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一貴於康熙五十二年(1713年)隨移民潮移民灣,年輕時曾任衙役,為工、種田為生,在鴨母寮(今高雄縣內門鄉光興村)以養鴨為業,為人豪爽好客,有“小孟”、“鴨母王”之稱。
康熙六十年(1721年),鳳山縣知縣出缺,暫由知府王珍兼理,王珍把知縣職務交由他兒子管理,但王珍的兒子利用職權橫暴斂,引起普遍不滿。衆人遂推一貴為盟主,動革命,下淡水溪檳榔林的客人杜君英響應革命,作攻取灣府城(今南市);響應者有許多是明鄭時期將校武官,攻下灣府城,一貴承襲明朝的制度,國號大明,年號永和,且廢除滿族薙令,將旗裝脫下、長辮剪斷,恢明朝時的服裝及傳統漢人的式。
一貴占領府城旋即稱王,名曰中興王(民間俗稱鴨母王),但來因閩粵內哄分裂,導致其近二個月即遭清軍撲滅,清軍亦此事徹底掃蕩拔除南明殘軍隊;由此可知,當時即便沒有一貴在灣反清,也會有其他人反清:因為一貴事件接近可識為是清朝暗中慫恿製造,一貴是不自知被利用當“引蛇(南明殘軍)出洞”工具。
一貴雖為草莽英雄,但識見、氣宇亦有過人之處,被捕時面對平亂之福建水師提督施世驃(收居鹿港施琅之子,施公案施世綸之弟),猶昂然自立,自稱孤,被解送北京凌遲處死。
民間傳說一貴死被玉皇大帝封為“南小南城隍”,在南市小南門城隍廟被祀為主神。說一貴養鴨於鴨母寮,於今高雄縣內門鄉光興村內。鴨母寮興安宮供奉一貴神位,興安宮在廟前水池中增置一貴趕鴨子的塑像。
Soon after the occupation of Tainan Jhu Yi Gui king, named Chung Hsing Wang (king of folk known as the mother duck), but later split because of Fujian, Guangdong and infighting, leading to fighting in recent months and that was the Qing, the Qing also take things completely against removal Ming residual forces; can be seen, was not even anti-Jhu Yi Gui in Taiwan, there will be others, anti: because the event can be close Jhu Yi Gui Qing secret knowledge is encouraged to create, not knowing Jhu Yi Gui is being used as "snake ( Ming Can Jun) out of its hole "tool.