The story of Dayu Zhishui is not unfamiliar to everyone, but do you know why he crossed the door three times and did not enter?
Xia Yu's name was Wen Ming (文命), surnamed 姒, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor, a descendant of Emperor Huan, and the son of Xia, and was the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty.
During the reign of Emperor Yao, the Yellow River Basin flooded, flooding the low hills and swallowing up the earth, and the sky was cloudy, sometimes pouring, sometimes leaking. The grain that had just been planted was submerged, the continuous rain made it impossible for people to work, the people were short of food and clothing, and life was miserable.
Yao, also known as Tang Yao. Legendary leader of the tribal confederation in the late patrilineal clan society
At this time, Emperor Yao, who had the heart of the world, did not know how to be good, and immediately ordered the search for someone who could control the water, and after discussion and consultation between his subordinates and the leaders of the four tribes, he always thought that Xia Yu's father, Cang, was more suitable. However, Emperor Yao believed that Cang had often disobeyed orders before and had a history of undermining family unity, and such a person was afraid that he could not take on this big responsibility. However, at this time, no one in the world was more capable than Cang in controlling water, and the Qunchen once again strongly recommended the Cang to control the water, and Emperor Yao had no other suitable candidate in mind, so he listened to the opinion of the Qunchen and let the Cang to control the water.
鲧 [gǔn], also known as 鮌, bone system (ligature). Father of Xia Yu
Nine years have passed, the annual flood is still flooding, the people's life is still difficult, the method of controlling water is useless, the water control method is useless, and the water control is useless, at this time Emperor Yao is old, and asks the princes of the group whether there are people who can be reused. Shun was famous for his filial piety at the age of twenty, and the princes of the four directions recommended Shun to Emperor Yao, so Emperor Yao married his two daughters to him, examined how he governed the family, and let nine sons associate with him, in order to examine how he behaved in the world, after examination and exercise in work, the place where he lived was economically prosperous and socially stable, and the pottery produced there was exquisite and beautiful, which can be described as outstanding political achievements. From then on, Emperor Yao entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and on behalf of Yao, he exercised the authority of the Son of Heaven, shun saw that the carp was ineffective in controlling the water, and in nine years, the people of the Yellow River Valley did not have a good life, and the people complained, for the sake of the people's grievances, for the worries of the cangsheng, Shun ordered that the carp be executed with Yushan to conform to the people's will. At this time, Yu's son Yu had grown up, and he had been with Cang in the Yellow River Basin for many years, and he already had a wealth of experience in water control, and was loyal and upright, at this time Shun asked the leaders of the Four Tribes, who could be entrusted with the heavy responsibility of controlling water after Cang, and everyone unanimously recommended Yu.
Yu (禹), surnamed XiaHou (姒), was the leader of the Xia hou clan in ancient times, the founding king of the Xia Dynasty, and a historical water ruler, known as Dayu in history.
Illustration by Da Yu Zhi Shui
Yu is loyal, quick and diligent, noble in character, kind and amiable, and trustworthy in his words, and the people of the world take his way of dealing with the world as a principle, because his father was killed because of his inability to control water, Yu's heart was painful, and he was slightly ashamed in the face of the people of the world, secretly angry, and was bound to complete the great task of controlling water, bow down to the world, and die for the Huaxia Society. Immediately summoned hundreds of officials to recruit people, flatten the water and soil, set up signs along the mountain, according to the original direction of the mountain to guide the flood, eat and wear simple, save money and thrift, live in a simple way, use all the money to repair canals and dig ditches to control the flood, while controlling the water, Yu hung a level and ink bucket in his left hand, and carried a compass and square rules on his right, over the mountains and mountains all year round, waded through the swamp, walked all over the world, put his own life and death outside the degree, demarcated the territory of Kyushu, opened up the road of Kyushu, three times through the family door, and took the life of the world as his responsibility, which can be described as a high work, which can be described as hard work. He was eventually worshiped by the princes of the four directions and succeeded to the throne of the Son of Heaven to establish the Xia Dynasty.