Qin Zhen thought for a while and then asked the old man, "Old man...... There's something I still don't understand......"

The old man smiled and said, "You just say it." ”

"No matter how long the history of Yuwang Jiuding is, and how important the significance is, it is just a few cultural relics in the final analysis. Even if they are all found, it is nothing more than adding a treasure to the museum like his stepmother Wuding. Is it really that important and worth the cost of finding? ”

In Qin Zhen's heart, he couldn't understand how much impact those nine tripods could have on the country. Could it be more powerful than the Eye of Shangri-La? Or is it that the Eye of Shangri-La can reverse time and space, and the nine tripods are making certain changes to China in the predetermined world?

If that's the case, then it's understandable.

The old man seemed to have thought that Qin Zhen would ask such a question, so he nodded and smiled: "Qin Zhen, let's not say that the Jiuding was made by Dayu." Let's just say that the things engraved on the body of Jiuding, do you know what they are? ”

"Uh...... The geography of the mountains and rivers of Kyushu is still a bit strange, right? Qin Zhen tried hard to recall the legendary Yuwang Jiuding, as well as the details revealed by the old man when he narrated just now. I always feel that what is engraved on the body of the tripod is either a myth or an ancient map.

Unexpectedly, the old man did not directly answer whether what Qin Zhen said was right or wrong, but instead changed his words and said: "Dayu received nine tripods from Kyushu metal casting, of which five tripods are yang, four tripods are yin, yin and yang are born together, and there are nine and nine poles." As long as the pure water in the nine tripods is filled, you can speculate on the rotation of good fortune and misfortune and vicissitudes. It's easy to see through the number of days......"

Qin Zhen couldn't help but be taken aback after hearing this: "Huh?!" Then Yu Wang Ding still has this role?! ”

The old man bowed his head slightly, and said leisurely: "Xia Wei is tyrannical and cruel, and the water of Jiuding is boiling all day long; The business is mediocre, and the water of Jiuding is exhausted with the injection; The world is in turmoil at the end of the Eastern Weekend, and Jiuding is shaking and humming. It was not until the First Emperor unified the Six Kingdoms that Jiuding fell into the hands of the Qin Emperor. But with the end of Qin Shi Huang's legendary and mysterious life, the Jiuding has completely disappeared......"

"Yuwang Jiuding disappeared in the hands of Qin Shi Huang?" Qin Zhen asked, but he had already begun to have a guess in his heart. Emperor Qin Yingzheng brought all his life's income into the world-renowned Qin Emperor Mausoleum! Even the sun, moon and stars, mountains, rivers and mountains, he did not let go. If such an important Yuwang Jiuding was in his hands, how could he leave this Chinese heavy weapon alone? Of course, it must have been brought into the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum!

If that's the case. What a lot of effort! Open the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and look at it. It's just that Qin Zhen hasn't understood it all along. From the discovery of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor to today, decades have passed, but the country still has not wanted to open it.

Although Yudong and the others seemed to have explained this issue lightly, Qin Zhen felt that it was not enough to convince the public.

It was like surrendering to the deterrence of the Qin Emperor. Don't dare to disturb him Qingning. I'm even more afraid of the mausoleum opening. The world is in chaos.

The old man saw Qin Zhen's thoughts, and immediately denied what Qin Zhen was thinking: "Child, don't make assumptions to the First Emperor. He really didn't bring Jiuding into the mausoleum. If it has completely disappeared in the mausoleum since the Qin Dynasty. Then there will be no such task as zài today. ”

Qin Zhen was right when he thought about it, since they would arrange for Yudong and them to find Qi Jiuding, they must have got a reliable clue.

The old man continued: "Since the Qin Dynasty, King Yu's Jiuding has disappeared for a long, long time. Legend has it that the last place it appeared was the Bohai Kingdom during the Tang Dynasty. That is, the shore of the Bohai Sea where the first emperor toured eastward. ”

"Bohai Kingdom? Eastern Tour? Qin Zhen felt that the more he listened, the more confused he became. The old man's jumping way of chatting is really a test of IQ.

As soon as the old man wanted to speak again, Qin Zhen stretched out his hands and said as if begging for mercy: "Old man, if you continue to talk in this way, it's almost the same as not talking about it...... You'll be able to confuse me in a moment! Shall we say the same thing? Come on, let's put the Bohai Kingdom first...... Let's go back to the previous topic...... What is engraved on Jiuding? ”

The old man looked at Qin Zhen and smiled mysteriously, as if he didn't say it just now to make him curious.

Seeing that Qin Zhen asked directly, the old man sighed and said a little soldly: "Okay, then let me ask you, what is the first strange book in China?" ”

Qin Zhen hesitated a little and replied: "Zhou Yi"? Qin Zhen could hear his hesitation. Because although the Book of Changes is definitely the first strange book in China, the content of the Book of Changes does not seem to match the content of Yuwang Jiuding.

After thinking for a while, Qin Zhen immediately changed his mouth and said, "Is it the Classic of Mountains and Seas?!" ”

The old man laughed and said, "Okay, the reaction is fast enough!" There is a geographical map of the mountains and rivers of Kyushu in Jiuding, which should be connected with the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". The Classic of Mountains and Seas has always been regarded as a book of witchcraft, and the reason for this is that the content of its records is impossible to verify. Moreover, the descriptions in the book are grotesque, which is very different from traditional Confucianism. ”

Qin Zhen heard this and continued: "But I think the Classic of Mountains and Seas is a strange book that records ancient physical geography and humanities. After so many strange and bizarre events, if I don't speak anymore...... I'm afraid it's really hard. As he spoke, Qin Zhen lowered his head and smiled embarrassedly.

The old man didn't seem to expect Qin Zhen to have this point of view, so he seemed to be able to chat with Qin Zhen more and more, and immediately responded: "Yes!" There are so many things in this world that cannot be corroborated that it cannot be generalized as false. It is said that the Classic of Mountains and Seas handed down in later generations was originally compiled based on the classical books of the Xia and Shang Dynasty. The author is unknown, the exact date is unknown, and the historical time of the original texts is unknown...... Only an ancient book was left, describing the land of China that we had never seen. ”

According to legend, Lao Tzu also participated in the compilation of classical books and was forced to resign from his official position. It was about the time shortly thereafter that Lao Tzu sent a letter to Guguan in the west, leaving behind a 5,000-word "Tao Te Ching", which has since disappeared, leaving only one name to influence and shock future generations for thousands of years. Qin Zhen thought back to the stories and legends he had heard when he was a child.

Thinking about the strange book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", it is indeed more mysterious and mysterious than Zhou Yi. Because Zhou Yi is obscure, it is difficult to understand the mystery. The "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is not, the Classic of Mountains and Seas in ancient times is both illustrated and textual. Concise and clear vernacular, and also carefully illustrated. This is definitely not "obscure", is it? But in this way, it has also given generations of university scholars a headache, and there is no way to start cracking the "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

The great historian Sima Qian, in the more than ten years of writing "Historical Records", probably the only book he encountered that he didn't know how to write was "The Classic of Mountains and Seas".

So Sima Qiancai wrote in the "Historical Records": "To all the monsters in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", Yu dare not say anything. In other words, for Sima Qian, he can't be sure of everything written in this book.

In fact, not only did Sima Qian know nothing about the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", but historians of all dynasties would shudder when they encountered the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and they had a headache about the authenticity of its content and what kind of attribution it should be. It is said that it is geography, and there is humanity in the middle; It is said that it is humanistic, and there is witchcraft in the middle; It is said that it is witchcraft, and there is copper ore smelting in it; It is said that it is a clue to the gold and jade vein, and there are countless mythological characters and animals in it......

Those legends are true and false, false and real, and all-encompassing. So much so that until now, the descendants of later generations are still skeptical about whether the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors really existed. If there is zài, and it is as described in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas...... Then the "ancestors" are really terrible......

Moreover, the strangeness of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is not only because it has stumped China's historians and writers for thousands of years, but also has an indescribable charm that has caused emperors of all dynasties to respect it.

Qin Shi Huang's act of burning books and pit Confucianism is well known to the world, but only this one was not burned. This is the only book that Qin Shi Huang was reluctant to burn; Besides, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, and there are countless books that he abandoned, but "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is not among them.

I think that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was afraid of the "witch curse", so he could personally destroy himself. But why did he leave this "book of witches"?

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is all-encompassing, weird and inexplicable, and there is no way to know who wrote this ancient book. The author deliberately concealed his identity, which made the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" even more mysterious in itself. The breadth of his book and the breadth of his geographical span can't help but make future generations sigh.

The old man stood up at this time and said very seriously: "I was deeply shocked by the bronzes unearthed in Sanxingdui, because they were completely copies recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. If you have read "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", even if it is written in modern times, you must be able to feel that there is no emotional color in that book. The language is concise to the extreme. It's like a geographical map manual...... I firmly believe that the ancients would never have written such a book of mythology without any literary color. What's more, the so-called myth must be a deformed reflection of reality. ”

Qin Zhen looked at the old man, nodded a little enlightened, and said, "I understand a little bit when you say that...... Are you saying that the things carved on the nine tripods of King Yu are the original blueprint of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas"? ”

In fact, Qin Zhen was also quite shocked by this statement. Because if that's the case, all the myths of Dayu and the Three Emperors and Five Emperors are worth verifying. And China's historical civilization is definitely not just 5,000 years old.

All the miraculous and curiosities that are written on it...... Oh my God, Qin Zhen couldn't help but be taken aback by his thoughts. If the mountain and sea map is really engraved on the nine tripods of King Yu, then the nine tripods are like the ultimate key that hides world-class treasures! (To be continued......)