Today, it will continue to explain the fourth monarch of the Xia Dynasty . He is the fourth son of Si Qi -- Si Zhongkang . He reigned for seven years.
Yesterday we talked that because the princes of the Houyi clan were dissatisfied with Houyi's agency in the Xia Dynasty's affairs, Houyi had to establish Qi's son Zhongkang as the monarch of the Xia Dynasty.
In fact, Zhongkang is also an ambitious person. He knew that Houyi planned to select the successor from Qi's son, so he won over many princes of the Xia Hou clan. Therefore, the princes of the Xia Hou clan recommended Zhongkang to Houyi to succeed the throne. Although Zhongkang successfully succeeded, the regime was still controlled by Houyi, and Zhongkang became Houyi's puppet emperor.
But Zhongkang is not a good-looking lamp, he is unwilling to be a puppet emperor, so he does ideological work for the princes of the Xiahou clan. The regime belongs to the Xiahou clan, how can he hand it over to outsiders? The princes united and put pressure on Houyi to return the regime to Zhongkang. Under pressure from the princes, Houyi decided to return the regime to Zhongkang.
But Houyi was unwilling to return the regime in vain. He proposed a condition to Zhongkang that he would be the independent king of his own country. His country was as independent as the Xia Dynasty. His poor country was no longer affiliated with the Xia Dynasty. He would no longer offer tribute every year in the future, and he also asked the Xia Dynasty to pay double tribute to his poor country. In order to get back the regime, Si Zhongkang had to agree to this humiliating condition and both sides signed and sealed.
In this way, Houyi handed over the regime, took a lot of gold, silver and jewelry from the treasury, and led the army of a poor country back to his country in a mighty manner. Si Zhongkang officially became emperor and was called Zhongkang . However, although Zhongkang gritted his teeth and endured such humiliation, he secretly vowed in his heart that he would give Houyi some color in the future.
Zhongkang understands very clearly that if you want a strong country, you must first have a strong army. You must have a strong enough army to defend the country from being humiliated. Therefore, the first thing Zhongkang did after he took power was to appoint Yinhou as Grand Sima . What is Grand Sima? It is the highest position of military officers, equivalent to the ancient "Master of the World's Military and Horses" and the current "Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Armed Forces". It also enlists in the army nationwide and conducts planned and organized military training under the leadership of Yinhou.
Zhongkang also used virtuous ability and valued talents. Zhongkang named Yifan the descendant of Zhuanxu as the king of Kunwu country, and was called Xia Bo. Under the leadership of Yifan, Kunwu family became a powerful tribe, became a powerful backing of Zhongkang, and also became a powerful alliance army of the Xia Dynasty afterwards.
In the seventh year of Zhongkang's succession, Zhongkang looked at the armed forces he trained and the increasingly powerful Xia Dynasty, and he expanded. He felt that he could finally compete with Houyi. He wanted the shame before he was bloody. He wanted to become the emperor of the world, so he had to demonstrate to the poor country. He terminated the contract he signed at the time, and he no longer paid tribute to Houyi silk and jade.
Zhongkang requires Youguo to pay tribute to him in the future, and Youguoguo will return to the jurisdiction of the Xia Dynasty. Houyi was extremely angry when he saw the messenger's news. Houyi was unwilling to belong to the Xia Dynasty, so he once again led his troops to attack the Xia Dynasty's territory. Zhongkang had already prepared for the battle.
However, Zhongkang overestimated the ability of his troops. Houyi was brave and good at fighting. The troops he trained were very brave. Moreover, Houyi's troops had many veterans with skilled combat experience. Zhongkang's troops were all new soldiers and were not opponents of Houyi's team at all. Houyi's troops cut down Zhongkang's soldiers one by one like chopping bamboo shoots. Zhongkang's soldiers retreated step by step and were defeated like a mountain. Houyi captured the capital of Zhongkang, and occupied the Xia Dynasty of Zhongkang.
In fact, the author thinks that Zhongkang is also a hero. He also wants to eliminate Houyi and unify the Xia Dynasty, but he is determined to kill the enemy and is powerless to turn the world back. He met the stronger Houyi and could only be depressed by himself. After the government fell into Houyi's hands, Zhongkang felt depressed and depressed all day long. He couldn't afford to get sick and died of illness soon.
After Houyi controlled the government, Zhongkang died of illness. Houyi established the fifth king of the Xia Dynasty - Si Xiang . Si Xiang is Zhongkang's son and is still Houyi's puppet emperor. Next issue, we will continue to explain Houyi's usurpation of the throne. Friends who like it like it will like and follow it!
