We often see three very important ministers in the imperial court in historical film and television dramas, they are the official department of the secretary, the household department and the military department.
They all held the position of "Shangshu", but they did not manage the same affairs.
So do you know which of these three Shangshu has more actual power in real history?
First of all, let's start with the best understanding of the military department, this position is known as soon as you hear it, it is such an official who manages the soldier army.
In fact, the military department Shangshu first originated in the Zhou Dynasty, but each dynasty and each generation has a different name, in the Zhou Dynasty it is called Xia Guan Sima, and in the Qin Dynasty it is called Taiwei. It was the official position of the third prince along with the prime minister and the imperial doctor.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the official position and real power of the military department reached its peak, and it was worthy of the name of one person above ten thousand people.
The first person to be given this official position was the famous Wei Qing. His official position is actually that of a general, and the general is above the three dukes.
But the height is not cold, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was worried that Wei Qinggong would be higher than the master, so he set up a higher position than the general. Therefore, the military department Shangshu gradually ceased to have too much power.
Then let's talk about the official book. Speaking of the word "official", everyone will always think of "small officials and big officials", but in fact, the secretary is the one who is in charge of those big officials.
Similarly, originating from the Zhou Dynasty, the Duke of Zhou's position on the official book is particularly high, how high? It is called the Heavenly Official, and he oversees the politics of the Six Classics.
Then these six canons are what we often call "households, officials, rituals, soldiers, criminals, and workers", that is to say, the most powerful of these six canons is the ministry.
Finally, the household department was originally called the "Ministry of Households", which was the department in charge of household registration and finance, and later Tang Gaozong changed its name to "the Ministry of Households".
Although it ranks first in the "Six Classics", it is subject to the subordinates, because the household department is called the local official in the "Zhou Li", and this land is naturally inferior to the sky.
According to the order in "Zhou Li", the first is the heavenly official, that is, the official department; The second is the local official, which is for the household department.
Is the military department ranked third? No, because there is also a Ministry of Rites under the Ministry of Households, isn't there a saying called "Bow first and then soldier", which also applies here. Therefore, under the Ministry of Rites is the "Ministry of War".
In fact, because the power composition of each dynasty is different, the real power of these official positions will change to a greater or lesser extent.
For example, in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jingtai attached great importance to the military department, do you know this historical story? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.
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