Research On The Information Channels Of The Monarchs In The Chin Dynasty

The Valet of Emperors Bureau in the Chin Dynasty has been set up no later than the time of Emperor Xizong.Their duties are mainly centered on the function of transmitting monarch's messages of "declaration of imperial edicts and orders".The emperors of the Chin Dynasty attach great importance to select and train the officials of the Valet of Emperors Bureau,and the officials who understand and fulfill the"faiths of the monarchs and moral principles" are often reused.There are two important criteria for selecting officials:origin and talent.however,their origins are more important than talents.It is precisely because the Valet of Emperors Bureau is mostly occupied by the emperor's relatives and upper classes that they are gradually be trusted by the monarchs and have important positions.From Yanjing to Bianjing,the position of the Valet of Emperors Bureau have changed significantly and move into the central areas of the court.This is related to the political facts that the increasingly high status,powers and influences of the officials,in addition,they has become more and more close to emperors.In the information transmission of the monarchs in the Chin Dynasty,the officials of the Valet of Emperors Bureau mainly play roles in passing messages,conveying imperial edicts,and collecting information.They also make statements and intervene politics to influence the decisions of the monarch.When they convey information to monarch,they not only play a role in transiting them,also sometimes participate in it,and exert tangible political influences.About the participate process of officials in the Valet of Emperors Bureau handle the government information,it has been known that including convey special imperial edicts,draft decrees,transmit engraves of the tiger shape and standing next to monarch when other officials make report to the throne.Many of the court officials in the Chin Dynasty are relegated because they impeach officials of the Valet of Emperors Bureau.However,they are often approved by public.But in real life,many court officials do not drudge their flattery and bribery when face with powerful ministers.The contention between court ministers and the officials is regarded as inquiring about the sovereign's privacy and opinions,so the court ministers could get the purpose of understanding ideas of monarch,So while the officials are trusted by the monarch,making friends with court ministers have been prevented strictly.These are not only the embodiment of supreme imperial power in the Chin Dynasty politics,but also reflect the emperor's efforts to consolidate and strengthen the imperial power by strengthening the construction of information channels.The reusing of the officials in the Valet of Emperors Bureau of the Chin Dynasty is closely related to the special political situations and the relationships between the monarch and the officials in the Emperor Xuanzong Dynasty.Under the great pressure of the outer court,Emperor Xuanzong do trust in officials in the Valet of Emperors Bureau,so the later emperors only regard them as confidants and others are absolutely outsiders.The changes of the Chin Dynasty monarchs to the Valet of Emperors Bureau officials,in which from "not easily believe" to "exclusively believe" and even "shielded and died",reflect the gradual obstruction of the monarch's information channels and the importance in the Chin Dynasty of whether the monarch's information channels unobstructed or not.