张居正与冯保——历史的另一面

Zhang Ju zheng and Feng Bao

被誉为“宰相之杰”的张居正 ,以非凡的胆识和魄力 ,推行大刀阔斧的改革 ,排除种种阻力与干扰 ,取得了引人瞩目的政绩 ,缔造了所谓万历新政。但是身后遭到不公平的待遇 ,令人感慨系之。后人在复述这一段历史时 ,在赞誉他的同时 ,导致一种过于讳言其过的倾向。本文透过四个方面的剖析 ,意在窥探这位政治家的内心世界 ,以显示历史的另一面 ,更接近其真面目 ,并非故意抬杠 。

Zhang Ju zheng,“an outstanding prime minister” in the Ming Dynasty surpassing others in intelligence and boldness,pushed a great reform,eliminated sundry obstructions and interferences,gained remarkable achievements in his official career,and created a so called Wanli New Deal.After his death,however,he was treated unjustly and posterity feels extremely sorry for that so much so that when later generations review this period and praise him,they refrain from reflecting upon his mistakes.This essay aims at probing this politician’s inner world from different angles and shows us another facet of history, instead of arguing for the argument’s sake or reversing any historical verdict.