The ancient Lu Kingdom was originally known as "Lu Fang State" and "Lu Rong State", and is now commonly known as "Lu Rong State". The ancient Lurong people originated in the upper reaches of the Lushui, Weishui or Minjiang rivers in Gansu, and they were the people of the Yan Emperor Jiang surnamed Rong, hence the name "Lurong". They had participated in King Wu of Zhou's crusade against the Shang Emperor Xing (known as King Xuan in history) and were part of the Eight Kingdoms. Later, it was named the country of viscounts, and the fief was in the area of the Manhe River in Hubei. According to the records of the Ancient Lu Kingdom, the former sites of the ancient Lu Kingdom were in Zhushan County, Fangzhou (present-day Hubei) and Jinzhou (present-day Jinkang, Shaanxi).
According to historical records, the earliest Lurong state can be traced back to the reign of King Wuding of Yin Shang. Among the bronze utensils unearthed from the ancient tombs of the Yin and Shang periods, there are many inscriptions engraved with the words "Nu Hao" (military commander of the Shang Dynasty), and she was also the beloved wife of the Shang Dynasty king Wu Ding.
In addition to this jade ge, there is also a piece about 39 centimeters high and about 0The 6-centimeter Yuge dagger attracted the attention of experts. This "Yuge" is actually a kind of **. There is an inscription with 6 words engraved on the jade ge: "Lu Fang is all into Ge Wu." The general meaning is that Lu Fang once offered Yuge.
In this inscription, it is not difficult to find that the ancient Lu State maintained a relatively good relationship with the imperial court during the period of Emperor Wuding of the Shang Dynasty, and was a prince who was obedient to the Shang royal family (even if he was subdued by Emperor Wuding, he was obedient). In addition, in the oracle bones of the three dynasties of Zu Geng, Zu Jia, and Di Xin, the words "Lu Bo (the original word is 'white')" were also found, which showed that the ancient Lu Kingdom was very close to the Shang royal family at that time, and it had been recognized as the country of the earl.
In the divination unearthed in Yinxu, there is such an ancient saying: "Jiaxu Bu, the next day B Wang Qi, Lu Bai (Bo), no rain?" Daji". This ancient saying refers to the fact that Yin Shang actually took Lu Bo to sacrifice and ask for rain. The "Luber" here refers to the monarch of the country of Lufang. The king of the Shang Dynasty took the leader of the Fang Kingdom to worship because their rebellious behavior was very bad, which also shows that the Lu State at this time had been sent by the king of the Shang Dynasty to quell the rebellion and successfully captured Lu Bo, so there will be a record of this sacrifice.
In a piece of skull inscription unearthed, we find that it was carved from the skull of Luber. The reason why Lu Guo joined King Wu of Zhou's Pastoral Oath of the Eight Kingdoms to destroy the Shang Dynasty was probably because its relationship with the Shang Dynasty had been completely stiffened, and it even formed a deep hatred.
This phenomenon of using skulls as inscriptions or utensils was a popular custom in the Yin Shang period, known as "headhunting". This custom requires that the skull of an enemy leader be beheaded and then killed, and then engraved on it to record the event. For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhao Xiangzi contacted Han Wei to destroy the Zhibo family and painted Zhibo's skull as a wine glass.
Lu's fiefdom was originally located in the Ankang area of Shaanxi, but after the rebellion against the Shang, the Zhou Dynasty sealed it in Zhushan County (Hubei area) and Jinzhou (Jinkang area of Shaanxi Province) in Fangzhou. "Zhushan County (Hubei) and Jinzhou (Jinkang, Shaanxi) recorded in the "Chronicles of the Ancient Land" and other historical books "Fangzhou Zhushan County (Hubei area) and Jinzhou (Shaanxi Jinkang area), Gulu Guoye. That's where it comes from.
The cultural sites of the ancient Lurong Kingdom are located in Jiuji Town, Qinghe Farm, Wolong Town, Xiangyang District, and part of Yinji Town and Oumiao Town, Xiangcheng District. The capital of the country is the old county Pu Village on the west bank of the tributary of the Weishui Basin in Jiuji Town, Nanzhang County, the old county Pu Village, which the locals call "Tucheng".
Lu Guo was in Zhushan County when he was entitled, and then migrated to the northeast of Nanzhang County, which is also related to another country in the Shangshu Pastoral Oath, "Yongguo" (enshrined in Shangyong, in the southwest of present-day Zhushan County, Hubei).
It was precisely because of the continuous development and expansion of the Yong State and the gradual annexation of the territory of the Lu State that the Lu people had to migrate eastward to the northeast of Nanzhang County. It's just that after the Lu people lost their country, migrated, and returned to the country, they were not recognized and re-enshrined by the Zhou royal family, so they will be recorded as "Lu Rong" in "Zuo Biography".
Lu Rong respected the tiger and revered the tiger, and once united with the Luo State to defeat the emerging Chu State. In 699 B.C., the state of Chu was defeated, and "the two armies of Luo and Lu Rong united and defeated the state of Chu".
Around 690 BC, the state of Chu made a comeback, and King Wu of Chu destroyed the ancient kingdoms of Lurong and Luo in one fell swoop. After the mainstream group of Lurong State joined the remnants of Luo State, they were moved by King Wen of Chu to the south bank of the Miluo River and the area of Guchen Prefecture in the Yin of Xiangshui, and gradually expanded to the west and south, and at the end of the Warring States Period, Gu Lurong fled along the Dongting Lake along the Yangtze River and scattered throughout the country.
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