Shen Shixing, courtesy name Rumo and nickname Yaoquan, was born in Changzhou, China. Records from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. Shen was born in the 14th year of Jiajing reign of Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty. He was the son of a wealthy businessman. In the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, he became the number one scholar, was granted the title of Xiu, and received his surname. OK, OK, cursive, promotion. It is recorded that he was the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was also a bachelor of Dongting, a bachelor of the Ministry of Rites, a bachelor of the Ministry of Personnel, and a bachelor of Jianjitang. He succeeded Zhang Siwei as the cabinet record.
He came to power to maintain the situation and reconcile the conflicts between the emperor and officials, so he was regarded as the two ends of the first mouse.
In the 19th year, when he tried to reconcile the dispute between Wanli and Yanguan over the construction of a reservoir, he was dismissed by Yanguan and resigned and returned to Suzhou to live idle. In the evening, he retired to a lay life, wrote books and gave them to Xian Tang Ji, and participated in the renovation project of Ming Huidian during the Wanli period. He died in the forty-second year of Wanli. He was given a surname and named Wending, and was buried in Zhiyang of Wushan Mountain.
Said that his works are as good as his own, and his poems are as good as his own. It can be seen that in his political career, Shen Shixing did not achieve much and did not make any obvious mistakes. Even poetry, calligraphy, and literary talents are unremarkable.
Ordinarily, it would be difficult for such a person with outstanding abilities and skills to be in the ranks of civil servants. Why does Shen Shixing have a successful career? It turned out that he had been a teacher when Wanli was young. In addition, during Zhang's reform, conservatives were dismissed from office and demoted, and their inaction was known to Zhang Zhi.
In 1582, Emperor Wanli was 19 years old and Shen Shixing was 47 years old. Also in this year, Zhang passed away and succeeded to the throne. Unfortunately, less than a year after taking office, Zhang Siwei temporarily resigned because of his father's death. The next year, Zhang Siwei became seriously ill and found it difficult to join the position. At that time, several highly respected college students, except Shen Shixing, were all seriously ill. In such a helpless situation, Shen Shixing officially became the chief minister of the dynasty. He was a great minister.
In fact, all this seems to be a coincidence, but in fact, all this is irreversible. Shen Shixing has a gentle personality, without the arrogance of powerful people, nor the bad habit of bullying. This character contributed to his success as well as his failure.
After Zhang Ta died, he left many irreparable mistakes. After Shen Shixing was appointed Taishi Gong, the entire state affairs needed to be managed and some systems needed to be reformed. But all this is inseparable from the cooperation between records and the emperor, and also cannot be separated from the coordination with the civil service group. At this time, Emperor Wanli's rebellious psychology towards Zhang's appointments and records in the United States were still heavy, and the civil servant group was powerful. During the Wanli period, there were tens of thousands of civil servants across the country, and thousands of them worked in Kyoto alone. This is a huge group, these people directly determine the fate of Ming Dynasty. Therefore, it can be said that Shen Shixing was very angry with the plywood. Maybe it’s like a rat in a bellows—getting the wind from both ends.
In view of this, Shen Shixing adopted a moderate governance approach. As an assistant, his main job is to assist the government, help the emperor make suggestions on political affairs, and select capable officials to serve the country. Theoretically, in order to truly implement a policy, the emperor must not only listen to his ministers, but also consult the opinions of other civil servants. Therefore, he believes that it is wise to pursue the golden mean. Later, in order to please Emperor Wanli's preference and not go to court, he invented the method of staying in the palace, which was highly valued by Emperor Wanli. Later, he often used his power to practice favoritism, abuse power for personal gain, form a party, attack dissidents, and offended many officials.
In nineteen years