1503 ~ 1584) was a scholar in the cabinet of the Ming dynasty. Ming Songjiang Huating (now Songjiang, Shanghai) people, the word rose. In the second year of Jiajing (1523), he was admitted to imperial academy as an editor. Later, he successively served as Fujian Yanping satrap, Jiangxi deputy envoy, imperial academy toast, official assistant minister, official assistant minister and Jianjitang university student. Jiajing entered the cabinet in the 31st year (1552), and was recorded in the 42nd year. In the second year (1568), Qin Long abdicated. Eleven years of Wanli (1584), the year of death was 8 1. After his death, he was named the Grand Priest, posthumous title Wen Zhen.

According to the records of Ming Dynasty, when Xu Jie was just one year old, he accidentally fell into a dry well. At that time, he was in a coma and his family thought he would not live, but he miraculously woke up three days later. When he was five years old, he once fell off a cliff. Everyone thought he must be dead, but his clothes actually caught a big tree and saved his life. This surprised people very much. They all said that if he survived, he would be blessed. Xu Jie is not tall and has fair skin. Born smart, resourceful and resourceful, his emotions are invisible. When he was young, he made friends with teachers in Wang Shouren, so he was famous among literati.

In the second year of Jiajing, Xu Jie was admitted to Jinshi. He was awarded the post of editor of the Hanlin Academy. When he was in imperial academy, Zhang Fujing, a cabinet scholar, came to power. Emperor Jiajing listened to Zhang Fujing's suggestion and wanted to remove the title of Confucius and lower the standard of offering sacrifices to Confucius. Emperor Jiajing asked his ministers to discuss this matter, but other ministers were afraid to say more because they were afraid of Zhang Fujing. Only Xu Jie is firmly opposed. Zhang Fujing scolded him angrily, and Xu Jie protested. Zhang Fujing was furious and said, "You will betray me." Xu Jie said quietly, "Betrayal is born of attachment. I am not attached to you, how can I say that I betrayed you? " As a result, he was demoted to Yanping satrap. During his tenure as an official in Yanping Prefecture, Xu Jie tried unjust imprisonment, released 300 innocent victims from prison, founded rural sociology, destroyed obscene temples, and arrested 120 thieves who endangered the countryside. Later, he was promoted to Tongzhi of Huangzhou Prefecture, and later served as assistant minister of Zhejiang Province, assistant envoy of Jiangxi Province, national childe wine offering, right assistant minister of Ritual Department and assistant minister of Official Department. When he was an assistant minister in the official department, he violated the routine of officials meeting ordinary officials and rarely spoke. When he meets the officials below, he always asks about the key points and people's feelings carefully, so officials at all levels are very willing to deal with him. He also knows how to do a good job. Most of the officials he recommended were sincere elders and won praise from courtiers. Before long, he was promoted to be the minister of rites.

At that time, Yan Song was authoritarian, and Xu Jie refused to attach himself to Yan Song at first. So Yan Song often speaks ill of him in front of the emperor. Xu Jie's situation was once very dangerous, which made him realize that we can't throw eggs at stones, so he changed his strategy, followed Yan Song in everything and never argued with him. In order to gain his trust, he also married his granddaughter to Yan Song's grandson, which seemed very respectful. Yan Song's son, Yan Shifan, has been bossy to him many times, but he also submitted to humiliation. At the same time, Xu Jie moved closer to Emperor Jiajing, picking the words that the emperor liked, and finally won the favor of Emperor Jiajing. Soon, he added the title of Xu Jie Shaobao, and later served as a university student in Wenyuan Pavilion, joined the cabinet and participated in maintenance. Later, he secretly reported the crime of Hou Qiuluan in Xianning, which made Jiajing Emperor kill Qiu Luan, gained the trust of the emperor, and added the title of a surname prince, further improving his status, second only to Yan Song. Later, a fire broke out in the Yongshou Palace where Emperor Jiajing lived. He temporarily lived in the Jade Seal Hall, but the place here was too small. Jiajing wanted to build a new palace. He asked Yan Song, and Yan Song asked him to return to ouchi. Emperor Jiajing was very reluctant. Then ask Xu Jie, Xu Jie guessed Jiajing's mind, so he suggested building a new palace with the leftover materials of the burnt palace, and his suggestion was approved by Emperor Jiajing. Later, he presided over the construction of Wanshou Palace and Jiajing moved in. Xu Jie was therefore named Shao Shi and supported his ministers. Yan Song was gradually neglected by the emperor. In the forty-first year of Jiajing (1562), Zou Yinglong denounced Yan Song and his son, the emperor ordered the arrest of Yan Shifan, Yan Song abdicated, and Xu Jie took the place of Yan Song as the record.

After Yan Song was ordered to retire, Xu Jie personally went to Yan Song's house to comfort him. Yan Song was so moved by his behavior that he even kowtowed and thanked him. Yan Shifan also begged Xu Jie to intercede for them in front of the emperor, and Xu Jie readily agreed. When Xu Jie returned home, his son Xu Fan asked inexplicably, "You have been angry with the Yan family for so many years, and now it's time to vent your anger. How do you treat them like this? " Xu pretended to be angry and scolded Xu Fan: "Without Yan's family, there would be no me today. Now that the Yan family is in trouble, I will bite the hand that feeds them and be laughed at! " Yan Song sent someone to understand the situation and believed it. Yan Shifan also said: "Lao Xu has no hard feelings for us." In fact, Xu Jie did this because he saw that the emperor was still attached to Yan Song, and the emperor was a capricious person. Yan Song's minions are still moving around, and the time is not yet ripe. Later, Emperor Jiajing really regretted it and wanted to recall Yan Song. At Xu Jie's urging, he dismissed the idea.

After Xu Jie succeeded to the throne, he vigorously abolished Yan Song's graft and attached great importance to selection. He has recommended Gao Gong, Zhang and others to join the cabinet. He cherished talents very much and rescued Harry, the minister of the Ministry of Housing who was sentenced to death for accusing the emperor of dereliction of duty. He is also very diligent, and all the tasks given by the emperor, even staying up late, must be completed on time, so he is more appreciated by Jiajing. At the same time, he often persuaded the emperor to stop killing border town ministers at will, so the number of twips and prisons decreased. Later, because he commanded the Ming army to resist Mongolian cavalry, he was promoted to a bachelor's degree in Jianjitang.

After the death of Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houzong, Xu Jie drafted a testamentary edict to rehabilitate all ministers who were convicted of opposing Emperor Jiajing in the ceremony. Survivors were recruited and the dead were given preferential treatment. On the day the imperial edict was issued, many ministers shed tears of gratitude. During Xu Jie's administration, he also reduced the burden on the people and cleared up the salt tax. After the death of King Jin Jing, tens of thousands of hectares of farmland occupied by King Jin Jing were distributed to the people, who enjoyed it and complained to each other. He also abolished many wasteful projects in North Korea, especially the expenses for the emperor to believe in Taoism. His practice won the support of the whole dynasty, and people called him a "celebrity".

Because Mu Zong's behavior is absurd, Xu Jie often discourages him, so Mu Zong hates him very much. Xu Jie was also disappointed, so she asked to retire. It happened that Zhang Qi impeached him for personal enmity. So Mu Zong seized the opportunity to allow him to retire and go home. Hundreds of North Korean officials have written to ask Xu Jie to step down, but Mu Zong said nothing.

After returning home from the army, Jeff indulged his children in the countryside and bought a lot of land. The Xu family covers an area of 240,000 mu, and their children and slaves are evil, attracting a mountain of plaints to sue him. At the request of the Governor Harry and the State Seal of Bing, they handled the case impartially and punished their families, so Xu Jie bribed Dai Fengxiang with 32,000 gold and ordered Chen Sanmo to remove Harry and Cai Guoxi from their posts through Zhang, which was dominant. Therefore, at that time, people called him: "If you live in a family, you can follow the constitutional trend of the imperial court", so some people called him "power traitor".

In the 10th year of Wanli (1583), when Xu Jie was 80 years old, the emperor sent someone to pay his respects and gave him imperial edicts and gold coins. The following year, Xu Jie died. To Taishi, Shi Wenzhen, the author of Collection of World Classics.