Chai Jin is a character in "Water Margin", nicknamed "Little Whirlwind", self-reported descendants of the royal family, the family has a Danshu iron scroll, is it true, the royal family is wandering in the folk, what is the origin? Here too, everyone will pick a steak.
To clarify this matter, we must start from the Song Taizu "Chen Qiao Mutiny", saying that since zhou Chairong inherited the unification, he has worked hard to govern the country, the country and the people, and has personally done everything himself, and has been called "the first prince under the heavens".
However, after only five years, he drove the crane to go first, leaving only the orphan and widow mother, the fourth son Chai Zongxun was only seven years old, after some demolition, he was appointed "Emperor Gong of Zhou", assisted by his mother Empress Dowager Zhou, and ordered his brother Zhao Kuangyin to be the head of the ren palace.
Unexpectedly, when the northern Liao state invaded on a large scale, the government and the public were panicked, when the chancellor Fan Qian and others urgently sent Zhao Kuangyin to lead the army north to resist the enemy, and at that time, the strong and weak subjects, when the Zhou army marched to Chenqiao, Hebei, Zhao Shidi launched a mutiny, and the crowd added a yellow robe to Zhao Kuangyin and proclaimed him emperor, which was called "Chen Qiao Mutiny" in history.
After the "Chen Qiao Mutiny", Zhao Kuangyin returned to Kaifeng, (he did not have the Northern Expedition, it is said that the Liao soldiers also retreated, this has always been a mystery in history, some people say, this is just a plot of Zhao Kuangyin, and in this regard, there is no literature on this aspect of the counting, maybe it is just a gimmick, a big conspiracy).
Chai Rong had a total of 7 sons, the eldest son Chai Yi, the second son Chai Zongcheng, and the third son Chai Yun were all killed by Liu Chengyou, the then Emperor of Han Yin, when Chai Rong was alive, (this is also the reason why Guo Wei and Chai Rong rebelled that year, and later the Han Yin Emperor killed Guo Wei's family, resulting in Guo Wei no one to inherit the throne, only by his nephew Chai Rong to succeed him) There are no descendants, the fifth son Chai Xijin fell ill and died at the age of six, and the "Chen Qiao Mutiny" was only the fourth son Chai Zongxun, the sixth son Chai Xirang, and the seventh son Chai Xijie.
After Zhao Kuangyin returned to Kaifeng, he naturally abolished Empress Zhou and crowned Emperor Chai Zongxun as King Zheng of Dang
However, at that time, the scene was also conceivable, and ordered to move out of the palace, staying in the West Palace, adults and children were crying, at that time there were maids holding two princes who were still in the robes, people said that Chai Xi rang and Chai Xiyi, Zhao asked the crowd how to deal with it, some people suggested killing, the minister Pan Mei bowed his head and did not speak, and then asked Pan Dang how, Pan said: "Before I did not say anything, I just felt that the former was a subject, and now I killed people, and I finally lost my conscience", so Zhao ordered that the descendants of the Chai family should not be punished if they are guilty, and they should not be punished if they commit crimes, and they will stop at the end of the crime." , not the city of Cao Xing, nor shall it sit on the branch".
In the end, it was to take into account the grace of Chai Rong's promotion. No extermination was carried out. This also counts as a kind of benevolent government. Of course, this benevolent government also calmed down the further development of the situation at that time, so it did not cause a major massacre, "the capital is stable and the world is safe", so the world was soon settled, and the Song Dynasty at that time quickly became rich and the people were strong. Become a unified nation,
Returning to the main topic, Zhao also sent Chai Xi back to be raised by Pan, and gave Chai Xiyi to be raised by Lu Yan, the Duke of Yueguo, but both of them had changed their surnames and no longer had their surnames, of course, they could not be counted as descendants of the Chai family.
The deposed emperor Chai Zongxun was demoted to Fang County, Hubei Province, and when he grew up, he always remembered the revenge of Zhao Zhao, depression became a disease, he died early at the age of 21, and he gave birth to five sons, but only the eldest son Chai Yongqi has records, but he also died soon to this point, and the others may have died early or died prematurely, and there will be no descendants in this line. At this point, Chai Rong's direct blood relationship was basically broken.
However, when Chen Qiao mutinied that year, Chai Rong's biological father was still there, but he was only hindered by the current situation, and he could not do anything, so he expressed his support for the Zhao clan early and was able to die well, for which several bloodlines of the Zhou family brothers were preserved.
During the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, three generations were passed down, and it can also be regarded as "a generation of famous monarchs", but the three sons born died prematurely, so that no one inherited the throne, and some people said: "Could it be that the stolen Zhou Chai throne in that year was detrimental to Yin Virtue", so he issued an edict: "Blame the descendants of the Zhou Chai family for the highest generations, inherit the blood of the Chai Rong family, and give the Danshu iron scroll." It is recorded that this person was a Chai Yong book, and was named chongyi gong, and since then the Chai surname has flourished for two Song Dynasties, until the later Song Huizong and the Southern Song Dynasty Zhao Shuo have repeatedly added approvals to the descendants of the Chai family: "The descendants of the Chai family, all the descendants of the Suburban Ancestors, record one of their descendants", which means that the descendants of the Chai family can be an official without scientific examination and bathe in the emperor's grace.
At this point, I also understand that the "Water Margin" incident occurred during the Song Huizong period, and chai jin was thirty or forty years old, which was also in line with the era of Renzong's canonization, so I said that Chai Jin should be a descendant of the Chai Yong book of the Gong of Qiyi, plus there are Danshu iron coupons, which is even more confirmed. I think the prototype of Mr. Shi Lao's writing should come from this.
Of course, when Zhao Song treated the Chai family kindly, it was also for the sake of its ruling interests, showing the world that Zhao was by no means a rebellious and ungrateful person, and that in the later period, the descendants were not prosperous, although there was the intention of making up for the yin damage, but its gift was true, for the chai family who fell into distress, it was a heavenly grace, that is, the official article was enough, so it can be seen that the "Water Margin" Zhongshu and Chai Jinzhuangyuan, that is the bold atmosphere, feng shui treasure land, but also the Zhuang Ding Nursing Home, there are also the head soldiers, I think that even if there is the approval of the court, it is also natural that it should be true.
Looking at Chai Jin himself as a Chai Official, it is also natural, I think to other righteous people in the world, happy to be charitable, it can be understood, every day to take the pilgrimage, bathe in the emperor's grace, what to do? It is impossible to be big for the official, but it is better to dance the gun and get the stick, make friends, and play the favor of the Chai family. Bo a good reputation.
This is why he Chai Jin funded the fallen King Lun, received Lin Chong from the army, and showed gongming's brother Song Jiang's actions, and said that he had no antipathy? This is not in my opinion, at least it can't be committed, and it is not necessary, but it was only later that Yin Tianci, the wife and brother of Gao Lian, the governor of Gao Tang Prefecture, wanted to use power to occupy his father's garden, and he only provoked a lawsuit, and finally Li Kui took his life and had to go to Liangshan.
When he arrived in Liangshan, he was in charge of money and grain, ranked tenth, and naturally counted as a hero, and followed Song Jiang on expeditions many times, and when he conquered Fang La, he assumed the pseudonym Ke Yin, was reused by Fang La, recruited as a donkey, and made a meritorious contribution to the success of the conquest, and later after Song Jiang recruited An, he was crowned an official, and finally resigned his official and went into hiding, and he was able to die well.
I think that when the Song Dynasty treated the Chai clan kindly, it was also a benevolent government, and it also received a good effect, and after Chai entered Liangshan, he was forced to be helpless, just as the so-called "forced to go to Liang ⛰️", but in the end he returned to the court, was able to die well, and finally saved the Chai family, which was not a good deed, so that Chai Rongnian and after the fall of the country could still preserve his descendants so much, he should also be satisfied.
However, for the sake of the country, we cannot blindly benevolent government, Shangwen is light and martial, and a group of harmony is not far from the road of danger, and the Song is the proof.
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October 18, 2021