An Exploration into the Rilisuo in the Northern Song Dynasty

At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, the historical system basically followed the Tang Dynasty. The History Bureau was responsible for all the official revision of the history. The Rilisuo, which is affiliated with the History Bureau, is responsible for writing the RILI. Due to the increasing demand for historical books, the functions of the historical book of the History Bureau have been weakened. Rilisuo was changed to the Bianxiuyuan, and later, it belonged to the History Bureau due to the abolition of the Bianxiuyuan. After the Reform of Yuanfeng,the Institute for the Veneration of Literature was changed to the Mishusheng. The Mishusheng, which was originally an idle institution, revisited his duties, and the Rilisuo also was re-entered into the Mishusheng. The several adjustments set by the Rilisuo are directly linked to the changes in the political fluctuations of Chaotang and the needs of the historical books.