Si was the chief eunuch of the 24th yamen in Ming Dynasty, and also the most powerful person in the whole eunuch system. Li Jian "does not have the name of prime minister, but has the reality of prime minister". Eunuchs who were good at politics in the Ming Dynasty, such as Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, Feng Bao and Wei Zhongxian, were eunuchs who officiated at ceremonies. Li Si supervisors have three main functions and powers. First of all, replying to the letter and publicizing the imperial edict are the most important functions of the governor of Li Si. Second, in charge of eunuch affairs, Silijian is not only in the position of "the first department" in various eunuch institutions, but also in the position of management and leadership in other eunuch institutions. The third is to take into account other important official positions. At that time, some other important positions in the eunuch system, such as Dongchang Magistrate and Nanjing Garrison, were either led exclusively by Li Si or sent to Li Si, which was also an important aspect of Li Si's authority. The first right to judge the bronze medal of the imperial horse prison became the greatest power possessed by eunuchs in history, which was also the fundamental reason for the outstanding power to judge in the Ming Dynasty.
The other eleven supervisors are: the supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (mainly responsible for purchasing utensils used by the emperor, such as screens, beds, tables, cabinets, etc.). (in charge of books, ceremonies, fences, curtains, rain gear, etc. ), Imperial Horse Supervisor (the inner government is in charge of horses), Jingu Supervisor (the ancestral hall and the temple are in charge of sweeping incense lamps, etc. ), as well as the good supervisor (in charge of royal meals, palace meals, banquets, etc. ) refers to the temple sword (in charge of sweeping the halls and corridors) and the Shang dynasty (in charge of the emperor's crown, robe, boots, socks, etc. ) and Jane (initially responsible for the relocation, customs clearance and merger of the prison, and later followed the emperor to guide the sweeping).
The four eunuch departments are: Xi 'an (in charge of firewood in the palace, firewood in the 24 th yamen officials, mountain tombs, etc. ), Bell and Drum Division (in charge of the ringing of bells and drums when the emperor went to court, as well as the performances of zaju such as music, legends, brocade and rice grains), Baochao Division (in charge of making coarse and fine papyrus) and Mixed Hall Division (in charge of bathing).
The eunuch's eighth game is: the battle situation (making weapons, including swords, halberds, whips, axes, armor, bows and arrows, etc. ), Silver Bureau (making gold and silver ornaments) and Huan Yi Bureau (this bureau is the only eunuch institution outside the palace in the 24 yamen, and its office is located in Deshengmen West. By the old guilty imperial secretary), towel and hat bureau (in charge of imperial hat boots, Xu's crown boots and captaincy's hat boots), needle and thread bureau (in charge of making palace clothes), inner weaving and dyeing bureau (in charge of dyeing and making palace silks and satins) and wine and vinegar noodle bureau (in charge of wine, vinegar, sugar and pulp eaten in the palace).
Royal household department
China's political institutions in Qing Dynasty. Unique to the Qing Dynasty, it was founded in the early years of Shunzhi. In the eleventh year of Shunzhi (1654), the interior office was changed to thirteen yamen; In eighteen years, the 13th yamen was laid off, and the internal affairs office was re-established. Since then, it has been customized. The organization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs originated from the clothing (slave) system in Manchu society, and its main personnel are composed of clothes belonging to the upper three banners of Manchu Eight Banners (namely, yellow inlaid flag, yellow yellow flag and white flag). The highest official is the minister in charge of the internal affairs office, which is the second rank. It was specially simplified by the emperor from the princes, ministers, ministers and assistant ministers of Manchuria, or from the Manchurian guards, doctors of the local government and ministers of the Third Hospital. All the affairs of the emperor's family, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. , conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The main internal institutions are Chu Guang, Du Yu, Yi Chang, Accounting, Construction, Cautious Punishment and Qingfeng, which are in charge of royal finance, warehousing, guards' retinue, mining and catching in Yamazawa, etiquette, tax collection in Huang Zhuang, engineering, punishment and animal husbandry respectively. In addition, the Imperial Horse Academy of the Shang Dynasty managed imperial horses, while the Military Academy was responsible for manufacturing and storing umbrella covers, saddle armour, swords, spears, bows and arrows, etc. , and is responsible for the management and repair of the gardens in the palm garden, collectively known as the seven divisions and three hospitals. The Ministry of Internal Affairs also has three branches and more than 30 affiliated institutions. In addition, the respectful room, which is responsible for managing eunuchs, ladies-in-waiting and all affairs in the palace, is also under the jurisdiction of the minister in charge of the internal affairs office. After the Revolution of 1911 (19 1 1), the deposed emperor Puyi still lived in the palace, and the internal affairs office serving the emperor remained until Puyi was expelled from the palace in 1924.