两晋权臣与皇权的关系及其特点

The Characteristics of Powerful Officials and Their Relationship with Royal Power in the Western and Eastern Jin Dynasties

两晋权臣可分为士族和皇族两类,其影响力主要集中在东晋时期。权臣对皇权有维护并加强或者削弱两个方面的作用,在东晋大部分时期内,门阀士族把持朝政,与皇帝共治。两晋权臣的特点以及其与皇权的关系具有明显的时代烙印。

The powerful officials in the Western and Eastern Jin dynasties generally came from royal and noble families, and their dominance in power was most visible in the Eastern Jin dynasty. The powerful officials played two completely contrary roles in the national political life, that is to say, advocating and strengthening the royal status on one hand or weakening royal influence on the other hand. During most time of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, state affairs were in the grasp of noble families who ruled the country with the emperors. The characteristics of powerful officials and their relationship with royal power in the Western and Eastern Jin dynasties were strikingly marked with the characteristics of times.