History of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 52 "Mountains and Seas"

"Haha, Situ also calls me sergeant, but in the land of Jingchu, non-gentry are not allowed to join the officialdom."

"And the nobles of the Chu State are all noble people. How can we, the common people, have any chance?" After saying this, the ceremonial sergeant smiled and said: "Of course, even if you come to the Yue State to serve as an official, it is just a mess. I just want to keep food in this Palace of Classics."

Just as Feng Yun was talking to the sergeant, a "big divination" sounded outside the door, interrupting the two of them.

The guards saluted, but Dabu didn't even look at him, but walked directly to the main seat in the palace.

"Go and get "Yu's 28 Stars"." Da Bu ordered the scholar next to him.

The sergeant stood up, bowed to the great fortune teller, and then left the hall and went to the inner room to look for books.

"Situ of the Great Court, I have seen the Great Divination."

Dabu, whose official position is not as good as that of Situ, Feng Yun only bowed slightly, and Dabu only responded slightly.

"Situ chanted "Ode to Dayu" in Kuaiji City last night. This is a great virtue. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Yue."

Although he said thank you, Dafu was not sincere and seemed to be doing business, that's all.

Not long after, Sergeant Li brought a silk book.

"Have a look with Situ."

Hearing this, Sergeant Li spread the book on the table in front of Feng Yun.

A star chart with some notes next to it.

Dabu said: "The 28 mountains that Dayu passed through when he was controlling the floods correspond to these 28 constellations one by one. The white fox star represented by the Weiji hexagram is also the first mountain."

"Situ previously agreed to participate in the sacrifices of our country of Yue. The sacrifices of our country of Yue are very different from other countries. They are sacrifices of the Great Xia and are related to the stars, not the sacrifices of the Great Zhou."

"I would like to ask Situ to perform the duty of giving a great blessing and pray for blessings from the ancestors. I hope Situ will not refuse."

Feng Yun agreed to participate in the sacrifice as a temporary solution.

But I didn't expect that Dabu would give him the responsibility of Dabu.

Seeing that Feng Yun was silent, Da Divination said: "The duty of great blessing is heavy and requires reading many books to understand it. If Situ is willing, all the books in the Yue Kingdom's palace can be read."

Hearing this, Feng Yun moved.

Feng Yun holds the "Ode to Dayu" in his hand. If he participates in the sacrifices of the Yue Kingdom, it will naturally be beneficial to the Yue Kingdom. In this way, it is feasible to read the Yue Kingdom's books.

"I see that the people of Yue are simple and simple, and I hope that the monarch of Yue will not let them down... I will take over this matter of sacrifice."

Hearing this, Dabu nodded and said, "Then Situ's trip to Yue will be left to Sergeant Fan."

After saying that, Dabu stood up.

"Situ, please read more historical biographies of the Yue Kingdom and the deeds of Dayu... If you need a great blessing or memorial text, you can use "Ode to Dayu" written by Situ."

Then he looked at Master Fan and said, "I remember there are some "Mountains and Seas" in the inner room, but I can let Situ take a look first."

In this way, Dabu left in a hurry.

""Picture of Mountains and Seas"?" Feng Yun was a little puzzled when he heard this.

Sir Fan on the side said: "These are some scrolls recording the deeds of Dayu. Oh, there are also some strange things. The records of mountains and rivers are fragmentary and strange."

With that said, he stood up, stood up again, turned around and picked up the book on Feng Yun's desk.

"If Situ doesn't follow me to the inner room, the fortune teller has ordered Situ to see all the books, so you can go to the inner room."

Sergeant Fan just wanted to be lazy. Of course, this would also make it easier for Feng Yun to read.

Then get up.

Come to the inner room.

The inner room is messy and not as tidy as Feng Yun did in the big court. However, there are many more books from the country of Yue than the big court, and there are also many locked boxes.

Outside, a sergeant arrived.

"Sergeant Fan, I will hand over the divination order to you."

A small wooden box full of keys to the inner room.

After taking the wooden box, Sergeant Fan said in surprise: "It seems that all books can be read." Feng Yun was also confused when he carried the wooden box into the inner room.

How can the book of one country be easily shown to foreigners?
"The heart of divination is not in the Yue Kingdom. How can he care about books as a Qi practitioner?" Sergeant Fan explained.

Then he walked to a large wooden box, tested the key, opened it and pushed it in front of Feng Yun.

Literary people are weak, and he did not use literary energy, relying entirely on his own strength.

"These are the "Mountains and Seas" hidden in the Yue Kingdom. Just take a look at them. They are really weird. Don't be obsessed with reading them."

After hearing this, Feng Yun picked up a volume and opened it slowly.

A map of mountains and seas?
"The Great Wilderness, the East, the Country of Qingqiu, Fox..."

I saw a picture scroll with the words "Dahuangdong" written on it.

Its vast land is covered with vegetation, jade is scattered, gold and silver are endless, but the labels are vague.

And in the middle, there is another country called Qingqiu. In Qingqiu, there are all kinds of strange beasts, which are shaped like foxes, have multiple tails and are colorful, and each of them is agile.

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas?"

Feng Yun read softly, and he felt the literary energy in his heart was shocked. The white fox image in Weiji Gua was extremely joyful. He felt a little and followed the mountain and sea map, and unconsciously recited it aloud.

"To the east of the wilderness, there is the country of Qingqiu, and there is a fox with nine tails..."

"Sergeant Fan, are there any annotations for this "Mountains and Seas"?"

Sergeant Fan was holding the key and preparing to open another box. Hearing Feng Yun's words, he responded: "The Map of Mountains and Seas only has pictures. You only need to look at the pictures to find the explanation. There are not many annotations."

He came forward, took a look and said: "This "Mountain and Sea Map" was also viewed by Divination a few months ago. I was also lucky enough to have a look, but it is too weird and difficult to understand."

"This is the map of Qingqiu Fox Country. It is quite clear in it."

Pointing to the large wooden box, he added: "The "Mountains and Seas" is incomplete. The people painted in many places are not the same, so there is not much reference."

"Most of what was recorded in the Yue Kingdom were the deeds of Yu the Great, white foxes, or pictures of birds."

Feng Yun nodded when he heard the words. The Classic of Mountains and Seas seemed to have been lost so badly that even the pictures were lost in modern times.

However, at this time, there seemed to be no "Book of Mountains and Seas", only "Pictures of Mountains and Seas".

"I don't know if Sergeant Fan knows if anyone has used "Mountains and Seas" to study literature?" Feng Yun asked curiously.

His heart was throbbing, and he had an unusual fondness for mountains and seas.

"Who would use a picture to enter the Tao of literature... This picture does not have much content, is not systematic, and does not have much thought, how can it be possible to enter the Tao."

"Isn't Situ crazy?"

There was a flash of astonishment in Sergeant Fan's eyes. Some people would just become obsessed after reading "A Picture of Mountains and Seas", but Feng Yun was so talented and learned that he could become obsessed. That was too weird.

"I heard that Situ studied the Book of Changes. Logically speaking, Situ should be interested in the Book of Changes."

Sergeant Fan took the "Atlas of Mountains and Seas" from Feng Yun's hand and put it into the wooden box, saying: "Situ Mo is watching, let's take a look at the Book of Changes hidden in the Yue Kingdom."

Sergeant Fan opened a wooden box, which contained six volumes of bamboo slips.

Open the volume slightly and scan it.

"The Yue Kingdom is in the land of Dongyi and rarely respects etiquette. The "Book of Changes" was written by King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, and he didn't pay much attention to it. There are only six hexagrams in a large country, and the understanding of later generations is also very confusing."

As he spoke, he took out all six bamboo slips and placed them on the low table indoors.

He motioned to Feng Yun to take it by himself.

Feng Yun took a roll.

Sergeant Fan then picked up a volume and sat on the bamboo mat regardless of etiquette, obsessed with it.

Sergeant Fan seemed to have a carefree attitude.

Feng Yun chuckled and knelt down, then opened the bamboo slip - Gen Gua...

(End of this chapter)