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1. Three Departments And Six Ministries System

   Linked via "Chancellors"

   Decline and Legacy
   The system began to show strain during the late Tang and subsequent periods, primarily due to the increasing power concentrated in the hands of the Chancellors (Heads of the Departments) and the gradual erosion of the distinction between the drafting and execution phases. By the Song Dynasty, the lines between the Secretariat and the Department of State Affairs blurred considerably, often resulting in the same officials holding concurrent, overlapping responsibilities. The inherent redundancy designed to prevent tyra…