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07 The origin of the surname Wu

A mountain and river clan chapter

(3) Wuyue in Tianyu Mountain

08 The origin of the surname Wu

Among the hundreds of surnames in China, the surname Li, Zhang, Liu, Chen, Yang, Zhao, Huang, Zhou, and Wu are listed as the top ten surnames, and the surname Wu ranks tenth, with more than 30 million people. According to research, many Wu surnames at home and abroad are descendants of Nanyang Wu Han, the founding father of the Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the twenty-eight constellations.

(1) Before Taibo

The ancestors of the Wu family can be traced back to the Wu clan in ancient times. According to "Lu Shi·Guo Ming Ji" records, Wu Quan, a minister of Emperor Yan, shows that the Wu people were a powerful clan during the time of Emperor Yan.

According to the records of "Lu Shi·Guo Ming Ji", the name of Huangdi's mother was Wu Shu, which shows the close relationship between the Wu people and the Huangdi clan.

During the reign of Emperor Zhuanxu of the Gaoyang family, there was a fire god Zhurong named Wu Hui. After his death, people respected him as "Zhutian Bodhisattva".

Jiang Yuan, the first wife of Emperor Ku of the Gao Xin family, one of the five ancient emperors, was born and abandoned. He was appointed by Shun as the Ji official in charge of agricultural affairs, and was known as "Hou Ji" in history. Later generations were revered as the God of Agriculture by the Chinese nation. He abandoned his son and continued to be an agricultural official in the Xia Dynasty.

During the Taikang period, political corruption led to the abolition of agricultural officials. Buchu fled to the Xudi tribe in the northwest. After his grandson Gong Liu took charge of the tribe, he focused on farming. Gong Liu Ziqing inherited his father's power during the Qing Festival, and he often suffered from farming. Due to Xu Di's harassment and invasion, Gugong Danfu led his people to move to Zhou Yuan at the foot of Qishan Mountain to live in Xin. The country they established was called the Zhou Kingdom, and the three nobles were called Zhou Taibo. In the Wu genealogy, Zun Gu is regarded as a recent ancestor.

Genealogy table of the distant ancestors of the Wu family: Houji-Buchu-Ju-Gongliu-Qingjie-Huangpu-Chafu-Shanxi-Gongfei-Gaoyu-Yayu-Gongshu ancestral class-Zhou Taiwang (gu Gongdanfu) - Taibo

The ancestor Taibo, also known as Taibo, was born on the ninth day of the first lunar month of Bingshen in the 40th year of Emperor Wu of the Yin Dynasty, and died on the fifth day of the third lunar month of Bingyin in the fourth year of Emperor Yin of the Yin Dynasty. At the age of 91, he married Bu, the founder of the Wu family. The eldest son of King Gugong of Zhou Dynasty. Buried today in Hongshan, Wuxi, Jiangsu.

The tomb of Taibo is made of blue marble, 2 meters high and 3 meters in diameter. The top of the tomb is filled with loess. The tombstone is square and "Taibo Tomb" is engraved on the front. In front of the tomb, there are two tall Chinese watches. There are majestic lions carved on the tomb, and there is a pavilion for sacrifices in front of the tomb. It was built in 1818. On the stone next to the door of the Xiangtang Hall is a couplet written by Qi Yanhuai, "The ambition is to conquer the three families of the world, and create a cup of Jiangnan from the same sky for eternity."

Taibo Temple: Also known as Zhide Temple, it was converted into an ancestral temple in memory of his residence in Meili. In front of the main hall, there is a Ming Dynasty stone archway with the inscription "Zhide Mingbang". The poet Lu Guimeng of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Hetai" A poem called "Bo Temple" reads: "The city of my hometown is desolate and its virtues are not yet desolate. Every year, the hall is wet with pepper. Recently, father and son are fighting for the world. I don't believe that there is a king in the world."

Comments on "The Book of Songs: The Emperor" said: "Emperor The state has been against each other since Tai Bo and Wang Ji." Confucius: "Tai Bo, he can be said to be the most virtuous! Three times, the world has given way, and the people have nothing to gain."

(2) Taibo and Ji Zha (Zhong Yong's descendants in southern Jiangsu) Qi, Lu, and Jin)

Gu Gong Dan’s father had three sons. The eldest son, Taibo, was the founder of the Ji surnamed Wu; the second son, Zhongyong, was the ancestor of the Ji surnamed Wu; and the youngest son, Ji Li, was the founder of Zhou Wen Wang Jichang's father. Taibo and Zhongyong gave up the throne and Ji Li three times and established the Gouwu Kingdom in Meili, Wuxi today. After the destruction of the Shang Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou officially ennobled Zhong Yong's descendant Zhou Zhang as the king and viscount of Wu. More than 400 years after the reign of the 13th King, in the first year of King Jian of Zhou Dynasty (585 BC), Zhongyong's 19th generation Sun Shoumeng inherited the throne of his father Wu Quqi and officially proclaimed himself king.

Zhongyong, the first ancestor of the Wu family, was the second son of Duke Gugong, King Tai of Zhou. He was born in Gengzi, the forty-fourth year of Wuding, Emperor Gaozong of Yin Dynasty, and died in Xinwei, the ninth year of Xiaoyi, Yin Dynasty. He lived to the age of 92. He married the Wan family and was buried in Yushan. Son 2: Ji Bamboo and Ju Bamboo

Zhongyong’s tomb is located in Yushan, northwest of Changshu, Jiangsu. There were originally three stone archways in front of the tomb. The first one was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. A letter was written "Edict to build the gate of the tomb of the sage Zhongyong." ", the second facade is a four-character plaque inscribed by Cao Xian, the governor of Jiangnan, "Greeting Friends of the South", and the third facade is "The Tomb of the Sage Yu Zhong". A couplet is engraved on the stone pillars on both sides: "It's hard to be a brother if you surrender to the country for a while, but the famous mountains for thousands of years still belong to Yu." After the archway, there are four tombstones on the tomb. The one in the middle is inscribed by Lu Zhenfei, the censor of Jiangnan patrol in the Ming Dynasty, "Shang Yimin Yu Zhongzhou Cemetery".

The fourth generation taboo Zhou Zhang, Shuda’s eldest son. Born in Xinmao, the 12th year of Yin Emperor Yi, he married the Lin family. Son 1: Xiong Sui

When King Wu of Zhou was looking for Zhong Yong's descendants, Zhou Zhang had inherited his father's throne and served as the leader of Jingman Juwu. King Wu officially named Zhou Zhang the king of Juwu, the founder of the clan.

After Shou Meng's death, there was a second abdication crisis in Wu State. Shou Meng's fourth son Ji Zha did not follow the old succession law of "brother lasts until younger brother" and intentionally passed the throne to his nephew. As a result, a civil strife broke out between brothers in the Wu royal family. Zhuan Zhu assassinated King Liao of Wu, and Helu became King of Wu. With Wu Zixu and Sun Wu as military advisors, the country gradually became stronger and more powerful. Later, in the battle against Yue, Ling Gufu, a Yue man, wounded King Wu in Helu's toe with a sword. King Wu suffered a hair injury and died suddenly. The throne was passed to his son Fucha, and later due to Fan Li's plan, the state of Wu was destroyed.

The 19th generation taboo Jizha: the fourth son of Shoumeng. He was born on April 18th in Yiyou, the tenth year of King Jian of Zhou Dynasty (576 BC). He died in Bingchen, the 35th year of King Jing of Zhou Dynasty (485 BC). He was buried in Wujin, Jiangsu, west of Shenpu, seventy miles away. He married the Yan family. . Ziwu: Wu Chang, Zhengsheng, Zhongdao, Muxi, Ziyu.

Today's founder of the Wu, Yan, and Yanling clans

There are five Jizi temples: Shengang, Jiangyin, Xijiuli Temple in Yanling Town, Danyang, and three in Changzhou. Today, there are three temples in the west of Yanling Town, Danyang. Jiuli Temple.

Fu Chai’s new prince was named Wu Hong, who was exiled to Wuyuan, Jiangxi. The Wu family in Wuyuan and Poyang since the Qin and Han Dynasties are the descendants of Wu Hong. The Wu family in Shezhou also has King Wu Zhufan as their ancestor. The Wu family in Shezhou later spawned Wu Hong's descendants in Jiangxi: the Wu family in Nanchang, Jiangxi, the Wu family in Dexing Jianjie (downstairs), Jiangxi, and other branches.

Wu and Chu were fighting each other. Five of Shoumeng's sons entered Chu, and one of his sons applied to be a Sima in Chu. During the dispute between Qin and Chu, Shen took his family to the Huangshan Mountains, from Xiuning in Huizhou (Zhangjun) to Fuliang Yaoli.

Wu Hong is the son of Fu Chai, who is the eldest grandson of Zhu Fan. Shenzi was the son of Shoumeng's fifth son, Qiyou. It can be seen that the Wu family in Wuyuan and Poyang and the Wu family in Yanling, a descendant of Jizha, have the same ancestry but different branches. The descendants of Wu Shen in Jiangxi include the (Niaomuquan) Yangshan Wu family, the Fuliang Wu family, the Yugan Wu family, the Leping Wu family, the Anren Wu family, and the Jinxian Wu family.

The family of Wu Jizha, the fourth son of Shou Meng, originally lived in Yanling. Wu Jizha had five sons. The eldest son died young and was buried in Shandong. Jizha's eldest grandson was named Wu Pulu. When the state of Wu fell, Wu Pulu took his mother Gu and his wife Qiu to She County, Anhui Province. Later, his family fled to Wuhu together. When I first arrived in Baoshan, I moved to the south of Wufeng Mountain (also called Hushan) in Dongting. In order to avoid persecution by the Yue people, Wu Puhu changed his name to Pu. From then on, Wu Pulu's family lived in seclusion in the barren mountains and mountains for generations, not communicating with the outside world. The two Puhe families live in seclusion in a paradise, fishing, woodworking, farming and reading, and are not known to outsiders. Wu Pulu gave birth to a son, Puwu, and a daughter, Puxiu. The Wu and He families have been married for generations. Although the Wu family changed their surname to the Pu family, they did not forget their ancestors. When the Wu and He families fled to Taihu Lake, they built a thatched cottage at the foot of Pu Gong Mountain, named Pu Gong An, to worship their ancestor, the god Ji Zha. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was changed to Yanling Jizi Temple. The Wu Pulu branch continued for thousands of years, and later returned to the Wu surname in the Southern Song Dynasty.

The second son, Wu Zhengsheng, has the most developed branch. After the country was destroyed and his family was destroyed, Wu Zhengsheng fled his hometown alone and took refuge in Qi State. He was accepted by Qi Pinggong, married the princess Jiang, and gave birth to a son, named Qifan. The meaning of Qi Fan must be the determination to revive the Wu Kingdom. It is a pity that Wu Zhengsheng had no hope of revival in his life, and finally died in a foreign country and was buried in Kuiqiu of Qi State (now Zibo City, Shandong Province). His son Wu Qifan defected to the State of Lu, served as Prime Minister of Lu, and married the daughter of his noble uncle and grandson of the State of Lu. As a result, his family moved to Qufu, Shandong. He was also buried here after his death. Qifan's son was named Wu Xu. He gave up politics and literature and studied Confucianism under Yan Gao, a disciple of Confucius. He was quite famous at that time. After Wu Xu's death, he was buried in the northwest of Langye Terrace in Jiaonan, Shandong Province. Wu Xu married Tian and had two sons, the eldest son Wu Ji and the second son Wu Sel. The descendants of Wuji branch are scattered among Qilu. Wu Sel married Shi Zuo and gave birth to three sons: (Wang Lu), Yong, and Yi. Wu Yong was involved in the political struggle of the Lu State, and later failed and fled to the Jin State. He was buried in Yicheng, Shanxi Province after his death. In this way, a branch of Wu Zhengsheng's descendants moved from Shandong to Shanxi. Wu Yong gave birth to two sons in Shanxi: Wu Gouyu and Wu Zhang. Wu Gouyu's son was named Jueyou, who had the same name as his ancestor Jizha's fifth brother. Wu Gouyu was buried in Jiangyi (now east of Yicheng, Shanxi). One of Wu Jueyou's sons was named Wu Shen. By Wu Shen's generation, the family moved south to Chu State. Wu Shen was also quite promising and held the high position of Da Sima in the Chu State. At that time, the struggle for hegemony among the princes during the Warring States Period was coming to an end, and Qin's unification of the world was a foregone conclusion. Wu Shen saw that the Chu State was bound to perish, so he retreated bravely, took his wife, children and mother with him, crossed the Yangtze River from the south of the Chu State, and lived in seclusion in Lushan Mountain, Jiangxi Province. He entertains himself with landscapes, poetry and wine all day long. Wu Shen trained and raised two sons here: the eldest son Wu Rui and the second son Wu Xin. Wu Rui lived up to his ancestors, revived his family's reputation, and became a famous Changsha King in history.

Is Wu Shen a descendant of Wu Zhengsheng or Wu Qiyou? Debatable! Under the prestige, he is tempted to cling to him.

Among the four surviving sons of Jizha at that time, only the fourth son, Wu Ziyu, stayed at home and worshiped Jizi in Yanling. "Danyang Wu Clan Branch Records" records that Wu Ziyu gave birth to two sons, Wu Zhong and Wu Shu. The descendants are long and prosperous, and the family has lived in Yanling for generations.

(3) Wu Rui (Wu Rui is in Fanyang - King of Hengshan (Huanggang) - King of Changsha (Linxiang)) Wu Rui is in Hunan

Wu Rui belongs to the branch of Wu Zhengsheng, His father moved to Lushan from Chu. During the Qin Dynasty, Wu Rui became the county magistrate of Fanyang (now Poyang East, Jiangxi). Knowing the general trend of the world, Qin was bound to fall, so he led the local Yue people to raise troops to respond. He then moved to the northwest and entered the pass with Xiang Yu to defeat Qin. He made great contributions. Xiang Yu made him the king of Hengshan and unified the Han Dynasty. Wu Rui was awarded the title of hero. He was named the King of Changsha and established his capital in Linxiang (today's Changsha City, Hunan Province), with a settlement of 3,000 households. From then on, the Wu Rui branch of the Wu clan moved from Jiangxi to Hunan. Unfortunately, he did not live long, and Wu Rui became the King of Changsha. In less than a year, he died prematurely in June of that year and was buried in Linxiang. His posthumous title was "King Wen" (it is reported in Volume 34 of Ban Gu's "Book of the Later Han")

Wu Rui. More than 400 years after his death, Sun Quan invaded Changsha. Someone dug up Wu Rui's tomb and took the coffin to use as materials for Sun Jian's temple. When they opened the coffin, they found that the clothes were as bright as new, and the grave diggers were surprised. Shouchong was shocked when he saw Nanman school guard Wu Gang: Wu Gang's figure and appearance were exactly the same as Wu Rui in the coffin. When he asked, Wu Gang was Wu Rui's 16th generation grandson.

This strange event has been recorded in "Shishuo Xinyu", "Sou Shen Ji" and "Shui Jing Zhu".

According to the "Lanhu Wu Family Genealogy" written in the fifth year of Shunzhi, King Wen of Changsha Wu Rui gave birth to six sons: the eldest son Wu Chen, the second son Wu Ying, the third son Wu Qian, the fourth son Wu Yang, and the fifth son Wu. Yuan, six sons Wu Zhi. The first daughter is married to Tingbu.

Wu Chen, the eldest son of Wu Rui, became the second generation king of Changsha after the death of his father Wu Rui in 201 BC. He lived in Linxiang. He died in the 8th year of his reign and was buried in Linxiang. His posthumous title was "Become a king". Wu Chen, the king of Changsha, had four sons: Wu Hui, Wu Zheng, Wu Ping and Wu Zhong.

When his father Wu Chen died in 193 BC, Wu Hui inherited the third generation of the Changsha throne and lived in Linxiang. He died after reigning for 7 years and was buried in Linxiang. He was posthumously named "King Ai". Wu Hui gave birth to two sons: Wu You and Wu Zhi.

Wu You, see "Book of Han·Biography of Wu Rui". However, "Book of Han·Biao of Princes and Kings with Different Surnames" also writes "Wu Ruo" as one person. After the death of his father Wu Hui in 186 BC, Wu Ruo succeeded to the fourth generation of Changsha King, who lived in Linxiang. He died after reigning for 8 years and was buried in Linxiang. He was given the posthumous title of "King ***". Wu Ruo's two sons, Wu Cha and Wu Chuan.

Wu Chai, "Biao of Princes and Kings with Different Surnames" is written as "Wu Chan", which is the same person. In 178 BC, after the death of King Wu Ruo of Changsha, Wu Cha succeeded to the throne as the fifth King of Changsha and lived in Linxiang. Wu Cha died in the seventh year of Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty (157 BC) after he became the king of Changsha for 22 years. He was buried in Linxiang and his posthumous title was "Prince Jing". Wu Cha, King Jing of Changsha, had no sons, so the Changsha Kingdom was abolished.

Wu Rui's second son, Wu Ying, was first appointed as the Zhuguo of Changsha. Later, in September of the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu (202 BC), he was granted the title of Marquis of Yiling, with a settlement of 1,500 households. Yiling is now Xupu County, Hunan Province. Wu Ying served as Marquis of Yiling for two years and died in the seventh year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (200 BC). In the fourth year of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty (191 BC), Wu Ying's son Wu Chongsi was granted the title of the second generation Yiling Marquis. He reigned for 10 years and died in the seventh year of Gao Hou (181 BC). Wu Zhong, the Marquis of Yiling, had no children and no heirs.

Wu Qian, the third son of King Wu Rui of Changsha, was granted the title of Benihou in September of the first year of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty (194 BC) because of the merits of his father, King of Changsha, and was granted a settlement of 2,000 households. Benhou State was located in present-day Yongxing County, Hunan Province. Wu Qian died in 157 BC after serving as Benhou for 37 years, and was given the posthumous title of "Qinghou". Benqinghou gave birth to a son, Wu Xin, who was granted the title of the second generation Benhou in the seventh year of Emperor Xiaowen's reign (157 BC). He died after reigning for 6 years and was given the posthumous title of "Marquis of ***". Wu Xin, the Marquis of Bengong, gave birth to his son Wu Guangzhi. In the sixth year of Emperor Xiaojing's reign (151 BC), he was granted the title of the third generation Marquis of Bengong. Benhou Wu Guangzhi gave birth to Wu Qianqiu, and he was the fourth generation of Benhou. In the fifth year of Yuanding (112 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented the policy of cutting down the Tibetan tribes. In addition, Wu Qianqiu was guilty of "sitting on gold", and the Hou Kingdom was abolished. Wu Qianqiu moved to Puban (now Xipuzhou, Yongji County, Shanxi Province). At this point, the descendants of Wu Qian, the third son of King Wu Rui of Changsha, moved north from the Yongxing area of ??Hunan to Shanxi, and their descendants were scattered throughout the Central Plains.

Wu Yang, the fourth son of King Wu Rui of Changsha, ("Wu Tang" in "Jiangyin Wu Family Lineage Examination") was named "Wu Tang" in July of the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (202 BC). Yuanlinghou. The Yuanling Marquis Kingdom was located in the southwest of Yuanling County, Hunan Province today. Wu Yang served as Marquis of Yuanling for 25 years and died in 177 BC. His posthumous title was "Marquis of Qing". A son of Wu Yang, the Marquis of Yuanling Qing, was named Wu Fu. In 162 BC, he was granted the title of the second Marquis of Yuanling. He died in the 17th year of his reign and was given the posthumous title of "Qinghou". Wu Fu's son was named Wu Zhou. In 145 BC, he became the third generation Marquis of Yuanling and was given the posthumous title of "Aihou" after his death. Wu Zhou, the Aihou of Yuanling, also had no children. After his death, the princedom was abolished.

The Wu Rui family of Changsha King, with 5 people named kings and 9 people named marquis, was very prosperous in the early Han Dynasty. However, although the family is honored and distinguished, the number of descendants is not very prosperous. Among Wu Rui's six sons, the other branches were passed down to the third or fifth generation before ending. Only the third son Wu Qian's family had an endless line, but after the fifth generation, it also left Hunan and moved north to the Central Plains.

(4) Wu Han (Wu Han is in Nanyang-Zaoyang-Guangping Zhonghou, Wu Han descendants are in Henan)

According to the "Jiangyin Wu Clan Origin and Origin" records, Changsha After Wang Wurui's 6th generation grandson Wu Qianqiu was exempted from the title of nobility, he was forced to move from Hunan to Puban (now Xipuzhou, Yongji County, Shanxi). There are two sons of Wu Qianqiu recorded in the genealogy. Probably because he was worried that Wu Rui's descendants would not be prosperous and prayed to God to bless the family's prosperity, Wu Qianqiu named his two sons Wu Yanling and Wu Yinling respectively. The word "Yan" and the word "Yin" express infinite hope. God finally did not let down this Wu family. After moving north to the Central Plains, the descendants of Wu Rui gradually became more prosperous. According to the "Genealogy of the Wu Family in Shanyinzhou Mountain", Wu Yanling married his wife Liu and gave birth to two sons: the eldest son Wu Quan and the second son Wu Jie. The Wu Quan branch moved east from Shanxi to Hao (southwest of today's Shangqiu County, Henan). Wu Quan married Ran Shen's daughter and gave birth to a son named Wu Long. The two sons born to Wu Long and his wife Duanmu are: - the eldest son Wu Fuxing, and the second son Wu Fuqi. The name "Fuxing" probably also means the hope for the revival of the family. Sure enough, his descendants soon revived the prestige of the entire Wu surname. Wu Fuxing moved from Hao to Nanyang (now Nanyang City, Henan Province) and was buried in Wan (in Nanyang) after his death. Wu Zhang, the son of Wu Fuxing, was a famous scholar in the late Western Han Dynasty and a professor of Shangshu. He was an upright man. Unfortunately, he was killed by Wang Mang and was buried in Wan. Wu Zhang gave birth to four sons: the eldest son Wu Wei, the second son Wu Han, the third son Wu Xi, and the fourth son Wu Yan.

When it came to Wu Han's generation, the family became prosperous because of Wu Han's achievements.

Wuhan officials worshiped the Grand Sima, and after his death, he was given the posthumous title of Zhonghou, and was known as "Guangping Zhonghou" in history. Wu Han gave birth to two sons: the eldest son Wu Cheng. The second son, Wu Guo, was granted the title of Marquis.

After the death of Wu Han, the Zhonghou of Guangping, Wu Cheng was appointed as the second generation of Guangping Hou as the eldest son. Soon he was killed by a domestic slave and was given the posthumous title of "Aihou". In the twenty-eighth year of Jianwu (AD 52), after Wu Cheng's death, the Guangping Kingdom was divided into three.

Wu Cheng, Aihou of Guangping, gave birth to four sons: the eldest son Wu Dan, the second son Wu Xu, the third son Wu Xuan, and the fourth son Wu Xin.

Wu Dan, "Shui Jing·Zhuo Shui Zhu" is written as "Wu Qie", the glyphs are so similar that they are wrong. After the Guangping Marquis was abolished in the 28th year of Jianwu, Wu Dan was renamed Zhuoyang Marquis (Zhuoyang is in Suiping County, Henan Province today) to worship Wu and Han. After the death of Wu Dan, Marquis of Zhuoyang, he had no children and the country was destroyed.

Wu Xu was the second son of Wu Cheng. "Shui Jing·Mian Shui Zhu" is written as "Wu Cai", which is different from "Han Shu". Twenty-eight years after it was built, Wu Xu was granted the title of Marquis of Zhuyang (Zhuyang is in today's Gucheng County, Hubei Province). In the eighth year of Jianchu (AD 83), because his eldest brother Wu Dan died without any children, the imperial court moved Wu Xu, the Marquis of Zhuyang, as the Marquis of Pingchun (Pingchun is in the northwest of Xinyang City, Henan Province today) to worship Wu and Han.

Pingchun Hou Wu Xu gave birth to a son named Wu Sheng, and his genealogy is "Wu Rusheng". After Wu Xu's death, Wu Shengsi was granted the title of the second generation Pingchun Hou. When Wu Rusheng was still alive, he created the Wu family tree. This was the earliest Wu family tree in history and a major event in the history of the Wu family.

According to the genealogy, Wu Shengsheng had two sons: the eldest son Wu Yunzuo and the second son Wu Yuncheng.

The second son of Wu Han was named Wu Guo. In the 28th year of Jianwu (AD 52), he was named the Marquis of Xincai (in today's Xincai County, Henan Province). The number of descendants is unknown.

Wu Han's elder brother Wu Wei was also a fierce general of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu. He died heroically while following Liu Xiu to conquer the world. Liu Xiu also paid special attention to him and granted Wu Wei's son Wu Tong the title of Marquis of Anyang (in the southwest of Zhengyang County, Henan Province today). The descendants also prospered.

Wu Han's younger brother Wu Xi was named the Marquis of Baoqin because of his elder brother's merits. Wu Anguo, Wu Xi's son, was granted the title of Marquis and moved to Jiangdong.

Wu Yan, the fourth brother of Wu Han, was granted the title of General and had a son, Wu Dan. U Thant's masterpiece.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the family of Wu Han, the great Sima, had as many as ten people as marquises. Among the entire Wu surname at that time, this branch was the most prominent and prosperous. A branch of Wu Zheng, a descendant of Jizha, returned to Wu County after 600 years of migration and ups and downs.

In the second year of Yongxing (AD 153), Mi Bao, the governor of Wu County, established the Wu Taibo Temple in the county town (today's Suzhou) and asked the court to find the authentic descendants of the Wu surname to conduct temple worship. Wu Sheng submitted a family biography "Genealogy". After Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty reviewed and confirmed it, he agreed with the case and ordered Taiwei Huang Qiong and others to discuss making Wu Sheng's second son Wu Yuncheng a sacrificial lord and move to Wu County (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province) to preside over the Wu surname. The ancestor Taibo was worshiped in the temple. This is an event worthy of a special mention in the history of the development of the Wu surname. The Wu clan received the attention of the imperial court, the emperor's personal intervention, and the official construction of the Taibo Temple marked the revival and prosperity of the Wu clan. At this point, Wu Zheng, a descendant of Jizha, gave birth to a branch. After 600 years of migration, ups and downs, they returned (4) to the hometown of the Wu surname - Wu County, Jiangsu Province.

(5) Return to the hometown of the Wu surname in Wujun, Jiangsu (Wu Han descendants are in Wujun) "Genealogy of the Wu Family in Shanyin Prefecture"

After Wu Yuncheng's death, he was buried in Gusu (today's Suzhou City), the posthumous title was "Wenxiaohou", so the genealogy is also called "Honoring Wenxiaohou Wu Yuncheng". One of Yuncheng's sons, Wu Gao (Yu), was granted the title of Sacrificial Marquis and continued to preside over the sacrifices at Taibo Temple in Suzhou. After his death, he was buried in Suzhou and given the posthumous title of "Good Marquis". His genealogy is called "Wu Gao, the Good Marquis". The Wu family was still prosperous in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

After Wu Yuncheng moved back to Wu County to worship his ancestor Wu Taibo for three generations, history entered the Three Kingdoms period. The Wu family became political relatives of Sun Wu who ruled Jiangdong. Wu Guotai, the mother of brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan, came from the Wu family in Wu County. .

According to "An Examination of the Origin of the Wu Clan in Jiangyin", Wu Yuncheng's son, the enshrined marquis Wu Yao (妁), died young, leaving behind two sons and two daughters. The eldest son Wu Xiongqing inherited his father's business and stayed in Wu County. The second son Wu Jing and his two sisters went south to Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) to join relatives. The Wu siblings lived under the shelter of others as teenagers and experienced hardships in life. The two sisters of the Wu family are famous far and wide because they come from a famous family. They are as beautiful as flowers and have both ability and political integrity.

Sun Jian, a native of Fuchun, Wu County (now Fuyang County, Zhejiang Province), was only 20 years old at the time. He was a local official and was very powerful. He came to propose marriage because of his fame, but the Wu family relatives thought Sun Jian was rude and cunning and refused to agree to the marriage. Sun Jian was ashamed and angry after being rejected, and he threatened to take revenge. Wu Jing's eldest sister was afraid of hurting her relatives, so she persuaded her: "Don't drag everyone down just because of me. If that person is not good, blame me for my bad luck." In this way, the eldest daughter of the Wu family married Sun Jian and was known as Queen Wu in history. Later her sister became Sun Jian's concubine. Unexpectedly, Sun Jian would become more prosperous in the future, and he would later become a Polu general and lead the Yuzhou herders, becoming a major military separatist force in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Mrs. Wu gave birth to four sons for Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, and Sun Kuang. Her sister gave birth to two brothers and sisters, Sun Lang and Sun Ren. Sun Quan inherited the foundation laid by his father and brother, became a generation of emperors, established the Soochow regime, and divided the world with Wei and Shu. Mrs. Wu died in 202 AD and was buried with her husband Sun Jian in Gaoling (in today's Danyang County, Jiangsu Province). She was later honored as Queen Wulie.

When Wu Jing was young, he and his two sisters depended on each other, so he won the respect of Sun Ce and Sun Quan brothers. He became the prefect of Danyang, was awarded the title of General Wu, and made many military exploits for the Sun Wu regime. After Wu Jing's death, his eldest son Wu Fen continued to be reused by Sun Quan and was granted the title of Governor of Wu Commandery. He led troops to guard the east and was later granted the title of Marquis of Xinting. After Wu Fen's death, his son Wu An ascended the throne. At the time of Wu An, Sun Quan's third son, Sun He, was established as the crown prince, and his fourth son, Sun Ba, was granted the title of King of Lu. He competed with the crown prince for favor. Wu An and some ministers of Soochow attached themselves to Sun Ba, King of Lu, and attempted to kill the prince. After the incident was revealed, Wu An was sentenced to death by Sun Quan along with Lu Wang Sun Ba, and Wu Jing's eldest son's family was lost forever. Wu Jing's second son Wu Qi was granted the title of Dutinghou by Sun Quan. After his death, his son Wu Zuan succeeded him. Wu Zuan married the daughter of Teng Yin, the Dutinghou of the Eastern Han Dynasty. When Sun Quan died, he ordered Teng Yin and Zhuge Ke to assist his young master, and Wu Zuan's father-in-law became the Gu Ming Minister of Soochow. Later, the great-grandsons of Sun Jian's brother Sun Jing, Sun Jun and Sun Lin, took power and killed Teng Yin and Zhuge Ke, falsely accusing them of treason. Wu Zuan's family was implicated and killed. So far, only Wu Xiongqing, the eldest son of Wu Xi, was left in the Wu family in Wu County.

Wu Xiongqing was extremely smart since he was a child and was hailed as a child prodigy by his time. After Wu Tao's death, Wu Xiongqing stayed in Wu County as the eldest son and established the Wu family. After Sun Quan became emperor, he honored his uncle Wu Xiongqing as Taifu and Duke of Wu. This Wu family was granted the title of Marquis in the fourth generation of Soochow, and was famous as a relative of the country and the descendant of the sages. It was not until the fall of Soochow in 280 AD and the death of Wu Xiongqing's fourth grandson, Wu Zhize, that the Wu family retired to the people. . Half a century later, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was established, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang became the center of rule. In 323 AD, Emperor Ming of Jin named the descendants of ancient sages, and Wu Gaoyi, the grandson of Wu Zhize, was named Zhaoyan Gong. This Wu family once again became prominent in the world. In particular, Wu Gaoyi's eldest son Wu Ji had a prosperous official career because he married Yu, the sister of Empress Mu, Emperor Ming of Jin Dynasty, and became a relative of the emperor. Wu Ji served as a high-ranking official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhongshu Ling, and was later named Duke of Bo. Wu Ji gave birth to seven sons. Later generations were prosperous, and they were able to be granted marquisships and titles for several generations. At the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, his fourth grandson, General Wu Yu of Zhenbei, was killed in the war with the Northern Wei Dynasty. His widow, Liu, moved to Jiyang (today's Jiangyin County, Jiangsu Province) with their young son Wu Jian. A branch of Wu Jie settled in Jiyang for six generations and lived through the Song and Qi dynasties. During this period, some of their descendants served as officials, and their names are recorded in official history. When Wu Jian, the sixth generation of Wu, came to Sun Wu (Wu + Miu - Tan), he moved to Hanyang Mountain in Wuchang County. Wu (wood + miao - 蠠) is the 41st grandson of Wu Jizha, a native of the Southern Qi Dynasty. After he moved to Hanyang Mountain, he lived in seclusion and did not serve as an official. He passed down the family through farming and studying. His descendants prospered for hundreds of years and became a prominent local family, known as the Wu family in Wuchang. Later, Wuchang County also became one of the seven major counties with the Wu surname in the late Tang Dynasty.

Wu (Wood + Miu-蠠) gave birth to two sons, among whom the eldest son Wu Dun had a more prosperous branch. During the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, Wu Dun held important positions such as Grand Sima and Attendant. Chen Baxian died in battle when he launched an army to destroy Liang. After Wu Dun's death, he was granted a posthumous title by the imperial court and was ordered to be buried in Jiangling, present-day Hubei Province, and a temple was built to offer sacrifices. Therefore, Wu Dun's family moved from Hanyang Mountain in Wuchang to Jiangling. Wu Dun's branch of the Wu family experienced wars in the late Southern Dynasties, and in the Sui and Tang dynasties, all his descendants became officials. Among them, Wu Ruoyuan, Wu Dun's great-grandson, named Bogao, was admitted as a Jinshi during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and served successively as a member of the Zhongshu Sheren, a minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and a doctor of Yinqing Guanglu. Wu Ruoyuan's greatest contribution to the Wu family was the compilation of a complete "Wu Family Authentic Genealogy" based on the family tree compiled by his ancestor Wu Sheng. At this point, the authentic migration and evolution history of the Wu family can be clearly discerned and can be documented. According to the Wu family tree, Wu Ruoyuan's son Wu Shiwei married Princess Pingle, the daughter of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. Wu Shiwei had two sons, the eldest son Wu Zuo and the second son Wu Jing. The second son Wu Jing moved to Bianzhou Yi and later became a famous historian in the Tang Dynasty. Wu Kebo, the son of Wu Zuo, was a Jinshi during the Tianzhai reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. He later became a minister, Youpu She, and became a prominent political figure in the Tang Dynasty. He was granted the title of Duke of Bohai County. After Wu Kebo's death, his eldest son Wu Shunzi became the Shanyin Order by virtue of his father's influence. His family moved to Shanyin (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and his descendants became the Wu family in Shanyin.

The Wu family in Shanyin passed down poetry and calligraphy to their family, and produced many literati. Among them was Wu Shunluo's eldest son Wu Zhu, who was indifferent by nature and looked down upon official career. He settled in Shanyin and devoted himself to writing books and establishing theories. He is the author of "Shanyin Collection", "Xianqing Collection" and "Zhaoyun Collection" handed down to the world. From the above titles, we can see Wu Zhu's elegant aspirations and interests in the mountains and white clouds. During the reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, the local government asked him to become an official many times, but he always refused. The local officials later reported his deeds to the court. Even Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty admired his integrity and gave him the title "Mr. Wen Jian". As a mountain scribe, Wu Zhu was named by the emperor and became a legend. Wu Rong, the eldest son of Wu Zhu, was also a literati and could be called a famous writer in the late Tang Dynasty. "Old Tang Book" records that Wu Rong studied diligently since childhood, became a Jinshi later, and became Wei Zhaodu's secretary (i.e., an official such as an aide). His articles are free and gorgeous, so he often relies on his talent and arrogance. Once Wei Zhaodu ridiculed him for writing a bad article, Wu Rong openly retorted: "This is the Wu family's writing, and it is not my intention to attack it." Since then, Wu Rong's article has become a good talk in the literary world under the title of "Wu's writing". Wu Rong successively held the positions of Zuoshilang, Shiyushi, Hubushilang, and Hanlin, and his descendants were prosperous. According to the "Genealogy of the Wu Clan in Shanyin Prefecture", Wu Rong was born with a master, and they multiplied into three branches of the Wu family in Shanyin. These three branches of the Wu family later moved to different places. Among them, Wu Yuanrui, the second son of Wu Rong, moved back to his ancestral home in Jiangling. It was about 300 years ago that his ancestor Wu Dun (the 42nd generation grandson of Jizha) ordered to be buried in Jiangling. The third son, Wu Shaodian, moved back to Zhuji (now Zhuji County, Zhejiang Province). Wu Rong's eldest son, Wu Yuansan, whose courtesy name was Ruoxu, went to the Hanlin Academy to compile and compile books. He married a daughter of the Tang clan and had three sons.

His eldest son Wu Bin, named Wenyu, was granted the title of Hussar General. He lived in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, and later moved back to Yushan, Wu County. At this point, the descendants of Wu Zhengsheng, the second son of Jizha, moved around for more than a thousand years. In the 10th century AD, Wu Bin, the 53rd generation grandson of Jizha, moved back to the ancient Yanling Mausoleum, the place where his direct ancestor Wu Jizha first established his title.

Wu Biao, the third son of Wu Yuan, also moved back to the old place of the ancient Wu Kingdom in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. He presided over the temple worship of Wu Taibo, the ancestor of the Wu surname, and became the main lineage of the Wu family in Wuxi. The Wu family in Wuxi later spawned many branches of the Wu family such as Liuhe, Gaoyou, Jinling, Hanli, and Xintang. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, they formed the backbone of the Wu family in Yanling.

Distribution of Han descendants of Zhongyong, Wu Rui and Wu during the Qin and Han Dynasties

Taibo Zhongyong, the main ancestor of the Wu family in Suzhou, Wuxi (Wu language)

Jizha Yanling Mausoleum (Danyang) The authentic sect of the Wu family in Jiangyin (Wu dialect)

Zhongyong Changshu-Wu Hong, Wuyuan County, Dexing City (Hui dialect)

Jumped from Fuliang (Hui dialect). Fanyang, Huizhou District (Gan dialect).

Wu Yunzuo (Gucheng) and Wu Yuncheng (Suzhou) of Wu Han origin

Why did the genealogy of the Wu surname change in Wu Rusheng's writings?