析唐后期外戚势衰的原因

Reasons for the Decline of Consort Clans in Late Tang Dynasty

唐代是我国外戚政治的转型时期,唐前期,外戚延续了秦汉以来的强势,而后期却极度地衰落。究其原因,与皇帝信任的转移,宦官对外戚权力的替代,以及门阀政治瓦解所带来的家族势力的衰落都有关联。唐后期的外戚在皇帝猜疑、宦官专权的局面下,处事大多变得谨小慎微,明哲保身。

Tang Dynasty witnessed the political transition of consort clans. The early Tang Dynasty saw the continuation of powerful consort clans since the Qin and Han Dynasty who experienced a dramatic decline in the Late Tang Dynasty. The reasons lie in the deviation of emperor＇ s trust, its position replaced by eunuch power, and the decline of family influence brought about by the collapse of party politics. In the Late Tang Dynasty, suspicious emperors and dominant eunuchs had the consort clans become cautious and self-preservative.