The Analysis Of The Bureaucrat Groups Of The State Of Jin During The Spring And Autumn Period From Zuo Zhuan

The Spring and Autumn period is the mark of a turning point in the Chinese history which saw the breaking up of the nations.During which,the State of Jin was one with great strength,and it's community of the bureaucrat groups was a significant political phenomenon which held an important place in the history of the State of Jin(and even so in the Spring and Autumn period).The central theme of this text surrounds that of Zuo Zhuan,building upon the foundation from existing materials on the history of the State of Jin and the bureaucrat groups as the foundation.Through doing so,to develop a thorough and all rounded analysis and research on the different dimensions of the bureaucrat groups during the State of Jin as well as the actualization of a thorough understanding of both the genealogy and the entire of the society of the Spring and Autumn period.The is categorized into four parts:Firstly,the introduction on the bureaucrat groups' origin and period of development in the State in Jin during the Spring and Autumn period.The many incidents like the "Qu Wo Dai Yi" and "the Decline of Royal Clan" incident during the time of the Jin Xiangong as well as the "Li Ji Zhi Luan" incident during the later part of Jin Xiangong's life have led to the historical truth of the State of Jin,the lack of a royal family.During the times of the Jin Wengong,standards like virtue,competence and academic proficiency were established,and new system of inheriting in the bureaucrat groups was started when Zhao Dun took his chances while the Jin Linggong was still very young, and introduced the method of entering the bureaucrat groups from a father to son.Based on the foundation of the demise of the old bureaucrat groups structure,a new exclusive authority of the bureaucrat groups was form during the mid-late period of the Jin Daogong.And the continuous development has led to the bureaucrat groups community replacing the King to be the core of the reigning system,eventually also leading to the separation of the State of Jin.The second portion is a brief exposition of the rise and fall of the main bureaucrat groups in the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period and it's genealogy. Starting from the rise and fall of the main members of the bureaucrat groups and their genealogy,to the detailed explanation of the rise and fall of the main olden bureaucrat groups with the various groups(of surnames) of the Wei,Han,Luan,Xi,Hu,,Yangshe being the representing groups,as well as the representing minority groups(of surnames) of the Zhao,Fan(shi),Xun(zhongxing,zhi),Xu,Xian.In addition,a simple analysis of the deeper reason behind the continual growth of the power of the bureaucrat groups, which is also the changes between the royal of the State of Jin and the community of the royals,the contradiction between the olden royals and the minority bureaucrat groups and also the power haggle between the bureaucrat groups.The third portion is the analsyis of the bureaucrat groups of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period as a whole.Due to the close relationship between the bureaucrat groups members and its family in sharing their fate,be it good or bad,we would then generally categorize the bureaucrat groups of the State of Jin into two main groups,namely,the officials during the start and during times of restoration,officials with evil intents,with detailed description on the former's virtues and the selfishness and greed of the latter that led to the destruction of both their homes and tribes.And through the contrast and analysis of the above mentioned,hence arriving at a better understanding of the traits of this group as a whole.The fourth portion is a specific exposition on the classic characters within the bureaucrat groups.The main characters selected are Hu Yan,Xian Zhen,Shu Xiang, Zhao Dun,whom are representative characters with a significant influence to the history of the State of Jin.Based on the foundations of the individuals' life stories from historical volumes(especially from the Zuo Zhuan),to carry out a focused analysis of their actions and character traits,as well as to form an all rounded and systematic understanding of the formation of the bureaucrat groups of the State of Jin.