{"id":5421,"date":"2019-12-16T20:19:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T12:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2021-09-28T11:45:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T03:45:38","slug":"prime-ministers-tang-dynasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Prime Ministers Of The Tang Dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Tang Dynasty can be said to be one of the most prosperous dynasties in history. Not only did the culture flourish, many poets have emerged, but also many prosperous scenes have been created at the same time. The participation of the ministers, especially the prime minister who has powerful power, let us take a look at the top 10 <strong>prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty<\/strong> in China.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Top-10-Prime-Ministers-Of-The-Tang-Dynasty.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Top-10-Prime-Ministers-Of-The-Tang-Dynasty.jpg\" alt=\"Top 10 Prime Ministers Of The Tang Dynasty\" width=\"640\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Top-10-Prime-Ministers-Of-The-Tang-Dynasty.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Top-10-Prime-Ministers-Of-The-Tang-Dynasty-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#1Fang_Xuanling\" title=\"1.Fang Xuanling\">1.Fang Xuanling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#2Du_Ruhui\" title=\"2.Du Ruhui\">2.Du Ruhui<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#3Zhangsun_Wuji\" title=\"3.Zhangsun Wuji\">3.Zhangsun Wuji<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#4Di_Renjie\" title=\"4.Di Renjie\">4.Di Renjie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#5Wei_Zheng\" title=\"5.Wei Zheng\">5.Wei Zheng<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#6Yao_Chong\" title=\"6.Yao Chong\">6.Yao Chong<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#7Song_Jing\" title=\"7.Song Jing\">7.Song Jing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#8Zhang_Jianzhi\" title=\"8.Zhang Jianzhi\">8.Zhang Jianzhi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#9Zhang_Jiuling\" title=\"9.Zhang Jiuling\">9.Zhang Jiuling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/prime-ministers-tang-dynasty.html\/#10ZhangShuo\" title=\"10.ZhangShuo\">10.ZhangShuo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1Fang_Xuanling\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1.Fang Xuanling<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: 22 years of Zhenguan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Liang Guogong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Main achievements: One of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fang Xuanling, a native of Linzi, Shandong Province, first joined Li Shimin after assisting in Jinyang alone, and became one of his most valuable counselors. In the Xuanwumen Incident, five people, including Du Ruhan, made great contributions to Qin King Li Shimin and later helped Tang Taizong create the rule of Zhenguan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2Du_Ruhui\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2.Du Ruhui<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: Four years of Zhenguan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Lai Guogong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Main achievement: Planning the Xuanwumen Incident<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Du Ruhui, born in Xi&#8217;an, Shaanxi, was also a member of the founding fathers who assisted Li Shimin. During the Jinyang Uprising, he successively calmed down major rebellions such as Dou Jiande, and also participated in the planning of the Xuanwumen Incident, due to his decisive character, and Fang Xuan Ling was called &#8220;Fang Mou Du Duan&#8221; together, it was Li Shiming&#8217;s left arm and right arm, and later he was named Lai Guogong.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3Zhangsun_Wuji\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>3.Zhangsun Wuji<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: first year of the first year<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Qi Guogong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Main Achievements: Lingyan Pavilion first 24 heroes, founding veteran<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Zhangsun Wuji, a native of Luoyang, Henan, was also the founding father of the Tang Dynasty. For many years, with Li Shiming&#8217;s battle on the battlefield, he was the first hero in Lingyan Pavilion. He also assisted Tang Gaozong in his throne. It is arguably one of the ten most famous prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4Di_Renjie\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>4.Di Renjie<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: the first year of Jiu Shi<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Liang Guogong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Main achievements: Persuaded Li and continued Datang<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Di Renjie, born in Taiyuan, Shanxi, is a famous prime minister during the Wu Zetian period. I believe that like the first three prime ministers, many of them are seen on the silver screen. The image of heroic investigation and jealousy is also deeply rooted in the hearts of men. He was murdered twice, so he became the prime minister twice. Later, he persuaded Wu Zetian to establish Li Xian as the prince, only to restore the Tang power.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5Wei_Zheng\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>5.Wei Zheng<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: 17 years of Zhenguan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Zheng Guogong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Main achievements: One of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, well-known minister<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Wei Zheng, a giant deer in Hebei, was originally a counselor to the brothers of Li Shimin, and was adopted for his own use after the Xuanwumen Incident. Wei Zheng was a famous confidante in history. He did not fear the majesty and character of the emperor. Decisively and directly, he will not budge in any way that is bad for the country. He played more than 200 obituaries during the Zhenguan years, which greatly helped the formation of the rule of Zhenguan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6Yao_Chong\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>6.Yao Chong<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: Nine years of Kaiyuan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Liang County Hou<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Main Achievements: Propose a Dragon Coup, and assist Xuanzong to create a prosperous world<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Yao Chong was born in Shaan County, Henan Province. Since the Wu Zetian era, he has successively held the post of Prime Minister and Monk of the Three Dynasties. Whether it is to clear the rebel party or to implement the New Deal, his role is indispensable. The heyday, so he and Fang Xuanling were called &#8220;Four Great Men in Tang Dynasty&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7Song_Jing\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>7.Song Jing<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: Nine years of Kaiyuan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Liang County Hou<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Main Achievements: Assisted Tang Dynasty in Five Dynasties to Create Prosperous Age<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Song Jing, born in Hebei, has gone through five generations of succession. He has supplemented Wu Zetian, Tang Zhongzong, Tang Xuanzong, and others. He has spent all his energy for the Tang Dynasty and is also one of the &#8220;four wise men of the Tang Dynasty&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8Zhang_Jianzhi\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>8.Zhang Jianzhi<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: the first year of Shenlong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Hanyang King<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Major Achievements: Revival of Li Tang, Launch of the Dragon Coup<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Zhang Jianzhi, a native of Xiangyang, was first recommended by Di Renjie and later recommended by Yao Chong, becoming the prime minister step by step. He helped Tang Zhongzong and Li Xian to restore the throne, and the Li and Tang dynasties were kept. And after death, enjoy the temple court of the Tang Dynasty.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9Zhang_Jiuling\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>9.Zhang Jiuling<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: 28th Kaiyuan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Chinese Book Order<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Main achievement: The last famous appearance of Kaiyuan prosperity<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Zhang Jiuling, a native of Qujiang, was the last generation of famous figures in the Kaiyuan years. Initially he was promoted by Zhang Yue and later became prime minister. He was assisted by Tang Xuanzong. Poetry was very famous. Even Wang Wei and Du Fu praised his articles. .<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10ZhangShuo\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>10.ZhangShuo<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time of death: Eighteenth Kaiyuan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Title: Yan Guogong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Main achievements: Three visits to the Prime Minister, leading the literary world<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ZhangShuo, born in Luoyang, Henan Province, participated in the Imperial Examination in his early years and won the first place in the world. Like Zhang Jiuling, his literary talent is very outstanding, leading the literary world in the Tang Dynasty&#8217;s Kaiyuan period for 30 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tang Dynasty can be said to be one of the most prosperous dynasties in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,49],"tags":[973,975,974],"class_list":["post-5421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culturehistory","category-top","tag-prime-ministers-of-the-tang-dynasty","tag-top-10-prime-ministers-of-the-tang-dynasty","tag-top-prime-ministers-of-the-tang-dynasty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}