郭嵩焘曾有一段名言:“汉唐以来,虽号为君主,然权力实不足,不能不有所分寄。故西汉与宰相外戚共天下,东汉与太监名士共天下,唐与后妃藩镇共天下,北宋与奸臣共天下,南宋与外国共天下,元与奸臣番僧共天下,明与宰相太监共天下,本朝则与胥吏共天下耳。”这番话一言中的,指出了清朝统治的一大 Guo Songtao had a famous saying: “Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, although the number for the monarchy, then the power is not enough, can not be sent separately. Therefore, the Western Han Dynasty and the prime minister relatives of the world, the Eastern Han and eunuchs celebrities in the world, , The Northern Song Dynasty and traitors share the world, the Southern Song Dynasty and foreign countries, the Yuan Dynasty and the treacherous monk total world, Ming and prime minister eunuchs the world, the DPRK and the common officials of the world. ”These words in a word, pointed out A big rule of the Qing Dynasty