Hàncháo de zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ yóu sāngōng hé jiǔqīng zǔchéng.
The Han central government was made up of the Three Excellencies and the Nine Ministers.
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The nine posts changed from dynasty to dynasty. Under the Han they included the 光禄勋, who ran the palace guard and attendants. Later dynasties kept 九卿 as a general name for the top ministers.
