In ancient times, we all knew that besides the emperor having great power throughout the country, there were also many official positions where they held great power, just like the prime ministers in ancient times. Since the prime minister has such great power, their life must also be very good. But the prime minister we are going to talk about this time is not like that. He is very honest, so the History Encyclopedia editor will take you to see which prime minister it is!
Lu Zhi’s family used to be very wealthy, but when he was born, his family was no longer wealthy. His father passed away when he was very young, but his mother paid great attention to nurturing him. Lu Zhi was also very ambitious, and later he also held official positions. Because there were many contradictions in society at that time, the Tang Dynasty also faced many problems. At this time, Lu Zhi put forward many useful opinions and made contributions to the situation at that time. Many of his suggestions were adopted by Emperor Dezong of Tang, and because many of Lu Zhi’s suggestions also helped the Tang Dynasty at that time, making it safer.
Later, Lu Zhi became a prime minister with his own strength, but we also know that there were many famous corrupt officials in history who were prime ministers. However, Lu Zhi was not like that. Not only was he not greedy, but he was also very frugal. He is solely focused on thinking for the people, and his clothing and appearance are somewhat shabby, unlike that of a prime minister. Even the emperor at that time thought that Lu Zhi was too frugal, saying that he could actually be a little greedy. He even said such words, “He could be a little greedy.” The emperor actually said such words, so it can be seen how honest and frugal Lu Zhi was!
In fact, Lu Zhi also had many political policies because the economy and politics of the Tang Dynasty were facing problems at that time. However, Lu Zhi proposed a series of measures and also put forward anti mandate, which was a significant move at that time; He also eased some conflicts between landlords and the peasant class; And he also helped to increase the power of the emperor and weaken the power of the feudal lords; He also recruited many talents for the Tang Dynasty and actively encouraged everyone to give advice and put forward their own suggestions. It can be said that he made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, which is worthy of everyone’s admiration and learning!
So when it comes to ancient prime ministers, many people’s first impression is that they were wealthy and extravagant. In fact, the Lu Zhi we see is not like this, so we can know not to generalize. In ancient times, there were still many upright officials, so Lu Zhi is also a model worth learning from in our daily work!
