安史之乱之后，对乱前社会的怀念成为人们的普遍情绪，中唐以来的历朝君臣亦多推崇祖宗朝“升平故事”。受中晚唐回向盛世的政治思潮以及文宗崇雅好古的个人兴趣的双重驱动，“复升平故事”成为文宗朝重要的政治文化现象，并在不同阶段呈现出不同的特征。为摆脱以子改父、以弟改兄之嫌，即位不久的文宗在革穆、敬两朝之弊的同时提出“宜准宪宗朝故事”，从而一定程度上减少改革的阻力，“复升平故事”的构想由此初步形成。大和初，从策试制举打压宦官，到兴兵河朔制裁叛镇，文宗在努力追复元和之政、推崇“升平故事”的同时，也开辟了新的政治局面。至大和五年（831）宋申锡案之后，文宗逐渐“急于太平”。在此心态的影响下，文宗多次着手对宰相班底进行调整，大和六、七年间（832-833）牛李两党的交替执政，以及大和八、九年间（834-835）李训、郑注的快速升迁，无一不是文宗求治日切的表现。这一时期，“复升平故事”的构想亦作为“致太平”的题中之义而浮出水面，并以多种形式一再外化。大和九年（835）甘露之变爆发，文宗的政治理想基本宣告破灭，因而一度沉浸在沮丧的情绪中。尽管如此，文宗仍将“复升平故事”作为聊以自慰的心理寄托，并在文化领域继续推行其“复故事”的构想。开成年间，“复升平故事”不再仅是文宗个人的心理寄托，而且逐渐成为君臣共同的政治愿景与政治话语。在共享这一表达的同时，“复升平故事”亦由此成为文宗朝重要的政治文化现象。

After the Rebellions of An Lu-shan(安史之乱), people's yearning for the society before the Rebellions became a common emotion. Since the middle Tang times, the emperors and ministers of every dynasty also praised highly the flourishing age of their ancestors. Driven both by the ideological trend of returning to the prosperous times in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and by Wen-tsung(文宗)'s personal interest in emphasizing elegance and antiquity, "dating back to the flourishing age"(“复升平故事”) became an important political and cultural phenomenon in the reign of Wen-tsung, which presented different characteristics in different periods. In order to get rid of the suspicion of changing his father and his old brother's policies, Wen-tsung, who had just come to the throne, put forward "the story of Hsien-tsung dynasty should be obeyed"(“宜准宪宗朝故事”) while wiping off the disadvantages of Mu-tsung(穆宗) and Ching tsung(敬宗)'s reign, so as to reduce the resistance of the reform to a certain extent. Thus, the idea of "dating back to the flourishing age" was initially formed. In the beginning of Da-he(大和), from suppressing eunuchs to punishing rebellious provinces, Wen-tsung not only tried to recover the political scene of Yuan-he(元和), but also opened up a new political situation. After the case of Song Shen-xi(宋申锡案) in the fifth year of Da-he, Wen-tsung was gradually anxious for success. Under the influence of this mentality, Wen-tsung adjusted the prime ministers' team for many times. The Niu faction(牛党) and Li faction(李党) alternated in power during the sixth and seventh year of Da-he, and Li Xun(李训) and Zheng Zhu(郑注) were promoted rapidly during the eighth and ninth year of Da-he, all of which were the performance of Wen-tsung's thirst for success. During this period, the idea of "dating back to the flourishing age" also surfaced as the intension of "achieving the peace"(“致太平”), and was externalized repeatedly in various forms. In the ninth year of Da-he, the Sweet Dew incident(甘露之变) broke out, and Wen-tsung's political ideal was basically shattered, so he was immersed in the mood of loss and depression at once. In spite of this, Wen-tsung still considered "dating back to the flourishing age" as a psychological comfort, and continued to carry out his idea in the cultural field. During the years of Kai-cheng(开成), it was no longer only Wen-tsuing's personal psychological sustentation, but gradually became the common political vision and discourse of the monarch and his subjects. While sharing the same expression, "back to the flourishing age" became an important political and cultural phenomenon in the reign of Wen-tsung.