A Study On The Evolution Of The Central Political Situation Of The Xianzong Period In The Tang Dynasty

Tang Xianzong's reign was a period of rejuvenation after the Anshi period,and this article took adjustment of the central political situation in Tang Xianzong period as a clue to discuss the phased characteristics and historical significance of the evolution of the political situation in the Central Plains during the Yuanhe period.In order to deal with the chaotic situation during the Yuanhe period,in the early days of the reign of the regime,Tang Xianzong adopted the policy of stabilizing the political situation,restoring order,and consolidating imperial power.During this period,Tang Xianzong sought to change through stability by careful selection of central personnel,which helped to achieve a smooth transition in the central government.Specifically speaking,this period was characterized as handing over government affairs from the former ministers to the cronies.At the beginning of Yuanhe period,Tang Xianzong made further adjustments to the central political situation through personnel adjustment and system construction.Specifically speaking,the prime minister formed the responsibility system,the Hanlin Bachelors' participation in the central decision-making system was institutionalized.The power of the defamation authority experienced limited expansion under the control and restrictions of the ministers.Actually,the arrest of Lu Congshi incident became the concrete practice of this new central political situation.With the help of this new central political situation,the weakened emperor's authority and disturbed political order have been re-established since the Anshi rebellion.The emperor's power has been consolidated and the emperor's will has been fully implemented.The "Xianzong Age",which is characterized as aggressive and emperor-dominant,is coming.After Thirteen years of Yuanhe,as changes of Tang Xianzong's mentality and rising financial difficulties,imperial edicts such as Huang Fubo and Cheng Yi entered the core institution power.Since then,the party's peers have arisen,the monarchs and ministers have mutual suspicion and the prime minister has fought against each other.Such problems have become increasingly serious;in the fourteenth year of Yuanhe,the Emperor Tang Xianzong fell indulgently on immortality and imperialism monopolized the power.Simultaneously,the central power was out of balance,the eunuchs took the opportunity to move toward the front of the central political situation,and the central political situation of Tang Xianzong period fell into chaos and disorder.As Tang Xianzong was killed by eunuchs,Tang Xianzong's efforts to reshape the political order of the Tang Dynasty failed.