Note 197 — XXXII. HSIANG-JU’S MISFORTUNES.
Herbert Allen Giles translation
The Censorate is a body of fifty-six officials, whose duty it is to bring matters to the notice of the Emperor which might otherwise have escaped attention; to take exception to any acts, including those of His Majesty himself, calculated to interfere with the welfare of the people; and to impeach, as occasion may require, the high provincial authorities, whose position, but for this wholesome check, would be almost unassailable. Censors are popularly termed the “ears and eyes” of the monarch. return to footnote anchor 197 return to footnote anchor 577