However, there are different opinions on the specific positioning of "three public officials and nine ministers". Scholars in the Western Han Dynasty believe that the "three publics" in the Book of Rites refer to Sima, Situ and Sikong. Scholars of ancient books and records in China think that Taifu, Taishi and Taibao are "three publics".
The Qin dynasty changed the official system, and there were no three fairs. "There are no three officials in the position of prime minister." Qiu was also appointed as the deputy to the prime minister, in charge of military affairs and imperial history (in charge of the country's criminal constitution and laws and decrees to clean up the country). Because there were three highest positions in the Qin Dynasty, later generations called "Prime Minister", "Tai Wei" and "Imperial Scholar" "Three Publics". Specifically:
The prime minister is the chief executive, who assists the emperor in handling government affairs and is also responsible for managing civil and military officials.
Qiu, the highest military and political chief, is in charge of national military affairs, but he has no military power at ordinary times and has to obey the emperor's orders in wartime. Moreover, he needed the emperor's Jeff to mobilize the army, and the military power was actually in the hands of the emperor.
Imperial envoys are responsible for the whole minister's memorial, issuing imperial edicts and supervising officials. And the deputy prime minister.
During the Qin and Han dynasties, there were "Nine Secretaries" in these three positions, which were the central administrative organs responsible for specific affairs such as sacrifice, etiquette, military affairs, administration, justice, culture and education. These include:
1. Feng Chang, who is in charge of ancestral temple etiquette, has a high status and is the first of the nine ladies.
The doctor is in charge of guarding the palace.
3. Wei Wei, in charge of the palace gate guards.
4. Servant, in charge of the management of imperial horses and national horses.
5. Ting Wei, in charge of judicial trial.
6. Dianke, in charge of foreign affairs and ethnic affairs.
7. Zong Zheng, in charge of royal and imperial affairs.
8. Manage the internal history of Xiaomi and take charge of tax revenue and expenditure.
9. Shaofu, in charge of the mountain and sea pond tax for the royal family.
With the change of dynasties, "three public officials and nine ministers" have different meanings. For example, the Eastern Han Dynasty established three metric systems: Fu, Daiwa and Prime Minister. After the Song Dynasty, it was said that Taishi, Taifu and Taibao were three fairs.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jiuqing was Taichang, Guangluxun, Weiwei, Taifu, Tingwei, Dahonglu, Zong Zheng, Dasinong and Shaofu. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jiuqing was changed to six ministers, namely, officials, households, ceremonies, soldiers, criminals and workers, as well as ministers of Duyushi, Dali Temple and the General Political Department. Nine, the original official of the Qing dynasty became a false name, or an official was added or given to the official.