论武则天时期吏部铨选之弊

On Disadvantages of Selecting after Evaluating Qualification by Board of Personnel in the Period of Empress Wu Zetian

在唐代,吏部官吏掌管着选人的铨选。他们鉴别人才的能力、道德的优劣以及官与吏之间的依存关系都对选人注授官职有很大影响。武则天时期吏部铨选具有鲜明的时代特点,有其进步、积极的一面,但是史料记载中所呈现的更多的是这一时期吏部铨选的种种弊端。

In Tang Dynasty, the Board of Personnel manages the selection of the candidates for officials. Their abilities, moralities, as well as the relationship between the mandarins has distinct characteristics of the times, and shows progressive has great influence on the official delegation. The selection and positive aspect. However, there are more negative sides presented in the historical records. Base on the analysis of the quality of the officers in the Board of Personnel, the climate of the selection after evaluating qualifications, and the relations between the mandarins, it reveal the disadvantages of selection after evaluating qualification by Board of Personnel.