After Qi's death, his son Taikang succeeded to the throne as King of Xia, and Taikang ignored political affairs, immersed in the sound of dogs and horses, and hunted in the north of Luoshui, but did not return for ten years. Therefore, the leader of the Dongyi tribe, Hou Yi, expelled Taikang, made Taikang's brother Zhongkang king, and took control of the Xia Dynasty himself. After Zhong Kang's death, his sons succeeded him. Soon, Hou Yi expelled Xiang again and established himself as a king, and Hou Yi established himself as a queen, but like Taikang, he only cared about Tian Hunting, did not ask about political affairs, and used the sycophant Han Huan. After Han Huan encouraged Yitian to hunt and play, he privately recruited henchmen. Later, Han Huan took the opportunity to kill Hou Yi's entire family and seize the throne. Han Huan's son led the crowd to fight against the Hui Guan clan and the Hu Xun clan, killing the Xiang who had fled there. Xiang's wife Mi learned the news in advance and hurriedly fled back to her mother's house to take refuge with the Yu clan, and gave birth to her widow son Shaokang.
When Shaokang grew up, he sent people to the Youji clan to hunt him down. Shaokang had to defect to the Youyu clan, and the leader of the Youyu clan gave Lunyi to Shaokang to live in, and also gave him an army. Based in Lunyi, Shaokang, with the help of the Youyu clan, actively united with the remnants of the Xia Dynasty and prepared to restore the Xia Dynasty. At this time, Xia's widow led the remnants of the Shuguan clan and the Shuxun clan to unite with Shaokang, and finally eliminated the forces of Han Huan and restored Shaokang's throne.
Under the control of Shaokang, the Xia Dynasty was revived, and history called "Shaokang Zhongxing". From the loss of the country from Taikang to at least Kang Zhongxing, after three generations, the Xia Dynasty experienced various hardships, but finally consolidated and developed.
Taikang hunting diagram
Portrait of Hou Yi
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Shaokang Image