Chapter Eighty-Three: Hou Yi
Although everyone at this time still didn't know what happened in ancient times, thinking about this, we can already be sure that even if there was really such a person as Hou Yi at the beginning, what he shot would definitely not be the real sun.
However, we have long known that no matter how ridiculous and exaggerated all legends and stories sound, this story must have a corresponding origin, and only what really happened will be processed and passed down to this day.
In this case, what happened in the first place, if Hou Yi did not shoot down the real sun, then why is there such a legend?
What kind of truth is buried in this well-known story?
For some reason, Chun Ting was so flustered just now, but now his face was extremely calm, and he smiled inexplicably as he looked at our changing expressions.
"How much do you know about Hou Yi?"
"Hou Yi's original name is Yi, he is a mythical figure in the period of the Five Emperors in ancient times, in the legend he is Di Yao's archer, and he is a great hero who shoots the sun with arrows and saves the common people."
Shen Lang has been extremely interested in these rumored stories since he was a child, so as soon as Chunting's voice fell, he replied to everyone before they spoke.
"It is rumored that Hou Yi was abandoned by his parents in the mountains at the age of five, because he grew up in the mountains and forests since he was a child, so he practiced a hundred shots and hundreds of arrows, and in various ancient books, most of them also recorded that he could shoot monsters when he was a teenager."
"When it came to Di Yao, the ten days in the sky rose together, all the plants and trees died, Shenzhou was a scorched earth, and at the same time there were monsters to harm the world, so Yao sent Yi to shoot for nine days, and eradicate all kinds of monsters, and finally returned this world to a peaceful and peaceful place."
After finishing speaking, Shen Lang looked at Chunting with expectant eyes, and it was not difficult to see from his expression that he must have enough confidence in this record.
"Actually, everything you know today is really just what some people want you to know."
Unexpectedly, for Shen Lang's confident answer, Chun Ting slowly shook his head, and his tone was full of vicissitudes that we couldn't understand.
"In ancient times, there was indeed a person named Hou Yi, but this person is not the hero who shot down the nine days with an arrow in the story you are familiar with, and there is another person who really shoots the sun with an arrow, and his real name is not Hou Yi, but Dayi!"
Hearing Chunting's answer, everyone's expressions became dazed again.
We already know that all stories must have their roots, so even if there really was a person named Hou Yi in ancient times, we would not be too shocked by it.
And what really shocked us was actually the second half of Chunting's sentence.
For thousands of years, countless people have grown up listening to the story of Hou Yi shooting the sun, but now Chunting actually tells us conclusively that the hero in this story who shoots down the nine days with an arrow is not Hou Yi, but Dayi?
This is a big change in our perception.
However, not everyone was at a loss after hearing this answer, and at this moment, there was another person besides Chunting who maintained the same calm as just now.
This person is the one who has just recovered some of his memories.
"Hou Yi is also known as Yi Yi, he is the leader of the Xia Dynasty Youqi clan, his real name is actually only one Yi character, the reason why a second word is added in front of the name, in fact, is because the latter word is the common honorific name of the Xia Dynasty monarch."
Seeing that we were confused, Yi He spoke coldly, although it sounded bad, but he explained patiently.
"In the Xia Dynasty, Xia Houqi's son Taikang was only for pleasure and hunting, ignoring political affairs, as the leader of the poor clan, Yi took the opportunity to make trouble and led his subordinates to expel Taikang, after Taikang's death, Yi set up Taikang's brother Zhongkang as the Xia Hou, and the real power of the Xia State had been manipulated in the hands of Yi at that time."
"After Zhong Kang's death, his sons succeeded to the throne, Yi once again expelled the prime minister, ascended the throne himself, and became the sixth monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and since he became the monarch, then his name naturally had to be preceded by a later word, from Yi to Hou Yi, this is the Taikang lost the country recorded in the history books, and Hou Yi became Xia."
Looking at our thoughtful appearance, Yi He continued to tell us about Hou Yi's final ending.
"Although Hou Yi has become the monarch of the Xia Dynasty at this time, he is only concerned with hunting everywhere, and handed over all political affairs to his subordinates Han Xun to take care of, Han Xun took this opportunity to buy people's hearts and cultivate party members, and finally when Hou Yi returned from hunting, Han Xun sent his subordinates to kill him."
Hearing this, we already have a general understanding of the life of the so-called Hou Yi.
If according to Yi He, then this so-called Hou Yi is actually just a monarch in ancient times, although he has achieved the position above ten thousand people, but in the story we know so far, he does not involve the legendary shooting of the sun anywhere.
Obviously, since Yi He chose to explain to us, he naturally would not hide anything from it, and thinking of this, we can immediately be sure that Hou Yi, as the monarch of the Xia Dynasty, has nothing to do with the shooting of the sun.
And in this case, what is the sacredness of Dayi who really shoots the sun with arrows?
If it was really Dayi who shot down the nine days to save Shenzhou, then why in the stories that have been circulated in later generations, the protagonist we know is not Dayi's name, but Houyi, the sixth monarch of the Xia Dynasty?
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but have a splitting headache, because it was too complicated, so everyone gave up thinking, and instead turned their eyes to Yihe, who obviously knew something about this matter, and wanted to hear him give us further explanations.
"Although the ancient human race is too weak compared to the demon beasts, it has endless wisdom, so after the human race has been developed for a long time, it finally slowly stepped onto the stage of this world at the end of the mythological age, and gradually transitioned from the primitive tribal period to the national period of the later generations."
After seeing our puzzled gaze, Yi He didn't hesitate much, only to see him first glance at Chun Ting without a trace, and then continued to explain to us in a cold and patient tone.
"When it came to Di Yao, ten suns appeared in the sky at the same time, sprinkling the poisonous light and heat all over the land of Shenzhou, the grass and trees withered, and the people were struggling to make a living.
"Ten days out, the people cry, Dayi arrows fall, nine days do not rise."