Xu Jie

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1. 1523 翰林院編修 嘉靖
2. 1529 纂修官 嘉靖
3. 1530 推官 嘉靖
4. 1534 提刑按察使司僉事 嘉靖
5. 1534 提學使 嘉靖
6. 1536 副使 嘉靖
7. 1539 司經局洗馬 嘉靖
8. 1539 翰林院侍講學士 嘉靖
9. 1542 國子祭酒 嘉靖
10. 1544 禮部右侍郎 嘉靖
11. 1545 吏部右侍郎 嘉靖
12. 1545 吏部左侍郎 嘉靖
13. 1547 翰林院學士 嘉靖
14. 1548 會典副總裁 嘉靖
15. 1549 禮部尚書 嘉靖
16. 1550 太子少保 嘉靖
17. 1551 太子少保 嘉靖
18. 1551 少保 嘉靖
19. 1552 東閣大學士 嘉靖
20. 1553 副使 嘉靖
21. 1553 考試官 嘉靖
22. 1553 讀卷官 嘉靖
23. 1554 太子太傅 嘉靖
24. 1554 武英殿大學士 嘉靖
25. 1556 讀卷官 嘉靖
26. 1564 建極殿大學士 嘉靖
27. 1565 讀卷官 嘉靖
28. 1567 副使 隆慶
29. 1567 總裁官 隆慶
30. 1568 副使 隆慶
31. 1568 讀卷官 隆慶
32. 1583 太師 萬曆
33. 1534 同知 嘉靖
34. 1568 吏部尚書 嘉靖
35. 1530 翰林院編修 嘉靖

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• 子升 字
• 存齋 室名、別號
• 少湖 室名、別號
• 少湖先生 未詳
• 文貞 諡號
• 華亭 未詳

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• 思想家

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1. [1] Identity The name, lifespan, and Ming political identity correspond across the biographical records.
   • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The basic record gives the name, birth year, death year, and Ming dynasty.
   • Souyun徐階 (46295)The profile and biographical narrative identify Xu Jie as a Ming political figure born in 1503 and deceased in 1583.
   • WikidataXu Jie (Q11071010)The entity is labeled Xu Jie and described as a Ming-dynasty person and politician.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐階 (A007998)The authority entry confirms the person's name, Ming affiliation, and 1503–1583 lifespan.
2. [2] Writer and thinker Xu Jie is identified as both a writer and a thinker.
   • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biographical narrative explicitly calls Xu Jie a politician, writer, and thinker.
   • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The status classification identifies him as a thinker.
3. [3] Courtesy name and sobriquets Xu Jie had the courtesy name Zisheng and the sobriquets Shaohu and Cunzhai.
   • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The alternate-name entries give Zisheng, Cunzhai, and Shaohu, with the first marked as the courtesy name.
   • Souyun徐階 (46295)The profile and biography list the Chinese forms of Zisheng, Shaohu, and Cunzhai.
   • WikidataXu Jie (Q11071010)The names and alias data include the English transliterations Cunzhai, Shaohu, and Zisheng.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐階 (A007998)The authority entry lists the corresponding Chinese forms of Xu Zisheng, Xu Shaohu, and Xu Cunzhai.
4. [4] Place of origin Xu Jie came from Huating in Songjiang, now Songjiang District in Shanghai.
   • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The address entries consistently give Huating.
   • Souyun徐階 (46295)The profile specifies Huating County in Songjiang Prefecture and identifies it with present-day Songjiang District, Shanghai.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐階 (A007998)The birthplace and biographical note identify Songjiang Huating and its present-day location.
5. [5] Examination and first appointment Xu Jie studied from childhood, passed the provincial examination, ranked third in the palace examination in Jiajing 2 (1523), and entered office as a Hanlin compiler.
   • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biographies give the Jiajing 2 jinshi degree and compiler appointment, while the longer narrative adds early study, the provincial examination, and third place in the palace examination.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐階 (A007998)The authority note gives Jiajing 2 (1523), the jinshi degree, and appointment as a Hanlin compiler.
   • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The examination category confirms the jinshi degree, and the office data places the Hanlin compiler appointment in Jiajing 2; the associated narrative also gives third place at the palace examination.
6. [6] Early intellectual and court connections In his youth Xu Jie met Nie Bao of the Jiangyou branch of Wang Yangming's school and gained Yang Tinghe's esteem.
   • Souyun徐階 (46295)The narrative explicitly describes the youthful meeting with Nie Bao and Yang Tinghe's high regard for Xu Jie.
7. [7] Demotion and variant identification Xu Jie was demoted to the Yanping post after offending Zhang Fu-jing; another narrative identifies the relevant figure as Zhang Cong.
   • Souyun徐階 (46295)The two narratives name Zhang Fu-jing and Zhang Cong respectively and describe the demotion to the Yanping judicial post.
   • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The office list includes the judge and prefectural judge posts associated with Yanping.
8. [8] Exile and return to the capital One account gives the stele saying, more than a decade of regional educational service, Xia Yan's assistance in the return, and the subsequent Imperial College and court connections.
   • Souyun徐階 (46295)The longer narrative supplies the stele wording, the period as a local education inspector, Xia Yan's assistance, the Imperial College appointment, the meeting with Yang Jisheng, and the later movement through the ministries and Hanlin Academy.
9. [9] Later offices Xu Jie's later career included judicial, educational, Hanlin, Imperial College, Rites, and Personnel appointments, culminating in the Ministry of Rites.
   • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biographies list the educational, Directorate, Imperial College, Rites, Personnel, and Hanlin offices in this progression.
   • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The appointment data lists the judicial commissioner, educational commissioner, Jiangxi vice commissioner, Directorate post, Hanlin reader-lecturer, Imperial College libationer, both ministries' vice ministries, Hanlin academician, and Minister of Rites.
10. [10] Administrative concerns When receiving subordinate officials, Xu Jie asked about frontier and interior strategic concerns, administration, and popular conditions.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biography states that he asked subordinate officials about frontier and interior concerns, administration, and the people.
11. [11] Hanlin connections and Gengxu crisis Xu Jie met Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong in the Hanlin Academy, entered the Wuyi Hall through his green-prose memorials, defended Beijing during the Gengxu crisis, and reformed three institutions.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The narrative gives the Hanlin relationships, entry through green-prose memorials, the Gengxu defense of Beijing, and reforms in the three institutions.
12. [12] Dealing with Yan Song During Yan Song's chief-secretaryship, Xu Jie served him cautiously and managed the imperial rituals to accommodate the emperor.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biography says that Xu Jie could not yet challenge Yan Song, served him cautiously, and managed the rituals to meet the emperor's wishes.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐階 (A007998)The authority note likewise describes his cautious treatment of Yan Song and accommodation of the emperor.
13. [13] Entry into the Grand Secretariat Xu Jie entered the Grand Secretariat in Jiajing 31 (1552), held the Wenyuan and Wuying grand-secretary posts, concurrently served as Minister of Personnel, and participated in state affairs.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biographies give the Wenyuan and Wuying grand-secretary posts, concurrent Personnel appointment, participation in affairs, and entry into the Grand Secretariat in Jiajing 31.
    • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The office data places the Dongge grand-secretary appointment in 1552 and Jiajing 31 and also lists the Wenyuan, Wuying, and Personnel posts.
14. [14] Downfall of Yan Song Xu Jie exposed Qiu Luan, arranged Zou Yinglong's impeachment of Yan Shifan in Jiajing 41, and succeeded Yan Song as chief grand secretary.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biographies give the exposure of Qiu Luan, his execution, Zou Yinglong's impeachment of Yan Shifan, Yan Song's retirement, and Xu Jie's succession.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐階 (A007998)The authority note also describes the memorial against Qiu Luan and the eventual downfall of Yan Song.
15. [15] Edicts and late Jiajing measures After the Jiajing emperor's death Xu Jie drafted the succession edict and reversed several abuses; late in the reign he opposed the southern journey, construction projects, elixirs, and the allied Daoist practitioners and eunuchs.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biographies describe the succession edict, the abolition of ritual and construction abuses, restoration of punished officials, and the late-reign measures concerning Chengtian, construction, elixirs, Daoist practitioners, and eunuchs.
16. [16] Longqing retirement and career length Xu Jie remained chief grand secretary early in the Longqing reign, mediated between the emperor and outer court, opposed eunuch expansion, retired in Longqing 2, and spent seventeen years in the Grand Secretariat and more than forty years in public service.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biographies describe the Longqing retirement under pressure from Gao Gong, the mediation and memorials against eunuch power, and the stated lengths of his grand-secretariat and public careers.
17. [17] Final years and posthumous honors After retirement Xu Jie faced legal danger arising from household wrongdoing, died in Huating in Wanli 11 (1583), and received divergent posthumous official honors but the posthumous name Wenzhen.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The narrative gives the household scandal, appeals to friends, challenges over old cases, death in Huating in Wanli 11, and the divergent Grand Guardian and Grand Preceptor forms.
    • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The basic record confirms 1583, while the associated text and office data give Grand Preceptor and Wenzhen; the alternate-name entry confirms the posthumous name.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐階 (A007998)The authority note confirms the posthumous name Wenzhen.
18. [18] Family Xu Jie's great-grandfather was Xu Gongxian, his grandfather Xu Gongli, his younger brother Xu Zhi was a Jiajing dingwei jinshi and Vice Minister of Justice in Nanjing, and his son was Xu Kun.
    • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The kinship entries give the great-grandfather, grandfather, younger brother, and son; the associated text adds Xu Zhi's courtesy name, Jiajing dingwei jinshi degree, and Nanjing Ministry of Justice appointment.
19. [19] Political program and eunuch policy Xu Jie fostered Zhang Juzheng and others, sought to reposition the Grand Secretariat, proposed the three-phrases program, and tried to guide eunuchs through moral principles.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The narrative describes Xu Jie's cultivation of Zhang Juzheng and other political figures, the three-phrases program, his effort to reposition the Grand Secretariat, and his moral instruction of eunuchs.
20. [20] Reputation and controversy Xu Jie was praised as an eminent and famous chief minister, but later assessments range from favorable judgments of his restraint to criticism of his conduct and responsibility for several political tragedies.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The narrative presents the praise of Xu Jie as an eminent and famous chief minister, Feng Menglong's admiration, modern disagreement, a favorable comparison with Zhang Juzheng, Zhi Dalun's criticism, and the attributed political responsibilities.
21. [21] Works Xu Jie is associated with the Shijing Hall and Shaohu collections and with a range of other titles, including variant titles for the two collections.
    • Souyun徐階 (46295)The biographies explicitly name the Shijing Hall Collection and the Shaohu Collection.
    • CBDBXu Jie (68547)The works list supplies the named collections, titles, and volume counts translated in the entry.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐階 (A007998)The authority note supplies the alternate titles Shijing Hall Literary Collection and Shaohu Literary Collection.