Fan Zhi was the Later Zhou chancellor from 951 until 960, and the Song dynasty chancellor from 960 until 964, not long before his death.
12 Facts About Fan Zhi
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At age eight, Fan Zhi was able to write essays, and by 12 he already mastered and began teaching the voluminous classic Book of Documents.
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Later Liang was replaced by the Later Tang in 926, and Fan passed the imperial examination in 933.
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The chief examination administrator He Ning reportedly liked Fan Zhi's writing the most that he intentionally assigned Fan Zhi 13th place, which was the placing he himself got back in the day.
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Fan Zhi became a prefectural judge for the Zhongwu Commandery, and was later promoted to the post of subprefect of Fengqiu which he served until Later Tang was overthrown in 936.
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Under the new Later Jin, Fan Zhi's essays caught the eyes of chancellor Sang Weihan, who helped Fan Zhi become the imperial investigating censor, a lowly position at the censorial offices.
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When Sang was appointed to other prefectures and eventually back as the chancellor, Fan Zhi followed him along the way.
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In 943, Fan Zhi was promoted to the post of assistant division chief of the Department of Hospitality and auxiliary official of the Institute of History.
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Amidst the chaos after Liu's fleeing from the city, Guo remembered the name Fan Zhi and asked for his whereabouts.
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Fan Zhi was appointed as chancellor following Guo's ascension to the throne.
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One day in 960, Fan Zhi was dining in his own residence when general Zhao Kuangyin, who was supposed to be on the way to resist the Liao dynasty invasion, stormed in.
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When Fan Zhi realized that everything was nothing but acting, he came down the stairs and bowed to Zhao, who became the first emperor of the Song dynasty.