在41年左右的割据时间里,淮西镇与中央之间的关系并不是简单地表现为政治对立、军事对抗。大部分时期,能保持一种互不干扰的均衡,维持简单的君臣名分;而一旦其中一方实力过于强大或自恃强大,就会试图打破这种平衡,平叛或叛乱的战争就不可避免地发生。淮西与中央朝廷之关系即是此类情形的写照。 During the separatist time of about 41 years, the relationship between Huai Xi Town and the Central Government did not simply show political opposition and military confrontation. For most of the time, one can maintain a balance of non-interference and maintain a simple monarchhood; and once one of them becomes too powerful or bully, it will try to break the balance and a war of peace or rebellion inevitably occur. The relationship between Huai Xi and the Central Government is a portrayal of such situations.