Zhao ranks first in "Hundred Family Surnames". Why does "Hundred Family Surnames" start with the surname "Zhao"? This is because the book "Hundred Family Names" was edited into a book in the early 5th year of the Northern Song Dynasty. And The emperor of the Song Dynasty had his surname Zhao. As the national surname at that time, Zhao naturally became the leader of the book "Hundred Family Surnames".
The first person in the literature to be recorded was Zhao Liang, the minister of the Xia Dynasty who persuaded Jie to imprison him in the late Xia Dynasty, but due to his long age and no lineage information can be found, the surname scholars unanimously agreed that Zhao Liang had no direct connection with the later generations of "Zhao". It just happened to be the surname "Zhao" and cannot be regarded as the ancestor of the "Zhao" family.
According to the monographs of surname science such as "Yuanhe surname seal seal", " General History·Clan Brief ", and "Surprising Study of Surnames", the "Zhao" family, which flourished the world today, originated from Western Zhou and came from the surname "ying".
According to reports, Boyi thirteenth generation grandson Zaofu is very good at driving and is the royal driver of King Mu . King Mu of Zhou was a king who liked to go out to hunt everywhere. Once, King Mu of Zhou came to Kunlun Mountain for the western tour and met the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother of the West held a banquet to entertain him in Yaochi . Both sides drank and sang, and they were happy. At this time, the southeastern king of Xu State 4 monarch wang rushing away and rebelled, and the situation was once critical. At this critical moment, Zaofu drove thousands of miles a day and took King Mu of Zhou back to Haojing in time to send troops to defeat King Xu Yan, so that a huge rebellion could be quickly quelled. Because of his merits in suppressing the rebellion, King Mu of Zhou gave Zhao Cheng to Zaofu, who then used the fief name "Zhao" as the surname of his family, called Zhao family, which is the origin of the Zhao family in Tianyi.
Zhao's lineage is extremely prominent in history and is full of talents. The famous ones include Spring and Autumn Jin State doctor Zhao Shuai , Zhao Wu, Warring States Plain Jun Zhao Sheng, famous general Zhao She , Three Kingdoms famous general Zhao Yun , Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin , Southern Song Calligraphers and painters Zhao Mengjian , etc.
School of surname [Zhao Kuangyin put on the yellow robe]
Zhao Kuangyin was a general of the Later Zhou Dynasty during the Five Dynasties. He was deeply trusted by Zhou Shizong Chai Rong and had the power of military power. After Zhou Shizong's death, his seven-year-old son Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin saw that the conditions for seizing the Later Zhou regime were ripe, so he carefully planned a famous " Chenqiao Mutiny " in history. During the Spring Festival in 960 AD, the Later Zhou court was holding a grand ceremony when he suddenly received an emergency war report from the border. It is said that the Northern Han Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty are united. Send troops to attack the rear surrounding border. The heavenly ministers suddenly panicked and advocated sending Zhao Kuangyin to lead his troops to resist. That night, the army arrived at Chenqiaoyi , twenty miles away from the capital. Zhao Kuangyin ordered the soldiers to camp and rest on the spot. The soldiers fell asleep, but some generals gathered together and discussed quietly. Someone said, "The emperor is so young, and we fight to the death. Who knows our contributions in the future? Why don't you support Zhao Dianjian as the emperor now?" Not long after, the news spread throughout the military camp. All the soldiers got up, and everyone rushed to the inn where Zhao Kuangyin lived, waiting until the sky turned white. After Zhao Kuangyin got up, before he had time to speak, several people put a yellow robe on Zhao Kuangyin. Everyone knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times, shouting "Long live". Then, he pushed and pulled Zhao Kuangyin onto his horse and asked him to return to the capital to ascend the throne. Seeing this, the young Emperor Gong had to give in. Zhao Kuangyin then ascended the throne and became the emperor, known in history as Song Taizu. This is the famous story of the yellow robe in history.
