The ancestors of the Zhao clan and the Qin people are the same ancestor. When it reached Zhongyan, he gave Emperor Yin a ride. His descendants, Wei Lian, had two sons, one of whom was named Evil Lai and served the King of Qi, and his descendants were Qin. Evil Lai's younger brother was named Ji Sheng, and his descendants were Zhao Ren.
Ji Sheng gave birth to Meng Zeng. Meng Zeng gave birth to gao wolves. The wolf gave birth to Heng Father, and Heng Father gave birth to a father-making father. The Father-Maker was favored by King Mu of Zhou. King Mu asked his father to drive to the west and meet with the Queen Mother of the West. Soon, King Xu Yan launched a rebellion, and King Mu traveled thousands of miles a day in a carriage to attack King Xu Yan and defeat him completely. So he gave Zhao Cheng to his father, and from then on he became the Zhao clan.
From the Founding Father down six generations to the Father. The father gave birth to an uncle. When his uncle was in charge, King You of Zhou was desolate and unscrupulous, so he left the Zhou Dynasty and went to the Jin Kingdom, served the Marquis Wen of Jin, and began to establish the Zhao family in the Jin Kingdom.
From the uncle down, the Zhao clan became more and more prosperous, and after five generations, it was passed down to Zhao Su.
Zhao Susheng co-Meng. Gong Mengsheng Zhao declined.
Zhao Wan's service to the Prince of Jin was heavy-eared. Due to Li Ji's rebellion, Zhong'er fled to Zhai, and Zhao Wan served as an entourage. Zhai Jun gave a young woman to a heavy ear as a wife, and another older woman to Zhao Wan as a wife, giving birth to Zhao Dun. At the beginning, when Zhong'er was in the Jin Dynasty, Zhao Wan's Yuanbei wife had already given birth to Zhao Tong, Zhao Kuo, and Zhao Baoqi. Zhao Wan, who followed Zhong'er, fled abroad for a total of nineteen years before he was able to return to the Jin Dynasty. Zhong'er became the Duke of Jin, and Zhao Wan, the former doctor, lived in the original city, and presided over state affairs. The fact that Duke Wen of Jin was able to return and become the overlord was mostly a strategy of Zhao Wan.
After Zhao Wan's return to the Jin Dynasty, his original wife in the Jin Dynasty insisted that his wife whom Zhai married be welcomed back, and that Zhao Dun, the son of Zhai's wife, be the true heir, and let his three sons serve him in the lower position. In the sixth year of the Duke of Jin (662 BC), Zhao Died.
After Zhao Dun presided over state affairs for two years, Duke Xiang of Jin died. Zhao Dun established the Duke of Jinling. After Linggong ascended the throne, Zhao Dun was even more exclusive in the affairs of the Jin Dynasty.
Zhao Dun died during the Reign of Duke Jing of Jin, and his son Zhao Shuo inherited the title.
In the third year of the Jin Dynasty (597 BC), the doctor Tu Anjia prepared to kill the Zhao family. Han Yue told Zhao Shuo to flee quickly. Zhao Shuo refused to run away, he said, "You will certainly not cut off the incense of the Zhao clan, and I will have no resentment when I die." Han Que agreed to his request. Without asking the monarch, Tu'an Jia and his generals attacked the Zhao clan in the lower palace, killing Zhao Shuo, Zhao Tong, Zhao Kuo, and Zhao Baoqi, and exterminating their families.
One of Zhao Shuo's protégés was named Gongsun Jiuusu, and he used his death in exchange for Zhao Shuo's friend Cheng Bao to save the Zhao orphans. Cheng Bao and the Zhao orphans hid in the mountains together. After fifteen years, Han Yue completely told Jing Gong the truth. The orphan of the Zhao clan was named Zhao Wu. Jing Gongzhong also gave Zhao Wu a fief that originally belonged to the Zhao clan.
Twenty-seven years after Zhao Wu succeeded the Zhao clan, duke Jinping of Jin took the throne. In the twelfth year of the Pinggong Dynasty (546 BC), Zhao Wu became Zhengqing. Thirteen years later, The Yanling Jizi of the State of Wu made the State of Jin, and he said: "The power of the State of Jin will eventually fall into the hands of the descendants of Zhao Wuzi, Han Xuanzi, and Wei Xianzi. After Zhao Wu's death, his son Zhao Jingshu succeeded to the throne.
After the death of Uncle Zhao Jing, his son Zhao Martin succeeded to the throne, that is, Zhao Jianzi.
Twenty-one years after the Duke of Jin, Zhao Jianzi invaded Handan, the Bai people. The territories of the Fan and Zhongxing clans were all incorporated into the Jin dynasty. Zhao Jianzi' name was Shangqing of the Jin Dynasty, and he actually monopolized the jin state, and his fief was equivalent to that of the princes.
In the seventeenth year of the Jin Dynasty, Zhao Jianzi died, and the crown prince did not take the throne, which was Zhao Xiangzi.
Zhao Xiangzi's older sister was Lady Daiwang. So Zhao Xiangzi invited the Dai Wang, let the chef take the copper spoon to invite the Dai Wang and his entourage to eat, and when pouring wine, secretly let the chef use the copper spoon to kill the Dai Wang and the entourage of the palace members, so he sent troops to pacify the Dai Di. When his sister heard about this, she cried and cried out to the heavens, and the sharpened hairpin committed suicide.
Xiangzi reigned for four years, and Zhibo became more and more arrogant. He asked the Han and Wei families to cede their territories, and Han and Wei gave it to him. Asked the Zhao clan to cut the land, but the Zhao clan did not give it. Zhi Bo was furious and led the Han and Wei families to attack the Zhao clan. Zhao Xiangzi was afraid, so he fled to Jinyang to retreat. The Three Kingdoms attacked Jinyang, and more than a year later, it attracted Fenshui to flood the city, and the city wall was not submerged, and only three plates of height remained. Xiangzi secretly befriended Han and Wei. Han, Wei, and Zhao conspired, and the Three Kingdoms in turn destroyed the Zhi clan and jointly divided up his lands. At this time, Zhao occupied Daidi in the north and annexed the Zhi clan in the south, which was stronger than Han and Wei.
Xiangzi died after thirty-three years on the throne, and Zhao Huan took the throne, which was The Marquis of Zhao Xian.
Xiangzi's younger brother Huanzi expelled Xianhou and established himself as Marquis of Daidi, where he died a year later. The Zhao people believed that Huanzi's ascension to the throne was not Xiangzi's will, so they jointly killed his son and welcomed back The Marquis of Xianhou to the throne.
Fifteen years after the death of The Marquis of Xian, his son Zhao Zhi took the throne, that is, the Marquis of Zhao Lie.
In the sixth year of the Reign of Marquis Liehou (403 BC), Wei, Han, and Zhao were all made princes by Zhou Tianzi. History calls the three branches of the Jin.
This article is adapted from a translation of the history of the Zhao family