Introduction to Zhang Siwei, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty Cabinet, How did Zhang Siwei die?

Zhang Siwei was the first assistant to the Cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, born in 1526 AD, died in 1585 AD, and succeeded to the position of first assistant of the cabinet after Zhang Juzheng's death in the tenth year of the Wanli Dynasty.

Zhang Siwei was born into a family of salt merchants in Shanxi, his father was a famous wealthy merchant in Puzhou, and his uncle Wang Chonggu was a military official who lived in Shangshu and the governor of Shaanxi, and was good at talking about military affairs.

Salt and iron were very important materials in China's feudal society, and the Zhang family, who sold salt, needless to say, was absolutely rich. Born in such a family, Zhang Siwei's life when he was young was absolutely rich and happy, and he was absolutely able to receive a very good education and grow up.

His uncle Wang Chonggu was a soldier Shangshu and the governor of Shaanxi, and was familiar with military affairs, which also more or less affected Zhang Siwei. Today we love to talk about collusion between officials and businessmen, in fact, at that time there was also such a saying. His father's side is a rich businessman, his mother's side is a big official, money and power are all there, and Zhang Siwei's future achievements cannot be low.

In addition to a good family background, Zhang Siwei is also a talented and good at learning. He was fifteen years old, and he was a good talker, and inspector Liu once praised him as a pillar of the country in the future. In the twenty-eighth year of Jiajing, the second person in the middle was raised, when he was twenty-six years old. In the thirty-second year of Jiajing, he entered the Hanlin Academy as the first Shu Jishi, when he was Chinese New Year's Eve years old, and later he was awarded the Hanlin Academy for editing.

Jiajing forty-one and forty-four years, twice served as a conference examiner. Later generations replaced Yuan Wenrong in drafting the strategist Wenmu, which was praised by the people of the time. In the first year of Longqing, the right chunfang was promoted to the right middle yuan. Because of his outstanding knowledge, he was appointed as a lecturer on the feast day. When lecturing for the emperor, he was able to make reasonable statements and answer the emperor's questions wholeheartedly, so that the emperor praised him very much, and later promoted Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhide and Hanlin Yuan attendant.

At that time, the first assistant of the cabinet was Gao Gong, and Zhang Siwei was used and valued by Gao Gong because he had both culture and martial arts, not only wrote well, but also knew border defense affairs well. It was Gao Gong who single-handedly promoted him to the rank of Hanlin Academy, and was soon promoted to the position of Right Attendant of the Bureaucracy. Zhang Siwei was actually not qualified to participate in the government at that time, and they were all promoted by the high arch who was in charge of the official department at that time.

In the fourth year of Longqing, he was credited with dealing with the Mongol surrender of Hanaji to the imperial court, and was promoted to the left attendant of the official department. Zhang Siwei was promoted by Gao Gong, and he was strict in his work, so he was unpopular, and later he was ostracized by his colleagues, so he begged for illness. It was not until Longqing was reinstated in the sixth year of longqing, serving as an attendant of the Eastern Palace, in charge of government affairs and teaching shu jishi.

After the death of Emperor Mingmuzong, the Wanli Emperor succeeded to the throne, Zhang Juzheng single-handedly pulled Gao Gong off the stage, and Zhang Siwei once again asked for his return on the grounds of illness. In the second year of the Wanli Calendar, the official was reinstated and served as the vice president of the "Records of the Temple of the World". In the third year of the Wanli Calendar, under the recommendation of Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Siwei served as a Rebbe Shangshu and a scholar of Dongge University, and entered the cabinet to participate in the advance of the aircraft. In the fifth year of the Wanli Calendar, Prince Jia Taibao, a scholar of Jinwen yuange University, who presided over the wedding of Emperor Shenzong for six years, had meritorious service and Washibao, and a scholar of Jinwu Yingdian University. Eight years of Jiazhu Guo's young fu and crown prince Taifu, ten years of Jin and prince taishi.

After Zhang Juzheng took power, he began to carry out a series of reforms. Zhang Siwei has been a staunch supporter of his reforms, helping Zhang Juzheng implement reform policies such as the "One Whip Law". He is a very important member of Zhang Juzheng's reform team.

In the fourth year of the Wanli Calendar, Zhang Juzheng died, and Zhang Siwei succeeded Zhang Juzheng as the first assistant, and the officials added at least the division, the official Shangshu, and the Zhongjidian University. After succeeding as the first assistant, Zhang Siwei did not continue some of Zhang Juzheng's measures, but instead appeased him, such as persuading the emperor to relax his policies, sweeping away the tediousness, benefiting the world, and summoning some officials who had been expelled and deposed by Zhang Juzheng to reinstate them. These actions of his have earned him a very good reputation.

Later, Zhang Juzheng's policies were liquidated, and party members and relatives and heirs were disposed of. Zhang Siwei, the original successor, not only did not stand up to protect the achievements of reform, but stood on the opposite side, questioning the measures of Zhang Juzheng's period, which was one of the reasons why he was questioned by later generations.

In the eleventh year of the Wanli Calendar, his father died, and Zhang Siwei returned home to serve as a mourner and resigned as the first assistant. Because of the excessive fatigue of the day and night rush, he was saddened by the death of his mother and two younger brothers. When the period of filial piety was about to expire, he died of illness. When the news reached the court, Emperor Shenzong of Song was very sad and ordered that he resign from the dynasty for one day, send officials to govern the funeral, and give it to The Master of Taishi and Yuwen Yi.