Original text:

Xia Wang sent Yi to shoot at the skin of a square foot, which was inches in diameter. Nai ordered Yi to say, "If the son shoots and wins, he will be rewarded with ten thousand yuan; If you miss, you will cut your son to a thousand miles away. "

Yi Rong has no definite color, and he is fighting in his chest. He shoots with the help of a bow, misses, shoots even more, and misses again.

Translation:

Xia Wang asked Hou Yi to shoot an arrow target made of animal skins with a diameter of one inch and a square foot, so Xia Wang ordered him to say, "If you shoot this target, you will be rewarded with 12, gold; If you can't hit the target, deprive you of the fief. "

after hearing this, Hou yi suddenly became nervous, his face turned red and white, and his chest fell together, so he couldn't calm down. In this way, he drew his bow and shot the first arrow, but missed. The second arrow was shot and missed.

source: from the fable "Houyi Archery".

Yi (the date of birth and death is unknown) was misrepresented by later generations as Hou Yi (historically, "Hou Yi" refers to the monarch of a poor country in the Xia Dynasty), also known as Da Yi and Si Yi, a figure in the Five Emperors period, an archer of Emperor Yao and the husband of Chang 'e. There is an allusion to "Houyi shooting at the sun".

Yi was abandoned by his parents in the mountains when he was only five years old, and grew up in the mountains since childhood. He was good at archery, and later became an archer. He was sealed by Emperor Yao in Shangqiu (now Shangqiu City, Henan Province). Da Yi once helped Emperor Yao shoot the next nine days to help the dawn.

In addition, since Hou Yi, the monarch of a poor country in the Xia Dynasty, also had the word "Yi" in his name, and he was also good at shooting, it was easy for future generations to confuse their deeds and titles.

Extended information:

Related legends:

Legend has it that in ancient times, there were ten suns in the sky, all of whom were sons of the Eastern Heaven Emperor. These ten suns live with their mother, the wife of the Emperor of Heaven, on the edge of the East China Sea. She often bathes ten children in the East China Sea, the easternmost part of the world. After taking a bath, let them perch on a big tree like birds.

Because the image center of each sun is a bird, the big tree becomes their home. Nine suns perch on the shorter branches, and the other one perches on the treetops. When the dawn needs the morning light, the sun perched on the treetops will ride in a two-wheeled vehicle, cross the sky, illuminate the world, and spread light and heat all over the world.

the ten suns change every day, and they take turns to be on duty, which is orderly and harmonious. People live very happily and harmoniously on the earth. Like neighbors and friends, people live together, plow at sunrise and rest at sunset, and live a happy and happy life.

people and animals can live in harmony. At that time, people were grateful to the sun for bringing them time, light and joy, and often kowtowed to the sky and worshipped.

However, these days are too long, and these ten suns are bored. They want to travel around the sky together, and they think it must be very interesting. So, when dawn came, ten suns climbed onto the two-wheeled vehicle together and embarked on a journey across the sky. Thus, people and everything on the earth can't stand it.

Ten suns are like ten big fires. The heat they give out together scorches the earth and burns many people and animals. The forest caught fire, and all the trees, crops and houses were burned to ashes. Those people and animals who were not burned to death in the fire, pigs and wolves rushed around, frantically looking for places to avoid disasters and water and food to save lives.

In order to save mankind, Hou Yi drew an arrow with a bow and shot at the nine suns. I saw a burst fireball in the sky and three-legged crows fell. Finally, there is only one sun left in the sky.

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