Preface. In the ancient feudal society, the official level crushed people to death, not a lie, but a real existence, in the feudal system in the ancient society, the highest administrative ** at that time was not the emperor at that time, but the prime minister, they assisted the emperor to deal with political affairs, state affairs.
In addition to the prime minister, there is also an official prime minister, although the names of the two positions are almost the same, the status is also very different, the total power of the two is different, and the two cannot be confused!
1. The difference between the prime minister and the prime minister.
The prime minister and the prime minister first began to distinguish from the name, from the literal point of view, the word "phase" does not matter, you can start to understand from the previous word, the prime minister's "slaughter" word is literally the meaning of slaughter, slaughter, ancient society slaughtered livestock, cattle and sheep and other animals.
The word "Zai" represents the power of life and death, and the word "Zai" first appeared in the "Zhou Li", which was the title and title of the supreme chief executive at that time, and it can be seen from here that the status of the prime minister is very high.
On the other hand, the title of prime minister, the prime minister has the meaning of a high mountain, and people often praise flattery when the mountain is high.
For example, official positions with the word cheng, some county officials, county officials and other positions are positions set up by auxiliary county magistrates and county guards, and the word "cheng" is also a verb, saying that it is an official position, it is more inclined to nouns, and the prime minister is also a position to assist the son of heaven.
The word "phase" has a lot of meanings in ancient times, such as "face" or "look" and other meanings, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were many sacrificial activities, such as court hiring, alliance and other activities, at different times and places will have different meanings
The etiquette system will come into being because of the social status quo at that time, "Xiangli" is for the emperor and ministers, princes to order special etiquette, in ancient times the prime minister and the prime minister are complementary to each other, they also have the so-called parliamentary power and the right to supervise and manage the court.
The prime minister can directly meet with the emperor, put forward his own opinions, participate in political affairs to complete the supervision and review work, as well as supervise and review the courtiers, and conduct personnel evaluation.
Han Feizi once put forward the term prime minister, and said how to become a qualified prime minister, that is, the prime minister must start from the grassroots level, step by step to grow to today's high position, to be able to take up this important task, this is not only a test for the prime minister, but also a performance of responsibility for his country.
With the completion of the unification of the whole world by Qin Shi Huang, the various countries with a decentralized centralized system completed the transformation from the inside out, which was also an important metamorphosis process in Chinese history, and the monarchy also promoted the development process of bureaucracy.
In the development of a monarchy, the monarch is always the most important component, without which there would be no other systems, and the minister is also the highest position of power and status in the bureaucracy.
They jointly maintain their own power, in order to better assist the king, but also to better restrain the power of the king, after the Han Dynasty the monarchy and bureaucracy conflicted, sometimes the power of the government and the opposition is not a trivial matter, he threatens the emperor's position.
The person who can sit in the position of prime minister is definitely very smart and very means, just like Xiao He, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he not only knows how to drill camps, but also has the ability to recognize people, he has a discerning eye and pearls, and finds out the real military genius Han Xin for Liu Bang, which lays the foundation for Liu Bang to dominate the world.
If Han Xin's talent does not have Xiao He's Bole, he will not shine, if there is no Han Xin's help, he will devote himself to Xiang Yu's command, if there is no "chasing Han Xin under the moon", he will turn around and join someone else's command, then there will be nothing to do with Liu Bang.
Official positions are very important in ancient times, promotion and distribution are also very important, there is a world of difference between the top and bottom of an official rank, some big officials will be bought by others, will follow, but small officials will not be obedient, do not buy it, it is not only a symbol of status, but also a pass for the upper class.
Han Xin buried his future because he coveted a small profit, when Liu Bang was trapped, he was very rare "King of Qi" throne, he used Liu Bang's life in exchange for it, but in the end he was liquidated, did not get the throne, and was demoted to a marquis, at this time the world is Liu Bang's, Han Xin is careful to find death.
Xiao He because Han Xin sat firmly in the position of prime minister, and finally he sent Han Xin away, he was Liu Bang's right-hand man, Liu Bang and Han Xin fought on the front line, and urgently needed food, grass, and logistics supplies.
The power and status of the ancient prime minister are already under the emperor, above the role of 10,000 people, and the official position of the prime minister is also directly proportional to the fortune of the prime minister, after all, in any era, it is pursued that "how much money is used to do as much as you want", and few people will break this rule, after all, no one will do charity.
The prime minister has great power, and sometimes he recommends talents to the emperor, and the emperor will generally reuse them, just like Han Xin's talent, if it weren't for Xiao He's recommendation, if you try to change someone, Liu Bang would never believe it, and give him the position of general.
2. The size and power of the "prime minister".
The name "Prime Minister" is not a specific official title, he may be the name of the prime minister, or it may be a title of the official position at that time, which is not specific, it is a generalization, and the position of the prime minister is the official position and the most powerful position at that time.
The names of the previous dynasties are different, the positions are different, but the responsibilities and abilities are roughly the same, they are all to assist the emperor in handling court affairs, in charge of the affairs of the court, and share the pressure for the emperor.
The title of "Prime Minister" changed with the times, and during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was called "Xiangguo, Xiangbang", and it was renamed "Prime Minister" from the Han Dynasty, and this title continued until the Ming Dynasty.
The biggest minister in the Ming Dynasty is Hu Weiyong, he was reused by Zhu Yuanzhang because of a performance, and then he was pampered and arrogant, and became more reckless, replacing Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior is the power of life and death.
When Liu Ji was in power, Hu Weiyong would be much more restrained, since the death of Zhongcheng in this imperial history, Hu Weiyong was more indulgent, and gradually the ** brought by power blinded him, and began to form gangs and plots to rebel, as Hu Weiyong's appointment of power was held by Zhu Yuanzhang, he had to rebel in advance, and finally because Hu Weiyong's death implicated tens of thousands of people, he was executed by Zhu Lian.
Hu Weiyong is also the last prime minister of the Ming Dynasty! Since then, the post of prime minister has been removed.
3. The difference between a prime minister and a prime minister.
Prime Minister refers to a specific official position, official name, which only exists in a certain dynasty, while Prime Minister is a pronoun, that is, the name of all the ministers who assisted the emperor in ancient times, he began from the Qin Dynasty and continued to the end of the feudal dynasty, throughout the feudal rule has always existed.
The ancient ministers can be summarized as the position of prime minister, and the four auxiliary ministers during the Kangxi period were even prime ministers, but there were a lot of prime ministers at that time, and the four auxiliary ministers assisted Kangxi to grow up, only two of them were counted as a good death, and the other died unjustly.
The power of the minister Ao Bai was blinded by power, and finally ended up with a lifetime of imprisonment, the Song Dynasty was a traitorous minister, can be called the "prime minister" as many as ninety-one people, Hu Weiyong is the last prime minister in history, after the abolition of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor shrank power, the prime minister of the government.
The power of the emperor has increased greatly, and the minister of military aircraft and the so-called cabinet minister are far from the position of prime minister, and after the Ming Dynasty, the meaning of the existence of the "prime minister" is to divide the power and position of the prime minister.
To sum up, it is the concentration of power in the prime minister's office, and the existence of the prime minister is the product of the birth of the confrontation between the emperor's power and the prime minister's power, and the prime minister's power is not the emperor's opponent, after all, the prime minister's power is given by the emperor, and the emperor is orthodox, in order to ensure that the imperial power will not be subverted by the ministers, the prime minister will be abolished and the power he has will be dispersed.
Epilogue. The last prime minister of the Ming Dynasty made Zhu Yuanzhang feel threatened, so he chose to disperse power to ensure that the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty could continue forever.