World Tibet Bureau

Chapter 1152 Finding a Needle in a Haystack
Dr. Fu replied: "I don't know."

We were all dumbfounded and looked at each other.

Dr. Fu saw this and asked us: "Do you know how many magical countries there are in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"?"

President Liu shook his fan: "There are too many, including Jie Xiong, Yu Min, Hu Tou, Yan Huo... there are forty or fifty countries in total. It would take a day and a night to talk about them all."

This is true.

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is a wonderful book in the world. The countries recorded in it are so diverse and incredible.

For example, people in the Quanrong Kingdom all look like dogs; people in the Egg Republic of China are not viviparous, they lay eggs, and their offspring hatch out of the eggs; people in the Wuqi Kingdom can reproduce without getting married and having children, because their hearts are immortal. , the heart will transform into a human being after hundreds of years; the people of the Fire-Tired Kingdom are like wild beasts, their bodies are pitch-black, and they can breathe fire; the people of the Jing-Gan Kingdom hold a large tumor on their necks with their hands every day...

Dr. Fu nodded: "After research on so many countries, we don't know where most of them are or whether they exist, but there are a few countries that we think exist."

"For example, in the Yu Republic of China, it is said in the Classic of Mountains and Seas that the people here have very long heads and their bodies are covered with feathers. We think this is an exaggeration. In fact, it is a country that uses birds as its totem and likes to wear feathers on their heads and bodies. The primitive tribes, their specific image is probably similar to the reference image of the Indians."

"As for the Bitongue Country you are talking about, according to our speculation, this country once existed, and we believe that its ethnic group lasted at least until the Shang Dynasty."

I asked: "Shang? Is there any actual evidence?!"

Dr. Fu heard this, pushed up his glasses, and smiled: "Xiao Su, no one can truly travel through time and space and go back to history to restore it. For a mythical book like "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", we can only use the existing clues to Inferences and evidence, but if you want to say whether these speculations are 100% accurate, I can’t guarantee it.”

President Liu looked very appreciative, waving his fan and agreed: "That's right. There is no [-]% true history in this world, only credible history and unbelievable history."

The two of them really hit it off!
I stopped worrying about this and said to Dr. Fu, "Sister Fu, tell me your speculation."

Dr. Fu said: "In the 30s, a batch of bronze vessels were unearthed from the Xuejiazhuang merchant tomb in Anyang, most of which had the inscription with the word 'tongue'. Coincidentally, a large number of tongues were also unearthed from the merchant tomb in Hucun, the northwest suburb of Zheng City. Utensils such as the tongue tripod, tongue jue, tongue Ge, tongue Zengwu goblet, etc. prove that during the Shang Dynasty, there existed a tribe with 'tongue' as its totem."

"According to archaeological theory, only artifacts and no words cannot prove the true existence of a civilization. So does this tribe with 'tongue' as its totem have relevant written records? Indeed, it does! Its existence has been clearly recorded in oracle bone inscriptions, and its scale is not yet known. It’s small, and it has a very close relationship with the Shang royal family.”

"Oracle bone inscriptions are also called divination. It is recorded in it that the King of Shang once dreamed of the tongue country and ordered Zhenren to divine the good and bad luck of the tongue land. He also personally went to inspect the tongue land. The king of the tongue country also cooperated with Wangcheng. Wangcheng He was the king of Xiangguo during the Shang Dynasty, which is now the area of ​​Lu Province. Wangcheng was also a great military commander beside the King of Shang. Because the divination says, Jiaxu divination, Neizhen: Today the King of Tongue follows Wang (Cheng)..."

I quickly interrupted her: "Sister Fu, there is no need to go into details about the speculation process. Just tell us the conclusion."

Actually I am worried.

I won't be able to understand her if she talks any more.Dr. Fu said: "The conclusion is that the ethnic group of the Tongue Kingdom not only existed during the Shang Dynasty, they were very talented and capable of literature and martial arts. The warriors built up troops in their own country and guarded the borders for the Shang Dynasty. The literati once entered the court as civil servants of the Shang Dynasty. , to plan national affairs for the King of Shang."

When Sanheizi heard this, his mouth opened wide: "Is there really a freak in this world with the tip of the tongue facing inward, the base of the tongue facing outward, and a forked tongue?!"

Dr. Fu laughed and said: "This is a big fallacy in everyone's understanding of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"! How can there be people with upside-down tongues?"

"In ancient times, there was a bird called a mockingbird, which could completely repeat people's speech. The ancients were so amazed by this ability that they used to call people with strong language abilities mockingbirds, similar to what we now call people with weak brains. People are called 'cabbage ghosts' and 'cabbage people'."

"In ancient times, the languages ​​of various tribes were different and they could not understand each other. The people of the Tongue people were born with an ability, that is, they had extremely strong language learning talents and could quickly learn each other's language, so everyone called them 'Retaliation' People'. Otherwise, if they don't understand the language, how could they still go to Shang Dynasty to serve as civil and military officials? "

"This is not a random guess. We only need to check the oracle bone inscriptions to know that the word "tongue" looks like a big fork at the top and a mouth at the bottom. Is it the same as the "Shan Hai Jing" description of the antitony Chinese people with the tip of the tongue facing inward, the base of the tongue facing outward, and a bifurcation at the top? The description is exactly the same?”

Lu Cenyin nodded: "That's true! Sister Fu, according to what you just said, the Counterparticipatory Kingdom is equivalent to an ally or vassal state of the Shang Dynasty. They are still guarding the border for the Shang Dynasty in the area where they live. This area Where is its approximate location?"

Dr. Fu replied: "The capital of the Yin and Shang Dynasties is in Yu Province, and the Anti-Textile Kingdom is to the southwest of the Shang Dynasty."

southwest?
This range is really too big!
I frowned and asked, "Is there a smaller range?"

Dr. Fu shook his head: "No. It can be said that it is possible in any province in the southwest."

As soon as this word comes out.

Our mood suddenly sank to the bottom.

The results that Lu Senyin brought out from the ancient kingdom of Qiuci are aimed at the Anti-tongue Kingdom. This is the key to finding the ancient tombs in the Western Regions.

The Kunlun Mountains run from west to east and span many provinces, while the Counterpart Kingdom is located in the southwest of Shang Dynasty. Geographically, they belong to the same large area. However, this area is too big. Looking for it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

I asked again: "Sister Fu, if you were given more time to concentrate on research, could you have made any new breakthroughs?"

“If you need help with funding and personnel during the research process, we can provide it.”

(End of this chapter)