Investigation Of County Magistrates In Tang Dynasty From "Datang Xishi Museum Epitaph"

The prefectural decree acts as the chief executive of a county,the prime minister of a county,and the affairs of a county.Its governance is closely related to feudal rule.The position of county magistrates is much accounted of the ruler theoretically,but that's not the case.With the Anshi Rebellion as the boundary,its historical development process can be divided into two stages named before and after.As far as the access to official service is concerned,there are many ways.In the early Tang Dynasty,the imperial examination and door shade was the same.In the later period,the imperial examinations increased;Compared with the early Tang Dynasty,the cultural quality of the county magistrate was improved.And the screen duty to enter the official service also became a big way.In the aspect of the professional charge,county magistrates in the early Tang Dynasty focused on promoting moral conduct and ideological enlightenment.In the later period,a new content was added to the specific duties.On the issue of election,it is different for the county magistrates of the election authorization and selection of the way in the past and later.The central government shall select the tools for the early county magistrates;Later changes occurred,the county magistrates selection authorization part moved down,local towns can be the county magistrates to implement the power of appointment and removal.And its ways are also different because of the different political relations between the county and the central government.As far as its transfer is concerned,its transfer is diverse.On the whole,it is mainly local officials who move in and out of its official posts.In addition to the Jing Ji County magistrates,the non-capital county magistrates is basically transferred from place to place all its life,so it is very difficult to be a Beijing official.Finally by comparing "Datang XishiMuseum epitaph" and two "Tang Dynasty",we can see the similarities and differences between the epitaph records and the official history records.