Xu Jie was the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Jie's official rank had changed in the Ming Dynasty. Xu Jie had held different official positions at different times, including the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the Imperial College. However, no clear information was provided to answer the question of Xu Jie's rank. Therefore, I don't know Xu Jie's exact rank.
Xu Jie's way of being an official was controversial. Some people thought that he was a clean official who did not seek power or accept bribes. Moreover, after he overthrew the treacherous minister Yan Song, he was deeply trusted by the emperor and was called a hero of his generation. However, some people pointed out that Xu Jie's relatives and servants relied on his power to run amok in his hometown, and Xu Jie adopted a conniving attitude towards this. According to statistics, the Xu family had occupied 240,000 mu of land, causing public anger. The papers that sued him piled up like a mountain. Therefore, there were two sides to the evaluation of whether Xu Jie was an honest official or not.
Yan Song and Xu Jie wore different official hats in the drama " Ming Dynasty 1566 ". This was because the props staff of the production team did not understand the official uniform system of the Ming Dynasty. Xu Jie was wearing a court hat, while Yan Song was wearing a Ming Dynasty official hat. The court uniform was the uniform worn by the civil and military officials on special occasions, while the official uniform was the uniform worn by the officials on normal days. To be specific, Xu Jie was wearing a five-beam crown, which was worn by officials of the Ming Dynasty on occasions such as sacrifice, New Year's Day, winter solstice, holy festival, issuing edict, opening reading, presenting table, passing system, etc. Yan Song was wearing the official hat of the Ming Dynasty. The specific shape and grade distribution were not obvious. In short, the official hats of Yan Song and Xu Jie in the TV series were different because the props staff had limited understanding of the Ming Dynasty official uniform system.
The birthplace of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet elder, Xu Jie, was Yixing.
There was no direct blood relationship between Xu Pu and Xu Jie. The reason why they had the same name and number was probably because they all lived in a place called "Dongli". This place might be their ancestral home or the birthplace of their family. Therefore, there was no direct blood relationship between Xu Pu and Xu Jie.
Xu Guangqi was related to Xu Jie. Xu Guangqi's father, Xu Xiake, was once one of Xu Jie's disciples. There was a master-disciple relationship between the two. In addition, Xu Guangqi had consulted Xu Jie on scientific issues and was praised and supported by Xu Jie. Therefore, it could be said that they had a close relationship. There was both the inheritance and education between teachers and students, and the support and encouragement of the elders to the younger generation.
Xu Jie's cabinet members included Gao Gong, Li Chunfang, Guo Pu, Chen Yiqin, Zhang Juzheng, and Zhao Zhenji.