The six heads of the Sui, Tang, and Wu and Zhou dynasties, Shangshu Ling, did not necessarily have to be professional and technical bureaucrats, and their positions only indicated the level of official ranks, and the general order of promotion from low to high was: Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of Households, Ministry of War, and Ministry of Officials. ）

In addition to the above-mentioned five provinces and six ministries, there are also two stations, nine temples, five prisons and twelve guards who are responsible for all aspects of specific affairs.

Goshidai –

The main functions of the central supreme supervision and inspection organ are to "correct the law" and "prosecute impeachment". From the princes and princes of the royal family to the local officials, they are all the objects of their supervision and inspection. He has also been involved in the trial of major cases. There are no supervision bodies at the local level, and the central government is to send officials to the local areas for inspection and supervision as needed.

The head of the Imperial History Observatory is the Imperial Historian, and the deputy prefect is in the Sui Emperor Wen Emperor according to his scope of responsibilities respectively to govern the book and serve the Imperial History, serve the Imperial History, serve the Imperial History in the palace, and supervise the Imperial History. In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial historian was the right, and the imperial historian was the vice-president.

In the third year of Emperor Ming of the Sui Dynasty (607 AD), two additional speakers and divisions were added, which were collectively called three Taiwans.

The prefect of the Imperial History Observatory is the Imperial Historian, and the secondary official is the Imperial Historian. The subordinate officials have the imperial history, the imperial history in the palace, the supervision of the imperial history, and the record.

In addition to the Imperial Historical Observatory, the system of admonishing officials was another important part of the supervision system of the Sui Dynasty. It is composed of officials from the subordinate provinces, and in addition to the chief and deputy heads, there are counselors and so on. The admonition of the official was to the emperor, "to give according to the rules and correct the transgressions".

The imperial history platform for the princes of the hundred officials and the system of admonishing the emperor complemented each other and complemented each other, forming a complete supervision system of the Sui Dynasty.

(During the period of Wu Zetian's support, the original central inspection agency - Yushitai was retained, but it was renamed "Zuosu Zheng Yushitai", and its function was mainly to inspect and rectify the civil and military officials of the central Jingshi.

And the addition of the "Right Su Zheng Yu Shi Tai", its function is mainly to inspect the local officials, every spring and autumn to send important personnel to the prefectures and counties to inspect the Su, the spring sent called "customs envoys", the autumn sent called "clean inspection envoys". In the past, the dynasties only temporarily sent personnel from the Yushitai, but Wu Zetian regularly sent envoys, which were emulated by the subsequent dynasties. ）

Dushuitai - responsible for flood control, water conservancy, and jurisdiction over the Hejin ferry. The chief is the two envoys of the capital, and the deputy governor is the two of the capital.

At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, there were eleven temples such as Taichang, and in the third year of Emperor Ming of the Sui Dynasty (607 AD), they were streamlined into "nine temples" such as Taichang, Dali, Guanglu, Weiwei, Zongzheng, Dafu, Honglu, Sinong, Taifu, etc., as well as Guozi, Jiangzuo, Dushui, Changqiu and Shaofu set up from Taifu Temple.

Nine Temples:

Taijoji Temple –

The highest administrative body in charge of the ceremonies of the Jongmyo Temple, responsible for the ceremonies of the state, and managing the court doctors, music, and soothsayers. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

The chief and deputy chiefs are Taichang Siqing and Shaoqing. The rest also include officials such as Taichang Cheng, Dr. Doctor, Chief Bookkeeper, Xielu Lang, Feng Lilang, and Tai Zhu.

Dali Temple——

It is in charge of criminal law and criminal prison cases, which is equivalent to the modern Supreme Court. It belongs to the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department, the Imperial Historical Observatory (the Ming and Qing Dynasties are the Metropolitan Procuratorate) and is called the Three Law Divisions.

The prefect's name is Dali Siqing, and his deputy is Shaoqing. Subordinate officials such as Dali Zheng, Dali Cheng, Si Zhi, the chief bookkeeper, the commentator, and the prison officer.

Guanglu Temple——

He was in charge of the palace guards and attendants, responsible for the palace meals, tents and banquets, and was subordinate to the Ministry of Rites.

The head is Guang Luqing, and the deputy is Shaoqing. Subordinate Guanglu Cheng, the main book, the record and the relevant officials of the Taiguan Office, the Zhensha Office, the Liangyu Office, and the Zhangcheng Office.