Introduction: In ancient China, the prime minister is the highest official position to assist the king in handling government affairs, is the highest administrative officer in addition to the emperor, with the continuous change of the dynasty, the official official name of the prime minister is also different, such as the minister, the servant, the shang shu ling, the cabinet university scholar, the military minister, etc., refers to the prime minister, a successful king behind often have outstanding appearances, today let's take stock of China's four major prime ministers.
1. Qin Dynasty Li Si
Li Si was born in the last year of the Warring States, when he was young, he had a pursuit of his career, immersed in the study of the art of the emperor, after arriving in the Qin State, he first defected to Lü Buwei, became a petty official of the Qin State, once, he spoke to the King of Qin, proposed a plan to destroy the Six Kingdoms, with his help, the King of Qin gradually annexed the Six Kingdoms and completed the great cause of unification, in addition, his proposals for a centralized system, unified writing, weights and measures, and currency were adopted by the King of Qin, which had a profound impact on China's feudal dynasty for more than two thousand years. Although Li Si, for the sake of his own position and the stability of the Qin Dynasty, did not hesitate to kill Han Fei in jealousy, proposed to burn books to pit Confucianism, and caused Great losses to Chinese culture, but overall it was still more meritorious than excessive, and without Li Si there would be no legendary Qin Dynasty.
2. Three Kingdoms Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang has the reputation of "a good minister throughout the ages" among the four major Chinese prime ministers, and his lifelong resourcefulness and indifference to fame and fortune can be said to have bowed down to the Shu kingdom and died later." In order to repay Liu Beisan's favor to Maolu, he proposed the famous "Longzhong Pair", which won a great victory at the Battle of Chibi and laid the foundation for the establishment of the Three Kingdoms. After the death of Emperor Xian, Liu Chan, who was assisted by the will and assisted by the later lord, played an outstanding talent in governing the country and the army, invented the Kong Ming Lantern, the Eight Array Diagram, Zhuge Lian's crossbow and other military household tools, which were respected by later generations, and Zhuge Liang's "Table of The Master" also became an outstanding work in China's ancient prose with the characteristics of sincere emotion and smooth writing.
3. Early Tang Dynasty Fang Xuanling
Fang Xuanling was the founding minister of the Tang Dynasty, he was good at strategizing, acting decisively, and helping Tang Taizong to obtain the throne, and Tang Taizong Li Shimin praised him for "planning and planning, and fixing the merits of the society", and was made a duke. He served as prime minister for fifteen years in his life, was the longest person in the tang dynasty, and spent his life for the Tang Dynasty, his daughter became a princess, and his son was a donkey, which can be described as extremely noble, but he was low-key and never showed off his pride.
4. Ming Dynasty Zhang Juzheng
The highest political organ of the Ming Dynasty was the cabinet capital, and Zhang Juzheng was the first assistant minister of the cabinet who assisted the Wanli Emperor. The "Wanli New Deal" and "a whip law" he implemented can be described as well-intentioned, to a certain extent, alleviated the class contradictions and ethnic contradictions at that time, reversed the financial crisis at that time, saved the Qing Dynasty, left the reputation of "saving the prime minister of the time", and truly achieved what he said: "Willing to serve the dust with a deep heart, and not seek benefits from themselves." ”。