What is the story of Shenhe Merchants?

According to the ancient book Zuo Zhuan, there was a man named Gao Xin, also known as Di Ku. Among his sons, the eldest is called Kui Bo, and the fourth is called Shi Shen. It is said that the concubine got pregnant after eating the eggs of a mysterious bird (swallow) for breakfast one day, and later gave birth to Bo. Since birth, Wei Xiao has been particularly clever and different, so Gao Xin pays special attention to Wei Xiao.

Of all the brothers, except Wei Xiao, the fourth stone god is the most talented, so he refuses to accept the eldest brother. When the two brothers were young, as soon as they met, they would quarrel over a little thing, and even fight in serious cases. There is no moment of peace, which often makes their father embarrassed and angry.

When they grow up, the two brothers get along worse. It happened that the two brothers lived under the same roof and had to meet each other every day. When they meet, they always quarrel for no reason. In the end, they even turn into swords and spears, and kill each other as soon as they meet. No one can settle the dispute between the two brothers.

Dad Gao Xin is very upset about this. Originally, he thought that brothers should live in harmony, but the closer they are, the deeper their hatred will be. It seems that these two brothers are made for each other If we don't part, we will have irreparable regret sooner or later. After all, parents don't want to see each other.

After careful consideration, Gao Xin said: since the hatred between the two brothers cannot be resolved, let them stay as far away as possible, and it is best not to meet again for the rest of their lives, so that the two brothers can live in peace.

So his family found Emperor Yao and asked him to issue an imperial decree: seal Bo to the commercial land and seal the stone god to the summer. At that time, the Shang Dynasty was in the eastern part of Henan and the summer was in the southern part of Shanxi. The two places are not far apart in terms of modern traffic conditions, but in ancient times, when the traffic facilities were extremely primitive, it was impossible for the two brothers to meet again unless they deliberately sent troops all the way across many countries to conquer each other.

Extended data:

Multiple meanings of participation and quotient;

1, Canxing, Shangxing. Chen Xing is also called Shang Xing, so it is also called "Chen Shen". It refers to Betelgeuse in Xiguan White Tiger's Seven Nights, and refers to Heart Night in Dongguan Black Dragon's Seven Nights, which is another name for Heart Night. Betelgeuse is in the west and the heart is in the east. Two are outside the starry sky and one is outside.

2. Metaphor is antagonistic and disharmonious. Lu Xun's letter to Lin Yutang: "Because of the different environment, our thoughts and feelings are different ... so we must participate in the cause, and there is nothing we can do."

It means that relatives and friends are isolated and can't meet each other.

4. Different metaphors; There is a distance.

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