Under the ruts of history, how many heroic souls have been buried, and how many treacherous slaves have been eroded. In the voluminous volume of history, there is such a figure, in the vicissitudes of the Ming Dynasty, strategizing and changing courses, but leaving a desolate posthumous name for posterity. He is Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet.
Zhang Juzheng, also known as Uncle Da, was born in Jiangling County, known as "Zhang Jiangling". He assisted the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun in carrying out the "Wanli New Deal", which is the famous "Zhang Juzheng Reform" in history. Zhang Juzheng has been brilliant since childhood, jiajing nineteen years, successfully passed the township examination, and became a teenager.
Seven years later, the ninth jinshi of the second grade was awarded the title of Jishi. At that time, Zhang Juzheng was twenty-seven years old, and compared with other politicians and literati in history, Zhang Juzheng was really a smooth career. So how did this humble "Tian Shelang" step by step step step by step, turning his hands up and down for the clouds to cover his hands for the rain?
At the beginning of the role, he was burdened with heavy responsibilities
Nietzsche once said, "Whoever will eventually shake the earth with his voice will be silent for a long time." In the first year of Longqing, Zhang Juzheng was promoted to the position of left attendant of the bureaucracy and a scholar of Dongge University, and entered the cabinet to participate in the government. Long-term bitter thinking, full of blood that has nowhere to release, and the accumulation of contacts have all blossomed since then. Zhang Juzheng rolled up his sleeves, with the heavy responsibility of saving his life, and began to ride the wind and waves in the storm of cabinet struggle.
In the forty-first year of Jiajing, a testament of Sejong, drafted by Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie, shook the government and the opposition. Zhang Juzheng made a generous statement in it, correcting the shortcomings of the Sejong period of repairing and building a lot of civil engineering. The courtiers were amazed. This move won Zhang Juzheng the recognition of the government and the public, and also laid the foundation for his future career, and a bright new star in the political arena is rising.
Zhang Juzheng, on the other hand, was only an unknown junior, who had written an article more than ten years ago about the corruption of the court and the abolition of border defense, "On the Neglect of the Times and Politics", although it was impassioned and whipped into the country, it did not get the attention of Ming Shizong and Yan Song. Zhang Juzheng has been waiting for an opportunity for many years, looking at the cabinet disputes coldly, summing up experience, making extensive contacts, and vibrating the world as soon as he comes out of the mountain. It can be seen from this that the time and place are favorable and the people are indispensable. Contemporary young people are just starting out, they must not act rashly, they must sum up experience, and wait for opportunities to move in order to make a splash.
The first assistant to the Divine Sect, rectify the rule of officials
After gaining a firm foothold in the political arena, Zhang Juzheng's gaze shifted from the consolidation of border defense to the domestic bureaucracy. In the sixth year of Longqing, Emperor Mingmuzong died, and Emperor Shenzong, who was only ten years old, inherited the unification. After all, the Divine Sect was young, did not understand the world, and had an unstable foundation. The eunuchs gained power and made the imperial court smoke miasma. In June of that year, Zhang Juzheng served as the first assistant, and then added Zuo Zhuguo and entered the Middle Pole Hall University.
Zhang Ju was facing the young emperor, the people of Li, who were still in a deep water, and in August of the same year, he drafted a reform plan full of sorrow: provincial discussion, Zhen Ji Gang, Shigenuma Order, nuclear name truth, Gu Bang Ben, and Rao Wubei. This righteous act played a pivotal role in rectifying the rule of officials and was widely praised by the people.
In ancient times, the debate between two methods of rule and political ideals prevailed, and history called the debate of kingship. Zhang Juzheng vigorously criticized those who made empty arguments for king hegemony and "did not know that there was no trace of the debate between the king and the righteousness and profit", and mistakenly believed that "benevolence and righteousness are kings, and rich and strong are hegemons".
Zhang Juzheng's series of hard measures to govern the country and the state do not prove his familiar leadership style, but also contributed to the Qingming of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, it also tells us a truth, the attitude of being a leader must be tough, we must not have any tolerance for bad trends, strengthen our own ideas, and listen to the voice of the heart.
Alone in the phase, there is no extension
If it is said that heaven has arranged a smooth career for Zhang Juzheng, then how to gain a foothold in the chaotic cabinet dispute will have to play some tricks.
The History of Ming records: "Ju Zheng entered last, led the body alone, saw the Nine Qings, and did not extend it." The words are pertinent, and people think that they are strict. That is to say, Zhang Juzheng finally entered the cabinet, but he only put up the shelf of the prime minister, proudly received Jiu Qing, and did not accept all opinions. At first glance, I only felt that Zhang Juzheng was really arrogant and uninhibited. Zhang Juzheng is just starting out, and it is reasonable to say that he should be trembling and trembling, like walking on thin ice, but he is putting up the shelf of the prime minister, which is really puzzling.
But it is not difficult to analyze the environment in which Zhang Juzheng was located. Zhang Juzheng was photographed by Xu Jie at that time, entered the cabinet, surrounded by Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and other elders, newcomers will always be excluded, this theory is still applicable today, so Zhang Juzheng took the lead in posing an arrogant posture, making people dare not despise. Of course, Zhang Juzheng's arrogance is also capitalized; he is silent, but he often listens to thunder in the silent place at key moments, which enables him to quickly gain prestige in the cabinet dispute, thus achieving the great cause of reform.
The Ming history records that Zhang Juzheng "did not extend his acceptance", that is, he did not introduce anyone and did not accept any opinions. At first glance, it seems to be somewhat different from the courtesan corporal we have been preaching. And careful analysis is not without reason. Zhang Juzheng is just starting out and has great ambitions. But after all, young people's entrepreneurship is bumpy, and it is easy to be misled by different voices around them and lose their way.
And Zhang Juzheng "has nothing to extend", focusing on his career, listening to his inner voice, and adhering to his own direction, I have to say that it is a necessary condition for his success. It has not only promoted the development of the great cause of reform, but also won its own prestige. However, the premise of Zhang Juzheng's "exclusive introduction and no extension" is that he has his own ideas, and has the ability to adhere to his own direction, and ensures the correctness and appropriateness of this direction.
In this way, young people should weigh the pros and cons, first of all, to ensure that their own ability can support their ambitions, otherwise they should accept the beneficial opinions of others and then plan.
Conclusion: Zhang Juzheng once said: "The powerful, suitable." What is appropriate is born, and what is contrary is dangerous; what is gained is strong, and what is lost is weak. "Admittedly, natural selection and survival of the fittest. It was Zhang Juzheng's deep understanding of the way of power and strategy that he showed his glory in the history of the Ming Dynasty. His various cases, the art of scheming, all provide a good reference for young people who have just entered society. As a leader, young people must not only strengthen their hearts and wait for opportunities, but also learn to put up a shelf, otherwise they will not be able to manage well.
The shelf here is to look up to yourself and fully understand your own value. Only when you can look up to yourself can you make others look up to you. But before, you must have a certain amount of knowledge and skills that people can afford to achieve the effect of "people are strict". It can be seen that for the first time to enter the workplace, Zhang Juzheng has taught us a lesson.