A troop of troops and horses appeared at the camp gate. Accompanied by the servants of the sergeants, Yuan Shao personally led people to watch the battle at the camp gate. Seeing that Gao Jin and Zhao Yun had been fighting for more than seventy rounds, he was extremely nervous. However, seeing that Zhao Yun's parry gradually became weak, he suddenly
Feeling powerless and knowing that defeat was certain, he turned to Shen Pei beside him and said, "Gao Jin is indeed an extraordinary person."
Shen Pei pursed his lips and said nothing, and when he looked again, Zhao Yun's defeat was revealed. He only saw Zhao Yun's illusory shot, barely stopping his decline, and then he pulled the horse's head, turned around and galloped towards here. Shen Pei said with a bitter smile: "
My lord, I’m afraid this method won’t work.”
Yuan Shaonai said angrily: "I have tens of thousands of strong men in Hebei, why can't I defeat Gao alone and shut down two of them? No way, no way!" He led the people to retreat, feeling full of unwillingness in his heart.
Shen Pei quickly ordered his soldiers to protect the camp and lead Zhao Yun and others into the camp. At this time, a man stood up and said to Shen Pei: "Mr. Shen, I have been familiar with bow and horse for a long time. It would be better if you let me go out of the camp."
Sincerely."
Shen Pei raised his head and looked up. It turned out that this person was Yuan Shang, the third son of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shang was favored by Yuan Shao because of his handsome appearance. Moreover, this man was a man and brave, so he was favored by quite a few civil servants and generals in Hebei. Shen Pei
He was one of them. He had repeatedly persuaded Yuan Shao to make Yuan Shang his heir, and proposed to establish a virtuous son.
Yuan Shao also loved Yuan Shang very much. He had already had this intention, so he was very hesitant. However, he was hesitant for a while due to the constraints of etiquette and law. The most important thing in this era was etiquette and law, and the establishment of a direct descendant was not based on virtue, but on establishing a son.
There is a tradition of being noble rather than long-term, and Yuan Shao cannot easily break it.
The etiquette and law of the Eastern Han Dynasty are also related to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and this well-known heir system appeared in the late Shang Dynasty, the so-called eldest son inheritance system. "Establishing heirs by elders, not by virtue" means: the heir to the throne must
One's own eldest son, regardless of whether he is virtuous or not. The heir to the throne should first be the king's legitimate son. Among the king's sons, who will inherit is determined based on age.
It means: the heirs to the throne are all his biological sons, but they are not born from the same mother, and the queen's son may not be the eldest son. In this case, there is a rule of "establishing a son based on nobleness rather than longevity" to determine the heir: the heir to the throne.
He must be the eldest son born to his wife. If the elder brother's mother is a concubine (concubine), but the younger brother's mother is a wife (queen), as long as the wife (queen)'s son is alive, the concubine (concubine)'s son cannot be made the prince.
If the wife has no son, she can only have a concubine's son, regardless of his age. In history, King Zhou of Shang became the king based on this rule. King Zhou of Shang had two brothers with the same mother, and the eldest brother was called Wei Zi
Qi, King Zhou's parents both wanted Wei Zi Qi to be the crown prince, but some ministers argued hard according to the law, saying: When Wei Zi Qi was born, King Zhou's mother was his concubine, and when King Zhou was born, his mother was his wife, and his wife's son
Now, you can't make your concubine's son the prince, even though the mother is one.
This system continued into the Western Zhou Dynasty and became more stable. Politically, the Western Zhou Dynasty had a patriarchal system, a feudal system, and a ritual and music system formed on this basis. The three were closely connected. The patriarchal system was to consolidate the ruling order formed by the feudal system.
, a system that resolves conflicts between nobles over power, property and land inheritance, and is used in conjunction with the enfeoffment system. Its core content is to combine blood ties with political relationships to establish large and small clan relationships.
The primogeniture inheritance system is its distinctive feature. This inheritance system usually has a classic expression: "Establishing a direct descendant for elders rather than virtues, and establishing a son for nobles rather than elders."
The so-called "establishing one's direct descendants is based on elders and not on virtues". This is true for the sons born to the wife of the Emperor of Zhou. It means that the eldest son is the one who carries on the lineage. Even if the eldest son has low intelligence, his younger brother will have outstanding talents and inherit the status.
It is also irreplaceable; "A son is established based on nobleness, not longevity", that is, if the legitimate wife has no children, the noble one among the concubines will be established. That is, it is based on the status of the concubine's mother to determine the level of his son's inheritance status.
That is, "a son is more valuable than his mother." Therefore, the determination of the eldest son is based on the order of his birth and the identity of his mother...
In the Han Dynasty, the great scholar He Xiu gave a more detailed explanation on this: "The eldest son is the son of the eldest wife, and he has no rivals in respect, so he uses teeth; the son is the son of the left and right concubines and the pregnant sister, and his position is high and low, and he is prevented from being the same at the same time.
She is born, so she is noble. "Li": "The right wife has no independent concubine, the right concubine has no children, the left concubine has no children, and the left concubine has no children to conceive,... all because of love and contention." In addition, "Spring and Autumn? Zuo Concubine"
"The Biography" has a slightly different explanation of the eldest son inheritance system: "When the prince dies, if there is a younger brother, he will be appointed, if there is no younger brother, he will be established. If the year is equal, the virtuous will be selected, and if the righteousness is equal, then divination will be used."
As far as the basic spirit of the eldest son inheritance system is concerned, it is to distinguish the princes into legitimate sons and concubines according to the status of the mother in the case of polygamous monarchy, in order to establish the qualifications of the heir to the throne, and according to the order of first eldest son and then concubine.
, the order of eldest first and then youngest restricts the qualifications of the heir to the throne to one person to ensure the peaceful transition of the country's highest power within one family and one surname.
This etiquette seems simple, but it represents the authority of orthodoxy. Even Yuan Shao does not dare to break it easily. How could Yuan Shang not know this truth? He is not a fool, so he desperately wants to use it to express himself. This time Yuan Shaojun is stationed
Qingzhou is facing Gao Jin's army. The battle has not really started yet, and fatigue has already appeared. If he can defeat Gao Jin, it will boost the morale of the three armies. If so, Yuan Shao will only favor him more and use this as a condition before abolishing him.
Things may still be certain.
Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan have long been incompatible. Yuan Shao has three sons: Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang. Yuan Shao's second wife, Liu, prefers Yuan Shang and often praises him in front of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao wanted Yuan Shang to be his heir, but he did not express it clearly.
.He adopted his eldest son Yuan Tan to his elder brother and asked him to serve as the governor of Qingzhou.
Jushu advised Yuan Shao: "People often say that if ten thousand people chase a rabbit, one person will catch it. The others stopped because they have already determined who owns it. Yuan Tan is your eldest son and should be the heir.
, but if you exclude him, it will definitely cause trouble."
Yuan Shao said: "I want each of my sons to manage the affairs of a state to test their abilities." So he appointed his second son Yuan Xi as the governor of Youzhou, and his nephew Gao Gan as the governor of Bingzhou.
Fengji and Shenpei have always been hated by Yuan Tan, while Xin Ping and Guo Tu are attached to Yuan Tan, and they are both in conflict with Fengji and Shenpei. In fact, the whole of Hebei has long been divided into two groups, respectively attached to Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan.
Tan and Tan. Under this situation, Yuan Shang certainly knew what to do to please Yuan Shao.
In this expedition, not only did he follow Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan, as the governor of Qingzhou, also gathered 20,000 troops and horses to assist in the battle. In any case, Yuan Shang also had to prove in front of Yuan Shao that he was stronger than his brother, not to mention that he was indeed
He is quite proficient in martial arts and has some courage, so he came to discuss with the judge.
Shen Pei glanced left and right, fearing that there were ears through the wall, and hurriedly whispered: "Third Young Master, Gao Jin is the bravest of the three armies. He is beyond the power of Third Young Master. Why should Third Young Master use his emotions to act?"
When Yuan Shang saw what Shen Pei said, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Mr. Shen, what are you talking about? I tried to compete with General Yan Liang in martial arts in Hebei, and I won more than I lost. I am just so polite, so why should I be afraid?"
The trial partner smiled bitterly. In the so-called competition between Yan Liang and Yuan Shang, I am afraid that Yan Liang is more modest. Although Yan Liang is a rough and rude person, how can he not understand that the person he is facing is the Third Young Master, who has no eyesight in swords and swords, so he needs to have some skills.
However, Yuan Shang went all out, as if two people were fighting. One had his hands and feet tied, while the other used all his strength. This kind of fight was unfair in itself. In the whole Hebei, no one knew that Yan Liang was giving in.
Yuan Shang, but Yuan Shang thought that his bravery had surpassed that of Hebei.
Shen Pei quickly explained: "The Third Young Master is a noble man, how can he easily take risks?"...
Yuan Shang calmed down a little and said: "It's just that my father is worried. As a son of a man, how can I just sit back and watch? Mr. Shen, can you please be accommodating to my father and persuade him to let me go out of the camp to fight Gao Jin?"
Shen Pei had a deep grudge with Yuan Tan, and he firmly supported Yuan Shang in his fight for the throne. Therefore, he paid special attention to Yuan Shang. He was afraid that he would be killed by Gao Jin. How could he dare to do such a thing easily? He quickly shook his head and said: "Third Young Master
Don’t be surprised, this is absolutely impossible.”
Yuan Shang said angrily: "If you don't tell me, I will tell you personally." After saying this, he was about to go to Yuan Shao's tent. The judge quickly grabbed his collar and said, "Young master, please don't be reckless!" After that, he said again: "Someone
There is a strategy that can relieve the worries of the Third Young Master!"
Yuan Shang turned around suspiciously and said, "Mr. Shen, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
It was only then that Shen Pei had an idea and gained some quick wit. He lowered his voice and said, "Third Young Master, why don't you wait until your lord meets with all the generals before asking for battle."
Yuan Shang was slightly stunned and said: "Why do you want to say it in front of everyone?"
Shen Pei smiled slightly: "I want to say it in front of everyone, and I have to say it in front of the eldest young master." He then explained: "As long as the third young master asks for a fight at that time, what will happen if the eldest young master is by his side?
Thinking?"
If Yuan Shang really took this seriously, Yuan Tan would definitely think that he was trying to compete for favor and express himself in front of his father. If it were Yuan Tan instead, the only possibility would be to stand up and challenge Yuan Shao in order not to be willing to take second place.
Yuan Shang seemed to be aware of Shen Pei's purpose, and he was immediately shocked and said: "Mr. Shen, does he want Yuan Tan to fight?".
Shen Pei nodded: "We just want to force him to fight. Think about it, Third Young Master. Even Third Young Master is not sure of defeating Gao Jin. If the First Young Master is replaced, how can he be his opponent? As long as Third Young Master asks to fight, First Young Master
I will certainly follow you, so the Third Young Master doesn’t need to say anything when the time comes. I can force the First Young Master to go to war. At that time, as long as the First Young Master leaves the camp, I’m afraid the Lord’s heir will have to be the Third Young Master.”
"Sure enough, Mr. Shen has a wonderful audit plan!" Yuan Shang's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but admire Shen Pei. With just a little trick, he could get rid of his serious troubles. Wouldn't it be great to do this instead of showing off in front of his father?
Why don't you just order Yuan Tan to leave the camp and die, so that the heir can be easily obtained.