During the period of Emperor Yao, an unprecedented flood broke out, and Emperor Yao sought a water curator, and Siyue recommended "Kun". However, Kun ruled the water "for nine years and the water did not stop, and the function was not successful", so he was executed by Shun, who had just been promoted.
After that, Shun recommended Dayu, "to continue the cause of Kun", and finally after thirteen years of water control, "do not dare to enter the door", Dayu succeeded in controlling the water, and later Emperor Shun "recommended Yu in the sky", and Zen to Dayu.
The question is: Emperor Shun can be described as Dayu's father-killing enemy, so why does Emperor Shun still want to give Dayu the Zen position, so not afraid of Dayu's revenge on his tribe or descendants? Perhaps, some people think that Shun Yu is a moral model with the world in mind, but no matter how high the morality, it seems that he cannot be indifferent to the hatred of killing his father. In this regard, modern archaeology has made another discovery, perhaps from the side to explain the reason for the Emperor Shun Zen Dayu.
The scope of Dayu's water control area
According to historical records, Dayu almost governed the water system of Kyushu, involving a wide range. But we all know that with the productivity and transportation capacity of 4,000 years ago, it is unlikely that Dayu will be able to govern the water system of such a huge area, and the area involved in water control is roughly equivalent to the territory of the Xia Dynasty.
In this case, where is the most credible area of Dayu's water control? Judging from literature and archaeology, there are two areas that can be roughly determined.
First of all, Zhuan is Dayu's grandfather, and Dongyi Boyi assists Dayu in controlling the water. At the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, the coup d'état of Dongyi Houyi led to the loss of Taikang, which also proves that the capital city of early Xia was not far from the Dongyi forces. Therefore, from the perspective of character relationship, Dayu and the beginning of the Xia Dynasty should be in the western part of Shandong or the northeast of Henan, and this is the Guheji area.
Among them, in Henan Puyang Fan County and Shandong Heze Juancheng County, there is a place called Lei Ze (also known as Lei Xia Ze, or Lei Ze Xia), the historical records say that "Shun cultivates the mountains, fishing Lei Ze", the dynasty established by Dayu is called the Xia Dynasty, I don't know if there is a connection.
Secondly, at the southern foot of Tushan Mountain and the east bank of the Huai River in Bengbu, Anhui Province, archaeological discoveries of "Yuhui Village Ruins", about 4,000 years ago, were confirmed as "a large-scale alliance site with specific functions that have been artificially implemented". What is more coincidental is that the literature shows that there was a "Yuhui Village" in the Han Dynasty at the latest, and there was Tu Mountain around Yuhui Village! Therefore, the location of the princes of Yuhui or the meeting of Tu Shan is most likely to be at the site of Yuhui Village, indicating that the scope of Yu's water control includes the Huai River.
As a result, the area of Dayu's water control is roughly in the area of the ancient river and the Bengbu section of the Huai River, and these belong to the Dongyi region.
No wonder Emperor Shun Zen Dayu
Dayu succeeded in controlling the water, saved the common people, and was supported by all the people, so the emperor Shun Zen was given to Dayu. In the mainstream historical materials of ancient and modern times, the word "morality" is highlighted, which is undoubtedly a correct value, but it may not be a complete historical truth.
First of all, the ruins of Yuhui Village mentioned above, there is also one thing recorded in the history books, that is, the marriage between Dayu and Tushan. According to the literature, the Huaihe River valley is the inhabited area of the Huaiyi ethnic group, and the Huaiyi is the strongest part of the Dongyi ethnic group, among which the Tushan clan is the strongest in the Huaiyi. Therefore, Dayu received the support of Huaiyi in the nine departments of Dongyi.
Regarding the marriage between Dayu and Tu Shan, there is another detail, that is, Tu Shan's is Dayu's first wife, or is he remarried? Eastern Han Dynasty Zhao Ye "Wu Yue Chunqiu, Yue Wang Wuyu Biography" has "Yu thirty unmarried, go to Tu Mountain", so Tu Shan is unlikely to be Dayu's first wife. In this way, Dayu married the Tu Shan clan, which was essentially a marriage between two powerful tribes.
Secondly, in addition to Tu Shan's, Gao Tao and Boyi obviously supported Dayu, so later Dayu first prepared the Zen position Gaotao (early death), and later the Zen position to Boyi. Among them, Bo Yiying's surname is Dongyi, the ancestor of the Qin people, and there is a record of "Ying's surname 14" in the historical records, which is a very powerful Dongyi force.
As for Gaotao, it is said that it originated from the ruins of Shaohao, that is, the people of Qufu, Shandong, surnamed Ying, so it must be a Dongyi person, it is rumored that his fief is Gaocheng (now Lu'an City, Anhui), and it is said that he is a native of Gaotao Village, Hongdong County, Shanxi. However, judging from the scope of Dayu's activities, Gaotao is more likely to belong to the Dongyi Group, but the relationship with Boyi needs to be verified.
Therefore, on the one hand, Dayu has been kind to the people, and on the other hand, it has received a lot of support, especially Tu Shan's, Gaotao, and Boyi. At the same time, the strength of the Dayu tribe is also very strong, at the beginning of the summer there have been the Guan clan, the Shen Yan clan, the Xia Hou clan and so on. In the case of both immortal achievements and the support of many powerful forces, Di Shun can only be located in Dayu.
Aftermath
Regarding Shun Yu Chanrang, Han Feizi believes that "Shun forced Yao, Yu forced Shun, Tang Fangji", Dayu actually used force to force Emperor Shun, and finally caused Emperor Shun to die at the age of 100 in the barbaric Jiuzhi Mountain.
This statement does have its truth, because the "virtue" in the oracle bone inscription does not yet have a "heart", and the original meaning is "to act correctly and see straight", and the connotation is not very different from the "virtue" of later generations. Moreover, the Western Zhou Dynasty proposed that "the emperor has no relatives, but virtue is supplemented", and vigorously advocated "rule by virtue". Therefore, later generations used "virtue" to interpret Chan Rang, and also used "virtue" to explain the reasons why Shang Tang and King Wen won the country, and Xia Wei and King Su lost the country, which is obviously biased.
Perhaps, Emperor Shun is so Zen Dayu, although it is not as cruel as Han Feizi said, but it should also be "power from the barrel of a gun". Dayu has obtained the support of many forces (the reason is either the virtue of water control, or other, or both), with a strong strength base, so Emperor Shun can only pass on the throne of Dayu, with the interpretation of later generations is Dayu "virtue with its position".
References: Historical Records, Han Feizi, etc