Hou Junji, one of the twenty-four meritorious men of Lingyange, joined the Qin Dynasty palace, accompanied Li Shimin in the southern expedition to the north, repeatedly made military achievements, was knighted Chen Guogong, had the merit of destroying Gao Changguo, and was involved in the prince's rebellion and was killed.
What kind of family lineage did Hou Junji have in history?
Hou Junji (侯君集), a native of Sanshui, Fengzhou, was a native of Present-day Xunyi County, Shaanxi Province. His ancestors were from the Shanggu Hou clan, in present-day Baoding, Hebei, dating back to the end of the Han Dynasty, and were descendants of Hou Xuanduo, who migrated to Shanggu County, now baoding, Hebei, southeast of Huailai, and later to Sanshui, present-day Tongxin County, Ningxia. Hou Zhi moved west with Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei, and was given the surname Hou Fu (侯伏氏) and the surname He Tu (何吐氏), and then reinstated the old, Shi Bei Zhou (士北周), and was appointed as a grand general of the Hu Dynasty and the Duke of Feicheng County.
Book of Zhou, Vol. 29, Liechuan 21: Hou Zhi, Zi RenGan, Shanggu Renren. The eighth grandson of Yan San riding a regular attendant. Gao Zushu (高祖許), commander of Northern Wei. Because his descendants were from the Three Waters of the North, they became the guan clan of the prefecture. Father Xin, Taizhou Thorn History, Fengyi County Duke.
Hou Junji's ancestors
Gao Zu: Hou Shu , Northern Wei Northern Wei Commandery Commandery;
Great-grandfather: Hou Xin , Duke of Northern Wei Prefecture and Fengyi County; Grandfather: Hou Zhi , General of the Northern Zhou Dynasty , Duke Jie of Feicheng ;
Father: Hou Dingyuan, posthumously awarded the grand general of the Che Riding Horse, Lu Guogong;
Mother: Lady Dou, Lady Lu Guo.
Hou Junji has been serving as a county guard in the north since his grandfather Hou Shu, so future generations have settled in the north and become a famous local family after several generations of efforts.
The family was almost exterminated during the reign of Emperor Wu of Zhou, Yuwen Hu was killed, Hou Zhi's brothers Hou Long'en and Hou Wanshou were implicated and killed, emperor Wu of Zhou knew that Hou Zhi was loyal to the imperial court, so he specially pardoned Hou Zhi's descendants, Hou Junji's father Hou Dingyuan, and posthumously gave him the grand general of the Che Riding Grand General and the Duke of Lu.
Hou Zhi's martial arts were very high, and after the establishment of the Western Wei Dynasty, he participated in the capture of Dou Tai, the reconquest of Hongnong, the Battle of Shayuan and the Battle of Heqiao, quelled the rebellion of Yuwen Zhonghe of Liangzhou, accompanied the army to attack Jiangling, and the officials to the Great General of the Hun Horse, the Kaifu Yi Tongsan Division, and the SicangXia Doctor.
Hou Junji in his early years was more pompous, learning bow and arrow, but also claimed to have courage and martial arts, which is a bit like a modern society's, all day long there is nothing to talk about the mountains, there is no ability, after Li Yuan rebelled against Sui at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Hou Junji later joined the Qin Dynasty, followed Li Shimin in the southern conquest of the northern war, made military merits, and was slowly appreciated by Li Shimin, and was able to participate in the planning of various affairs.
Hou Junji was born in such a family, his grandfather was strong in martial arts, did not learn the art of war, and later learned the art of war with Li Jing, how many generations are rich families, you say how did he become a prodigal son? Is this the saying that every family has a difficult scripture, not all children grow up normally, and there will always be one or two long crooked! It is a bit like the rich second generation of some modern society, who get into trouble all the time.
Old Book of Tang and The Collected Biography of Hou Jun: Hou Junji, Fengzhou Sanshuiren also. Sexual mannerisms, good boastfulness, playing with bows and arrows and not being able to become his art, but calling himself a martial artist.