中国到了宋代,封建社会已趋成熟,各方面的法制越来越健全。宋朝同前朝相比,更加重视法律和制度的建设。为了有效加强统治,宋朝不断颁布新的政令,每隔一段时间,官方就对已颁布的政令进行整理,消除其彼此矛盾的地方,废弃其过时的内容,编成一种称为“编敕”的文献,令臣民遵行。后来,官方又感到光编“敕”还不够,又将禁绝某种行为的法令(“令”)、量化的奖惩条例(“格”)及让下级官府定期按格式申报的表格(“式”)合为一 China came to the Song Dynasty, the feudal society has matured, all aspects of the legal system is more and more sound. Compared with the former dynasty and the former dynasty, Song dynasty paid more attention to the construction of law and system. In order to effectively strengthen the rule, the Song dynasty constantly promulgated a new decree. From time to time, the authorities sorted out the decrees it had promulgated, eliminated its contradictory places, abandoned its outdated contents and compiled a series of articles called “ ”Literature, so that subjects comply. Later, the government also felt that it was not enough to edit the code and that the decree prohibiting certain acts (the Order) and the quantitative rewards and punishments (Rules) The form ( “type ”) into one