During this long period of time, the clan leader Chu Xin (actually Hua Xi felt that Chu Xin was the same as he was back then, at best he was just a village chief elected by a few families, with just a little prestige) and he also learned during the conversation that Hua Xi
The three of them came from the far south. Hua Xi did not tell Chu Xin about the affairs of China. After all, it was better for few people to know about these things.
Hua Xi's biggest realistic wish when he comes here is to meet in person such ancient Chinese celebrities as Yanhuang Chiyou. However, Hua Xi also knows that he is just a nobody here. If he wants to meet these boss-level people,
Celebrities are not generally very difficult. The easiest way is to tell their origins, but it is obviously unrealistic to prove it.
One day, Hua Xi was following a Chu wizard to collect herbs on the mountainside behind the Chu tribe. After some chatting, Hua Xi could vaguely guess why Shennong could be famous for centuries.
Branches, descendants of branch clans, and the accumulated uses of herbs and trees are enough to make primitive people who are short of food sources grateful.
The land of the Central Plains is rich in resources and vast. It is indeed not surprising. Just during the period when Hua Xi was in contact, he discovered that the types and quantities of species here are far richer than those in the south. The geographical advantages of alluvial plains common in the central and northern parts make this land
The land breeds more creatures, including humans of course
Two months later, Hua Xi left the Chu clan with Bai Zhan. As for the wizard, because of his old age, traveling far away was not suitable for him. However, the number of people in the team remained the same, because Chu Xin might have feelings.
Yu Huaxi has extensive knowledge and entrusts Chu Yue, a young grandson who is eager to try, to Huaxi's care.
Even though Chu Yue is a young kid, according to Bai Zhan himself, this kid has amazing strength. If he were a few years older, it wouldn't be difficult for him to surpass her. As the saying goes, one force can defeat ten, Hua Xi's intuition
I feel that this boy Chu Yue will definitely become a tiger general when he grows up. Now because he gets along very closely with Bai Zhan, his martial arts skills can be regarded as beginners.
According to Hua Xi's plan, he is planning to re-establish a tribe within the Great Shennong clan in order to attract the attention of Emperor Yan. It shouldn't be difficult to ask for a meeting by then. Now is the time when Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang are in conflict. In troubled times, it is natural for him to stand out.
Chance (Although he is already the leader of a country, on this side of the Yellow River thousands of miles away, Hua Xi is still a rookie, at best a senior rookie) Although he is also a descendant of Yan and Huang, but from the vague records of official and unofficial history
Look, Huang Di didn't have a good impression on Hua Xi. Even though Emperor Yan and Chi You were both losers in the end, he still left a good impression on Hua Xi.
According to Chu Xin, if you want to have your own one-third of an acre of land, that is, a "fiefdom", you must obtain Emperor Yan's permission. It seems that the Shennong clan has developed to this day, and it has already begun to leapfrog.
The trend of the institutional model of clan and tribal alliances has developed into a national form. This is a good sign. At least it will greatly promote social productivity.
Half a month later, under the guidance of Xiao Chuyue, the three of them came to a large plain as if they were traveling around mountains and rivers. Although Hua Xi was always on a large plain when he came here,
But there is a clear difference between this place and other places. It is a vibrant, prosperous, peaceful and lively scene.
On the vast plain, Hua Xi looked around and saw many fields full of crops in front of him. However, compared to the vast plain, more places were covered with weeds and the occasional small forest.
Maybe it’s because of his young age. Even Xiao Chuyue didn’t know where he was when he got here. From just a few words, Hua Xi could vaguely feel that he should be in a big tribe.
Because, he soon saw a huge village not far ahead, less than a mile away from where he was standing now.
"Your Highness, could this be the capital of Emperor Yan?" Bai Zhan asked in surprise.
Hua Xi shook his head noncommittally. As for the origin of the Shennong clan and the term Yandi, Hua Xi is relatively clear about it. On the one hand, it is from some historical records (the records are very few, and the authenticity remains to be studied) and the Wuhuai clan and Ge
Summarized from the ancient records of the Tian clan
The current temperature has risen significantly compared with the previous ice period, which has caused the original glaciers to melt on a large scale, causing the ocean water level to rise. Most of the North China Plain has been swallowed up by the sea water, and the water level has extended to the higher Shandong Peninsula at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains.
It has become an isolated island in the sea. Inland lakes such as Taihu Lake, Hongze Lake, and Gaoyou Lake are completely connected with the ocean. This is the main reason why Huaxi can reach here directly by boat from China.
The impact of drastic changes in altitude and temperature is frequent floods. A few hundred years ago, a great flood brought unprecedented disaster to the Fuxi Nuwa tribe that emerged in the North China Plain. Many people were killed in the flood.
The survivors were forced to leave their homeland where they had lived for dozens of generations and migrate to unfamiliar highlands and mountains.
The Great Migration caused the survivors of various tribes to compete for new territories, resulting in internal strife within the Fuxi clan, which led to the gradual decline of the powerful Fuxi and Nuwa regime. Later, the Shaodian clan who migrated from Buzhou Mountain gradually replaced the Fuxi clan.
The Fuxi clan ended the chaotic situation
This Shaodian clan was originally a clan tribe in the great Fuxi clan. In the twenty-fourth year of the Fuxi and Nuwa regime, Kui Wei, an ordinary member of the Shaodian clan, was nineteen years old and ambitious. In order to realize his lofty ideal of ruling the world, he
When he was sixteen years old, he often traveled to various places alone to understand the local customs and geographical environment, and personally mastered various valuable information and materials. Through several years of activities and investigations, he basically figured out the inside story of Fuxi and Nuwa's regime.
He believes that the best time to replace Fuxi and Nuwa's regime has arrived. However, it is difficult to win by relying solely on the strength of one's own tribe, and must unite with other tribes.
At present, the most powerful tribes are the major tribes in the south, especially the Chishui tribe. In order to persuade the Chishui tribe, this summer, he went alone to the Chishui tribe in the south for a friendly visit. Kui Wei won the Chishui tribe with his outstanding talent.
Tingqi (yao), the young female leader of the Chishui clan who was respected by all the people, also took a fancy to his talent and begged Kui Wei to marry her so that Kui Kai could stay with her for the rest of his life. She also promised to give him the position of chief leader of the Chishui clan.
give it to him
There is no place to be found even after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there
Hearing that Qiu's plea was exactly what he wanted, he agreed. Soon after, Kui Kai became the chief of the Chishui tribe. A year later, he led the Chishui tribe to march eastward along the Yangtze River Basin, conquering several large and small states.
With the ten tribes, their power increased greatly. He was quickly elected as the chief of the alliance of tribes and clans. Therefore, Kui Kui called himself the Red Emperor to compete with Fuxi and Nuwa's regime, which was active in the Yellow River Basin of the Central Plains.
A few years later, Kuei, the Red Emperor, took advantage of the melee within the Fuxi clan and led dozens of tribes in the Yangtze River Basin to march north to attack Fuxi and Nuwa's regime. The Fuxi clan had already declined due to floods and intra-clan disputes.
Nowadays, seeing powerful enemies approaching the territory, people are even more panicked. Jiemang, the last emperor of the Fuxi Nuwa clan (Wuhuai clan and Ge Tian clan had migrated to the south a hundred years ago), died of a sudden illness in fear. The various tribes of the Fuxi clan are seeking for their own safety.
Baodu surrendered one after another. Kui Kai's troops easily captured the imperial capital Wanqiu and officially proclaimed themselves emperor in Wanqiu.
After Kuei became emperor, he announced that he would "rule the world with the virtue of fire", changed the word "Chi" in the emperor's name to the word "Yan", and began to call him Emperor Yan. The sheep was the totem of the Yan Emperor clan, and the surname Jiang was the national surname of the Yan Emperor clan.
, taking the Guisi year as the first year of Kuei
Shortly after Kuei became emperor, he abandoned Fuxi's capital Wanqiu and sent only one capable tribe to garrison it. He led his elite to move back to his hometown of Chencang, where he rebuilt the capital and officially established the capital.
From then on, Emperor Yan's regime controlled the two major river basins of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, becoming the largest political group in ancient Chinese civilization.
Kuei ascended the throne at the age of twenty-one and reigned for a false record of fifty-eight years. He died in the fifty-eighth year of Kuei at the age of seventy-nine. His body was buried in the Mausoleum of Emperor Yan in Chencang (today's east of Baoji City, Shaanxi Province). His emperor's name was Kui.
Wei, nicknamed Emperor Yan
The sixth emperor of Yandi's Kuikui regime - Jiang Gonggong, also known as the Water God Gonggong, was actually the sixth Yandi
What we later call the battle between the fire god Zhu Rong and the water god Gong Gong was actually a battle for power between the fifth emperor Blessing and the sixth emperor Gong Gong.
Gonggong was born in the 28th year of Emperor Zhurong's reign. Xiao Jin Gonggong, who was born in the Pushui Basin, was brave and aggressive since he was a child. As an adult, he was wise and courageous and arrogant.
Gonggong was a very ambitious man. He believed that his talent was the best in the world and he would be the only one to inherit the throne in the future. However, Emperor Zhurong did not buy his fault. In his later years, he decided to make his eldest son Changqin the heir to the throne.
Gonggong firmly opposed it, believing that Changqin was a young man with no virtue and was not worthy of being an emperor. As a ruler of a country, only those with virtue should live in the country. The implication is that I am the only worthy heir to the throne.
After the death of Emperor Zhu Rong, his eldest son Changqin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Gonggong was dissatisfied and led his tribe to conquer. The two sides fought a fierce battle. As a result, Gonggong defeated Zhu Rong's son Changqin. Changqin was forced to give up the throne and led Zhu Rong.
The Gonggong clan left the imperial capital (also known as the War between the God of Fire and the God of Water) and entered the imperial capital, declaring themselves emperor, making the year of Xinsi the first year of Gonggong.
Although the Gonggong clan conquered the Zhu Rong clan by force, the Zhu Rong clan did not admit defeat and still fought against the Gonggong clan. In the following decades, the two sides often fought over some matters in life and production.
Dissensions within the clan shook the dominance of the Kuei clan. In the fifteenth year of Emperor Gonggong's reign (Yiwei, 4766 BC), another branch of the Yan Emperor, the Shennong clan of the Yan Emperor clan, which rose up in the Luoshui River Basin, became stronger, and the Shennong clan became stronger.
The ninth-generation chief Jiang Nong led various tribes in the Central Plains to unite in the western expedition on the pretext of fighting against rebellion, and defeated the Kuei clan. The sixth emperor Gonggong was defeated and had to give up the throne.
With the support, he naturally took the throne.
The information that Hua Xi has now learned is that Emperor Yan is fighting against the Xuanyuan clan in northwest Hebei. It seems that the people in power now are the same ancestors of the Kuei clan. They are both descended from the Shaodian clan, the Shennong clan, which is the alliance of major tribes in the Central Plains.
With the support of Yan Emperor Shennong, who sat on the throne and formally established the Yan Emperor Shennong clan's regime, his surname was Jiang, his given name was Shennong, and he was also known as Xihe. As for which emperor he was, Hua Xi had no way of knowing, but he knew that although the Kuei clan
They gave up their ruling position to the Shennong clan, but their strength is still very strong. It can be said that they are the overlords and it is not an exaggeration to declare themselves emperor. According to Hua Xi's impression, the Kuikui clan still proclaims himself emperor in the eastern part of Dahang Mountain.
Fight against the Shennong regime
In its heyday, Emperor Yan Shennong's regime extended to Jiaozhi in the south (today's central and northern Vietnam), to Youdu in the north (today's Beijing area), to Sanwei in the west (today's Sanwei Mountain in the southeast of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province), and to Yang in the east.
Valley (today's coastal area of the East China Sea) was the first recorded great unification in ancient China. Thousands of tribes from the east, west, south, north, and south all respected the Yan Emperor Shennong. It was known in history as "all races share the same dynasty." Although this unification was just a kind of unification.
The superficial form is enough to prove the great influence and wide scope of Yan Emperor Shennong's regime at that time.
Logically speaking, the Shennong regime in its heyday would not allow junior members like the Xuanyuan clan to jump up and down on their foreheads. The only thing Hua Xi can be sure of is that the Shennong regime has gradually declined.
It should also be the period after the sixth emperor Jiang came
Because in Hua Xi's impression, Jiang Lai should be regarded as a wise king. When Jiang Lai was in power, he knew people well, boldly used talents, and gave full play to their talents. He appointed Goulong, a descendant of the Gonggong family, a descendant of Emperor Yan's Kuikai family, as the official in charge of agriculture.
, the official title is Houtu
Another minister Jiang Lai appointed was also a famous figure in ancient history. His name was Jiang Boyi, who was a descendant of Kuikui, Emperor Yan. Jiang Lai appointed him as the official in charge of mountain sacrifices, named Zhu Guan, and was honored as the Mountain God by later generations.
Legend has it that Jiang Siyue during the Tang Yao period was a descendant of Jiang Boyi, and his descendants were also very developed. Jiang Shang in the late Shang Dynasty was a descendant of Jiang Boyi. Jiang Shang was also known as Jiang Ziya and was known as Jiang Taigong. He was first granted the title of Lu Di (now Nanyang City, Henan Province).
West), so he was also called Lu Shang. He assisted King Wu of Zhou to destroy the Shang Dynasty, and was named Marquis of Qi by King Wu of Zhou. He established his capital in Linzi. Jiang Xiaobai, one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, was the queen of Jiang Shang.
Although during Jiang Lai's reign, the political system implemented remained unchanged, and a unified clan and commune management system was still implemented, advocating that everyone was equal regardless of high or low within the clan, but in fact there was already a huge gap between rich and poor within the clan, and the hierarchy was obviously widening.
The nature of society is quietly changing, but the regime remains stable and strong
In Jiang Lai's later years, two forces in northern China became powerful. One was the Ji State established by the Jiuli Chiyou clan, which occupied thousands of miles east of the Taihang Mountains and was eyeing the Central Plains. The other was the Xuanyuan Kingdom that rose in the western Gansu-Shaanxi region.
They are rapidly developing eastward along the Sanggan River Basin, trying to compete with the Jiuli Chiyou clan for the vast area east of the Taihang Mountains.