Dayu, also known as Yu, Rong Yu, was the founder of Xia Dynasty. Last name, first name, and life. Born in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province today. As a tribal leader, Shun ordered him to control the flood. He led the people to dredge rivers, build ditches and develop agriculture. Thirteen years of water control, three houses, no entry. Because of his meritorious service in water control, he was chosen as the heir by Shun and acceded to the throne after his death. The political system of hereditary monarch was established for the first time by delineating Kyushu and casting Jiuding.
Control floods, develop national production and make people live and work in peace and contentment; It ended the social organization form of tribal alliance in primitive society in China, established Xia Dynasty, and created a new social and political form of "state" in China history. From July, 2065438 to July, 2007, Dayu was named as one of the first ten historical celebrities in Sichuan by the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage and Innovation Project Office.
During the Five Emperors period, due to a huge flood, the people were in dire straits and their lives were extremely difficult. At that time, the ruler Du Yao was at the end of his rope. During a discussion, Yao asked everyone, "Hey, in April, soup and soup flooded, and the mountains were vast and the people were worried. Can anyone cure them? " "Everyone is uncomfortable." The word "Du" shows Yao Zhi's position as a gun. In the Qing Dynasty, Lei Xueqi wrote in the Chronology of Bamboo Slips that "guns control water for Yao Juqing".
However, it is hard to say whether the gun has any experience in water control, otherwise Yao will not think twice about this candidate. Sima Qian's Historical Records Xia Benji said: "Those who are immoral are willing to try." Considering that there was no more suitable candidate than Gun at that time, Emperor Yao agreed to let him control the water.
It took nine years for Gun to build a dam with soil. Unexpectedly, once there was a flood, the dam was washed away again. At that time, productivity was backward and there was no science and technology, so after the dam was washed away, the flood washed away the embankment, killing many people and making the disaster worse. After Yao's death, Shun inherited the throne. He thought Gun didn't try his best to control the water, blamed him for incompetence and killed him. "Yaodian of Shangshu" records: "Wandering in Yushan". "Stop" means "punishment", and when it comes to "punishment"; There is another saying, according to "Notes on Ancient Books of Shangshu": "Punish it, but don't kill it." Which is exile. However, it is an indisputable fact that the gun died in Yushan.
In many ancient records, Gun and Yu were compared, thinking that their father and son were both masters of water control. In the Xia Dynasty, guns were also one of the grand sacrificial figures. "Mandarin Wu Yu" Wu Zixu remonstrated with Fu Cha, the king of Wu: "Now the king has become a hero, high and low, to prevent the people from going to Gusu." "Everything is animistic" says: "In the Middle Ages, the world was flooded, but the Kun fish were absolutely profane ... Those who make wood and drill in Xia Houshi today will be laughed at by the Kun fish."