Chapter 89: A Review of History (1)
We know that the "Sun in the Sun" mentioned in the "Huainanzi Spirit Chapter", that is, the three-legged Wu, also known as the Yang Wu or the Golden Crow, is considered to be the spirit of the sun. In the ancient book "The Cave Record", it is said that the three-legged black is the day of Xi and the envoys. It can be seen from this that they are actually all sun god birds, which belong to different legends within the scope of the decafacon myth and the concept of sun worship. It is incidentally mentioned here that the origin and spread of the myth and legend of the Queen Mother of the West, in which the strong witchcraft color, complex spiritual connotation (such as the concept of the soul returning to heaven, the idea of ascending to heaven and becoming an immortal, the totem worship consciousness and belief customs revealed by the Dragon and Tiger Constellation, and the special symbolic meaning of the three-legged blue bird, etc.), are closely related to the ancient Shu culture.
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, The Classic of the Sea" records: "Emperor Jun gave Yi Tong a bow to help the country, and Yi was the first to go to the land to overcome the difficulties." The story of Dayi's shooting of the sun is not seen in this "Classic of Mountains and Seas", but it is recorded in ancient books. Cheng Xuanying of the Tang Dynasty "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Autumn Water" quoted the clouds of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas": "Yi shoots for nine days, and falls into Wojiao". The nine days should be synonymous with Jiuli or multiple tribal states. The first volume of the Song Dynasty book "Splendid Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers" quotes the cloud of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas": "Yao Shi ten days together, Yao Yi shoots ten days, and falls on Wojiao." It shows that there is a story of Dayi shooting the sun in the ancient book "Classic of Mountains and Seas", but it was lost later.
The bronze collar-shaped vessel unearthed from the Jinsha site, the three sacred birds depicted on it are also typical long-necked one-legged, gorgeous feather tails, and wings flying around the sun, which is obviously an image of the golden crow in the myth and legend of the sun. From the perspective of the inheritance and evolution of the times, it is these images of ancient Shu that are rich in meaning and exquisitely conceived, which have had a positive and long-term impact on the patterns and ornaments of later generations. Not only the bronze mirror of the Warring States and Qin Dynasty has a picture of three birds around the sun, and the three birds flying around the sun on the Wadang of the Han Dynasty, but also the three-legged golden crow depicted on the Fusang sacred tree depicted in the portrait stone of the Han Dynasty "Yi Shooting Nine Days", which can be seen to be the most vivid expression of the golden crow in the minds of the ancients.
Seeing this, we know some records about the Golden Crow in history. But if Liu Fugui just studied the things in these books, then it would not be Liu Fugui's style!
This golden crow was originally a friend of the golden toad, and since the golden toad was feathered, the golden crow flapped its wings and flew into the sun!
It is also miraculous to say that this golden crow has the ability to reach the sky, and it does not die when it flies into the sun, but lives in it for a long time.
It was also from this time that the era of the flood went downhill!
The Age of the Flood is the last era of gods fighting before humans dominate the earth!
In the era of the flood famine, the hegemony between the witch clan and the demon clan was the most intense!
Led by the Wu clan, there are well-known tribal leaders: Zhuan, Zhurong, Gonggong, etc., there is also a saying that they are the subordinates of the Yellow Emperor; The demon clan is led by the Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and there are big demons such as Golden Cicada, Golden Crow, and Lu Press.
In this record, there is a very miraculous phenomenon, that is, the Queen Mother of the West is alone!
As a great god that existed in the era of the flood famine, the Queen Mother of the West did not even participate in any major wars, and even disappeared after giving Hou Yi the immortal medicine, completely avoiding the melee of the gods and the battle of the deer!
Speaking of which, let's first learn about the battle for the deer.
The story of the Yellow Emperor's battle against Chiyou was first recorded in the ancient Chinese book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness of the North": "There are those who are related to the mountains of Kun, there is a platform for co-workers, and those who shoot dare not go north." There are people dressed in green clothes, and their names are called the Yellow Emperor's Nulu. Chi You made a soldier to attack the Yellow Emperor, and the Yellow Emperor was ordered to respond to the dragon's attack on the wilderness of Jizhou. Should be dragon animal water. Chi You please wind and rain master, wind and rain. The Yellow Emperor was the goddess of heaven, and the rain stopped, so he killed Chiyou. It shall not be restored, and it shall not rain in its dwelling. Shu Junyan is the emperor, and then placed in the north of Chishui. Shu Jun is Tian Zu. When the time comes, those who want to be chased away, order: "God goes north!" "Remove the waterways first, and then break through the ditches."
In ancient legends, the Yellow Emperor was a very intelligent and capable figure. He could not only calculate astronomy, formulate the earliest Chinese calendar, but also invent things that were useful to people. He was also proficient in medical skills, and worked with the divine doctor Qi Bo to develop a set of diagnosis and treatment methods. The dialogue between him and Qi Bo about medicine was compiled into one of the earliest medical books in China, The Yellow Emperor's Neijing. The wife of the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor, was also very capable, she taught the people to raise silkworms, and summed up a set of experience in feeding silkworms, reeling silk, and weaving silk. Since then, people can not only make clothes, but also make crowns, and can also make shoes, and they are dressed from top to bottom, completely changing the primitive habit of wearing leaves and animal skins in ancient times. In ancient times, people were limited by drinking water, and the dwellers relied on the river, and the herders chased water and grass, which was very inconvenient. The Yellow Emperor invented the well, so that people could go to a place far away from the river to develop. At that time, people did not know how to build houses, burrowing in the wilderness, and building trees as nests; It was the Yellow Emperor who taught people to "cut wood and build a palace, and the upper and lower buildings to shelter from the wind and rain". The Yellow Emperor has concentrated a large number of talented people, and they can all play their own strengths. For example, the philologist Cangjie created hieroglyphs, and the musician Linglun divided the twelve-tone scale and composed music; He was proficient in mathematics and developed various weights and measures.
In the first 2598 years of the 26th century BC, the Yellow Emperor Ji Xuanyuan was one hundred and fifty-two years old, but he still left his capital in the dust and went out to inspect. This year, he went to Qiaoshan (Huangling, Shaanxi) and cast a big tripod at the foot of the mountain. The tripod is a huge pot, and he may have wanted to use it to invite the chiefs of the tribes to have a meal, but when the tripod was cast, the sky suddenly opened, and a yellow dragon descended to greet him. Ji Xuanyuan and his entourage and palace maids, a total of seventy people, stepped up together, and then, Huanglong took off. Some people who were not blessed came too late, and could only grab the beard of the yellow dragon that had already flown off the ground, and the beard fell off, and they also fell off. Therefore, Ji Xuanyuan's ending is not death, but the ascension to heaven in the daytime and the departure of an immortal. Those who fell down, in frustration and grief, buried the clothes left by Ji Xuanyuan under the bridge mountain.
In ancient times in China, the Jiuli tribe chieftain Chi You, the god of war in Chinese mythology. Originally a vassal of Emperor Yan, after Emperor Yan was defeated by the Yellow Emperor, Chi You led eighty-one brothers in the tribe to raise troops to compete with the Yellow Emperor for hegemony, and launched a fierce battle in Zhuolu. Because the Yellow Emperor was deified, Chi You was no exception, otherwise how could it seem that this battle was fierce. Legend has it that Chiyou has three heads and six arms, a copper head and an iron forehead, and is invulnerable. He is good at using knives, axes, and ge, and is extremely brave. The Yellow Emperor is invincible, so please ask the gods to help him break it. The sky was dark, and the blood flowed like a river. Chiyou was defeated, killed by the Yellow Emperor, and beheaded and buried, and the head turned into a blood maple forest. Later, the Yellow Emperor was especially the "master of soldiers", that is, the god of war. His brave image is still feared, and the Yellow Emperor painted his image on the military flag to encourage his army to fight bravely. Later, in order to praise the Yellow Emperor, people scandalized Chiyou and treated him as a demon and an evil god.