Chapter 179: Master and Apprentice
It is precisely because we are in the legendary capital at this moment, and my mind is thinking about the Shang Dynasty created by the descendants of Xuanniao, that I think of the record in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
If I'm not mistaken, there must be some secret hidden in the account I have in mind that we don't know.
At this moment, Shen Lang seemed to notice my changing expression, so he couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, looked at me and asked.
"Brother Chuan, what's wrong with your expression changing? What do you think? ”
"Actually, I didn't have any real clues, but I accidentally thought of a record in the Classic of Mountains and Seas."
Looking at Shen Lang's curious gaze, I slowly opened my mouth and said the question I had just thought of, although it seemed that I was explaining to Shen Lang, but in fact, the words in my mouth were actually specially said to the candle dragon beside me.
"There is a mountain in the North Sea, called the mountain of the secluded capital, the black water comes out, and there are Xuanniao, Xuansnake, Xuanleopard, Xuanhu, Xuanhu unkempt tail on it."
After finishing speaking, I turned around directly, looked at the candle dragon who didn't say a word, and expressed my doubts.
"Senior, now we are in the land of the hidden capital, I heard you tell us about the Shang Dynasty established by the descendants of the legendary Xuanniao, and in the Book of Mountains and Seas compiled by Dayu, the words "Youdu" and Xuanniao are also put together, I think this will not be an accident, right?"
"The so-called mountain of the secluded capital is actually just a pseudonym for the country of Xuanyuan, because Emperor Yu did not want more people to know the existence of the country of Xuanyuan, so in addition to Xuanyuan from the country of Xuanyuan, the country of Xuanyuan was never mentioned in the Book of Mountains and Seas, but changed it to other titles."
As the story progressed, the candle dragon no longer pretended to be sophisticated to us, and he immediately answered after hearing my inquiry.
"And the Xuanniao mentioned here does not refer to ordinary birds, the so-called Xuanniao, Xuanniao, Xuanbao, Xuanhu, etc., are all experimental subjects collected by Emperor Yu to the country of Xuanyuan, because of the huge number, so Emperor Yu simply named it after the Xuanzi plus its original species."
"Speaking of which, I believe you should also be clear, the so-called Xuanniao refers to the fact that the body of the experimental subject is a bird, so it will be shown in the appearance of a Xuanniao on weekdays, and it is recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas by Emperor Yu."
"Before the battle of Zhuolu, Xuanniao, like Ying Long and Nulu and others, chose to assist Xuanyuan to defeat Chiyou, in exchange for the qualification to stay in the country of Xuanyuan to practice, because of the need to enter the human race, so Xuanniao changed his name, and since then there is no Xuanniao in the world, but there is one more Nine Heavens Xuannu."
After the candle dragon finished speaking, everyone was shocked.
The so-called Xuanniao is actually the legendary Nine Heavens Xuannu, the god of war who assisted Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor and taught Xuanyuan Emperor the art of war!?
If you continue to think about it according to this assumption, then the Yin Shang Dynasty thousands of years ago, could it be that it was founded by the descendants of the Nine Heavens Xuannu?
Such a result is really unacceptable to us.
As an experimental subject collected by Dayu to the country of Xuanyuan, will the Nine Heavens Xuannu really have her own offspring?
At the same time, the candle dragon had just told us conclusively that the body of the Nine Heavens Xuannu was actually not a human race, but a bird.
It is precisely for this reason that I am extremely convinced that even if the Nine Heavens Xuannu really gives birth to offspring, then her descendants will definitely not be a normal human race, let alone create a Shang Dynasty that has lasted for more than 500 years.
If this is the case, then between the interpretation of the candle dragon and the legends that have been passed down since ancient times, there must be one that is wrong.
But there is no doubt that for us today, what we believe must be the words of the candle dragon, not the rumors that have long been completely inconsistent with the facts after thousands of years.
"Although the Shang Dynasty is not a direct descendant of Xuanniao, strictly speaking, if someone says that the Shang Dynasty is a descendant of Xuanniao, this statement is not wrong, but there is a certain truth."
Just when we couldn't help but talk about it because of this sudden conclusion, the candle dragon slowly spoke, and explained the reason for it to us with a reminiscence on his face.
"Although it is impossible for Xuanniao to give birth to a human race, and the Shang Dynasty was not created by the descendants of Xuanniao, but the ancestor of the Shang Dynasty is an apprentice taught by Xuanniao, and the relationship between master and apprentice is an extremely important relationship, which can naturally be regarded as a kind of inheritance to future generations."
With the words of the candle dragon, everyone's previous excitement calmed down, and the doubts on their faces gradually faded.
If we follow what Candle Dragon just said, then the words in his mouth are consistent with the stories that have been passed down for thousands of years, and we have no doubts in our hearts.
As the so-called heaven and earth prince teacher, one day as a teacher and a lifelong father, in ancient times, different from today, the relationship between master and apprentice is extremely important, and at some point, the relationship between master and apprentice can even be compared to the relationship between father and son.
Of course, even more so in antiquity.
If, according to Candle Dragon, the ancestor of the Shang Dynasty was really an apprentice taught by the Nine Heavens Xuannu herself, then he could indeed claim to be the descendant of the Xuannu, thus leaving the saying that "the Xuanniao of the Heavenly Destiny descended to give birth to Shang".
Since Xuanniao is the Nine Heavens Xuannu who taught Emperor Xuanyuan the art of war, then being able to become her apprentice undoubtedly has a connection with the legendary Emperor Xuanyuan, and because of this, Qi will intentionally leave such a statement, while showing off his own identity, but also showing off the dignity and extraordinaryness of the tribe of "Shang".
It is a pity that with the passage of time, the people of later generations have long been ignorant of the truth of what happened back then, so they can only guess from the so-called "Heavenly Mandate Xuanniao, descended to give birth to Shang", and finally came to the wrong conclusion that the Shang Dynasty was established by the descendants of Xuanniao.
If we hadn't heard Candle Dragon's explanation today, we would definitely not have known that the ancestor of the Shang Dynasty thousands of years ago still had such a complicated experience.
Just as we were feeling the legendary experience of the ancestor of the Shang Dynasty, the candle dragon spoke again, and slowly said another thing from his mouth that we did not expect at all.
"Actually, the reason why the Nine Heavens Xuannu accepted the deed as an apprentice is because she received instructions from Emperor Yu."
Such a conclusion inevitably made everyone whisper again.
The Nine Heavens Xuannu actually accepted the deed as an apprentice because of Dayu's instructions?
If what Candle Dragon said is true, then what is the purpose of Dayu's instructions to Xuannu?
Could it be that Dayu had long known that the descendants of the deed would establish a huge dynasty, so he instructed the Nine Heavens Xuannu to accept him as an apprentice and teach the deed the art of governing the country in advance?