Shun's name was Chonghua, and he was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and his father was named Xuan Shuo. His mother died when Shun was very young, and his father married a woman and had a son named Elephant. Of course, He shu liked the younger son, and coupled with the provocation of their mother and son, they had a murderous heart for Shun.
Shun was very clever and knew that his father was going to kill him, but he never hated him. Every time He lost his temper, Shun hid out and waited for his father to lose his temper before returning to confess his mistake. And when he has made a mistake, he never hides and resists. Shun, when he grew up in this situation, he still treated his father and stepmother respectfully and never complained. Therefore, Shun is known for his filial piety.
Yao was ready to find a suitable heir, and the ministers recommended Shun. Yao heard that Shun was so filial and wanted to test him, so he married his two most beautiful daughters to him and sent many people to serve him. Shun married the daughter of Tianzi, and his status was greatly improved, but Shun never oppressed others, and was very humble to people, and everyone liked him. Shun's treatment of his father and stepmother was still very filial, and Yao was very satisfied.
Shun married two beautiful daughters-in-law, and the elephant was angry, so he had a bad heart, and he said a lot of bad things in front of Shun, and the confused Shu was murderous to Shun. They called Shun to repair the house, and when Shun was on the roof, they removed the ladder and lit the house with fire to burn Shun. The clever Shun jumped down with his bucket and was not injured. They were not reconciled to killing Shun, and it was not long before they plotted a poisonous plan. Looking for Shun to dig a well, Shun knew that they were not at ease, and when the digging reached a certain point, he secretly dug a secret passage next to it. Sure enough, the dark passage had just been dug, and the stone on the top was smashed down, and Shun escaped the disaster through the dark passage.
Although Shun's father assassinated him many times, Shun was not angry but more respectful to them. Yao was very satisfied with Shun's behavior and ordered him to draw up a code, and Shun completed the task satisfactorily. Shun's benevolence finally impressed Yao, and Yao felt that Shun was qualified to take the throne of the Son of Heaven, so he passed the position of the Son of Heaven to him. After Shun became the Son of Heaven, he did not blame his father, but was still very filial to them, and made the elephant a prince.