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“zun”（尊 respect）， and the essence of domination is a type of“zunzun”（尊尊）.
According to the meaning of “zunzun”（尊 尊）， there are clan power within the
patriarchal system and monarchal power outside the patriarchal system. The process
of power succession is the process of establishing the lineage of“zunzun”（尊尊），
which is specifically divided into two parts: the monarch lineage and the clan
lineage. Monarchy and patriarchy are different in terms of the specific institutional
level as the former refers to political power and the latter patriarchal power， but
they share the same set of ethical order based on father鄄son ethics. Specifically，
the implementation of power succession depends on the system of succession of
chong （重） with the latter being the key link for the purpose of establishing the
lineage order of“zunzun”（尊尊）.“Succession of chong（重）” has two meanings:
one is to inherit and continue the spirit of the deceased ancestors， and the other is
the wife’s鄄first鄄son succession rule in the patriarchal and feudal system. These two
meanings reveal the ethical connotation of power. In this process， the primogeniture
system is the core of power succession and its legitimacy comes from the principle
of“zunzun”（尊尊）， reflecting the ultimate manifestation of the political destiny of
Heaven’s Mandate and men’s ethical virtues since the Zhou dynasty. Therefore，
the common law of the wife’s鄄first鄄son succession embodies the ethical and moral
characteristics of traditional power. In addition， the succession variation of
“weirenhou”（为人后，being鄄the鄄descendant） complements and maintains the ethical
foundation of the traditional power succession. The succession of the clan lineage
adheres to the principle of generational order， while the succession of the monarch
lineage embodies the principle of ethical analogy. In general， the traditional politics
is rooted in the father鄄son ethics. Traditional China presents the characteristics of
ethicalization of political power and is a“family鄄polity community” entity.
Keywords：succession of chong （重），clan lineage， monarch lineage， father and
son， ethicalization of politics

一、 问题的提出：“传重”与“尊尊之义”

（一）传重与尊尊之义

继承人应该是谁，即谁来承重，是历代丧服制服讨论中的关键议题
之一。王安石（2005：161）在《议服札子》中提出“嫡子死，非传爵者，无众
子乃可嫡孙承重”。 1 也就是说，王安石认为“承重”同“传爵”高度相关，

1.“传重”与“承重”意思相同，前者是从传者角度说，后者是从继者角度说。

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