Research On The Phenomenon Of Officials Feign Illness In Tang Dynasty

In the Tang Dynasty,the phenomenon of officials pleading for illness is that officials use illness as an excuse to ask for illness and resignation.According to the authenticity of officials’ illness,it can be divided into real illness,resignation and deceitful illness,and resignation.The difference between officials’ illness and resignation lies in the length of rest and recovery process.The an Shi rebellion had an impact on the Li Tang regime.Since then,the stronger the local vassal forces,and the imbalance between the central and local powers had an impact on the operation of the system and the thoughts of officials.Therefore,taking the an Shi rebellion as the time limit,the phenomenon of officials’ ill treatment in the Tang Dynasty showed different characteristics.Generally speaking,the phenomenon of officials’ deceiving and ill treatment was more frequent and the time span was wider than that of real disease treatment,Especially in the middle and late Tang Dynasty.In the Tang Dynasty,officials’ behavior of treating illness was constrained by the system of reporting illness and leaving office.The corresponding procedures must be followed for treating illness.The officials themselves submitted an ultimatum application.The departments submitting the application were different according to the grade of officials.In the Tang Dynasty,the system of reporting illness and leaving office was relatively perfect,and the Tang law also had clear disciplinary measures for fraud.In practical operation,officials took advantage of system loopholes to report illness and leave office for other purposes.In addition to institutional factors,the frequent occurrence of officials suffering from diseases is related to officials’ demands,officials’ clear names,and people’s attitude towards diseases.Under the turbulence of the current situation,the officials in the Tang Dynasty did not serve the puppet regime.At this time,the behavior of supporting the disease was given the political meaning of safeguarding the old regime,and it also showed the officials’ attitude of not cooperating with the puppet regime.The attitude of the Li Tang regime has also experienced a change in the political behavior of officials "supporting their loyalty".The an Shi rebellion has gradually subsided.The Li Tang regime liquidates and traps puppet officials,praises the loyalty behavior of officials and treats them seriously.The war situation has been repeated.In order to win over officials,the Li Tang regime has gradually compromised and affirmed the behavior of officials "supporting their loyalty" to stabilize the regime.