邹衍的“五德终始说”是对思孟学派“五行说”的继承与发展,邹衍在孟子“五百年必有王者兴”的历史循环观中,加进阴阳五行的内容,完成了五德终始说.它既是一种政治哲学.历史观念,同时又是具有神秘色彩的政治数术.对后世影响深远,往往被作为王朝更替的理论依据. Zou Yan’s “The Beginning of the Five De Sayes” is the inheritance and development of the “Five Elements Theory” of the Si Meng School. In Zeng Yan’s view of the historical cycle of Mencius and “Five Hundred Years Must Have Wang Xing” It is not only a kind of political philosophy, but also a mysterious political figure, which has far-reaching influence on the future generations and is often used as the theoretical basis for the replacement of dynasties.