忧国爱民 正直廉洁——明代杰出的政治家、贤相叶向高

摘要

In this paper, the late Ming Dynasty's state corruption, political darkness and social unrest is look on as the background, it fully shows us with the experience of Ye Xiang-gao who was a distinguished prime minister of integrity and incorruptibility worrying about country and citizen in Ming Dynasty. Ye Xiang-gao is demonstrated a visionary, courageous reformer, statesman in the history of our country, and is also a great master remembered in China.%本文以明朝中后期，朝政腐败、政治黑暗、社会动荡为背景，全面阐明了在万历和天启期间两次出任内阁首辅的叶向高，为挽救岌岌可危的朱氏王朝，倾尽所能，大力倡议革旧鼎新，废除弊政，励精图治的政治主张和理政思想；并论述了叶向高同情民间疾苦，关心黎民百姓，以民为本的风范及爱国爱乡的情怀；也论述了叶向高匡扶正义，勇敢坚定地与作恶多端的宦官坚决的斗争行为。论证了叶向高是我国历史上一个有眼光、有胆量的改革家、政治家，也是一个得到后人怀念的“良相”。