Why do Ma, Xiang, Gu, Cheng and Wang belong to the same family?

According to clear records of well-preserved genealogies, in the history of the Han Chinese, the ancestor of the surname Ma was Zhao She, a famous general of the Zhao State during the Warring States Period. There are many introductions to Zhao She's deeds in "Historical Records", saying that he supported King Wuling of Zhao's Hufu riding and shooting in his early years, and later became a land official of Zhao State (roughly equivalent to the Minister of Finance) who devoted himself to tax reform, making "the people rich and the government treasury solid" ", and he is good at using troops. In 269 BC, Qin and Han encircled and attacked Zhao. Zhao She took command and went out to fight, thus breaking the Qin army alliance. After Banshi returned to the court, King Zhao Huiwen granted Zhao She the title of Lord of Ma Fu. His status was equal to that of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, and he was listed by future generations as one of the eight generals of the Six Eastern Kingdoms.

After Zhao She was given a horse to serve as the emperor for his meritorious service, his descendants took the title as their surname. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. At that time, it should be a decent thing to honor the ancestors. During the Han Dynasty, descendants of the Ma family gathered in Maoling, Fufeng, which is now Xingping City, Shaanxi Province. They once became a prominent local family and were called the "Fufeng Ma family". Due to frequent wars, life pressure, or revolutionary work needs, the descendants of the "Fufeng Ma family" moved to various parts of the country one after another.

More than 600 years ago, a group of five Ma brothers traveled to Feidong, Anhui Province, and settled next to a town called Yuantuanji. , pastoral life resting at sunset, probably in the early Ming Dynasty. In order to avoid the military service of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang who was more than 100 kilometers away in Yingtian (Nanjing) city, he refused to be cannon fodder. Cheng, Wang.