Chapter 11: The Vanishing Corpse (I)
It is true that there was no emergence of Taoism in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, because Taoism was founded by Zhang Daoling in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, there were only witches, and witches were still dominant.
Nowadays, when people mention witches, they don't have a very good impression, which is actually a political issue left over from history. In fact, in ancient times, witches were the most revered. Today's astrology, Chinese medicine, divination, prayer, and even many Taoist techniques are derived from the lineage of witches. At that time, if people were injured, sick, or even gave birth to children, they would seek help from a witch doctor, so a witch was an existence that people worshipped wherever they went.
The ancients believed in witchcraft, and the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors was the era when witchcraft was prevalent. At that time, the Yellow Emperor, Emperor Yan, Chiyou, Queen Mother of the West and other famous figures in historical mythology were all great witches. - Because at that time, only the most powerful witches could be the leaders of the tribes. The Yellow Emperor is regarded as the originator of alchemy, he once made alchemy in Yishan, and Yishan was also renamed Huangshan because of him. It can be seen that the alchemy methods of later generations of alchemists are also derived from witches.
And at that time, the witch religion was even all over the world, but the name was different in different places. In our country we call it a shaman, but in Siberia it is called saman, and later it was called shaman. There is a similar lineage on the North American Indian side, which they call shamman. The word shaman comes from the Tungusic and Indian languages of Siberia. Therefore, although shamanism and witchcraft have different titles, they are actually all a family, and there is not much difference in nature.
In addition, witchcraft and Taoism are actually inextricably linked, Zhang Daoling at the beginning of the creation of the Tao is to absorb and integrate a large number of witchcraft, so Wudou Midao is also called Mi Wu. In the early days, many Taoism was also transformed from witchcraft, such as the curse art that is still circulating among the people, such as beating villains and sticking straw men, etc., which are still circulated among the people.
It can be said that Taoism is actually a combination of Taoism and witchcraft, they absorb Taoist thoughts, theories, political knowledge and health knowledge, and integrate witchcraft's exorcism, demon subjugation, divination, astrology, medicine, alchemy and other means. So in a sense, there is nothing wrong with Taoism taking Lao Tzu as the originator, while Taoism is mostly born from witchcraft.
The dean was naturally clear about the incomprehensible and complicated relationship between Wu and Dao, so he nodded and said: "If it is really what you said about the soul worm, then the person who built the tomb for this person, he nailed the soul shuttle to this person's head, but gave him a beautiful burial, what is this for?" Wouldn't it be too contradictory? Also, you just said that the Soul Worm is a human body Heavenly Spirit Cover, right? The heavenly spirit cover is on top of his head, but this person ......"
The dean tapped the photo in the report and continued, "The place where this person was nailed is the center of the eyebrows. ”
"This ......" Assistant Zhou hesitated for a moment, and whispered uncertainly: "Maybe it's really not the Soul Worm...... Or is the usage of the Witch sect different from that of Taoism? ”
The dean was angry, pointed at Assistant Zhou and scolded with a smile: "I'm asking you, why are you asking about me instead?" ”
Assistant Zhou smiled wryly.
At this time, the dean touched the beard residue on his chin again, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Xiao Zhou, I have an idea, do you see if there is such a possibility." Let's assume that the ancient corpse is really a person from 70,000 years ago, and then he was frozen due to some accident or natural disaster, so the cell tissue measurement results are 70,000 years. Right? ”
Assistant Zhou nodded when he heard this, this possibility is indeed there, and there have been such examples in the archaeological community. There was a female corpse that was frozen more than 3,000 years ago, and after being unearthed, it was found that her cell tissue was still alive, and in a sense, the female corpse was still "alive".
In addition, a female corpse buried in snow 600 years ago has been unearthed in Russia, and this female corpse was pregnant when she died. After the unearthing thaw, the female corpse actually gave birth to a fetus, this fetus is the famous "Terina", but unfortunately Terina only "survived" for 72 hours due to virus infection. At the time, it was called a miracle in the history of medicine and was published in the weekly World News. So this assumption of the dean is indeed possible.
The dean continued, "That ancient corpse has been frozen for 70,000 years. Of course, there is also a major premise for this, that is, the place where the ancient corpse is frozen must remain unchanged for 70,000 years. ”
Assistant Zhou continued to nod, there are still many permanent or semi-permanent permafrost areas like this in China, such as Kunlun Mountain, Emei Mountain, Changbai Mountain, Jiuzhaigou These areas are covered with snow all year round. However, he didn't know if these places were already snowy mountains 70,000 years ago.
On the other side, the dean continued: "Then this ancient corpse was discovered three thousand years ago, that is, during the Shang and Zhou periods. At that time, people were horrified to see this frozen corpse, thinking that it was the remains of a god or a demon. Therefore, they did not hesitate to spend a huge amount of money to build a huge tomb for this 'god and demon' to show their awe and respect for him. But they are afraid that what will happen if this 'god and demon' comes back to life? Therefore they used the Soul Shuttle you said to penetrate his eyebrows, and then sealed him completely. Therefore, the rammed earth coffin and the bronze coffin were dead coffins, and there was no way to open them again except for cutting. ”
After finishing speaking, the dean nodded proudly, as if he was proud that he could come up with such a wonderful idea in his head.
But Assistant Zhou's next words immediately made his whole face collapse, and Assistant Zhou reminded in a low voice: "But Dean, according to the results of the carbon 14 test, the year of his death was three thousand years ago." ”
"Smack!" The dean slapped his forehead heavily, blaming himself for forgetting the stubble. The results of carbon 14 show that he died 3,000 years ago, which means that he did die 3,000 years ago. Therefore, his previous inferences could not be justified, and all of them were overturned.
"Oh my God." The dean rubbed his temples vigorously and said with a wry smile: "What is this mystery?" I'm getting more and more curious. Humans died 70,000 years ago 3,000 years ago, and what is the connection between the object nailed to the center of the eyebrows, the giant tomb, and the bronze coffin? ”
Not to mention that the dean couldn't figure it out, all the archaeologists and researchers involved couldn't figure it out either. The whole thing is like a huge mystery, and the more you try to see it, the more obscure it becomes. At this time, the dean and Assistant Zhou didn't know that the next thing was the beginning of their real headaches.
Late that night, in the sterile room where the ancient corpse was stored in the archaeological research institute, the hideous corpse lying quietly on the desk suddenly flicked his fingers slightly.