Ancient China. The Shoo king, or the historical classic - University of ...

.THE IfMPKROn YAOiJ. 333lace, and all in the four gates became thoroughly harmonious Heemf)loyed him at the foot of the great mountain, (to inspect the mar-Blics and dry land) amid violent winds, thunders, and rain, and hemade no mistakeOutline, Shun employed the sixteen ^ heads ofhouses.Delail. ^ [^ Kaou-yang had eight talented sons, who wfrecelebrated tlironu^hout the em)nre, as the eight joyful ones ; fg^ 35Kaou-sin also had eight clever children, who were famous in ail tueworld as cniefs. Tiie age ackuowledg-^d their excellence, anddid not allow their names to fall into dirirepute, Shun ord 'red theeight former to superintend the land, and manage the various afF.urs,wiiile he directed the eight latter to diffuse instruction in ail quarters.Outline. ^ *g^ (]yc!e VI. 51st year, bein^ the71st of Yaou, Shiiii banished the four wicked persors.Dt'fail, The Emperor Jl^ Hung had a degenerate son, calledJijl Vt*. Hwan-tun ; ^J> ^^ Shaou-haou had an unfilial child,called ^ij Krf* Keung-Ue ; ffiS JyJ Chuen-lalh, had a wicked offspringcalled |^ ,^/L Taou-wuh ;and f^pi -JJ- Tsin-yun had a perversechild called -^ -^ Taou-t'hte, who were denominated thefour wicked ones in tne empire ; all of these were banished tc thefour distant regions.Outline. 21 ^|^ Cycle YI. Anno 52 ;Yaou's reign72 ; Shun ordered ^ Y^u to level the land and drainthe waters ^ ;Yih superintended the burning of theforests ^ ;K'he instructed the people in sowing theseed ; while ^ See became the minister of instruction,to diffusethe live precepts.Outline. V^M ^'- ^^- ^' ^^' ^^^^ '^^5 ^^!^®first month offspring Ya6u presented Shun to the noticecf Heaven, and .>hun received the giving over of Yaou'sadministration in the temple of his accomplished ancestorOutlwe. B Tfc C. VI. A. 56. Ya6u 76 :ilie fivepiniishments were adjusted.Otitline. ^ 1^ G. VI. A. 57. Yadu 77, the greattune was invented.Outline. ^'^ C. VI. A. 58. YaAu 78, Shun