A Study On The Secretary In The Sui And Tang Dynasties

The beginning of the Secretary of the Zhongshu Department is setting up in the period of Wei and Jin. Increasingly important position in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.The Secretary with drafting the decree powers,have a very important position.The Sui and Tang Dynasties is the impotant development period of the Secretary. The Secretary have a lot of powers, like drafting the decree, making comments on archives,investigating innocent ,reading out the document and dealing with the affairs in Zhongshu Department. But the basic power are drafting the document and making comments on archives. During Sui and Tang Dynasties ,the Secretary plays an important role in the administrative operation.Mainly in the drafting the decree, making comments on archives. For the Scretary ,drafting the decree is the basic work .But drafting the decree not simply in accordance with the emperor's will. For violation of the old system or the improper appointments, the Secretary have the right to split. Such first split in the decision-making functions of the closure, having a certain effect on supervision for personnel decisions and improve the accuracy of administrative decisions. Making comments on archives mainly refers to through Liuya and Wuhuapanshi, providing a good reference to emperor and the prime minister's decision and improving the efficiency of Administrative operation.