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were "the eyes and ears" of the emperor and checked administrators at each level to prevent corruption and malfeasance, a common feature of that period. Popular stories told of righteous censors revealing corruption as well as censors who accepted bribes. Generally speaking, they were feared and
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a representative from the censorate served as a member of a government commission formed to create inscriptions for the 1
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Wang, Yü-Ch'üan (June 1949). "An Outline of The Central Government of The Former Han Dynasty".
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Hucker, Charles O. (December 1958). "Governmental Organization of The Ming Dynasty".
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disliked, and had to move around constantly to perform their duties.
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Former Chinese imperial agency monitoring and investigating officials
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