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p>Xu Jie (1503-1583), named Zisheng, also known as Shaohu and Cunzhai, was a native of Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. In his early years, he was good at poetry and calligraphy. In the second year of Jiajing (1523), he passed the rank of Tanhua and was awarded the title of editor of the Hanlin Academy. Later, because of his disobedience to Zhang Fijing, he was denounced as an official in the Yanping Prefecture. Suffering from this setback, he became an official from then on. There were many thieves in Yanping, and more than 100 thieves were arrested after he took office. He cleared up the backlog of cases, released prisoners, won a reputation, and was promoted to Huangzhou Tongzhi. Later, he was promoted to Zhejiang Inspector and deputy envoy to Jiangxi, and was in charge of Zhejiang and Zhejiang Provinces. Academic Affairs of Fujian Province. The crown prince came out of the cabinet (to study) and was promoted to the Imperial Academy to offer wine. Later, he became a minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and participated in important court affairs. Zeng Mishu exposed the crimes of Qiu Luan, the Marquis of Xianning, and was good at writing Qingci (a style of writing used to communicate with gods. Emperor Jiajing believed in gods) and was trusted by Emperor Jiajing. At this time, Yan Song was in power as the first assistant, and he and Yan Song served in the court for more than ten years. They were cautious and good at catering to the emperor's wishes, so they were able to stay in power for a long time.
Japanese pirates ravaged the southeast and invaded Songjiang, urging them to send troops to quell the chaos.
In the 41st year of Jiajing (1562), he learned that the emperor had heard about the illegal behavior of Yan Song and his son, so he ordered the imperial censor Zou Yinglong to participate in the impeachment, and finally Yan Song was dismissed from office and his son Yan Shifan was banished to garrison. Xu Jie replaced Yan Song as the chief assistant.
Emperor Jiajing believed in alchemists and took "golden elixir" to cause illness. Hai Ruili, the head of the Household Department, reported his loss. The emperor was angry and wanted to kill Hai Rui immediately. Xu Jie rescued him, but Hai Rui had to delay his death and was imprisoned in prison. In the forty-fifth year of Jiajing (1566), when the emperor died, Xu Jiecao issued an edict, proclaiming Muzong Zhu Zaihe as emperor. He stopped all fasting, civil work, jewelry, and weaving, and all officials who had offended by their words or deeds were pardoned and dealt with. People's hearts. Because they did not discuss this with their fellow cabinet ministers Gao Gong and Guo Pu in advance, they held a grudge and instigated the imperial censor to participate in the impeachment, forcing Xu Jie to retire and return home in the second year of Longqing (1568).
Because he served as prime minister for many years and was a veteran of two dynasties, he was known as "Xuge Lao". In the name of "commitment", a large amount of land was annexed. In the third year of Longqing's reign (1569), Hai Rui was appointed governor of Yingtian, but was exploited by Xu Jie's political enemy Gao Gong, who ordered local powerful tycoons to withdraw from the land they occupied. After nearly being killed, he fled to another country.