Clarification of the Assertion that Emperor Xuanzong and His Ministers"Objected to All the Policies of the Huichang Era"in the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty(唐宣宗),Li Chen(李忱),was of ten hailed as an accomplished monarch during the late Tang and Five Dynasties period due to his achievements in reclaiming lost territories in the Helong(河陇)regions.However,with the changes of the times,the Song people tended to view"objecting to all the policies of the Huichang era(务反会昌之政)"as a major feature of Emperor Xuanzong's governance during the Dazhong(大中)era.A comprehensive analysis of the Dazhong political situation reveals that,although Emperor Xuanzong made adjustments to the policies of the Wuzong(武宗)era,his practice did not reach the extent of "ob-jecting to all".In dealing with issues such as suppressing the eunuch power to strengthen imperial authority,strate-gizing to recover the lost territories,and managing the affairs of the Dangxiang(党项),instead of abolishing the poli-cies of the Wuzong period,Emperor Xuanzong accomplished several plans that Wuzong had not completed.The his-torical statement that Emperor Xuanzong and his ministers"objected to all the policies of the Huichang era"lacks necessary historical support,in fact,this kind of assertion is rooted in the discontent of people in the Song Dynasty with Emperor Xuanzong's revival of Buddhism.
policies of the Huichang eraDazhong political situationEmperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynastyhis-torical evaluation
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