There were nine ministers in the Ming Dynasty, one was Xiao Jiu, the other was six ministers (second class), the other was Douchayuan's suggestion (second class, a prosecutor), the General Political Department's envoy (third class, internal and external chapters banned), and the other was Dali Temple (third class, equivalent to the current judge the Supreme People's Court). Xiao Jiu is the secretary of Taichang Temple (from the doctrine, in charge of sacrifices), Taipu Temple (from the doctrine, in charge of horses), Guanglu Temple (from the doctrine, in charge of banquets), James (from the doctrine, in charge of assisting the prince, in charge of the doctrine), Hanlin Bachelor (from the doctrine, equivalent to editing and managing books by professors of national and government universities) and Schizo Temple (from the fourth).