宰相制度在明朝已经被废除,怎么清朝还有“相国”呢?这得从“中堂”这个官职说开来,“中堂”在清朝为正一品,由大学士担任,不过其源头还得追溯到唐宋。唐宋时,宰相处理政务的政事堂设在中书省内,由此,后来把宰相也称为中堂。元代照搬这一套。当然,情况有点复杂,中堂的称呼只是其中一种而已。到明朝,废宰相,不过,宰相的表面形式被废除,其功能却废不掉,还是由大学士来行使宰相职能。他们的办公室在内阁 In the Ming dynasty, the system of prime minister had been abolished, how did the Qing dynasty still have the “phase country”? This is to say from the official position of “Zhongtang”, “Zhongtang” was a genuine one in the Qing Dynasty, However, its origin has to be traced back to the Tang and Song Dynasties. Tang and Song dynasties, the prime minister to deal with government affairs in the governor’s government located in the province, which, later, also known as the prime minister Zhongtang. Yuan Dynasty copy this set. Of course, the situation is a bit complicated, but Zhongtou’s name is just one of them. To the Ming Dynasty, slaughter prime minister, however, the prime minister’s superficial form was abolished, but its function can not afford to waste, or by the bachelor to exercise the function of prime minister. Their office is in the cabinet