What is the historical origin of Ye's surname?

Ye's ancestors

The first origin: from Michaelis, from the descendants of Zhuan Xu, with high leaves, belonging to the name of the feudal market.

According to legend, Lu Zhong, a descendant of Emperor Zhuan Xu, married the daughter of Ghost House and gave birth to six sons. The sixth son was named Ji Lian and changed his surname to Mi.

The descendants of Ji Lian can be Zhou Wenwang's teachers. Later, Xiong Yi, the great-grandson of Xiong Ji, was appointed in Jingzhou Mountain (now Jingzhou, Hubei) in Song Ji, Zhou Chengwang, and was founded as Jing, with its capital in Danyang (now Zigui, Hubei), and later moved to Ziying (now Jiangling, Hubei), renamed Chu.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Yin Ruins, the great-grandson of Coco (Xiong Lu) in Chu Zhuangwang, served as the commander-in-chief of Shenxian County (now Linquan, Anhui Province) and later as Sajima of Chu State during the reign of Xiong Qiji (528-565,438 BC). Shen Yinxu's integrity and hatred of evil won the respect of the people of Chu. Some of his descendants took Shen as their surname.

In the eighteenth year of Ren Xiong (498 BC), Shen Yinxu died heroically when he led the army against the Wu army. The king of Chu named Shen Yinxu's son Yu (now the ancient city of Yexian County, Henan Province), which was called in history. Ye Gong's pacification of the rebellion assisted the restoration of King Hui of Chu and made great contributions to the State of Chu. It was enfeoffed to Nanyang (now Nanyang, Henan, Xiangfan, Hubei) and named Ye Gong, which was respected by the world.

Ye Gong, that is, Ye Gong in the ancient idiom "Ye Gong Long Hao", was the son of Shen Yinxu, Sajima, Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. He is outstanding in talent. During the reign of Zhang Xiong, King Hui of Chu (488-432 BC), he was appointed as the chief executive of Ye Yi, a city in northern Chu. Yin Tong in Chu County is called "Gong", so it is called "".

Ye Gong once vigorously built water conservancy projects in Ye Yi, which greatly improved the local living environment, and the people of Ye Yi were "grateful". After pacifying Bai Gong's rebellion, he occupied an important position, did not love power, retired bravely and retired to Ye Yi.