Chapter Eighty-Seven: Dayu is sealed in the summer land
Dayu led four heavenly generals, four generals, four little brothers, led five hundred soldiers, went down Tongbai Mountain, took Nanyang, and then went all the way to the north, to open up the Yangguan Avenue that runs north and south. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoLet the light of civilization in the Central Plains spread to the south to Jingzhou and even further south.
They overcame thorns and thorns, opened roads in the mountains, built bridges when encountering waters, and moved forward while opening roads.
Besides, the emperor Shun in the court received Dayu's report of success. It is said that the flood of the Huai River has been subdued, and it winds all the way to the east from the source of Tongbai Mountain, and belongs to the East China Sea. After the flood waters receded, the people along the Huai River returned to their homes. Crops were sown again in the fields, the rice and wheat were fragrant, the grains were abundant, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately issued an edict to seal a territory to Xia Bo Dayu. The fief chose the summer land next to Chongdi, and gave the summer land to Dayu. Let the two fiefdoms be connected together, and it will be called the Xia Kingdom in the future. Make Dayu a famous Xia Bo.
Di Shun instructed the messenger: "You can go south to the direction of Xia Bo Dayu to Xuanzhao, and when you go to Xia Di, you will wait for Dayu there." When Dayu walked there, he announced that he would seal the land to Xia Bo Dayu. Because although he was given the title of Dayu Xia before, he has never had a fief, and this time he will make it up. The rank of the Xia State is the Bohou State, with a radius of four hundred li. After the envoy left the imperial capital, he went all the way to the south and rushed in the direction of Dayu's north.
On this day, Dayu led four little brothers, four generals, and five hundred soldiers, and just arrived in the summer land. Then he met the messenger sent by Emperor Shun, the messenger dismounted and greeted Dayu, and said: "I carry the edict of the court god Shun in my arms, please Xia Bo build a high platform here, I want to read the edict on the high platform."
Dayu immediately ordered four generals to lead 500 soldiers to build a platform on the spot, and the high platform was built after a while. The messenger and Dayu joined hands on the high platform. The envoy took out the edict from his bosom, unfolded it, and read it out loud: "Emperor Shun of the Son of Heaven said: Xia Bo Dayu, since he was ordered to control the water, he has successively subdued the Yellow River and the Nine Rivers. This time, he made persistent efforts to subdue the Huai River, relieved the flood disaster for the people along the Huai River, and was able to return to their homes and live and work in peace and contentment. In order to commend the merits of Xia Bo Dayu, Xia is now sealed. It is connected with the original Chongdi, named Xia Kingdom, and the rank is Xiayi, the capital of Bohou Kingdom. A radius of 400 miles belongs to the Xia Kingdom. This edict".
Dayu took the edict again and held it high above his head. The four heavenly generals, the four generals, the four little brothers and the five hundred soldiers were jubilant, and shouted together: "Xia Bo Dayu, Xia Bo Dayu, high water control skills, fiefdom Xia State, national capital Xiayi." ā
Since then, people have called this high platform Duojuntai, or Xiatai, also called Yuwangtai.
Dayu looked around this place, only to see the west of Funiu Mountain, is the transition zone between Funiu Mountain and the Eastern Plain. There is Mt. Ibara to the north and Mt. Kei to the south. The Ying River flows from west to east, surrounding the Yingchuan Plain, which is really a land of dragon prosperity. Later, Xiayi was called "the first capital of China" by later generations. After the death of Dayu, Dayu's son Qi inherited the title of Dayu. Feasting on all the people in the world, the Zen concession system was abolished, and the precedent of "the father dies and the son succeeds, and the family is the world". The founding ceremony was held in Juntai and the Xia Dynasty was established. It created the first feudal dynasty in the history of the Chinese nation.
Changxin and Jianhai came back with pigs, sheep, beef and vegetables from the market, and all the soldiers feasted and celebrated.
But it is said that there is a lake here, called Baisha Lake. This Baisha Lake starts from Erlong Mountain in the east, connects Xiaoyao Ridge in the west, and the water leads to the Ying River. Stone cliffs, winding paths, waterfalls and clear springs, and a small island in the lake. In this lake lives an evil dragon. In this area, this evil Jiao has always dominated one side, stirring up trouble and harming the people. Frequent floods flood the fields and destroy houses, and many people have fled their homes and gone to other places.
Today, Dayu led the soldiers to build a platform and announce the emperor's edict, which alarmed this evil Jiao. He couldn't help but be furious when he saw Dayu being knighted and founded here. hated Dayu for snatching his territory, and was determined to squeeze Dayu out of here.
In the dead of night, the evil Jiao sprang out of the lake from its hiding nest. Rolled up a cloud of black mist, wrapped in wind and rain, and pounced on Dayu's camp. Flying over the camp, he roared like thunder: "Wuhu aha", stretched out his huge dragon claws, grabbed a tent, and threw it into the distance, and the sleeping people were immediately exposed. The wind carried the torrential rain, and people could not open their eyes. Dayu and the four generals showed their blades at the same time. The four heavenly generals jumped into the clouds. Dayu protected a few little brothers.
Everyone looked around and saw an evil dragon in mid-air. This evil Jiao is more than ten feet from head to tail, the whole body is blue and black, the dragon head has a big basket, the blood basin is big, and the four fangs are exposed outside the lips. is rolling in the black fog, calling for wind and rain.
The evil Jiao saw that someone soared into the air, and couldn't help but be stunned, and thought in his heart: "Could it be that there are generals in Dayu's camp who can control the clouds?"
That evil Jiao is not an idle person, he is agile and ruthless. The four dragon claws are extremely strong, and one dragon tail has the power of a thousand pounds. If you are caught by the dragon's claws or hit by the dragon's tail, you will either die or be injured. A large mouth can swallow a living person, and it also has a thick hard scale armor, which is invulnerable.
Look at the four heavenly generals again, each brave and abnormal, Gengchen's spear is flying like a silver snake, the Yu Dage is haunted, Kong Lu's tiger tail steel whip flies up and down, and Dazhang's copper hammer is like a meteor catching the moon. For four days, they were entangled in one place around the evil Jiaoshe.
Dayu saw that the four heavenly generals had been fighting the evil dragon for a long time, so he waved the mountain god axe, jumped up from the ground, and went straight to the evil dragon to descend the dragon. Thirty-six dragon axes swing open, "the dragon is in the field", "the dragon leaps in the abyss", "the flying dragon is in the sky", "the dragon has teachings", "the dragon does not stop"...... One after another, one after another, the evil Jiao only has the ability to dodge, and has no power to fight back, and the four heavenly generals are surrounded by four heavenly generals, and the four blades are called to the body together.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the evil Jiao made a move "Shenlong Tail Swing" to sweep out of the four directions, turned over and got into the black clouds, fled back to the lake like a smoke, got into the hole, and never dared to come out again.
The four generals were about to catch up, and Dayu saw that the road was unfamiliar with the dark, so he called the four generals and returned to the camp.
The camp was muddy by the vicious storm and the tents were blown into the distance, and the people ran far away to find the tents. So Dayu ordered to re-erect the tent where the tent was found, and there was no rain here, so the ground was dry.
When the soldiers set up their tents again, the day was also dawning, and they simply did not sleep anymore, but made a fire and cooked.
After breakfast, Dayu raised the account to convene the four heavenly generals, the four general and the four little brothers. Said: "I originally wanted to go north to Songshan to open up the Yuyuan Pass and open up the north-south transportation arteries in central China, but I didn't want to meet the envoy sent by the court here, and named this land Xia Guo and gave it to me." Therefore, I was delayed here for a few days, and I wanted to leave today, but unexpectedly, an evil Jiao appeared in the middle of the night. Since there are spirits causing trouble, it must be eliminated, not only to clear the way for water control, but also to eliminate harm for the people. There is no way, we have to get rid of the evil Jiao first, and then go to open the way. ā
Dayu said, led the generals to the outside of the tent, took out the "Summoning God Rune" sacrifice from his arms to the air, and read: "Dayu controls the water, orders the gods and ghosts, the mountain god of Funiu Mountain, and the water god of Yinghe to see."
After a while, I saw a green cloud and a white cloud floating from the direction of Funiu Mountain and the direction of the Ying River, and the two clouds floated to the ground in front of Dayu, and a mountain god and a water god came out respectively. The mountain god who rose from the green clouds was a male god, with a human body and a bull's head, a crown on his head, and a robe belt, and he stepped forward and said: "The mountain god of Funiu Mountain, Niu Jin see Xia Bo." The goddess who came out of the white clouds was a beautiful fairy, with a human face and a fish body, her hair in a high bun, flowers on her head, and a long skirt with fish scales. When he saw Dayu, he saluted and said, "Yinghe's goddess Ying Miao saw Xia Bo, I don't know what Xia Bo summoned to order?"
Dayu returned the salute with a fist. He said to the two gods, "In the middle of the night last night, an evil dragon suddenly flew over the camp to make trouble. not only brought a violent storm, but also tore away the tent, and drenched the soldiers like chickens in soup. I jumped into the air with the Four Heavenly Generals to fight it, and the evil Jiao could not resist it, so it was defeated. Because the road was unfamiliar in the dark night, he didn't chase after him. Today, I have invited two gods to ask you what kind of evil demon this evil dragon is, and where does it come from?"
The goddess of Yinghe said: "This evil Jiao has always lived in Baisha Lake. But he is not a native of this area, but came to the Baisha River from the Kunlun Mountains with the flood when the sky flooded decades ago. Dayu asked: "Why did he not live in Kunlun Mountain, but came to China?" Yingshui Goddess said: "Because Kunlun Mountain is the lower courtyard of the Emperor of Heaven, there are many rules, he is not willing to be bound by these rules, and the land of China is "rule by inaction", more free. Therefore, after it came to Huaxia, it lived in Huaxia. ā
Dayu asked again: "Does he do a lot of evil on weekdays?" Ying Miao, the goddess of Yinghe, said: "Although this evil Jiao is debauched, mixed with the world, cynical, and has also sent several big floods, flooding countless fertile fields, but it has never eaten people. Dayu asked again: "Does this evil Jiao often come out to make trouble?" The goddess of Yinghe said: "I don't often come out to make trouble, but I often wander in the Yinghe River and the Ru River." Dayu said: "Since he came down from Kunlun Mountain, and he has not done a lot of evil, then spare his life, wait to catch him, dig a deep well, and lock him in the well." Funiu Mountain Shenniu Jin said: "May I ask Xia Bo, is there anything else you need my help with?" Dayu said: "It's okay, the two gods, please go back, and I will call you again when there is something in the future." "The two mountain gods, river gods and Dayu said goodbye and went back to the fairy cave.
Dayu instructed Boyi and Pythagorean: "Boyi and Pythagorean brothers, you two are good at digging wells, so I bother you two to dig a deep well on the spot, doesn't that evil Jiao like to live in China? When he catches it, lock him in the well and let it live in China forever." Everyone laughed. Boyi and Pythagorean agreed to "obey the order", so they led the soldiers to start work.
Dayu called into the air again: "Where is Ying Long?" only to hear Ying Long respond casually: "Ying Long is here, I don't know what Xia Bo commands?" Dayu said: "Order you to go to Baisha Lake to catch the evil Jiao, want to live, don't die, do you understand?" Ying Long replied: "Understand, want to live, don't die." With that, he opened his teeth and claws and flew in the direction of Baisha Lake.
Ying Long flew over Baisha Lake, flew around the lake in the air, and had already calculated in his heart, so he plunged into the water on the east side of the lake, searched for the traces of the evil Jiao all the way from east to west, and gradually came to the center of the lake.
The evil dragon was hiding in the cave to rest, and suddenly saw a fiery red dragon sneaking into his territory, he couldn't help but be furious, rushed out of the hole, and shouted: "Who are you The red dragon, you dare to break into the territory of this king, are you impatient?" said: "Evil Jiao, you hear the truth, I am the Ying Dragon in the sky." Your good life is over, I am on the order of Xia Bo Dayu to arrest you and bring you to justice, hurry up and honestly follow me, and wait for Xia Bo to fall. ā
When Evil Jiao heard the word "Ying Long", he was so frightened that he trembled, knowing that Ying Long was a divine dragon in the sky, brave and invincible. I wanted to turn around and flee, but after thinking about it, this is on my own territory, and the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake on the ground, how can there be any reason to leave without a fight? Thinking of this, he roared and said: "Ying Long, you don't stay in the sky, who wants you to come to Huaxia to meddle in your affairs?" Ying Long said: "I was ordered to help Xia Bo Dayu control the water, you don't say anything evil on weekdays, you dare to make trouble in Xia Bo's camp last night, Xia Bo Dayu wants to eliminate harm for the people, and I am specially sent to arrest you." ā
The two dragons did not speculate, so they fought together. The waves roll on the calm surface of the lake, and the turbid waves emptilate. One moment the red dragon ran out of the water, one moment the frog escaped out of the water, one moment they got tangled together, one moment they separated the other, one moment the green dragon fled in front, the red dragon chased behind, and the red dragon caught up with the green dragon and became entangled together.
In this way, the two dragons held each other for half an hour. At first, the evil Jiao could resist for a while, but gradually it showed defeat. Left and right, loopholes are frequent. One was not paying attention, and was grabbed by Ying Long from the back of the neck.
Ying Long leaped upward, lifted the evil Jiao out of the lake, and flew into the air. At this time, the evil Jiao has become a fish on the chopping board, and it is only at the mercy of others, and it has no former majesty. was carried back to Dayu's camp by Ying Long, and gently fell in front of Dayu. Ying Long pressed the evil Jiao under his feet with his two claws, and the evil Jiao lay on the ground as if it was dead, staring at the eyes of two dead fish.
By this time, Boyi and Pythagorean had already dug the well. Dayu ordered the four heavenly generals to lock up the evil Jiao with iron cables, and then Ying Long lifted the evil Jiao into the well, and finally Dayu locked one end of the iron lock on the stone fence of the well wall.
After disposing of the evil Jiao, Boyi asked Dayu: "Brother Dayu, now that Emperor Shun has given you land, you will have an extra responsibility." You are responsible to the people of your fiefdom, and you are to let them live in peace and contentment in your fiefdom. not only to govern them, but also to educate them. You are currently busy controlling the water and can't spare time to manage the fiefdom, but it doesn't matter, you can appoint a minister to manage the fief on your behalf temporarily. I think we should look for a suitable person who is virtuous, capable, and able to float on the spot, and let this country be in charge. I wonder what you think?"
Dayu is dedicated to controlling the water, and he really didn't expect this matter, Boyi's words, just reminded Dayu. Dayu listened to Boyi's words, so he took Boyi's idea. At this time, a local named Boyi came to Dayu to follow Dayu to control the water.
Through the conversation with Boyi, Dayu thinks that Boyi is full of knowledge and is very kind. Not only has a unique view on water control, but also has a lot of insight into the world's major events. So he was appointed as the prime minister of Xia Di and temporarily managed the fief on his behalf.
Boyi really lived up to Dayu's expectations and managed the summer land in an orderly manner. The surrounding people heard that Emperor Shun gave Xia Di to Dayu, so they moved from all over the country to settle in Xiayi, the population gathered more and more, and Xiayi became more and more lively and rich. Gradually, Xiayi became the first capital of China.