When it comes to anti-corruption, modern people often talk about the word "system construction". Some writers, in order to make their articles more convincing, like to take ancient events as examples, and often say that China's traditional society only stresses the rule of man. Therefore, on the issue of anti-corruption, "system construction" seems to be an extremely scarce thing.

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In fact, it is all taken for granted.

China has a long tradition of designing a system of supervising officials so that officials can abide by the law under supervision. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the post of "Shi Yu" had the responsibility of supervision. In the Qin Dynasty, the "Yushishi" became a special central supervisory organization, and Han inherited the Qin system. It set up a central office and thirteen local offices, which was the first at that time, and formulated supervision regulations, including nine offices and six secretariat offices. Since then, the supervision system in ancient China has become increasingly strict.

Of course, in ancient times, the power of supervision came from the authorization of the emperor and was completely subordinate to the center of consolidating imperial power. This is a major feature of China's ancient supervisory system. However, once every emperor and courtier has its own characteristics, once every emperor and courtier has its own personality. The most "characteristic" and "personality" in the traditional dynasty is the system of supervisors in Zhu Yuanzhang's era, such as the following:

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Stand up and smell the drums. "In the first year of Hongwu, Deng put it outside the noon gate." This drum was specially used to encourage people to play drums and complain. In order to prevent going through the motions, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered an empire to be in charge there every day. If the people are not satisfied, but the local officials don't accept them, the relevant parties can defeat Gu and the empire will take it.

According to the censor. According to the rank of suggestion, it is not high, but it has great power, which is equivalent to an imperial minister. Responsible for traveling around the country, reporting major issues directly to the emperor and handling minor issues.

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Establish a secret organization. "Cha Jiao" and "Jin Yiwei" are agents who take orders directly from the Emperor. Any official is within his hearing range, which is equal to the emperor's super eyes and ears. The main function of the Secret Service is to prevent the second lieutenants from plotting rebellion, but mastering their corruption and illegal records will naturally be included.

Among all the supervisory systems established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the system of "taking people and harming officials" is the most valuable and intriguing. Under the background of traditional society in China, "the people take officials against the people" is a major institutional breakthrough.