The Tang Dynasty was once one of the most prosperous dynasties in China, the government stabilized the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and Chang'an became a metropolis that communicated with the world. At that time, China was at the forefront of the world, and all other countries needed to worship our country, and now Japan and South Korea are all small countries affiliated with our country, compared with the vast land of the Tang Dynasty, they are just small countries.
The Tang Dynasty was able to flourish so much because of the diligence of the emperors of successive dynasties, and even more inseparable from the contributions of the prime ministers of various dynasties to the imperial court. The Tang Dynasty once produced four famous ministers, including Yao Chong. During the reign of Tang Xuanzong, he once asked Yao Chong what position his son was in, which was difficult for Yao Chong, but Yao Chong's spirit machine tripped up the villain behind the complaint as soon as he used a single sentence.
1. Later Tang Dynasty name Xiang Yao Chong
The Tang Dynasty was the first dynasty to push our country to prosperity, and the Tang Dynasty was the center of cultural exchanges in the world. Here you can not only see Korea and Japan around China, but also many Western countries have sent emissaries to learn about Datang culture. Until now, all aspects of Japanese culture have been influenced by the Tang Dynasty culture, and then passed on and carried forward, which is enough to explain the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
There were four famous prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, and it was precisely because of their appearance that the Tang Dynasty flourished to this point. As the saying goes, there is Fang Xuanling in the front and Yao Chong in the back, these two people are enough to support the government affairs of the Tang Dynasty. Yao Chong not only made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty during his lifetime, but also became a generation of celebrities who were transmitted by later generations after his death.
Yao Chong also experienced the turmoil of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty was first glorious when it belonged to the rule of Zhenguan, when the Tang Dynasty reached its first peak. However, because of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, the regime of the Tang Dynasty was also turbulent for a time. Li Zhi took Wu Zetian back from the temple to the palace despite opposition, but was strongly prevented by the ministers, but Li Zhi still made Wu Zetian a concubine.
Because of this incident, many ministers in the court were dissatisfied with Li Zhi, especially after Wu Zetian gradually gained Li Zhi's favor and extended his hand to the front court. Wu Zetian's ambitions did not stop there, she began to cultivate her own power, and gradually mastered the government of the dynasty, and the former dynasty and the harem were confused, and Yao Chong's prominence during this period.
Yao Chong, when Wu Zetian held power, was selected by Wu Zetian and promoted all the way to become the prime minister. But it was indeed Yao Chong's ability to become the prime minister of a country that he was promoted by Wu Zetian. Therefore, Tang Xuanzong also trusted Yao Chong, giving him very high power. However, Yao Chong, who had never controlled the government and covered the sky with one hand, was very able to grasp the scale of being a courtier.
2. Son's position
Every emperor in the past dynasties was very suspicious, because once he sat in this position, he would think more and be more defensive about his subordinates, and tang Xuanzong was the same. Because the emperor was mostly suspicious, the slightest bit of information would arouse the emperor's vigilance. Yao Chong had a political enemy named Wei Zhigu in the court, who once sued Yao Chong's son in front of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.
After Tang Xuanzong learned of this news, he had a little more doubts about Yao Chong, but after all, Yao Chong, a great hero of the Tang Dynasty, could not punish Yao Chong for a news that had not been confirmed, so Tang Xuanzong decided to test Yao Chong. After the two people met, Tang Xuanzong pretended to ask casually, Yao Xiang, what is your son doing now, what position is it?
As soon as Yao Chong heard it, he heard the mystery and knew that the emperor was testing him, and not only that, he also knew that wei Zhigu was definitely calculating him behind his back. Yao Chong quickly came up with a plan to deal with it. Yao Chong, knowing that his son was too incompetent, must have been caught by Wei Zhigu in the matter of buying an official, and if he did not admit it now, it would definitely not work, there should be no doubt that there was a meaning of three hundred and two here.
Therefore, Yao Chong, in the opposite direction, first touched the emperor with a bitter meat plan. Yao Chong took the lead in saying that he had two sons who were not in a machine, saying that they were now in Luoyang, because they had helped Wei Zhigu, so they may have secretly asked me to find their Uncle Wei to help, but whether they had a position now, they were not very clear.
Tang Xuanzong listened to Yao Chong's sincere answer very smoothly, and all the doubts in his heart had dissipated, not only that, he also felt that Yao Chong was a person who would not bend the law for personal gain, even if he was his own son, if he wanted to ask the official, he also needed to find someone else to help. In addition, the emperor had no good feelings for Wei Zhigu, thinking that he was a two-faced and three-bladed person, and privately operated the business of buying officials.
Third, bring down the villain behind it
In fact, Wei Zhigu and Yao Chong have a very good relationship, it can be said that Wei Zhigu was pulled up by Yao Chong, and he was originally a down-and-out local petty official. That is, because at that time, Yao Chong went to the countryside to investigate, and in the process of work, he found this talented village official who was covered up, and later Yao Chong promoted him, relying on Wei Zhigu's own efforts, all the way to the position of deputy prime minister.
Originally, Wei Zhigu should have been grateful to Yao Chong, but after the official deputy prime minister, his desire was getting bigger and bigger, and he wanted to replace Yao Chong's position, so he decided to frame Yao Chong. And Yao Chong's two sons who were not instruments were his biggest weakness, and it just so happened that his two sons found him and wanted to seek an official position, so he revealed this matter to the emperor.
In fact, Wei Zhigu and Yao Chong's two families were relatively good at the beginning, and Yao Chong's two sons also trusted Wei Zhigu, but they did not expect that Because of this matter, Yao Chong was framed by him, fortunately, Yao Chong's reaction was very quick, and he quickly came up with a solution, not only solving his own crisis, but also putting Wei Zhigu's crime in front of the emperor.
The emperor was originally suspicious, and after Yao Chong's answer, the emperor was suspicious of Wei Zhigu, and Wei Zhigu could not stand up to the investigation, and he did have the behavior of buying and selling officials. So not long after this incident, he was deposed from his position as deputy prime minister, and Yao Chong won the battle for prime minister.
summary
Yao Chong is a truly wise man, and there is a reason why he can become a famous person of the Tang Dynasty, but because most of his sons are not instruments, his descendants are gradually declining, and there is no more famous prime minister in the family, and Yao Chong's grandson is bent on restoring the yao family's glory, but has not succeeded.
Yao Chong's wisdom is not possessed by ordinary people, and he is often able to change the situation with his own wisdom. Not only to resolve his own crisis, but also to achieve his own goals, and even Yao Chong's pre-made countermeasures in order to prevent his political enemies from framing his son after his death.