The Probe Into The System Of Sung Huangcheng Department

According to the appellation of Sung Huangcheng Department, it is a new developing organization; According to its functions, it owns unique historical origins. Policing and spying are its two major basic functions; There is a complete system about its inner operation and management on officers, soldiers, and civil officers, too;The increase or decrease of its power also reflects the changing course of strength or weakness of imperial power. Like these, this article will be in deep progress on Sung Huangcheng Department from these three respects, thus makes us reinforce the rational realization on it, and enhance the understanding that monarch's dictatorship was strengthened in Sung Dynasty, thereby have a restricted view on the complicated bureaucratic system. Part 1: The expansion of spy function of Huangcheng Department. The strong "secret" characteristic of Huangcheng Department makes it possess the "spy" characteristic, when it 's performing the function .As to this, it is easy to find its historical origin .In addition, according to legal principles and facts, Huangcheng Department has a certain independent right to deal with the results of spying, i.e. arresting, interogating,even putting offenders into its own prison. This brings about many delicate relations to the public legal operation departments. The part begins with these to make readers form certain perceptual knowledge. Part 2: The selection and management of Huangcheng Department's staff. Huangcheng Department's staff can smoothly perform a series of said functions because it has a perfect "logistics" supplying system—the selecting and managing system—as its foundation. Because of this, Huangcheng Department can select the officers who satisfy the rulers, able and efficient civil officers and well-trained guards. The selecting system makes them bring about incessantly; The managing system ensures them to serve the rulers on their marks and in good order. These make Huangcheng Department become a capable assistant of monarch concentration of power. The part makes readers go up to the level of reasonable knowledge. Part 3: The increase and decrease of Huangcheng Department's power. Like any other organizations, Huangcheng Department also goes through four periods: shaping, developing, summit and declining. Huangcheng Department has progressive meaning during the special historical period. meanwhile it also brings to many side effects. Basing on the above—mentioned two parts, the part draws a conclusion that Huangcheng Department reinforces monarch centralization of state power.