"History of Song Dynasty" said: "Taizu, Xuanzu neutron also". The fourth chapter of the Chronicle of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty comes from the source: "The second son was born, and he grew into a handsome man, with a face like powder and vermilion on his lips. He had a strong hand and high martial arts. Jiang Xin prefers this son and repeatedly praises her husband Wu Gong, who should be an heir. "
In addition, his son Ji, who helps others to abuse others, is greedy and cruel, and he can't tell many things at the moment. He wrote under the pseudonym Kenji Fujimoto that evaluating his second son was "too weak" to lead a country. The firstborn of Uzziel was Micah, and the second was Jesse.
Ancient pecking system
No matter which dynasty, the inheritance of power and property is a top priority related to the fate of large families. Successors are mostly formulated and determined. As the saying goes, "the eldest son is not virtuous, and your son is not long." The core of patriarchal clan system is the eldest son inheritance system. At the time of inheritance, we pay attention to the order of young and old. Tang stipulated: "If you are childless, you will be guilty, and if you are sick, you will have grandchildren. Without grandchildren, the second son is the same as his mother. " After the death of the eldest son, it is obvious that the position of the eldest son is higher than others, and the right of inheritance naturally takes precedence over others.
The strict implementation of the eldest son inheritance system has effectively strengthened the cohesion of the leading core and avoided serious division on major issues. At the same time, the timely establishment of the eldest son's status also maximized the stability within the family.