A harbinger of national decline

Created the hereditary system of father's death and son's succession, and Xia Qi abolished the abdication system. When he became king, the first thing he did was to learn from his father's meeting with tribal leaders and meet them. His main purpose is to show his strength to the leaders and boast of his wealth and prominent position. Xia Qi also likes to cruise around. Once upon a time, Yao, Shun and Yu traveled around the country mainly to understand the local customs, observe the sufferings of the people and solve disputes between tribes. Today's summer parades are all about showing off and entertaining. He felt that he was cruising outside, escorted by samurai, greeted by princes, entertained by feasts, accompanied by beautiful women, eating delicious food, looking at the beautiful scenery everywhere and living a fairy-like life. He was really full of ambition.

The leaders saw that the luxury and enjoyment of the new king aroused people's antipathy, and they wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble. However, Xia Qi felt that the country was as stable as a rock, so he turned a deaf ear to the suggestions of the surrounding ministers. The rebellion against the tribe was only suppressed in a hurry and still went its own way. A corrupt life shortened his life. After only nine years as king, he died, and his eldest son, Tai Kang, succeeded him.

Ignore the existence of the enemy

When Xia Qi became king by relying on Wei Yu of Yu Yu, he personally made an expedition to the East and fought in the West before gaining a foothold. But his son Taikang has never seen the hardships of his grandfather Dayu or his father Xia Qi in those days. What he saw and heard was his father's freedom and extravagance. Therefore, Taikang knows nothing about governing the country, but he has learned many skills of eating, drinking and having fun, especially going out hunting. After Taikang became king, he went out hunting all day, regardless of state affairs. For several months in a row, he spent far more time playing hunting than dealing with state affairs. Once, he went hunting through waterinfo and headed south. The more he plays, the more interested he becomes. He has been playing 100 for more than a day and doesn't want to go back to Beijing.

Just as Taikang was hunting, singing and dancing all day, the Dongyi people in the East became stronger. Among the countries in Dongyi, the power of the poor developed fastest. The leader of the poor family is a brave and skilled archer. His name is Hou Yi. Because of his amazing shooting skills, people think he is a near-re-embodiment god, so he is called Hou Yi. Hou Yi is good at archery. Under his influence and leadership, the young people in the tribe are also eager to try, and they also attract many young people from other tribes to poor countries. In this way, year after year, some poor tribes gradually became stronger.

Wandering monarch

Taikang is indifferent to the political affairs of the DPRK, only knows to travel in the name of cruising, and knows nothing about the movements of Dongyi. One autumn, he left Wang Du with his younger brother Zhong Kang and a group of ministers to hunt in the mountains. Seeing that Taikang had been hunting outside for a long time, Hou Yi was empty in the middle of the country, and because Taikang left state affairs behind and caused resentment among the people, he led his troops to seize Anyi, the capital of Xia Dynasty (now Anyi County, Shanxi Province). Taikang heard that the capital had fallen and regretted it. But there are not many soldiers and horses around him, and people have lost their hearts. He couldn't compete with Hou Yi. He was unhappy all day and died in a few years.

Zhong Kang, Taikang's younger brother, saw that his younger brother died of depression, and he could not return to the king's capital, so he became King Xia and continued to live in exile, waiting for the opportunity to restore the country.