Sunday, March 24, 2024

53 Zhou is here


A3.34|35

After the death of King Wuwang of Zhou, Wugeng, Guanshu, and Caishu rebelled. King Chengwang ordered Zhougong to execute them, and Wezii was established in the Song State to continue the ancestral worship as a descendant of the Yin.

Taishigong the Grand Historian said: “I compiled Qi's deeds based on the Songs of Shang. Since Cheng Tang all the historical materials come from the Book of Shang and the Book of Songs. Qi's surname was Zi. His descendants were given fiefs and took the names of their fiefdoms as their surnames. They included Yin, Lai, Song, Kongtong, Zhi, Beiyin, and Muyi. Confucius said that the Yin people had very good chariots and they admired the color white.


周武王崩,武庚与管叔、蔡叔作乱,成王命周公诛之,而立微子于宋,以续殷后焉。

太史公曰:余以颂次契之事,自成汤以来,采于书诗。契为子姓,其后分封,以国为姓,有殷氏、来氏、宋氏、空桐氏、稚氏、北殷氏、目夷氏。孔子曰,殷路车为善,而色尚白。

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