In the last 5,000 years of Chinese history, there have been countless dynastic regime changes, and many founding monarchs have been talked about by people. So have you ever wondered how many of the founders of these regimes were self-made "poor dicks"? And how many of them have achieved real success?
Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou (Spring and Autumn Warring States), Qin. They are all aristocrats of the times, born rich.
Liu Bang of the Western Han Dynasty. Many people think that Liu Bang is grassroots! If you think so, you are wrong, first of all, Liu Bang's position as a pavilion chief is very exquisite, his duties are public security guards, management of staying passengers, and governance of civil affairs, is it similar to a certain position now? Generally speaking, there are more people who have completed their military service, but there seems to be no record of Liu Bang's military service in the history books. Although the Qin Dynasty official selection system is mainly military merit, you are talented and proficient in Qin law, but Liu Bang does not seem to be this kind of person. Then there is the last one left, bought by assets, if this is the case, do you think Liu Bang is a poor dick?
New dynasty Wang Mang. Wang Zhengjun's nephew, a foreign relative of the Western Han Dynasty.
Xuan Han Liu Xuan & Eastern Han Liu Xiu. Both were descendants of Liu Fa, the Prince of Changsha, the son of Liu Qi, the Han Jing Emperor, and descendants of the Western Han imperial family.
Cao Wei Cao Pi. The family of officials and eunuchs, by Cao Pi, this is already the official N generation.
Ji Han Liu Bei. Many people felt that it was difficult for a straw shoe seller to be associated with the Han clansmen, so they determined that Liu Bei's so-called King Jing of Zhongshan was fake. So the question is, if Liu Bei is really an ordinary grassroots in everyone's eyes, how can he learn from Lu Zhi? Don't forget that Liu Bei's grandfather also worked as a county magistrate, and his father also worked as a minor official, but because he died early, he would only fall into the family, so Liu Bei could only be regarded as poor, but not a grassroots dick.
Soochow Sun Quan. The Sun family itself is a big clan of Wudi and has been an official for generations. When Sun Quan arrived, his father and brother had already laid a foundation for him.
Sima Yan of the Western Jin Dynasty. The Sima family itself was the representative of the Gate Valve Clan.
Sima Rui of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. A side branch of the Western Jin Dynasty.
Cheng Han Li Xiong. Everyone of the Lianyang Di clan.
Han Zhao Liu Yuan. Hun nobility.
Post-Zhao Shiler. Don't think that because people have been slaves, they are dicks, and their grandfathers and fathers are small tribal leaders.
Front cool rail. Originally from the Liangzhou Shi clan Anding Zhang clan, he studied Confucianism for generations.
Former Yan Murong Xiao. Murong Xianbei leader.
Former Qin Fujian. Leader of the Di tribe.
Later Yan Murong Chui. Former Yan royal family.
Later Qin Yao Yuan. Both father and brother are Qiang leaders, and they are people trusted by Fu Jian.
Western Qin beggars Guoren. The family has been begging the humble leader for generations.
Hou Liang Lu Guang. Lianyang Di clan, former Qin official second generation, famous general.
Southern Liang bald and lonely. Generations of bald and humble chiefs.
Southern Yan Murong De. Former Yan and Later Yan royal family, Murong Chui's brother.
Xiliang Li Qi. Longxi Li clan, gate valve clan.
Northern Liang Duan Ye & Frustrated Qu Monson. The former was originally a Later Liang official, and the latter was a Xiongnu tribal leader.
Northern Yan Murong Yun & Feng Ba. The former was the adopted son of the Later Yan emperor Murong Bao, and the latter was born as a general.
Husha Helian is booming. Son of a Xiongnu nobleman and a princess of the former Qin dynasty.
Liu Song Liu Yu. Somewhat similar to Liu Bei, the brother of Liu Bang and the king of Chuyuan, Liu Jiao. His father Liu Qiao served as a meritorious cao of Pengcheng County in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Liu Yu died so early that Liu Yu lived in poverty from an early age. Therefore, Liu Yu is only poor, in fact, he should be counted as a low-level scholar.
Southern Qi Xiao Daocheng. Xiao He's descendant, Lanling Xiao clan, second generation general, son of Xiao Chengzhi, a famous general of the Liu and Song dynasties.
Nanliang Xiaoyan. And the Southern Qi royal family is an old ancestor, official N generation.
Nan Chen Chen Baxian. It is said to be a descendant of Chen Yin, the elder of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but by his generation he was already poor. His grandfather Chen Daoju was Liu Song Tai Changqing, but by the time of his father Chen Wenzan there was no record.
Northern Wei Tuoba. Acting as the royal family, the mother family is Arikabu.
Eastern Wei Yuan Shan See & Western Wei Yuan Baoju. Both puppets were of the Northern Wei royal family.
Northern Qi Gaoyang. Gao Huan's second son, father and brother have already taken care of everything for him. Gao Huan's grandfather Gao Yao, who served as an official in Northern Wei, was exiled to Huaishuo Town for breaking the law. It was already difficult to turn over when he came to this Gao family, and as a result, Lou Zhaojun took a fancy to Gao Huan, and Gao Huan had the beginning of a turnaround from Lou Zhaojun's dowry.
Northern Zhou Yuwen Jue. The Yuwen family has basically been an official for generations.
Sui Yangjian. It is said that he was from the Yang clan of Hongnong of Gaomen in Guanzhong Province, and his father Yang Zhong was a military nobleman of Western Wei and Northern Zhou, and was made a duke of the state during the Northern Dynasty. After his father's death, Yang Jian inherited the title, and his daughter Yang Lihua was Empress Yuwen Yun, Emperor Xuan of Zhou.
Tang Liyuan. Li Yuan's grandfather Li Hu was one of the Eight Pillar states of Western Wei, and after the establishment of Northern Zhou, he was posthumously honoured as the Duke of Tang. Li Yuan's father, Li Xiang, was a general of the Zhu State of Northern Zhou who attacked the Duke of Tang, and his mother was the sister of Yang Jian's wife Dugu Jialuo.
Wu Zhou Wu Shu. Wu Zetian's father, Wu Shiyan, was a founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, and his mother Yang was a Sui Dynasty royal family.
Houliang Zhuwen. Zhu Wen's grandfather and father were not officials, but they were intellectuals and local prominent families.
Later Tang Li Cunxuan. Son of Li Keyong, the leader of the Shatuo clan.
Later Jin Shi Jingxuan. After generations of military service, he was also a Later Tang general, and the son-in-law of Later Tang Mingzong Li Siyuan.
Hou Han Liu Zhiyuan. His father Liu Lu was Li Keyong's rank colonel
Later Zhou Guo Wei. Guo Wei's father, Guo Jian, served as Li Keyong's Shunzhou assassin.
Nanwu Yang Xingmi. Unlike the above, Yang Xingmi is the son of a farmer and lost his father at an early age and comes from a poor family.
Southern Tang Li Yu. Originally from a humble background, but when he was six or seven years old, he was discovered by Yang Xingmi by chance, and he wanted to be adopted as an adopted son, but he was not accepted by his sons, so he handed it over to the general Xu Wen to raise and named him Xu Zhixu.
Former Shu King Jian. It is said that their family has been making bread for generations.
Later Shu Meng Zhixiang. Li Keyong's niece-in-law or son-in-law.
Southern Han Liu Ling. His grandfather Liu Anren was the governor of the Tang Dynasty, and his father Liu Qian was the niece (not his mother) of Prime Minister Wei Zhu.
Southern Chumayin. He claims to be a carpenter, but he is actually a carpenter.
Wu Yue Qian Hao. Civilian families come from a family that makes a living selling illegal salt.
King Min judged. It is said that he is a descendant of the Langya Wang clan, but his father is a farmer.
Jingnan Gao Jixing. He claimed to be a descendant of Gao Ao Cao, but in his early years he was a family slave of Zhu Wen's adopted son Li Rang.
Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty. Later Han royal family, brother of Liu Zhiyuan.
Liaoye Ah Bao Machine. Leader of the Khitan Dynasty.
Northern Song Dynasty Zhao Kuangyin. Born into a family of eunuchs.
Xixia Li Yuanhao. Party aristocracy.
Jin finished Yan A bone beating. Gave birth to the second son of the Jurchen chief of the Yan Division.
Southern Song Dynasty Zhao Structure. The imperial family of the Northern Song Dynasty, the ninth son of Emperor Huizong of Song and the brother of Zhao Huan of Emperor Qinzong of Song.
Yuan Kublai Khan. Grandson of Temujin, fourth son of Torre, brother of Mongo.
Ming Zhu Yuanzhang. In the Great Unification Dynasty, only Zhu Yuanzhang was from a poor family, his ancestors did not reach the rank of official and dignitary, his parents died early, and he was a monk, so he asked who else was more bitter than him?
Qingnur Hachi. Although Nurhachi established the Later Jin, he was still the de facto founder of the Qing Dynasty. Comes from the family of the chieftains of the left guard of Jianzhou.
To sum up, there are almost few of these founding monarchs who have fought back at the grassroots level.