When it comes to the ins and outs of the Zeng family, it's a long story. It turned out that Shao Kang, his fifth grandson, once sealed his youngest son Qu Lie in a place called "Guo" when he revived the Summer Room, which was the famous "Guo" in ancient times. Then Shao Kang's house was attacked by his grandson for nearly two thousand years in China for generations, and it was not until the Spring and Autumn Period that it was annexed by Chu. At this time, the prince of Wu took the pain of national subjugation and went to neighboring Lu to be an official. At the same time, in the name of the old country, it is called "going to the city as Zeng" and taking Zeng as the surname. In this way, from generation to generation.
The Origin of Brilliant Family History
A Long History of Zeng's Family is the earliest surname book Shiben. The book points out: "Xia Sheng's family, the second son is superior to others, and the latter is extinct. Prince Wu Shilu went to Beijing in the name of Zeng. " In addition, ancient books about surnames, such as the compilation of surnames and the textual research of surnames, also have the same records.
In addition to such a splendid family background, the Zeng family is luckier than others, that is, although it has always been famous and highly valued, it has never been found that it has been occupied by a foreign nationality or surname for a long time. In other words, in the past, all the surnames in the world were descendants of the Prince of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, all of whom were ancient sages Yu Xia, a veritable "family of 4,000 years ago". Therefore, the Zeng family has always forbidden intermarriage with the same surname.
This ancient country is located in the east of Shexian County, Shandong Province. In other words, the Zeng family was born here. Everyone's hometown is in Shandong!
According to the records in the textual research of surnames, the Zeng family took Lu and Luling as their noble families, that is to say, this family used to take Lu and Luling as their breeding centers. Lu is from Shandong; Luling refers to Ji 'an in Jiangxi now. The understanding of Luling, the surname of Zeng, began when the grandchildren who were born crossed the river to live in Luling. In other words, seeing Luling began in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At present, if there are genealogical records of the Zeng family around the world, we can find that most of their ancestors came from Lu or Luling in the past.
The big family in the south
Zeng, who first appeared in Shandong more than 2000 years ago, is a descendant of Zeng. Later, why did you "look out of Luling" and form another breeding center in Ji 'an, Jiangxi? On this issue, there is a record in the "Wu Family Tree" collected by counties and towns in Taipei for reference. The genealogy is like this: "Zeng took the city as his surname, and Wucheng was born in Shandong. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, he did not become an official and moved south. He once lived in ji yang County, Yuling, Zhang Yu, and moved from Longtan, Yongfeng County, Jiyang to Lanxi, Jishui. "
It can be seen that the Zeng family, which originated in Shandong, moved to Jiangxi as early as about two thousand years ago when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty. Because they disdained living under the arrogance of the usurper, they created another new world in Luling area. Then, with Luling as the center, they migrated and multiplied in all directions, especially Fujian and Guangdong in the south, which was their main goal of outward development. Therefore, the Tseng family has always been a huge family in the south of China.
Regarding the spread and reproduction of the Zeng family in the south, there are two documents for reference: "The Preface to the Family Tree of Zeng Family in Qingyuan, Jinjiang" records: "The Zeng family originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, and its descendants are scattered. The people who live in Shandong are not Zeng's family. During the Guangqi period in Tang Xizong, Wang Chao entered Fujian from Gwangju, and all the refugees from the Central Plains moved. The Zeng family also moved between Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and Fuxing. Jinjiang was once the ancestor of Yan, and it was also the secretariat of Gwangju "; "Xingning Zeng Family Tree" said: "The official names Lu Guogong, Song Zhenghe and Ren Chennian moved to live under the stone wall in Ninghua County, Fujian Province. Children Zhong Hui, Zhong Hui, Zhong He, unable to live in peace due to the harassment of Song Yuanbing, moved from Ninghua to Jiayuan, Changle County, Guangdong Province. Zeng, who now lives in Xingning, Meixian, Pingyuan, Zhenping, Wuhua, Longchuan, Huizhou, Heyuan, Heping, Guangzhou and Xinning, are all descendants of this ancestor. "
Ceng Zi is highly respected.
As mentioned repeatedly above, the Zeng family has been a famous surname since ancient times and has a lofty position in the minds of ordinary people. Of course, the achievement of this supreme honor is not accidental, but accumulated bit by bit by their countless outstanding ancestors. When it comes to the glorious history of the Zeng family for more than 2,000 years, the first thing that people may think of is that they sincerely admire it.
Ceng Zi was born in Wucheng, Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period. He is a disciple of Confucius, the most holy teacher. Because of his piety and understanding of the consistent purpose of the Holy Way, he was called "Zongsheng" by later generations.