Research Eunuch Power In Xuanzong Period Of Tang Dynasty

Scholars have always regarded the imperial power of eunuchs in the Han,Tang and Ming dynasties as the most serious.Eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty have their own uniqueness because of their military power.The Tang Dynasty system stipulated that the main duty of eunuchs was to serve the royal family.In the early Tang Dynasty,the position transfer and activity space of eunuchs were mainly confined to the imperial chambers,and their development was strictly restricted.Eunuchs began to increase in the period of Zhongzong,and began to rise in the period of Xuanzong.Eunuchs mainly depended on participating in the palace coup,offering at the head of the hall,sending soldiers and supervising the army,and going to the local envoy to get the opportunity of extraordinary promotion.The participation in the palace coup mainly existed in the special period of political turmoil from the first year of Shenlong to Xuanzong’s official control of the emperor’s power.After the political stability,soldiers and military supervision became the fastest way of promotion.Through this activity,the posts and posts of eunuchs could be promoted quickly,while the temple head offering and envoy sending were relatively slow.The rise of eunuchs in the Xuanzong Dynasty had its special historical and military background.During the Xuanzong period,the official dispatching developed vigorously.Eunuchs frequently represented the imperial power by virtue of the advantages of making the official flexible and directly responsible to the emperor.At the same time,in order to strengthen the frontier military force,Xuanzong adopted active offensive force policy.Eunuchs were mostly from the barbarians in the border areas,and were familiar with the local natural and cultural environment.Therefore,Eunuchs were sent by Xuanzong to the border areas to supervise and supervise the army,acting as the eyes and ears of the emperor to supervise the officials,convey the will on behalf of the imperial power,and understand the soldiers.In most cases,eunuchs could complete the mission excellently,help the Tang Court to quell the rebellion,stabilize the security of the border areas,maintain the imperial power,and play an active role.Due to the uneven overall quality of eunuchs and the lack of institutional norms in local envoys,eunuchs ’use of power also had some negative effects.In the central government,it was speculated that the emperor’s intention was colluded with the court officials based on the recent practice,which influenced imperial decision-making.In the local government,bribes were taken during the envoys,which influenced the political trend,but the overall influence was not great.Xuanzong’s appointment of eunuchs was always used but not carried out.The criticism of later historians on Xuanzong’s appointment of eunuchs mostly came from the contention between officials who had the right to write history and eunuchs,and historians’ defamation of eunuchs ’image for the sake of preventing problems.Reorganizing the image of eunuchs constructed by historical studies,we should see the active role and important contribution of Tang eunuchs in Xuanzong Dynasty,they are just an important tool of Xuanzong’s art of checks and balances.