Dynasties of ChinaXia dynastyXia dynasty lineage
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Bujiang's son "favored ghosts and gods, and engaged in promiscuity." As a result, the Xia Hou family's virtue declined, and the princes gradually rebelled.
Kongjia was the son of Bujiang and came to the throne after the death of his cousin. "Historical Records" said that he was "favorable to ghosts and gods, and engaged in promiscuity." As a result, the Xia Hou family's virtue declined, and the princes rebelled one after another. Legend has it that two dragons, male and female, descended from the sky, and Kongjia asked Liu Lei to raise them. After the female dragon died, she was made into meat sauce and presented to Kongjia. Liu Lei fled in fear of committing a crime. "Guoyu" says "Kongjia disrupted Xia and died in four generations", tracing the beginning of Xia's death to him. After Kongjia's death, his son Gao ascended the throne.
CultureGood recipe ghosts and gods
Kongjia believed in ghosts and gods and acted dissolutely. "Historical Records" believes that the virtues of the Xia Hou family have since declined, the princes have begun to deviate, and Xia dynasty has turned from prosperity to decline.
PeopleLiu Lei Huanlong
Legend has it that two dragons, male and female, descended from heaven. Kongjia couldn't find the dragon clan, so he asked Liu Lei, who had learned how to train dragons, to raise them and gave them the title of Yulong. Later, when the female dragon died, Liu Lei made dragon meat into meat sauce and presented it to Kongjia. Later, fearing the crime, Liu Lei moved to Lu County.
Lasting legacyMany family trees with the surname Liu in later generations regard Liu Lei as their ancestor. There is a tomb of Liu Lei in Lushan County, Henan Province, where relatives of the surname Liu from home and abroad often go to search for their roots.
Culture"Broken Axe" Song
According to "Lu's Spring and Autumn period", Kongjia encountered a strong wind while hunting in Dongyang Mountain, so she took refuge in a private home and adopted her owner's newborn child. When the child grew up, his foot was cut off due to the shaking of the tent and an ax falling, so he could only work as a gatekeeper. Kongjia sighed and composed the song "Broken Axe", which is known as the beginning of "Eastern Sound".
PoliticsKongjia Luan Xia
"Guoyu·Zhouyu" states that "Kongjia disrupted the summer and died in four generations", that is, four generations died from Kongjia. According to the genealogy of "Historical Records", these four generations are Kongjia, Gao, Fa and Jie.
The descendants of the Tao Tang family once learned how to train dragons from the Chuanlong family, raised dragons for Kongjia, and were awarded the "Yulong family". After the death of the female dragon, he offered her dragon meat as a sacrifice and fled to Lu County in fear of the crime. "Zuo Zhuan" claims that the Fan family of Jin State is his descendant.