Chapter 82: The Five Emperors (I)

(The Five Emperors are basically useless except for Dayu...... I'll just copy a little bit...... It's a bit shameless to think about it, but it's really impossible to write...... Let me just transfer a little knowledge for you...... )

The ancestor was the concubine of the Yellow Emperor, and gave birth to two sons, one of which was called Xuanhuan, which was for Qingyang, and Qingyang descended to the river; The one who is in Gaoyang, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor and the son of Changyi. He is quiet and steady, resourceful, knowledgeable and sensible. He raised all kinds of crops and livestock to make full use of the earth's resources, calculated the four seasons to conform to nature, followed the ghosts and gods to formulate rituals and righteousness, straightened out the four seasons and five elements to educate the people, and purified the body and mind to worship the ghosts and gods. He has been to Youling in the north, Jiaoji in the south, quicksand in the west, and Panmu in the east. All kinds of animals and plants, big gods and small gods, wherever the moon shines, all are calm, and there is no one who does not submit.

After the collapse of the Xuan, Gao Xinli, the grandson of Xuanhuan, was the emperor. Gao Xin was born with a great aura and called out his name as soon as he was born. He generally bestows grace to all people but not to himself. He is deaf and clear-sighted, can understand the situation in the distance, and can see into the subtle facts. He obeyed the will of Heaven and understood the needs of his people. Virtuous and majestic, gentle and trustworthy, self-cultivation, the world is submissive. He collects the fruits of the land and uses them sparingly, He cares for and educates all the peoples, and teaches them all kinds of useful things, He calculates the movement of the moon to determine the solar terms of the year, and respectfully welcomes the coming and going of the moon, and he knows the ghosts and spirits and serves them carefully. He was dignified and moral. He acted in due course and took it like a man. The emperor ruled the people, as impartial as the rain watered the farmland, all over the world, wherever the moon shines, where the wind and rain go, no one is disobedient.

Emperor Yu married Chen Feng's daughter and gave birth to Lexun. Fang Xun married the daughter of the Kou family and gave birth to a dear. After the death of the emperor, Zhi took over the throne. After Emperor Zhi ascended the throne, he did not make any political achievements, so his younger brother took the throne. This is Di Yao. Di Yao is to release Xun. He is as virtuous as heaven and as wise as God. Approach Him as warm as the sun, and look up at Him as clouds covering the earth. He is rich but not proud, noble but not indulgent. He wore a yellow hat and black clothes, and a scarlet chariot drove a white horse. He was able to honor the virtuous and make nine generations of his kindred love each other. And when the people of the same clan had made peace, they went to inspect the officials. The achievements of the hundred officials are obvious, and all the princes and states can live in harmony. Emperor Yao ordered the Xi clan and the He clan to follow the will of the heavens, formulate a calendar according to the appearance of the moon and the position of the stars, and carefully teach the people the festivals to engage in production. In addition, he ordered Xi Zhong to live in Yuyi, a place called Yanggu, to respectfully greet Yu Kui, and arrange the spring cultivation step by step. The spring equinox is said to be as long as the day is as long as the night, and the stars of the Seven Nakshatras appear due south at dusk, so as to determine the time of mid-spring. At this time, the people scattered their work, and the birds and beasts gave birth. He also ordered Uncle Xi to live in Nanjiao, arrange the summer farm work step by step, and do it carefully. On the summer solstice, the day is the longest, and the heart of the seven nights of the dragon (also known as the fire) appears due south at the beginning of dusk, according to which the time of midsummer is determined. At this time, the people are on high places, and the birds and beasts are sparsely feathered. He also commanded Kazuna, to dwell in the western soil, which is called the valley, to respectfully send the sun down, and to arrange the autumn harvest in a step-by-step manner. The autumn equinox is said to be as long as the night, and the void in the Xuanwu Seven Houses appears due south at the beginning of dusk, so as to determine the time of mid-autumn. At this time, the people moved to the flat land, and the birds and beasts regenerated new hair. He also ordered Uncle He to live in the north, which is called Youdu, and carefully arrange the collection in winter. The winter solstice is said to be the shortest day, and the Pleiades of the Seven Houses of the White Tiger appear due south at dusk, so as to determine the time of midwinter. At this time, the people went into the house to keep warm, and the birds and beasts were covered with fine hair. There are 366 days in a year, and the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter are corrected by placing leap months. Di Yao sincerely admonished the hundred officials to abide by their duties, and all kinds of things were done.

At that time, the flood was suddenly flooded, and the people were miserable, Di Yao asked the ministers: "The Tang Tang flood is monstrous, the vast mountains and Xiangling, the people are worried, is there a person who can make the ruler?" The ministers said: "Except for Kun, no one is proficient in the art of water control, so why not use it first, and if it cannot control the flood, then replace it." Di Yao nodded in agreement and asked Kun to deal with the flood.

After knowing that Di Yao ordered him to deal with the flood, Kun said to others: "If you want to cure the flood, it is a matter of effort, and Yao is really useless." Everyone laughed.

Since his arrival, he led everyone to start to control the floods, but the Kun only knew how to block but did not know how to sparse, there was water in the east to block the east, and the water flowed from the east to the west and then went to the west to block, so that the east and the west were decided, this blockage overflowed, and the Kun was busy for nine years and did not control the flood well, in order to block the mouths of the people, Di Yao killed the Kun.

In his later years, Di Yao felt that his body was no longer good and he could no longer manage the affairs of the human race. On this day, he was anxious and asked, "I have reigned for seventy years, and which of you can obey the mandate of heaven and take my throne?" Yao said, "Then let it be elected from among all the ministers and hermits with the same surname and different surnames." Fang Qi said: "Your son Danzhu is a good man and can take over the throne of the emperor." Yao said, "Hmph, Dan Zhu, he is a stupid and vicious person, and he can't be used." Everyone said to Yao: "There is a person named Yu Shun who lives among the people, and his virtue is very good." ”

Di Yao said, "Well, I have heard, what is the man of him?" replied Siyue, "He is the son of a blind man. His father was ignorant, his mother was stubborn, and his younger brother was arrogant, but Shun was able to live in harmony with them, and did his filial piety to govern the family well, so that they would not go evil. Yao said, "Then I'll try him." So Yao gave his two daughters in marriage and observed his virtues from them.

Shun asked them to lower their noble hearts and live in their homes by the Fu River, and obey the way of being women. Yao thought that this was very good, so he asked Shun to try to take the position of Situ, and carefully follow the five ethics and morals of fatherhood, mother's kindness, brotherhood, brotherhood, brotherhood, and filial piety, and the people obeyed them. Yao also asked him to participate in the affairs of the hundred officials, and the affairs of the hundred officials became orderly. Let him receive guests at the four gates of the Ming Hall, and the four gates are harmonious everywhere, and the princes and guests from afar are respectful. Yao also sent Shun into the mountains, jungles, rivers and grasses, and in the event of a thunderstorm, Shun did not get lost and misbehaved.