廷寄

廷寄 (tíngjì)

1. 清廷给地方高级官员的谕旨,不由内阁寄出,而由军机处密封交兵部捷报处寄往各省,直接书上某官“开拆”,叫“廷寄” a confidential letter sent direct from the palace to the highest provincial officials