元和讨淮与令狐楚罢翰林学士事由辨

Argument for punitive expedition against Huaixi and deposition of scholar Linghu Chu

唐朝元和年间,淮西的割据为朝廷心腹大患,宪宗派裴度亲往督战,令狐楚起草《授裴度彰义军节度使制》。制辞引起了裴度的异议,宪宗从度意改换制辞,并罢楚学士之职。事实是制辞并不存在阻碍用兵的实际效果,令狐楚亦无动机的可能性和手段的可行性,宪宗与裴度是借此机会平息对淮西罢兵的争论,以维持讨伐大局。令狐楚是主战与主和两派斗争的无辜牺牲品。

During the years of Yuanhe,feudal separation of Huaixi posed a great challenge to the court. Peidu who was in support of Xianzong,was sent to supervise the expedition. Linghu Chu wrote the system of authorizing Peidu the governor and inspector of the army,which aroused Peidu's dispute. Therefore,Xianzong deposited Linghu by changing his original idea. Actually such system did not obstruct exercise military power and Linghu chu Chu had no possibility and motive to do what was unfavorable to them. But Xianzhong and Peidu wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to appease the dispute over the disarmament to maintain the situation of expedition. Linghu Chu was an innocent victim of two parties.