Xu Jie was a Chinese scholar-official during the Ming dynasty. He held a high position in the court of the Jiajing Emperor in the mid-16th century, serving as minister of rites from 1549 to 1552, and
Candidates are waiting for the results of the examinations; detail from a handscroll by Qiu Ying (1494–1552).
Zhang Cong, also known as Zhang Fujing, was a Chinese scholar-official who held high office during the early reign of the Ming emperor Jiajing. After the Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne, Zhang sup