Chapter 39 Emperor Yao practices the throne and the world returns to the heart
The princes of the east heard that the Marquis of Tao Tang had eliminated the gale, and they came to offer their condolences. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info all admired Tao Tang Houyao's wisdom and courage, and all of them poured out their hearts and sincerely supported Yao.
So far, Tao Tangyao's name has spread all over the southeast and northwest of the land of China, and people know that there is a person named Tao Tang Houyao in the land of China. He is a benevolent person who cares about the people of the world, and he is also a hero of the world.
The emperor who was in power at that time was weak and incompetent, and he was sick since he was a child, and in the years he was in power, he was always controlled by the three murderers. A few years later, he fell ill and died.
At this time, the eight hundred and eighty princes of the whole world jointly nominated Tao Tang Houyao to succeed him as the Son of Heaven, and the recommended letters alone filled a large hall.
The three murderers were originally the most jealous of Tao Tang Houyao, knowing that Tao Tang Houyao would be detrimental to him if he was in power. But for the overwhelming letters of recommendation of the eight hundred and eighty princes in the world, there is nothing to be done. So Tao Tang Houyao complied with the wishes of all the 800 princes and all the people in the world, and became the son of heaven in China.
After Tao Tang Hou Yao practiced the throne, he was no longer called Tao Tang Hou, but was renamed Di Yao.
Emperor Yao built the imperial capital in Pingyang (Linfen, Shanxi), and since then Pingyang has become the imperial capital of China. After Di Yao came to power, he first deposed the unpopular three murderers.
Emperor Yao appointed Qi (Xie Qi, the ancestor of the Shang Dynasty), who was good at administrative leadership, as the Great Situ to be in charge of the administrative leadership of the whole country and the day-to-day management of the imperial government.
Appoint the abandonment of those who are good at agriculture as the great Si Nong, (the fief of the abandonment is in Ji (ji), so it is also called Ji, and the name of the lord is called Houji. is the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty), specializing in taking charge of and teaching the people to cultivate crops.
Hou Yi was appointed as the chief priest, in charge of the military and the army, and at this time the descendants were already more than 300 years old, and they were still old and strong.
Gao Tao Gao (gaoyao) was appointed as a judge and a secretary of the Dali, who was in charge of education, law, punishment, and judgment. Therefore, Gaotao is also the first judge of the Chinese nation.
Di Yao also set up the officials of the "Four Mountains". The gentle and generous Xi Zhong was appointed as the official of Dongyue, and all the affairs of the East and the Spring were presided over by Xi Zhong.
The bold and promising Uncle Xi was appointed as the official of Nanyue. All the affairs of the south and the summer are presided over by Uncle Xi.
He Zhong was appointed as the official of Xiyue, and all the affairs of the West and the affairs of the autumn were under his control.
He appointed the quiet and resourceful Uncle He as the official of Beiyue, and all the affairs of the north and winter were under his control.
The old minister of the previous dynasty was Zhu Rong, and his original name was Wu Hui. He still remains in the imperial court, but serves as a counselor.
Di Yao still lived in a simple thatched hut, eating coarse tea and light meals, and wearing coarse cloth clothes. In winter, it is too cold, so when I go out, I put on a deerskin to protect against the cold. Worry about national affairs all day long. Worry about the affairs of the common people.
Emperor Yao advocated the implementation of benevolent government, paid attention to educating the people, and governed the country with benevolence.
Di Yao honored his mother and loved his brothers. Advocate thrift and thrift, not extravagance and waste. When you eat, you should pick up a grain of rice and eat it.
Di Yao encouraged the people to cultivate the fields and grow grain, pick cotton and weave cloth. Everyone has food to eat, and everyone has clothes to wear.
Once, Di Yao went out on patrol. I saw a man lying on the side of the road, skinny as wood, lying on the ground and dying. So he stepped forward and asked.
Someone next to him told Di Yao that this person had no food at home, and he had not eaten several meals, and he was hungry like this.
Di Yao cried when he heard this. With tears in his eyes, he said: "This is all my fault, it is my failure to govern the country well and let the people starve."
So he immediately called the men who were with him, took out the dry food he had prepared for himself, and squatted down to feed the man himself. And he told them to bring out water and drink it to the man.
After eating dry food and drinking water, the man slowly opened his eyes, stood up with support, and saluted Di Yao to thank him.
Di Yao said: "Don't thank me, it's me who didn't govern the country well, I'm sorry for you, I'm ashamed to let you starve." When he had finished speaking, he told the men who were with him to leave all the dry food he had brought with him.
The entourage asked Di Yao, "You gave all your dry food to others, so what do you eat?" Di Yao said: "I'd rather starve myself than watch the common people starve to death." ”
He also said: "In the future, I will go to the common people more often, understand the people's feelings more, understand more about the people's suffering, and let the people live a good life." ”
Another day, Di Yao went out to observe the people's feelings. I saw a man chained by an official officer, standing in the street in front of the public.
Di Yao stepped forward to ask the man what crime he had committed, and the official who guarded the prisoner told Di Yao: "This man has broken the law by stealing other people's things, and he has been punished for standing here in the street." ”
After hearing this, Di Yao said: "This is all my fault, it is I who failed to educate the people well, so that the people make mistakes." Di Yao turned to the messenger and said, "Whichever chain comes, I will be chained with iron chains, and I will stand here with the prisoners to show the public." ”
The people who followed Di Yao refused to use iron chains to rope Di Yao, so Di Yao stood next to the prisoner with his hands down, and kept saying: "It's all my fault, it's my fault that I failed to educate the people well, and the people made it." ”
The prisoner and the people around him were deeply moved when they heard this, and knelt down to Di Yao together, and many people were moved to tears. Since then, the social climate has improved greatly, and it is rare to see anyone committing crimes again.
Winter arrives after the light snow, and it is the hunting season of the Son of Heaven. At this time, all the beasts have grown up, and the fluff on the fur has also grown.
On this day, Di Yao was going to hunt in the wild. The Yu people chose the paddock in advance and set up a fence on all sides. Di Yao approached and saw the fence on all sides, so he ordered the Yu people to remove the fence from one side.
He said: "It is too tight on all sides, and it is cruel and unkind, and once the beasts are surrounded by a fence, there is no way to escape." The purse seine can be removed from one side, so that the prey that is lucky enough to escape can escape, and only those that are in danger of being killed last. ”
Because of Di Yao's decision, two sentences have been handed down in later generations: one is called "the net is open", and the other is called "the Son of Heaven is not encircled".
Once Di Yao passed by the shore of Fenshui. I saw two people fighting in the distance. When I got closer, it turned out to be my two half-brothers, one named Shi Shen and the other Yu Bo. These two were brothers born of the same mother, but they have never been in harmony. The elder brother is not like the elder brother, and the younger brother is not like the younger brother.
As soon as the two saw Di Yao coming, they stopped. Salute Di Yao together. Di Yao rebuked the two: "Brothers and sisters are brothers, and any one of them is flesh and blood." Besides, sibling feud can also lead to bullying by outsiders. Listen to me, never brother to kill each other again. Otherwise, I will separate the two of you brothers, so that you will never see each other again. ”
When the two brothers heard that Di Yao was going to divide them, they said in unison: "I beg the Son of Heaven to seal us separately." ”
Di Yao has persuaded the two brothers like this several times, and there is really no other good way. So with tears in his eyes, he said, "Okay then." "And he sealed the land of the southeast of Bego. Seal the land and go to the northwest. The two of them were instructed: "After the two of you arrive in your respective fiefdoms, you must fulfill your duties." Be kind to the people. Govern the country well, so that I can rest assured. ”
Yu Bo and Shi Shen were both very satisfied, and they packed up their bags and went to the fiefdom to take office.
Since then, one of the two brothers has been in the northwest and the other in the southeast. Yu Bo should be the Shang star of the 28 Nakshatras, and Shen Shang should be the 28 Nakshatra of the Shen star.
Shang is in the east and appears in the morning, and Sam appears in the west and at night, and the two stars never meet.
Therefore, when later generations describe brothers as not harmonious, or brothers separate, they say "brothers participate in business".
At this point, Di Yao established a unified state form of the Chinese nation and a new political management system. The world is new. The princes of all parties support it, the people of the world return to their hearts, and all the people are happy. opened up a prosperous era of Yaotian.