Is “Plowing at Mount Li and fishing at Leize” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of the Five Emperors, records Shun's early hardships: 'Shun plowed at Mount Li, and the people of Mount Li all yielded their fields; he fished at Leize, and the people of Leize all yielded their dwellings.' This depicts his noble virtue of transforming others by virtue. Regarding Shun's trials before his rise, all orthodox historical records are completely consistent.
Emperor Shun
Plowing at Mount Li has clear records, while Ehuang and Nüying throwing themselves into the river has no basis.
Other claims about Emperor Shun
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