唐代闽中南选实施问题考析

Analysis on Implementation of Southern Selection of Minzhong in Tang Dynasty

唐代的闽中地区与黔中、岭南地区一样,属于南选常制区。只是由于闽中南选的实施进程时断时续,与黔中、岭南等典型南选常制区有很大不同,这使得《新唐书》等典籍误以其为南选权置区。闽中南选的实施进程之所以时断时续,是因为唐中央曾对漳州的政区归属进行多次调整。当唐中央将漳州划属闽中时,闽中地区是南选实施区。但当漳州被划属岭南时,闽中地区便不再是南选实施区。因唐代的漳州曾在归属闽中、归属岭南间反复变动,闽中地区也在南选实施区与非南选实施区之间不断切换。

In Tang Dynasty,the Minzhong area,as well as Qianzhong and Lingnan,was a regular area for southern election.However,due to the intermittent implementation process which was very different from typical regular areas like Qianzhong and Lingnan,Minzhong was regarded as an irregular area by classic documents like Xintangshu.The reason why the intermittent implementation of southern election in Minzhong was that the central gorernment of Tang Dynasty had repeatedly adjusted Zhangzhou’s political jurisdiction.When the central government in Tang Dynasty included Zhangzhou in Minzhong,the Minzhong area is the implementation area of southern election.However,it was totally another story when Zhangzhou was included in Lingnan.All in all,the Minzhong area constantly switched between the implementation and non-implementation area of southern election,for Zhangzhou changed back and forth between annexed territory of Minzhong and Lingnan.