Research On The Yellow Sticking, Continuing And Clearing In Ming Dynasty And Their Operation

Civil and military officials stick yellow is the official personnel archives management system of the Ming Dynasty to record the official experience,moral performance,rewards and punishments,political achievements and other basic information.Through regularly update,remove and clean up related information and report the final results to the imperial court,this system not only be an important basis for the emperor to assess,select and award officials,but also play an important role in the management of officials.On the basis of inheriting the system of previous dynasties,the Ming Dynasty combined its own system characteristics and political ruling needs to make adjustments of this post sticks system.In the fourth years of Hongwu,the veneered bamboo carving system was established to select outstanding officials.During the Yongle period,timely continuation and updating had been made to complete,remove or clean up the information of those who made contributions or passed away or committed a crime and then achieved an effectively management of the civil and military officials.With the development of the social and political environment,veneered bamboo carving had been properly adjusted in the middle of the Ming Dynasty,and the defects had been improved in the late Ming Dynasty.Nevertheless,the political deterioration and the corruption of the rule of law in the late Ming Dynasty,and the constantly exposure of its own loopholes inevitably lead to the gradual rigidity even its death.The establishment,adjustment and development of veneered bamboo carving are closely related to the development and changes of the Ming Dynasty.The system of veneered bamboo carving,timely continuation and updating played an important role in the management of personnel records of Ming Dynasty officials,their historical status and role could not be ignored.