The chief assistant of the Ming cabinet was ranked first.
The ranking of the cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty was as follows: 1. Zhang Juzheng 2. yang Shiqi 3. yang Rong 4. Gao Gong 5. Xu Jie 6. Shen Shixing 7. ye xianggao 8. yang tinghe These people were the top talents in the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. They had extraordinary achievements during their reign.
There were many candidates for the chief assistant of the Chongzhen cabinet, including Shi Yulai, Li Guo, Lai Zongdao, Zhou Daodeng, Han Yulai, Li Biao, Cheng Jiming, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Zhang Zhifa, Kong Zhenyuan, Liu Yuliang, Xue Guoguan, Fan Fucui, Zhang Sizhi, Chen Yan, Jiang Dejing, and Wei Zaode. However, because the information provided in the search results was not detailed enough, it was impossible to determine the specific time and achievements of each person as the cabinet chief. Therefore, he could not give an accurate answer.
Zhang Juzheng became the chief assistant of the cabinet in the sixth year of Longqing (1572).
During the Jiajing period, the cabinet chiefs were Zhang Cong, Xia Yan, Yan Song, Xu Jie, Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian, Mao Ji, Fei Hong, Huanghuai, Xie Jin, Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, Huang Jin, Li Chunfang, etc. Among them, Zhang Cong had the best political achievements among the chief assistants during the Jiajing period. He was praised as "In the end of the Jiajing period, there was no one like Fujing (Zhang Cong) among the physiognomists." Xia Yan stood out in the Great Ceremony and became the chief assistant of the cabinet. Yan Song was a powerful official and had once served as the chief assistant of the cabinet. Xu Jie was a famous official of his generation, but he did not stand up to support Xia Yan after he was framed and worked with Yan Song for more than ten years. Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian, Mao Ji, Fei Hong, Huang Huai, Xie Jin, Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, Huang Jin, Li Chunfang, and others had also served as cabinet chiefs during the Jiajing period.
The latest information on the Ming Dynasty's chief assistant ranking list was not available.
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet auxiliary ministers included Shen Yiguan, Zhang Juzheng, Yan Song, Xu Jie, etc.
Xu Jie was the head of the cabinet after Yan Song.
After Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing was the chief assistant of the cabinet.
Zhang Juzheng served as the chief assistant of the cabinet during the Wanli period.
After Zhang Juzheng, the cabinet chiefs were Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Gao Gong, Xu Jie, Shen Shixing, Ye Xianggao, and Yang Tinghe.