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According to legend, Zhuan Xu, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor, was named Levin and lived in the Five Emperors (now near Puyang, Henan). He is resourceful in Minhui and enjoys high prestige among the people. The territory he ruled was also very large, many, starting from Hebei in the north, Nanling in the south, Gansu in the west and some islands in the East China Sea in the east. According to ancient history, everywhere Zhuan Xu went, he was warmly received by tribal people.

But Zhuan Xu did something unreasonable. There is such a law that he stipulates that women must avoid one side first when they meet men on the road; If you don't do this, you will be dragged to the crossroads and beaten. Although this rule is a legend, it shows that during that period in Zhuan Xu, due to the change of production mode, men became the dominant force in the clan, and women's status was lower than that of men. Patriarchal clan society replaced matriarchal clan society, and the authority of men in society was established. Contemporary with Zhuan Xu, there was a tribal leader named Gong. Legend has it that he is a red-haired two-headed snake and his mount is two dragons.

It is said that Gong surnamed Jiang is a descendant of Emperor Yan. His tribe is in today's northern Henan. He attached great importance to farming, especially water conservancy work, and invented the method of building dikes to store water. At that time, human beings were mainly engaged in agricultural production, and the use of water was very important. * * * Gong is another person who has contributed to the development of agricultural production after Shennong.

* * * The worker has a son named Houtu, who is also very proficient in agriculture. In order to develop agricultural production and do a good job in water conservancy, they inspected the land situation of the tribe together and found that some places were too high and it was very laborious to irrigate the land. Some places are too low to be flooded easily. For these reasons, it is very unfavorable to agricultural production. So, Gong made a plan to transport the soil from the height of the land to the height. He believes that leveling the high and low land can expand the cultivated area and level the highland, which is beneficial to the development of water conservancy irrigation and agricultural production.

Zhuan Xu Department disapproves of Gong's practice. Zhuan Xu believes that the highest authority in the tribe is himself, and the whole tribe should only obey his orders, and the Gong family can't make their own decisions. He objected to carrying out his plan on the grounds that it would make heaven angry. As a result, there was a fierce struggle between Zhuan Xu and the Gong family. On the surface, it is a dispute between water and soil, but in fact it is a dispute over tribal leadership.

To say that these two men are stronger, Gong is better: in terms of wit, they are not as good as Zhuan Xu. Zhuan Xu used ghosts and gods to incite tribal people, telling them not to believe the Gong family. At that time, people didn't know much about nature and believed in ghosts and gods. Many people have been taken in by Zhuan Xu. They thought that leveling Gong's land would really offend ghosts and gods and cause disaster, so Zhuan Xu won the support of most people.

* * * Gong can't get the understanding and support of the people, but he firmly believes that his plan is correct and resolutely refuses to compromise. For the benefit of people all over the world, he is determined to sacrifice himself and devote his life to his career. He came to Buzhou Mountain (now Kunlun Mountain) and wanted to knock down the peak of Buzhou Mountain to show his strong determination.

* * * Gong drove the dragon into mid-air and slammed into the island. At this moment, there was a loud noise. I saw that the island was suddenly hit by the Gong family, and was immediately broken by the middle, and the whole mountain boomed and collapsed. Great changes have taken place between heaven and earth. In the sky, the sun, moon and stars have all changed their positions. On earth, mountains and rivers move and rivers change. It turns out that this mountain is a pillar between heaven and earth, and the Tianzhu is broken, which makes the rope tied to the ground collapse, only to see the earth collapse to the southeast. The sky falls to the northwest. Because the sky falls to the northwest, the sun, the moon and the stars rise from the east and land in the west every day; Because the earth collapses to the southeast, all the waters of the great rivers rush eastward and flow into the eastern sea.

* * * Gong's heroic behavior has always been respected by people. After his death, people respected him as a navy master (the god of water conservancy), and his son Hou Di was also honored as the god of country (the god of land). Later, people vowed that "the sky is above the earth" and talked about him, which shows people's respect for them.