With the pages turned in Qin Zhen's hand, a glimmer of light flashed in Yu Dong's eyes!

It's not that he hasn't read the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and it's not that he hasn't read the illustrations of the various versions. But this ancient book in Qin Zhen's hand ...... But it was different from any "Classic of Mountains and Seas" he had seen before......

"W-Where did this book come from?" Yu Dong asked with some surprise.

Qin Zhen replied inexplicably: "From my father'......"

“…… Where did Lingzun come from? Yu Dong asked with a stern and serious face.

This made Qin Zhenjiude a little confused, so after thinking about it for a while, he stammered back: "Probably...... Probably from his dad......"

“……”

"What's wrong? Something wrong with this book? Qin Zhen looked at Yu Dong in bewilderment, not understanding why he had such a sudden change.

Yu Dong took the book from Qin Zhen's hand and said, "This ...... It seems to be the oldest version of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and I have never seen it. The geographical map of the mountains and rivers on this is completely different from what I have seen. This should be the closest to the original ......" Yu Dong held the book as if he had found a treasure, turning it carefully.

When Qin Zhen heard this, he smiled rashly: "Oh, that's it?!" You scared me to death, I thought my dad was suspected of stealing a national treasure! You don't care, tomorrow morning, I'll go and ask him where this book came from. Huh? Why don't you go back with me? When the time comes, if you have any questions, you can ask them directly, and it will save me from passing on the message. ”

Yu Dong raised his eyes and looked at Qin Zhen for a moment, as if he was a little hesitant.

If it is between friends and brothers of ordinary people. It's perfectly normal to go home together to ask questions, or to visit your parents and have a meal together. It's like Qin Zhen and Gu Jie, when they arrived at each other's homes, they almost belonged to the situation where they directly pushed the door by themselves when they shouted, and sat down directly when the meal was cooked.

There is no distinction between you and me, and the two families also have a very good relationship.

But Yudong is different, his identity is special, and he has not had this feeling and experience since he was a child. So after thinking about it for a while, he politely declined: "That's a bit too presumptuous." It's up to you to ask. Wait until we'll be back this time. I will definitely visit ...... back at home."

"Okay, okay, don't come to this official set with me! It's not going to work well for me. Ouch ho, Xia Yudong, haha. I can't see that your kid will say a few kind words? I always thought you were the iceberg. I can't change it until I die! Qin Zhen laughed and teased Yudong.

Qin Zhen estimated that this gentleman was also self-aware. Knowing that his attitude towards people and the way he communicates seem to have some problems, so let Qin Zhen ask it himself!

But since this is the case, Qin Zhen no longer insists on it. He just didn't understand it and said to Yu Dong: "This book, I also read it when I was doing protection measures, it is full of some strange pictures that are difficult to understand, and its content is more obscure than any edition of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". Sometimes two or three words can sum up a large paragraph...... To say that this ancient man spoke really concisely! But what's so special about it? ”

Yu Dong didn't even raise his head, and while flipping through the pages, he asked, "Since you don't even know what is special about it, why do you spend time and effort to protect it so closely?" It seems that Yudong can't believe that Qin Zhen is "ignorant" to such a point.

Unexpectedly, Qin Zhen was really telling the truth. He replied as a matter of course, "Have you forgotten what I did?" I thought my dad had given me this book for years, and it must be old enough! So I'll take a little care of it, and I'm ready to take a shot when the right opportunity arises! This is not a fucking Lan Tingxu, what are you waiting for if you don't sell it for money? ”

Yu Dong smiled bitterly and said, "Fortunately, you didn't catch the right opportunity, this book really helped us a lot." And its value is simply comparable to the Lan Pavilion Order. ”

"Huh? Really? Qin Zhen's eyes showed a glimmer of "joy" that belonged to a businessman.

"Hmm. It is said that the earliest version of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" was proofread by Liu Xin in the Western Han Dynasty, but it has long been lost. The earliest version we can see now is the version annotated by Guo Pu, a great feng shui master of the Jin Dynasty. However, the mountain and sea charts are no longer the earliest mountain and sea charts. I believe that Qin Shi Huang's deep belief in the way of seeking immortals is definitely not just because of the one-sided words of the alchemists and warlocks. He believes not in Xu Fu, but in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" ......"

After hearing this, Qin Zhen felt that what Yu Dong said was very reasonable, and immediately followed excitedly: "That's right! People say that the First Emperor was too ignorant and gullible to the rumors of charlatans. But I don't believe it, this emperor through the ages, swept the Yingzheng of Liuhe, can he be a person with a negative IQ? If he didn't have enough courage and strategy, how could he unify China? So I strongly support this point of view of yours! Qin Shi Huang's way of seeking immortals was not to believe in liars, but to believe in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas"! ”

This seems to explain why Qin Shi Huang's act of burning books and pit Confucianism was why only the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" survived.

"Yes, so because of this, if you want to find the traces that Qin Shi Huang visited at the beginning, you must have the ancient version of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" as a reference. The difference in one place will make us waste a lot of time and energy. It may also cause unnecessary troubles and consequences. Yudong said.

"So, is this an ancient version? If we do, we'll have to take it with us! Qin Zhen looked at Yudong very seriously.

Yu Dong nodded and said, "I really have to bring this book, so I'll give it to you!" Study the area around the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. ”

Qin Zhen also didn't expect that Yu Dong directly handed over this task to him. But thinking about it, it seems that I am not much at charging into battle, and it may be more suitable for me to delve into ancient books...... So Qin Zhen happily agreed.

But the ancient book in his hand is really completely different from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that people can see today. So Qin Zhen still asked with some doubts: "Eh, I have also read the current "Classic of Mountains and Seas" before, shouldn't it be the Nanshan Sutra, the Dongshan Sutra, the Zhongji Sutra and the like...... But look at this book, it's not a routine at all! ”

Qin Zhen felt that it was better to "ask some without shame". Finally, Yudong personally assigned a task, and if this "civilian" is not completed well, it seems that it will be a little impossible to explain.

Yu Dong flipped through this very, very thick ancient book at this time, and said leisurely: "The original "Classic of Mountains and Seas" should be composed of four parts. You see, this book is in such order. Although it is not marked, it can be seen from a closer look that the first part is the "Five Tibetan Mountain Classics" of the Emperor Yu era, the second part is the "Overseas Four Classics" of the Xia Dynasty, the third part is the "Four Classics of the Great Wilderness" of the Shang Dynasty, and finally the "Five Classics of the Sea" of the Zhou Dynasty. The text seems to be simple and unpretentious, but the content is very detailed, and the geography of antiquity is very clearly described. ”

Qin Zhen looked at the book in Yu Dong's hand in a daze, and couldn't help but say bitterly: Why didn't I see any "clearness"......

The gap between the map on it and the current one is too big. Simple lines can outline the atmosphere of the ancient barbarian period......

However, since Yudong said that it was useful, then Qin Zhen was responsible for studying it. Fortunately, not all of them have to be seen, and it is almost enough to understand the vicinity of the Yellow and Bohai Seas.

The Bohai Sea was called Canghai in ancient times, and there are no too bizarre changes. It will not be like the Himalayas, with the vicissitudes of life.

Just thinking of that Yu Wang Jiuding, Qin Zhen felt that his temples were "Dengdeng" jumping wildly. That feeling of helplessness of looking for a needle in a haystack really drove him a little crazy.

So then he yawned and complained, "Hey! I don't know if Lord Yu received the copper from Kyushu at the beginning, did he deduct it privately? Could it be that the tripod it casts is the size of nine thermos? Yudong, have you ever thought that if that thing is really that big, how can we go down to the Bohai Sea to find it......"

"No, it won't." Yu Dong said categorically.

"Why?" Qin Zhen was surprised why Yudong was so determined.

Then I heard Yu Dong say: "In the "Warring States Policy", it was described that 'the former Zhou Dynasty's war against Yin had nine tripods, and 90,000 people saved it with one tripod, and 810,000 people from Jiuding. ”

Qin Zhen was taken aback and said, "What, what do you mean?" It takes 90,000 people to pull a tripod?? Look at you, I'll just say it! These ancient books, even if you want to believe them, you can't believe them! Qin Zhen spread his hands helplessly, as if he didn't believe the historical information that Yu Dong had just narrated.

It is no wonder that during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the population density was not the same as in China today. Getting out 810,000 people, just to pull nine tripods, this is indeed a bit ridiculous. 800,000 people can even pull an aircraft carrier.

However, Yu Dong said at this time: "You have forgotten that the legend may be exaggerated, but it must be reflected by the reality of Tongguò." Maybe Jiuding is not that big, but this definitely proves two things. First, after Zhou destroyed Shang, he did get Jiuding, which is true; Second, the volume and weight of Jiuding should not be underestimated. Because if Jiuding is very small, the legend will be exaggerated to be smaller, and it will definitely not be exaggerated in the opposite direction. ”

"Uh...... All right. Qin Zhen felt that Yudong's analysis was indeed reasonable, so he didn't refute it again.

And they also have enough reason to believe that King Yu cast Jiuding to represent Kyushu, so important to the country, he has no reason to accept the copper of Kyushu's tribute, but he made nine things the size of hot water bottles......

In this regard, Qin Zhen felt that he might indeed be thinking too much. (To be continued......)