《左傳》中所記載之「驪姬之亂」這段晉國歷史,有著諸多的疑點。書中此一歷史事件因晉國國君寵妾驪姬的政治陰謀,導致了晉國太子申生被逼自殺,其他晉國之公子皆驅逐各國,留下一位年齡最為幼小的繼承人奚齊,事件最後形成晉國奇特的現象“晉無公族”。令人疑惑的是,當時的太子申生是一個能力強且德行兼備的人,為何輕易地被一個寵妾設計而走投無路?事實的真相似乎不如《左傳》中所記載的如此簡單。本文透過《左傳》的原文和《國語》、《史記》等其他史料的記載,以及令人的論述佐證加以歸納剖析,發現驪姬之亂實為晉國國君晉獻公為穩定其國內之政權及繼承權所策劃的政治事件,非單純紅顏禍水的女子亂國事件,而太子申生則為此一政治事件的犧牲者。
In ”The Biography of Tso” (Tso Chuan), there are many disputed points in ”The Event caused by Li-Chi” of Chin's history. In the book, this event was considered as a political conspiracy of a king's favorite concubine. The consequences of this event were: the main heir 'Shen Sheng' was forced to kill himself, other heirs were deported and the youngest heir became the main inheritor. This resulted in a very unique situation called ”no barons in the kingdom”. People may wonder that how come a moral and competent heir, Shen Sheng, can be easily forced to no way out by a concubine's conspiracy? Based on the content of ”The Biography of Tso” (Tso Chuan), Kuo-Yu, Shih-Chi and the articles of recent years, this research found that ”The Event caused by Li-Chi”, actually, is a political event designed by the king, Duke of Chin, not a event caused by a concubine. His goals were to stable his civil power and insure the right of succession. The main heir ”Shen Sheng” was just a sufferer in this event.