Chapter 143 Shun Yu

Shun, the eighth grandson of Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi, the sixth grandson of Emperor Zhuan Xu (Zhuan Xu-Qiong Chan-Jingkang-Juwang-Qiao Niu-Jiaosu-Chonghua), his title is Yu clan, Yao surname, 妫 clan, because of Shun Both eyes are double pupils, so the name is Zhonghua, and the word is king. Shun has been a commoner since the fifth ancestor. Emperor Shun was persecuted by the sons of his father, stepmother, and stepmother since he was a child. After repeated hardships, he still faced kindness, respected his parents, and cared for his half-brothers, so he was highly praised by the people.

  Shun was taught by the subordinates of the human sect, because Xuantu was already a teacher of the human emperor, so the matter of the human emperor was presided over by Taishang Laojun himself.

  He is farming in Lishan, and the locals no longer fight for the field. They are very modest to each other. People are willing to live close to him, and they will gather into a village in two or three years. At that time, Emperor Yao, the leader of the tribal alliance, was very old and wanted to choose an heir. The four mountains unanimously elected Shun. So Yao married his two daughters, Ehuang and Nüying, to Shun and asked nine men to serve Shun’s side. Virtue; and let Shun take charge of the five codes, manage hundreds of officials, and be responsible for the welcoming etiquette, so as to observe his ability and govern all, which is to order Shun to take charge of administrative affairs.

  Yao married two daughters to Shun to examine his character and ability. Shun not only made the two daughters live in harmony with the whole family, but also showed talent and noble personality power in all aspects. As long as it is the place where he works, the comity fashion will arise; "Taohebin, riverside utensils are not bitter", making pottery can also lead the people around to work hard, strive for perfection, and put an end to the phenomenon of crude and shoddy. Wherever he goes, people are willing to follow him, so he "lives in Chengju (a village) in one year, Chengyi in two years, and Chengdu in three years (the four counties are the capital)." Yao was very happy to learn of these circumstances, and gave Shun Yiyi (Xingebuyi) and Qin, the cattle and sheep, and also built a barn for him.

  Shun received these rewards, and Fengsuo and Xiang were very enthusiastic, and they wanted to kill Shun and seize these belongings. Feng Shu asked Shun to repair the roof of the warehouse, but set fire to the warehouse below. Shun survived by jumping off the house with two hats as wings. Later, Fengsou asked Shun to dig a well. The well was dug very deep. However, Fengsou and Xiang filled the top with soil, blocking the well and burying Shun alive. Fortunately, Shun was alert in advance and dug a passage next to the shaft, went through the passage, and hid for a while. Fengsuo and Xiang thought that the conspiracy had succeeded, and Xiang said that he had come up with this idea. When sharing things, he asked for a piano, and Yao's two daughters were to be his wives, and the cattle, sheep and barns were shared with their parents. The elephant lived in Shun’s house and played Shun’s piano. Shun went to see him. He was taken aback. The boss was upset, but he said, "I think about Shun and I am gloomy!" , Friend to brother; and more sincere and cautious than before.

After Shun ascended the throne, he chose the wise and capable, and used "Eight Kai" and "Eight Yuan" to govern the civil affairs, and exiled the "Four Evils". Oddly, the untalented scholars of the Zhuanxu family, Yingtu, and the untalented scholars of the Jinyun family, are gluttonous. Legend has it that he patrolled all quarters, rectified the etiquette system, and reduced the penalty. The people are required to "be virtuous and far away from others", "straight and warm, broad and shudder, rigid but not abuse, simple but not arrogant", respect their parents, and be harmonious with their neighbors. Under his governance, politics and religion were prosperous, and the guests served in all directions, and he sang Shun Gong from all corners of the world.

When he came to the throne, he went to various places to patrol, worship famous mountains, summon the princes, and inspect the people’s conditions; he also stipulated that he would patrol once in the next five years to inspect the performance of the princes and set rewards and punishments. It can be seen that Shun paid attention to the connection with the locality and strengthened the local area. His reign, an atmosphere of strenuous governance. He revised the calendar, and held a ceremony to worship the heavens, the heavens and the earth, and the gods of the mountains and rivers. He also collected the letters of the princes, then chose auspicious days, and summoned the chiefs of the princes from all over the world. A grand ceremony was held to re-issue the letter.

  Yu is the great-great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor and the grandson of Zhuan Xu. His mother is the daughter of the Xin family, named Nvzhi, also called Xiuji. Yu moved east with his father Gun in his childhood and came to the Central Plains. His father Gun was named Yu Chong by Emperor Yao.

At that time, since Emperor Yao’s period, the Yellow River in the Central Plains was flooded, and the people were miserable. When it was, Emperor Yao ordered Gun to control the water, and Gun was ordered to control the flood. Gun used the water barrier method, that is, set up a river embankment on the bank. But the water flooded higher and higher. This practice has played a certain role in the nine years, but this is not a long-term solution. The greater the water potential, the higher the dam, but in the end the flood is slightly better. The water collapsed the embankment he had strengthened, and ultimately did not quell the flood, so he was killed by Shun.

  Yu was appointed by Shun as Sikong and succeeded in water control. Yu and Yihe Houji immediately summoned the people to assist him. He inspected the river and reviewed the reasons for the failure of Gun water control. Yu summed up the lessons of his father’s failure in water control, and reformed the water control methods to dredge the rivers and control water as the leading factor, using the natural tendency of water to flow to lower places to dredge the Jiuhe. During the flood control period, Yu went over the mountains and ridges and rivers, holding measuring instruments and tools, measuring the height of the terrain all the way from west to east, setting benchmarks, and planning waterways.

  Yu and Tushan's daughter Jiao were newly married, they left their wives and embarked on the road of water management. Later, when he passed by the door of his house, he heard the sound of his wife giving birth and his son falling to the ground, but when he thought of the urgency of opening the mountain and diversion, he could not go home and went to the front line of water treatment. When he passed his hometown for the third time, his son Qizheng was held in his arms by his mother. He already knew how to call his father, wave his little hand, and greet Yu. Yu just waved to his wife and children to show that he saw them, and he didn't stop. Come down

  He led the migrant workers who controlled the water and traveled all over the place. According to the benchmarks, he opened up the mountains and built embankments when they encountered depressions to clear the waterways and lead the flood into the sea. In order to control the water, Yu tried his best, not afraid of hard work, and did not dare to rest. He personally led the common people to sleep and eat without going through the house, dredging the river in the mud all day, and channeling the stagnant water into the river and then into the ocean.

  Once, when Dayu was governing the Huai River, he encountered a monster named Wu Zhiqi. This monster was born in the Huaguo Mountain in Tongbai Mountain in southern Henan, and was born as a **** monkey. Later, he married Dragon Girl and gave birth to three sons, all of whom were magical demon. He is the **** of water in the Huai vortex. He built a dragon palace in the Huai River. His influence spread to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The Wanshan Jingshui Monster fought against King Yu in Huaiyuan and was later surrendered and imprisoned under Guishan in the lower reaches of the Huai River.

So, originally Dayu just simply controlled the waters, but because Wu Zhiqi was arrested, the monsters who escaped were spread in one pass, saying that Dayu wanted to kill them, so he moved the mountains and rocks to stop Dayu. Dayu could not. At this time, he was above the heaven. Seeing this scene, Haotian asked Taibai Venus to take the mountain axe to the lower realm, and hand it to Dayu, who used the magic axe to open the mountains and change the water all the way.

  After 13 years of treatment, it finally achieved success and eliminated the disaster of flooding in the Central Plains. Because of his merits in flood control, people honored him as "Great Yu", that is, "the great Yu" in order to express their gratitude to Yu.

After that, Emperor Shun completed his merits. Since he was the last of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, he gave a little more merits than Yao. After that, Shun was taken to the Huoyun Cave. After learning about Xuanyuan, Fuxi, and Shennong, he obeyed. The arrangement of Fuxi Shennong was not the same as the previous ones.

Shun gave the throne to his son Shang Jun, but everyone in the world refused to accept it. With the support of the princes, the throne of Yu settled in Yangcheng, and the country was named Xia. It is the Xia calendar, and the month of Jianyin is the first month.

  In the process of water control, Yu traveled all over the world and knew well the terrain, customs, and properties of various places. Yu re-planned the world into nine states, and formulated the varieties of tributes in each state. Yu also stipulated: the area five hundred miles outside of Diji is called Dianfu, another five hundred miles away is called Houfu, and another five hundred miles away is called Houfu. To surrender, another five hundred li is called to serve, and the outer five hundred li is called waste to serve. Dian, Hou, and Sui served in three services, taking in different goods or bearing different labor services. To serve, not to pay for service, only to accept discipline and abide by the laws and government orders. The waste clothes are managed according to their customs, and the central imperial government is not enforced.

  (End of this chapter)