Jiang Ziya, also known as Jiang Shang, is from the East China Sea. His ancestors used to be officials of Sishan and helped Yu Xia to control water and soil. Shun and Yu were sealed in Lu (now Nanyang West, Henan Province), so they were also called Lu merchants.
Some were sealed in Shen, surnamed Jiang. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, Shen, Lu and others were sealed as descendants and some became civilians, and Lu Shang was their distant descendant.
Extended data:
Character evaluation:
Jiang Ziya is an all-powerful figure in the history of China, a "high, big and all-round" image on the literary stage of China, and a deity above the gods on the altar of China.
As a religious deity, he is Wu Shen, a wise deity, and regarded as the protector of "the squire is here, and forgives all". Since Qi Huangong's father in ancient times, the Zhou Dynasty has been looking forward to getting a saint, a talented person who can make the country rich and strong, and help Zhou realize the task of eliminating Yin and prospering Zhou. Therefore, it is called "King Taigong". When the King of Wu was in power, it was commensurate with "the teacher is still the father" and it was difficult to stay away from the dignitaries.
King Wen named Taigong "Taishi" and was the highest official of the "Three Fairs" in the Western Zhou Dynasty. He not only presided over the army, but also asked about politics. There is a saying that "three points in the world, two points belong to Zhou, and the squire has many plans", which shows the importance of squire in Zhou Dynasty.