中国先秦时期的尧舜禹禅让,一直被国人传为千古美谈,甚至还有个许由洗耳的故事。相传尧时,许由隐居箕山,尧准备将天下让给他,并命人把这消息告诉他。许由听后,跑到山脚下的颍水边,捧起水,把耳朵洗了一遍又一遍。尧帝见此情景,甚是不解。许由先生于是高声说:“刚才你那番话玷污了 During the pre-Qin period, Yao, Shun, Yu and Zen in China had been persuaded by the Chinese people for ages and there was even a story of washing their ears. Legend has it that when Yao, Xu hidden by Keishan, Yao prepared to give him the world, and ordered people to tell him the news. Xu listen, ran to the foot of the Ying River edge, won the water, washed his ears again and again. Yao Di see this scene, it is puzzled. Mr. Xu then said loudly: ”just your words were defiled