Chapter 5: A Dream of Spring: 27. What kind of book is "Returning to Tibet"?

Ah Mei said, "The authoritative document that records the "Returning to Tibet" is the "Zhou Li". "Zhou Li? Chunguan Zongbo said that "Taibu Zhang's method of three changes: one is "Lianshan", the second is "Returning to Tibet", and the third is "Zhou Yi", and its scriptures are all eight, and there are six and four of them." That is to say, "Lianshan", "Guizang", and "Zhou Yi" are three different methods of divination, and their commonality is that they are all composed of 64 individual hexagrams overlapped by 8 sutra hexagrams. That's all. As for the circulating "Returning to Tibet" using seven or eight, with unchanged as occupancy, etc., this is just a speculation made by later generations based on the examples in the "Zuo Chuan" and "Chinese"; as for the Han people calling "Lianshan" Xia Yi, "Gui Tibet" Yin Yi, and Yellow Emperor Yi, it is just a kind of assumption and has no basis in history. "Zhou Li" is an ancient text late in the Western Han Dynasty, which came from the hands of Confucianists who absorbed the ideas of Legalism and Yin and Yang Five Elements from the Warring States Period to the Qin Dynasty and pursued great unification. Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xin and his son had been edicted to conduct a comprehensive inventory and proofreading of the books collected by the imperial court, on the basis of which Liu Xin compiled the catalogue of the imperial court collection "Seven Strategies" when he mourned the emperor (only about 10 years from Wang Mang's dynasty). Although this book does not exist, the Eastern Han Dynasty Ban Gu used it as the base, made a small number of additions and classification adjustments (the class noted one by one), and compiled it into the "Han Book? The Book of Arts and Literature (hereinafter referred to as the "Hejaz") has become the most convincing basis for future generations to investigate the survival of books in the Western Han Dynasty. The Hejaz recorded a variety of books, turtle books, and miscellaneous books such as Zhou Yi, but did not include Lianshan and Guizang; Therefore, later generations of scholars generally believe that the Han Dynasty of "Lianshan" and "Guizang" has died. Of course, some people argue that although "Lianshan" and "Returning to Tibet" were not recorded, the folk still existed in the Western Han Dynasty. Some believe that this strange phenomenon is closely related to the circulation of the book "Zhou Li" in the Han Dynasty. The Western Han people frequently quoted "Zhou Yi" and its "Biography", usually only called: "Yi". If the three changes of "Lianshan", "Guizang" and "Zhou Yi" coexisted in the world at that time, they were afraid that they would not be able to call "Zhou Yi" and its "Biography" as "Yi". Some scholars directly believe that "Lianshan" and Huan Tan's "Returning to Tibet" are both forgeries by Liu Xin or his fellow literati. In order to provide a pretext for his own doctrine, Liu Xin fabricated many so-called ancient book titles in these scriptures, such as "Three Tombs", "Five Classics", "Eight Suo", "Nine Hills" and the like in "Zuo Chuan", as well as "Lianshan" and "Guizang" in "Zhou Li". These books are naturally not visible in reality, but Liu Xin and others can be said to have been lost through Qin Huo, but Qin Huo did not burn the book of divination, and the complete preservation of "Zhou Yi" is proof, so to say that "Lianshan" and "Returning to Tibet" were lost through Qin Huo, it is not possible to win people's trust. The best way to do this is to forge these two books of change. This is the most convenient for Liu Xin and others, he is in charge of the books of the Central Secretary, and there are many nameless ancient books of change handed down from the pre-Qin Dynasty, from which two kinds of books are selected as the base, and then refer to other books of change, it is not difficult to make two new books of change. ”

I said, "What are you trying to tell me after all this talking?" ”

Ah Mei said, "I want to tell you that the history of "Returning to Tibet" is just a mystery caused by different opinions. There are three questions involved: 1. Who wrote "Returning to Tibet"? 2. What kind of book is "Returning to Tibet"? 3. Does "Return to Tibet" not exist at all, or is it really lost? ”

I said, "It's so profound that I'm afraid only history knows." ”

Ah Mei said, "Actually, the problem is not that complicated, but it is still too difficult to say." I'll just tell you the results directly, as for the ins and outs, I'll find time to tell you in detail later! ”

I said, "What do you mean, this book isn't what history says it is?" ”

Ah Mei said, "Yes." I can tell you that, first, the book "Returning to Tibet" was not written by the Yellow Emperor at all, it existed thousands of years before the Yellow Emperor was born, or even earlier. Second, the book "Returning to Tibet" is not an easy book at all. The record of history is nothing more than a rumor. 3. The book "Returning to Tibet" does exist, but whether it is lost or not remains to be confirmed. But according to our family's research, it is very likely that "Returning to Tibet" is in the tribe we went to, guarded by them from generation to generation. ”

I said, "That's a bit too appalling. Let's not talk about the first and third points, because who made the first point can be put aside for the time being. The third point can also be verified in the future. Let's talk about the second point, this second point is the crux of the matter. What kind of book is the book "Returning to the Collection"? How can you know? And how can you prove that you know? ”

Ah Mei said, "I have already said the ins and outs before, and I will tell you when I find time later." If you want to know what kind of book is the book "Returning to the Collection", I can tell you everything I know. ”

I said, "Say, I'll listen!" ”

Ah Mei said, "According to the research of our family for generations, the book "Returning to Tibet" is actually a book with pictures and texts to tell the exploration or sublimation of people's abilities. ”

I said, "I don't quite understand what you mean. ”

Ah Mei said, "We all know that human beings themselves have a lot of potential, but at the moment we don't know how to develop these potentials, and we don't know how big our potential is. The book "Returning to Tibet" not only tells us how to develop these potentials, but also tells us that the so-called mythical gods are not legends, but proof of the development of all human energy. ”

I said, "Are you telling a story?" ”

Ah Mei said, "It's not for fun. Let me give you an analogy, a computer. Before the seventies of the last century, a computer was large enough to fill an entire room. After continuous development, computer systems can now be in the palm of your hand. Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, computer systems can be smaller enough to fit into the human body. Can you imagine what human energy would be like if computers and people were combined. ”

I said, "That man became a robot." ”

Ah Mei said, "From a certain point of view, why is man not a kind of machine. If so, through continuous upgrading, human beings can not fully reach the realm of mythical gods? ”

I said, "No, there are two problems here!" ”