Primordial World Don't remember the year, the years flow quietly like a long river.
Since Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan confirmed the Holy Emperor, Three Human Emperors returned to his throne, and the luck of the three Human Dao Saint has steadily suppressed Human Race Destiny, Human Race has entered a period of relatively stable and rapid development.
After Zhuanxu, Emperor Ku, Tang Yao, and Yu Shun came to the throne one after another, known as "Age of the Five Emperors" in history.
These emperors all upheld the legacy of their late emperors, cultivated virtues and strengthened the army, governed the Ming Dynasty, and taught the people. Human Race's territory continued to consolidate, and its civilization became more brilliant. Although their fortunes had occasional ups and downs, they always maintained a trend of prosperity.
However, in the cycle of heaven, if a race wants to prosper, there will be tests.
When the most holy king Emperor Shun was in power, a catastrophe swept across the Primordial World land and came without any warning.
It was not caused by demons or demons, nor by the invasion of foreign enemies, but by the heaven and earth itself - a great flood that was rare in ancient times!
It was as if the Tianhe River was pouring down, the sky was bursting, and endless rainstorms were pouring down continuously for months.
The water levels in rivers and lakes rose crazily, eventually breaking down their banks and swallowing up the plains.
Flash floods broke out, mud and rocks flowed, destroying countless villages and fields. The ocean was unbridled, the once prosperous cities turned into marshes, the fertile farmland turned into underwater silt, countless Human Race were displaced, and mourners filled the fields.
Many monsters and monsters breed in the water, taking the opportunity to cause trouble and devour the drowned creatures, making the disaster worse.
The flood is ruthless, testing the rule of Emperor Shun and whether the Human Race civilization that has developed for several generations can survive this disaster.
Emperor Shun was so worried that he summoned all officials for discussion.
Faced with such a natural disaster, ordinary means are no longer able to deal with it.
Some ministers recommended a minister named Gun, saying that he was proficient in the nature of water and soil and might be able to take on this important task.
Gun was ordered to do so at the critical moment, and seeing the devastation of all the people, he was extremely anxious in his heart.
He observed the water situation and believed that the flood was so monstrous that human beings could not divert it. Only by "blocking" it with a higher and stronger dam could the surviving Human Race settlement be protected.
So he led the people and ran among the rivers, collecting huge rocks and clay, cutting down trees to make piles, and building embankments with all his strength.
Gun worked conscientiously, took the lead, ate and lived with the people, and fought on the front line of flood control.
Nine years passed by in the blink of an eye.
However, instead of receding, the flood situation has continued to rise due to continuous rain.
The dams built by Gun often collapsed under the impact of water pressure and water monsters after holding on for a period of time, and even caused greater secondary disasters.
Blocking is worse than sparing. Forcibly intercepting the water of heaven and earth will ultimately go against the will of nature and achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Nine years of hard work were almost in vain. Human Race's situation has not been fundamentally improved. On the contrary, his vitality has been severely damaged by years of hard work.
Emperor Shun inspected the disaster situation, and all he saw was devastation and despair.
After nine years of ineffectiveness, public dissatisfaction gradually arose, and calls for accountability continued in the court.
In the end, although Emperor Shun knew that Gun was diligent and diligent, in order to quell the anger of the people and enforce the law, he had to order with tears that Gun, who had failed to control the floods and wasted money and people, be executed to Mount Yu.
Gun's death cast a tragic color on the flood relief effort.
However, the floods are still raging, and Human Race's suffering is not over.
Just when the whole family was hesitant and didn't know where to go, a young figure stood up. He was Gun's son - Yu the Great.
When his father was executed, how could Yu the Great not feel pain in his heart?
But he also inherited his father's caring and persevering sense of responsibility.
He did not indulge in grief and resentment, but deeply reflected on the lessons of his father's failure.
He traveled to various places affected by floods, climbed high mountains and faced deep valleys, observed the flow of water veins, and asked local elders.
He found that his father's constant "blocking" and trying to forcefully change the nature of water were in vain.
Water has no permanent shape. It flows downwards and merges into the sea, which is the right path.
Therefore, Yu proposed to Emperor Shun a completely different water control strategy from his father - "It is better to block than to dredge"!
"Your Majesty, the flood is not a problem in one corner or one place, but is caused by the poor water system in the world. Forcibly blocking it is like blocking hundreds of rivers. Its power will backfire and the harm will be more serious. We should follow the geography and take advantage of the situation to dredge the rivers, divert the tributaries back to the main stream, and guide the rivers into the sea! In this way, the water will have a home and its problems will disappear!"
Yu the Great's voice is sonorous and powerful, and his eyes are firm. His words and actions not only innovate water control methods, but also contain the profound wisdom of conforming to nature and integrating nature and man.
Emperor Shun Looking at the young man in front of him who lost his father but still stood up and listened to his penetrating and grand exposition, I was greatly shocked and saw new hope.
Against all odds, he resolutely appointed Yu the Great to succeed his father, take charge of water control matters, and granted him the highest authority to mobilize manpower and material resources from various ministries.
Yu the Great was ordered to do so in times of crisis, but he did not hesitate at all.
He learned his father's lesson and no longer limited himself to local embankments. Instead, he began to survey and plan the entire Primordial World water system with a grand vision.
He holds the rules and measures the mountains and rivers; he leads the way and works with the people, not afraid of hardships, dangers, wind and rain.
Based on the direction of the mountains and the height of the terrain, he planned a network of main roads and tributaries to divert floods.