The origin of surnames

The towering trees must have roots, and the water in the mountains must be active, which is called root-seeking; The ancestors of vegetation, mountains, Kunlun mountains, rivers and Zu Hai are called ancestors. Therefore, to understand the origin of my surname and clarify the branch of my surname clan is to try to explore-who am I? Where is the land I come from? where am I going? -this ancient and eternal ultimate problem of mankind has far-reaching significance. Going back and forth along the long river of history, brushing away the layers of floating dust deposited by the years, from the Yellow Emperor to Hou Ji, and then to, let's follow the history of Zheng step by step.

New Tang book? The lineage of the Prime Minister said, "Zheng's surname is Ji." According to historical records, the Yellow Emperor was born 5000 years ago, originally named Gongsun, and later took Jishui, his birthplace, as his surname, and later changed his surname to Ji, Xuanyuan and Xiong. He was the leader of the Central Plains tribal alliance when China entered the patriarchal clan society from the matriarchal clan society. Because the Yellow Emperor was the pioneer of Ji's surname, and the source of Zheng's surname came from the Zhou Dynasty, which took Ji's surname as the national surname, Zheng's surname was considered as the surname of Ji, and the Yellow Emperor became the humanistic ancestor of Zheng's surname.

After the Yellow Emperor, the surname Ji first spread to Gao E, then to Hou Ji, the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty. After abandoning and growing up, he was very interested in agriculture, taught his people to grow grains and develop agricultural production, making his tribe the first tribe to enter the agricultural era from the era of gathering, fishing and hunting. Because of his great contribution to the tribe, he not only succeeded Di Ku as the leader of the tribe, but also gained the esteem and appreciation of Emperor Yao. He was elected as the official in charge of agriculture in Shun Di, and later helped Dayu control the floods in the world. At that time, people used to call themselves "Hou" as the supreme ruler, so it was called "Hou Ji" in history. He is the ancestor of Zheng, another legend after the Yellow Emperor.

The people surnamed Ji continued to develop on the basis of Hou Ji. When they arrived at Zhou Wuwang, the grandson of Hou Ji, the king of Wu conquered and established the Zhou Dynasty. King Wu later passed it on to eight generations of Wang Yi. After wangyi's death, his son, Ji Hu, succeeded to the throne, known as Zhou Liwang in history. Li's youngest son, Xuan Wang's younger brother, is. Twenty-two years after Zhou Xuanwang acceded to the throne, after the "Wang Xuan Zhongxing", he was named Lin Kun (east of hua county, Shaanxi) by Xuanwang, and then moved to Pika (near Lin Kun) to establish the State of Zheng. Therefore, he was honored as the ancestor of Zheng.

Since the self-styled Zheng, this fertile soil of "Shao Hua Cang, Wei Shui Cang" has become the early development center of Zheng people. In 773 BC, Zheng Huangong, at his suggestion, requested to move eastward to Zhou Youwang, which was approved. Subsequently, with the continuous efforts of Zheng Huangong, Zheng Wugong and Zheng Zhuanggong, a brand-new state of Zheng was gradually established and developed with Xinzheng, Xingyang and Xinmi as the center. During the reign of Zheng Zhuanggong, the national strength reached its peak, and it was one of the 12 vassal states at that time, and it was a veritable overlord in feudal hegemony. From the founding of Zheng Huangong in 806 BC to the pacification of Zheng Kanggong by North Korea in 375 BC, * * * lasted for 43 1 year. After the subjugation of the State of Zheng, people who originally belonged to the State of Zheng changed their surnames in order to commemorate their old country.

After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Zheng family developed into a noble family in Chen County and Kaifeng County of Henan Province, and gradually formed the Kaifeng Zheng family in Xingyang, becoming the early nuclear family of the Zheng family. From then on, all the people who originated from Zheng in the world said that they were Xingyang people. Since ancient times, there has been a saying among Zheng surnames that "Zheng surnames are from Xingyang in the world" or "Zheng surnames in Xingyang are all over the world". After the "Yongjia Rebellion" in the Western Jin Dynasty, Zheng moved to the south on a large scale, which became one of the eight surnames of "Dressing South and Entering Fujian". Later, it continued to develop, spread to vast areas in the south and developed into a local clan.

After entering the modern society, the development of Zheng people showed a new momentum. The population of ethnic groups is growing, talents from all walks of life come forth in large numbers, and the influence of ethnic names is expanding. Especially with the development of reform, opening up and urbanization, it has become a trend that the population flows from rural areas to cities and from the mainland to coastal areas, and it is further widely distributed throughout the country.

Second, longevity,

Zheng's surname in Shouguang and Guangrao, Shandong Province, including one in my family, came with the migration of immigrants in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.

According to the genealogy of Zheng's Dagong branch, Zheng Jue, the grandfather of Shouguang Zheng's ancestor, was born in Guhuai Village, Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, and was the third branch of the family. Because of the entrance examination, Gong Sheng was in charge of Zaoqiang in Hebei Province and was appointed as the county magistrate. It has a son named Feng, and three grandchildren are clear. In the first year of the Ming Dynasty (1436), Qingzhou was captured by the army (peasant uprisings continued at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and in the fifteenth year (1355), in February, the leader of the Red Scarf Army became emperor, making Bozhou its capital and sealing the Song Dynasty. Change the dragon and phoenix. In the third year of Longfeng (1357), in June, the Red Scarf Army went north from Shandong to the land of Youyan, and reopened the day of the Great Song Dynasty. The army went north. In July, Hou Tianfeng, who was stationed in ten thousand households of the Yellow River Yuan Army, rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty, surrendered to Liu Futong, the Red Scarf Army, claimed to be the King of Flower Horse, and moved to Hebei, Shandong Province, which was called the "Change of Flower Horse". ), the population has dropped sharply, and large areas of land are barren. The court then ordered the relocation of the people, and Cheng Zu ordered the relocation to the east. He and his wife Qiu, with their two sons (loyalty and filial piety) and a nephew (health), assembled and dispatched from Zaoqiang County, Hebei Province under the locust tree in Hongdong County, Shanxi Province, and traveled thousands of miles to Shouguang, Shandong Province. On the way, Cheng Gong died tragically in Jinxiang County, Jining City. His wife, two sons and a nephew trudged to Pengjiadaokou Village between Zhinv River and Yanghe River in Shouguang County for temporary residence.

After the death of Mrs. Cheng Zu, Zhong Gong and Xiao Gong went to Jinxiang and moved Cheng Zu's coffin to Pengjiadaokou to be buried with their mother. After the three started their own businesses, Xiao Gong moved to Taitou Gutuo area, Zhong Gong moved to the ancient city Lei Village, and Jian Gong moved to Guangrao Shi Cun. Although there is a distance between them, the three brothers and their descendants have always been close friends.

Zhong Gong, the second ancestor of the Zheng family in Shouguang, moved from Pengjiadaokou to Leicun, and his descendants are now widely distributed in Beisunyunzi Village, Beimafan Village and Shangjia Village of Gucheng Street in Shouguang City. Jiazheng Village, Sunjiaji Street; He Yao Village, Yu Jia, Luocheng Street; Zengcheng Village, Shangkou Town; Tian Yujiazhuang Village; Xinjiaqiao Village, Hualong Town. In addition, the holy city streets, Houzhen and other villages are also distributed.

The descendants of Xiao Gong (the brother of Zhong Gong), the second ancestor of the Zheng family in Shouguang, live in relatively concentrated areas, mostly in Zheng Jiayan, Datuo and Xiaotuo villages in Taitou town, and some of them moved from Xiaotuo village to Xiaotou and Nanleibu villages in Guangrao county.

The descendants of Gong Jian in Guangrao mainly live in Shi Cun, Dongguan and Zhaicun in Guangrao Economic Development Zone.

River soup, strong wind. After more than 580 years of reproduction and migration, the Zheng family has been in existence for 25 generations, and the later generations are prosperous and talented. This is just as the couplet of Zheng's family temple says: a book with two branches is flourishing, and it is fragrant.

As the old saying goes, it is difficult to find the past without compiling music in the last life. By studying my genealogy, I understand where I came from, and the spirit of unremitting self-improvement of my ancestors in the process of circulation and migration, as well as their cultivation, inheritance and good deeds. It is a concentrated expression of the Chinese nation's spirit of unity, peace-loving, diligence, courage and self-improvement. Looking back, don't forget where you came from; Looking forward to the future, we will continue the fine tradition of the clan, work hard, forge ahead in the new era, create a better new life, and contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

(Unfortunately, before my family moved to Shandong, the history of Zheng's national subjugation in Hongdong, Shanxi Province has yet to be verified. )

This is exactly:

Long years,

The lake and the sea are rippling.

The Zheng family,

It has a long history.

Hongdong, Shanxi,

Ben is my hometown.

Chengzu command,

Run away from home with your son.

Settle in Zhiyang,

It has spread all over the world.

Starting from scratch,

Strive for strength.

Work hard,

After many vicissitudes.

Farming, reading, heirloom,

Work hard and never forget.

Accumulate virtue and do good,

Deyi Fang Qi.

Talented people come forth in large numbers,

Yongshi yongchang