Chapter 465: Jair's Story

And so on, and many, many more, because in ancient times, all the divine beasts, fairy beasts, fierce beasts, and rui beasts were different and different, so let's introduce them somewhat.

Pepper Diagram: It resembles a snail and is easy to close, so people often carve its image on the head of the door, or on the door panel.

Prison Cow: A small yellow dragon with scaly horns, good music. So some people link the two. In the Han folk, it has long been said that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, but there is no exact record of what the nine sons are, but this public case has a result due to the curiosity of the "true dragon son of heaven". It is said that once in the early dynasty, Zhu Youzhu of the Ming Dynasty suddenly had a whim and asked Li Dongyang, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, who was known for his full learning: "I heard that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, what are the names of each of the nine sons?" Li Dongyang couldn't answer in a hurry, and after retreating from the court, he thought about it left and right, and asked several colleagues, blending Han myths and legends, and piecing together a list, and handed over a business to the emperor. According to Li Dongyang's list, the nine sons of the dragon are: Lying on the Fly, Mocking the Wind, Jairus, Cun, Jiaotu, Kiss, Pu Lao, Qiang, and Prison Cow. However, in folklore, there are far more dragons than these, and the fox, pixiu, gluttony, and so on are all said to be the sons of dragons. In fact, the so-called dragon gave birth to nine sons, not that the dragon happened to give birth to nine sons. In the traditional culture of the Han nationality in ancient China, nine is often used to represent a lot, and it has a supreme position. Nine is an imaginary number, and it is also a valuable number, so it is used to describe the dragon. If we have to elect nine sons, we should also choose the nine who have the greatest influence among the Han people. Li Dongyang was also in a hurry to make a difference, and the list proposed was not representative.

The dragon gave birth to nine sons means that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, and the nine sons did not become dragons, and each was different. The so-called "dragon gives birth to nine sons" does not mean that the dragon happens to give birth to nine sons. In traditional Chinese culture, nine is used to represent a lot, with supreme status, nine is an imaginary number, but also a precious number, so it is used to describe the dragon. The saying that the dragon has nine sons has been around for a long time, but there is no theory about which nine animals are there, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty that various theories appeared.

Pulao: Shaped like a dragon but smaller than a dragon, it is easy to chirp. Pu Lao in ancient Chinese myths and legends for one of the nine sons of the dragon, ranked fourth, good sound and roar in life, the dragon-shaped beast button on the bell is its remains. It turned out that Pu Lao lived by the sea, and although he was a dragon, he had always been afraid of the giant whale. As soon as the whale attacked, it roared loudly in fear. According to its characteristics of "good sex", people "all bells want to make loud sounds", that is, they cast Pu Prison into a bell button, and make the wooden pestle that rings the bell into the shape of a whale. When the bell is ringed, let the whale hit Pu Prison again and again, so that it "rings into the sky" and "sounds far away".

Jair: It looks like a jackal, so fishy. Jairus, a mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends, is the second son of the nine sons of the dragon of the long rui beast of the scale insect, and the ancient history books record its thirst for killing and fighting, engraved in the knife ring, the hilt of the sword swallows. Strong, brave and good at fighting, bloodthirsty and murderous, and always holding a sword in his mouth, glaring angrily, engraved on the knife ring, sword hilt swallowing, in order to increase his own powerful power. The original intention of Jairus is to look angrily, the so-called "the virtue of a meal must be repaid, and the grievances of Jairus must be repaid", and the retribution will inevitably kill bloody, and Jairus has become the embodiment of killing all evil. Creatures in ancient Chinese folklore and legends, which can be seen in Chinese classics, are in the form of jackals and dragon heads, often carved into the hilt and scabbard to increase their power.

The one who has a clear eye, one of the nine sons born to the dragon, although it is a dragon species, but the body is like a jackal. His father was angry and wanted to abandon him, but fortunately, his mother begged and was able to save her life. Ten years of adulthood, goodbye home, cast a world away. Standing in heaven and earth, but seeing the sea and the sky, it cannot be measured; I can't help but sigh with emotion: "Although my body is not a dragon, my ambition is a dragon." Although the dragon clan does not have the ability to call the wind and rain and control the clouds and fog, it is also arrogant and ambitious. The father takes people by their appearance, I really dare not speak, the husband has ambitions, can bend and stretch, and now he stands on his own, vows to become a great thing, in the name of the dragon son! Ji Chang, King Wen of Zhou. Succumb to the merchants' accounts. The king abandoned his ministers and was greedy for sex, and the wine was promiscuous, and he was immoral. King Wen admonished him, but he didn't like it, so he killed his eldest son first, and then killed King Wen. Fortunately, King Wen's life should not be extinguished, and he fled in the wilderness, went through hardships, and returned to the capital Xiqi. He was furious and sent an edict to all the princes, wanting to raise troops to destroy Zhou in order to get rid of future troubles. Since King Wen returned to Zhou, he couldn't sleep at night or during the day. Zhou is in danger, and King Wen is like a year. King Wen dreamed one day, saw that the dragon god was coming, wanted to invite him, and woke up from the dream. King Wen is good at divination, but he chooses a good day to divinate it, saying: "In the east of the west, there are capable people to help." "Yes. Walking only a few miles, I found a strange person beside a huge rock on the riverside, this person was strangely shaped, but saw that his face was like a jackal, his body was like a leopard, he was carrying a silver knife, and he was in a rotten robe and gold armor; This person is the son of the dragon. King Wen boldly asked, "Who is a strong man, and why is his body so weird?" He replied, "The dragon is in the eye!" King Wen was shocked, suspected of divine help, and said: "My name is Ji Chang, and King Wen of Zhou is also." I was also shocked, I saw that this old man was extraordinary, but he never thought that he was King Wen of Zhou. Jianwei rejoiced in his heart, and this thing can be done. Nai Xing saluted: "King Wen is well?" King Wen returned the salute and said: "If you are sick, it is difficult to sleep and eat, like sitting on a needle cushion." Jaireyes laughed, King Wen was puzzled, but asked why. Jianhua smiled and said: "King Wen's illness has been suffering for a long time, and it is the king of Zhou Er!" King Wen was shocked, and then his expression was gloomy: "The edict of the king of Zhou from all walks of life wants to destroy my Zhou in the name of rebellion, and Zhou is in danger!" "How did the king greet him?" King Wen said: "The king of Zhou, the tiger also." Now the king wants to take the world's soldiers to attack Zhou, the enemy is on all sides, outnumbered, Zhou is like the meat on the anvil and there are tigers on all sides, the tigers compete for food, what can they do? If they refuse with soldiers, they will be burned, and if they do not refuse, they will sit and wait to be killed. Sad! Painful!" He said, "Can King Wen sit and wait to be killed?" King Wen hesitated for a moment and said: "For the way of the son, his filial piety is the first, the way of the minister, and loyalty is the foundation." The king has no way, and the heavens condemn him, if Ji Chang violates the will of the king because of this, he is disloyal. Ji Chang is disloyal, and he will be angry and cut Zhou, if he loses his ancestors because of this, it is unfilial. Gu Ji Chang should ask for the guilt with the head on his neck, so as to retreat the king's soldiers, so as not to lose his reputation. Jairus sneered a few times: "People say that King Wen of Zhou is the king of benevolence and righteousness, and I see it now, but he is just a pedantic old man!" King Wen said angrily: "Ji Chang treats each other politely, why do you say this?" Jairwood smiled. King Wen said: "If words are not speculative, what is ridiculous?" Jianhua said: "If you want to raise an army in Zhou, the army that surrenders without a fight is the king's ambition; The king is willing, as a woman sees, the king is unwise, and if the king is gracious, if he suffers the calamity of destruction because of the king, the king is unkind; if a righteous army strikes him, he will rise up and help him, and the army of the king will fall apart, and the king will not raise an army, but the king has no plan. It's just a matter of laughing!" King Wen was enlightened, and said with shame: "Ji Chang is pedantic, he is ashamed to be ashamed, he is afraid to do a big thing, and the words of a strong man are like thunder and a dream." However, the foundation of the ancestors is like a candle in the wind, how should we welcome it?" Jairian pulled out a silver knife, drew a map on the boulder, and pointed to the country with the knife as a pen. The military power of the Xuan is scattered among the princes, and they are directly under the orders of the Xuan, but they are only in the area of Chaoge. Therefore, King Wen must first ally with the princes before it is the best policy. But quick rebuke can make it say. It can be instructed to say, 'The tyranny of the king of Zhou, no one dares to speak, Zhou and the princes are the power of the lips and teeth, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, so they can't help the emperor.' Today, the army is rising, everyone is mourning, the country will be in mourning, Zhou can occupy the people; the song is more than a thousand miles away from the west, and it is not possible to come in the morning or night, and Zhou can occupy the land; the greedy and abandoning the ministers is against the sky, and Zhou can occupy the time. In the past, Shang Tang took Xia and Shang replaced it, and now Shang is against the sky, and it should be replaced by the heroes. Therefore, Zhou and the princes made an alliance with blood, but they raised troops and attacked Shang'er!' In this way, how can the princes not form an alliance?' King Wen was happy, and said: "Ji Chang will be able to say to the surrounding princes on the same day, and he can make an oath of blood as an alliance." Jairus said, "Extremely good." King Wen also said: "When the army is raised, how should we be born to welcome it?" The sword pointed to the map and said: "Looking at the trend of the world today, Zhou is in the west, and business is in the east, thousands of miles apart. The army is slow for a year, fast for several months, and it is not a day or night. In the meantime, King Wen can exert himself to make the country prosperous, accumulate more grain and accumulate more troops, and then he can reject the other army. When he comes from a distance, he will attack urgently, but he can avoid it, and he will not be able to attack for a long time, and he will make noise, and the soldiers will avoid noise, so that they can make a plan and counterattack it, and their army will fall apart, and they can take advantage of the victory to pursue, and attack to the song with one blow, and the world will be decided!" King Wen was overjoyed, but bowed to his eyes and said: "Those with great ambitions, far-sighted, eloquent and strategic, must have the opportunity to contain the universe, and the strong man is really a person with aspirations, Ji Chang is not as good! Ji Chang is now thirsty for talent, if there are strong men to help, then things can be done, do not shirk." Jaira is the king of Baiwen said: "Although Jairi is the son of a dragon, he is ugly in appearance, and he has no ability to call the wind and rain, and he is not recognized by his father, so he is really the ear of the mountain village." Thanks to King Wen's attention, he is not talented, and he should do his best to supplement it, in the name of Zhengwu Longzi. Jairwood is a martial artist, leading troops to kill the enemy is acceptable, but if it is about governing the country, it is weak. Now the king of Wen can go along the riverside, you can see an old man fishing, his name is Jiang Shang, the number of teeth, although the age is over the sixtieth year, it is really a sage, there is a talent through the heaven and the earth, the king can quickly invite it, if you get Jiang Ziya, then the world can be determined. After finishing speaking, King Wen took Jianwei along the riverbank to find Jiang Ziya. Subsequently, as Jairian said, all the princes allied with Zhou and sent troops to help him. King Wen has a lot of help, and those who have aspirations will vote for it. A year later, King Wen died, and his son Ji Fa ascended the throne and was called King Wu. Soon, the army arrived. Jiang Ziya and Jianwei greeted him with soldiers. The army was defeated and returned, and King Wu personally commanded the army and pursued it. Yu Muye defeated the army in the first battle, Shang was killed, and King Wu of Zhou ruled the world. All the princes did not obey, and they all entered the capital to congratulate. Subsequently, King Wu sealed Jiang Ziya as the marquis, called "Qi"; and on the day of the world's return to Zhou, Jianwei did not say goodbye, and King Wu was grinning, and personally ordered the craftsman to cast the statue of Jianwei in the sword and dragon swallowing mouth, passed down from generation to generation, in order to thank the dragon Zi Jianwei to assist Zhou's grace.