Prime Minister is a general or common name for the highest chief executive under the ancient Chinese monarch, not a specific official name. When Liu Yongguan became a bachelor of Tiren Pavilion, he was regarded as a prime minister. In order to highlight the status of the protagonist in film and television works or folklore, he is called the prime minister who is familiar to the world.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the definition of "prime minister" changed, and it was no longer limited to the "supreme chief executive". As long as the chief executive is at the highest decision-making level of the country, he can be regarded as the prime minister. For example, Nalan Mingzhu, a cabinet scholar during the Kangxi period, was called the "Mingxiang" at that time, and Suo'etu was called the "Suoxiang".
The "Xiang" here refers to the prime minister. During the Yongzheng period, the Military Aircraft Department was established, which is the highest central organization of the country. At this time, those who are qualified to be called the Military Aircraft Minister can generally be regarded as As the "prime minister", it was normal for Liu Yong to be regarded as the "prime minister" during the Qianlong period.
In fact, He Shen can also be called "He Shen", but at what point? For example, he cannot be called that when he is the minister of the Ministry of Rites. At this time, he is still far from the highest administrative organ. Far from it, I could only join the Military Aircraft Department later and be appointed as the Grand Bachelor of Wenhua Palace.
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Liu Yong (1720-January 24, 1805), named Chongru and named Shi'an, was born in Dangshan, Anhui and was born in Zhucheng, Shandong. Politician and calligrapher of Qing Dynasty. The eldest son of Liu Tongxun, a bachelor.
He was a Jinshi in the 16th year of Qianlong (1751), and successively served as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, the prefect of Taiyuan Prefecture, the prefect of Jiangning Prefecture, the cabinet bachelor, and the Tiren Pavilion bachelor. He is famous for his law-abiding and integrity. In the world. Liu Yong had profound attainments in calligraphy and was a famous master of calligraphy in the Qing Dynasty. He was known as the "Prime Minister of Heavy Ink" by the world.
He died of illness in December of the ninth year of Jiaqing (1804) at the age of eighty-five. He was posthumously given the title of Taibao and the posthumous title Wenqing.
Liu Yong, together with Ji Yun and He Shen, were known as the three main halls of the Qianlong Dynasty. According to legend, he was extremely intelligent and upright as an official, and was known as "Liu Luoguo" among the people. However, there is no conclusive historical evidence to test whether Liu Yong was really a hunchback in history, and whether he ever won the first prize.
According to some miscellaneous notes, Liu Yong became a Jinshi in the 16th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1751). It is said that the top ten rolls in the palace examination were handed to Emperor Qianlong. Liu Yong's roll was originally ranked first. However, Qianlong wanted to promote a civilian talent, but Liu Yong was demoted because he was born in a prime minister's family, and missed out on being the number one scholar.
After that, there were rumors among the people that Liu Yong was very tall, and he bent over to read and write all the year round. His back looked a bit hunched, so the saying "Liu Luoguo" came into being. There are also historical data that point out that Emperor Jiaqing once called Liu Yong "Liu Tuozi", which became the origin of the term "Liu Luoguo". However, Liu Yong was already an old man in his eighties at the time. It is reasonable to be somewhat hunched over, but it cannot be used as evidence that Liu Yong is a "luoguo".
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