"The Mother Kingdom of the West?" Zhang Meng paused slightly, and asked puzzledly, "Why haven't I heard of it?" Could it be a daughter country? ”

The four of them were all confused, and only Lai Zi looked at the Han Taoist priest with an unusually calm face.

The Han Taoist priest laughed heartily, propped up the umbrella in his hand and said: "Although there are daughter countries in the land of Xinzang, they are far away from the Western Queen Mother Country, and this country is not a myth and legend, the Western Queen Mother Country is a vast neighboring country in the west of the Zhou Zufeng (bīn) country. It is about 3 to 5,000 years old, and it is a large country of animal husbandry that has existed for nearly 2,000 years. ”

"There was still such a pastoral country in the Shang and Zhou dynasties?" If it weren't for hearing the Han Taoist priest in front of him say this, Zhang Meng really didn't know that there was such a country in history.

"Before you, many archaeologists have been here, and they have all explored this Western Queen Mother Country." The Han Taoist priest said.

"According to the analysis of archaeological data from the National Museum, especially in recent years, the existence of the Western Queen Mother has been confirmed!" Lai Zi, who had not spoken, took the opportunity to add: "According to the current land area, the Western Queen Mother Kingdom, like other tribes in China, is the pioneer of creating Chinese history and culture, but unfortunately, in the end, only the two ancestors of Yan and Huang are respected as the orthodox ...... of China."

"So, the Western Queen Mother Kingdom is in the same era as the Jiuli clan of Chiyou?" Zhang Meng said with a surprised expression: "There is such a civilization!" ”

"Of course." Lai Zi nodded and said: "The Chinese tribe led by Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor claims to be the descendants of the dragon, and their totem is the dragon, that is, the human head and snake body. And the totem of the Mother Country of the West is the Tiger. Twenty years ago, the 'Dragon Tiliang Flying Tiger Wind Button Copper Kettle' unearthed in Jingchuan is a collection of dragons, tigers, and phoenixes, which proves the integration and development of the two ethnic groups in the totem, and shows that the totem dragon of the eastern farming tribe and the totem tiger of the western queen mother tribe are inseparable and depend on each other. This provides perfect evidence for the integration of the two civilizations. ”

Hearing Lai Zi mention Jingchuan, the Han Taoist priest shook his head and said, "No, the ruins of the legendary Western Queen Mother Country should be at our feet." The Han Taoist priest pointed to his feet and then looked at Laizi.

Lai Zi did not deny it: "Historical records record that there are indeed four wildernesses in the Western Mother Country, namely the Western Wilderness, Kunlun Zhique, Kunlun Hill, and Quicksand. The so-called Kunlun Zhique should refer to the entire lying Kunlun Mountains. The Kunlun Mountains we know are divided into three mountain systems: northern, central and southern, and the northern mountain system extends to the Qilian Mountains; The Zhongshan Mountains extend to the Jishi Mountains and the West Qinling Mountains, and the South Mountains are Bayan Kala Mountains, which become the watersheds of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Between these three mountain systems is a vast grassland, which is one of the four wildernesses, the 'Western Wilderness'. In the middle or marginal areas of these grasslands, there are often desert accumulations, which are recorded as 'quicksands'. Raiko said.

"Hmm." Hearing Lai Zi say this, the Han Taoist priest hurriedly nodded in admiration.

Lai Zi smiled humbly and continued: "Of course, judging from the history books, their range of activities is very large, as large as today's Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Afghanistan and other places. ”

"So, there really is such a country." Zhang Meng saw that Lai Zi used a lot of historical materials to corroborate it, so he immediately nodded, but then said with some doubts: "Listening to the name, this Western Queen Mother Country seems to be a matriarchal country?" ”

The Han Taoist priest nodded hurriedly.

"But according to the time, there should have been civilization in this period, why are they still in a matriarchal society?" Zhang Meng asked.

"This question ......," the Han Taoist priest looked at Laizi.

Lai Zi smiled and said: "In fact, in my country, the matriarchal society has existed for a long time, from ancient times to the era of Fuxi, Nuwa, and the Yellow Emperor, the matriarchal line still affects the development of the society at that time. In historical records, Fuxi, Nuwa, and the Yellow Emperor all had mothers but no fathers, and the same was true for Emperor Yan. It was only in the era of Shun and Yu that people knew that the two of them had fathers. Therefore, the era from Fuxi to the Yellow Emperor was the transition period of China's primitive society from a matrilineal society to a patrilineal society. However, in the western part of China, because of the remoteness of the region, the ancient Qiangrong people living here are still in the heyday of the matriarchal society. ”

"Are the ancient Qiangrong people the Mother Kingdom of the Western Queen?" Zhang Meng asked.

Lai Zi nodded and said, "Including "Erya", "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and other historical materials, all record their activities from the Yanhuang era to King Mu of Zhou. It may be that in the early stage, they were not a stable country, but a minority tribe dominated by Qiangrong, but in the Xia and Shang periods, they had become a great power in the West. They were also in the Yellow Emperor's period and helped the Yellow Emperor crusade against the Chiyou of the Jiuli tribe. During the Xia Dynasty, their queen once divided the border with the Xia Dynasty. Later, the ancient state of Feng established by the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty in Longdong was connected with the mountains and rivers of the mother country of the western king. At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Wurong in the northwest invaded to the east. King Mu of Zhou once led a large army to conquer and capture the king of Wurong, which is actually a national belonging to the mother country of the Western King. King Mu of Zhou took the opportunity to ask for advice from the Queen Mother of the West, and the Queen Mother of the West gave King Mu of Zhou eight carts of jade for this purpose. ”

"Oh, it's not surprising that King Zhou Mu is a famous tyrant." Zhang Meng nodded and said.

"But some people say that King Zhou Mu's real greed is not gems and jade......" Lai Zi said after a pause.

"Huh?" Zhang Meng frowned.

"According to the record of "The Biography of Mu Tianzi", the queen mother once said for Zhou Tianzi: 'The son has no death'. "Huainanzi" also recorded: "Yi invites the medicine of immortality to the queen mother". Lai Zi looked at Zhang Meng, Ye Jiu, and Brother Jun with deep meaning.

The expressions of the three of them were shocked at the same time, and after saying so much, it turns out that the Queen Mother of the West of the Queen Mother Country of the West also knows the art of immortality? Does this have anything to do with the whole mystery of immortality? Why is there a secret of immortality hidden behind every clue?

Thinking of immortality, everyone couldn't help but tighten at the same time, they knew too well what was behind this secret.

Hearing this, Ye Jiu peeked at Lai Zi and found that Lai Zi was looking at the three of them, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"We don't know whether there is immortality or not, but in the wild history of the "Story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" and "The Inner Biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty", the elixir of immortality is called 'Xiantao'. "Luoyang Jialanji" also recorded: "There are fairy peaches in Hualin Garden, its color is red, the surface is thorough, and the frost is ripe." Also out of Kunlun Mountain. One is called the queen mother peach. Raiko said.

"Why is it so like a myth and legend of later generations?" Zhang Meng said with a smile.

"Not only the ancient emperors and generals thought so, but even the more strict scientists in ancient times also thought so, such as Han Jiao Yanshou's "Yi Lin" and the Northern Wei Dynasty Jia Sixian's "Qi Min Yaoshu" all believed that eating immortal peaches could lead to immortality, but since the Ming Dynasty published a book of "Romance of the Gods", this statement has gradually disappeared...... "Lai Zi sighed and said.