KnowraGrand SecretariatLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Grand Secretariat, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 1Related 6Compared with 1Hongwu EmperorRelated: Its later rise helped manage the administration after Hongwu abolished the chief minister's office.Shunzhi EmperorRelated: It connected imperial decisions with the bureaucratic machinery inherited from the Ming.Wanli EmperorRelated: Its officials became central to governing when Wanli withdrew from routine court business.Hongzhi EmperorRelated: Its senior officials helped shape policy and administration under Hongzhi.Chenghua EmperorRelated: Its officials provided an administrative counterweight to palace eunuchs and personal court influence.Xuande EmperorRelated: Xuande relied on senior officials to manage policy across the empire.