In ancient times, the system of primogeniture, which was born out of Zhou Li, has always been the main axis of inheritance, and in rare cases, there will be selection of talents.
But most of the time, the eldest son will be chosen, which is almost the consensus of the whole society.
In the absence of an eldest son, then the eldest son is preferred, and in rare cases, a virtuous person will be selected.
Especially after the development of Confucianism, which was born out of Zhou Li, the inheritance of the eldest son became the only criterion of society.
In order to centralize power during the han dynasty of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty deposed the Hundred Families and respected Confucianism alone, changing the situation in which Huang Lao ruled the country in the early Han Dynasty and used the Hundred Families at the same time. Since then, Confucianism has gradually become the only sinology.
Thanks to the strong support of the central government, Confucianism has always been prominent, and through the inspection system, it has gradually formed a far-reaching group of scholars. By the end of the Han Dynasty, the Shi clan had become the de facto ruling class.
At this time, people's succession to the eldest son of the imperial family is already deeply rooted, if you choose not to be the eldest son, then you must suffer a very major political storm, for example, after Sima Yan became emperor, you can only choose Sima Zheng, who is more foolish than most fools, to inherit the throne.
What about non-royalty? Most of the heirs also choose the eldest son, but the social tolerance is relatively high, and there is no big political storm, so the talents of the heirs will be considered.
By the time Liu Bei was exiled and exiled for half a lifetime in Jingzhou, the entire Shu Han clique that was established in the three kingdoms in the future could not see any dawn of hope at this time, and the future was uncertain, except for Liu Bei's golden signboard of emperor Liu Bei's great Han emperor and Cao Cao's hero in the world, making the praise of the king and Cao! It's almost to the end of the road.
Of course, this is not important, life needs to struggle, but this time Liu Bei is not confused by the years, although there are many wives, but most of the children in the past are scattered, and there is no heir around to inherit the heavy responsibility of the Xingfu Han Room.
This is a huge obstacle for the followers of Liu Bei Group, and there is a certainly slim future in life, but there is no tomorrow, because as soon as the protagonist dies, he immediately loses all his belonging.
Therefore, at this time, out of consolation for his subordinates or inheriting his own ideals in the future, Kou Feng, who was related to Liu Bei, entered Liu Bei's eyes and was immediately adopted as a righteous son, cultivated as a future successor, and it was no accident that he was the future heir of Liu Bei's group.
Suddenly, Kou Feng changed from a hopeless person to a possible future heir of the Han Empire, which can be described as a step to the heavens. Luck begins here, and tragedy sprouts from here.
Perhaps the future heir Liu Feng injected stimulants into the Liu Bei clique, after which the Liu Bei clique gradually occupied Jingzhou, Yizhou, Han and other places. The situation between the three countries is inevitable. Liu Bei Group ushered in the peak moment.
However, Liu Feng, who was once the main backbone figure, was originally glamorous and beautiful, but gradually became an awkward role, mainly because Liu Bei's own son Liu Chan was born before the Battle of Chibi.
Liu Chan's birth indirectly caused Liu Feng's death. Because of Liu Chan's relationship, Liu Feng became a very embarrassing congregation within Liu Bei's group, from heir to hot potato, but all this was fine.
When Liu Chan was born, Liu Bei Group was still an unpopular group, and there was no problem of imperial succession, and at most it was only a successor.
However, after Liu Bei ascended the throne of Hanzhong, the issue of succession to the Liu Bei clique only appeared, and at this time, who to appoint was not only a matter of selfishness but also a matter of etiquette. The situation changed, liu chan made the eldest son of Shu the crown prince, although he was not the eldest son, but Liu Feng became an embarrassing marginal person.
Liu Bei would definitely choose his own son out of selfishness, rather than preferring Liu Feng, after all, the original use of the relationship was gone, who does not want his descendants to be emperors?
And out of etiquette, Liu Bei also had to choose Liu Chan, because he was the eldest son of Shu. Liu Feng did not account for either the eldest son or the eldest son, and the only advantage was that he was older and brave and capable, but none of this was necessary for the Shu Han clique.
Therefore, in the end, Liu Bei chose Liu Chan out of selfishness and out of etiquette.