On The Imperial Edict Drafters Of Early Northern Song Dynasty

“Govern the country with documents” is an old tradition in emperial China where bureaucracy and gorernment exist based on various documents. As the officers responsible for drafting government orders, loyal writer appear vital in particular.Never can the loyal writer be neglected as they are so close to the court, therefore,choosing the Imperial Edict Drafters group in early northern song, clarifying the related institute, taking the political situation of early northenrn song into account,focusing on the relationship between them and the other officers, are essential and fundamental to deepen the study of history of political organization.Since its birth in Tang Dynasty,Imperial Edict Drafters is a offical position out of law.With the magnification of special-commission in Tang and Five Dynasties,the immobilization of the divergence between Guan(官)and Chaiqian(差遣)and the improvement of Wen(文)’s value,the Imperial Edict Drafters of the early northern song form shaped finally.My thesis comprised of four chapters. I shall show the process of the Imperial Edict Drafters in Chapter One. Chapter two will investigate the additional post of Imperial Edict Drafters, which study contains the institute,purpose and meaning of such additional post. The subjects I will discuss in Chapter three and Chapter four are the major function of Imperial Edict Drafters during various period.