The Eighth Age, Shennong Baicao Chapter 1 Searching for Emperor Yan

A long time ago, there was a scarcity of people in the vast world, and there were not many people and animals at that time. At that time, Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang took advantage of the opportunity of the right time and place to seize the time to have children and breed people.

At that time, because Emperor Fuxi was busy traveling the world and taking care of everything, he left his eldest son, Emperor Chi, at home to manage everything. And Jiang Yan, the Red Emperor who stayed in Jiangshui, led his younger brothers and sisters to continue fishing and hunting on the banks of the Jiangshui River, and continued to live a nomadic life with the water.

Later, Emperor Fuxi found that his children had reached the age of marriage and childbearing one after another. For a while, the population of the entire family increased rapidly, and the banks of the Jiangshui River could no longer support so many people.

And Red Emperor Jiang Yan saw that the entire family was overcrowded. He volunteered to give up the land that gave birth to him and raised him. He led some of his clansmen out of his hometown Jiang Shui.

Red Emperor Jiang Yan took this part of the people and set off from his birthplace Jiang Shui. They crossed the Yellow River and marched south. Because the Red Emperor wanted to find a treasure land with abundant resources in the world, so that his people could live a better life.

Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang sent the Red Emperor away, and he asked several other older children to follow the example of the Red Emperor, and each led a part of the clan to find a new home, so as to better continue and reproduce their own bloodline. So, everyone said goodbye to their parents and went to all parts of the world, east, west, north and south, each looking for an ideal place for them to live.

After the children left, Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang also said goodbye to the remaining children at home, and they returned to their hometown Tianshui. Soon after, the descendants of Emperor Fuxi grew rapidly in a short period of time. Soon, the emperor's descendants were already full of people.

Later, through the hard breeding and hard governance of Emperor Fuxi, Nuwa Niangniang and future generations, human beings were able to reproduce and pass on their descendants. And the world with Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang as the leadership core, with the joint efforts of everyone, has slowly presented a peaceful and peaceful, vibrant, and thriving prosperity scene. At this time, the world has entered the perfect prosperity of the world for the public, the great harmony, the prosperity of the people, and the sharing of peace.

However, with the passage of time and the growth of the population, the world is faced with the severe challenge of having no food to eat. Hunting animals and raising livestock and poultry alone can no longer meet people's needs.

Watching the children starving all day long, Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang really felt bad in their hearts. They had no choice but to travel all over the world to find a way to solve the problem of food and clothing for everyone.

Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang walked a long way and finally came to the foot of a big mountain. By this time, both of them were too tired to do anything, and they were already dizzy from hunger. The emperor saw that there was nothing to eat around, so he endured the hunger of the deer and the deer and looked for something to eat. The Emperor first walked around a meadow, but found nothing to eat.

When Nuwa Niangniang saw that the emperor had brought back a few half-green and yellow-dried grasses, she was very strange. Niangniang said weakly: "Brother Zun, it seems that there is really nothing to eat here, this hay has no moisture at all, can it still be eaten?" How can you eat this dry thing? ”

The Emperor said mysteriously: "Honorable sister, don't underestimate these withered yellow grasses. Maybe it could be used as food? You see a big tassel on top of its head, heavy. I just chewed a tassel and tasted it, and it was quite fragrant. I think you should eat a little bit to pad your hunger, and if you think it tastes good, I'll go and pull some of this grass again. You see, the neat patch over there is all this grass. ”

When Nuwa Niangniang heard this, she first looked at the meadow, and then she picked up a piece of grass and chewed the ear in disbelief. As she ate, she smiled with her eyebrows open.

She was full of praise and said, "Hey! Brother, don't say it, the seeds of this grass are soft and hard, delicious and delicious, and it is quite chewy and fragrant. Let's eat more, maybe we can still eat enough? I'll see you eat some more. ”

The emperor saw that Niangniang loved to eat this grass seed very much, so he went to the field and pulled some grass back. So the two of them began to chew around the grass. After eating the bundle of grass, the two of them were really full.

The emperor and Niangniang went to the nearby river to drink some water, and the two of them had enough strength to eat and drink, and their spirits immediately recovered, so Niangniang urged the emperor to continue on his way. The Emperor stared intently at the meadow, as if he was pondering something.

The Emperor thought for a moment and said, "Sister, since we have found edible herbs, we might as well pull out more of them, and then bring them back to the tribe, so that the hungry people can fill their stomachs." ”

The mother said happily: "This is not bad! ”

So, the two of them began to act. Just when the emperor and Niangniang were about to go back after pulling a bundle of grass, a person suddenly ran quickly from a distance. Seeing the man's menacing appearance, the man went up and snatched the grass that the emperor had pulled, and then threw it on the ground.

That person was like this, and Emperor Fuxi was very angry. He said indignantly: "Why are you so unreasonable? Why did you come and steal my stuff for no reason? ”

At this time, the man looked even more angry, and he raised his fist to hit Emperor Fuxi. The emperor didn't know as much as he did, so he avoided it.

However, the man still pointed to the emperor's nose and said, "What I robbed you, do you know that everything in this field is ours." They are still half a month away from maturing, so why should you wreak havoc? ”

The Emperor said disapplausively: "Hey! It's weird. The world is so big, there is no place that belongs to anyone, it is everyone's. You are really laughing to death, how can you say that this land is yours? Hehe! It's the first time I've heard of anything like this. ”

The man didn't care about this, he straightened his neck and said urgently: "You are really rare and strange, and I didn't say that this land is mine." However, this land does have an owner, and it is our 'Emperor Yan' - 'Shennong'. ”

When the Emperor heard the man say this, he didn't seem to understand, and he asked, "What?" You say this land belongs to Emperor Yan? So who is Emperor Yan? ”

The man sneered and said, "Oh! Do you really not know or do you not know? Haven't you even heard of our famous Emperor Yan? It seems that you are definitely not from here, so I don't blame you. ”

When Nuwa Niangniang saw that the man had let her go, she smiled and said, "This brother, we have just passed through here, so we don't understand the rules here, thank you for forgiving us!" But since you say that your Yan Emperor is famous, then please tell me about your Yan Emperor. ”

The man was only arguing with the Emperor just now, and only then did he see that there was a beautiful and charming woman like a fairy beside him. He saw that the mother was kind and approachable, and the smile on her face was as bright as sunshine. His heart was already like eating honey, and the anger just now was swept away.

There was a hint of happiness and pride in the man's eyes, and he smiled at Nuwa Niangniang and said, "This fairy, you can call me 'Shanling', forgive me for being presumptuous just now." If you want to talk about our Yan Emperor, he is really amazing. Back then, Emperor Yan took our people all the way to this Burning Mountain. At that time, we were also experiencing famine, and everyone was about to lose their lives. Later, our Emperor Yan got some seeds out of nowhere, and he led everyone to burn mountains and open up wasteland in this Burning Mountain. I never thought that I would grow a kind of food that could fill everyone's stomach, and Emperor Yan named this food 'grain'. In fact, before Emperor Yan planted food, everyone called him 'Lieshan Clan'. It was only later, in order to thank him for his contributions to our human race, that everyone unanimously elected him as the leader of the tribe - Emperor Yan. And because Emperor Yan pioneered farming, everyone also affectionately called him Shennong. ”

When Emperor Fuxi heard this, he thought to himself, it turns out that Shennong's clan is the first person to grow grain, and I have finally found him this time. The Great Emperor felt that Emperor Yan was everyone's hero, and he became excited because of this.

The Emperor said happily: "Shanya, are you saying that the grass seeds we eat are the food you grow?" That's good, we humans will have hope in the future, and we will no longer have to worry about starving because we can't find food. ”

Nuwa Niangniang also said with relief: "Shanya, thank you for the good news you brought us, we have many people there who are starving to death because they can't eat, in order to solve everyone's food problem, I went out with Emperor Fuxi to visit the virtuous everywhere." Thanks to meeting you this time, we have taken a lot of unjust paths. I don't know if you can take us to meet Shennong's? ”

Shan Ling heard Niangniang say this, and he knew that the personable man in front of him was Emperor Fuxi. At this time, he no longer dared to slack off, but hurriedly got up and bowed to Emperor Fuxi, and asked the Emperor to forgive him.

The Emperor smiled and said, "Shanya, you don't have to be polite, we just want to see Emperor Yan as soon as possible, so please take us to meet him quickly!" ”

At this time, the mountain man carried the bundle of grain and grass from the ground, respectfully accompanied the smiling face, and led the Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang to a cave not far from the mountain. As they walked along, the mountain man introduced the situation here.

They walked down the river to the mountain, and the emperor and the mother looked at the beautiful scenery on the mountain. It's really different from other places because the mountain looks big, and there are a lot of trees on the mountain, and there are ripe fruits hanging on the trees.

It was only a mile away that everyone came to the cave. Outside the cave is a relatively spacious and flat land, and there seem to be some mountain fruits drying on the ground, and many people are busy with the autumn work to dry.

When he put the sheaf of grass on the ground and dried it, he led the emperor and his mother to the cave. The cave is so large that it looks like it can accommodate hundreds of people.

They walked around the cave and didn't see Emperor Yan, so Shan Yan asked the Emperor and Niangniang to wait in the cave, and he went out to find Emperor Yan. Not long after, Emperor Yan came back, and it turned out that he had just gone to the field to see the crops. Shan Yan found Emperor Yan and retreated.

When Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang saw Emperor Yan, everyone was stunned there, and their feelings for each other could not be calm. It turned out that they had met a strange man.

I saw that the strange man had two large horns on his head, and he had black hair, black hair, red face, and was dressed in a beast skin coat. What's even more strange is that the strange man's abdomen actually reveals a crystal belly, and the internal organs are clear at a glance, and even the things in the stomach can be seen clearly. Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang were overjoyed at this look. It turned out that this person was none other than their eldest son, the Red Emperor.

It turned out that the Red Emperor Jiang Yan was the famous Shennong. Emperor Fuxi, Nuwa Niangniang, and Emperor Yan burst into tears with excitement. They happily hugged each other and greeted each other, they were so happy. The emperor knew that he had found a savior for Li Min.

Emperor Fuxi wiped his tears and asked Shennong's family: "Yan'er, it is said that there is a god named Shennong on Lieshan, I thought it was a god from where, but I didn't expect it to be Wu'er Red Emperor." Son, people all over the world are facing the same problem now, that is, there is no food, but you have found a solution. This solves everyone's urgent needs. And how do you make food grow in the field? ”

Shennong replied: "Father, mother, these things are a long story. At that time, my parents were not afraid of hard work, carefully raised their children to grow up, and placed high hopes on me. Now, I am a dignified man, how can I do nothing and disappoint the second elder. Besides, for the sake of the people's suffering, the second elder came here thousands of miles away, and Yan'er also admired it.

The second elder may not know that that year, Yan'er came all the way from Jiangshui, we slept and slept along the way, we met the mountains and the water, and my people saw more and more.

In order to survive, we went to places where food was abundant, and we traveled a lot. But everywhere we went, we quickly ran out of food. Just when we were at the end of our ropes, we met a divine sheep, and it was that divine sheep that led us to Changyang Mountain in the territory of this mountain.

We lived in Changyang Mountain for a while, but we fell into the predicament of food shortage. In the end, we ate up even the weeds and bark on the mountain. I was really anxious to see that the world was not full of food, so I was anxious to worship the divine sheep as a totem, and also led everyone to hold a prayer to the sky and a ceremony to worship the sky.

Maybe it was the help of my innocence, but one day, I suddenly saw a big red bird flying by. It still has an ear of millet in its mouth. When the people of our tribe saw a great bird coming, they shouted on the ground. The big bird was frightened, and it quacked a few times and flew away. No, when the big bird chirped, the ear of grain fell to the ground.

I picked up the ears of grain and buried them in the ground, and a small patch of grain grew in that place. I tasted it so delicious that I had people burn a wasteland out of the country. Then, I led everyone to get rid of weeds, reclaimed fertile soil, and led everyone to learn how to plant millet. Year after year, people here learn to farm. Later, we planted more and more millet, and now, we have basically solved the problem of food and clothing."

When Emperor Fuxi heard this, he said very happily: "Yan'er, maybe the big red bird you saw is the divine beast of our southern land, the Vermilion Bird Xuanniao. The Vermilion Bird is also called the Fire Phoenix, it is a very auspicious sacred bird, and it is also the pride of our Chinese people.

Yan'er, you have done a good job in this matter, you can be so dedicated to the people, and finally become an expert in agriculture, solving the urgent needs of our world, and we will be relieved.

But Yan'er, although you have grown grain, have you ever thought that we only grow one kind of grain. In the future, it will be better if you can find more varieties to cultivate, if you can make people's food more varied.

And Ah Yan'er, because our people have nothing to eat recently, they often go hungry and often take some bad things to satisfy their hunger. As a result, many people developed strange diseases, and some even died. I can't think of a way to fix this, and I think we should try to prevent this from happening. ”

Shennong nodded and said, "What my father said is very true, I have already decided, and after I grow a few more types of food, I will hand it over to everyone." I traveled all over the world to find the sacred grass that could save everyone. It's like when I used Shencao to stop diarrhea for everyone. I'm going to go all over the world and taste all the herbs, and take what I can eat and what I can't. They are all picked out in different categories. In this way, people are less likely to get sick even if they eat the wrong thing. If people are really sick, I will find an herb that can cure the disease and let everyone take the medicine for the symptoms. I think that this way people can live healthy and happy lives. ”

Nuwa Niangniang listened to it on the sidelines, and she praised it again after listening to it. Niangniang said very proudly: "Yan'er, my son, you are really amazing! You were born to be different, you were born to be our pride. I think that when you were born, you had horns on your head, a lin, and a snake body, like your grandfather, the dragon god Razor, or did I turn you into what you are now.

At that time, you were born to speak three days ago, walk in five days, grow teeth in seven days, and learn to read and write with your father in ten days. My mother also knows that you are smart and capable, and you will not let us down. Oh my son! On some issues, if you think of it with us, there will be a harvest from hard work, and as long as you work hard, you will have a harvest. When the time comes, if you grow more grains, the world will surely have a bumper harvest and everyone will live and work in peace and contentment. Then if you remove any more diseases from the world, the people will be healthy. In this way, we will have no worries and enjoy a peaceful life again, what a beautiful and harmonious scenery this is. ”