明嘉靖初年甘州兵变简论

Discussion on the Muting Taking Place in Ganzhou in the Early Years of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty

发生在明嘉靖初年的甘州兵变不是一个偶然事件,它是河西地区长期以来吏治腐败导致的一次重大事变,反映了河西地区吏治的腐败、士兵的艰难处境以及与之相关联的屯田衰败、府库空虚深等深层次的社会问题。甘肃总兵李隆原本是假公济私的腐败分子,是士兵悲惨生活的造成者,却利用了士兵的不满情绪,唆使士兵哗变,杀害了严格依法办事的巡抚都御使许铭,这是发人深思的。新即位的明世宗,对甘州兵变予以彻查,对犯罪者依法严惩,显示了整顿吏治的坚定决心,成为河西吏治转变的开始。

The Muting taking place in Ganzhou in the early days of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty was not an acciden- tal incident, but a great event that was caused by the corruption of the officials in Hexi, and it reflected the serious problems in Hexi, such as the corruption of officials, the hardship of soldiers, the declined agriculture and the short of grains, etc. Li Long, the commander - in - chief in Gansu, who was a corrupt official that made advantages of the sol- diers＇discontented sentiments and instigated them to mutiny and murder Xu Ming, who handled the affairs strictly ac- cording to the law, which called us a deep thought. Mingshizong, the emperor of Ming Dynasty who succeeded to the throne, investigated the Ganzhou Muting thoroughly and punished offenders severely according to the law. It showed Mingshizong＇sdetermination of reorganizing the corruption of the officials and it became the good beginning of the offi- cials＂ style of work.