Master Archaeologist

Chapter 352 You Yu Clan and Cheng Jiu Clan

It was the Yu Dynasty just now, why did this become the country of the Jiu family? ?
Chen Han looked at Professor Li with some confusion on his face.

"The country of the Chengjiu clan is the ancient country of Liangzhu, and the three emperors and five emperors of China are all the lords of the country of the Chengjiu clan."

"The official positions of Situ, Sima, and Sikong in China all came from the ancient Liangzhu country."

""Zuo Zhuan Zhaogong 17th Year" clearly stated:
"Tan Zi came to the court, and the public had a banquet with him. Zhao Zi asked Yan, "Why is Shaohao a famous official?" "" Tanzi said: "My ancestor, I know it... My great ancestor Shaohao Zhizhi also, the phoenix bird is suitable, so it is recorded in the bird, and the name of the bird for the bird master, Fengniao's family, Lizheng also. Xuan Bird's family, who is also responsible for division; Bo Zhao's family, who is also responsible for Zhi Zhi; Qingniao's family, who is also responsible for enlightenment; Shi, Sikong Ye; Shuangjiu Shi, Sikou Ye; Hujiu Shi, Secretary of Affairs. Wujiu, Jiumin also. Five Pheasants, for Wugongzheng, sharp weapon use, correct measurement, barbarian people. Jiuhu, For the righteousness of the Nine Farmers, those who rebel against the people and have no adultery..."

"This dialogue clearly shows that Tanzi, the king of Tan Kingdom, is a descendant of Shaohao."

"That is, the descendants of Shaohao, the eldest son of the Yellow Emperor, and the Shang and Zhou royal families all come from Shaohao's branch."

"Shaohao Mingzhi, the eldest son of the Yellow Emperor. He was born in the Yangtze River Valley, so he is not from Shandong. Shandong is just the place where he moved to during the Northern Expedition."

""Historical Records The Chronicle of the Five Emperors" records this: "The Yellow Emperor lived on the hill of Xuanyuan and married the daughter of Xiling, who was Leizu.Lei Zu was the main concubine of the Yellow Emperor, who gave birth to two sons, both of whom would rule the world: one is Xuanxiao (that is, the eldest son Shaohao, Shaohao is also known as Xuanxiao), who is Qingyang, and Qingyang descended to the river..."

"One of the five emperors mentioned in "Book of Rites Yueling", "Preface to Shangshu" and "The Century of Emperors", Jiumin, the ruler of the country of Chengjiu, and the country of Chengjiu is the ancient country of Liangzhu. This is already a public opinion in the historian circles .”

"It can be confirmed that it is the sacred place and source of China's 5000-year history of civilization."

"About the "Jiuhu" tribe in Chengjiu's country in today's Shanghai, it further proves that the Chengjiu's country is the Yu Dynasty, which is the ancient Liangzhu country."

"In ancient times, the fishing tool was called "Hu", the place where the river flows into the sea was called "Du", and the place where the Yangtze River entered the sea was called "Hudu". Later, "Hu" was changed to "Hu". This is the origin of today's "Hu" in Shanghai. The Humin of the Jiuhu are the nine tribes of the ancestors of the natives of Shanghai today, and they are the citizens of the country of the Chengjiu clan, that is, the ancestors of Liangzhu."

"Hu Min was known for his noble morals during the Liangzhu culture period more than 5000 years ago, so he was called "no prostitution."

The so-called Chengjiu is believed to be an alias of the ancient emperor's family in Chinese legends.

"Heguanzi·Wangyu": "The way to become a dove in Taishang, a family can use it for [-] years." Lu Dian explained: "Being a dove is another name for the emperor."

"The Kingdom of Chengjiu" mentioned in "Heguanzi", according to the annotation of Lu Dian, a scholar in the Song Dynasty, "Chengjiu" is the Emperor's family.

"The Kingdom of Chengjiu" mentioned in "Heguanzi" is located in the territory of Chu State, and the land of Wuyue was already part of the territory of Chu State in the late Warring States period.

"鹖冠子" talks about "Chengjiu" holding "Wang Xi".

"Wang Yan" is the axe.

And there is indeed a unique jade ax on the left hand side of the owner of the tomb No. 12 in the Fanshan Cemetery in Liangzhu Ancient City.

"Heguanzi" also mentioned that the Chengjiu clan "is strong and invincible in the world".

According to "Shuowen Jiezi", the ancient peoples in the land of Wuyue used snakes as their genus symbols.

"Road History" records the "scale body" of the Emperor's family.

The "scale body" is the snake body.

It can be seen that the Tianhuang clan in ancient documents should be the Ren clan of the land of Wuyue from the perspective of clan signs.

The Chengjiu clan can be said to be the earliest Chinese clan or tribal country recorded in history books.

Even the age they lived in was earlier than the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.

Some of these records are true and some are false.

Modern people have no way to be sure.

It can be seen that the scholars who explored the mystery of the Liangzhu culture were actually at a loss and put forward various speculations.

Some people think that Liangzhu culture is actually the legendary Yu before Xia, while some people think that Liangzhu is the country of Chengjiu.

The reason for such speculation.

Just because the Liangzhu culture is really awesome.

Liangzhu ruled the vast southeast region of ancient China, which was larger than the area ruled by ancient Egypt and Sumer.

It’s just that it doesn’t have a wide-area nature compared to the whole of China, but looking at it alone, Liangzhu was founded 5300 years ago (3300 BC) and died 4200 years ago (2200 BC). It has existed for as long as 1000 years. For many years, it was a real dynasty.

You know, that was 5000 years ago, not the time when the Chinese land was expanded several times.

5000 years ago, being able to rule a southeast region was already one of the largest regimes in the world.

To be able to rule such a vast land, it must be a powerful regime, definitely not a simple tribe, but a country.

Since it is a country, the ones that can be found in the Chinese historical materials that match the level of brilliant civilization displayed by Liangzhu are the legendary Yu Dynasty and the Kingdom of Chengjiu.

Other legendary regimes can't match up!
It's just that whether these two are Liangzhu civilizations is still very controversial in the academic circles.

Chen Han thought for a while, then said hesitantly: "Teacher, is it possible that Liangzhu is both a country of Yu and a country of Chengjiu?"

"The ancient kingdom of Liangzhu spanned a full 1000 years, and it is very possible that it experienced dynasty changes in the middle."

"In "Chunqiu Zuozhuan", there are indeed sayings about Yu, Xia, Shang and Zhou, but this narrative system may be influenced by "Shangshu"."

"Because there are "Yu Shu", "Xia Shu", "Shang Shu" and "Zhou Shu" in "Shang Shu", from a historical point of view, the history of China's documented history begins with "Yu Shu"."

"So "Yu" is regarded by historians as the beginning of document history."

"However, in the pre-Qin historical view of "Three Emperors, Five Emperors and Three Dynasties", "Yu" is not regarded as a dynasty, and Emperor Yu is one of the five emperors."

"Shun of the Yu clan inherited the position of son of heaven from Yao of the Tao Tang clan. From the standpoint of the Five Emperors system, the Yu clan does not have the status of an imperial family, but is only one of the clans that have produced the emperor."

"That is to say, the Yu family is not like the later Xiahou family, Zi family, and Ji family."

"If you look at it from the point of view of the dynasty, the five emperors all belonged to the Yellow Emperor Dynasty, and the Yellow Emperor Dynasty practiced clan rule, that is, "clan (clan) Tianxia", and the throne was transferred among the clans "with the Yellow Emperor as their ancestors."

"So is there actually a possibility?"

"The ancient country of Liangzhu was first ruled by Shaohao, the son of the Yellow Emperor. It was also the country of the Chengjiu clan, which is equivalent to a regional country."

"Later, the Chengjiu clan weakened, and the ruling power of Liangzhu was gradually replaced by the Youyu clan."

"Later, because Liangzhu was destroyed by the flood, the remaining members of the Yu clan were forced to migrate to the Central Plains."

"And the Yu clan also gave birth to a very good leader, that is, Shun who was abdicated to the "emperor" by Yao Chan."

"He gained the status of the co-lord of the world in the Central Plains, that is, the nominal big brother of the Fangguo Federation of the Huaxia Tribes."

"Later he gave the throne to Yu, and Yu started the Xia Dynasty."

Professor Li raised his eyebrows, and said with great interest: "There is a possibility, it is a good research direction, you can try to study it."

(End of this chapter)