武則天時期宰相人數變動過劇之因

The Reason why the Number of Prime Ministers Appointedby Wu Zetian were Excessively Changed

歷代對於武則天這位傳奇人物的相關研究論說不勝枚舉，然而在其任內選用宰相的人數與其政治操控技巧的關係，卻少有人著墨。由於武則天執政期間任命宰相的人數不僅堪稱唐代之翹楚，且變動極為劇烈，故本文試圖就此論述，從另一個角度，讓讀者瞭解武氏獨特的御下哲學。

In the past there were so many researches and discourses on the legend,Wu Zetian, but few of those works focused on the connection between thenumber of her prime ministers and her political manipulating artifice. Notonly is the number of the prime ministers appointed by Wu Zetian the biggestduring the Tang dynasty but also it changed dramatically. The purpose of thisresearch is to discuss on why the change occurred and to recognize, throughanother viewpoint, Empress Wu’s unique royal philosophy for managing herofficials.