The Study On Ministry Of War In The Tang Dynasty

The Central Official System of the Tang Dynasty is the system of three Departments and six ministries.The Ministry of War is the department that administers military affairs during six ministries of the Department of State Affairs.The management of registration book on officers and soldiers,discussion on affairs of state and the military jurisdiction are three authorities of Ministry of war in the Tang Dynasty.The management of registration book on officers and soldiers are the list of officers and soldiers in the army.The management organization of registration book on officers and soldiers in Tang Dynasty is the Bing Busi(???)under the Ministry of war,and the specific affairs are in charge of the Bingbu Langzhong(????)and Bingbu Yuanwailang(?????).The former is in charge of the list of active duty military personnel,while the latter is in charge of the number of sent military personnel.In addition,the“high Pin Zi(???)”and“Pin Zi(??)”of the Tang Dynasty are also managed by Ministry of war.The management of registration book on officers and soldiers should be reported to the Ministry of war on every November according to the provisions of Tang Dynasty.A set of strict procedures is followed in recruiting troops.However,in the middle and late Tang Dynasty,the management of registration book on officers and soldiers of Ministry of war has been changed.The general trend is gradually changed from the management of registration book on officers and soldiers to the control of registration book on officers and soldiers.Ministry of war is in charge of the military and political affairs and held high positions especially in the early Tang Dynasty.It is very common for the Minister of the Ministry of war to participate in important government affairs in the form of entering the court and being prime minister,Ba Zuo(??)and the routine court.The“Ba Zuo(??)”discussion in the early Tang Dynasty is the remnant of the Prime Minister's deliberative system in the Northern and Southern Dynasties.After the separation of Shang Shu(??)department and the prime minister's organization at the end of Zhen Guan(??)period,the function of the Ba Zuo(??)has been replaced by the Zheng Shitang(???).It's form and scope have also been changed.It plays a role in the politics of the Tang Dynasty in a new form of Shang Shu(??)Department Assembly.In addition to being in charge of military administrative affairs,the Ministry of war also takes the Minister of the Ministry of war as military commander and lead troops in the Sui Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty.With the change of military system,the Tang Dynasty sets up the military governor in the border area in order to defend the enemies.The Ministry of war has the jurisdiction over the military governor in military administration.