= Introduction
Yu Shun's name is Chonghua. Chonghua's father is Zhai (ancient), Kuo's father is Qiao Niu, and Qiao Niu's father is called Ju Wang, Ju Wang's father is Jing Kang, Jing Kang's father is a poor cicada, and the father of a poor cicada is Zhen Xuan: it has been seven generations to Shun. From the poor cicada to the emperor, they are all Shu people.
Shun was famous for his filial piety at the age of twenty, was appointed by Yao at the age of thirty, acted as the Son of Heaven at the age of fifty, died at the age of fifty-eight, and succeeded Yao at the age of sixty-one. Shun ascended the throne for thirty-nine years, went hunting in the south, and died in the countryside of Cangwu.
= Filial piety is famous
Yao married his two daughters to Shun to observe how well he governed the family.
Shun got the house in order.
Shun no matter fishing and farming, he is happy with the people.
When firing pottery, it is also meticulous.
Where there is Shun, villages and cities will soon be formed.
Yao rewarded Shun with clothes, pianos, granaries, cattle and sheep.
However, Shun's father wanted to kill Shun under the prodding of his stepmother.
Once, when Shun was repairing the roof of the granary, they set fire to it underneath, and Shun escaped.
Another time when Shun was digging a well, they sealed the mouth of the well, and Shun dug it from the side and escaped.
The stepmother's son Xiang took possession of his two wives and Qin.
Shun returned to his residence, as if he was playing the piano, and said in shock, "Brother, I want to kill you."
Shun said: "Yes, I can see it."
Anyway, later Shun still respected the old brother regardless of his previous suspicions.
= Providence is hard to disobey
After reigning for 70 years, Yao abdicated to Shun, who acted as the Son of Heaven.
Twenty-eight years later, Yao died, and after the three-year mourning period ended, Shun relinquished the throne to Danzhu.
As a result, the princes did not go to see Danzhu and came to see Shun, and the people who litigated did not go to Danzhu to find Shun, and those who sang praises did not sing praises to Danzhu but sang praises to Shun.
Shun said "Tianya".
These clues can show that Shun is a capable person, knows how to forbear, and is also a good hand in politics.
So later, Cao Pi also sighed: "Shun, I understand".