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石珤

明朝 · 宰相

石珤 (明朝·宰相) was a notable historical figure from 明朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 石珤: 石珤,藁城人.

Biography

石珤,藁城人。
明史卷一百九十 列传第七十八:
  石珤,字邦彦,藁城人。父玉,山东按察使。珤与兄玠同举成化末年进士,改庶吉士,授检讨,数谢病居家。孝宗末,始进修撰。正德改元,擢南京侍读学士。历两京祭酒,迁南京吏部右侍郎。召改礼部,进左侍郎。武宗始游宣府,珤上疏力谏,不报。改掌翰林院事。廷臣谏南巡,祸将不测,珤疏救之。十六年拜礼部尚书,掌詹事府。
  世宗立,代王琼为吏部尚书。自群小窃柄,铨政混浊。珤刚方,谢请托,诸犯清议者多见黜,时望大孚,而内阁杨廷和有所不悦。甫二月,复改掌詹事府,典诰敕。嘉靖元年遣祀阙里及东岳。事竣还家,屡乞致仕。言官以珤望重,交章请留,乃起赴官。
  三年五月,诏以吏部尚书兼文渊阁大学士入参机务。帝欲以奉先殿侧别建一室祀献帝,珤抗疏言其非礼。及廷臣伏阙泣争,珤与毛纪助之。无何,“大礼”议定,纪去位。珤复谏曰:“大礼一事已奉宸断,无可言矣。但臣反复思之,终有不安于心者。心所不安而不以言,言恐触忤而不敢尽,则陛下将焉用臣,臣亦何以仰报君父哉?夫孝宗皇帝与昭圣皇太后,乃陛下骨肉至亲也。今使疏贱谗佞小人辄行离间,但知希合取宠,不复为陛下体察。兹孟冬时享在迩,陛下登献对越,如亲见之,宁不少动于中乎?夫事亡如事存。陛下承列圣之统,以总百神,临万方,焉得不加慎重,顾听细人之说,干不易之典哉?”帝得奏不悦,戒勿复言。
  明年建世庙于太庙东。帝欲从何渊言,毁神宫监,伐林木,以通辇道。给事中韩楷,御史杨秦、叶忠等交谏,忤旨夺俸。给事中卫道继言之,贬秩调外。珤复抗章,极言不可,弗听。及世庙成,帝欲奉章圣皇太后谒见,张璁、桂萼力主之。礼官刘龙等争不得,诸辅臣以为言,帝不报,趣具仪。珤乃上疏曰:“陛下欲奉皇太后谒见世庙,臣窃以为从令固孝,而孝有大于从令者。臣诚不敢阿谀以误君上。窃惟祖宗家法,后妃已入宫,未有无故复出者。且太庙尊严,非时享祫祭,虽天子亦不轻入,况后妃乎?璁辈所引庙见之礼,今奉先殿是也。圣祖神宗行之百五十年,已为定制,中间纳后纳妃不知凡几,未有敢议及者,何至今日忽倡此议?彼容悦佞臣岂有忠爱之实,而陛下乃欲听之乎?且阴阳有定位,不可侵越。陛下为天地百神之主,致母后无故出入太庙街门,是坤行乾事,阴侵阳位,不可之大者也。臣岂不知君命当承,第恐上累圣德,是以不敢顺旨曲从,以成君父之过,负覆载之德也。”奏入,帝大愠。
  珤为人清介端亮,孜孜奉国。数以力行王道,清心省事,辨忠邪,敦宽大,毋急近效为帝言。帝见为迂阔,弗善也。议“大礼”时,帝欲援以自助,而珤据礼争,持论坚确,失帝意,璁、萼辈亦不悦。璁、萼朝夕谋辅政,攻击费宏无虚日,以珤行高,不能有所加。至明年春,奸人王邦奇讦杨廷和,诬珤及宏为奸党,两人遂乞归。帝许宏驰驿,而责珤归怨朝廷,失大臣谊,一切恩典皆不予。归,装襆被车一辆而已。都人叹异,谓自来宰臣去国,无若珤者。自珤及杨廷和、蒋冕、毛纪以强谏罢政,迄嘉靖季,密勿大臣无进逆耳之言者矣。
  珤加官,自太子太保至少保。七年冬卒,谥文隐。隆庆初,改谥文介。

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