釋氏稽古略 3.122

3.122

The first year of Kaiyuan, a guichou year [713]. In autumn, the seventh month, the Emperor, together with Fan the Prince of Qi, Ye the Prince of Xue, Guo Yuanzhen, Wang Maozhong, Gao Lishi, and others, executed the treacherous ministers among the chancellors who were plotting a deposition and enthronement: Xiao Zhizhong, Dou Huaizhen, Cen Xi, Cui Shi, Chang Yuankai, Li Ci, and others. He rewarded the meritorious ministers with official posts and titles of nobility. The ascendancy of the eunuchs began from this. In the twelfth month, a general amnesty was declared throughout the realm. The Department of State Affairs was modified: the Left and Right Vice Directors were changed to the Left and Right Prime Ministers. The Secretariat was changed to the Ziwei Province. The Chancellery was changed to the Huangmen Province. The palace attendants were changed to supervisors. Yongzhou was made Jingzhao Superior Prefecture; Luozhou was made Henan Superior Prefecture. The chief clerks were made Prefectural Governors (yin), and the adjutants were made Vice Governors (shaoyin).