100 The Zhao Family

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Zhong Yan's great-great-grandson was named Zhong Yu, who lived in Xirong and defended Xichui. Zhong Yu gave birth to a son, Fei Lian. Fei Lian gave birth to a son named E Lai. E Lai was very strong and Fei Lian was a fast runner, and father and son both served King Zhou of Yin with their talents. When King Wu of Zhou attacked King Zhou, he also killed E Lai. At that time, Fei Lian was sent to the quarry to the north for King Zhou. When he returned, he found that King Zhou had died. He had no place to report, so he built an altar on Huotai Mount to report to King Zhou. During this process, he found a stone coffin with an inscription saying: "Heaven did not let you die in the chaos of Yin’s fall, and gave you a stone coffin to glorify your family." After Fei Lian died, he was buried in Huotai Mountain. And Fei Lian had a son named Ji Sheng. Ji Sheng gave birth to Meng Zeng. Meng Zeng was favored by King Cheng of Zhou and was called Zhai Gaolang. Meng Zeng gave birth to Hengfu, and Hengfu gave birth to Zaofu. Zaofu was favored by King Mu of Zhou because of his good driving skills. King Mu of Zhou got the top quality horses named Deji, Wenli, Hualiu, and Lùer, and he took the chariot to travel west, reluctant to return. When King Yan of Xu launched a rebellion, Zaofu drove the chariot for King Mu of Zhou and traveled a thousand miles a day, quickly returning to Zhou to quell the rebellion. King Mu of Zhou granted the city of Zhao to Zaofu, and Zaofu's family was henceforth called the Zhao clan. From the time Fei Lian gave birth to Ji Sheng, five generations later, all the way to Zaofu, Zaofu's family began to live in Zhao. Zhao Shuai was his descendant. E Lai Ge was the son of Fei Lian and died young. E Lai's son was named Nüfang. Nüfang gave birth to Panggao, Panggao gave birth to Taiji, Taiji gave birth to Daluo, and Daluo gave birth to Feizi. Because Zaofu was favored by the Zhou royal family, they all have been able to live in Zhao and took the surname Zhao.

其玄孙曰中潏，在西戎，保西垂。生蜚廉。蜚廉生恶来。恶来有力，蜚廉善走，父子俱以材力事殷纣。周武王之伐纣，并杀恶来。是时蜚廉为纣石北方，还，无所报，为坛霍太山而报，得石棺，铭曰“帝令处父不与殷乱，赐尔石棺以华氏”。死，遂葬于霍太山。蜚廉复有子曰季胜。季胜生孟增。孟增幸于周成王，是为宅皋狼。皋狼生衡父，衡父生造父。造父以善御幸于周缪王，得骥、温骊、骅骝、騄耳之驷，西巡狩，乐而忘归。徐偃王作乱，造父为缪王御，长驱归周，一日千里以救乱。缪王以赵城封造父，造父族由此为赵氏。自蜚廉生季胜已下五世至造父，别居赵。赵衰其后也。恶来革者，蜚廉子也，蚤死。有子曰女防。女防生旁皋，旁皋生太几，太几生大骆，大骆生非子。以造父之宠，皆蒙赵城，姓赵氏。