When Emperor Yao was in power, ten suns appeared in the sky at the same time, which scorched the land and dried up the crops. People were out of breath from the heat and fell unconscious on the ground. Due to the hot weather, some strange birds and animals also ran out from the dry rivers and lakes and the fiery forests, causing harm to people everywhere.
Emperor Yao invited Yi, and Yi immediately started the battle of shooting at the sun. He took the red bow from his shoulder, took out the white arrows and shot them at his arrogant grandson one by one. In an instant, ten suns hit nine. Since then, the climate is suitable and everything can grow.
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In the era of Emperor Yao, Yi became an archer. According to the National Records, he was given the title of Emperor Yao in Shangqiu. In addition, Huainan Ziben, based on Shan Hai Jing, summed up the story of Easy Shooting Day: during the period, ten suns appeared in the sky, crops were burned, and there was no vegetation, so the people had nothing to eat.
Anger, tooth digging, nine babies, strong winds, meditation and snake repair are all harmful to others and themselves. So Yao let Yi punish the enemy on the battlefield in China, killing nine babies on the fierce water, making strong winds in Qingshan, shooting down nine of the ten suns in the sky, breaking snakes in Dongting and catching seals in mulberry trees.
People are very happy and thank Yi and Yao, so they think Yao is the son of heaven. The Yi people here are not poor and backward. On the other hand, it also shows that there is a story of shooting the sun in the ancient book Shan Hai Jing, but it was later lost.