Research On The Succession System In Condition Of No Legitimate Heirs Since The Spring And Autumn Period To Early Western Han Dynasty

During the period of the Great Revolution in the Spring and Autumn Period,the patriarchal system inherited from the Western Zhou Dynasty was consumed during this period.The succession system of the eldest son founded by Zhou Gong was not carried out well by the princes and ministers of various countries.However,the succession system of the eldest son cannot solve all the problems in the establishment.In the case of a monarch who is innocence-free,other inheritance principles are also required as a criterion for the selection of heirs.The Commentary of Gongyang put forward the principle of innocence and uprightness.It believes that the concubine's mother should be sorted according to her husband's status,and the royal family should be separated and the son of the noble should be the heir.‘Motherly expensive' and the Commentary of Zuo gives the point of view "Nothing is wrong,they choose their own virtuous,they choose the righteousness",that is,first select middle-aged elders,if the ages are similar,choose one of them.Sage,if it is not impossible to choose,then divination.It can be seen that there is a clear disagreement between the the Commentary of Gongyang and the Commentary of Zuo and this article is based on the analysis of the issue of "Child-Mother-Primary" in the Commentary of Gongyang one of the disagreements to verify the authenticity of its existence.This article will be divided into four major parts of the “child to mother expensive”issue.The first part first defines the meaning of “child to mother”,and then compares the differences between the "three sons of the Spring and Autumn Annals" on the issue of “child to mother”.The second part analyzes the choices of innocent people under the conditions of the innocent people of Ji states and non-Ji states.Then see if there is a phenomenon of “child to mother is expensive”.effect.The third part analyzes the situation of the major countries in the Warring States period.The fourth part analyzes the inheritance system of the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty,and analyzes the reasons why the “sub-mother-in-mother” appeared in the Han Dynasty.The issue of “subject to mother-in-law” put forward in the Commentary ofGongyang an important part of studying the inheritance system in the Spring and Autumn Period.With the analysis of the innocent circumstances in the Spring and Autumn Period,it can be found that the principle of “subprime mother” is not the principle of inheritance in the Spring and Autumn Period.In the Spring and Autumn Period,it only played the role of identification of the identity of the heir,The qualifications of the mother-in-law's inheritance,but in the Spring and Autumn Period,the only principle that determines the succession of the only person to be elected is the principle of establishing long-term development and establishing virtuousness.