Xu Jie's cabinet members included Gao Gong, Li Chunfang, Guo Pu, Chen Yiqin, Zhang Juzheng, and Zhao Zhenji.
Xu Jie's cabinet members included Gao Gong, Li Chunfang, Guo Pu, Chen Yiqin, Zhang Juzheng, and Zhao Zhenji.
Xu Jie was a famous cabinet chief in the Ming Dynasty. He served as the cabinet chief from the late Jiajing Dynasty to the early Longqing Dynasty. Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng had a deep master-disciple relationship. Xu Jie was Zhang Juzheng's teacher. He had planned and promoted Zhang Juzheng, recommending him as a lecturer and confidant. Xu Jie held Zhang Juzheng in high regard during his term as the chief assistant of the cabinet. Xu Jie and Gao Gong also served as cabinet chiefs. The three of them were famous cabinet chiefs in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and their power was unparalleled. The relationship between them was very subtle. Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng had a deep master-disciple relationship and helped each other, but their relationship with Gao Gong was unknown. In general, Xu Jie played an important role in the cabinet during the Ming Dynasty and had a close relationship with Zhang Juzheng.
Before Xu Jie, there were Yan Song and Yang Tinghe in the cabinet.
Xu Jie served as the chief assistant of the cabinet for 21 years.
The cabinet members of the Wanli period included Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping, Zhao Zhigao, Wang Xijue, Shen Yiguan, Fang Congzhe, and others. Among them, Zhang Juzheng was the most famous cabinet chief in the Wanli period. He implemented a series of reform measures in the Wanli period and was known as the Ming Dynasty's reformist. There was no detailed information on the specific duties and contributions of the other members.
Xu Jie was demoted to the official position of Yanping Prefecture. Later, because he colluded with eunuch Wei Zhongxian and implemented some policies that were not conducive to the country and the people, he was dismissed from his official position and exiled to Yunnan. In the end, he died of illness in exile at the age of 54. There was no specific information about the outcome.
Xu Jie had three sons and a daughter. His eldest son Xu Fan, also known as Lu Qing, also known as Yunyan, was the only one of Xu Jie's four children born to Mrs. Shen. Xu Fan's mother died when he was one year old. Xu Jie was exiled to Fujian, so Xu Fan lost his parents 'care when he was young. Xu Jie's second son was Xu Ying, the third son of Xu Jie, a famous minister in the Ming Dynasty. Xu Jie also had a son named Xu Zhi and a daughter. There was no specific information about Xu Jie's daughter.
Xu Jie's final outcome was to be demoted to Yanping Prefecture. However, there was no specific information about the outcome.
Xu Jie's descendants were mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui. They had made certain achievements in their respective fields, engaged in different professions such as education, scientific research, and business, and contributed to the development of the country and the nation. Although their lives were not as glorious as their ancestors, they still adhered to their family traditions and contributed to the development of the country and the nation. To be specific, Xu Jie's descendants had 22 generations of descendants in the Rudong area of Jiangsu Province, and they had already become a local surname. In addition, there were also people who claimed to be Xu Jie's descendants in Japan. According to the latest archaeological discoveries, Xu Jie's tomb was found at the foot of Chashan Mountain in Dongshan Village, Heping Town, Changxing County, Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. Therefore, Xu Jie's descendants could be found in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui.