明中期江西士人的在朝困局——以“朝士半江西”之谚为中心的考察

The Dilemma of Literati and Officialdom from Jiangxi in the Middle of the Ming Dynasty—An Investigation Centered on the Proverb of “Half of Central Officials Come from Jiangxi Province”

摘要: 就明代朝堂政局发展而言，江西籍士人在其中发挥了重要的作用，“翰林多吉水，朝士半江西”谚语的流行便是其例证。但不同的士人对该谚的诠释不尽相同，对该谚所适配的时代亦颇有不一，这在实际上反映了在不同时代的不同人眼中，江西士人于朝堂中的影响力是存在相当程度的波动的，而这一争议与波动便集中在了成化与嘉靖之间的明中期。

Abstract: In terms of the development of the political situation of the court in the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi scholars played an important role in it, as exemplified by the popularity of the proverb “The Hanlin is full of scholars of Jishui, and Half of Central Officials come from Jiangxi Province”. However, different scholars have different interpretations of the proverb and different times for the proverb. This actually reflects that in the eyes of different people in different times, the influence of Jiangxi scholars in the court is fluctuating to a certain extent, and this controversy and fluctuation is concentrated in the middle of the Ming Dynasty between Chenghua and Jiajing.