剖析后唐伶官现象

An Anatomy of the Phenomenon of Musical Officials in the Later Tang Dynasty

后唐时期,由于庄宗宠信伶人,遂使伶人干政弄权、败纪乱政,在中国历史上形成一种奇特的伶官现象。剖析其原因:主要是由于隋唐以来音乐艺术的充分发展使宫廷伶人地位上升、庄宗本人笃好音乐、庄宗用人政策失误以及五代政治制度败坏诸因素。

During the later Tang Dynasty, there existed a peculiar phenomenon of musical officials due to Emperor Zhuang's special fondness of actors with unduly trust. As a result, actors exerted political intervention with schemes behind the screen so that corruption and turmoil prevailed against the ruling powers. A careful anatomy reveals the following main causes for the phenomenon: the full development of music and art during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, which had lead to the rise of palace actors in power, Emperor Zhaung's devout love for music and his failure to adopt proper policy of personnel management, and finally the corruption of the political system of the Five Dynasties.