Chapter 80: The Flood World
Wu Jian tells us that writing only appeared more than 6,000 years ago, so there is no written record about the events of 7,000 years ago, but there is one thing that can replace words to convey information, that is, murals, or in the eyes of the ancients, it should be called stone carvings. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
A thousand years later, that is, more than 6,000 years ago, some simple hieroglyphs began to appear in China, perhaps because the things recorded in those ancient murals were of great significance, so some people recorded the contents of the murals in oracle bone inscriptions and passed them on to future generations.
More than 7,000 years ago, that era is called the primeval era by us today, and it is also said to be the age of the flood. Although human beings were at the end of the Stone Age, they were no different from animals, still living a life of drinking blood and digging holes for nests.
At that time, there were many fierce birds and beasts, and they were very large, and if humans did not start to live in groups and began to learn to make simple weapons, it would be difficult to fight those fierce birds and beasts of prey. The advent of social life ushered in the era of the tribe, and it was at that time that humans began to become the masters of the earth.
After the emergence of human tribes, large and small, they often wage wars with each other in order to compete for food and territory, fighting to the death. At this time, in a place called "Shenzhou" (present-day Henan Province, and the surrounding areas, the ancients also called this place the center of the earth, from which the Central Plains said. Three of the most powerful tribes appeared, namely the Fuxi, Nuwa, and Yanghui.
The names of these three tribes were based on the surnames of their tribal leaders at the time. Among them, the Yang Hui and Nuwa are matrilineal social systems, while the Fuxi are the opposite. In order to avoid those terrible disasters, these three tribes moved their tribesmen to the center of Shenzhou, that is, Wanqiu (now Huaiyang County, Henan Province). )。
At that time, meteorites fell on the desolate land from time to time, causing the heavens to collapse and the earth to crack, and the volcano and the flood erupted at the same time, which can be described as the wrath of the heavens. However, only Wanqiu is still in a peaceful place, so all three tribes have gathered here.
In order to compete for the dominance of Wanqiu, there were often fights between these three tribes, but they did not distinguish the strength and weakness, but many clansmen died because of it. Eventually, their leaders negotiated and reached an agreement to divide the land of Wanqiu into three and manage it jointly among the three tribes.
The people of that time were simple, and since an agreement had been reached, the three tribes were no longer divided from each other, and they lived together in harmony, and together they drove away wild beasts and built new homes. A thousand years later, there are fewer natural disasters, birds of prey have also hidden, the three tribes have developed vigorously and gradually become stronger, and Wanqiu, a peaceful place, is obviously already less land and more people.
In order to make their tribes better, the leaders of the three tribes discussed together, and decided to let one tribe stay in place, while the other two tribes, with Wanqiu as the center of the earth, migrated to the left and right along the way, and found a new paradise again.
The Fuxi tribe was the first to come to Wanqiu, and out of respect for it, the other two tribes retreated, allowing the Fuxi tribe to stay where they were to develop, while the Nuwa tribe went south, and the Yang Hui clan went west.
It is worth mentioning that in this peaceful period of more than 1,000 years, the civilization development of the three tribes has been greatly improved, and they have their own areas of expertise. The Fuxi people are the best at mathematics, so they founded Bagua, the Nuwa people are best at medicine, and the Yang Hui people are best at farming.
Before parting, the leaders of the three tribes used oracle bone inscriptions to record the knowledge of the fields that their tribes were good at, and passed them on to the other two, hoping to help their respective tribes.
At the same time, they also reached a consensus that if any party encounters trouble in the future, as long as they send their clansmen to get tokens to ask for help, the other two tribes will definitely come to help without hesitation, and as for the token between the three parties, it is a heavenly stone.
That celestial stone was a rare meteorite that fell on the earth, the size of a human head, and the green light shining on it, which was accidentally obtained by the Fuxi tribe.
In order to commemorate the friendship between the three tribes, the leader of the Fuxi tribe ordered the green celestial stone to be divided into three, polished into three hexagonal gemstone tokens, and carved the scene when the three tribes gathered together, so that each of the three tribes held a piece as a token of communication between the tribes.
Hearing this, I was surprised to speak, because I thought of an item, and it was very likely that it was the legendary Celestial Stone. I couldn't help but ask Wu Jian: "The jade plate I got in the Black Bamboo Ditch is carved with three snake people, do you think it will be the token of communication between the three tribes, that is, the heavenly stone?" ”
"Impossible!" Without waiting for Wu Jian to answer, Tan Jia said: "The jade plate you got is round, not hexagonal, and besides, the relevant personnel have already tested the jade plate, and the result is that the jade plate is made of very ordinary jade, and it is no more than 4,500 years old." ”
Wu Jian followed and said: "According to the records in the ancient books, that heavenly stone is indeed hexagonal, and it is only the size of a child's palm, about the thickness of a finger, so what Tan Jia said is right, that jade plate will never be the legendary heavenly stone." ”
I can't help but be a little disappointed, after all, it is a legendary antiquity, with extraordinary significance, and more importantly, it is also a flying stone from the sky, if you can really see it with your own eyes, it is also a blessing in life.
The Biao Thief said with a smile: "That Heavenly Stone can be described as an ancient artifact, if it can be published, it will definitely cause a big storm in the archaeological world." When that time comes, hey, hey! The so-called national treasures in the museum are not worth mentioning at all in front of it, and their value, tsk, is really unimaginable! ”
I really admire this guy Biaozi, no matter when and where, he can think of things about money, as if he is almost poor and crazy, and he will die if he doesn't mention money, a typical money slave.
Glancing at the mark with disdain, the third uncle asked Wu Jian: "If what is said in the ancient books is true, then the legend of the snake man is also true?" That seems a bit unrealistic, doesn't it? ”
Wu Jian nodded: "Originally, I didn't want to believe that all this was true, but after returning from the old site of Guloulan, I completely changed my original mind. ”
When I mentioned the last time Gu Loulan visited me, I thought of the underground tomb in the desert, because it was there that I first met the snake man, a snake man who had cheated his corpse. At that time, if I hadn't had the blood of a child as a killer weapon, Biaozi and I would have almost died, but now when I think of that weird snake man, I still can't help but be afraid.
When the third uncle heard what happened to us in Guloulan, he was even more surprised than I was at the time, and it took a long time to calm down, but he asked again: "So, our ancestors are all half-orcs?" But I still don't understand one thing, why are these things not mentioned in all the ancient books? ”
Biaozi finally found a chance to take revenge, and also despised the third uncle, and said: "It's terrible to be uneducated." Fuxi, Nuwa, Queen Mother of the West, Chiyou, Shennong, etc., which of these humanistic ancestors was described by later generations, which one is the real "person"? It's either a horn on the top of the head, or a human head and a snake body, and it's simply a monster among monsters. ”
"Oh, when you kid said that, it's really like that, but I was careless, and I didn't expect the idea to come up." The third uncle suddenly realized, but raised a new question: "But have you ever thought about why after the Yellow Emperor, the half-orcs suddenly disappeared?" Could there be some special reason for this? ”
Wu Jian said in a sarcastic tone: "Human beings originally evolved from animals, and the disappearance of half-orcs is actually just a great evolution of the human race. This is the rule of nature and simply cannot be avoided, as if all animals evolved from fish. (To be continued.) )