Privy Councilor - Shū mi shì

Japanese: 枢密使 - すうみつし（英語表記）Shū mì shì

Chinese government system. In the Tang Dynasty, the Imperial Court appointed Secretaries to participate in military-related conspiracies and wield power behind closed doors. In the Five Dynasties period, the Privy Council was established as an official institution to handle all military matters and was called the "two offices" in addition to the Central Secretariat, which controlled all administrative affairs. From the Five Dynasties onwards, ordinary bureaucrats were appointed to the Privy Council, but in the Song Dynasty, civil servants were appointed, with the Chief Privy Councilor and the Vice Privy Deputy Envoy, but when the Chief Privy Councilor was called the Chief Privy Councilor, the Vice Privy Councilor was called the Second Privy Councilor, and below him was called the Second Privy Councilor.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国の官制。唐代に宮中で内枢密使が任命され，表面にあらわれない形で軍事関係の謀議に参画して権力を振るった。五代になると表にあらわれて公式の機関として枢密院が設置され軍事に関するいっさいを扱い，行政全般を掌握する中書と併立し，あわせて二府と称された。枢密院の官僚は，五代以降普通の官僚が任命され，宋代では文官が任命され，その長官が枢密使，次官が枢密副使であったが，長官が知枢密院事と称されるときには次官は同知枢密院事，さらにその下が簽書（せんしよ）枢密院事と称された。

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