Li Linfu
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Li Linfu was a powerful Chinese minister who served during the Tang dynasty, specifically during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong. He was an aristocratic specialist who played a key role in reforming the empire's finances. Li Linfu became a virtual dictator in the later years of Xuanzong's reign, as the emperor withdrew from active affairs. After Li Linfu's death in 752, Yang Guozhong rose to prominence, but he lacked Li Linfu's political skill and experience in managing people.1
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…Xuanzong’s reign, and after 737, Li Linfu, chief representative of the aristocratic interest, became virtual dictator and the aristocratic party was firmly entrenched in power. From about 740 onward the emperor’s actual control of affairs began to decline. The reforms, which theretofore had mostly been necessary for greater administrative efficiency,…
Read More…Xuanzong’s reign, and after 737, Li Linfu, chief representative of the aristocratic interest, became virtual dictator and the aristocratic party was firmly entrenched in power. From about 740 onward the emperor’s actual control of affairs began to decline. The reforms, which theretofore had mostly been necessary for greater administrative efficiency,…
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ChinaProsperity and progressAn aristocratic chief minister, Li Linfu, became a virtual dictator, his powers increasing as Xuanzong in his later years withdrew from active affairs into the pleasures of palace life and the study of Daoism. In the latter part of his reign, Xuanzong, who had previously strictly circumscribed the power…
Read MoreAn aristocratic chief minister, Li Linfu, became a virtual dictator, his powers increasing as Xuanzong in his later years withdrew from active affairs into the pleasures of palace life and the study of Daoism. In the latter part of his reign, Xuanzong, who had previously strictly circumscribed the power…
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