In the 5,000 years of China, in the long river of history, a large number of heroic sons and daughters have emerged, who have played a vital role in the development of the country, the nation and society. Each era has the excitement of each era, from the leading Qin Emperor Han Wu to Genghis Khan who bent his bow and shot a large eagle. Regardless of these emperors throughout the ages, just being the prime minister of the annals of history is enough to make our Sons and Daughters of China feel proud.
1. Huaxia first phase - Guan Zhong
Guan Zhong (723 BC - 645 BC), a famous economist, philosopher, politician, and military figure in the early Spring and Autumn Period. He is known as the "protector of Chinese civilization". During his term of office, Guan Zhong vigorously carried out reforms, that is, Guan Zhong reformed, and enriched the country and strengthened the army. The administrative reforms straightened out the administrative system, so that the residual influence of the tribe was completely eliminated. Paying attention to actual political achievements in appointing and appointing people has broken through the Shiqing Shilu system to a certain extent, laying the foundation for the future imperial examination system. In terms of political views, Guan Zhong focused on the economy and agriculture. Guan Zhong's series of efforts eventually made Qi Huangong the head of the Spring and Autumn Five.
2. Bringing down a world – Liz
Li Si (c. 284 BC – 208 BC) was a famous politician, writer and calligrapher of the Qin Dynasty. The main achievement was to assist Qin Shi Huang in unifying the world. Politically, he advocated the abolition of the sub-feudal system and the implementation of the county system, which was supported by Qin Shi Huang and formed a centralized system, which fundamentally eradicated the bane of the division and division of the princely kingdoms. In terms of cultural unification of writing, the four major calligraphy styles of Chinese calligraphy are true, grass, li, and seal, and li and seal occupy half of its country, which is all the credit of Li Si. Unifying the economy's weights and measures and unifying the currency is considered by later generations to be a major innovation in economic history. Qin Shi Huang was able to unify the six kingdoms and create a feudal society, and Li Si was indispensable.
3. Decisive victory thousands of miles away - Xiao He
Xiao He (257 BC - 193 BC), one of the three masters of the early Han Dynasty, made great contributions in the process of assisting Liu Bang, the ancestor of han Gaozu, in establishing the Han Dynasty. Politically, Xiao He enacted Han laws and abolished the unreasonable harsh laws of the Qin Dynasty. Culturally, he attached great importance to the construction of the book business, and he presided over the construction of the three pavilions of "Shiqu Pavilion", "Qilin Pavilion" and "Tianlu Pavilion" in Weiyang Palace, which later became the main library building of the Han Dynasty official government, laying the foundation for the national collection of books in the Han Dynasty. Later generations have circulated a related idiom "success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He".
4. Bow down and do your best, and after death, zhuge liang
Zhuge Liang (181-234), Shu Han Dynasty minister of the Three Kingdoms period, outstanding statesman, military, diplomat, writer, calligrapher, inventor. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, at the grace of Liu Beisan, a descendant of the Han Dynasty, He went out of the mountains to assist Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei, who had nothing, could divide the world with Cao Cao and Sun Quan. He is the author of "The Table of Teachers" and "Book of Commandments" and other famous passages passed down through the ages to educate the world. In his lifetime, Zhuge Liang "bowed down and died later", and was a representative of loyal subjects and wise men in traditional Chinese culture. Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair" has become a monument in the history of military strategy. There are many doubts about Zhuge Liang's ability and achievements in the contemporary era, but throughout the generations of Nengchen, Zhuge Liang's career is the most difficult, and it can be said that Zhuge Liang has fully proved his ability in a doomed cause.
5. Planning and planning, fixing the merits of the society - Fang Xuanling
Fang Xuanling (579-648) was a politician and writer in the early Tang Dynasty. One of the twenty-four heroes of Ling Yan Pavilion. After Fang Xuanling surrendered to Li Shimin, the King of Qin in Weibei, he advised Li Shimin, was the secretary of the code, and was Li Shimin's powerful adviser. Because Fang Xuanling was good at scheming, and Du Ruyi was decisive in handling things, he was called "Fang Mou Du Duan", and later generations took him and Du Ruyi as a model of good looks. Assist Li Shimin in running the four sides, leveling the crowd, participating in the planning of the Xuanwumen Revolution, and helping Li Shimin to seek the position of emperor. Fang Xuanling pays attention to the people's livelihood and advocates the reduction of officials, while also saving the state financial expenditure and reducing the people's burden. Li Shimin praised Fang Xuanling for "planning and planning, and fixing the merits of the society."
6. The Pearl of Haiqu - Di Renjie
Di Renjie (630-700), politician of the Wuzhou dynasty of the Tang Dynasty. He was known for his fearlessness of power. He urged Wu Zetian to make his son crown prince, so that the Tang dynasty regime could continue. He was twice prime minister, upright, jealous and hateful. Every post has its heart in mind for the people and has made great achievements. An Bang dingguo could advise Wu Zetian on the ills in his administration. Between the "rule of Zhenguan" and the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era", it has played a role in carrying on the upper and lower levels. Now, Di Renjie's image in the folk is mostly a master of case adjudication. The "Yuanfang Body" he performed with his subordinate Li Yuanfang on the TV screen became the audience's talk and joke after tea and dinner.
7. Unrepentant reformer - Wang Anshi
Wang Anshi (1021-1086) was a famous thinker, politician, writer and reformer of the Northern Song Dynasty. Wang Anshi advocated changing the law in an attempt to change the situation of poverty and weakness in the Northern Song Dynasty, and to enhance the ability to defend externally and suppress internally in order to consolidate and strengthen feudal rule. In the 15 years since the implementation of the new law, the government's fiscal revenue has increased by a large margin, to a certain extent, it has curbed the merger forces of powerful landlords, restricted the hidden land tax evasion behavior of bureaucrats and gentry landlords, enabled some of the commercial profits monopolized by large merchants to be collected by the state, vigorously built farmland water conservancy projects, played a huge role in the development of agricultural production, reduced the people's burdens, and presented a prosperous scene that has not been seen in a hundred years.
8. Wolong in the Northern Kingdom - Yelü Chucai
Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan of the early Yuan Dynasty, politician of the Mongol Empire. Assisted by Genghis Khan, he proposed and formulated various administrative strategies with the Confucian way of governing the country, laying the foundation for the development of the Mongol Empire and the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty. Legislatively, the system of integrating the military and the government should be abolished, so that the military and the government can contain each other and prevent arbitrary actions. Economically, Yelü Chucai advocated lightly dispensing with thin endowments, cherishing the people's strength, and developing production. He also contributed to the literature, and Yelü Chucai set up a scripture office in Pingyang to preserve important documents on the history of Liao. In terms of his cultural contribution, Yelü Chucai was a giant who could stand in the annals of history.
9. Wanli First Auxiliary - Zhang Juzheng
Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582) was a politician and reformer in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor, created the "Wanli New Deal". The reform measures it introduced were very effective at that time. Politically, the implementation of the "examination method" has effectively reduced the corrupt trend of officials vying for power and profit and dereliction of duty. The military appointees were meritocratic, using Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang to guard Jimen and Liaodong respectively, and strengthen the northern garrison. Economically, all-out efforts were made to check land, reform taxation, and implement the "one-whip law," which effectively increased fiscal revenue. Throughout history, Zhang Juzheng's reforms are the most far-reaching and successful reforms after Shang Martin, Qin Shi Huang and even before modern times.
10. It is rare to meet the world's talents - Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan (1811-1872) was a politician, strategist, theoretician, and writer at the end of the Qing Dynasty in modern China, and the founder and commander of the Xiang Army. In the third year of Xianfeng (1853), in the area of his hometown of Hunan, relying on complex interpersonal relationships such as teachers and apprentices, relatives, and friends, he established a local regiment called Xiangyong. He tried his best to train troops, and sent people to Guangdong to buy Western artillery, prepare for the establishment of a marine division, and finally formed a strong army, the Xiang Army. He led an army to successfully suppress the Taiping Rebellion. Zeng Guofan's military ideas have influenced several generations, and subsequent military experts such as Huang Xing and Cai Yi also admired Zeng Guofan's military strategy.