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The Historical Background of Cabinet System in Qing Dynasty
Main items: Council of Ministers, Wang Yi and Eight Wang Yi.

In the first year of destiny (16 16), Nurhachi Jianyuan was called Khan. At that time, it was the beginning of creation, and the central organization was very incomplete. When Nurhachi established the Eight Banners system, he also established the parliament, which became the central institution of the post-Jin regime. The Council composed of Baylor and the minister is responsible for "negotiating state affairs" and deciding all military affairs. Therefore, as a central institution, the functions of the Committee are military and political. The five ministers attending the deliberation meeting were also established in the same year that the Eight Banners system was established.

In the early years of the late Jin Dynasty, the Eight Kings were also in charge of state affairs. The Eight Kings are not only masters of the Eight Banners, but also manage state affairs and handle important affairs of the army. The central organs are still civil and military, and the state administration and military movements are not separated. Eight years of destiny (1623), eight ministers were appointed as the deputy of Baylor, the king of eight kings, whose duties were to examine whether Baylor handled affairs fairly, plan military affairs, promote talents, and make the manager's state affairs appropriate. Huang taiji acceded to the throne and agreed with Baylor to appoint eight ministers (one for each of the Eight Banners) as Gushan Guzhen (Commander-in-Chief). The Prime Minister started all affairs of this flag and led each flag to March. Where is the political office? Sit with Baylor and discuss it. There are also sixteen ministers, two for each flag, who are responsible for dispatching troops to garrison and hearing disputes. Baylor, kings and eight ministers sit together to discuss state affairs, forming a minister (meeting) to discuss state affairs, which is the highest decision-making body. Main items: Third Hospital, six departments.

In the fifth year of Tiancong (163 1), the imitation system began to set up six departments: official department, household department, ritual department, military department, criminal department and industrial department. King Baylor is in charge of the department, and there are officials who are in charge of politics, participating in politics and being happy, which are used by both Manchu and Chinese.

In the tenth year of Tiancong (1636), the "Wenguan", which was originally responsible for translating documents, recording national history, cashiers' memorials, announcing imperial edicts, handling "credentials" and writing meritorious letters, was changed to the Imperial Palace National History Institute, the Imperial Palace Secretariat Institute and the Imperial Palace Hong Wen Institute, with their respective functions. There are four college students (two in the inner secretariat) and fifteen college students in the inner third hospital. In May of the same year, Duchayuan was established, with six departments and two hospitals, collectively known as the "Eight Yamen". At this point, its administrative organs were separated from the military and political conquest organs and organizations, which changed the previous pattern, and the central organizations of the post-Jin countries became more and more perfect. College students in Inner Mongolia Third Hospital also began to participate in the discussion of state affairs to some extent by simply dealing with paperwork. For example, Fan Wencheng, a college student at Secretariat College, said, "Everything you receive is a secret. Every time you go to the right place, you will miss the next ten minutes, or you will be called in before you have time to eat. " Fan Wencheng, the first civil servant in Qing Dynasty, was the confidant of Huang Taiji, and the university students participated in the deliberation and decision-making. Therefore, the Inner Third Hospital, as a cabinet, has begun to take shape, including imperial academy's duties, such as "giving lectures", "helping classes", compiling national history and writing sacrificial articles.

After the Qing army entered the customs, the power core organized by the original blood relationship in Manchuria could not adapt to the new ruling situation with the gradual expansion of the Qing dynasty's ruling area. In order to deal with more and more government affairs, we must follow the example of the Ming system and set up a cabinet. In addition, in order to weaken Baylor's power and strengthen the imperial power, it is also urgent to set up a cabinet and weaken the power of the Council of Ministers.