Zhong Kang (date of birth and death unknown), alias Zhong Kang or Zhong Lu, surname, Xia Hou, Yang (now Henan Province Yuzhou City ) People, Xia Kai Son of God, Taikang He was the fourth emperor of the Xia Dynasty.

Houyi After the dethronement of Taikang, eight years in the dynasty, because the vassals refused to accept, they had to make Zhongkang king. After Zhongkang succeeded to the throne, he still established the capital in Pour your wine 鄩 . He died after seven years on the throne. ^[1]

In fact, it was still under the dictatorship of Houyi (after Houyi's abdication, another court was established in a poor country to rival Zhongkang). Zhongkang was not willing to be a puppet, and was determined to regain the power, so he sent his chief Sima, Marquis Yin, to fight against Xihe, Houyi's henchman, in an attempt to weaken Houyi's power. Finally, due to his weak strength, he was defeated by Houyi and retreated to the Xihe area. At this time, Zhong Kang was unable to restore the Xia Dynasty, so he became sick and died of depression.

eigenname: Luo Zhongkang
alias: Zhongkang , Zhong Kang , Zhong Lu
age: Xia Dynasty

Ethnic group: The Huaxia nationality
Place of Birth: Yang (now Henan Province Yuzhou City )
Time in place: 1974-1967 BC
gender: male

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Proclaim oneself king

Taikang Four years ago, Yi, the king of a poor country, heard about the king of Xia Luo Taikang Head south of Luoshui Go hunting Thinking that this was the best time to attack the Xia Dynasty, he led his own army blitz The way to break Shadu Pour your wine 鄩 Make yourself king. But soon, under the pressure of the princes, he had to give up the throne to the descendants of the Xia dynasty. All his six sons were still alive, so who should be chosen as the new king? The second brother Yuan Kang and the third brother Bo Kang are ignorant, and stupid, in addition to eat, drink and play, anything else can not be king. Only the old Four Zhongkang is strong and ambitious, and has always coveted the throne. So Zhong Kang secretly activities, by several old officials came forward, elected him as the new king. Houyi, the king of a poor country, agreed to step aside, but his condition was that the Xia dynasty should not only exempt a poor country from taxes, but also provide double the annual income to a poor country taxes . A humble man without political foresight, Zhongkang did not hesitate to accept the throne of God. In this way, a poor king Houyi will give up the throne, led a poor army to carry in Chatou A lot of loot returned chanite .

Si Zhongkang officially ascended the throne, the title Zhong Kang. After taking the throne, Zhongkang immediately sent someone to Yangxia (now Taikang County, Henan Province) to welcome Emperor Taikang back to China, and declared that he was willing to return the throne to Taikang. Taikang think this is his brother Zhongkang humiliation of him, resolutely refused to return. Zhongkang very happy, because his heart does not want Taikang back, Taikang not back just to meet his wishes, so they sent the army to escort Taikang concubine and children to Yangxia reunion with him.

Be in power

In the first year of Zhongkang, Luo Zhongkang appointed Prince Yin Dassima In charge of six divisions. The invasion of a poor country gave him a good lesson, and made him realize that a nation must have a strong army if it is to remain in power. Therefore, he ordered Yin Hou to be in charge of the army and recruit young and middle-aged men into the army in the country in a planned way Military training Improve combat capability.

In the fifth year of the year, Xia Dynasty Capital generation Total solar eclipse Day was like night, and people were terrified. Therefore, someone told the elder Brother Zhongkang that Xi, who was in charge of astronomy, and He, who was in charge of the calendar, indulged in wine and neglected their duties all day long, resulting in drunken mistakes, wasting time and disorderly days, causing time to cause chaos, and bringing disaster to human society. Therefore, they must be punished according to law. Si Zhongkang smell play great anger, immediately ordered Yin Hou to lead the army to arrest them, Yin Hou has always been on Xi and and the view is very good, that they are responsible for the work of the people, how can suddenly confused up to commit such a felony it, which I am afraid there is another reason, but the son of God's order cannot be disobeyed, had to lead the army to. When I saw Xi and He, I knew that they had not drunk, and they told him that the eclipse was normal Celestial phenomena It's not something humans can change. Prince Yin took them to Emperor Zhongkang and asked them to explain, but the foolish emperor Zhongkang did not believe in science, but thought they were making excuses, and sentenced them anyway.

In the sixth year of Zhongkang, Zhongkang appointed Zhuanxu after Fan had been appointed vassal A surname , called Shaber. The Kunwu clan later developed into a powerful tribe and was an important ally of the Xia Dynasty.

In the seventh year of Zhong Kang, after several years of development and construction, the army of the Xia Dynasty gradually became stronger, and Zhongkang, believing that he was now able to match the poor countries, announced that he would no longer pay tribute to them and ordered them to continue to pay taxes to the Xia Dynasty. Angered by Zhongkang's unilateral breaking of the peace treaty, Houyi once again led his own army to invade the kingdom of the Queen Xia. The poor army fought like a fierce tiger. Empress Xia's army is vulnerable to a single attack, hearing the news, losing ground, some poor troops saw to Xiadu 鄩. Zhong Kang died in the seventh year. ^[1]

The elder Zhongkang ascended the throne at the age of 41 and reigned for 18 years (" The Later Period of the History of the Road "). He died in Zhong Kang's 18th year, aged 59. (Zhong Kang died when he was 18, according to the History of the Road.) ^[2]

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Solar eclipse

"In the time of Emperor Zhongkang, Xi and indulged in adultery, abolished the time and disordered the sun" "Shiji Xia Benji" This is also a common sentence discussing current affairs, there is no astronomical phenomenon in it. The general meaning is: "In the time of Emperor Zhongkang, Xi He (the official in charge of the astronomical calendar) indulged in wine and sex, delayed farming and neglected his duties." In the Xia Dynasty, the observation of the celestial phenomena was already attached great importance, and "observing the phenomena and telling the time" became a state policy. According to the "Shang Shu Xia Shu" records, during the Zhongkang period of the Xia Dynasty, Xi He, an official responsible for observing the sky, failed to predict the solar eclipse in time, so that when the solar eclipse phenomenon appeared, people did not know what strange things had happened, panic, chaos. The Zhongkang period of the Xia Dynasty dates back to about 4,000 years ago, and the record of this solar eclipse is the earliest solar eclipse record in China and the world.

In Chinese history, very early there were special departments and personnel to carry out Celestial phenomena The observation of. Its purpose is to understand the running law of the sun and the moon, and to formulate as precise a calendar as possible to meet the needs of agricultural society engaged in farming; The second reason is more complicated, the dominant idea in ancient China is the concept of "unity of heaven and man", which believes that "heaven" is a god with will and personality, and the emperor of Heaven dominates the world. In the process of domination, the emperor of Heaven often gives signs and warnings to the world through the changes in the stars, so the court of each dynasty has a huge heavenly organization to monitor these changes day and night. As the media and messenger of the king of the world, the position and prestige of the celestial official are extraordinary. Because of the important position of the celestial officials, the court often has high expectations for the celestial officials, and the celestial officials dare not slack off at all times.

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At the time of Xia Dynasty, the fourth king Zhongkang era, the state power just changed from the previous dynasty Taikang After recovering from the turmoil of the era, there was a "revival" atmosphere inside and outside the court. This year's golden autumn season, wheat waves rolling, clear skies, farmers are harvesting the fruits of a year's labor in the fields, at noon, people suddenly found that the sun was originally high in the sky, the light is weakening a little bit, as if there is a black monster in a little bit to eat the sun - this is "the dog eats the sun"! The people faced the sudden sinister sky, all frightened, quickly gathered together to beat POTS and gongs, according to past experience, so that the dog can be scared away.

The emperor and the Son of Heaven were most afraid of this celestial phenomenon, because the "heavenly dog eats the sun" indicates that there will be a disaster in the country, which may endanger the status or life of the emperor. At that time, the court had formed a set of "saving the day" ceremony, whenever the "sky dog eats the sun", the astronomical officer who monitored the sky to observe the first time, and then immediately reported to the court at the fastest speed, and then Zhongkang immediately led all the ministers to the temple, set up an altar, burn incense and pray, and contribute money to heaven to recall the sun. However, this time, a long time has passed, we watched the sun disappear little by little, the endless night will cover the earth, civil and military officials and Zhongkang Grand Emperor have gathered in front of the palace, but there is no figure of Xi He alone. The best rescue time has been missed, Zhongkang the Great do not think much, hurriedly presided over the rescue ceremony.

Inside the temple outside a busy, the palace music officer hurriedly sounded the drums to save the day, the officer in charge of money hurried to Money vault To withdraw the money, other officials were running around in a panic to arrange the ceremony, then the sky was getting darker and darker, suddenly, heaven and earth suddenly fell into the night, it was difficult to distinguish the figure within a few steps, the sun was completely eaten by the dog. Zhong Kang led his officials to the ground and begged God for forgiveness over and over again. At this moment, everyone was very afraid, thinking that because there was no timely rescue, the sun might never come out, and the Bactrian dynasty was coming to an end.

I do not know how long it took, when people felt completely hopeless, the western edge of the sun revealed a little light, the earth gradually brightened, the sun exposed more and more, and the dog finally spit out the sun! Zhongkang the Great and civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief.

When the "Heavenly dog eating the sun" finally came to an end, Zhongkang the Great found that Xi He, the official of heaven, had not shown up until now. After such a big thing had happened, Xi he, who was under heavy responsibility, had not been seen. Zhongkang the Great was very angry and immediately sent someone to look for him.

Several officers rushed to Qing Tai (at that time Astronomical observatory ), finally found Xi he in the hut beside the Qingtai vigil. The celestial civil official, who was entrusted with heavy duties, was actually asleep and asked Xi He's subordinates, only to learn that Xi He had drunk wine all night and was still so drunk that the guards dared not delay, put Xi he into the car and took him to the palace.

On arriving at the temple, he knelt down in front of the Son of Heaven, Xi He was still a cluttered mess, not knowing what kind of person he was. When Zhongkang Emperor inquired about the situation, he realized that Xi He had been drinking too much and was in a rage. He immediately ordered Xi he to be pushed out and beheaded.