Prehistoric: Lord of the Nine Heavens at the Beginning, the Mythical Kunpeng

Chapter 239 Xuanyuan ascends the throne as Yellow Emperor

Xuanyuan's question immediately made all the ministers somewhat undecided.

Xuanyuan's achievements are so remarkable, what kind of name can he deserve?

There was a long silence.

Xuanyuan is also thinking hard about what kind of name can better evaluate his achievements.

At this time, the historian Cangjie spoke.

"Xuanyuan, you have lived in Xuanyuan Hill for generations, so you are named Xuanyuan."

"Xuanyuan Hill belongs to Tu De, and the soil is yellow. Why don't we call you Huang Di!"

As soon as Cangjie finished speaking, many ministers praised him one after another.

"Cangjie, this is a good idea, Xuanyuan, from now on you can be called Huangdi!"

"Yes, what Cang Jie said makes sense, Xuanyuan Hill, Tude, Huangdi, what a good name!"

After Xuanyuan heard this, he also felt that Cangjie's idea was a good one. Firstly, the name would help him remember his hometown, and secondly, it would be catchy.

"Come, I will give Cangjie a generous reward, including five livestock and a cart of grain."

When Cangjie heard this, he quickly knelt down to thank him.

"Thank you Huang Emperor for the reward."

Xuanyuan, or Huangdi, looked at Cangjie who was kneeling on the ground.

"Cangjie, today is a big day. You must record it so that future generations will remember it. Another day like this, this day, I, Xuanyuan, will ascend to the throne as the Yellow Emperor."

Cangjie took the order and immediately took out a piece of relatively rough braided rope from his arms.

Cangjie's hands flew up and down, and soon, knots appeared on the rope one by one.

Xuanyuan watched Cang Jie busy with his work and couldn't help but become interested.

"Cangjie, did you record what I said just now?"

"As a historian, you have so many things to record. If you just tie knots on a rope, after a long time, can you clearly remember what different ropes mean?"

As soon as Huang Di said this, Cangjie's face suddenly turned slightly red.

As a historian, he had too many things to record. Recording by tying knots on ropes would not only be a heavy workload, but as Huangdi said, over time, many things would indeed become clear. Becomes blurry.

Cangjie had to check the knots he had tied frequently, trying hard to remember what each knot represented.

Even so, I really can't remember the contents of some knots.

"Huang Di, I deserve to die. There are too many knots. I really can't remember them all."

"I will take stock carefully and try not to forget."

Huang Di showed an expression that was just as I expected, and said calmly: "I can't blame you for this. As a historian, you have too much to record."

"However, we can't just forget about this matter. It's too troublesome to remember things through knots."

"We must find a way to record what happened exactly as it was, so that future generations will know the history of our predecessors."

After saying that, Huang Di also lowered his head and began to think deeply.

For a long time in the past, human beings recorded events by tying knots and passing them down by word of mouth.

The disadvantages of this method of communication are very obvious.

First, different people have different habits of tying knots, which leads to distortion of information dissemination.

For example, Cangjie tied a knot. Cangjie himself may be able to remember the meaning of the knot, but if it is shown to another person, it is unlikely that the other person will understand it.

Secondly, even if a knot is tied by one person, it may be forgotten due to the passage of time. Cangjie is an example. "Cangjie, I order you to find a way to record what happens every day in a way that can be used by humans and will not cause forgetfulness."

"Jusong, Lishou, Kong Jia, the three of you, assist Cangjie and complete this work as soon as possible."

After saying that, Huang Di stood up and left the meeting hall.

After receiving the order, Cangjie and others also encountered difficulties.

The knotting method has been popular for many years. Even though it has many disadvantages, it is indeed difficult to change it temporarily.

The four of them sat together, looking at each other in silence, each thinking about how to implement Huangdi's order.

"Cangjie, Huangdi's order is really difficult."

"We need to record the original thing and make it understandable to others. What's the best way to do it?"

Among the four, Jusong, the youngest, was a little out of sorts. After Xuanyuan left, he started asking questions.

Cangjie was also in a bit of trouble, but he quickly thought of a way.

"If we engrave some common things in the form of pictures on something that is not easily damaged, can it be preserved for a long time?"

After hearing what Cang Jie said, the three of them suddenly became excited!

"Cangjie, you are really smart. This is a great idea. This way, no matter how long it takes, you won't forget it."

Jusong clapped his hands and applauded Cangjie's idea.

"Cangjie, your idea is a good one, but it may be a little difficult to handle. We usually see so many things. Shouldn't every thing have a symbol?"

"In this case, it would be difficult to just remember these symbols. How can we use these symbols to record other things?"

The oldest Lishou raised his concerns.

What Lishou said is not wrong. Although this era belongs to the ancient times, there are not many things that have appeared, but there are quite a few!

If a symbol was specified for each thing, I'm afraid thousands of symbols would be needed.

A person's head can remember thousands of symbols. In Lishou's opinion, it is simply an impossible task.

"There's nothing you can do about it. It's easy to remember things with a knot, but after a long time, who can remember what happened?"

"Since Huangdi has entrusted this matter to a few of us, we must handle it well."

Kong Jia glanced at Lishou with some contempt, why did this guy start to obstruct him as soon as he received the order?

Could it be a spy left behind by Chi You?

Li Shou was choked by Kong Jia's words and could only agree with what Cang Jie and others said.

"I thought about it. To improve the recognition of symbols, we can express them through their appearance."

"Just like this."

Cangjie squatted on the ground and traced his fingers across the ground.

A somewhat rough painting appeared in front of Li Shou, Kong Jia and others.

"Everyone, look, what does this symbol represent?"

Cangjie pointed to the symbol he had just drawn on the ground and asked confidently.

Li Shou and Kong Jia looked at the symbols drawn by Cang Jie, thought for a moment, and then answered in unison: "Huang Emperor!"

On the ground, what Cangjie painted was exactly the image of a man wearing a crown.

"Since you can all recognize it, it means that this road can work!"

Cangjie's confidence was instantly ignited.

(End of this chapter)