A Study On The Group Of Prime Ministers Of The Western Han Dynasty In "Hanshu"

The Western Han Dynasty was the first centralized social feudalism in the history of our country.During this period,the Han dynasty inherited the system of the Qin Dynasty.Compared with the Qin Empire,the Western Han Dynasty achieved remarkable achievements in politics,economy,military affairs and culture.There are many reasons for these achievements,one of the important reasons is the establishment of the prime minister and the soundness of the prime minister's duties as the top officials under the emperor and assistant to the prime minister.The establishment of China's prime ministerial system is the result of the historical evolution and development.Its development and evolution have generally gone through the following three stages: Before the Warring States Period,although there was no name of the prime minister,the truth of the prime minister.In the Warring States period,the title of the prime minister officially appeared.After the Warring States period,it was the formation phase of the prime minister's official government.The real establishment of the legal system from the prime minister,or from the Qin Empire,and prime minister official mature in the Western Han Dynasty.In the past,most studies on the prime minister focused on the individual level,and little research was conducted on the group of the prime ministers.By studying the Han Shu carefully,will help to deepen the understanding of the prime minister's group.In general,the prime ministers of the Western Han Dynasty showed that most of them came from the “Shandong” region;their term of office was mostly more than two years,and their term of office was relatively stable;before Gongsun Hong's appointment,the prime minister had won the rank of Hou,and Gongsun Hong started the commoner.The first phase of the prime phase has the characteristics of the group of the times.In addition,from different angles,the Western Han Dynasty prime ministers also have their own characteristics: According to the political stages,the Western Han Dynasty can be roughly divided into three stages of the front,middle,and back;according to the way of promotion,the prime minister can be divided into achievements.Prominent,proficient in Confucianism,outstanding prominence,and other outstanding figures;according to the reasons for separation,the reasons for the separation of the Western Han Dynasty can be roughly divided into death,change to other positions,retirement,officials and suicide because of the incident.In several situations,they each have their own characteristics as a small group of prime ministers.During the Western Han Dynasty,the system of the prime minister was more perfect on the basis of the original Qin Empire,forming an orderly and harmonious relationship between the prime minister and the emperor,Tai Wei,and imperial censor,but it is also the history that the power of the prime minister declines continuously with the increasing power of the emperor the inevitable trend of development.It can be said that the system of the prime minister in the Western Han Dynasty not only vigorously promoted the formation,development and improvement of the bureaucratic political system in the Western Han Dynasty,but also provided a source of ideology for the governance of our country's contemporary society.At the same time,it has a good reference for the current party and government building.