Mountains and seas can be flat

Fang Zheng's heart skipped a beat, he knew Pu Niu.It is recorded in "Shan Hai Jing"...

So it turned out that Fang Zheng speculated on the origin of this tomb based on the few sentences in the document.

"Da Huang Dong Jing" contains: "Wang Hai entrusted Youyi and He Bo to serve as servants. Youyi killed Wang Hai and took servants."

It is said that a man named Wang Hai entrusted servant cattle to You Yi and He Bo.But Youyi killed Wang Hai and took Pu Niu away.

In the annotations of some famous scholars in later generations, it is believed that "servant cattle are domesticated cattle", which is similar to killing people in property disputes.

But this Wang Hai is not an ordinary person. He is one of the distant ancestors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. In the "Shan Hai Jing", he is described as "flying a bird with two hands, and eating its head".Xuanniao is one of the Yin and Shang gods and beasts. The worship of natural animals has a process from submission to conquest, so their distant ancestors held the bird and ate its head, which is a symbol of this psychology.The "king" of Wang Hai is his status, and "Hai" is his name.

One of the former kings of the Shang nation, because a cow was killed, it is really speechless.Therefore, in Guo Pu's annotated version, the "Bamboo Book" is quoted, saying that Wang Hai of the Yin Shang Dynasty committed adultery in Youyi, and the monarch of Youyi was called Mianchen, who killed Wang Hai.Another king of the Shang Dynasty, Jiawei, borrowed troops from Hebo to attack Youyi, and killed Youyi's monarch Mianchen.And "Servant Niu is the one who is prostituted by Wang Hai".That is to say, it was servant Niu who made Wang Hai commit adultery.The slave cow here is definitely not a real farming cow, but a person's name.

The second version turns ordinary property disputes into conquests between national tribes.There are at least three tribes in it: an ancestor of Yin and Shang, a small tribe of Youyi, and a small tribe of Hebo.The penalties involved in the sentencing also include the killing of adulterers and the use of troops to crusade.

Fang Zheng thought suspiciously, did not expect the "servant cow" in the records to become like this and be locked in such a place?Even in the version annotated by Guo, Puniu is just a victim of prostitution. Why did he become a sinner?What is the truth about the murder of Yin ancestor Wang Hai?

Fang Zheng followed and walked in. He thought to himself, since the "Yuyi" that Zifeng is loyal to is a mixture of the descendants of Shunchen and the ancestors of Yin and Shang, "Wang Hai", "Jiawei" and others are naturally their leaders... Although according to the orthodox dynasty chronology, those names should not appear until hundreds of years later.But just like the relationship between the "mountain cluster" in Badian and the "silkworm cluster" in ancient Shu, who knows if the tradition of naming tribal leaders existed in ancient times.

This passage is shorter than the previous one, and within a few steps, I came to the second burial pit, which was larger than the previous one, and the inside was also filled with corpses, but the strange thing was that the blood seemed to be sucked dry by something. A huge sarcophagus was placed on the high platform.The sarcophagus is carved with suns, birds and huge long snakes.

The famous Sanxingdui Bronze Sacred Tree unearthed by later archaeologists is an important cultural relic of Cuba and Shu. Its shape is that of a long snake supporting the Sun Sacred Tree and the sacred bird.But the ancient Shu is hundreds of years later.And it was made of bronze, so it must have little to do with this, more like a generalized image of ancient times.

Fang Zheng also thought of the stele of the Sanmiao battlefield tied outside. This coffin must contain the original leaders of the Shang ancestors related to "Wang Hai" and "Jiawei".

At this time, he saw Zifeng standing in front of the sarcophagus, staring fixedly at the sarcophagus, holding a big ax and talking loudly, as if talking to it.

"Come to eat blood beizi"

“Come to eat meat pulp”

"If there is a mountain, it will eat one person"

"If there are 100 mountains, [-] people will be eaten"

"Fire in the Mountains"

"God of the Mountain"

"Keep the snake away"

"Keep the bears away"

"Keep the tiger away"

"Fire in the Mountains"

"burn the water"

"burn the tree"

"Burn our enemies"

Zifeng just read it as if talking. These words are very simple, but they have a certain rhythm and mystery.It seems that the ancient ancestors surrounded the fire and offered sacrifices to the sky amidst the rising smoke.Fang Zheng was also horrified when he heard it, because one of the sentences mentioned that "if there are a hundred mountains, 100 people will be eaten", and there are 130 people in this cave hall right now.

Fang Zheng didn't believe that the two elders couldn't understand, they were trembling and petrified.Although Fang Zheng had warned them long ago that Yu Yi's cooperation would not be so cheap.But it never occurred to him that Zifeng brought them here to "sacrifice to the mountain".

That is a very standard mountain sacrifice mantra.

Fang Zheng disagreed.

What's the use of this?

It's just a ceremony, so it doesn't take such a lot of formalism?

No, according to Zifeng's style, there must be a practical use.

Fang Zheng could only rack his brains and try to find the answer from the "Wu Zang Shan Jing".

The "Wu Zang Shan Jing" is believed by some researchers to be a sacrificial text for the ancestors to worship the mountain gods.The evidence is that the scriptures list the form of mountain gods and sacrifice methods.Most of the mountain gods are in the form of a mixture of humans and animals, and most of the sacrificial methods are to enshrine grains, meat and various jade objects.It has never been recorded that a living person will be used to sacrifice the mountain.But after all, "Shan Hai Jing" has been written for a long time, and the chapters have been lost, and it is normal for the beautification and deletion to be handed down.This is one of the reasons why it is unpredictable.There are countless reasons for the evolution of classics of each dynasty that have nothing to do with the text, and it is difficult for future generations to see the most authentic original documents.

Whatever the tradition is, the situation is very, very bad with such a burial pit right now.Elder Xuansi probably still had the last shred of fantasy. After all, Zifeng asked the women to look for weapons, dry food and a change of clothes at that time. If he just pulled them over to bury the pit, they shouldn't need those, right?So Elder Xuansi tremblingly asked: "Master Zifeng, what are you..."

Unexpectedly, Zifeng didn't ignore him this time, but told them the ins and outs carefully.But that amiable appearance made people uneasy, as if he was appeasing the sacrificial offerings "on the way to a good meal", and the death of a person was clearly explained.

"In the beginning, this mausoleum was built by the descendants of the defeated Sanmiao." Zifeng told them.

The Sanmiao tribe was defeated by Shun's army. Yao's son Danzhu and the leader of the Sanmiao Huandou all died among them. The war was too tragic, blood rained continuously, and it snowed in the summer.The effects of its war spread to the south.The descendants of the defeated Sanmiao fled into the mountains of Shiwanchuan and Shu, and surrendered to the founding king of Badian, Wuxiang.

Fang Zheng's heart moved. In this way, it is very likely that this Minister of State is the leader of the ancient country Lin Jun recorded in the "Shan Hai Jing", which happened less than 100 years ago.

The tone of Zifeng's narration was very calm. For him, these things had been firmly recorded in his mind as early as his childhood.

"Badian Kingdom wanted to obtain the technology of animal training in the East, so it accepted the descendants of the Sanmiao who were capable. The Sanmiao people brought Yuyi's animal training methods, which were improved by the local witches in Badian, allowing them to master the methods of taming animals. The method of the snake has greatly increased its strength since then. And Badian also treats the descendants of the three Miao as guests, allowing them to enjoy the right to retain the ancestral temple and descendants."

In this way, the method of taming animals was originally from Yu Yi's side. Fang Zheng thought of Zifeng's decisiveness in shooting and killing big snakes. They have their own way of dealing with animals.

Based on this, Fang Zheng speculated: the descendants of the Sanmiao were unwilling to fail, and passed on the idea of ​​restoring the country from generation to generation.A hundred years later, there are countries established by the descendants of King Yu in the north, and countries established by the descendants of Yu Shun and the ancestors of the Yin and Shang in the east, and the conflicts between the great powers become more and more intense.

After all, according to historical records, Dayu originally wanted to abdicate the throne to "Yi", but Xia Qi inherited Xia Yu's position and destroyed the abdication system. war. "Shangshu Gan Oath" records Xia Qi's crusade against the Youhu clan, which is also a tribe of Yu Shun's former ministers.

And the "Yi" who should have accepted the abdication was a courtier of Shun who could tame beasts before, and some people said that he was also "Qi", the distant ancestor of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

Then it's all very clear.

"Northern" is the early days of "Xia", and now Xia Qi's heirs are sitting on the throne.The East is the country established by "Yi".The two countries must be incompatible with each other, and sooner or later there will be a war.

In the south, Badian accepted the descendants of the three seedlings and quietly developed.

Zifeng said, "Most of the descendants of the Sanmiao are engaged in spying, assassination and intelligence work in Badian, inheriting their ancestors' will to restore the country, and Badian is also happy to see them opposing the East and the North."

"More than ten years ago, there was a small tribe called Youyi, which was located at the junction of Badian and Yuyi, near this mausoleum. This small tribe discovered the 'earth fire'. It is an amazing power."

Fang Zheng understood what happened to those blackened corpses just now.Ground fire is a large amount of coal resources.It was exposed after the landslide and was occasionally discovered by those people. Coal can be used for fire, and the quantity is abundant, which was inexhaustible for them at that time.There was so much coal debris that it stained the corpse black.

Zifeng continued: "After the news spread, both Badian and Yu Yi sent envoys to Youyi to snatch the earth fire. More than ten years ago, we Yu Yi sent a prince, his name was Tang Hai, according to his father In terms of genealogy, this prince is still a distant relative of Emperor Tao Tang."

Fang Zheng finally understood how to call "Yao" in this era, that is Emperor Tao Tang, Yao's clan name.

"On the other side of Badian, they sent an outstanding assassin among the descendants of the three seedlings, named Pu Niu, and they made a very despicable plan."

Fang Zheng thought to himself, there is no distinction between high and low in national disputes, and conspiracy and conspiracy are all conspiracy.

Zifeng was angry, "This servant came to the territory of Youyi to build a mausoleum belonging to the descendants of the three seedlings. In fact, it was to investigate the storage of earth fire in the mountain. Our prince Tang Hai also came to the territory of Youyi and began to look for the land. Huo, the two groups met in Youyi. There should have been a fierce conflict..."

Fang Zheng thought, the next sentence must be "but".

"But," Zifeng said unfairly, "Puniu must have used some kind of ghost medicine from the Sanmiao people, which prevented Tang Hai from completing the task."

In fact, Zifeng didn't understand this part of the past very well since he was a child.

The chief shaman who taught him sighed meaningfully: Prince Tang Hai is young and energetic, windy, wandering, and not very sensible.

The seniors of Yu Qiangying said when making up nonsense in the middle of the night: "That servant, using himself as a bait, seduced and seduced one set of methods after another. He played Prince Tanghai into a ghost and confused his mind."

Both Pu Niu and Tang Hai are men.

What means?Zifeng was in a fog, and understood it in his own way.Puniu must have used some ancient medicine from the San Miao people to kill Tang Hai.Not only did Tang Hai fail to complete the task entrusted by the country, but instead let himself fall into the control of the other party.

Zifeng continued, "The leader of the small tribe of Youyi is called Mianchen, and together with the well-prepared servant Niu, he killed Tang Hai."

The senior colleagues of Yu Qiangying once said: "Prince Tang Hai died so happily on the bed, it is not a loss."

Zifeng didn't understand, is this a good thing?Why are those seniors smiling so strangely.

Afterwards, Zifeng understood quite clearly:

Prince Tanghai was killed in Youyi territory, which made King Yuyi furious.Behind this incident was the shadow of the Badian Kingdom. At that time, the Yuyi Kingdom was afraid of its strength and was unwilling to go to war directly with the Badian Kingdom. It took the next best thing and forced a subordinate country called Hebo to send troops to wipe out the small Youyi. The tribe took away the culprit, Puniu.

After that, Yu Yiguo naturally intervened in this matter.Yu Yi sent others to find out the location of the mausoleum built by Pu Niu for the purpose of exploring the ground fire, and then imposed four of the five punishments on Pu Niu, namely tattooing on the face, cutting off the nose, cutting off the ears, and castration. In front of the sacrificial pit in that mausoleum.

The mausoleum was not yet completed, and Yu Yiguo took over the tomb. They sent people to carve the pattern of a sunbird over a big snake on the sarcophagus, symbolizing their blessing for defeating Badian in the war, and painted the heroic posture of their ancestors taming animals on the wall.It was transformed into a tomb of Yu Yi, and the body of Prince Tang Hai was placed in the sarcophagus.

However, after searching through the passages and caves around the mausoleum, only scattered or oozing coal dust was found, but the "huge black vein" found in the intelligence could not be found.No matter how much he tortured servant Niu, he didn't say anything, so he was kept in custody, facing Tang Hai's coffin far away.He was imprisoned like this for ten years, his body hair was as long as his hair, like a wild beast, but he still didn't lose his mind. Yuyi people would come to torture him regularly, forcing him to tell the clues about the fire.

"The mausoleum was finally built," Zifeng said.

While Yu Yi completed the construction of the mausoleum, he was looking for the black veins.It took them about ten years to carve a passage through the mountain in the cave.They left a few soldiers guarding the servant cattle, and tried all kinds of methods to find the black veins in the mausoleum, but they all failed at first.until……

"We finally found the black vein (coal mine), which was hidden by the Sanmiao people in a cunning way." Zifeng showed a faint pride on his face, although he was young at the time and did not participate, it did not hinder him Growing up listening to it from an early age has built up a strong sense of honor. "I'm afraid that there will be no other clan warriors who can discover the evil, amazing, and big secrets of the Sanmiao people at the risk of God's condemnation."

"This mausoleum..." Zifeng's smile grew stronger, "When Pu Niu first built it, it was very evil. Some strange things from the Sanmiao people were put in it."