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Duke Hui of Jin (? - 637 BC), surnamed Ji, surname Jin, named Yiwu, was the son of Duke Xian of Jin, younger brother of Duke Wen of Jin, and was the monarch of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period. When Jin Hui Gong was in the Liang Kingdom, he took Liang Bo's daughter. When Liang Ying was pregnant, someone told her a fortune telling that she would have a son and a daughter in the future. However, the son would become someone else's slave and the daughter would become someone else's slave. So, the two children of Duke Hui of Jin, one was called "" and the other was called "concubine". Later, the prince turned into a hostage, and the concubine later became a maid in the Qin State. In 651 BC, he succeeded to the throne with the help of Qin. After Jin Hui Gong succeeded to the throne, he betrayed his trust and killed his ministers. The people of the country were very disobedient to him. In September 637 BC, Duke Hui of Jin died, and his son Prince Yu succeeded him as Duke Huai of Jin.

The "hot" name of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Chujiu, is both interesting and fun. The pestle and mortar were originally a tool for pounding grain or medicine. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it became a favorite name among people. Several monarchs took this name. 1. Qi Jinggong. Qi Jinggong can be regarded as somewhat famous in history. He is the son of Qi Linggong. His surname is Jiang, his family name is Lu, and his given name is Chujiu. Because his brother Duke Zhuang of Qi was killed by minister Cui Zhu, Duke Jin of Qi, who was not his legitimate son, became the king of Qi. Duke Jinggong of Qi has always dreamed of restoring Duke Huan of Qi's hegemony. In his early years, Duke Jinggong of Qi was very diligent and used Yan Ying in an important position, which greatly developed the national power of Qi. Later, Qi Jinggong inevitably fell into a situation of greed for pleasure, regardless of the life and death of the people, causing the people to live in poverty. There is such a sentence in "The Analects of Confucius: Ji's Chapter": "Qi Jinggong had thousands of horses. On the day of his death, the people would be praised for their lack of virtue!" 2. Song Zhaogong. The son of Duke Cheng of Song Dynasty, his surname was Song and his given name was Chujiu. He reigned from 619 BC to 611 BC. Sima Qian commented on this monarch of the Song Dynasty in "Historical Records": "Gong Zhao has no moral principles, and the people of the country do not follow him." In 611 BC, Duke Zhao's concubine, Prince Bao, joined forces with their maternal grandmother to kill Duke Zhao of Song. Prince Bao inherited the throne and became Duke Wen of Song. 3. Chen Xuangong. The son of Duke Huan of Chen had a surname of Gui and a given name of Chujiu. The younger brothers of Chen Ligong and Chen Zhuanggong, who reigned for forty-five years, had a daughter named Chen Gui, who was the queen of King Zhou Hui and the mother of King Zhou Xiang. 4. Gongsun Chujiu. This is a historical figure that everyone is very familiar with. He was a native of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period, and a disciple of Zhao Dun and Zhao Shuo. There is a very famous historical drama "The Orphan of Zhao", in which Gongsun Chujiu and Cheng Ying played touching roles. Because Tu Anjia, the minister of the Jin State, designed to frame Zhao Dun, Zhao Dun's family of more than 300 people were all killed. Zhao Shuo escaped because his wife was a princess. Later, the princess gave birth to Zhao Wu. In order to protect Zhao Wu, Gongsun Chujiu and Cheng Ying designed to pretend that Cheng Ying's son was an orphan of the Zhao family and had Tu'an Gua kill him. Gongsun Chujiu pretended to be Zhao Wu's person and was also killed by Tu'an Gua. It was precisely because of the heroic actions of Gongsun Chujiu and Cheng Ying that a bloodline was saved for the Zhao family. This story is very touching, but there are certain discrepancies between the records in "Historical Records" and "Zuo Zhuan". In short, both Gongsun Chujiu and Cheng Ying have become synonymous with heroes, and Chujiu is considered to be the one who protects heirs for others. In Pu Songling's "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio: Ruby", there is this sentence: "But if you pity this infancy thing, I am afraid that it will fall into the ancestor's grave. Can you, a righteous gentleman, help me make a pestle and mortar for me?" Perhaps, it was precisely because of its important role in agricultural production that it also reflected the importance people attached to agricultural production at that time. It's just that today, this name seems a bit too straightforward, hahaha!

Big shot, Confucius. Confucius' real name is "Kong Qiu". How did it come about? "Historical Records·Confucius Family" writes, "He was born with his head on the top of the polder, so he was named Qiu." That is to say, Confucius was born with a big bump on his head, like a hill, so his father slapped his forehead and simply named him "Kong Qiu". This is too casual. How can there be such a father? Confucius has always been worried about this matter, so he took revenge on his son for naming him. Later, when Confucius gave birth to a son, someone sent him a carp to congratulate him. As a result, Confucius simply named his son "Kong Li". What if someone sends me a dog? Is Confucius' surname "Kong"? To know what Confucius' surname was, let's first look at his father's name. According to historical records, Confucius's father's name was "Sh Liang He". It seems like the last names are inconsistent? However, they are really father and son. A little explanation here is that Shu Lianghe is not surnamed Shu. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a person's identity was determined by four symbols: surname, surname, given name, and zi. The surname is different from the surname, and the given name is different from the given name. Before the unification of the Qin Dynasty, these four symbols were separate. Then Confucius' father, Shu Liang He, was named He and given the courtesy name Shu Liang. The word "surname" was generally not used to address people during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was only used as a mark of blood relationship. Therefore, neither Confucius nor his father Shu Liang He called their "surname" very much. In fact, Confucius' ancestor's surname was "Zi". In terms of blood, Mr. Confucius also had the surname "Zi". Confucius was a descendant of the Shang Dynasty in the previous dynasty. It is said that the ancestors of the Shang Dynasty swallowed a bird egg while taking a bath, became pregnant and gave birth to a son, so he adopted "Zi" as his surname, so the descendants of the merchants all had the surname "Zi". It's unbelievable!

Duke Zhuang of Zheng was called "(wù)". It is said that when he was born, he touched the ground with his feet first, which was regarded as a bad omen by the ancients. As a result, his mother did not like him, so she gave him this name (how can anyone in the world curse their own son like this?).

Xiong Tong, King Wu of Chu, had a capable doctor who later became Ling Yin, equivalent to the Prime Minister of Chu State. His name was Dou Bobi. I don't know if anyone called him the abbreviation of his name at that time: Doubi.

Qi Guigong - Jiang Cimu, a man actually named "Mother", it's like the feeling of flowers in Stephen Chow's movie, the image is so strong.

The name of the King of Yue, Gou Jian, is now homophonic to "Que Jian", which has the same effect as the current names such as "Fan Jian". According to research, Wu and Yue were relatively far away from the Central Plains at that time, and their dialects were mainly dialects, which were different from the languages ​​of the Central Plains at that time and were homophonic.

Ji Dan? Or eggs? Are you sure this is a person's name? Swear to the lamp, this is indeed a person's name! There is another person who is combined with Ji Dan, called "Ji (gay?) You"! Is this name interesting enough? Ji You was a senior official in the Zhou royal family during the Spring and Autumn Period. He served as Situ. He was also the first public minister of the Zheng Kingdom, known as Zheng Huan Gong. Let's open up your imagination, what is the relationship between "Ji Dan" and "Ji You"? Is there anything shameful going on? This... Relationship is too complicated, and historians may not have studied it carefully!

Interesting names in the Spring and Autumn Period ~ Mi Xiong Shen, King of the Communist Party of Chu, and Mi Xiong Zhao, King of Chu Kang. The names of the father and son sounded funny. The father was named Xiong Shen and the son was named Xiong Zhao. One was responsible for reviewing one move.

As mentioned in the title, we are collecting names for supporting roles. Western or Eastern names are acceptable. If you have a good name, please tell us!