唐五代日食的发生及对政治的影响

日食的发生由于和帝王的“失德”、朝廷的“失政”联系起来,因而对唐五代帝王的行为有所规范和约束,进而成为制约皇权膨胀的无形力量。皇帝和执政大臣不得不从儒家倡导的“修德”和“修政”观念中寻求禳除灾祸的措施,通过大赦、改元等方式广施仁政,勤修政事,对当前的社会问题给予关注和解决;另一方面,日食的出现使得唐五代朝廷定期举行的朔日朝会被迫取消或中止。而与之相反的是,“合朔伐鼓”的救日礼仪却被凸现出来。

The occurrence of the solar eclipse and its influence on the political life during the Five Dynasties Period

It was assumed that the occurrence of solar eclipse was closely related to the moral and political corruption of an emperor and his administration.The assumption,to a certain degree,played a positive role in constraining the emperor's behavior and preventing his dictatorship.For the same reason,the emperor and his courtiers were forced to improve their moral standards and better their administration in order to eradicate natural disasters.More specifically,they applied benevolent policies,rendered their administration more efficient,and showed greater concern about social problems.Adopting amnesty,changing the name of their regime are a few examples of such policies.