Zhongkang ,一作仲康 or 仲鲁, 姒), son of Qi, brother of Taikang, fourth monarch of the Xia Dynasty. Zhongkang succeeded to the throne before Taikang ruled, and after Houyi deposed Taikang, Zhongkang succeeded to the throne. So, how did Zhongkang become emperor? It should be known that the society at that time was hereditary, and it was mainly passed from father to son. Now, let's take a look at how Zhongkang, the emperor of the Xia Dynasty, became emperor.
Zhongkang (infographic)
In Kai's later years, life became increasingly corrupt. He enjoyed drinking, hunting, singing and dancing, and neglected the government. After qi's death, his son Taikang succeeded to the throne, but he also indulged in sound and color, wine, and food, and did not repair political affairs, prompting internal contradictions to become increasingly acute and external Siyi to betray.
In the fourth year of Taikang, the emperor of the poor country, Yi, heard that the King of Xia, Taikang, went hunting south of Luoshui, believing that this was the best time to attack the Xia Dynasty, so he personally led an army to attack the Xia capital in a blitzkrieg and established himself as king. But soon under the pressure of the princes, he had to cede the throne to the descendants of the Xia royal family.
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