Chapter 20 10. The Erased War

The earliest information about Dayu's flood control comes from: The flood was monstrous.Gun stole the emperor's breath and used it to flood the flood, without waiting for the emperor's order.The emperor ordered Zhu Rong to kill Gun in Yujiao.Gun revived and gave birth to Yu.The emperor ordered Yu to spread soil to fix Kyushu. ——"Shan Hai Jing Hai Nei Jing" Here we are talking about the prehistoric era, when there were floods everywhere.Gun stole the emperor's interest soil and used it to stop the flood without waiting for the emperor's order.The Emperor of Heaven sent Zhu Rong to kill Gun on the outskirts of Mount Yu.Yu was born from Gun's body.The Emperor of Heaven ordered Yu to finally carry out earthworks to control the flood, so that the Kyushu area could be demarcated.According to legend, Gun died for three years and his body did not rot. He cut open his belly with a knife and gave birth to Yu.

This story is the beginning of Dayu's flood control. It has been passed down for 4,000 years, and it has long been familiar to everyone. Not only Chinese people know it, but many foreigners are also very familiar with it.But as we know, this story is too mythical, which inevitably leads to logical absurdity.For example, Gun, who was ordered to control the flood, stole Xiyang to calm the flood, so he was killed by the emperor of heaven. Gun was already dead, but he was able to reproduce asexually and gave birth to a great Yu. This kind of strange thing is very common in mythology , What is covered up is nothing more than the history that cannot be said.

This story is very interesting, and it is precisely the supplementary text of Dayu's son's rebellion. According to the story, in prehistoric times, a large-scale military rebellion once broke out, and the rebellion caused a lot of trouble, but the location of the rebellion happened on the land managed by Gun. The superior asked for an approval, made a decisive decision, and immediately settled and suppressed the rebellion.However, Dayu did not accept Gun's favor. Instead of praising Gun, he wanted to arrest Gun for justice under the pretext of having no organization and discipline, but Gun was not stupid. The troops sent in fought a guerrilla war.

From this point of view, the leader of the rebel army that Gun suppressed was none other than Dayu's son Xia Qi. Dayu and his son Xia Qi colluded with each other, intending to completely abolish the traditional abdication system and establish their own family.Dayu planned to support him in the court, while Xia Qi blatantly organized an army and set off a rebellion. As a result, he encountered Gun, which led to such a fierce conflict between the two sides. After several twists and turns, Dayu and his son Xia Qi finally succeeded in overthrowing the abdication system and established the family world, and later generations no longer knew who Gun and Yu were the real fathers, and even the military turmoil was unknown. I thought that there were really serious floods in the Dayu era.