197 Real Versus Fake Missy (two updates combined into one) _5

This round delved into policy questions.

The topic was so tricky that some candidates might well have wished to keel over at first glance.

The question asked for a discussion of the virtues of legitimate seniority.

The "Spring and Autumn Annals" states — the eldest legitimate son should succeed, not the more virtuous, the distinguished, not the eldest.

This means that only the legitimate son in a family is entitled to inherit the family fortune. Even if a child born out of wedlock is older, the legitimate son should take precedence, unless the legitimate son passes away, then it is the turn of the illegitimate son.

Take for instance, the late Young Lord of Zhaodu, who was the youngest son in his family, and had two older half-brothers, yet they had no right to inheritance, he was the only one who could be addressed as Young Lord.