Seeing all the disciples looking at him, Yuanshi Tianzun certainly understood what they were expecting, so he said: "After the Gao Yang clan, the human emperor's teacher who is the second among the five emperors also belongs to me to explain the teaching. At that time, the human emperor who assisted me The master will be...Taiyi, go ahead!"
When Master Taiyi heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and the other disciples were naturally a little envious. Among the twelve golden immortals of Chanjiao, Guangchengzi was the most loved by Yuanshi Tianzun, and he was also the eldest disciple. It was not bad to have a master of the Human Emperor. It was understandable, and Taiyi Zhenren was not the second younger brother. He got the position of the Master of the Human Emperor just because he was favored by Yuanshi Tianzun, second only to Guangchengzi. Naturally, they were dissatisfied.
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Xuanyuan passed the position of co-master of the human race to his grandson Gaoyang, who later became known as Emperor Zhuanxu, one of the Five Emperors. Xuanyuan was respectfully called the Yellow Emperor by the human race. From then on, the three emperors of the human race, heaven, earth, and people, had perfect merits and virtues. Luck increases again.
After Zhuan Xu took over the position of co-leader of the human race, he began to carry out an important religious reform, because although the Jiuli tribe that was conquered by Emperor Xuanyuan at that time surrendered to Emperor Xuanyuan, most of them were shamans and still believed in the ancestral witches of the Wu tribe. They also worshiped ghosts and gods, so Zhuanxu forced them to obey the teachings of the Yellow Emperor's clan, which promoted the cultural integration between various ethnic groups and enabled the development of each ethnic group.
Naturally, the People's Religion's reputation among the human race has greatly increased under Zhuanxu's propaganda, and the Chanjiao, which originally flourished during the Xuanyuan clan's era, is also being suppressed by the People's Religion. This is not because of Xuandu's request, but because Zhuanxu needs help. The reputation of the Human Religion is used to consolidate its position as the co-leader of the human race.
At the same time, Zhuanxu attached great importance to personnel management and worked hard to develop agriculture. Due to changes in production methods, among humans, men gradually became the dominant force in the clan, and women's status gradually decreased. Moreover, Zhuanxu created according to the territory of each tribe He conquered Kyushu, established a governing body, studied the differences between men and women, organized the elders and younger ones, reformed the Jia calendar, and established the four seasons and twenty-four solar terms. Later generations praised him as "Li Zong" and so on.
At that time, there was a yellow water monster in the southwest of Neihuang. It often spit out yellow water, flooded farmland and destroyed houses. Zhuanxu heard about it and was determined to surrender it. However, the yellow water monster has great magical powers. Although Zhuanxu is the grandson of Xuanyuan Huangdi, he has many learnings. He passed down the Taoism, but after all, the Taoism was shallow. The two fought fiercely for ninety-nine and eighty-one days, but they could not subdue the yellow water monster.
So Zhuanxu invited his master, Taoist Xuandu. After Taoist Xuandu knew his purpose, he gave Zhuanxu a sword of the king of heaven and taught him how to use it. Zhuanxu used the sword of the king of heaven to defeat the yellow water monster. In order to benefit the world, He used the Heavenly King's Sword to turn Dashagang into a mountain and named it Fuyu Mountain. He also used his sword to draw a river beside the mountain and named it Nihe River.
After Zhuanxu reigned for seventy-eight years, his merits were perfected, and the merits from heaven made him a human emperor. However, Xuandu also did not absorb the merits of a human emperor, but he accepted them without knowing what he would use them for. Zhuanxu recognized After the Tao, the position of co-leader of the human race was passed on to Emperor Ku.
Legend has it that this Emperor Ku, Gao Xin, was born with great aura. He called out his name as soon as he was born, and was accepted as a disciple by Taiyi Zhenren, a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun. However, Taiyi Zhenren could not solve the human race since his last experience. After the transaction, he really worked hard to study the affairs of the human race. He not only taught the emperor how to practice, but also gave some opinions on the management of human affairs.
After Emperor Ku succeeded to the throne, he bestowed favors on everyone, but not as much as himself. He had sharp ears and eyes, could understand the situation in the distance, and could discern the subtle things. He obeyed the will of God, understood the needs of the people, and was kind and virtuous. Majesty, gentleness and trustworthiness, cultivate yourself, and the world will obey you.
He collects the products of the land and uses them frugally. He caresss and educates the people and teaches them all kinds of useful things. He calculates the movement of the sun and moon to determine the solar terms of the year, and respectfully welcomes the coming and going of the sun and moon. He understands the movement of the sun and the moon. He recognizes ghosts and gods and serves them prudently. His appearance is dignified and his morals are noble. His actions are timely and his actions are like those of a scholar.
The emperor governed the people as impartially as rainwater irrigated farmland, and spread all over the world. Wherever the sun and moon shined, wherever the wind and rain went, no one disobeyed and submitted. The history books praised it: "The ancestors came from Xuanyuan, descendants of Xuan Xiao , its name is spoken. Wooden virtue governs the world. It calms the world and brings peace to the world. God and the Holy Spirit guide the world, and the sun shines brightly."
It is worth mentioning that Emperor Ku had several sons who are also very famous in Chinese history. Legend has it that Emperor Ku had four concubines. The eldest concubine was named Jiang Yuan, who was the daughter of King Tai. According to legend, when Jiang Yuan was at her natal family, she was away from home. She stepped on the footprints of a giant and became pregnant. Because she had no husband to give birth to a child, she abandoned her child three times in deep alleys, desolate forests and on the cold ice. It was protected by cattle, sheep, tigers, leopards and birds, so it was named "Abandoned". When he grew up, he loved agriculture and taught people how to grow grains. He was respected as Hou Ji and became the ancestor of the Zhou nation.
The second concubine Jian Di was the daughter of Lord Yousong. According to legend, Jian Di and her sister Jianzhen went to Xuanchi Hot Spring to bathe at the autumnal equinox. A swallow flew by and left an egg, which was eaten by Jian Di. Later, she became pregnant and gave birth to a child. He is the ancestor of the Shang clan.
The third concubine, Qingdu, is said to be the daughter of the great emperor. She was born in the wilderness of Douwei and was adopted by Chen Feng's wife. After Chen Feng's death, she was adopted by Yin Changru. Later Qingdu came to Puyang with her adoptive father Yin Changru. Because Qingdu had a headache There was always a yellow cloud covering the sky, and she was considered a strange girl. Emperor Ku's mother heard about it and persuaded Emperor Ku to accept her as his concubine and give birth to Yao.
The fourth concubine, Chang Yi, was smart and beautiful, with long legs. The first daughter was called Emperor Daughter, and the second son was called Zhi. Zhi and Yao both inherited the throne and became emperors. From this, it can be seen that Xuanyuan branched out. Since Xuanyuan passed through the Five Emperors, Shang and Zhou dynasties, his blood descendants have controlled the world, so many people in later generations respect Xuanyuan as the ancestor of Yan and Huang.
During his reign, Emperor Ku was deeply influenced by Taiyi Zhenren, who had a gentle temperament. Therefore, when Emperor Ku governed the human race, he applied benevolent policies, unlike Xuanyuan and Zhuanxu who went on a massive expedition. If we say that Xuanyuan Huangdi and Zhuanxu made the greatest contribution It is to unify the human race and initially establish the concept of a family and country for the human race. Then the emperor's greatest achievement is to restore the happy and healthy life of the Shennong era, where he had no worries about food and clothing.
Emperor Ku kept the people at home and stopped fighting externally. Many remote barbarians were inspired by him to accept peace, and the human race entered a peaceful and prosperous era. Therefore, Emperor Ku felt the great virtue of Taiyi Zhenren and vigorously promoted and expounded it. Sect, the prestige of Chan Sect among the human race suddenly surged again, far surpassing that of the Human Sect.
Several more decades passed like this. At this time, Emperor Ku had been on the throne for seventy years. Now the world was in great rule, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and Emperor Ku also had perfect merits. After that, he secluded himself in the holy land of the human race. When he left, heaven descended. Master Taiyi got a share of the merits, and his cultivation level was directly promoted to the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian. Although the Five Emperors' Enlightenment had merits, they were far inferior to the Three Emperors. Master Taiyi only received a share of merits, and his cultivation level naturally did not improve. a lot of.
However, Emperor Ku also had selfish motives. He loved his fourth concubine, Chang Yi's son Zhi, so after abdicating the throne, he passed the throne to Zhi. Zhi was a man of great ambition and talent, but also had a violent nature. He once ruled the country for nine years, but his governance was poor and the people were filled with resentment. There is no one behind him, and his prestige is not enough to deter all the forces in the clan.
So, under pressure from all parties, Zhi abdicated his throne and gave way to Yao, a disciple of Xian who taught medicine as a disciple in the West. Yao was also Zhi's younger brother. Titled Marquis of Tang, he shared the joys and sorrows with the people in the Tang Dynasty, developed agriculture, properly handled various government affairs, and managed the Tang Dynasty in an orderly manner. He was not only supported by the people, but also praised by many tribal leaders.
Fangxun was the emperor, and the emperor's name was Yao. Because he was first granted the throne in the Tang Dynasty, Tang was the dynasty code name. This was the first dynasty code name in the history of our country. Later generations called him Tang Yao. According to legend, Emperor Yao was as benevolent as heaven and as wise as god. , approaching him warms the heart like the sun, looking up to him moistens the earth like clouds.
He is rich but not proud, noble but not indulgent. He wears a yellow hat, black clothes, a scarlet car and a white horse. He can respect virtuous people and make nine generations of the same race love each other. Since the people were at peace, they went to inspect the officials. They found that the officials had outstanding achievements, and the princes and states from all sides could live in harmony.
After Tang Yao came to the throne, he restored the title of Tang Hou to his brother Zhi in Tang. He learned from his brother Zhi's mistakes and quickly stabilized the human race with the support of his teacher, the pharmacist. Tang Yao often went deep into remote areas and went to the mountains and fields to search. Careful investigation, asking for talents, investigating political gains and losses, selecting talents, lest talents be buried, there are leftover talents in the wild, history records that there were nine or eleven heroes of Yao, which can be said to be a wealth of talents.
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