唐宋两朝总共出现十位太上皇,频率之高,实为中国古代政治史上少见。大多数唐宋太上皇迫于重大的政治军事危机,被迫退位,其晚景比较凄凉。究其缘由,大凡唐宋两朝崛起的两股强大政治和军事势力,以及中国官僚制度的主仆性的不确定性使然。由于太上皇现象在本质上同中国皇帝制度和传统孝道社会隐性作用相矛盾,使得唐宋太上皇没有形成一种制度,而是昙花一现。 In the Tang and Song dynasties, a total of ten Tai Shang Huang appeared in high frequency, which is rare in ancient Chinese political history. Most of the Tang and Song dynasties impeached the major political and military crisis, was forced to abdicate, its more desolate evening scene. The reason is that the two powerful political and military forces that emerged during the Tang and Song dynasties, as well as the uncertainty of the mastership of the Chinese bureaucracy. Since the phenomenon of Empress Dowager is essentially contradictory to the implicit role of the Chinese emperor system and traditional filial piety, the imperial crown of the Tang and Song dynasties did not form a system but became short-lived.