Cui Hao was a prime minister of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. Cui Hao was a northern literature, well versed in traditional Chinese culture and the established political system. The overall military and diplomatic strategy Cui Hao designed for Emperor Mingyuan and his son, the ambitious Emperor Taiwu, was the pacification of competing 'barbarian' powers in northern China and coexistence with the Chinese regime in the south.
Background
It is not known when Cui Hao was born. He was the oldest son of the ethnic Han Cui Hong, a high level official under Emperor Daowu, who carried the title of Marquess of Baima. In Cui Hao's youth, he was said to have studied a broad number of books, but was particularly known for his literary abilities, as well as his astrological prophecies.
Religion
Cui Hao abhorred Buddhism (he called the Buddha 'a foreign god') and pro-moted native Daoism, possibly for strategic reasons. At his instigation, Emperor Taiwu proscribed the 'foreign' faith of Buddhism in 446.