Research On The Lord Chamberlain System In Liao Dynasty

As a court service management system,the housekeeping system was an important part of the political system of the ancient Chinese dynasty.The Liao Dynasty,founded by the Khitans in northern China,had integrated account services and guards,the two roles of "serving" and "guarding" were not completely separated at the beginning of the founding of country.As Yelu Abaoji(Emperor Taizu of the Liao)set up the ministryof centre and Ordu,the duty of ministry gradually separated from the role of guarding,and during the period of the emperor Taizu of the Liao,an internal service agency dedicated to the monarch's service was introduced.Emperor Taizong of the Liao and later periods were the stage of gradual development and improvement of the Liao Dynasty's internal service agencies.Its performance was as follows: first,the expansion of the account-keeping agencies in the north;second,the internal service system of the Central Plains Dynasty such as the Tang and Song dynasties.The Liao Dynasty housekeeping organization is mainly divided into the north-side bookkeeping institution and the south housekeeping organization.Among them,the north-side bookkeeping institution,which consists of the account,is the most important part of the Liao Dynasty housekeeping organization.The account institutions included the Dandy's court of Zhuzhang,the officer's department of Zhuzhang,the Langjun's Class department,the small Bottom bureau,the accepting department,Feng Chen's department,the bureau of Nearly waits,the bureau of Card printing,the bureau of Ink,the bureau of Royal light and so on,all under the jurisdiction of officials in the Official recordsof Liao Dynasty;the internal service agencies in the south are concentrated in the provinces of internal service,and most of them are filled by eunuchs.Its officials include Huang Menling,Inners,Yaban,Duzhi,Chengxuan and so on.There are differences in the way of official advancement and transfer of officials of the internal service agencies in the north and south.Under the framework of the Liao Dynasty's internal servant management system,internal servants served the emperor and other members of the royal family in theirdaily lives in the inner court,assumed various miscellaneous affairs in the palace,and had clear levels of service responsibilities.Their institutions were relatively clear.Of course,the housekeeping system is not a static thing.It often produces complex interactions between different people,combining "system" and "people." The important manifestation of this combination is the involvement in political events.Although the housekeeper is a supporter of the humble end,as close people such as the emperor and the concubine of the harem,they played a very important role in the power struggle of the Khitan royal family,especially in the political changes of Liao Muzong and its later periods.,Its importance has become increasingly prominent.In the course of a series of political activities,the Liao Dynasty's housekeeping system also gradually changed.