Emperor Yao, Fang Xun. Its benevolence is like heaven, and its knowledge is like God. It's like the sun, it's like a cloud. Rich but not proud, expensive but not comfortable. Yellow harvest pure clothes, Tong chariot riding a white horse. Be able to tame virtue and be pro-Nine Tribes. - "History of the Five Emperors"
Because Zhi was in a mess during his reign, his younger brother Yao had the opportunity to take his place. In ancient times, the throne was not only passed down like the later generations, although it was not really "passed on", but the openness was obviously stronger than that of the later generations. For example, after the emperor, it was the grandson Who succeeded to the throne, and after the emperor, he succeeded to the throne by his brother Emperor Zhao of the same ethnic group, and emperor Zhao only passed on to his son Zhi. Unfortunately, his ability to do so was limited, so he had to let Xian, does this also hint at Sima Qian's pessimistic attitude towards the heir to the throne?
Yao's image is much more specific than that of the emperor, such as he wears a yellow crown, wears black clothing, rides a red car, rides a white horse, although extremely rich, but never arrogant, although extremely noble, never arrogant, like a humble gentleman.
Under the boundless benevolence, the world is harmonious and harmonious
Yao admired benevolence, his character was as vast as heaven, and his wisdom was as unfathomable as God. Although such an exaggerated and empty description makes people feel very false, at least it can be seen that Yao is a collection of Sima Qian's political ideals.
Yao was both respectful and obedient to the heavens, but also able to subdue people with virtue in tribal governance, so under his leadership and infection, the various tribes became intimate and valued by harmony.
In order to consolidate such good governance, Yao took the opportunity to clarify the responsibilities of all officials, and set up a reward and punishment system, regularly praising those officials with good political achievements and good morals, and increasing their enthusiasm for starting a business.
The locomotive has both virtue and passion, and the body and tail of the locomotive are of course full of vitality, so whether it is a folk or an officialdom, there is a new atmosphere of prosperity and harmony everywhere.
Under the cultivation of sowing seeds and cultivating according to the conditions of the time, hundreds of industries have flourished
Not only did he talk about virtue in vain, Yao was also very interested in natural science, and accidentally developed a calendar. This effect is greater, because it can guide the peasant uncles to do different jobs at different times, that is, according to the time.
What follows is the scientific way of cultivation that our descendants are accustomed to: breaking the ground in the spring, clearing weeds in the summer, harvesting crops in the autumn, storing grain in the winter, and the four seasons have different emphases and divisions of labor, scientific, precise and practical.
Moreover, Yao's great point is that he has determined the exact time of each season, and divided the year into three hundred and sixty-six days, and used leap months to regulate the four seasons accurately, which now seems almost unbelievable, which has obviously risen to the level of high-level natural science.
From the enlightened and virtuous of the stream, the political clarity and happiness of the people
Yao especially liked to consult when governing state affairs, and he was as good as a stream, and the appointment of carp to control water was a typical example. Yao originally did not like Cang, because he had always been a maverick, disobeying the arrangement, and challenging his authority, but the other chiefs did not think so, thinking that Cang was not such a person. So Yao took the attitude of trying it out and handed over the burden of water control to Cang, rather than being stubborn. Of course, we are all familiar with the future, and the water that has been ruled by The Dragon for 9 years has not made a name for itself, so it was killed by Shun, and at the same time, his son was appointed to continue to rule the water.
But we also have to pay attention to the fact that although Yao is as good as a stream, he is by no means a blind obedience without opinion, and if there is anything that touches his bottom line, he will never let go of the flow, but insists on saying no!
For example, some people recommended Prince Dan to take charge of the government, praising him for his mastery and wisdom, but Yao saw that Prince Dan did not pay attention to morality and was eager for success and profit, and resolutely disagreed with letting him take care of state affairs.
Prince Dan
For example, some people praise the co-workers for always silently serving the people, hoping that Yao can promote and promote this cadre who does practical things for the common people, but Yao can see through this hypocrite who is rampant in formalism at a glance, and he refuses to promote the co-workers on the grounds that the co-workers are upright and do the next three indiscriminate things behind their backs.
Therefore, in the ethics of Yao's governance, there has always been a clear scale, and this scale is tilted toward virtue and hard work, and he himself has practiced it in this way, and he has enough wisdom to identify and examine whether others are like this. This is probably the most praiseworthy talent of the enlightened king! In any case, this sower, both culturally and in daily life, has provided too many seeds of civilization for the culture and life of future generations.
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