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This chapter begins to introduce the context of the Ming government. It focuses on the central organ of bureaucracy: the Secretariat. This chapter describes the history of the Secretariat and its decline in the late fifteenth century. It then introduces the Grand Secretary Yang Tinghe and his goal of restoring the institution to its former dignity.

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The Decline of the Secretariat

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    2026年

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  • James Masaki Fujitani

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This chapter begins to introduce the context of the Ming government. It focuses on the central organ of bureaucracy: the Secretariat. This chapter describes the history of the Secretariat and its decline in the late fifteenth century. It then introduces the Grand Secretary Yang Tinghe and his goal of restoring the institution to its former dignity.