What kind of family background does Shang Tang have? How did Shang Tang become king?

Shang tribe rose in Shangqiu in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. The history of Shang tribes can be traced back to the period of matriarchal clan commune. The ancestor of this tribe is Qi. It is said that Qi's mother, Ju Dad, took a bath and suddenly found that the swallow had laid an egg. After eating it, she became pregnant and gave birth to Qi. So there is a legend in ancient times that a mysterious bird was born and gave birth to Shang.

Kong Jia succeeded to the throne as the Queen of Xia Dynasty, caring about ghosts and gods, ignoring the state affairs, superstitious about ghosts and gods, and devoted himself to hunting for fun. The people were disgusted and the princes rebelled. Because of the weak national strength, he could not control the development of the forces of the vassal States.

Among the vassal states of Xia Dynasty, after the Shang Dynasty was destroyed by the Shang Dynasty, its power gradually grew. The development of agriculture and animal husbandry and the increase of social wealth promoted the transition from clan system to slavery. In order to expand its influence and plunder more slaves and property, during the period from Shang Dynasty to Shang Dynasty, it moved the capital twice, once to Yin (now Xiaotun, Anyang, Henan Province) and once from Yin to Shangqiu.

2, acceded to the throne is king

After the death of Lord Gui, his son Tang succeeded to the throne as Shang Hou, and Tang was also named Lu. There are seven soups recorded in ancient books, including: soup, five soups, Shang Tang, Tianyi soup and Tianyi soup, which are called Tang, Cheng, Dayi and Tianyi in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and Tianyi, Dayi and Gaozuyi in Oracle Bone Inscriptions belong to the Shang clan.

When Shang Tang became a vassal after the Ghost King, the ruler of Xia Dynasty was Jie. He was arrogant and extravagant, spoiled courtiers and brutally enslaved his own people and tribes, causing widespread hatred and opposition. The rule of Xia Dynasty was tottering, and the country gradually declined.

When Xia Jie first succeeded to the throne, he had the ambition and ambition to revive the Xia Dynasty. He was invincible, and all the princes were afraid and surrendered. Valeriana was carried away by the constant military victory. He compared himself to the sun and began to become violent and heartless. Guan Longfeng, a wise minister, made many suggestions, and Jie was very angry. Guan Longfeng was executed. Grandmaster ordered him to give the omen of divination to Jie Li forever, crying bitterly and disapproving.

From the ancestor contract to the Tang Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty moved the capital eight times. In preparation for the end of summer, Shang Tang expanded Shangqiu, calling it Boyi, and Tang settled in Boyi, which created favorable conditions for the war in the end of summer, and stored grain and planted grass here to recruit soldiers.

Shang was originally endowed with special conquest rights by Xia Dynasty (Historical Records, Yin Benji, Ji Jie). He wants to conquer anyone who has the right to send troops without approval, but Tang is not prepared to conquer.

But the Xia Dynasty, which ruled the whole country. In order to weaken the influence of Xia Dynasty, sweep away the obstacles to destroy Xia Dynasty, and strive for more governors to fight against Xia Dynasty, he first started with Ge, a neighbor of Shang Dynasty.