Study On The Extermination Of The Clan From Zuo's Commentary

In the Spring and Autumn Period,the main form of political struggle was the struggle for power among families.Because the aristocrat's political strength was guaranteed by its clan,the fundamental way to eliminate the hostile forces was to destroy the clan.Political struggle is the main cause of the phenomenon of exterminations of the clan in the Spring and Autumn Period as seen in Zuo's Commentary,which is reflected in the political struggle between Gong Shi and Gong Zu,between Gong Shi and the ministers,between Gong Zu and the ministers.From the historical process of aristocratic political struggle manifested by the phenomenon of extermination of the clan,the political power of aristocracy had been continuously declining,and the ministers has gradually risen.Finally,in the late Spring and Autumn Period,the situation of "Partition of Jin" and "Tian Crusaded the Qi" appeared..The author analyses the influence of extermination of the clan on social politics in the Spring and Autumn Period from the three levels of princes,families and individuals in families.The state power is therefore turbulent,and some exterminations of the clan were related to the intervention of external forces,thus affecting the diplomatic relations between the vassal states.The destroy the extermination of clan directly affected the contrast of power between different families,thus having a major impact on the Spring and Autumn family politics,despite the Spring and Autumn Period.The phenomenon of clan extermination in the period is mainly the result of political struggle,but it is also one of the historical sources of clan punishment.The phenomenon of extermination of the clan also affected the political destiny of specific individuals in the Spring and Autumn Period.Those who have died were also there.Those who are re-established,fleeing,and descended to the sacred sect also had it.Some of them had acquired higher power.The phenomenon of extermination of the clan reflected the prophecy of the Spring and Autumn Period,and showed the ideological concept that people believed in spirituality on the one hand and respected and worship on the other.The concept of "loyalty" in the Spring and Autumn Period is not only related to the dual monarchy at that time,but also to the conceptual factors of loyalty to the monarchy,as well as the concept of "loyalty" based on self-interest.The phenomenon of exterminations of the clan also reflects the concept of protecting clan and sacrifice,which were centered on blood food at that time,and reflected some characteristics of the concept of clan in the Spring and Autumn Period.In short,the phenomenon of exterminations of the clan reflected the social characteristics of the new and old intertwined in the Spring and Autumn Period.By studying the phenomenon of exterminations of the clan,the understanding of aristocratic politics in this period can be deepened.