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軒轅神農氏In the time of Xuanyuan, Shennong became enfeebled.
諸侯The princes made raids on each other
百姓and harassed the people,
神農氏but Shennong could not chastise them,
軒轅so Xuanyuan exercised himself in the use of weapons of war,
so as to be able to punish irregularities.
諸侯The princes all came and did homage,
蚩尤but Chiyou, the fiercest of all,
could not be subdued.
炎帝諸侯Yandi (Flame emperor) wished to oppress the princes,
諸侯so they turned to Xuanyuan,
who practised virtue, marshalled his men,
controlled the five elements,
cultivated the five kinds of grain,
pacified the nations,
and went over all parts of his country.
Training black bears, grizzly bears, foxes, panthers, lynxes, and tigers,
he, with their aid, fought with 'Flame emperor' in the desert of Banquan,
and, after three battles, realised his wishes.
蚩尤Chiyou was a rebel,
who did not obey the Emperor's command,
黃帝諸侯so Huangdi, levying an army of the princes,
蚩尤涿鹿蚩尤fought against Chiyou, captured, and slew him in the desert of Zhuolu.
諸侯天子神農氏黃帝The princes all agreed that Xuanyuan should be the Emperor in place of Shennong, under the title Huangdi.
天下Those in the empire who would not submit,
黃帝Huangdi pursued and chastised,
and when they were subdued he left them.
He made cuttings in hills, opened roads,
and was never at rest.


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