Dayu kills windproof-a myth circulating in Liangzhu cultural area

The myth of "Dayu kills windproof" happened in the 21th century BC, about 4,111 years ago, and its legendary windproof country is near the birthplace of Liangzhu culture today, just a few miles away from Anxi, between the two mountains in Fengyu, Deqing County. This myth has long been recorded in historical books, such as Lu Yu, Huai Nan Zi, Historical Records, Shan Hai Jing and Sou Shen Ji, etc. In recent years, folk writers in our province have collected a lot of information, which is very valuable.

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Long, long ago, King Yao and King Shun attached great importance to water control, because when the flood broke out, the people would lose their lives, the grains and grains would be washed away by the water, and even the sand and soil would be washed away. King Shun sent Gun to control water, and Gun used blocking method to block water in low-lying fields. But as soon as the rain fell and the wind blew, the water flowed out over the bank again. Gun has been treated by this method for three years, but it has no effect. So King Shun beheaded Gun in a rage, and continued to recruit heroes for water control all day long, so as to cure the flood.

after many years, a Yu came out. He was the son of Gun and was born three years after his death. Yu was born like a worm, but he grew quickly and soon became a strong young man. He heard that his father was a hero of water control, but he was killed by Shun Wang because water control was illegal, so he also determined to control water. He thought that since the blocking was unsuccessful, he had to find another way. He toured the north and south of the great river and summed up the characteristics of geomantic omen: water flows downwards and becomes a flood with the wind, even if there is a fateful force, it can't stop their coming. Therefore, it is necessary to use the method of dredging to help the rainwater in the lake port flow along the river to the rivers and seas, so as not to accumulate on land.

Yu crossed the Five Mountains and walked the Three Rivers. On the way, he met a friend named Xiao Wu, and they often talked about everything and walked together. When they were blocked by the flood, they worked together day and night to dig up the old embankment, move a hill, and sometimes split a mountain with a mountain axe. Arriving at Taihu Lake on the coast of the East China Sea, Yu and Xiao Wu settled down temporarily in a place called Tu Shan by the Qiantang River.

Before Yu and Xiao Wu arrived in Tu Shan, they discovered that there was a piece of land in the north of Qiantang River, which was particularly fertile. Later, they found out that there was a Fang Feng, a contemporary of Gun, who was named "the hero of water control" by Shun Wang. It was said that he was very good at water control. Yu asked Xiao Wu to go to the field to see what kind of person Fangfeng was.

Xiao Wu is a fine figure. He listened to Yu's instructions and set off immediately. He walked for five or five days and came to the territory of King Fangfeng. Seeing that many people there were grinding stones, Xiao Wu asked, "What is this for?" Everyone said in unison, "Stone plough." At this time, a mysterious turtle stuck out his head and added, "The king of the wind has gone to Taihu Lake to control water. Where are you from?" Xiao Wu looked at it and thought, it's also said that water conservancy, what strength can such a turtle make? Xuan Gui had already detected Xiao Wu's mind, and suddenly he became a person much taller than Xiao Wu. This startled Xiao Wu. He took a deep breath and said, "I am Xiao Wu, the strategist of Yu Wang, and I was ordered to learn from Fangfeng." Xuan Gui said politely, "The body embryo becomes bigger and smaller, which is our means to control water. Our windbreak king's ability is greater, and his frame embryo is thicker."

Xiao Wu returned to Tu Shan and reported to Yu Wang what he had seen and heard in Fangfeng country, especially referring to the huge embryo of Fangfeng. This made Yu feel incomprehensible, so he said to himself, "His method of water control must be very good. I will visit him and ask him for advice."

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Two days later, Fangfeng came back from Taihu Lake to control water. This time, they rebuilt the western hills in Taihu Lake, built high hills, dug caves, and filled the ditches in the basin, so that the four brothers "Golden, Silver, Dragon and Tiger" could take turns to guard here and teach the people there to cultivate land. On the way back, Fangfeng tidied up the violent rain in Tiaoxi, and arranged for some people to live in some small highlands (these small highlands are around Fangfeng, namely Daguan Mountain, Fanshan Mountain, Huiguan Mountain, Yaoshan Mountain, Denglong Mountain, Yujiashan Mountain and Hengshan Mountain). ) Fangfeng passed through Huzhou during water control and met a group of ordinary people trapped in a small highland by the flood. Everyone shouted "help" when they saw Fangfeng. Fangfeng was really tired at this moment, but he wanted to save people, so he ordered his fourth brother "xianggong" to act immediately and put pressure on the lake with his own body, squeezing the lake into seven hundred and forty-nine tributaries and flowing into the sea. The small highland turned into a hill, and the people were saved, but the wind king was trapped in the lake. After three days and nights, his body turned into a mound, just like a tower, and later everyone called it a "windproof tower".

There is a lot of rain in the south, and it has been 9981 days since the wind has been controlling water around the clock in this area. As soon as he got home, Xuan Gui came forward happily and said, "Yu, Gun's son, has been to Fangfeng Cave." Fangfeng and his fourth brother "xianggong" said, "In a few days, we will go to Tu Shan to exchange experiences in water control with him."

Dayu came to the southeast to control water for thirteen years, and settled down in Tu Shan to get a wife. He often went out and made friends with some heroes of water control. He plunged into the valley upstream, ditched in Pingchuan downstream, put his head on Tiantai Mountain and stepped on Dongyang River, which was very effective. Therefore, King Shun ordered Yu to be king and Xiao Wu to be prime minister. Yuli Chaogang, with its capital in Yue, enjoys a world-renowned reputation. Fangfeng also came under the rule of Yu, and from then on, Yu was called King Xia Yu, King Dayu or "Pingshui Yu Wang". However, Wang Yizhi of Dayu has never seen the wind. In case of a flood, you have to deal with it yourself, so you have to postpone your visit to Yu again and again.

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Just when Fangfeng went to Tianmu Mountain to control the flood, Xuangui received a notice from Xiao Wu, saying that King Yu wanted to exchange experiences in water control, reward those who made meritorious deeds, and invite governors to meet in the meeting, especially asking Fangfeng to introduce his experiences in water control. The day of the meeting arrived, but the wind was still on the mountain. When he came back, he told Xuan Gui, "Let's start at once, and maybe we can catch up with the end of the meeting."

Because King Yu is going to hold a meeting in Maoshan, people are coming and going. When Yu Wang came to the meeting, all the governors presented tributes, such as pheasant, hare, mink, tiger bone ...

At the meeting, Yu Wang publicly read out the merits and demerits of the kings in governing the country and keeping the country safe, and rewarded the governors for their performance, and punished them if they had any merits. So everyone was in high spirits and the scene was full of joy. At this time, Yu Wang remembered the windproof that he wanted to see many times, but he was nowhere to be seen. After asking several times, everyone said that he had not seen it. Asked Xiao Wu again, Xiao Wu said, "This is not a matter of notice. The notice was sent out at the same time. Everyone came on time, but he didn't come." Xiao Wu approached the front of Yu Wang and said in a low voice. Yu Wang's face fell immediately and he stopped talking. Xiao Wu invited the kings to eat large pieces of meat and drink in big bowls, and asked everyone to come on the spur of the moment and enjoy themselves. Soon, the sound of wind music sounded around Maoshan, and everyone was lost in the dancing figure of the dancers and forgot the time.

On the last day of the conference, I saw a group of people coming from the pond. The first one was a tall man, and there was a lot of wet mud stuck to his rolled trousers. Dozens of people with long hands and feet behind him were all like soldiers who had just come down from the battlefield, all of whom looked exhausted. Someone shouted at the meeting: "The wind king is coming." But Yu Wang said coldly, "Bring up the windproof." Confused, the second monk, Fangfengzhang, quickly walked to the third-level pedestal of King Yu, and only went to the first level to face Yu Wang. Dayu saw that Fangfeng was tall and strong, and his voice was like Hong Zhong's. He was stunned at once: "What a genius!" However, there was a nameless spirit in his heart, and he shouted loudly: "Windproof! Do you know the crime? " Fangfeng was looking at Dayu, who was praised by everyone, and a pile of tributes in front of him. Suddenly he heard Dayu's words and blurted out, "Am I guilty? I have worked hard all my life to cure the flood of the sky and relieve the disaster of the great lakes. I have defended the country and the people live and work in peace and contentment. What is my crime? " Dayu felt that Fang Feng's words were quite reasonable, but Xiao Wu said aside, "Our king called this meeting. Why did you come today? Isn't that a crime?" When Fangfeng heard this, he glared at him: "I just treated a mountain torrent, and I came from the top of the mountain overnight. I didn't even have time to prepare a tribute, so I only brought some jade jade jade cong. Every jade was made by the gold, silver and common people day and night." After Fang Feng finished speaking, he turned and left the meeting. Seeing that he wanted to make the situation clear to Dayu, the two gentlemen, Jin and Yin, who came with Fangfeng, shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, princes, what Fangfeng just said is completely true. Please forgive Yu Wang. We arrived on the last day of the three-day meeting. How can it not count?" Fangfeng is striding out of the meeting, not listening to what "xianggong" Jin and Yin said. When Dayu saw this scene, he was even more angry. He shouted, "Get the wind back and behead." A group of people under his command embraced him, and Xiao Wu tried to seize Fangfeng most actively, but he was not as big as Fangfeng's waist and was thrown out by Fangfeng.

Wang Fangfeng is on the mountain pond, and no one can catch him near. The four "xianggong" of gold, silver, dragon and tiger asked him to go back to Fangfeng country together, but he stepped back under the Yuwangtai. Hold your head high, as if waiting for Yu Wang to behead you. At this time, there was no sound at all, and the vassals were waiting for Dayu's next move. Suddenly, a counselor said, "Lay the foundation." They immediately set up a mound beside the king of Fangfeng, which rose step by step, but the soil was one foot high and the king of Fangfeng was one foot taller, but he still couldn't reach to cut off his head. Another counselor said, "Fire." They took pine, cypress, camphor and other branches to surround the wind and build a wooden frame, forming a scaffold, which was ignited by a fire. Smoke swirled around the execution platform, and Fangfeng laughed three times in the fire and soon turned to ashes. People watched for a long time before gradually dispersing. Dayu looked at the sad scene and asked himself if he had done something wrong. He fell ill in bed after returning home.

after more than ten days, he made a patrol to inspect the Maoshan Mountain, wrote the word "Yu Cave" on a boulder, and walked to the punishment pond by the way. I saw a seven-foot small earth temple built all the way on the pond. Seven-foot Temple in Shili Punishment Pond, he knew that it was the common people's memory of the righteous act of preventing wind, and he thought that he must save this unpopular influence.

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Dayu decided to visit Fangfeng Cave again and earnestly learn from Fangfeng's experience in managing water and governing the country. He found Xiao Wu and others, climbed mountains and waded into the windproof country. Dayu saw that the rivers and lakes were calm and the people gathered in twos and threes. They all divided their work, and everyone was very quick. They started to burn kiln, cut soil and dig ditches, and laid stones to build walls.

Yu Wang and his party passed through several gullies and several mountain roads, and came to the wind-proof cave at the foot of the mountain closure. The sunlight reflected on the water surface, making the cave shine brightly. Everything is prosperous, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the wind is really a good monarch! " When they came to the depths of the cave, they saw the mysterious turtle and the gold and silver "xianggong" all gathered together to discuss organizing a grand memorial ceremony for the king of Fangfeng. When Dayu and his party came in, they were immediately silent. As soon as Xuangui saw Xiao Wu, he said excitedly, "You're the culprit who killed King Fangfeng. You didn't send the notice here until the day before the meeting. Even if he was there, he couldn't get to Maoshan on time. The wind king arrived on the third day. How can this be considered late? " Dayu immediately questioned Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu had to say that he deliberately made Fangfeng late, because he saw that Yu valued Fangfeng very much, and that Fangfeng's water control ability was better than his own. If Fangfeng was reused by Dayu, his position as prime minister might be lost, so he designed this trap ...

Dayu suddenly realized that this friend who had been with him for more than ten years was actually a villain and immediately expelled him. Dayu also listened to Xuangui and Jin and Yin Xianggong telling the story of wind prevention, and deeply felt that he had killed a great man with ability, morality and nobility by mistake, and felt very guilty. He read Fang Feng's works and decided to absorb them into his own Xia Lv, and especially added contents, such as reusing talents, guarding against spies, standing up for morality, self-defense and so on. After listening to Xia Yu's words and his manners before and after his tour of closing the mountain, Xuangui gradually diluted Dayu's anger at killing Fangfeng, and agreed to build a Fangfeng temple in closing the mountain, taking August 25th every year as the day to pay homage to Fangfeng, and buried Fangfeng on the high pier in the north of the city.

Yu Wang thought that these works could make up for his crime of killing innocent people by mistake. However, many people in Fangfeng did not forgive him. Some people have vowed not to worship Yu, and to avenge the king of Windbreak. On Yu Wang's way back to Maoshan after touring Fangfeng, a group of mountain gods with bows and arrows stopped him. Dayu shouted: "I am Xia Yu!" The mountain gods ignored it and kept pulling their bows and shooting arrows. Yu Wang's guards rushed over and caught the two men. Without saying a word, they suddenly grabbed two arrows and stabbed them in their chest. Two strands of deep red blood were sprayed on Dayu's face. When Dayu saw that the two men were dead, he ordered his men to take out two groups of immortal grass and stuff them into the two populations. They immediately survived. Dayu said, "They are subjects of Fangfeng. They came to attack me for revenge. Let them go home. What a privilege to be windproof! There are such loyal subjects. "

Dayu stopped breathing the next morning when he returned to Maoshan. Everyone obeyed his orders: clothes with three collars, reeds with four inches, and tung coffins with three inches were buried next to Huiyi Mountain, and his system of "those who died in the mountain were buried in the mountain, and those who died in Yu Ling were buried in Yu Ling" was implemented. Take a flint next to it and engrave it with the inscription "Jade Stone". Yu, the founder of the temple, collapsed in Huiji. He was ten years old and lived to be 161 years old.

The subjects of Fangfeng country will never forget the kindness of Fangfeng King. They built Fangfeng temples everywhere. In Zhu 'ao (later named Hengtang, in Amaranth Bridge) in the south of the corner mountain, there is a large-scale temple, with a statue made of civil works, a dragon head and a bull's ear, and wind-proof ancient music is played during worship. People often sing songs all night and miss their ancestors-the king of the wind. This custom has lasted for thousands of years. Confucius also mentioned it in Lu Yu. Until the 1941s, you can still see this windbreak temple!