依传统的说法,不论在品行还是在治水方法方面,鲧是罪人,而禹是英雄。《国语·周语下》有记录说:“昔共工弃此道也,虞于湛乐,淫失其身,欲壅防百川,堕高堙庳,以害天下,皇天弗福,庶民弗助,祸乱并兴,共工用灭;其在有虞,有崇伯鲧,播其淫心,称遂共工之过,尧用殛之于羽山。其后伯禹念前之非度,厘改制量广,……高高下下,疏川导滞,……皇天嘉之,祚以天下。”这是说,鲧和共工一样,品德很坏,而且用壅防、堙塞的办法治水,结果都遭到丧身之祸。而禹的品德高尚,并“厘改制量”用疏导的办法治洪水,结果成功,成了历史的功臣。此外,《尚书·尧典》中,也 Traditionally, he was a sinner both in terms of conduct and method of water treatment, and Yu was a hero. “Mandarin Zhou language,” a record, said: “In the past to abandon this way, Yu in Zhale, prostitution, want to prevent the rivers, falling high, so as to harm the world, the emperor Fufu, common people Fu Help, disasters and Xing, a total of work with off; its in danger, there Chongzhong, broadcast their malady heart, said the work was over, Yao used 殛 Yu Ha Shan. This is to say, 鲧 and Gong Gong, the character is very bad, but also with 壅 prevention, congestion of the Water treatment methods, the results have been the curse of death. And Yu’s noble character, and ”change the volume system“ to divert the flood control approach, the result is successful, has become a hero of history. In addition, ”Shang Yao Yao Code", too