37 Yin Qi

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Yin Qi’s mother was Jiandi, a girl from the Yousong clan, and later she became the secondary wife of Emperor Ku. When three sisters were having an open bath together, a blackbird dropped its egg and Jiandi got it and swallowed it, thus became pregnant, then gave birth to Qi (契). Qi grew up and earned merit for assisting Yu in flood control.Emperor Shun directed Qi by saying that the people were not as harmonious as they supposed to be, which was due to the five orders of relationship not taught, and as Situ, the Minister of Culture and Education, Qi had the responsibility to teach the lessons reverently but gently.Qi was enfeoffed in Shang, and surnamed Zi. Qi’s rising was during the reigns of Yao, Shun, and Yu, and his services were recognized by the people, and they were in turn enjoying peace.

Qi died, and his son Zhaoming succeeded him. Zhaoming died, and his son Xiangtu succeeded him. Xiangtu died, and his son Changruo succeeded him. Changruo died, and his son Caoyu succeeded him. Caoyu died, and his son Ming succeeded him. Ming died, and his son Zhen succeeded him. Zhen died, and his son Wei succeeded him. Wei died, and his son Baoding succeeded him. Baoding died, and his son Baoyi succeeded him. Baoyi died, and his son Baobing succeeded him. Baobing died, and his son Zhuren succeeded him. Zhuren died, and his son Zhugui succeeded him. Zhugui died, and his son Tianyi succeeded him, and that was Cheng Tang (成汤).

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殷契，母曰简狄，有娀氏之女，为帝喾次妃。三人行浴，见玄鸟堕其卵，简狄取吞之，因孕生契。契长而佐禹治水有功。帝舜乃命契曰：“百姓不亲，五品不训，汝为司徒而敬敷五教，五教在宽。”封于商，赐姓子氏。契兴于唐、虞、大禹之际，功业著于百姓，百姓以平。

契卒，子昭明立。昭明卒，子相土立。相土卒，子昌若立。昌若卒，子曹圉立。曹圉卒，子冥立。冥卒，子振立。振卒，子微立。微卒，子报丁立。报丁卒，子报乙立。报乙卒，子报丙立。报丙卒，子主壬立。主壬卒，子主癸立。主癸卒，子天乙立，是为成汤。