Yu Yu, the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty, had the surname Si, the surname Xia Hou, and a given name Wen Ming. He was the leader of the Xia Hou clan in ancient times and a celebrity in water control in history. He was known as Dayu, Emperor Yu, and Shen Yu in history. The gr

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Yu, the founding monarch of Xia Dynasty, surnamed Si, Xiahou clan, given name Wenming, the leader of Xiahou clan in ancient times and a celebrity in water control in history, known as Dayu, Emperor Yu, 神禹 . The great-great-grandson of Huangdi, a descendant of Zhuanxu, the son of Gun, his mother was Xiuji, the daughter of the Youxin family.

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According to legend, Yu made great achievements in controlling floods, accepted the abdication of emperor Shun, and inherited the leadership of the tribe. With the support of the princes, he formally ascended the throne, with Yangcheng as his capital, and the country's name as Xia. Danzhu (the son of Yao) was enfeoffed in the Tang Dynasty, and Shangjun (the son of Shun) was enfeoffed in Yu. China . As the first monarch of the Xia Dynasty, he was called Xia Yu by later generations and became a sage emperor comparable to Fuxi and Huangdi in the ancient times. The most outstanding achievement that has always been praised is the control of monstrous floods, the demarcation of nine states, and the establishment of the Xia Dynasty. Later generations respectfully called him Dayu. After Yu's death, he was buried in Kuaiji Mountain (now Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province). There are still Yu Temple, Yu Tomb and Yu Temple. Starting from Xia Qi, most emperors of all dynasties came to Yuling to offer sacrifices.

Early History

Yu was the great-great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor and the grandson of Zhuanxu (but there are also theories that Yu should be the sixth grandson of Zhuanxu). The place of birth is controversial (one says it is in the Shiniu area of ​​Wenshang Mountain; the other says it is Shi'ao). The mother is the daughter of the Xin family, named Nv Zhi, also known as Xiu Ji. When Yu was young, he moved eastward with his father Gun and came to the Central Plains. His father Gun was granted the title of Chong by Emperor Yao. During the reign of Emperor Yao, flooding in the Central Plains caused flood disasters and made the people miserable. Emperor Yao ordered Gun to control the floods, and Gun was ordered to control the floods. Gun used the water barrier method, that is, setting up river embankments on the shore, but the water flooded higher and higher. It took nine years to quell the flood disaster. Then Yu was appointed Sikong and took over the task of controlling floods. Yu controlled the floods He passed through the house three times without entering, which is the best proof that he worked hard to control the floods.

In the process of controlling floods, Yu traveled all over the world and knew the topography, customs, products, etc. of each place very well. Yu redivided the world into nine states and formulated the types of tribute for each state. Emperor Xia King Yu also stipulated that five hundred miles away from the emperor's territory was called Dianfu, another five hundred miles away was called Houfu, another five hundred miles away was called Suifu, and another five hundred miles away was called Huangfu. The three services of Dian, Hou and Sui are used to accept different items or bear different labor services. To be obedient, you do not need to pay for your service, but you only need to accept discipline and abide by laws and decrees. Huangfu will be managed according to its customs and will not enforce the central government's politics and religion.

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Yu ascended the throne

When Emperor Shun reigned for thirty-three years, he officially abdicated the throne of emperor to Yu. Seventeen years later, Shun died during his southern tour. After three years of mourning, Yu took refuge in Yangcheng, a small city in Xia Dynasty, and gave up the throne to Shun's son Shangjun. But all the princes in the world left Shangjun to go to King Yu. With the support of the princes, Yu officially assumed the throne and lived in Yangcheng. His country was named Xia. Danzhu was entrusted to Tang Dynasty, and Shang Jun was entrusted to Yu. The calendar was changed to the Xia calendar, with the month of Jian Yin as the first month.

Passed away

In the tenth year of his reign, Yu traveled eastward and died after arriving in Kuaiji. Huangfu Mi believed that Yu was about a hundred years old. After Yu's death, his son succeeded him as emperor of Xia Dynasty.

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Three passes through the house without entering

Legend has it that Yu left his wife soon after his wedding to Tushan's daughter and embarked on the road of water control. When he passed the house for the first time, he heard his wife moaning from childbirth and the baby's cries. The assistant persuaded him to go in and take a look, but he did not go in for fear of delaying the water control; when he passed by the house for the second time, his son was waving to him in the arms of his wife. This was a tense time for the project, so he just waved and said hello. , and walked over. When he passed by the house for the third time, his son, who was already over ten years old, ran over and dragged him home hard. Dayu touched his son's head affectionately and told him that he had no time to go home before the water leveled off. He left in a hurry without entering the house.