<p class="ql-block">《遥远的灯塔：舜帝》</p><p class="ql-block">在华夏文明朦胧的晨曦中，舜帝，这位被后世尊为“大舜”的圣君，如同一座不灭的灯塔，其仁德与智慧的光辉穿透数千年历史烟云，至今仍为人们仰望。</p><p class="ql-block">舜的降生便似天意示警，《史记·五帝本纪》记其生于“姚墟”，故姓姚。幼年失恃，命运将他抛入严酷之境：盲父瞽叟心性顽劣，继母刻薄阴毒，异母弟名“象”者更是骄横贪婪。舜在至亲的百般刁难与数次谋害中，竟如泥泞中绽放的莲花，始终以赤诚孝心奉养父母，以宽厚胸怀包容兄弟。那一次次生死考验——井下掘土时突遭覆埋，他奇迹般掘道生还；仓廪顶端修缮时烈火骤起，他竟持笠如翼飘然落地——非但未摧毁他，反将“孝感天地，德化万民”的圣德铭刻于世，成为万代孝行的至高典范。</p><p class="ql-block">天命所归，贤名远播。尧帝慧眼识珠，将治理天下的重任托付于舜。舜帝践祚，如北斗定于中天。他“举八元”、“用八恺”，使贤能各司其职；命大禹疏浚百川，终驯服滔天洪水；委皋陶明正典刑，令天下知法度而存敬畏。更令人击节赞叹的是，舜帝深谙礼乐乃天地之和声，他亲自修治《韶》乐，孔子闻之“三月不知肉味”，赞其“尽美矣，又尽善也”。这黄钟大吕之音，成为华夏礼乐文明的璀璨基石。</p><p class="ql-block">关于舜帝血脉的奔涌长河，一个显赫支流便汇入了乐安孙氏。史料凿凿（《新唐书·宰相世系表》），舜传位于禹，其子商均受封于虞地。商均之后妫满，被周武王封于陈，为陈国始祖胡公满。春秋风云际会，陈厉公之子陈完避乱奔齐，改田氏。田氏代齐后，齐大夫田书因赫赫战功，被齐景公赐姓孙氏，封于乐安（今山东广饶、惠民一带），孙书遂为乐安孙氏开基之祖。自此，舜帝之血脉，便如黄河入海般磅礴注入孙氏一脉。千载之下，孙氏子孙英才辈出，兵圣孙武运筹帷幄决胜千里，吴大帝孙权雄踞江东鼎足天下，皆以煌煌功业，辉映着远古圣祖舜帝那不息的精神基因。</p><p class="ql-block">舜帝，这位自荆棘丛中走来的圣王，其一生便是“德自舜明”的宏伟诗篇。他以孝行感通天地，以仁政泽被苍生，更以血脉为舟，将圣德之光承载至千秋万代。当我们回望那矗立于文明源头的灯塔，舜帝的仁爱光辉，依然照耀着每个华夏子孙的精神归途。</p> <p class="ql-block"> The Distant Beacon: Emperor Shun </p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">In the dawning twilight of Chinese civilization, Emperor Shun—revered by later generations as "Great Shun"—shines like an eternal beacon. His radiance of benevolence and wisdom pierces through millennia of history, still guiding us today. </p><p class="ql-block">Shun’s birth itself seemed divinely ordained. As recorded in the *Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors*, he was born in "Yao Xu" and thus bore the surname Yao. Orphaned early, fate cast him into harshness: his blind father, Gusou, was stubborn and cruel; his stepmother, malicious and cold; his half-brother, Xiang, arrogant and greedy. Yet amid relentless persecution and repeated murder attempts, Shun bloomed like a lotus in muddy waters. He served his parents with unwavering filial devotion and embraced his brother with boundless forgiveness. Through life-threatening trials—buried alive in a well, only to tunnel his way out; trapped atop a blazing granary, yet floating down holding a bamboo hat like wings—he emerged unscathed. His deeds engraved the sacred truth into history: "filial piety moved Heaven and Earth, virtue transformed all people." He became the ultimate exemplar of devotion for eternity. </p><p class="ql-block">Destiny beckoned. His virtue drew Emperor Yao’s discerning gaze, who entrusted him with governing the realm. Upon ascending the throne, Shun stood firm as the Polaris in the night sky. He "appointed the Eight Prudent Ones" and "employed the Eight Harmonizers," assigning talents to their rightful roles. He commanded Yu the Great to tame the floods, dredging rivers until raging waters surrendered. He tasked Gao Yao with codifying laws, teaching the world reverence through justice. Most remarkably, Shun understood music as the harmony of heaven and earth. He personally refined the *Shao* music, which Confucius praised as "perfect in beauty, perfect in goodness"—so sublime that "for three months he forgot the taste of meat." This majestic symphony became a cornerstone of Chinese ritual and musical tradition. </p><p class="ql-block">Among the mighty river of Shun’s descendants flows a distinguished tributary: the Le’an Sun clan. Historical records (*New Book of Tang: Lineage of Chancellors*) detail this legacy. Shun passed his throne to Yu; his son Shangjun was enfeoffed in Yu. From Shangjun descended Guiman, whom King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed in Chen as Duke Hu, founder of the Chen State. Centuries later, amid the chaos of the Spring and Autumn period, Chen Wan—son of Duke Li of Chen—fled to the Qi state, adopting the surname Tian. When the Tian clan later ruled Qi, the Qi minister Tian Shu earned the surname Sun for his military valor. Enfeoffed in Le’an (modern Shandong), Sun Shu became the founding ancestor of the Le’an Sun clan. Thus, Shun’s bloodline surged into the Sun lineage like the Yellow River meeting the sea. Through the ages, Sun descendants achieved greatness: Sun Wu, the "Military Sage," authored *The Art of War*; Sun Quan, "Emperor of Wu," forged the Three Kingdoms. Their brilliance echoes the eternal spirit of their ancient forebear. </p><p class="ql-block">Emperor Shun—this sage king who rose from thorns—lived an epic poem of virtue. His filial piety moved heaven and earth; his benevolent rule nurtured all living beings. Through his bloodline, he carried the light of sacred virtue across generations. As we gaze upon that beacon at the dawn of civilization, Shun’s radiance of love still illuminates every Chinese soul’s spiritual homecoming.</p>