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Rongchengshi容成氏
An ancient sovereign, in whose time roads were walked in goose-step order, and tigers and leopards could be followed by the tail.
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Rongchengshi, and the people around them.
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01ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
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Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
the Yellow Emperor—Rongchengshiruler-subject
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In history ·
A minister of the Yellow Emperor, who together with Tianlao and Limu answered the emperor's questions.
In fiction · Huainanzi · Tale of King Mu · Bamboo Annals
An ancient sovereign, in whose time roads were walked in goose-step order, and tigers and leopards could be followed by the tail; he created the calendar; he guarded the mountain of many jades.
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Huainanzi
0 relations0 verified quotations - Literature / legend1 profile notes
Tale of King Mu
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history1 profile notes
Bamboo Annals
1 relations1 verified quotations- the Yellow Emperor→ ruler-subject →Rongchengshi
Verified original text · 1
帝问天老、力牧、容成曰
ruler-subject · Bamboo Annals, 今本-五帝纪
History vs. fiction
The official histories record him as a minister during the Yellow Emperor's time; the novel transplants him to be an ancient emperor predating Yao and Shun.
- based on factWhether Rongchengshi was a minister of the Yellow Emperor or an ancient emperor of an independent era
The Bamboo Annals, in the 'Five Emperors' chapter, records that the Yellow Emperor consulted him: 'The Emperor asked Tianlao, Limu, and Rongcheng'. This shows he was a subordinate during the Yellow Emperor's time. However, in the novel, his identity and era are transplanted, making him a legendary ancient emperor. The Huainanzi, in the 'Benjing Xun' chapter, records: 'In the time of Rongchengshi, roads were arranged like flying geese in rows, infants were placed in nests, surplus grain was left in the fields, tigers and leopards could be approached, and vipers could be stepped on.' This presents a completely utopian ruler of high antiquity.
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Original text (1)
帝问天老、力牧、容成曰