Chapter 35 Emperor Shun Sages

readx;? In 2281 BC, Emperor Shun ascended the throne, and the Youyu tribe led by Shun, a descendant of the poor cicada, officially replaced the Tao Tang clan as the new ruling tribe. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe capital of the governance was Pusaka (now Yongji County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). Shun created the music of Dashao. At this time, Shun was 55 years old. Yu is 47 years old.

After Shun ascended to the throne, he took a car with the banner of the Son of Heaven to greet his father, and he was respectful and respectful, and followed the filial piety of his son. and sealed his brother as a prince.

Shun's son Shang Jun was not successful, and Yu Shun also learned from Di Yao's appearance and taught his son Shang Jun with stone chess.

The famous ministers of the Shun period had Gao Tao (yáo, Yao), Qi, Ji (abandoned), Boyi, Kui (kui, Kui), Long, Qi, etc., they were all used from the time of Yao, and they were used in the Wenzu Temple, but they have not had a specific position, similar to a counselor.

After Emperor Shun officially ascended the throne, after consulting with them, he decided to open the four gates (the department in charge of the affairs of the princes) to understand the situation of collusion with the four directions, and he asked the twelve state pastors to discuss the merits that the emperor should have, and they all said that they would do things with great virtue, and alienate the villains who were clever and flattering, so that the foreign tribes in the distance would be subjugated.

In BC2279, Shun began to appoint the following major appointments:

Shun said: "Abandon, the people of Li are starving, you are in charge of agriculture, go and teach them to sow a hundred grains." "Abandon the crop, in charge of agriculture, the grain grows luxuriantly according to the seasons. abandoned as a descendant of Emperor Yu, and his mother was Jiang Yuan. It is considered by the Zhou people to be its ancestor. The surname Ji can also be called the surname Jiang if it is from the mother's surname, so the two surnames are relatives.

Shun said: "Deed, the hundred officials do not love each other, and the five Lun are not smooth, you serve as the Situ, to prudently implement the Wulun education, and to do a good job in the Wulun education, it is to be generous." "Qi served as Situ, in charge of education, and all officials were friendly and harmonious. Qi is a descendant of Emperor Yu, his mother is Jian Di, and his surname is Zi.

Shun also said: "Gaotao, barbarians invade the Central Plains, rob and kill people, and cause chaos within and outside our borders, and you serve as the judiciary, and the five punishments must be used properly, according to the severity of the crime, the major crime shall be executed in the field, the secondary crime shall be executed in the city and the court, and the crimes committed by the people of the same clan shall be sent to the Dianshi clan for handling; Only by being fair and strict can people be convinced. ”

Shun's strategy of governing the country was to "punish with a pawn and punish five punishments in exile", drawing the shapes of five kinds of punishments on the utensils to serve as a warning, and replacing the punishment with exile to show leniency. However, flogging, punishing, and atonement were also imposed, and severe punishment was especially imposed on criminals who refused to repent. Gao Tao served as Dali, in charge of criminal law, and judged cases fairly, and people admired him for his ability to judge according to the facts. Gaotao: The ancestor of the Li family.

Shun asked, "Then who can manage my various craftsmen?" So he appointed a master and led all kinds of craftsmen, so that all kinds of craftsmen could do their jobs well.

Shun said: "Hey, Siyue, who can preside over the three sacrifices of heaven, earth, and personnel for me?" Everyone said that Boyi could. Shun said: "Hey, Boyi, I appoint you to be the rank of the sect, in charge of the sacrifice, to be reverent, to be upright, to be solemn and clean. ”

Bo Yi pushed to Kui and Long, and Shun said: "Well, appoint Kui as a canon, take charge of music, and educate the children of the nobility, to be upright and gentle, generous and severe, upright but not tyrannical, simple but not arrogant; poems express inner feelings, songs are sung with extended syllables, the level of music should be matched with the content of the song, and standard rhythms should be used to make the music harmonious." The sounds of the eight musical instruments are in harmony with each other, so that they do not interfere with each other, so that they can achieve harmony between man and God through music. Kui said, "Oh, I knock the stone lightly and carefully, and all kinds of birds and beasts will dance with it." "Bo Yi presides over the etiquette, and the top and bottom can be polite enough.

Shun said: "Dragon, I am very disgusted with the kind of bad words and morals that slander others, and disturb my subjects, and I appoint you as the commander of the program, and sooner or later I will convey my decree and report the situation, and you must be honest. "The dragon is in charge of the four gates to receive the princes of all parties, and the princes from afar come to pay tribute.

Shun said: "You people, you must abide by your duties and always assist me in doing a good job in the great affairs of governing the country entrusted by God. "Since then, merit has been evaluated every three years, and after three evaluations, they have been promoted or degraded according to their merits, so that all kinds of things have been revitalized, both far and near.

Legend has it that Emperor Shun patrolled the Quartet, rectified the ritual system, reduced punishment, and unified weights and measures. The people are required to "act virtuously and be far from others", "straight and gentle, generous and chestnut, rigid and not abusive, simple and not arrogant", filial piety to their parents, and harmony with their neighbors. Under its governance, politics and religion are great, guests are served in all directions, and Shungong is praised by the four seas, so the "Historical Records of the Five Emperors" says that "the world's virtues are all from Emperor Yu". "The Mean" said: "Shun Qi Dazhi is also with Shun is good at asking questions and good at observing, hiding evil and promoting good, insisting on both ends of it, and using it for the people." Qi Si thought it was Shunhu!"

In 2273 BC, the Western Queen Mother (the matriarchal tribe in the Kunlun Mountains) came to worship and offer the white-ringed jade.

The name of the Queen Mother of the West is Kunlun, which is one of the main tribes in Xirong, which is in the matrilineal clan stage, and the Queen Mother of the West is the leader. Later generations often associated their clan names and leaders with mythology. Until Zhou, there was also the legend of the Queen Mother of the West.

In 2268 BC, Shun Mingyu acted as an agent to deal with the government.

In the first month of BC2267, Shun announced to heaven for the summer queen (Yu) that Shun officially gave the emperor to Yu. At this time, Shun was 69 years old and Yu was 61 years old.

In 2257 BC, the Xi Shen clan came to the court and paid tribute to the bow and arrow.

Su Shen, an ethnic group in Northeast China in ancient China, is the ancestor of the modern Manchu people. It is also known as "rest prudence" and "prudence". It is mainly distributed in the Heilongjiang River, Ussuri River basin and Changbai Mountain. As early as the Shun and Yu eras, it has been connected with the Central Plains. Shun time, Xi Shen dynasty, tribute bow and arrow; Yuding Kyushu, the surrounding ethnic groups "all positions to tribute", the Northeast Yi that has been cautious.

Su Shen people are the earliest and the Central Plains tribute of the Northeast ancestors, the tributary items of the past dynasties are "the arrow stone pan", it is a kind of arrow shaft made of azalea wood, the arrow of the stone is made of arrow, the azalea wood is a kind of shrub that is a special product of the north, the stone is bluestone also called obsidian, there are as many as five kinds of styles, it is a weapon for hunting or self-defense. In the twenty-fifth year of the Yu clan in Emperor Shun, "the Xi Shen clan came to the dynasty and paid tribute to the bow and arrow". "

In 2253 BC, Emperor Shun ordered his son Yijun to be sealed in Shang (near Shangqiu), and later generations called Yu State.

In 2252 BC, Emperor Shun was on the bank of Weishui.

In 2250 BC, Shun ordered Xia Hou (Yu) to command the whole army.

In the first month of the spring of BC2249, Xia Hou (Yu) decided to restore the twelve administrative states to Kyushu in the name of receiving a revelation from heaven.

In 2247 BC, Sanmi, who had migrated to the south, became strong again. Emperor Shun then carried out many differentiation and migration of Sanmiao. Shun ordered the summer queen (Yu) to recruit seedlings. There is a Miao family to come to the court.