明中后期内阁首辅的嬗替与政治影响

Cabinet Minister' Tragic Result and Political Influence in Middle Period of Ming Dynasty

在明中后期内阁权力逐步发展到顶峰的政治格局下,内阁成为权力斗争和利益角逐的场所,激烈的政治斗争和绞杀使内阁成员的人际关系处于持续紧张的状态。明中后期内阁首辅的去职都是一系列政治倾轧的结果,而去职后的首辅的结局却大多带有悲剧性的色彩,这一现象有其具体的社会和政治原因,并对当时及以后的明王朝政治产生了深刻的影响。

In the middle and late periods of the Ming dynasty, the power of the cabinet had come to its summit, and hence the focus of political conflict. As a result, the post of cabinet minister revealed the cruel political strife. Those who were deprived of the post were often with tragic color, which were the consequence of social and political reasons and exerted great influence on Ming administration.