The Politics Of Late Tang Dynasty And The Intellectual Lifestyle And Literary Style

The span between Yuanhe and Xiantong is a relatively separate and linking historical period in Late Tang Dynasty. The eunuch groups were under longtime separation and reorganization during this period, while the government fell into enduring appeasement after the Yuanhe Resurgence and Huichang Revive. Against the background of eunuchs arrogating all powers, the relationship between scholars and eunuchs has gone beyond individual level and existed on group level, it was a very important aspect and the main character of the intellectual lifestyle of that time, and has a very important influence on the literary style. As for the relationship between individuals from the two groups, it was a matter of particular case because of different political background and levels. For example, Yuan Zhen as a senior scholar had directly involved in the separation within the eunuch group, while Li Shangyin and Du Mu were indirectly affected by the eunuch group because of their lower rank within the scholar group, but the influence can be found in their relationship with the party dispute of Niu and Li. Bai Juyi fell into difficult political situation because of his persistence of people-centralism and vision of the ideal politics, which resulted in ignoring the political situation in a specific period. The political frustration had influenced Bai Juyi's writing. Bai Juyi was not the only one who fell into difficult political situation. During the period of the re-riot of the Heshuo Military Group, the Yuanhe Rebellious Party in the inner court and the prime minister in the outer court both suggest tolerating military governors, and they eliminate official who were angry with the re-riot of the Heshuo Military Group. We can find the trace of the re-riot of the Heshuo Military Group in Tang Lengends such as Xu Xuan Guai Lu. It reminds us that re-riot of the Heshuo Military Group must be a hot topic within the scholars of that time. The moral standards had also changed greatly during this period, which was reflected in the banishment of Wen Tingyun, as his hard career can be attributed to the change of the moral standards. The character of Hanlin Scholars before and after Ganlu Incident represents the relationship between specific scholar group and eunuch group, and is an important aspect of the intellectual lifestyle during the reign of Emperor Wenzong of Tang Dynasty. He-Huang Re-governed's effect on the scholars shows that it is the specific political event rather than the political situation has an important effect on the intellectual lifestyle and literary style given that the intellectual style and literary style of that time were very special during this period. Keywords:The Late Tang Dynasty, Yuanhe, Xiantong, politics, intellectual lifestyle, literary style...