on ▁government ▁than ▁their ▁Chinese ▁counter parts . ▁In ▁their ▁role ▁as ▁organ ▁of ▁press , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁actual ▁authority ▁to ▁decide ▁or ▁implement ▁policies , ▁but ▁had ▁influ ential ▁voice ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁debate . ▁ ▁The ▁officials ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁these ▁offices ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁younger ▁and ▁of ▁lower ▁rank ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁offices ▁but ▁had ▁strong ▁academic ▁reputation ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁special ▁privileges ▁and ▁great ▁prest ige ▁( For ▁instance , ▁cens ors ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁drink ▁during ▁working ▁hours ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁function ▁of ▁critic izing ▁the ▁king ). ▁To ▁be ▁appointed , ▁they ▁went ▁through ▁more ▁thorough ▁review ▁of ▁character ▁and ▁family ▁background . ▁Three ▁Off ices ▁provided ▁the ▁fast est ▁route ▁of ▁promotion ▁to ▁high ▁posts ▁and ▁was ▁almost ▁a ▁requirement ▁to ▁becoming ▁a ▁State ▁Coun c ill or . ▁Office ▁of ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁( Sa he on bu · 사 헌 부 ) ▁- ▁It ▁monitor ed ▁government ▁administration ▁and ▁officials ▁at ▁each ▁level ▁in ▁both ▁central ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments ▁for ▁cor ruption , ▁mal fe as ance , ▁or ▁in e ffic iency . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁adv ancing ▁public ▁mor als ▁and ▁Conf u cian ▁custom s ▁and ▁red ress ing ▁gr iev ances ▁of ▁the ▁popul ace . ▁It ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁( Da esa he on · 대 사 헌 ), ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁ 2 nd ▁junior ▁rank , ▁who ▁o vers aw ▁ 3 0