When Yao was still alive, the floods in the Central Plains flooded endlessly, flooded crops, covered mountains and plains, displaced people's houses, and many people had to leave their homes. The flood has brought endless disasters to people. In this case, Yao was determined to eliminate the flood, so he began to visit people who could control the flood. ?
One day, he found the ministers around him and said to them, "Ministers, the flood is at the forefront now, and the people have suffered a lot. It is necessary to control this flood. Who do you think will bear this heavy responsibility? " ?
So the prince and the leader of the tribe recommended guns. Yao always thought Gun was not credible, but there was no more suitable candidate at the moment, so he entrusted Gun with the task of water control temporarily. ?
Gun water control for nine years, the flood has not subsided, gun not only can't do anything, but also lazy, taking this arduous task of the country as a joke. Later, Shun began to manage state affairs, and the first problem he encountered was water control. He first dismissed Gun and exiled him to Yushan, where Gun later died. ?
Shun also came to consult ministers to see who could cure the water. Ministers recommended Yu. The generals said, "Although Yu is the son of a gun, he is more virtuous than his father. This man is humble, courteous, conscientious and lives a very simple life. " Shun didn't despise Gun because he was his son, but quickly gave him the great task of water control. ?
Dayu is really a moral man. He was not jealous because Shun punished his father, but gladly accepted the task. He secretly made up his mind: "My father brought suffering to the people because he didn't cure the water. I will definitely try again. " ?
But he knows what a responsibility it is! How dare he be lazy? Considering this special task, Shun sent two wise ministers, Boyi and Hou Ji, to assist him in his work. ?
Dayu had just been married for four days at that time. His wife Tu Shanshi is a virtuous woman, and she agreed to her husband's going. Dayu tearfully bid farewell to his beloved wife and embarked on a journey. ?
Yu led Boyi, Hou Ji and a helper, traveled across mountains and rivers, camped out, traveled all over the Central Plains at that time, and left their footprints in remote and inaccessible places. Dayu felt that his father had not completed the great cause of water control, leaving an empty regret, but in his hands, this task must be completed. Along the way, he saw countless people struggling in the flood, and he cried again and again in front of those displaced people. When it comes to water conservancy, people he knows and doesn't know will give him the most precious things. Of course he won't accept these things, but he feels that the people's affection is too strong, which also doubles his determination and confidence. ?
Dayu has a yardstick in his left hand and a ruler in his right, and he has to measure everywhere he goes. He learned from his father's lesson of intercepting legal water and invented a new hydrophobic method, the main point of which is to dredge the waterway and make the water flow smoothly eastward into the sea. Every time Dayu found a place that needed to be governed, he went to various tribes to mobilize the masses to build it. Whenever the water conservancy project starts, he works with the people, eats at the construction site, sleeps at the construction site, digs rocks and works hard at Dai Yuexin. ?
He lived a simple life, lived in a short thatched cottage and ate worse than ordinary people. However, he is most willing to spend money on water conservancy projects. Whenever water control is short of money, he will fight for it himself. ?
He didn't come into the house three times. Once he passed by his house and heard a child crying. That's his wife Tu Shanshi, who just gave birth to a son. How much he wants to go back and see his wife and children. But at the thought of the arduous task of water control, he had to give a big gift to his cabin at home. With tears in his eyes, he galloped away. ?
According to the geographical conditions of mountains and rivers, Dayu divided China into Kyushu, namely Jizhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou, Liangzhou, Yuzhou, Yongzhou and Jingzhou. His method of harnessing water is to treat all the mountains and rivers in China as a whole. He first dealt with the land in Kyushu, dredging and leveling it, and turning a large number of places into fertile fields. ?
Then he managed the mountains, including Qishan, Jingshan, Lei Shou, Taiyue Mountain, Taihang Mountain, Wangwo Mountain, Changshan Mountain, Zhuzi Mountain, Jieshi Mountain, Taihua Mountain and Dabie Mountain. In order to dredge the waterway and let the water flow down the river without blocking the waterway. After the regulation of mountain roads, he began to regulate water veins, and most rivers north of the Yangtze River left traces of his regulation. ?
Water control pays attention to wisdom, such as Longmen Mountain in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Longmen Mountain is in the north of Liangshan. Dayu diverted water from the Yellow River to Jishi Mountain in Gansu. When the water was diverted to Liangshan, it was blocked by Longmen Mountain, and it was impossible to pass. ? Dayu inspected the terrain and thought that this place had to be dug, but what about a Longmen Mountain in Nuoda? Dayu chose the most labor-saving place, and only opened a hole 80 steps wide to bring the water over. Because the Longmen is too high, many fish swimming against the current cannot swim here. Many fish jumped up desperately, but only a few fish could jump over. This is what our descendants call "carp yue longmen". It is said that as long as they can jump over the dragon gate, the fish will immediately become dragons and fly in the air. ?
Dayu spent a total of 13 years on water control. It was under his hand that the roaring river lost its fierceness in the past, and it slowly flowed eastward meekly. In the past, the flooded mountains were exposed, and the farmland became a rice granary. People can build houses and live a happy and prosperous life. ?
Later generations remembered his achievements, built temples and temples for him, and honored him as "Yu God". Our whole China is also called "Yu", which means that this is the place where Dayu once ruled.