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Why did Taizu have ministers submit rough drafts of government papers for criticism?
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Taizu
The Taizu emperor, founder of the Song dynasty, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei
The Taizu emperor required his ministers to submit rough drafts of government papers for his preliminary criticism because he was an active ruler who refused to pretend he was infallible.1
Unlike his predecessors in the Tang dynasty, who typically approved government documents only after they were in their finished form, Taizuās practice of reviewing drafts reflected his active disposition and his desire to engage directly with the administrative process.1