In the political arena of the Tang Dynasty, feudal towns were an important role. In the aftermath of the Anshi Rebellion, the imperial court adopted a series of compromise policies in response to the invasion of Tibet, including a policy of appeasement to the feudal towns. These policies are described in Du Mu's "Treatise on Guarding" as the art of the Great Calendar and Zhenyuan Shoubang, and are regarded as the policy of eternal precepts.
First of all, we need to understand that Daizong himself is not a ruler who was born in Chengping, grew up in the deep palace, and is ignorant of the world. In the process of quelling the Anshi Rebellion, he participated in the whole process, and had a deep understanding of the dominance of the feudal towns and the weakening of political control. Therefore, the compromise policy he adopted after the counterinsurgency was to end the military confrontation with the Anshi rebels as soon as possible and restore the political control and influence of the first country.
In addition, in the process of quelling the Anshi Rebellion, some emerging feudal towns took advantage of the opportunity to suppress the rebellion and develop their own forces, which posed a threat to **. Therefore, the Tang court's co-ordination of the old department of Anshi also implied that they wanted them to contain the emerging feudal towns. In fact, the treatment given by the Tang court to the counterinsurgency heroes was not even as good as that of these Anshi rebel generals.
However, this policy of compromise did not bring the desired effect. In the process of counterinsurgency, a new group of warlords "grew", and they were not fundamentally different from the old Anshi Ministry. Therefore, it is implicit that the old department of Anshi is encircled, and that they want to contain these new warlords. However, the longer the war lasts, the less political control and influence there will be. This is one of the reasons why Daijong wants to end the military confrontation with the Anshi rebels as soon as possible.
In general, although Du Mu's "Shou Lun" criticizes the compromise policy of the Tang Dynasty, we must see that this policy was produced in a specific historical context. After the Anshi Rebellion, ** faced the double pressure of the Tibetan invasion and the dominance of the feudal towns. In response to this pressure, the imperial court had to adopt a series of compromise policies, including a policy of appeasement towards the feudal towns. Although these policies eased the pressure in the short term, in the long run, they exacerbated the political contradictions between the ** and the local government, laying the groundwork for the subsequent political turmoil.
Therefore, we cannot simply regard the compromise policy of the Tang Dynasty as a "policy of appeasement", but should be understood from the perspective of historical background and political game. At the same time, we must also see the helplessness and difficulty behind this policy, as well as its impact on the political landscape of the Tang Dynasty. That's exactly what this article is about.
In the conclusion part, we cannot deny the reasonableness of Du Mu's attitude and criticism. He expressed his concerns and criticisms of the compromise policies of the Tang Dynasty through the Shou Lun. However, we also need to look at the historical background and political game behind this policy of compromise. Therefore, we need to find a balance between history and reality to better understand the political landscape and historical background of the Tang Dynasty.