When Li Yuan was a sui courtier, he had five sons, namely Li Jiancheng, the eldest son, Li Shimin, the second son, Li Xuanba, the fourth son, and Li Zhiyun, the fifth son. Li Xuanba fell ill and died before the Taiyuan uprising, and Li Zhiyun was killed by the Sui army during the Taiyuan uprising.
After Li Yuan became emperor, there were three concubines left. Li Yuan could not bear to see Li Xuanba and Li Zhiyun wu, so he posthumously named Li Xuanba the King of Wei and Li Zhiyun the King of Chu. Li Yuan issued an edict and passed on Li Shimin's second son, Li Tai, to Li Xuanba as a son, and let Li Tai inherit Weiguo Sheji. Li Yuan also issued an edict to pass on Li Shimin's son Li Kuan to Li Zhiyun as his son, and let Li Kuan inherit the Chu state of Sheji.
The ancients said: "Inheritance is not for the son, and remarriage is not for the wife." "After Li Tai and Li Kuan were passed out, they were not Li Shimin's sons, but only Li Shimin's nephews.
When Li Shimin ascended the throne and became emperor, he felt that it was too much of a loss to pass Li Tai out, so he took Li Tai back. Li Shimin found another nephew and passed on to Li Xuanba as a son. After this, Li Tai went from Li Shimin's nephew to Li Shimin's son.
Li Yuan stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
The culture of succession has a long history in China, with a history of thousands of years. To this day, there are still many successive events in our village. One of my cousins and uncles was adopted. The succession is a lucrative and good thing for both the successor and the successor.
For the heir apparent, when the child reaches the heir's father, he can inherit the heir's family business. For example, Yuan Shao was originally Yuan Feng's son-in-law, and after being passed on to his uncle Yuan Cheng, he became Yuan Cheng's eldest son. Yuan Shao's ability to achieve such a high level of achievement has a very big relationship with the identity of the eldest son.
For the heirs, they originally had no heirs, the family property was inherited, the old were supported, the dead were sacrificed, there were heirs on the family tree, and the incense was passed on, which was their benefit. For example, Li Zhiyun's biological mother, Wan Shi, was raised by his grandson Li Linggui until his death after Li Zhiyun's death.
The succession of ordinary people's families, as long as the two brothers discuss it well. For example, the author's own uncle was passed on to his uncle as a son. The next thing, that is, the uncle's father and uncle consulted, and it was finalized.
Yuan Shao stills, pictured from the network, thanks to the original author.
The succession of some big figures involves too many interests, and it needs the approval of the imperial court. For example, Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of the Shu Han Dynasty, still had no sons after a year of confusion. Zhuge Liang's eldest brother, Zhuge Jin, had several sons, including Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Qiao. Zhuge Liang wrote a letter to the eldest brother, asking Zhuge Jin to adopt his second son Zhuge Qiao as his son.
Emotionally speaking, Zhuge Jin could not bear to see his younger brother die, and was very willing to inherit a son Zhuge Liang as a son. The crux of the matter is that Wu Guo and Shu Han often turned their faces to fight, and Zhuge Liang was also the chancellor of Shu Han. Zhuge Jin could not be the master, so he had to report to Sun Quan and let Sun Quan give instructions.
Sun Quan wanted to have a good relationship with Shu Han, and not only approved Zhuge Qiao's succession to Zhuge Liang, but also sent zhuge Qiao many gifts as a gift for succession.
After such an operation, Zhuge Qiao changed from Zhuge Liang's nephew to Zhuge Liang's son. After Zhuge Qiao arrived in Chengdu, Zhuge Liang changed Zhuge Qiao's character from "Zhongshen" to "Bosong".
Zhuge Liang stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
Later, Zhuge Liang had his own son Zhuge Zhan. Zhuge Jin's descendants, who were again implicated by Zhuge Ke, were killed. Zhuge Qiao's son Zhuge Pan restored Zhuge Jin's status as a grandson.
This series of operations of the Zhuge family is not a novel passage, but comes from the Zhengshi "Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The original text of Zhuge Liang's biography is: "In the beginning, Liang did not have a son, and asked Qiao to be his heir, Jin Qisun Quan sent Qiao Laixi, and Liang took Qiao as his suitable son, so he changed his words." Zhuge Ke saw that Wu was cursed, and his descendants were exhausted, and Liang had his own descendants, so Panyuan was restored to Queen Jin. ”
Li Shimin turned his own son into a nephew, and Zhuge Liang turned his nephew into a son, which are all routine operations. The Cao Cao family played two unconventional riots in the matter of succession. Once, the son of the Xiahou family became the eldest son of the Cao family. The other time was to turn the cousin relationship into a father-son relationship.
Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was originally Xiahou Huan's uncle. Cao Cao's grandfather, Cao Teng, was a eunuch and had no way of giving birth. Cao Teng did not take the usual path, not from the family's clan heirs, but from the Son of Xiahou as a son, and changed his name to Cao Song.
Li Shimin stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
This matter is controversial in the field of historiography, and the allusion cited by the author is from the "Notes on the Three Kingdoms of Pei Song", the original text is: "Song, son of Xiahou, uncle of Xiahou Huan." Taizu Yu was a brother from his father. ”
The Cao Cao family also had more troublesome operations in the matter of succession, which was exemplified by the Zizhi Tongjian. The original text of the seventy-seventh volume reads: "Sima Yan, the protector of the Middle Guard, welcomed the son of Wang Yu of Yan, Chang Daoxiang Gong huang ,, thinking that he was the heir of Emperor Ming." ”
Cao Huang (曹璜), the Duke of Changdao Township, was The Emperor cao Huan of Wei. The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records: "Chen Liu Wang ZhenYi, zi Jingming, Emperor Wu's grandson, Yan Wang Yuziye. For three years, he was the duke of Changdao Township in Anci County. ”
Emperor Wu was Emperor Wu of Wei (posthumously) Cao Cao. Cao Yu was Cao Cao's son and was a half-brother with Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. Cao Huan was the son of Cao Yu, and The Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui was the son of Cao Pi. From a patriarchal point of view, Cao Yan and Cao Rui are cousins of the same grandfather.
Cao Cao stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
Both the Zizhi Tongjian and the Tongdian record that Cao Huan was passed on to Cao Rui as an heir. In this way, Cao Rui and Cao Yan changed from brotherhood to father-son relationship.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The biography of Cao Yu, the King of Yan, also has a clear record: "Changdaoxiang Gongyi, the son of Yu, entered the succession of Emperor Dazong." ”
Please pay attention to the key word "Dazong", after Cao Ang's death, Cao Pi is Cao Cao's concubine and the patriarch in the patriarchal sense. Cao Yu was Cao Cao's son-in-law and a vassal of Emperor Xiaozong. Cao Huan, as a vassal of Emperor Xiaozong, could only succeed cao Rui as Cao Rui's son when Emperor Dazong had a grandson, cao rui, which is the allusion to the famous "succession and descent" in zheng history.
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The historical sources of this article are: "Zizhi Tongjian", "Pei Song's Notes on the Three Kingdoms", "The Book of the New and Old Tang Dynasties".
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