Dafei, also known as Boyi, sometimes writes Boyi in ancient books. The reason why Boyi was able to act as a representative and let Dayu give special advice when he discussed merits and rewards was because he had made a lot of contributions to the establishment of flood control. It is said that Boyi guided the ancestors to plant rice in the flood hit areas according to the low-lying characteristics of the terrain, which effectively promoted the agricultural development at that time.
Boyi also invented the technology of shaft sinking, which changed the situation that people could only settle along the river. To a large extent, Boyi kept the ancestors away from the threat of flooding and made more land develop into crops. Not only that, Boyi also recorded the geographical mountains and rivers he went through in the process of water control, and the anecdotes he saw, which provided a lot of materials for the compilation of the classic of mountains and seas.
Emperor Shun was very satisfied with such virtuous and meritorious officials as Bo Yi. According to the records of the Qin Dynasty in historical records, Emperor Shun said, "I admire Yu Gong and give you soap.". Then the heirs will be big. "It's the wife's jade daughter of Yao's family name. Dafei worshiped, and zuoshun tamed birds and animals. Most of them were tamed for Baiyi. Shun gave the surname Ying. Boyi's descendants gradually became princes, and finally developed into the state of Qin, which swept the six countries and unified China in the first emperor's generation.
As the ancestor of Qin state, Boyi also briefly controlled the land of China. After Dayu became the son of heaven, he once chose gaotao as his successor. Unfortunately, gaotao had a poor life and died before he ascended the throne. According to the order, Emperor Yu chose Boyi as his successor and handed over the power.
Boyi once advised Dayu that he should be considerate and not violate the system. We should be diligent and modest in running a country, not indulge in pleasure. That's what Bo Yi said and did. He worked hard and made some achievements after ten years in power. Boyi could become the appointed successor of Emperor Yu, his qualifications and personal ability should be much better than others.
According to common sense, people like Boyi should be as stable as a mountain after the death of Emperor Yu, but the fact is just the opposite. After the death of Emperor Yu, the princes seemed to have changed their faces. According to the records of Xia Benji in historical records, Yu Ziqi was a wise man, and what was the meaning of the world. And the collapse of Yu, although granted benefits, benefits to assist Yu shallow, the world did not agree. Therefore, all the princes went to benefit and started the dynasty, saying "the son of my Emperor Yu.". Therefore, Qi Sui was the son of heaven, which was for the emperor after Xia Dynasty.
In this view, Xia Qi can get the world's favor because he is more virtuous than Bo Yi, and he has not explained in detail where he is. However, when the princes paid homage to Qi, it was very interesting to say that the son of Yu, the emperor of our country, had the feeling of inheriting his father's career.
In fact, in Dayu's time, the productive forces of the tribes had developed enough, the class differentiation became more and more obvious, and the public ownership and abdication system were on the verge of collapse. As the future slave owners, the princes are more willing to hold their pockets tightly and pass on their private property to their offspring from generation to generation.
In such a background, Emperor Yu, a great hero, could not escape from the vulgarity. After gaining the authority of the emperor, Emperor Yu intended to cultivate and expand the power of his family. Even when he handed over the power to Boyi for the transition of power and position, Emperor Yu also had hidden secrets. According to the records of Yan CE in the Warring States period, Yu regarded Qi as an official while he was old, but Qi was not enough to serve the whole world. We should support the party to win the world. It was Yu's fame that was passed on to the world for benefit. In fact, it made Qi take it from himself.
On the surface, Emperor Yu chose Boyi as his successor, but in actual management, he arranged Qi and Qi's cronies. Perhaps because of this, after the death of Emperor Yu, Xia Qi had enough capital to become the emperor and take Bo Yi, the nominal orthodox successor, down. According to the records of the ancient bamboo chronicle edition, Yi Gan opens the throne and starts the killing. In this change, Boyle lost his throne and his own life. Fortunately, Boyi's reputation and achievements have been handed down, and will not be submerged in the tide of years.
