Why is Ji Chang's eldest son named Bo Yi Kao, but his second son is Ji Fa?

Friends who have seen series of novels and TV series such as "Feng Shen Bang" should have some understanding of the grievances between King Shang Zhou, King Da Ji, King Zhou Wen and King Zhou Wu. In fact, there is not a lot of appearances besides these four people, but But very unforgettable, he is Bo Yi Kao.

? He is the eldest son of Xibo Hou Jichang (Wang Wenwang). This eldest son is more tragic. At that time, the king of Shang Zhou and Daji focused on Ji Chang and imprisoned him. Boyi went to save his father after the examination. King Zhou made meat soup and forced Ji Chang to eat it. At this point, Bo Yikao received the box lunch, and then Ji Chang and his second son Ji Fa became the leaders to overthrow the rule of the Shang Dynasty. At this point, there is a more interesting phenomenon, that is, why is Ji Chang's eldest son named Bo Yi Kao, instead of Ji's name as his second son Ji Fa? Is this the processing of novel romances or is it the case in history?

Actually, in history, Ji Chang's eldest son was indeed called Boyi Kao. There are very few biographical records of Boyi Kao, which are only mentioned in the "Historical Records", and there are some sporadic records in other historical records, which are far from being compared with the other nine sons of Zhou Wenwang. The eldest son's sense of existence seems particularly low, and we can only guess one or two from his name.

Bo Yikao is a special name. Its special feature is not that it does not have "Ji", but that it is different from his younger brothers. According to historical records, King Zhou Wen had ten sons. The "Historical Records · Guan Cai Family" explained: "His eldest son is called Bo Yi Kao, the second is Wu Wang Fa, the second is Guan Shuxian, the second is Zhou Gongdan, the second is Cai Shudu, the second is Cao Shuzhen Duo, the second is Cheng Shuwu, the second is Huo Shuchu, the second is Kang Shufeng, and the second is Ran Jizai.”

So we can see that the names of these ten sons do not seem to be added with Ji. The well-known Zhou Wu Wang Jifa is only called Wu Wangfa. From this Some conclusions can be drawn from the names of ten people. For example, Wu Wangfa and Zhou Gongdan all adopted the style of "posthumous name plus first name", and Guan Shuxian, Cai Shudu and Ran Jizai all adopted the "feuding" style. In addition to the order of the brothers and the name "style", for example, Guan Shuxian was the third son of King Zhou Wen. When King Zhou Wu feudalized the country and founded the country, he was sealed in Guandi and established Guan Guo, so he was called Guan Shuxian. In fact, his name should be Ji Xian as it is now.

Among the ten brothers, it seems that only the name of the boss, Bo Yi Kao, is different from the others. According to the ranking of the brothers, there should be a "Bo" in the name of Bo Yi Kao, but this "Bo "It seems more appropriate to put the word in the middle, but why is it put in the beginning? And what does this "yi" mean? Does it refer to an official position or a special identity?

However, "yi" usually refers to cities and capitals in ancient times, such as the terms of beneficiaries and food towns. It is difficult for us to apply the rules of surnames at the time to explain the name Bo Yi Kao, and even whether Bo Yi Kao should be called Ji Kao or not.

and our current surname in the Qin period There is a big difference between the surnames mentioned. Now the surname is just one word, that is, the first name. In the pre-Qin period, the surname and the surname were separated. The surname is the surname and the surname is the surname. They cannot be confused. The surname is a very old surname. Later, with the increase in the number of people and political considerations, the surname began to appear and gradually increased. There are many surnames under one surname. Women are called surnames, and men are called surnames. Don’t marryExpensive.

Women's surname is very easy to understand. For example, we know that many beautiful women in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States have a "ginger" in their names, such as Wen Jiang, Xuan Jiang, Zhuang Jiang, Xuan Jiang, etc. From Jiang surnamed Qi Guo. The clan is more complicated. The posthumous name, fief, official position, place of residence, country name, ancestor’s word, brother order, occupation, etc. can all become clan. In the pre-Qin period, the man’s name was actually "clan plus name". Of course, starting from the Qin and Han dynasties, the surname and the surname were merged into one, and gradually evolved into the current surname.

Among the ten sons of King Zhou Wen, the names of the nine younger brothers of Bo Yi Kao can use the surname rule, but it is difficult for us to determine what the name of Bo Yi Kao means. But what is certain is that Bo Yi Kao did not have a fief. He died earlier, earlier than the death of King Zhou Wen, so he did not see the destruction of the Shang Dynasty, let alone the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty.

04a7 In the "Historical Records · Guan Cai Family", there is a record: "There are ten people with the same mother, Kundi, and only Fa and Danxian. Therefore, the Wen Wang Sheboyi took the Fa as the prince. And the Wen Wang collapsed. , Is for the king of Wu. Boyi has already passed the test.”

This is interesting. The prince Zhou Wenwang chose was the second son instead of the eldest son, although the eldest son inheritance system had already appeared in the late Shang Dynasty. , But it seems that King Zhou Wen didn't implement it, or Bo Yi's test ability was mediocre, not as capable as King Wu and Zhou Gongdan, so he could not become the heir of Zhou at that time. Moreover, Boyi test died very early. The white-haired person of Zhou Wen sent a black-haired man. Naturally, such a boyi test would naturally not have a fief after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. After all, people were dead, and even more, Boyi test seemed to have no results. people.

"Historical Records" does not record why Bo Yikao died early, but Zhang Shoujie of the Tang Dynasty quoted a passage from Jin Dynasty Huangfu Mi's "Emperor Century" in "Historical Records Zhengyi", referring to Bo Yi at that time Kao served as a proton in the Shang Dynasty and drove for Di Xin. Later, during the detention of Ji Chang, Di Xin cooked Bo Yi Kao and gave it to Ji Chang to eat. As for whether this is true history, it is difficult to say. Let's take a look at it.