Prince Taishi, an ancient official, is also known as the "East Palace Third Division" with Prince Taifu and Prince Taibao. Most of them are empty titles without real jobs. In the official records of historical books of past dynasties, it can be seen as early as the old Tang book "Three Divisions and Three Less Divisions in the East Palace". .. Prince Taishi, Prince Taifu, Prince Taibao, and official leader. "In the Song Dynasty, there were no three departments in the East Palace, and the Yuan Dynasty moved.
And "Prince Shaobao" is an official who is responsible for teaching the prince, so he got the abbreviation of "Bao Gong". This official system was first established in the Han Dynasty, and its origin can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty. In the official system of the Zhou Dynasty, there were Taishi, Taifu and Taibao, which were collectively called "three publics". Shao Shi, Shaofu and Shaobao were also established, collectively called "Three Orphans", which are the vice of "Three Fairs".
Among them, "Shao" is a deputy, which is a special official position second only to "Gong" and higher than "Qing". The above "three publics" and "three orphans" are also collectively referred to as "teacher insurance". "Teacher", "symbol" and "treasure" all have the dual meanings of assistance and teaching.
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The position of "Prince Taishi" is to educate the official position of the prince. The prince is Chu Jun, the future emperor. A person who can hold this position must have both fame and fortune before he can do it. Together with Prince Taifu and Prince Taibao, they are also called "Three Divisions of the East Palace" and enjoy a very special position.
This is basically an empty job. Because, after all, the prince is only Chu Jun, so he can't interfere in state affairs too much. The "Prince Taishi" is just because the students he teaches have a special status, and as a teacher, their status has also risen.
Many of the official positions of "Prince Taishi" are posthumously awarded and promoted, which has little practical effect. Even if they were promoted during their lifetime, many of them were promoted from light to darkness. It seems that he has got a very high position. But in fact, the real power has been deprived.
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