My family story: 1. My family tree

Through our surnames, we can know the blood inheritance of our body, soul, and psychology. "The towering trees must have their roots, and the water in the mountains must have their sources." This is called "seeking roots." "The ancestral roots of herbs, the ancestral mountains of Kuncang, the ancestral seas of rivers" are called "asking about ancestors". So, get to know your last name. Find out the origin of your last name. It is very necessary

As a Chinese province with a history of more than 2,800 years, the Zheng surname separated from the King of Zhou in 806 BC (the 22nd year of King Xuan of Zhou) and began to develop independently. Since then, it has been famous for its unique clan culture and surname characteristics. These surname characteristics include almost all the excellent qualities of the Chinese nation. Therefore, the Zheng surname has been able to stand among the great surnames in China. By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Zheng surname was known as one of the five major surnames in the world. There are many people with the surname Zheng in history, not to mention the famous names such as Zheng Guo, Zheng Xuan, Zheng Daozhao, Zheng Yuqing (Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty), Zheng Xunyu (Prime Minister of Tang Dynasty), Zheng Du, Zheng He, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Banqiao. , the Zheng family in Xingyang alone has 13 people who won the first prize and at least 8 of them were promoted to the top. In Twenty-Five Histories. There are 43 independent descendants of the Zheng family.

"Zheng" was originally a wine vessel used by ancient clans to worship Mo, which means that "Zheng" has been linked to human sacred emotions from the beginning. From Huangdi to Houji. Return to the original Jiyou. It can describe the history of the surname Zheng.

The main source of people with the surname Zheng in ancient and modern times, whether it is the people surnamed Zheng themselves or the official and private scholars of the past dynasties, all believe that they are descended from the Yellow Emperor, Hou Ji, King Wu of Zhou, King Li of Zhou, Duke Huan of Zheng and others. Come.

Since the Yellow Emperor is said to be the originator of the Ji surname, and the origin of the Zheng surname comes from the Zhou Dynasty, which used the Ji surname as the national surname, the Zheng surname is also considered to be the Ji surname Zheng, which is derived from the Ji surname. A surname that branched out after changing the surname. From the time when the Yellow Emperor created primitive human culture until Zheng Huan Gong established the Tushou clan. This period of history is the pioneering stage in the history of the Zheng family.

In many ancient and modern surname studies and classics compiled by people with the surname Zheng, most believe that the surname Zheng originated from the surname Ji, and that he was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, the founder of Chinese humanities. For example, the Genealogy List of Prime Ministers in the New Book of Tang Dynasty states: "The Zheng family comes from the surname Ji." Zheng Weifan's "The Origin of the Zheng Family" also records: "Zheng, the surname Ji is also from Tianhuang." Zheng Chaoying's "Quanzhou Maxiang Yongfengli" "The Genealogy of the Zheng Family in Daxiongtian, the Fifteenth Capital" also says: "I, Zheng, are also the direct descendants of Ji." Since people have always believed that the founder of the Ji surname was the Yellow Emperor, people with the Zheng surname naturally became the descendants of the Yellow Emperor.

The ancestor of the Zheng surname was Ji You, the youngest son of King Zhou Li. He was sealed in Chulin in 806 BC and soon moved to Shi. The founding of the country was named "Zheng".

After the death of King Zhou Li, his eldest son Ji Jing, who stayed in the capital, was elected king and inherited the throne, and was known as King Xuan of Zhou in history. King Xuan experienced hardships since he was a child. When he succeeded to the throne, he paid more attention to alleviating various conflicts and at the same time strengthened the campaign against opposition forces. This temporarily led to a resurgence in the government, which was known as the "Resurgence of King Xuan" in history. At the same time, in view of the poverty and weakness of the Zhou Dynasty, various In the situation where the power of the princes was relatively strong, in order to strengthen the power of the royal family, they selected suitable people from their relatives to enfeoff, so as to help them rule the world. In this way, Ji You, who was closely related to the birth of that surname, appeared in history. Feng Zheng incident.

Ji You is Zheng Henggong, the youngest son of King Zhou Li and the younger brother of King Zhou Xuan. He may have been born after the "national riot", that is, after King Zhou Li ran away. After King Zhou Li died and King Zhou Xuan succeeded to the throne, the situation in the world stabilized, and he returned to the capital (today's Xi'an) from his exile. Here, he lived in obscurity for many years, and he also entered middle age from his youth. It was not until the 22nd year after King Xuan of Zhou ascended the throne (806 BC) that the "King Xuan Zhongxing" situation had taken shape. He was then enfeoffed by King Xuan in Chulin (east of Huaxian County, Shaanxi), and soon lived alone in Shi (near Chulin). , established the State of Zheng, and became the last king of Huahou in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Ji You's conferment of Zheng is an important event for people with the surname Zheng. For example (Shuowen Jiezi) explains "Zheng" and says: "Zheng: Jingzhao County, was granted the title of Prince You of Zhou Li." This means that the reason why there is the word "Zheng" in the world is because of the title of Zheng with Prince Ji You of Zhou Li. Related. Then, the origin of the person surnamed Zheng is undoubtedly related to this incident. Another example is the "Preface to Na's Continuation of Datong Zong's Application" written by Zheng in the Qing Dynasty: "The Zheng family is descended from a brother and friend of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty. He was granted the title of Zheng and took Guo as his surname.

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A book with two branches and dense branches is fragrant in thousands of households

It has been more than 500 years since the Zheng family moved to Shouguang? More than 10,000 people have reproduced

"According to the genealogy, Zheng Gao, the grandfather of Zheng Cheng, the ancestor of the Zheng family in Shouguang, served as the magistrate of Zaoqiang County, Hebei Province in the early Ming Dynasty, and his descendants also settled in Zaoqiang County, which means that the roots of the Shouguang Zheng family are in Zaoqiang, Hebei Province. "Recently, reporters came to Leicun Village, Gucheng Street. 82-year-old Zheng Hongsan introduced to reporters that in the second year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty (1437), Zheng Cheng, the ancestor of the Zheng family in Shouguang, and his wife, along with their two sons and one nephew, went to Shanxi from Zaoqiang County, Hebei on an imperial edict. The dispatches were gathered under the big locust tree in Hongdong County, and then moved to Shouguang after traveling thousands of miles

The surname Zheng originated in Henan

The surname Zheng is one of the Chinese surnames, derived from the surname Ji. The ancestor was Zheng Huan, the first monarch of the Zheng Kingdom. After the Zheng Kingdom was destroyed by Korea, the people changed their surname to Zheng. "The Zheng surname in the world originated from Xingyang" or "the Zheng family in Xingyang spread all over the world", so the Zheng surname mainly originated in the central area of ??today's Henan Province.

The large-scale migration of the Zheng surname to the south began in "Yongjia" in Xipu. "Chaos" is one of the "Eight Surnames Entering Fujian". It has continued to develop here and spread to the vast area in the south, forming many counties. The surname Zheng is now widely distributed in our country, especially in the south. Fujian and Zhejiang account for the majority of the population with the surname Zheng in the country. It can be said that the surname Zheng is a relatively typical southern surname.

The ancestor of the surname Zheng in Shouguang died among the immigrants

It is understood that it has been 574 years since Zheng Cheng, the founder of the surname Zheng in Shouguang, has had 24 generations of descendants and a total population of more than 10,000 people. At that time, Chengzu and his wife brought their two sons (Zhong and Xiao) and one nephew (Jian) ??to the imperial edict. On the way to Shandong, Chenggong could not bear the suffering and died of illness in Jinxiang County. His wife, two sons and a nephew made the arduous journey and arrived at Pengjiadaokou in Shouguang for a temporary stay.

After the death of Mrs. Chengzu, Zheng Zhong. Zheng Xiao went to Jinxiang to move Chenggong's coffin to be buried with his mother at Pengjiadaokou. Later, the three moved to one place, Xiao moved to the Taitou area, Zhong moved to Gucheng Lei Village, and Jian moved to Guangrao Shi Village. Although they established a family, the brothers and their descendants have been friends for many generations. There is a couplet in the Zheng family ancestral hall that says, "Two branches are as dense as one book, and the fragrance is spread among thousands of households."

Zheng Zhong, the second ancestor of the Zheng family in Shouguang, came from the Peng family road entrance. They moved to Lei Village. After more than 500 years of reproduction, it has grown to more than 800 households and a population of more than 3,000 people. Many people have moved from Lei Village to Shouguang villages. Among them, Beisun Yunzi Village, Gucheng Street, has more than 100 households and about 430 people. There are 45 households and more than 150 people in Beimafan Village, about 140 households and nearly 500 people in Shangjia Village; 110 households and more than 550 people in Zhengjia Village, Sunjiaji Subdistrict; 35 households and 150 people in Yujiayaohe Village, Luocheng Subdistrict; Shangkou There are 26 households with more than 100 people in Zengcheng Village of the town; 60 households with more than 200 people in Yujiazhuang Village of Tianliu Town; 40 households with more than 170 people in Xinjiaqiao Village of Hualong Town. In addition, they have been moved from Lei Village to Shengcheng Street and Gucheng Street. There are more than 200 households in , Tianliu Town, Hou Town, Sunjiaji Street and other places, with a population of more than 1,000 people.

The descendants of Zheng Xiao (brother of Zhong), the second ancestor of the Zheng family in Shouguang, live relatively close to each other. The dogs are concentrated in Zheng'an, Datuo, Xiaotuo and nearby villages in Taitou. They have been bred for 24 generations, with 1,000 households and a population of more than 4,000.

(Our reporter Zhang Wenzhi)

Characters of the Zheng family in Shouguang

Zheng Daoxing (1612-1682), a "rural genius", knew how to read at the age of five and was proficient in music. Known as a prodigy in the village, he entered Pan (school) at the age of thirteen, and was born in a childbirth at the age of sixteen. Two years later, at the age of eighteen, he was admitted to the imperial examination with the fourth place in Shandong Province. He was the first imperial examination of the Zheng family in Shouguang, but Since it was the time when the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty were replacing each other, he had a serious mood of suppressing the Manchus and suppressing the Qing Dynasty. The imperial court invited him to serve in the government many times, but he refused to comply, and he died in Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Yuewei (1716-1804), the great-great-grandson of Zheng Daoxing, was the great-great-grandson of Zheng Daoxing. He was smart and studious since he was a child. He was generous, forthright, thrifty and righteous. He failed in the examination and committed suicide. A free private school was set up, and those from poor families were charged less or no tuition fees. In class, they "explained things eloquently, pointed out drawings, and never tired of it." They were deeply respected by students and the villagers. The township jointly reported his noble moral character to the county government and asked for commendation. Later, the imperial court awarded him the title of Juren in the 60th year of Qianlong's reign, and in the first year of Jiaqing, he was awarded the title of Imperial Academy Review.

"Wu Peifu's teacher" Zheng Wei (1856-1938) was smart since he was a child, but because of his poor family, he was unable to attend a private school. First, his father taught him literacy, and then he attended the village school. Take him as a disciple. He was a scholar in the first year of Guangxu. He passed the provincial examination in the autumn of the eighth year of Guangxu and ranked second in the province. He was 25 years old. Later, he taught in Linqu, Guangrao, Changle and other places. When he was teaching in Guangrao, seven of his disciples passed the exam at the same time, which made him famous for a while. In 1891, he was appointed professor of Fanxian County, Henan Province. In 1894, he was promoted to professor of Dengzhou Prefecture. He served for more than ten years. He was well-behaved, diligent in his duties, and received high praise from both superiors and subordinates. In 1906, he resigned and retired, calmly returning to his hometown. In the fifth year of the Republic of China, his student Wu Peifu sent someone with a handwritten letter to invite him to come out of the mountain, and promised him a monthly salary of 600 yuan and generous treatment from Dayang.

(Selected from "The Origin and Harmony of the Zheng Family" in "The Genealogy of the Grand Duke Branch of the Zheng Family", Page A4 of "Shouguang Daily" on August 13, 2011)