Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 89

"In the past, when Cangjie wrote books, the day when the characters were completed, it rained millet in the sky, and ghosts cried at night."

The host Lin Feng explained for Xuanyuan Huangdi, saying that when Cangjie created characters in the past, corn fell from the sky, and ghosts cried and gods howled at night.

"Ghost, what do you mean?" Huang Di was confused.

During this period, characters such as "God" and "Heaven" were born, and the character "Ghost" obviously did not take shape.

"Ghosts can also refer to gods, or things with souls."

"It has no entity, is tangible, and has a shadow, but it cannot be touched by human hands, and it can affect the human brain."

"There are legends that in the dark night, it will wander around and shuttle in the night."

"People travel by day, ghosts travel by night."

"The separation of yin and yang also refers to the dead, the thoughts left behind, or the unwilling resentment."

Lin Feng explained in detail, do "ghosts" exist in this world?He himself doesn't know, and right now he just wants to know the truth about "Cangjie's creation of characters", and wants to see if the creation of characters can really produce visions.

After all, the ancient legends are beautiful and moving, full of endless imagination.

For example Cangjie...

"Born to be able to write, but also received Hetu Luoshu, so the world changed, looked up at Kui Xing's curved momentum, looked down at Yuwen and Toba, knew mountains and rivers, and created characters."

This passage about the origin of the text, every sentence, makes people look yearning and unable to control themselves.

In the deserted forest area, there was a wind blowing. When Lin Feng heard the sound of footsteps, a hoarse and deep old man's voice came from his ears.

"Corn from the sky, yes."

"Alarming ghosts and gods, there are also some."

A kind old man walked out, in his 50s, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, wearing a simple and luxurious dress.

His face is full of vicissitudes, and his eyes are very strange.

One pupil and two eyes.

The already deep eyes hide the "God's Eyes". When they open and close, it seems that the portal to the fairy land is opening.

"Junior Lin Feng, pay my respects to senior Cang Jie." Lin Feng cupped his hands in respect.

"king……"

Cang Jie, the historian, saluted the Yellow Emperor, then looked at Lin Feng, and said with great curiosity:
"Young man, are you really from that era thousands of years later, travel back and explore the secrets of history?"

Lin Feng said, "This period is too far away from my time. Everything has become a legend. With the hope of countless people, the younger generation returns to the upper reaches of the long river of history. Seniors, please teach me a thing or two!"

The Yellow Emperor smiled and said, "Cangjie, answer his doubts!"

"Yes!"

Cangjie opened his double-pupiled eyes, shining with the wisdom of a sage. He took out a piece of "Witch Bone Board", flat, like a specially made wooden board, with some complex ancient characters chiseled on it.

"Young people, why do you say that creating characters can drop corn from the sky, because characters can record the four seasons of wind and rain, and can record the details of digging, farming, cultivation, insect repelling, harvesting, etc., and have information to summarize experience, which can be used for the next year. Cultivation, to provide the best barometer of time, and in this way, yield a good harvest of grain."

"Corn comes out of the earth and grows in the sky, like the food given by heaven."

"Why do words scare ghosts and gods?"

"The night is dark, and there are always some weird and unexplainable things happening, such as the beating of ghost fire, such as shadows floating around the house, such as hearing the cries of the dead..."

"I follow the order of King Xuanyuan to create chiseled characters. If I want to create a new character shape, I have to get involved and understand it."

"I found that the ghostly fire danced, it was some matter burning; some shadows fluttered, it was the leaves being swayed by the wind; I found that those horrible cries of the dead were just the screams of some kind of wild beasts to prey on."

"It turns out that there are traces of what we fear so much, so I created this kind of text."

"The horror and fear of ghosts and gods will no longer exist."

……

Cangjie means to use the power of words to understand the world, to strengthen one's mind and eliminate inner fear.

To put it bluntly, as soon as the words come out, the spiritual wisdom is greatly opened, and human beings undergo transformation.

"Junior, you have been taught!" Lin Feng said humbly.

"Young man, in your later era, do these thousands of characters still exist? Have they disappeared with the times and replaced with other characters?"

Cangjie looked at Lin Feng with indescribable expectation in those double pupils.

He made characters all his life.

Fuze Tianxia's tribe, every word, is like a child he has carefully cared for and grown up.

In Cangjie's eyes, he naturally didn't want the characters he created to be destroyed in the long river of history.

The Yellow Emperor, who is as rich as jade, has a dignified expression. He also wants to know whether the later descendants will continue to use the complex ancient pictographic characters?
Lin Feng looked at the two ancients from more than 6000 years ago with a lot of emotions. He didn't give a general answer, but read a poem written by the later generations:
"Huaxia Chinese characters are vivid and vivid. Spreading civilization is unparalleled in the world."

"Sentences are connected into sentences, with ups and downs. Calligraphy and fonts have their own specialties."

"The seal script and official script are antique. The running script is smooth and the block script is dignified."

"The wild grass is unrestrained, the phoenix dances and the dragon flies. The couplet is in the form of original Chinese characters."

"The left and right are neat and can be concise and detailed. It is not only for expressing ambitions, but also for viewing."

……

Finally, Lin Feng said, "Each character has experienced thousands of years of China's majesty and magnificence, and has witnessed one brilliant dynasty civilization after another. Each character is completely natural and has its sacred mission."

"It is the guidance left by the ancient sages and sages for future generations to understand the Dao, awaken the nature of life, understand the true meaning of life, and pursue the value of life."

A mere text symbol.

Is it really as mysterious as what Lin Feng said?

In fact.

The excavation, creation, integration, modification, use, etc. of a character are all extremely difficult processes.

Every word contains the blood and tears of the ancestors.

Contains the sustenance of future generations.

The old man Cangjie's eyes lit up, he nodded repeatedly, and finally asked, "Young man, can you use any word to explain?"

The ancestor who created the characters gave a test.

Since you speak so impassionedly, prove it to yourself that you are not exaggerating.

Lin Feng showed a thoughtful expression.

Perhaps it was because of the angle. The viewers who watched the show seemed to be in trouble when they saw Lin Feng's distressed face.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that the host would have this day!"

"I have to say, it's not an easy test to choose any ancient character and see through its essence."

"Everyone give an idea, post more bullet screens, if the host sees it, maybe he will be on the hot search list."

"666666"

"I choose the word "King", swallowing mountains and rivers, aloof, I will be the king for the rest of my life, and I am the only one."

"I choose the word "person", the leader of all spirits, a creature with supreme thought."

"I choose the word "nine", nine is respect..."

……

All of a sudden, the Internet barrage grew wildly, and countless people sent out barrage, making suggestions for the host.

Even on other websites, the collection of the most beautiful ancient Chinese characters has begun.

There are also people who arrange a Chinese character "ranking list" alone!
In the lens.

Lin Feng said, "Back to Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, back to senior Cangjie, this junior intends to use the word "listen" to explain."

Subsequently.

He carved the ancient traditional Chinese character "listen" on the chisel board used by Cangjie to create characters.

The modern audiences are somewhat enlightened. No one expected that Lin Feng would use the word "listen" to deal with the test of the ancients.

"Can a word "listen" tell you a great truth?" Some people were puzzled.

"Conversing with the ancients and listening to the teachings of the ancestors, I think this is probably what it means!"

"I'll go, aren't you flattering?"

"Everyone here, let me just ask, is there anything wrong with patting the ancient sage's horse?"

"As a scumbag, I am speechless."

……

Lin Feng is already giving his own explanation.

Listen to the ear, follow the king, follow the ten, follow the four, follow the one, follow the heart.

The glyphs are complex and consist of six single characters or strokes.

Hearing is an important instinct of human beings. Normal people have hearing, and the development of hearing is earlier than vision and touch.

Famous poems include: "The sky sees itself and the people see it, and the sky listens to the people themselves."

The compositional characteristics of listening.The left half of the ear is the auditory organ, and then the king appears.The king is the one who runs through heaven, earth and people.

The king under the ear means: the ears can hear the sounds of nature, earth, and people.

On the right side, there are a large number of fourteen extreme words, and "ten" represents the ten virtues of jade...benevolence, knowledge, righteousness, propriety, music, loyalty, faith, heaven, earth, and virtue.

"Four" means the four teachings...literature, behavior, loyalty, and faith.

The horizontal line below is the sky, and the bottom line is a heart character.

The meaning shown on the right side is: understand the ten virtues revealed by the sky with heart, practice the four kinds of enlightenment earnestly, and become a gentleman.

……

Hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Huang Di looked shocked and horrified.

He may not have thought that such a simple word could have such a profound meaning.

After a long time, the Yellow Emperor asked, "Cangjie, when you coined the word "listen", did you have a lot of understanding?"

When asked by the leader, Cangjie told the truth:
"It took Cangjie several springs and autumns to create the word "listen", and it finally took shape. The original intention was to let the clansmen listen to the king's voice and understand the king's character."

mean almost the same.

This proves that many Chinese characters created by Cangjie have been passed down for thousands of years.

Not long after, the old man Cang Jie left and continued to busy himself with his own affairs.

Lin Feng asked humbly:

"Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, the Jiuli tribe led by Chi You is strong and unstoppable. Dare I ask the Huaxia tribe, how can they win the battle of Zhuolu?"

From the comparison of strength, Chi You's group of warriors, riding dragons and leopards, are covered in copper and iron, and they have the potential to crush them.

Lin Feng was very curious.

How did the battle of Zhuolu reverse the victory?

The Yellow Emperor looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, and said word by word:

"I have issued the Xuanyuan order to invite the gods of Zhoutian to help. On the Zhuolu battlefield, Chiyou will definitely be defeated."

Just now.

In all directions, the mountains shook and the ground trembled, and countless soldiers and horses rushed forward.

The flags were shaking, and the sky was full of dust.

Is Zhou Tianshen coming out?
(End of this chapter)