Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1488 God and Man

"So what happened to Zhu Rong, the guy you were talking about just now?" When the friends heard this, only Zhang Lu could still ask questions.

"Yes, I also want to hear Jiuzi's high opinion." It's rare for Director Gao to meet someone he can talk to. Only now did he realize that this kid who had been discussing professionally with him for a while was still a young man and couldn't help but think. Examine the mind of comparison.

Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "Guo Moruo pointed out: 'The Yin people had sacrifices when they came and went'; in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty, there are 'Xia Yu Dongmu, pump three, dog three', 'Jiyou divination, Gu Zhen, unexpectedly Yu Dongmu' , Jiu Niu, Zhen, Xia Yu Dong Mu, San Niu, and other records; it can be seen that the sacrificial ceremony of "Competing with Dong Mu" in the Shang Dynasty was very grand;"

"Jing, or liao, is interpreted in the Dictionary of Oracle Bones as 'meeting firewood to offer sacrifices', which means to pile firewood to make sacrifices for the fire."

"So, the ritual of worshiping the sun god requires burning firewood. This involves an official position, fire."

""Zuo Zhuan·The 29th Year of Zhaogong" records that 'Mu Zheng is called Jumang, Huo Zheng is called Zhurong, Jin Zheng is called Xuanming, Shuizheng is called Xuanming, and Tu Zheng is called Houtu.'"

"There were 'fire masters' in the Yin and Shang Dynasty, and there were 'fire masters' in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and they were probably all fire officials. These fire officials may have three responsibilities. The first is to observe phenomena and tell time, and the second is to Lighting fire to burn the wasteland, and the third is to burn fire to sacrifice to heaven."

"Everyone should know about observing and telling time. This is related to the so-called astrological divination. In ancient times, whether it was hunting or cultivating fields, seasonal and solar terms were the most important thing. And this secret is only in the hands of a few people. "In ancient times, most of these people came from wizard families, especially the two brothers Chong and Li after Zhuanxu."

""Shangshu Lu Xing" records: "It is the destiny to attach great importance to Li, and it is absolutely necessary to have heaven and earth, and there is no downgrade." "Guoyu·Chu Yuxia": "Zhuanxu accepted it, so he ordered Nanzheng to attach great importance to the heaven to belong to the gods, and to order fire. The land of Zhengli belongs to the people... After Yao restored Chongli, he did not forget the old ones and restored them to the Xia and Shang Dynasties.

"It can be seen here that Zhong is in charge of the fire in the sky, which means observing the stars in the sky; while Li is in charge of the fire in the world. Therefore, Huo Zheng is actually in charge of everything related to fire."

"In "Guoyu Zhengyu", it is recorded that 'Zhurong' and Chongli are actually the same thing: 'Fuli is the fire of Gaoxin's family, with Chun Yaodun Da, the sky is bright and the earth is virtuous, and it illuminates the world, so it is named. It’s called ‘Zhu Rong’, and his merits are great.”

"It means that 'Zhurong' is actually the 'honorific title' for the position of 'Huozheng', which means 'illuminating the world', and this honorific title originated from Li."

"Guoyu also records the eight surnames of Zhu Rong's descendants: 'Zhu Rong can also show the light of heaven and earth, and is the one who produces soft and good materials. The eight subsequent surnames did not have Hou Bo in the Zhou Dynasty'."

""Tai Gong's Golden Chamber" records that Zhu Rong is the god of the South China Sea and comes to see King Wu of Zhou Dynasty. During the Spring and Autumn Period, "Guan Zi·Five Elements" records that Zhu Rong is one of the six phases of the Yellow Emperor, corresponding to the south. In any case, Zhu Rong is a non-Yanhuang tribe in the south Leaders are 'foreign princes' who serve in the royal capital."

"And his tasks are mostly the official of Huozheng. It is recorded in the history books that when Xiong Yi, the ancestor of the Chu State, came to Qishan to participate in the Zhou people's alliance, he was responsible for the matter of 'keeping the Liao'. And 'keeping the Liao' , is to always take care of the fire used for sacrifices, and is responsible for holding the fire during the alliance ceremony of the tribal leaders and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky. "

"In addition, there is the duty of 'watching fire', which is to observe the position of Mars, the planet Yingduo, and confirm the arrival of autumn. These are very important duties and a great honor."

"So we can think that the Zhurong are actually an advanced cultural tribe in the south that is different from the Yanhuang region. They have a lot of astronomical and natural knowledge, and are good at handling fire and divination and observation of the stars. After the leaders of these tribes went to the Central Plains, He often occupies an important position in the alliance, serving as the great wizard in ceremonies, and then he is retained to serve as the king's medical officer, astronomer, fire chief, fortune teller and other important positions. " "So the people of Chu later became. Regarding Zhu Rong as his ancestor, "Zuo Zhuan·The Twenty-Sixth Year of Duke Xi" records: "Kuizi did not worship Zhu Rong and Wan Xiong, but the people of Chu let them go."

"Wuxiong was the founding king of Chu. The Kui people in the Three Gorges did not worship Zhu Rong and Wuxiong. This made the Chu people feel greatly offended and sent diplomatic envoys to rebuke them."

"So back to this stone carving." Zhou Zhi looked at the ancient and rough stone slab in front of him: "If the carving on it is a god, then he is most likely the earliest Dongjun; if the carving on it is a demigod, then His greatest possibility is Zhu Rong in the early stage.”

"Wonderful!" Curator Gao was so excited that he even clapped his hands: "Although it is a guess, at least it is a well-founded guess! Hahaha, it is quite exciting!"

"In any case, the many Paleolithic and Neolithic cultural sites in the Three Gorges Reservoir area all show that as early as 7000 to 6000 BC, our country already had pottery ringers, bells, armor, bones, pottery, There are carved symbols on the stone, and there are more than 60 graphics that may be related to words, indicating a way of life that attaches equal importance to rice farming, fishery, and animal husbandry.”

After speaking, he pointed to the stone statue: "There are even primitive gods and religions. This is no later than all civilizations known today!"

"Primitive and ancient religions were prevalent in Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Greece, Rome, India, and Persia in ancient times. The way they proved it was through stone statues of gods."

"And the processing methods of those statues are almost the same as this stone carving of the Sun Man."

"However, the Chinese civilization was so powerful in more than 2,000 BC. After the emperor died, Zhuanxu reformed religion. With the help of Huo Zheng and Chongli, he created the 'Earth-Jue-Tian Tong'. From then on, the political power in China was determined to be greater than The pattern of divine power suddenly led the world for thousands of years.”

"What is the power of the earth and heaven? It sounds so awesome!" Li Laosan got a little excited when he heard such words.

"In "Guoyu·Chu", King Zhao of Chu asked Yu Guanshe's father: 'Why does the Book of Zhou say that Chong and Li made heaven and earth blocked? If not, would the people be able to ascend to heaven?'"

"It means that King Zhao of Chu asked Guan She's father a question. The Book of Zhou mentioned that Chongli has blocked heaven and earth. What does it mean? Does it mean that without them, everyone can go to heaven?"

"Then what did Guan She's father say?" Li Laosan now feels that the fascinating knowledge of Chinese civilization is really profound and profound, especially when meeting someone like Zhou Zhi who can quote everything from scriptures. It sounds very fun.

"Guan She's father replied to King Zhuang of Chu that the statement in "Book of Zhou" did not mean what he thought, but meant that there was not much difference between humans and gods in ancient times. The human spirit was pure and upright, so wisdom, sage, intelligence, and They can match the gods, so the gods often come to them. For men, they are called 觋, and for women, they are called witches."

"These people are second only to gods. They are familiar with astronomy, geography, history, politics, etiquette, decoration, morality, nature, production, and management. Therefore, they can become the management class of society, and they can all follow their own order without causing chaos. , the people enjoy things, disasters will not come, and they will not be in need of anything."

(End of this chapter)