We know that Tang Dynasty was Three provinces and six ministries . At that time, if the official function was , the third-rank , it would have reached the peak of life, because what ministers of this type of ministers can access are often the most confidential matters of the country.
For example, the position of prime minister is a third-rank official position. From this point of view, the top priority is that is just the third grade . What kind of "god" exists in and 2nd grade ?

The head of all officials is only the third rank
Three provinces and six ministries system of the Tang Dynasty, makes each department intertwined each other, among which the chief officials in charge of and and and and shizhong . Both official positions:
can formulate central policies, draft edicts, and review policies. If the policies issued by , the Secretariat, , are inconsistent with the policies issued by , or there are problems, the Menxia Provincial Government has the right to reject them.

Such an important Zhongshuling and Shizhong are just
official positions. It can be seen that the official positions in the Tang Dynasty were very strict, and they could not be achieved at will. They were the top second-rank official positions.
During the Dali period of the Tang Dynasty, the two official positions of Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong were promoted to the second-rank , but the ministers who were slightly inferior to the second-rank were also the fourth-rank official positions.
You must know that one decision in three provinces can cause turmoil in the court and the country. You can imagine that such official positions like "prime ministers" are actually around the third rank.

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Even Prime Minister is only the third rank . So what kind of official positions are the first rank and the second rank?
The first-rank official positions include Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Taiwei, Situ, Sikong , Tiance General, etc. Among them, the three official positions of Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao are called " Third Division ", and are the head of civil officials .
Generally speaking, only those who have been emperors or important officials during their lifetime will be competent. After his death, they will also be used to posthumously titled to posthumously enthrone the official positions of these meritorious ministers.

Taiwei, Situ and Sikong are collectively called "Three Dukes" . In name, they allow participation in politics and governance of the country, but in fact they reward ministers. donated or granted official positions rarely appear in normal times, only sacrificial has some effect.
Tiance Admiral Official position is above the Three Lords and below the Three Divisions, but it is the head of Military Officer .
Tang Taizong Li Shimin ,
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However, this position, as Li Shimin ascended the throne as emperor, no one was enthroned during the Tang Dynasty.
It can be seen that the official positions of the Tang Dynasty are basically used to to postpone the deceased heroes and veterans . Generally, few ministers in power have obtained this position unless they are world-famous and rare generals.
But in the early Tang Dynasty, Changsun Wuji was awarded the position of Taiwei .
from first-rank official position
from first-rank official position Crown Prince Grand Tutor, Crown Prince Taifu, and Crown Prince Taibao , as the name implies, it is the prince's master.
In addition, there are also literary officials, and martial officials are also first-rank official positions, and literary officials are Kaifu Yitong Sansi.
Kaifuyitongsansan means that you can use your own name to establish the shogunate and his staff, which is no different from the treatment of the "three public officials".

Wusan official is General of the cavalry . General of the Cavalry was established since . He has made great contributions to the army. The emperor will award the title of General or General of the Cavalry.
At that time, Emperor Wu of Han named Wei Qing as a general, and the young and promising Huo Qubing was named General of the Cavalry . This official position was the highest level of the Wusan official at the time of the Tang Dynasty.

second-rank official position
second-rank official position Shangshu Ling and Daxingtai Shangshu Ling ; Wensan official is special promotion , Wusan official is auxiliary general .
Because I mentioned Li Shimin once served as Shangshuling , so the position of Shangshuling has since been
.
The Tai Shangshu Ling used to be in charge of military and political affairs, and it was later abolished because of the position that Li Shimin had held.

from the second rank official
from the second rank from the second rank to the prince's junior teacher, the prince's tutor, the prince's young guard, the chief commander, the chief guard, etc. ; the official of Wensan is Guanglu Dafu , and the official of Wusan is Town Army General .
Above said that Shangshu Province Without the position of Shangshu Ling, the Shangshu left and right Pushe became the highest official. The prince’s young master, Shaofu , and Shaobao are official positions serving the crown prince.

It can be seen that official positions from the first rank to the second rank. In fact, most of the are false positions . They are all official positions awarded by meritorious ministers when they have made great contributions and were awarded.
is usually a meritorious person or veteran who can get this official position, and they have made great contributions to the country.
Therefore, Tang Dynasty officials were able to achieve the third rank of , and they were already a "big boss" level. They were able to take charge of the most important political affairs of the central government, and officials who control the lifeline of the entire country, and had the right to make decisions on governing.