The Zhongshu Sheng ( 中 書 省 ), also known as the Palace Secretariat or Central Secretariat , was one of the departments of the Three Departments and Six Ministries government structure in imperial China from the Cao Wei (220–266) until the early Ming dynasty . As one of the Three Departments, the Zhongshu Sheng was primarily a policy-formulating agency responsible for proposing and drafting all imperial decrees, but its actual function varied at different times. The department traces its origins back to the Han dynasty .
31-766: Fuli could refer to the following locations: China [ edit ] Fuli ( 腹裏 ) or Central Region within the Yuan dynasty directly governed by the Zhongshu Sheng Fuli Subdistrict [ zh ] ( 富力街道 ), a subdistrict in Nanshan District , Hegang, Heilongjiang Fuli, Fuchuan County ( 福利镇 ), a town in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Hezhou, Guangxi Fuli, Jixian County [ zh ] ( 福利镇 ),
62-586: A Director and its office was merged with that of the Chancellery, called Secretariat-Chancellery ( zhongshu menxia 中書門下, shortened zhongshu 中書) or Administration Chamber ( zhengshitang ). Drafting documents became the function of a new Document Drafting Office ( sherenyuan 舍人院). A reform during the Yuanfeng reign-period (1078-1085) restored the Central Secretariat to its former functions and
93-615: A character in The Lion King (franchise) . [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fuli&oldid=1234933384 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Chinese-language text Short description
124-583: A few years. It was never re-established in the following Ming dynasty . The Nine Courts throughout most of history were: The Three Directorates, or sometimes five, were originally the Directorates of Waterways, Imperial Manufactories, and Palace Buildings. In the Sui dynasty , the Directorate of Armaments or Palace Domestic Service was sometimes counted as one. The Sui and Tang dynasties also added
155-614: A higher status, which deprived the title of its real value. The Hanlin Academy gained prominence as its academicians ( xueshi 學士) began processing and drafting documents in place of the Central Secretariat, which allowed emperors to issue edicts without prior consultation with Secretariat staff. During the early Song dynasty (960–1279), the Central Secretariat was formally demoted and its function reduced to processing less important documents like memorials, resubmitted documents, or lists of examinations. The Central Secretariat no longer had
186-614: A left and right aide ( cheng 丞) and 36 attendant gentlemen ( shilang 侍郎), six for each section, as well as 18 clerks ( lingshi 令史), three for each section. These six sections later became the Six Ministries , and their chief stewards, the Director, and Vice Director were collectively known as the eight executives ( bazuo 八座). The power of the Department of State Affairs decreased in the succeeding dynasties of Cao Wei and
217-399: A right and left aide ( you cheng 右丞, zuo cheng 左丞), who were collectively known as state counsellors ( zaizhi 宰執). Below the state counsellors there were four consultants ( canyi zhongshusheng shi 參議中書省事) responsible for paperwork and took part in decisions. The Central Secretariat controlled the Six Ministries and was thus functionally the heart of the government. The regions surrounding
248-711: A town in Jixian County , Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang Fuli, Liling ( 富里镇 ), a town in Liling, Zhuzhou, Hunan Fuli, Yongqiao District [ zh ] ( 符离镇 ), a town in Yongqiao District , Suzhou, Anhui Fuli, Yangshuo County ( 福利镇 ), a town in Yangshuo County, Guilin, Guangxi Taiwan [ edit ] Fuli, Hualien ( 富里鄉 ）, a rural township located in southern Hualien County Film [ edit ] Fuli (character) ,
279-408: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Zhongshu Sheng The Central Secretariat originated during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han (r. 141-87 BC) to handle documents. The chief steward for writing ( shangshu 尚書), aided by eunuch secretary-receptionists ( zhongshu yezhe 中書謁者)), forwarded documents to the inner palace. This organization
310-558: The Jin dynasty (266–420) as some of its functions and authority were delegated to the Central Secretariat and Chancellery. The posts of Director and Vice Director also became less important as it was bestowed upon high ministers and noble family members who did not participate in the administrative activities of the Department. Real paperwork became the purview of clerks, whose increasing influence frightened Emperor Wu of Liang . Emperor Wu decreed that only nobility should become clerks, but none of
341-706: The Six Ministries , the Nine Courts , and the Three Directorates (sometimes five). The Six Ministries consisted of the Ministry of Personnel , the Ministry of Revenue , the Ministry of Rites , the Ministry of War , the Ministry of Justice , and the Ministry of Works . The Department of State of Affairs existed in one form or another from the Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD) until the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), but
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#1732775369240372-669: The Southern Song period (1127-1279), the Central Secretariat was merged with the Chancellery again. The Right Vice Director became Grand Chancellor of the Right while the Court Gentleman of the Central Secretariat became Vice Grand Chancellor. The Khitan -led Liao dynasty (916–1125) had an institution similar in function to the Central Secretariat of the early Tang dynasty, called the Department of Administration ( zhengshisheng 政事省). The posts of Director, Vice Director, and
403-516: The Sui dynasty (581–618), the post of Director was often left vacant while two Vice Directors, Gao Jiong and Yang Su , handled affairs. During the Tang dynasty (618–907), the post of Director continued to be left vacant for the most part, and when it was filled, it was by the heir apparent like Li Shimin (r. 626–649) or Li Shi (r. 779–804). To weaken the power of the Vice Director, who
434-512: The Central Secretariat managed the institution and participated in court consultations. The Rear Section was managed by a Secretariat Drafter ( zhongshu sheren ). The Left Vice Director ( zuo puye 左仆射, or zuocheng 左丞) held the titles of Court Gentleman of the Chancellery ( menxia shilang 門下侍郎) and Grand Chancellor concurrently. Policy decisions were made by the Grand Chancellor before the edicts and documents were drafted and issued. In
465-514: The Central Secretariat, headed by a Secretariat Supervisor ( zhongshu jian 中書監) and a Director ( zhongshu ling 中書令). Although lower in rank than the Shangshu Sheng (Department of State Affairs), the personnel of the Central Secretariat worked closer to the emperor and were responsible for drafting edicts, and therefore their content. Under the Wei, the Central Secretariat was also in charge of
496-463: The Director was also master of court assemblies, and often where Grand Chancellors started their careers. The Central Secretariat Director took part in conferences with the emperor alongside the directors of the Department of State Affairs and the Chancellery. In the latter half of the Tang dynasty, the title of Director of the Central Secretariat was given to jiedushi (military commissioners) to give them
527-661: The Document Drafting Office was renamed the Secretariat Rear Section ( zhongshu housheng 中書後省). However the title of Director remained an honorific while real leadership of the Central Secretariat went to the Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs ( shangshu you puye 尚書右仆射, or youcheng 右丞), who also held the title of Court Gentleman of the Central Secretariat ( zhongshu shilang 中書侍郎). Another Court Gentleman of
558-556: The Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs was the same person as the Director of the Chancellery. Thereafter the Department became a purely executive institution. The six sections of government were formally divided into the Six Ministries, each headed by a Minister ( shangshu ). The six divisions were replicated at the local prefectural level, and each directly reported to their respective ministries in
589-655: The Sui-Tang period, the duty of the Central Secretariat was to read incoming material to the throne, answer questions from the emperor, and to draft imperial edicts. The Sui and Tang added posts for compilation of the imperial diary and proof-reading documents. In the Sui dynasty, the Central Secretariat Director was sometimes the same person as the Grand Chancellor ( zaixiang 宰相). In the Tang,
620-595: The Yuan capital Khanbaliq , including what are now Shandong , Shanxi , Hebei and Inner Mongolia provinces were known as the Central Region (腹裏, fuli ) and directly subordinate to the Central Secretariat. Branch secretariats were set up throughout the provinces. In the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644), the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang became suspicious of the chancellor Hu Weiyong and executed him in 1380. The Central Secretariat
651-498: The central government. In addition to the Six Ministries, the Department of State Affairs was also in charge of the Nine Courts and Three Directorates. The Department of State Affairs was one of the largest employers in the government and provided income and posts for many officials. The institution was abolished during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), with sporadic attempts to reintroduce it in 1270, 1287, 1309, and 1311 due to financial difficulties. The attempts never lasted for more than
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#1732775369240682-467: The drafters, were mostly held by Chinese. The Jurchen -led Jin dynasty (1115–1234) had a Central Secretariat that functioned similarly to the Song institution, but the paperwork was done by academicians rather than professional drafters. The Right Chancellor of the Central Secretariat ( shangshu you chengxiang 尚書右丞相) was subordinate to the Grand Chancellor. Emperor Wanyan Liang (r. 1149-1160) abolished
713-548: The institution. The Mongol -led Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) made the Central Secretariat the central administrative office, responsible for all civil administration, and abolished the Department of State Affairs in 1292 (revived 1309-1311). The post of Director was held by an imperial prince or left vacant, however real work went to the right and left Grand Chancellors. Under the Grand Chancellors were four managers of governmental affairs ( pingzhang zhengshi 平章政事) and
744-576: The nobles were willing to assign their sons to such a lowly position. Members of the Department refused to cooperate with Emperor Wu and resisted any changes to administration. The Department of State Affairs in the Sixteen Kingdoms and Northern dynasties tended to work more similarly to the Southern dynasties over time but were dominated by barbarian peoples such as the Xianbei . During
775-475: The palace library, but this responsibility was terminated during the Jin dynasty (266–420) . In the Northern and Southern dynasties , the personnel ranged from princes and high ranking family members to professional writers. The position and responsibilities of the Central Secretariat varied greatly in this period, sometimes even being put in charge of judicial and entertainment matters. The Central Secretariat
806-399: The reign of Emperor Wu of Han (r. 141-87 BC), who tried to escape the influence of the Grand Chancellor and Censor-in-Chief( yushi dafu 御史大夫) by relying on other officials. Emperor Guangwu of Han (r. 25-57) created the Department of State Affairs with the shangshu as head of the six sections of government. It was headed by a Director ( ling 令) and a Vice Director ( puye 僕射), assisted by
837-671: Was also abolished and its functions delegated to the Hanlin Academy and Grand Secretariat . Shangshu Sheng The Shangshu Sheng ( 尚 書 省 ), sometimes translated as the Department of State Affairs or the Imperial Secretariat , was one of the departments of the Three Departments and Six Ministries government structure. It was the primary executive institution of imperial China , head of
868-531: Was de facto head of the institution, the position was divided into left and right Vice Directors, with the former being the senior. At times the Vice Directors were comparable in power with the Grand Chancellor and sometimes even superseded him. However by the mid-Tang period the Grand Chancellors had regained their predominance, and Vice Directors of the Department were required to have special designations to participate in policy making discussions. Sometimes
899-460: Was headed by a Secretariat Director ( zhongshu ling 中書令) assisted by a Vice Director ( zhongshu puye 中書仆射). These two posts came to assert significant political influence on the court, causing eunuchs to be forbidden from holding these posts by the end of the Western Han dynasty . This institution continued after the end of the Han dynasty into Cao Wei . Emperor Wen of Wei formally created
930-495: Was known by a variety of names during the Sui dynasty and Tang dynasty . The Sui called it neishisheng (內史省) or neishusheng (內書省). Emperor Gaozong of Tang (r. 618-626) called it the "Western Terrace" ( xitai 西臺), Wu Zetian (regent 684-690, ruler 690-704) called it the "Phoenix Tower" ( fengge 鳳閣), and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (r. 712-755) named it the "Department of the Purple Mystery" ( ziweisheng 紫微省). During
961-539: Was never re-established in the following Ming dynasty . The Department of State Affairs originated as one of the posts of the Six Chief Stewards ( liushang 六尚) that were responsible for headgear, wardrobe, food, the bath, the bedchamber and for writing ( shangshu 尚書, literally "presenting writings"), during the Qin dynasty . The position of Chief Steward for writing ( shangshu ) was elevated in importance during