Chinese culture is broad and profound, and it is particularly difficult to learn Chinese and Chinese characters. Chinese as the mother tongue of the Chinese is a phenomenon that many people do not know clearly and many Chinese characters do not know; with the development of science and technology, it is not uncommon to forget the pen.
For Chinese the learning of Chinese and Chinese characters, which are somewhat difficult, is taken to foreigners to learn with a certain difficulty value. In particular, the learning of tone, coupled with many words with similar pronunciation, or different meanings in different places of the same word, etc., can be seen everywhere.
Since the two words of the same word have different meanings in different places, the meaning of the expression of the two different sets of words should also be different. Many people confuse the prime minister with the prime minister and think that they mean the same thing, but this is not the case. Although they differ in only one word and are often conflated, in fact the meanings of the two are very different.
1. The Minister and his duties
With the broadcast of many popular costume film and television dramas, the history of the feudal dynasty has once again been moved to the screen. The change of various dynasties, the internal system of the dynasty, and the changes in official positions have attracted the attention of many people. Among them, the most familiar one is the position of chancellor, because his position is under the emperor alone, and he can command hundreds of officials.
And the chancellor is also an official position of the Eight Classics, precisely because his official is subordinate to zhengyipin; so in the film and television dramas, when the imperial court deliberations or suggestions are offered, the appearance rate of the chancellor is the highest, which is why most people are impressed by this official position.
According to the history that can be verified, the position of minister first appeared in the qin dynasty during the period of King Wu. After the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, the position of Chancellor was also retained; but the position of Chancellor was high and powerful, which was a potential danger for many emperors. Because the power of the prime minister is more and more inflated, it is difficult to be independent and will lead to a catastrophe. After all, the emperor has to manage the affairs of the world, and it is impossible to do everything himself.
The power of the chancellor only reached its peak during the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty, when the famous chancellors were Li Si and Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao was also a well-known traitor, which led to many political disturbances within the Qin Dynasty, killing a large number of loyal and good people, and hastening the demise of the Qin Dynasty.
Since then, many monarchs have perceived the harm of the power of the phase, so they have adopted various methods to weaken the power of the phase and allow the power of the emperor to be concentrated. For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established the Inner Court, and the Tang Dynasty's three-province system was a means of weakening the power of the Emperor. The final abolition of the chancellor was in the Ming Dynasty, and the famous Hu Weiyong case announced that the official position of the chancellor, who had once been in contact with the top of power, had completely withdrawn from the stage of history.
2. The Prime Minister and his duties
The chancellor first originated in the pre-Qin dynasty and gradually spread to the various princely states in the Warring States period. Successive dynasties have called the ministers who helped the emperor manage the country called the prime minister. Guan Zhong, who is particularly well known to the public, was the first famous prime minister in Chinese history. Prime Minister is a collective term not an official title, and it has different titles at different times.
For example, the chancellor of the Qin Dynasty was called Xiang Xiang, while the Western Han Dynasty was Xiang Guo; there were also specific titles of Shang Shu Ling and Shi Zhong. Liu Bang's right-hand man Xiao He was also a well-known Xiangguo. After his death, Cao San succeeded to the throne of Xiang Guo, which was originally the Xiang State of the princely state of Qi; but whether it was the State of Qi or the Xiang State of the Western Han Dynasty, its status was very high.
The prime minister helped the emperor deal with various administrative affairs and was in charge of state affairs. It was the highest administrative unit in ancient times besides monarchs. Zai has the meaning of domination, which means that the prime minister can dominate some government affairs; the meaning of complementarity means that the prime minister mainly assists the king in handling political affairs.
The prime minister must be the prime minister, the prime minister is not necessarily the prime minister, and the prime minister and the prime minister actually have the same thing in terms of actual power. Both represent the most powerful people in the dynasty or country at that time except the emperor. But all the most powerful people can be called prime ministers, and ministers are included; but the reverse is not true.
This is because the prime minister is an official position, while the prime minister is the system. In other words, if a person becomes a prime minister, it can also be said that he is the prime minister. But if a person is the prime minister, his corresponding official position is not necessarily that of the prime minister. For example, the head of the cabinet with the greatest power in the Ming Dynasty was the prime minister instead of the prime minister, and the most powerful minister in the early Han Dynasty could also be called the prime minister.
That is, the prime minister and the prime minister are included in the relationship. Just like the three good students and the students with excellent grades, the three good students must have excellent grades, but the students with excellent grades are not necessarily the three good students. The three good students can correspond to the prime minister, and the prime minister can correspond to the students with excellent grades; the two cannot be reversed.
In addition, the prime minister is a specific person, and the prime minister does not refer to someone, but even more than one person. The chancellor is an official position, just like the class leader in the class; the class leader is often only one person. The prime minister can be one person or multiple people; in the Tang Dynasty's three provinces and six ministries system, there can be three prime ministers, because the governors of the three provinces are equal in terms of authority and official position.
Fourth, the blessings and misfortunes of the prime minister depend on each other
Since the prime minister includes the prime minister, the discussion will begin here with the prime minister. If it is said that becoming a general was the highest pursuit of all people who practiced martial arts in ancient times, then becoming the prime minister was the ideal of a civilian official's life. Because when he becomes the prime minister, he has the honorable status above ten thousand people, and he can also command hundreds of officials and discuss the state of the country. Although nominally a consultation, the prime minister is the one who holds the power.
Since the history of junior high school, I have learned that imperial power and phase power have been in a confrontational position for a long time, after all, who has no desire? Who wouldn't want to rule the world? Many prime ministers change in front of their purposes, no longer assisting the king, but want to challenge the king's authority. Hu Weiyong blamed himself, and his final tragic death was not because of his disregard and threat to imperial power.
The supremacy of imperial power is the theorem of feudal dynasties. Unlike today's rule-of-law society, the laws and regulations of that time were all made by the king and did not restrain him. Therefore, everyone wants to have such a privilege, and the emperor who stands in this position will also find ways to keep his position. Therefore, it is natural to be extra vigilant against people and powers that threaten their position.
After all, there are very few monarchs like Liu Bang Xiao He, and more are prime ministers who think of usurping power and usurping the throne after they have great power. Some have succeeded, but some have been directly treated by the sit-in system, which is unbearable. Doing things well next to the emperor without selfishness is a blessing, but if you have a bad heart, most of the people who accompany it are disasters.
5. Summary
All in all, although there is only a one-word difference between the prime minister and the prime minister, its connotation is very different. Since the outbreak of Hu Weiyong's case, the claim of the prime minister has disappeared. The cabinet chief assistant or military minister who appeared after that was essentially the prime minister, but no one used the title of prime minister anymore.
Companions are like companions, whether they are prime ministers or prime ministers, they must do their best to help the king govern the country well; only in this way can he save his life and the peace of his family, and can he also leave a title of sage for thousands of years.