Cui Yuanshi
Cui Yuanshi was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving briefly as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuānzong.
Background
It is not known when Cui Yuanshi was born. He was from "The elder house of Boling" of the prominent Cui clan of Boling, which claimed ancestry from the ruling Jiang house of the Spring and Autumn period state Qi. Cui Xuan's traceable ancestors included officials of the Qin dynasty, Han dynasty, Jin dynasty, Northern Wei, and the Tang dynasty. His father Cui Jing served as a secretary general of the executive bureau of government. His older brother Cui Yuanlüe was a prominent official during the reigns of Emperor Xianzong, Emperor Xianzong's son Emperor Muzong, and Emperor Muzong's sons Emperor Jingzong and Emperor Wenzong. Cui Yuanlüe was considered a potential chancellor at times but was never chancellor. Cui Yuanlüe's son Cui Xuan, however, served as a chancellor before Cui Yuanshi did, and would again after Cui Yuanshi. Other than Cui Yuanlüe, Cui Yuanshi also had at least one older brother, Cui Yuanshou, and one younger brother, Cui Yuanru ; all of these Cui brothers known in history, including Cui Yuanshi passed the imperial examinations in the Jinshi class.Cui Yuanshi himself served on the staffs of regional governors early in his career. He was eventually himself made the governor of Hunan Circuit.