The memorial is one of the important official documents, also known as memorial, memorial, title and good news. It was first used in Shunzhi period of Qing Dynasty, and then it was widely adopted, and a fixed system was formed in Kangxi period. It lasted for more than 200 years and was not abolished until the Qing Dynasty.

The content of the memorial includes matters, that is, all daily and urgent affairs and events of the central and local governments, such as politics, economy, military affairs and culture, must be reported; Countermeasures, that is, the views, opinions and methods of central and local officials on daily and emergency affairs and incidents; Introduction, namely etiquette, etc. The form of memorial is generally plain paper, and the bottom is folded after sealing, so it is called memorial. When I was in Yong Zhengdi, I used yellow silk paper, but it was wasted, so I used ordinary paper instead. Welcome yellow satin cover, red and yellow paper passbook, "show your value"

In fact, the "serious high-end" censored by the emperor is far from what we imagined, and it is full of unknown addresses. On the contrary, Emperor Kangxi's inspection of the emperor showed us a very "humanized" emperor. For the emperor's various varieties, the three words that Emperor Kangxi used the most were "knowledge".

This is like a teacher correcting a naughty student's homework, and the student handed in five or six similar narratives. The teacher had no choice but to write something, so he "got it". Of course, these are just small memorials. The really important part of memorials is the discussion, the discussion between emperors and ministers. In ancient times, there was no telephone or WeChat. How could people communicate with each other? Writing letters is a way. Writing letters can actually be regarded as communication between ministers and emperors, but letters here are much faster.

Document the questioned courtiers and ask the emperor to make a decision. If the emperor has questions that he doesn't understand or don't understand, he can also consult the courtiers when reviewing official documents, so as to increase his knowledge and make decisions, thus better helping the emperor to handle government affairs. Yongzheng said, "This chapter can't be finished, but the memorial can be explained in detail. And if my faith cannot be done, I can explain it in detail in the memorial to stop it. " In fact, it is said that the importance between the emperor and his subjects.