人性与权力:中国帝制时代皇帝与太子关系探幽——以汉武帝与卫太子为例

Human Nature and Power:a Study of the Relationship between the Emperor and the Prince in the Imperial China——A Case of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty and Prince Wei

中国帝制时期,皇帝与太子的关系异常复杂,二者并不仅仅是父子和君臣关系,而是一种掌权者和继承人、不同利益集团的斗争关系。以汉武帝刘彻与卫太子刘据为例,在最高权力面前,二人关系由和睦相处到激烈冲突,最后父子相残,其中掺杂着人性因素的爱、欲望和恶。故以往仅从路线斗争的角度理解并不充分,且对人性善恶的探讨也是古代先贤们诉求政治价值的话题之一,故从人性与权力结合的视角加以考量,也许会对帝储关系的研究有所裨益。

In the period of Chinese monarchy,the relationship between the emperor and the prince was extremely complicated.The two is not only the parent-child relationship and monarch-subject relationship,but a ruler and heir,different interest groups struggle. A case of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty and Prince Wei,in the face of the highest power,the relationship between the two to live in harmony with the fierce conflict,and finally kill each other,which doped with human factors of love,desire and evil.Therefore,it is not enough to understand from the perspective of the struggle of the line,and the discussion of the goodness and evil of human nature is one of the topics of the ancient sages＇ political value. Thus,from the perspective of the combination of human nature and power,it may be beneficial to the study of the relationship between the emperor and the reservoir.