“礼”法演变下的夺位战

春秋初期周王室统治下的社会已经是大变革与大动荡时代到来的前奏。郑庄公兄弟争王位的叙事就是礼崩乐坏、挑战嫡长子继承制的先声。礼是宗法社会道德和行为的规范,统治者把礼法作为维护统治的工具,礼法下掩盖的是你死我活的争权夺利战。

The War for Kingship under the Evolution of Li

Spring and Autumn Period（ 770BC-476BC ）, the society ruled by the Zhou Dynasty was in the eve of a revolution. The contest for kingship among brothers of Zheng Zhuang Gong was the first sign of collapse of Li and challenge to thesystem that the oldestson of a king had the high priority to inherit the kingship. Li was the moral standard of social morality and behavior of the people at that time. The ruler made Li become the tool to rule people but under the disguuise of Li was the cruel war for the kingship and power.