Chapter 36 Sixth, the last shift

Now, Yu stood in front of Shun. Yu, who succeeded in water control, may have come to the alliance headquarters to report on his work.Shun also awarded him a medal, which is a black pointed stone. It was almost destined to be an awkward meeting.Although Sima Qian worked hard to create an atmosphere of "gentleness, courtesy, thrift and abdication", unfortunately, this conversation is like the Yellow River described by Luo Yin of the Tang Dynasty-"it's unclear when you leave Kunlun".Shun did not show condolences to Yu, nor did Yu sing praises to Shun.Only Gao Tao, the new minister of justice, babbled about the importance of spiritual civilization and moral construction, but he hit a soft nail on Yu.Yu's high-profile answer to Gao Tao's morality was: I'm afraid Yao can't do what you said, right?

So Shun had no choice but to say to Yu: You also have some constructive opinions! Shun and Gao Tao's faces did not know what expressions they had. When Sima Qian told this story, he had already considered it carefully, embellished it, and mended it, but there were still flaws left, although there were only a few spots and a few lines of old traces. There are two details worth noting. First, after the meeting, Gao Tao immediately issued an order, requiring all people to learn from Yu and follow Yu's words and deeds as an example, otherwise they would be considered criminals; Please express your opinions face to face, not behind your back.

Ha ha!The sun in the west is about to set, and the era of Yao and Shun is about to end. In fact, Yu was the last CEO of the Tribal Alliance.After finishing the last post, his son Qi completely overturned the abdication system, implemented the hereditary system, and established the first country in Chinese history - Xia. Yu is Cao Cao in ancient times; Qi is Cao Pi in ancient times. In fact, this is also a matter of the times. As we all know, before Yu and Qi, there have been two things that have been developing in parallel without conflict, and cause and effect each other, which are wealth and power.These two things did not exist in the era of primitive groups represented by Eve.In the era of the matriarchal clan represented by Nuwa, there began to be surplus materials, and the concept of property was quietly born.With the ownership of property, men, the main creators of wealth, will demand confirmation of patrilineal inheritance.So starting from Fuxi, the matrilineal line became the patrilineal line, and power also came into being.In the subsequent development, from clan to tribe, and then to tribal alliance, more and more power and wealth were concentrated in the hands of the chiefs.Finally one day, they strongly demanded that power, like property, be inherited according to patrilineal blood.This is the general trend of the world in the era of Yao, Shun and Yu.

Institutional revolution is imperative. Now, it is only necessary to have an institution, a title, a name, and a saying to crown the new system and stamp it with a seal that is generally recognized by society. In fact, it was actually invented. It was at this time that we, together with all nations in the world, completed the common path of prehistoric times. The next step is to part ways.

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