According to historians, When Emperor Yu took over the throne at about 50 years old, Bo Yi was at least seventy years old, and Gao Tao was older than Emperor Shun, who was about 100 years old at the time. Although this inference is somewhat exaggerated, it is undeniable that Gao Tao's age is greater than Boyi, and Boyi's age is greater than Thatu.2
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However, according to historical records, the object of Emperor Yu's preparation for Zen was Gao Tao, who became Boyi after his death. If this is true, then Yu estimates that he deliberately wants to pass on the son, but to prevent the counterattack of the Zen concession system, he deliberately uses this hand.
The question is, can't the Zen concessions be seen? In fact, at the time, the voices advocating hereditary system were far higher than those who supported the Zen system. That being the case, Yu did this, and if we followed the inference we had before, it would be superfluous.
Obviously, Yu wanted to practice zen concessions. Yao conducted a 28-year expedition to Shun, and Shun conducted another 18-year expedition to Yu. During this period, it was obvious that the heir to the throne was chosen, and the candidates in the Emperor Yao period, in fact, in addition to Shun, there were also Carp, after all, at that time, the matter of controlling water was the top priority, and it was Yao, not Shun, who gave the task of controlling water to Cang.
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So let's assume a situation. Yu was selecting candidates for investigation, so according to the tradition of the Yao Shun period, when he first established a successor and then went to find a real successor, the only tentative successors he could choose were Gao Tao and Boyi, because these two people had the highest prestige and the greatest merit at that time. But he knew that the successor he was really looking for was still looking for. However, Yu did not reign for a long time, only ten years, died early, and there was no time to examine the successor, which caused his contrarian son Qi to seize the throne and establish a hereditary system.
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