论唐代的官吏贪赃问题

On the Official Bribe in the Tang Dynasty

古往今来,官吏贪赃为害无穷。唐代从前期到后期,经历了盛衰之变,官吏贪赃及其惩治特点前后不同。唐前期,吏治清明,法律发挥着积极作用;后期,两税法的实行、商品经济相对活跃、进奉盛行等因素导致贪赃增多,法不责众。集权体制下,君主权其轻重,法律在应然和实然间存在差距。

From the early period to the later Tang Dynasty, official bribe and its punishment showed different features. In the early period of the Tang Dynasty, the administration of local officials was uncorrupted, and the law played a positive role. However, in the late period, the implementation of Bi tax system, active commodity economy and frequent tribute to the empire, which resulted in the increase of official bribes. Under the system monarch monopoly, there was difference between what law should be and what law actually was.