《唐重修內侍省碑》所見唐代宦官高品、內養制度考索

Research of the Gaopin and Neiyang System in Tang Dynasty from TangChongxiuNeishishengBei

《唐重修內侍省碑》所載唐中後期宦官內、外諸司甚詳。其中高品、內養二院爲處於內廷,供御前驅馳的使職機構。唐中後期宦官高品、品官、白身不再以散官爲區分標準,而以服飾作爲品階高低之分。高品院所屬殿前高班皆高品,內養院所屬內養皆品官、白身。殿前高班、內養在職能上屬於同一系統,在服飾品階上存在上下之分,在空間上則囊括大明、太極二宮。二者實質上是唐初內侍省相關常規性職能在唐中後期的擴大,是與宦官內諸司並行的另一宦官使職體系。

We can know lots of information about the eunuchs of the inner and outer courts in the middle and late of Tang Dynasty from Tang ChongxiuNeishishengBei(《唐重修內侍省碑》). The two institutions of Gaopin(高品)Department and Neiyang(內養)Department were the innerones. In the middle and late of Tang DynastyGaopin(高品),Pinguan(品官)and Baishen(白身)werenot differentiated with the standard of Sanguan(散官),but with the apparels as the officer grade. The DianqianGaoban(殿 前 高 班)belongingto Gaopin Department was Gaopin,and the Neiyangbelongingto Neiyang Department was Gaopin or Baishen. They were in the same function system but had different robe grade,and served forDaming Palace and Taiji Palace. Thus DianqianGaoban and Neiyang were expansions in the middle and late of Tang Dynasty of some regular functions of Neishi Sheng in early Tang Dynasty in fact,and were juxtaposed with the eunuchs of the inner court.