Some people say that "Huang San" is Fuxi, Nuwa and Shennong, because their legends are closely related to the origin of human beings and the development of civilization. But legends can't be used as historical basis, they are for reference only. I don't need to go into details here. Interested friends can check for themselves.
The "Five Emperors" have also been controversial since ancient times. Sima Qian, as the "Taishi Order", was very rigorous in his creation. He traveled around, learned about customs and collected literature rumors, and came to the conclusion that the "Five Emperors" were Huangdi, Zhuan Xu, Di Ku and Yu Shun. Sima Qian's writings generally conform to the literature and folklore, and also conform to the laws of human civilization and progress, so the current "five emperors" also follow Sima Qian's words.
Today, let's meet the Yellow Emperor first.
First, birth and rise
Huangdi is a descendant of Shaodian family, surnamed Gongsun and named Xuanyuan. He was different from others since he was a child: he could speak as a baby; When I was a child, I was very smart and understood etiquette; As an adult, he is honest, diligent, wise and knowledgeable, and knows right from wrong.
At that time, the descendants of Shennong were already very weak, the governors invaded each other, and the people were even more miserable. And Shennong is powerless to crusade. The so-called "heroes come from troubled times", at this time Xuanyuan drilled soldiers to conquer disobedient princes.
The governors are obedient, but Chiyou is the most special and cruel, and other governors are incapable and dare not punish him.
At this time, Xuanyuan showed his extraordinary leadership skills. He was not in a hurry to conquer Chiyou, but practiced benevolent policies, reorganized the army, studied the changes of seasonal climate, taught the people to grow food, comforted the people, planned the land, and trained a group of soldiers like beasts.
When Chiyou started the war again, Xuanyuan recruited soldiers from the princes, captured Chiyou alive in Zhuolu Mountain and killed him. The governors of all parties were convinced of him and respected him as the "son of heaven", replacing Shennong.
Later, if there were disobedient people, Xuanyuan went to conquer and change places. The more vassals surrendered, the greater the territory. I can't help it I just have that strength.
Second, development and stability.
Even though his sphere of influence has been very large, his status has been very high, and all the governors have all surrendered to him, so to speak, his inheritance is relatively stable, but Xuanyuan still has not lived a comfortable life. He wants to create a better life for his people.
He opened up high mountains, dug passages, delineated the scope, established the capital, set up left and right prisons and supervised local governors; A grand sacrificial ceremony was held. Later, Baoding and yarrow, which can predict and calculate the solar term time, came into being.
Hou Feng, Li Mu, Chang Xian and Da Hong were chosen to govern the people. According to the operation law of the four seasons, predict the change of yin and yang, study the system of health preservation and death, and think about the truth of national survival.
He planted hundreds of crops and plants according to seasons, domesticated birds, animals and silkworms, extensively studied the changes of the sun, moon and stars, and the properties of water, soil and stones, gold and jade, and used the products of mountains and rivers sparingly, which was the beginning of the development of our Chinese civilization.
Moreover, his habit of being good at thinking, being diligent in practice, observing and listening is also a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.
He was called the "Yellow Emperor" because he had auspicious symbols symbolizing the earth's morality when he ascended the throne.
Third, future generations
Huangdi Yi * * has four wives.
The first one is Lei Zu, the founder of Chinese civilization, who invented sericulture and created the history of silk, and was called "the first silkworm queen" by later buddhas.
The second is Lei Fang, who invented the comb.
The third is the fish family, known as the "cooking ancestor".
The fourth is Mo Mu, who is the first of the "four ugly women" and invented the mirror.
The Yellow Emperor had twenty-five sons in his life. Among them, 14 were given surnames alone, and 12 were given surnames.
Among so many sons, Xuantao and Changyi are the most influential, both of whom were born by Lei Zu.
Xuantao, the eldest son of the Yellow Emperor, was the leader of the ancient tribal alliance. He is called "Shao Hao" because of his practice of Shao Hao, and he is the originator of humanities in China.
The second son, chang yi, married the daughter of Changshan, the surname of Shushan, and gave birth to Levin, later Zhuan Xu.
Throughout history, we can find that many emperors in history were descendants of Shao Hao and Changyi. So Sima Qian said in Historical Records that "Lei Zu gave birth to two sons, and then there was the world".
Let's discuss the first Yellow Emperor in the Historical Records of the Five Emperors. As the "ancestor of mankind", the Yellow Emperor has many myths and legends among the people. It can be said that without the Yellow Emperor, there would be no 5,000-year civilization in China.
The above words refer to historical records, and there are many stories about the Yellow Emperor. Welcome to discuss them in the comments section.