Chapter 723: Jinde Emperor Shun
After Di Yao was more than 100 years old, he felt that he was about to complete his merits, so he had to start looking for a successor for himself, he had long thought that his son Dan Zhu was stubborn and unusable, so he consulted with the ministers and asked them to recommend candidates, and the ministers recommended Shun, saying that this person was very filial, the family relationship was handled very well, and could influence the family members, so that they could change from evil to good, Yao decided to investigate first, and then make a decision.
Shun is the sixth grandson of Xuanyuan, and he has been a commoner since the fifth ancestor, and because he also has Xuanyuan's blood in his body, so Di Yao will agree to inspect him, if he is not a descendant of Xuanyuan, no matter how high his virtue is, Di Yao will not consider him, and his father is a blind man, and his mother gave birth to him in Yao Xu.
He was also born with a different phase, but he is a person with heavy pupils, there are two pupils in both eyes, the palm lines are like a "praise" word, the brain ball is prominent, the eyebrow bone is raised, the head is large and round, the face is black and square, the mouth is big enough to accommodate fists, and the dragon's face is angled.
Shun's mother died early, his stepmother had a fierce temperament, and his father was blind, so he was persecuted by his stepmother and the son of his stepmother since he was a child, and he went through many hardships, and his stepmother even stipulated that he had to work all day and night, and he was not allowed to go back to eat lunch, but he was still kind to each other, honored his parents, and loved his half-brother, no matter how his stepmother treated him, he always greeted him with a smile and was humble, so he won the praise of the people.
Shun once worked hard in Lishan, fished and hunted in the East China Sea, fired pottery on the shore of the Yellow River, made daily necessities in Shouqiu, and did business in the area of Dunqiu and Xiaxia. Because of his noble character, he has great prestige among the people. When he was ploughing the fields in the mountains, the locals no longer fought for the land boundary. Mutual humility made the people willing to live near him, and in two or three years they were gathered into a village.
Shun's moral cultivation is getting higher and higher, and the people in the mountains are gathering more and more, and it has become a big city from a deserted place, but he still can't get the warmth of his family, and when he works in the fields one day, he takes birds as an example. Singing from the mouth, "Involving the mountains and Cui Wei, there are birds flying high." Thinking of his parents, the sun and the moon go together. My parents are far away, I will return safely?", the song ended, the sorrow came from it, and he cried loudly, this year, Shun was already thirty years old.
And in this year. He met a person who was very important to him, that is, the Four Disciples of the Tongtian Sect Master, the Holy Mother of the Ghost Spirit, who claimed to have received the decree of the Lord of the Tongtian Sect and came to accept him as an apprentice. After that, he stayed by Shun's side and taught him carefully, so that Shun, who had no cultivation at all. I was finally able to embark on the path of cultivation.
Di Yao was recommended by the ministers, and after knowing that this Shun was a disciple of his uncle, the Holy Mother of the Turtle Spirit. It was already decided that this Shun would be his successor, so Yao married his two daughters, Empress E, to Shun. In order to examine his character and ability, Shun not only made the second daughter live in harmony with the whole family, but also showed outstanding ability and noble character in all aspects.
Shun ploughs the mountains, the people of the mountains are allowed to the side, the fishing of the East China Sea, the people of the East China Sea are to give way, as long as it is the place where he works, he will rise up the fashion of courtesy, make pottery, but also drive the people around him to engage in earnest, keep improving, put an end to the phenomenon of shoddy production, where he goes, people are willing to follow, one year and live in Chengju, two years into Yi, three years in Chengdu, Yao was very happy to learn about these situations, gave Shun brocade clothes, piano and cattle and sheep, and also built a warehouse for him.
Shun got these rewards, the stepmother and the elephant were very hot-eyed, they wanted to kill Shun, occupy these property, they asked Shun to repair the roof of the barn, but set fire to the barn below, and then let Shun dig the well, the well was dug very deep, but they filled the soil on it, to plug the well, and buried Shun alive in it, the stepmother and the elephant thought that the conspiracy succeeded, but unfortunately, now it is different from the past, Shun is now a person who is cultivated, how can this trick hurt him.
Xiang said that he came up with this idea, not only to divide most of the things, but also to ask Yao's two daughters, Empress Nuying, to be his wife, and to give the rest to his mother.
The elephant lived in Shun's house and played Shun's piano, but Shun suddenly appeared, which surprised the elephant, and the boss was unhappy, but his mouth said, "I think of Shun Zhengyu!", Shun did not take it to heart, as always, filial piety to parents, friends to brothers, and more sincere and cautious than before.
Later, Yao let Shun participate in political affairs, manage hundreds of officials, receive guests, and undergo various trials, Shun not only handled political affairs in an orderly manner, but also improved in terms of employing people.
Shun regent twenty-eight years, Yao Cai's merits are complete, secluded in the Huoyun Cave, Shun arranged the political affairs of the human race, and then gave way to Yao's son Danzhu, and he retreated to Nanhe, but the courtiers all went to see Shun, but ignored Danzhu, and the people who fought the lawsuit also complained to Shun, and the folk made up a lot of songs to praise Shun, and did not put Danzhu in his eyes, Shun felt that the people's hearts were wanted, and the will of heaven could not be shirked, so he returned to the capital and ascended to the position of the co-owner.
After Shun became the co-master, he gathered talents everywhere, and then according to the strengths of each person, they were entrusted with different positions, among them, Kun served as the Sikong, the main level of water and soil, Houji presided over agriculture, sowing a hundred grains, the contract was the Si migration, in charge of education, Gao Tao was the judicial officer, in charge of punishment, Gong Gong, in charge of handicrafts, Yi was an official, in charge of the grass, trees, birds and beasts in the mountains and forests, Bo Yi was the rank sect, in charge of the sacrificial ceremony, Kui was the music, responsible for educating the children of the nobles, and the dragon was the Nayan, specifically conveying Shun's orders and conveying the next situation.
Shun also stipulates that the performance of officials should be evaluated every three years, and those who have made achievements will be promoted, and those who are incompetent will be replaced.
Then, he revised the calendar, and held a ceremony to worship Nuwa Sanqing, sacrifice to the four seasons of heaven and earth, and worship the gods of mountains and rivers, and also collected the letters of officials from all over the country, and then selected auspicious days, summoned officials from all over the country, held a grand ceremony, and re-issued the letters.
Subsequently, he introduced the policy of using canonical punishment and five punishments of exile, drawing the shape of five kinds of punishment on the utensils, playing a warning role, replacing corporal punishment with the method of exile, in order to show leniency, but also set up whipping, punishment, and atonement, especially for unrepentant criminals to be severely punished.
And Shun Nai is the only one among the three emperors and five emperors who walks Jinde. (To be continued......)