北宋灭亡与宦官——驳北宋无“阉祸”论

Perishment of Northern Song Dynasty and Its Eunuchs——An Argument against “No Eunuch Disaster in Northern Song Dynasty”

有宋一代,宦官始终没有篡位者,也没有以军队胁迫皇帝者,但宦祸仍然严重。如北宋末年,宦官不仅势力空前膨胀,而且与宰执勾结掌控政局,达到前所未有的程度。从国家长远利益而言,北宋的"阉祸"比前代更深刻,更严重。

Throughout the period of Song Dynasties there was no eunuch who usurped the throne or coerced the emperors with army, but the disaster inflicted by eunuchs were still grave. In late Northern Song Dynasty, eunuchs had great power and colluded with the prime ministers to dominate the political situation to an extent never reached before. Viewed from the long-term interests of China, the eunuch disaster of Northern Song was greater and more profound than the dynasties before.