The biggest doubt left by the Shang Dynasty to the world is that it moved the capital repeatedly, so why did it move the capital?

The biggest doubt left by the Shang Dynasty to the world was that it moved the capital repeatedly. Xia Hou has been moving frequently since it was destroyed by Tang Cheng. According to historical records, "the emperor moved to the valley, and he lived with Jia Jutong, and his ancestors moved to Xing". Most people think that this is because the imperial court fought for the throne and frequently moved the capital. Because the historical records went on to say, "Since Zhong Ding, the disciples have abolished their positions, and the disciples have competed for the male, which is even more chaotic than the Nine." This means that since Emperor Zhong Ding, other brothers and sons have been established because of the abolition of his first son, and everyone is vying for the throne. This is the ninth time. In other words, Emperor Zhong Ding did not start to establish a good heir, but succeeded to the throne by other means and moved the capital to consolidate his rule. Many brothers and sons behind him followed suit and began to compete for the throne regardless of the legal system.

So what is the inheritance legal system of Shang Dynasty? According to historical records, after Cheng Tang's death, Prince Tai Ding died young, so he made Waibing, the prince's younger brother, king, later made Waibing's younger brother king, and finally made Taijia, the son of the prince, king. In other words, the younger brother is in front, the younger brother is behind, and the older brother is behind. When Zhong Ding ascended the throne handed down from generation to generation, there must be some changes and methods that broke the rules. According to historical records, because of the abolition of disciples, it is impossible to inherit the throne according to the inheritance system, that is to say, Emperor Zhong Ding is not a descendant, but probably a concubine.

? Therefore, Emperor Zhong Ding succeeded to the throne by breaking the rules by force, but he was resisted by the royal family and nobles in the capital and finally had to move the capital to stabilize his rule. Moving the capital means moving to a place that you can control, and the place that you can control is Wei. Then the question comes: how does an ordinary royal family own its own territory? And in the later IX, the situation that "whoever is strong is the master" appeared, which shows that there is a system that can cultivate a strong royal family to oppose the rules of kingship. What kind of system is this?

? During the reign of Zhong Ding, various ethnic groups in Southeast Asia rose and Lanyi attacked Shang Dynasty. During the reign of Zhong Ding, Lan Yi dared to attack the Shang Dynasty, indicating that the Yi people in southeast China had risen for many years, at least before Zhong Ding. From this, we can infer that Zhong Ding was ordered to attack or defend the Yi people before he succeeded to the throne, gained political power and had his own actual control. Later contenders for the throne also gained power in this way. What concubines should do is a headache for generations. Most of the concubines in the Zhou dynasty had fiefs, so it is inferred that if the Shang dynasty faced changes, concubines would be enabled.

? Take the Yi nationality as an example, other governors are not enough to fight against the Yi nationality, and the Shang Dynasty's own power will not be handed over to foreign governors, so concubines are considered. It is possible to acquire or own a fief, and you have your own strength. The early enfeoffment system also appeared in this way. However, after Pan Geng moved to Yin, the situation of competing for the throne did not appear, and so did moving the capital. Why didn't the battle for the throne appear? First, the eldest son inheritance system was gradually established. According to historical records, "said Di Yi's eldest son," I am a child, and my mother is mean and can't inherit. The youngest son Xin, Xin's mother is the queen and Xin is the heir. "That is, the first eldest son began to reign before the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, which is very mature. Second, concubines were deprived of power. Take Wei as an example. Wei Ziqi had no or little power in Diyi and Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

In addition, the governors of the Shang dynasty were also very different. The Shang and Zhou Dynasties gave Xibohou weapons so that he could have the power to conquer other princes. Moreover, when joining the League, there were 800 princes, that is, princes were large and small, so the hierarchy of the Shang Dynasty could be like this: king (who had the right to give princes)-regional leaders (who had the right to conquer princes)-ordinary princes (who surrendered to regional leaders)