Si Qi is a controversial great king, also known as Di Qi or Xia Qi. He is the son of Emperor Yu and the second king of the Xia Dynasty. He changed the "abdication system" to "hereditary system", and Qi changed the world from "public" to "private".
Qi is an ambitious person. When his father Di Yu was in power, he still implemented the "abdication system" and did not intend to pass the throne to him. The successor trained by Di Yu was Boyi . Boyi was also a talent with excellent ability. He worked hard and made great contributions when he controlled floods with Dayu and was also very outstanding in virtue.
Qi knew that if you want to pull Bo Yi off the stage, the first thing you have to do is to cultivate your own power, then increase your reputation and gain the support of your people.
Qi's mother daughter Jiao is the Tushan tribe, and Tushan is a very powerful tribe, so Qi relies on the power of his mother's family to gain an advantage.
A generation of wise emperor Qi was very scheming. Of course, those who were not scheming would definitely not be kings. He respected the elderly and loved the young in front of the world, treated people humbly and politely, and lived a very restrained life. Others asked for him, as long as he was within his ability, he would definitely help him. He himself was also very courageous and wise, and gradually gained a large number of loyal followers.
The "abdication system" at that time was not as humble as everyone thought. In fact, whoever has a greater power will become the monarch, and those with greater power can overthrow others and become the monarch. Therefore, the tribal leaders cultivate their own power, and as long as they have power, anyone can become a king.
According to legend, it is Emperor Shun forcing Emperor Yao to give way, and Emperor Yu forced Emperor Shun to give way. When it was Bo Yi's turn to take power, Qi led his troops to rebel. Because Qi had a large number of followers and a large force, although Qi was temporarily imprisoned by Bo Yi in the middle of the journey, because Qi had his mother's clan as his backer, the power he secretly cultivated, and the power of his family's Xiahou family , Qi eventually replaced Bo Yi and became the second king of the Xia Dynasty. After Qi successfully took office, he held an alliance in the Kingdom of Emperors, but there was a very powerful tribe, the Youhu clan. The leader of this tribe strongly opposed Qi's becoming the monarch. In order to make the other party obey him, Qi launched the "Hangli Battle " to attack the Youhu clan. The war was very fierce, with countless casualties on both sides, but Qi won in the end and Qi firmly took over the country.
After this war, Qi understood a truth that if there is no more war in the world, there should be no "abdication system". Therefore, Qi abolished the "abdication system" and changed the throne to "hereditary system". Although Qi broke the convention, Qi moved history forward and made great contributions to history.
After becoming a monarch, he inherited his father's will, respected virtue and cultivated wise men, gradually brought the world back to his heart, and used force to end the "abdication system" and opened the "hereditary system". However, as the terminator of one era and the pioneer of another era, he would definitely be criticized by many people.
Another major event was when Qi was in power, which was the "Martial Temple Rebellion". Qi has five sons, namely Taikang , Yuankang, Bokang, Zhongkang, and Wuguan . The eldest son of an ancient emperor was the heir, and Taikang was the heir to the throne, but his youngest son Wu Guan wanted to be the crown prince.
In Qi's later years of reign, the struggle of his heirs began to deteriorate, and Wu Kang initiated the "Wuguan Rebellion". Qi's fifth son Wu Guan believed that his talents were completely above Taikang, so Wu Kang followed his father's method of using force and wanted to kill his brothers as the crown prince. Wu Kang killed Yuan Kang and Bo Kang one after another. The rebellion lasted for three years. In the end, Peng Boshou put down the war and ended with Wu Guan's exile.
Qi's later life was very corrupt, singing and dancing, drinking and having fun, and experiencing his son's ambition to kill each other and fight for the crown prince. He was exhausted and died of illness soon. Unfortunately, the wise and capable king Qi enjoyed food, beauty and music in his later years and began a luxurious imperial life. The evening of his life is not guaranteed!
However, Qi's contribution was very great. Because of Qi's reform, the leaders of tribes in the world wanted to rebel and dominate, and developed social productivity. It was a great progress in social development across the era. It pushed history forward and pushed primitive society into a slave society. Qi's political achievements were very prominent.
