List of Cabinet Chiefs in Chongzhen Period

The list of the chief assistants of the Wanli cabinet is as follows: Wang Jiaping (AD 1535 - 1603), became the chief assistant in the 19th year of Wanli (1591). Ye Xianggao became the chief assistant in September 1613. There was no mention of the other cabinet chiefs.

The list of cabinet chiefs in the Ming Dynasty was as follows: 1. Huanghuai (March 35th year of Hongwu, November 1402) 2. Xie Jin (entered in November of the 35th year of Hongwu, stopped in February of the 5th year of Yongle, 1402-1407) 3. Hu Guang (entered in February of the fifth year of Yongle, died in May of the sixteenth year, 1407-1418) 4. Yang Rong (May 16th year of Yongle, August 22nd year, 1418-1424) 5. Yang Shiqi (entered in August of the 22nd year of Yongle, died in March of the 9th year of Zhengtong, 1424-1444) 6. Yang Pu (entered in March of the ninth year of Zhengtong, died in July of the eleventh year, 1444-1446) 7. Cao Nai (entered in July of the eleventh year of Zhengtong, died in August of the fourteenth year, 1446-1449) 8. Chen Xun (Entering in August of the 14th year of Zhengtong, ending in January of the 1st year of Tianshun, 1449-1457) 9. Xu Youzhen (Entering in February of the first year of Tianshun, ending in June, 1457) 10. Xu Bin (Entering in June of the first year of Tianshun, ending in July, 1457) 11. Li Xian (July 1st year of Tianshun, March 2nd year of Chenghua) The above is the list of cabinet chiefs in the Ming Dynasty.

There were two cabinet chiefs in the Wanli Dynasty, Wang Jiaping and Ye Xianggao. Wang Jiaping became the chief assistant in 1535 AD, and Ye Xianggao became the chief assistant in 1613. There was no mention of the other cabinet chiefs.

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.

After Yan Song, the chief of the cabinet was Xu Jie.

The cabinet chiefs before Zhang Juzheng were Shen Shixing, Zhang Siwei, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Gu Dingchen, and Yan Song.

Before Xu Jie, there were Yan Song and Yang Tinghe in the cabinet.

Zhang Juzheng's previous cabinet chiefs were Xu Jie, Yang Shiqi, Gao Gong, Yang Rong, Shen Shixing, Ye Xianggao, and Yang Tinghe.

During the Wanli period, there were two cabinet chiefs, Wang Jiaping and Ye Xianggao.

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.