Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 405 Establishing a reserve, the father dies and the son succeeds

In front of Qingji, Ji Zha commented on the characters and talents of the princes one by one, both good and bad.

However, both of them are reminding Qing Ji.

Most of the sons of Wu State are careerists, and they are very likely to bring disaster to Xiao Qiang in the future and carry out a tragic battle for the succession.

As the saying goes, a dragon has nine sons, each of which is different.

Qingji is very pleased that his sons are so outstanding.

However, this kind of thing has a good side and a bad side.

For example, Qingji hopes that all his sons will become the pillars of the Wu Kingdom, like Ji Zha, who will spare no effort to assist himself and his successors.

But things often backfire.

With so many outstanding young masters, no one will accept anyone.

In the end, Qingji knew the tragedy with his ass!
Like the "Nine Sons Conquering the Inheritance" that happened during the Kangxi period...

"What do you mean by what your uncle said?"

Qingji squinted his eyes and asked.

Ji Zha shook his head, lowered his hand towards Qingji, and said, "Your Majesty, the so-called loyal words are harsh to the ears. The old minister thinks about His Majesty and the country of Wu, so I have to remind His Majesty."

"Beware of the 'five sons' rebellion' disaster in Qi country, it happened in my Wu country! How many years have passed since the son Guang's rebellion, can your majesty forget?"

Ji Zha is reminding Qingji not to learn from Duke Huan of Qi.

In the past, after the death of Duke Huan of Qi, the harem colluded with the eunuchs to take power, monopolizing the power of the public office, abolishing and establishing major events, and controlling the succession of the throne.

Previously, Prince Wukui was the eldest son and should be established as the crown prince, but Duke Huan entrusted Prince Zhao to Duke Xiang of Song Dynasty as the heir's choice.

Wei Gongji, the mother of Prince Wukui, flattered Duke Huan by bribing Yi Ya. Duke Huan promised Wukui to be the crown prince but did not abolish Prince Zhao for a long time, which caused confusion in the succession of the throne.

Not only the rebellion of the five princes in Qi, but also in Wu, Song, Zheng and other vassal states, the issue of establishing a reserve was not clear, which led to civil strife, which caused Xiao Qiang.

"Uncle, do you want the widow to become the crown prince?"

"Exactly."

Ji Zha lowered his head and said: "Although the king is young and strong, and the spring and autumn are in full bloom, he should establish the position of heir as soon as possible, stabilize the country's foundation, and dispel the desire of the princes to seize the heir."

Among Wu's officials, only Ji Zha dared to say such a thing in front of Qingji.

It is said that the current father is the crown prince and deputy prince!
According to the rules of this era, if the eldest son dies and has a younger brother of the same mother, he can be established as the eldest son.

If not, the oldest son can be established.

If the sons are of the same age, you can choose a virtuous one; if the sons are of the same character, you can determine it through divination. This is the way of the ancestors!

Qingji had never considered this issue before.

Because he was still young, in his thirties, and his body was so strong, it was impossible for him to die suddenly.

Therefore, Qingji could treat his sons equally and did not establish a prince.

"Uncle thinks, if you want to set up a reserve, who among the princes can do it?"

"Young Master Heng."

"..."

Qingji was a little surprised.

His eldest son is Wu Heng, but at this time he is far away in Chu State as the proton. Why would Ji Zha recommend Wu Heng as the heir apparent?
"Your Majesty, establish a son to be worthy rather than to be worthy, and establish a son to be noble rather than to be good."

Ji Zha said in a deep voice: "The people of Song Dynasty passed the throne to their younger brothers, not their heirs. Brothers will eventually be followed by younger brothers, which will eventually lead to disaster."

"Just like my former king Shoumeng of the Wu Kingdom, in order to pass on the throne to the veterans, we changed the system of succession from father to son, which Wu has always adhered to, and changed it to the system of brother-to-brother. In the end, the son-in-law conspired against him and usurped the throne by killing the king!"

"The lessons learned from the past are vivid in my mind, please think twice, Your Majesty!"

The inheritance system of this era, the patriarchal system is still the traditional father's death and son's succession, not brothers and brothers.

Unless it is unavoidable, for example, if the monarch has no heirs, then he can justifiably pass on his brother.

Otherwise, civil strife will easily occur.

Like the Song Dynasty, Song Xuangong was seriously ill. According to common sense, he should pass the throne to his son Prince Yuyi.

But he believed that as the master of the country, his son was not as capable as his younger brother, so he gave up the position of monarch to his younger brother, and his younger brother took the throne, which was the Duke Mu of Song in history.

When Song Mugong died, he returned the throne to his elder brother's son Yu Yi, who was Song Shanggong.

However, after Song Mugong's son, Gongzi Feng, fled to Zheng Guo, Zheng Guo used his brains.

After that, Wei Guozhou called for regicide, and urgently needed a foreign war to divert the public's attention, so he saw Song Guo's mind and wanted to cater to Song State and unite the princes to attack Zheng State.

So, Song, Wei, Chen, and Cai went to attack Zheng Guo in a mighty way, but they withdrew their troops after being trapped outside the capital of Zheng Guo for five days.

In the Song Dynasty in history, because of the inheritance system of brother and brother, it caused the "chaos of ten generations", which can be said to be harmful.

There is a reason why the Song State was able to implement the succession system of brother and brother. The king of the Song State was Wei Zi, and Wei Zi was a descendant of the Shang Dynasty.

It stands to reason that the implementation of the eldest son inheritance system in the Spring and Autumn Period was already a very common system, but the Song State, as a survivor of the Shang Dynasty, still retained the ancient inheritance system.

At this time, Qing Ji heard Jizha's words, but did not answer immediately, but pondered for a long time.

"Uncle, the matter of establishing a heir is put on hold for the time being. Establishing a heir and establishing an elder is a prerequisite. However, establishing a virtuous person cannot be ignored."

Qing Ji said slowly: "I hope that after all the princes have grown up, we will establish a crown prince."

"Ugh!"

Seeing Qingji's tough attitude, Ji Zha didn't persuade him any more.

Anyway, the young masters are still young, so they can't afford to make big waves.

I just hope that Qingji doesn't make any mistakes himself.

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Jinling, Shanglinyuan.

This is a special hunting place for the King Wu's family. In his spare time, King Wu Qingji would bring a group of ministers and officials and their children to Shanglin Garden to hunt.

Usually, Shanglin Garden prohibits idlers from entering.

Only with Qingji's permission was he able to hunt in Shanglin Garden.

There are a lot of prey here, including sika deer, elk, elephants, iron eaters, bears, wild boars, etc. All kinds of prey are varied, forming a recyclable ecological circle.

However, as far as iron-eating beasts are concerned, they are considered rare animals in Wu country, so they have been raising them all the time, and they are entertained with delicious food.

At this time, in order to show his respect for Zhao Yang and Shi Mimou, Qingji specially held a "spring search" and participated in it with Wu's ministers and their children.

Hunting is one of the earliest living skills that humans mastered. With the development of human civilization, hunting has gradually acquired the multiple natures of entertainment, military, and sports, and has become a collective activity for practicing martial arts, strengthening the body, invigorating the spirit, and seeking harvest. Sexual movement.

The four seasons of field hunting for kings in this era were called Chunsou, Xiamiao, Qiushou, and Dongshou respectively. Field hunting as a ritual was inherited by later rulers.

You know, before the Warring States period, hunting was a military ceremony, a comprehensive exercise for training.

(End of this chapter)