| Succession to the Throne of the Tang Dynasty is always in an unstable and chaotic state, the entropy of primogeniture has not been seriously followed, and an effective system of Succession to the Throne is not established. Lead to the throne of the late Tang Dynasty inherited instability because many, generally speaking, there are basically three things:first, the Tang Dynasty inherited the Northern Dynasties generations come, generations of Northern Dynasty throne inherited conditions of this confusion. To the Tang Dynasty had a bad history "template". Second, the Li family of the royal family of this ethnic origin Hu Hua of further contamination, and in the process of establishment of the regime, Huhua, the tendency of the Li family of the royal family will be accepted by the women’s power and brother-end brother and ruler of the traditional Central Plains as "heresy". Third, the Tang Dynasty before the mid-throne inherited instability.Since the Tang Dynasty to the lack of a stable system of Succession to the Throne, so there are many variables in the process of transfer of the throne, and specific to the late Tang Dynasty, the emperor has basically lost control of the right to inherit the throne, eunuchs become the main force of the emperor’s dethronement Army. Eunuch powerful Tang and mid is also a gradual process, the early Tang dynasty eunuch will not be reused, to Xianzong after, the eunuch’s power and status of the basic shape. The Xianzong after9Emperor, in addition to the last monarch Zhaoxuan Di who was imprisoned by Zhu Quanzhong., the remaining eight the Emperor rests eunuch crowned or by the power of the eunuchs came to the throne. There are many reasons leading to the situation of the late Tang Dynasty formed eunuch and subject to changing political environment in the Rebellion, first, Shi Rebellion, after local Fanzheng, Zhao Guan Tang central government centrifugal from Germany, the emperor no longer trust the prime ministers anymore, the eunuch was emperor to the identity of slaves brought to the political arena. Second, eunuchs controlled the imperial guards, and held the post of ShuMiShi, they got the core of political power. Again, the eunuch through the adoption of heirs, the extension of political influence.Growth in the late Tang Dynasty eunuch forces, continue to infringe upon the power of Waiting zhaoGuan. Fundamental interests of the inconsistency in the process of Succession to the Throne, the Waiting zhao Guan and more able to follow the late emperor’s behest, to maintain the legality of Succession to the Throne. Late Tang Dynasty Waiting zhaoGuan to participate in the Succession to the Throne there are basically three categories:one for prime minister, as the core members of the central decision-making body, and Zhaoguan the chief representative of the prime minister Group inevitable dissatisfaction with the eunuch control of the emperor, dominated the political affairs of, in the process of transfer of imperial power, prime ministers rely on the power of emperor to struggle with eunuch, but as a result of controlling the political power by eunuchs, prime ministers’opinion can only attached to the eunuch, One for HanlinXueshi, because within such as grass to within its authority, they can participate in the process of the second eunuch new emperor, so HanlinXueshi may prevent eunuchs’ conspiracy, or follow the predecessor emperor’will, to some extent, these limit the eunuchs’autocratic rule.Finally is Tang Dynasty military governor, Tang Dynasty military governor is also belong to the tang feudal official, afer the HuangChao rebellious, the strength of the government further weaken, and the balance between Tang Dynasty military governors have always broken. ZhuQuanZhong in a single big, resolutely reigned TangJianLiang. Caused by all sorts of conspiracies and coups from the Succession to the Throne in the late Tang Dynasty, we can get a glimpse of the intricate relationship between the late Tang Dynasty emperor, eunuchs and courtiers. |
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