Lan Ruochan

Chapter 130
As soon as He Lan Chuzhen opened his mouth, everyone's eyes widened after him.

What are the flying fairy under the moon, the night turns into a shadow,

The black cat who talks, the giant who comes and goes without a trace,
I'm afraid this isn't something that can only be seen in Ganbao's "Sou Shen Ji"?
Most of the people present are staunch supporters of Confucian atheism.

Especially for a character like Young Master Zu who is not stingy with all ghosts and monsters, how can he believe his nonsense?
But in the end it was three people who became tigers, and the Divine Sense of the Flying Immortal King under the moon could clearly see it,

Although he didn't see any talking cats or invisible giants,
However, He Lanchu's true confession was logical and well-organized. Once one point was confirmed, the other strange tales would also be somewhat true.

Among all the people present, the two big bosses Ren Chengwang and Tianci Zhenren were the most calm.

They looked at each other and smiled from time to time, as if they knew something inside, and they knew each other tacitly.

King Ren Cheng didn't reprimand He Lan's absurdity, but just murmured noncommittally, then turned to Kang Sang and asked,

"Can the cause of death of these people be found out?"

"Report to the lord.

A total of 13 people died, including two Baohui secret agents, four city gate guards, two patrolmen, two watchmen, a temporary handyman in the imperial kitchen, a Baoyi guerrilla, and an innocent passerby.

The places of death were mainly distributed in the north and west of the city.

Judging from the cause of death, the old devil Fengmonu must have participated,

His unique suffocation damage from Drowning Palm is most noticeable.

In addition, among the incoming enemies are top sword masters, whose cultivation level may not be inferior to that of Mr. Chong Er.

The name of this Baoyi guerrilla is Cui Zuqiu, he comes from Qinghe Cui family branch, he is famous for his bravery, and he is also a good fighter.

There were thirteen sword wounds on his body, the shape of the sword was the same, the depth was the same, and even the condition of the blood clotting was similar. It was obvious that some masters did it in one go, and hit thirteen swords in a row.

The opponent can control the angle of strength so precisely, it must be the result of crushing strength.

The two secret spies had different causes of death, they were shot and killed from behind.

It shows that when General He Lan was following the Night Walker, there was a squirrel behind him.

However, the night walker that General He Lan is following is Miss Mo Chou, who seems to be different from the infiltrator who attacked the city gate, and should be dealt with separately.

There are only so many things that I can think of now, just for the prince's reference. "

Kang Sang's appearance was unattractive, and he was always calm and unflappable on weekdays, not attracting the attention of others at all, but he was so insightful at a critical moment, which changed Qingyun's view of him quite a bit.

Qingyun heard that someone could wield a fast sword, so he reminded him,
"Could this expert who wields the thirteen deadly swords be Yu Jiulu Brahman?"

Consang shook his head,

"I have seen the sword wounds caused by the weeds in Lan Ruo,
Shensha, I have personally checked the injuries of everyone Chaoyun and Mr. Fugui.

The scorpion is more delicate, and with Yu Jiulu's Brahman's technique, it is as fast as possible, and it cannot be controlled so precisely. "

"That is to say, this person's swordsmanship is still higher than that of a Brahman?"

"Not bad, and more than a little bit clever."

Qingyun secretly clicked his tongue when he heard it.

According to Kang Sang's inference, this person is several grades higher than Brahmin, even above Mr. Chong Er, so there are very few people in this world who can be his opponents.

Although the current Hulao Pass has a large number of soldiers and strict security, but if we really talk about top experts, I am afraid that even Xiao Feng's level cannot be picked out.

If a master with great supernatural powers really sneaked into the pass, and under the cover of a huge crowd of people at a large-scale celebration, he suddenly exploded and tried his own bravery to assassinate him, who can match him?

It was not his Qingyun's turn to worry about the matter of preventing assassination.

This young man who once came to the Northern Kingdom with the same purpose, is actually taking great pains for the safety of the King of Wei.
Is this imperceptible change in perspective the result of King Wei's personal charm, or a twist in his worldview?

People walk in the world, obey their heart, and sometimes look back at the changes they have made, just like the vicissitudes of life.

But for Qingyun, King Wei's safety is always too far away, and the safety of his friends must be taken care of first.

Tonight, in order to prevent anyone from attacking Miss Mochou again, the four brothers who have worshiped the master decided to take turns to watch the night.
Cai Ting and Se Ke originally wanted to join in the fun, but the men are very responsible people, so they refused to allow it.

So it was a peaceful night.

Before dawn, the sergeants in charge of the site layout and the palace staff of the dining room had already started to get busy.

Li Chong had his own arrangements for rituals and rituals, which saved King Wei a lot of thought.

There are many originalities in this great sacrifice. The first is to sacrifice the river god with Buddhist etiquette.

In the past, the sacrifices to the sages of mountains and rivers used Taoist dojos evolved from ancestral beliefs.

However, since Emperor Gaozong of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism were worshiped, and some new rules needed to be explored in the rituals of sacrifice.

Li Chong also spent a lot of brainpower in order to sacrifice to the God of the River. He inquired about many sacrificial rituals in West Tianzhu, and finally let him find some usable evidence.

Legend has it that Lao Tzu went west to transform the Sanqing, and all religions in the world worship the trinity.

Therefore, there are three saints in Tianzhu, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

The three sages of Tianzhu competed with the demons to drink the immortal yaochi nectar, overturned the jug, and spilled it on the world. Only then did the Ganges, Yahe (Yamuna River, the main tributary of the Ganges) and Sahe (Sarasva River) come into being. Tee River, now dry).

Therefore, the Tianzhu people offered sacrifices to Sanhe periodically, painted their bodies with ochre-yellow without any hair, bathed in the water of the holy river, carried pots to fill their heads, and shared the scattered yaochi nectar, praying for peace and longevity.

This festival is called the Pot Lifting Festival in Tianzhu, and the Chinese translators translated it as the Unsheltered Assembly because of its custom.

Although the model has been found, the rules still cannot be copied.

At that time, China got rid of hair and blood, and lived in caves for more than a thousand years. The people respected ethics and knew shame.

Especially the current king of Wei is very opposed to the indecent ritual custom.

The Uncovering of this Uncovered Conference definitely cannot be copied as it is.

So Li Chong made a fuss on the text, with no barriers set up, and the interpretation of Confucian culture that all visitors are guests is unobstructed, and it has established the tone of giving to the world and benefiting all beings.

Then the bathing pot was changed to splashing water to pray for blessings.

In Chinese culture, water has a beautiful meaning of wealth,

Splashing water to pray for blessings not only preserves the prayer custom of sharing holy water in Tianzhu, but also helps Chinese people understand and accept it.

Li Chong came from the Li family in Longxi. He was not only deeply influenced by Lao Zihua's nonsense, but also a senior expert in Taoist rituals.

The conventions of the Tianzhu Unsheltered Conference are too simple, and many details are missing.

If you want to transplant the Central Plains, you need to integrate and improve the Central Plains culture and the original Taoist sacrificial customs.

Originally, it was an unsheltered assembly that bathed in the water to pray for blessings, but in this way, new flowers bloomed in the Middle Earth, and it became an unsheltered dojo where water and land go hand in hand.

High crowns and gorgeous clothes, ceremonies and music chapters, all should be elegant and tasteful, and there is nothing missing.

All imported things are blessed with Chinese characteristics. This power of turning decay into magic is the best embodiment of cultural inclusiveness.

"""""Knock on the blackboard world"""""

Regarding the publication of the Unsheltered Conference, although some domestic mysterious forces continue to whitewash it, its publication is indeed "unsheltered", which is recorded in detail in "Da Tang Western Regions", and there is no false description in the article.I don't think there is anything shameful about this, because the Northern Buddhism's Water and Land Uncovered Conference after the improvement of Huaxia is a very grand ceremony.This set was later learned by Xiao Yan. The earliest record of the Uncovered Conference in Chinese history books was written by Xiao Yan's classmate Zhang Luo.We just borrowed Li Chong to talk about this process of cultural integration.

The eight nobles with foreign surnames in Xianbei mentioned in this section, also known as the eight surnames of Xunchen, are the eight aristocratic families included in the list of Sinicization when Yuan Hong first changed customs: Qiu Muling (Mu), Bu Liugu (Lu), He Lai/He Lan (He), Dugu (Liu), He Lou (Lou), Wu Yu Yu (Yu), He Xi (Ji), and Wei Chi (Wei) eight surnames.

After clicking these two strokes, we will start to talk about the key point of this section, the time test of the introduction of watermelon and pumpkin to China.

In the previous two chapters, we mentioned that Qingyun ate cold melon at the banquet, which is a name for watermelon in ancient times.Regarding the time when watermelons were introduced to China, the Western notary says that the Khitan people brought them to China from the Western Regions in the tenth century AD.Mr. Li Shizhen said again: "Before the Five Dynasties, melon seeds had entered eastern Zhejiang, but there was no name of watermelon, and they had not spread all over China."Mr. Li's strength is to taste a hundred herbs to identify the things of the world, and he is really not good at archaeology.The origin of species is basically based on hearsay and has no basis.So he didn't dare to make a conclusion about the time when watermelon was introduced. He only said that it was five generations ago, and he used a word, even he himself was not sure.

For all kinds of farming, the most authoritative classic is naturally the "Qi Min Yao Shu" mentioned above. There are many conclusions about melons and fruits in it:

"Guangzhi" of the Western Jin Dynasty: Guazhou has a big melon, as big as a dendrobium, and it came out of Liangzhou.Yixu, Old Yangcheng Yugua.There are green Denggua, which are as big as Sanshengkui.

"Historical Records": The one who called Ping, so Qin Dongling Hou.Qin Po, a commoner with a poor family, grew melons in the east of Chang'an City.The melon is beautiful, so it is called "Dongling melon" in the old world, and it started from Zhaoping.

"Hanshu Geographical Chronicles": Stewed Huang, Guazhou, where there are beautiful melons.

"Yongjia Ji" in the Western Jin Dynasty: Yongjia melons are ripe in August.Until November, the meat is green and the flesh is red, sweet and refreshing, and the best of all melons.

It can be seen from one or three two that ancient Guazhou has produced beautiful melons since the Han Dynasty, which are as big as a ten-liter container.Besides watermelon, pumpkin and winter melon, what other melons can grow so big?But at that time, pumpkins had not entered China, and there were other kinds of winter melons, and there was another entry for winter melons in "Yaoshu".We can also learn from the fourth article that there are melons with red flesh in the Western Jin Dynasty, which are sweet and light.What is this melon not a watermelon?Is it a huge red heart dragon fruit?It can be seen from the second article that watermelons were probably introduced to Chang'an as early as the Qin Dynasty.The descriptions in ancient books are already so specific, why should we praise the stinky feet of Western scholars?Have they read the Chinese version of "Qi Min Yao Shu"?Whether they know the book or not is the question.

By the way, in "Qi Min Yao Shu", yellow-fleshed sweet melon (cantaloupe), papaya, pickled melon, soil melon, loofah, Yue melon, and winter melon are all available.We don't need to worry about the food basket problem of the ancients at all.

Next, let's talk about pumpkins in passing, which is another species involved in the "Columbus Exchange".According to the Western point of view, pumpkins could not have existed in the Old World before the Ming Dynasty.But in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, pumpkins had already spread all over China. Isn’t this a bit fast?

We have asked Mr. Li Shizhen, a contemporary botanist of the Ming Dynasty, to present his research results: Pumpkins were grown in Nanfan and transferred to Fujian and Zhejiang, and they are also found in various places in Yanjing today.Sow in February, suitable for sandy fertile land, and seedlings in April, the vines are very numerous, and one vine can extend more than ten feet... The seeds are like winter melon seeds, their flesh is thick and yellow in color, they cannot be eaten raw, but the skin and flesh are peeled. The taste is like yam, it is better cooked with pork, and can also be fried with honey.

The flesh is thick and the yellow seeds are like wax gourd seeds. This record has been classified as a modern pumpkin.Li Shizhen lived only 50 years later than Columbus. During these 50 years, pumpkins spread from America to Europe, from Europe to South Asia (Southern Fan), and then to Fujian and Zhejiang, until Yanjing... This speed of spread It's fast enough!It takes at least several years for a new species to be accepted by the water and soil of a place in ancient times and to master its habits. After several generations of harvesting, it can be truly stable and continue to spread the seeds.

Of course, this kind of conclusion based on empirical deduction is not a real hammer, so we will give it a real hammer.Jia Ming, a descendant of Jia Sixie, a health preserver in the Yuan Dynasty, recorded in "Diet Instructions": Pumpkin is sweet in taste and warm in nature. Eating too much can cause beriberi and jaundice.Eating with mutton makes people angry.Avoid eating with pork liver, red beans, and buckwheat noodles.

The sweet and warm pumpkin is regarded as perjury by all "Western" scholars on the grounds that Columbus did not discover the New World.But combined with Li Shizhen's description, since the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the feeding habits of pumpkins have been widely known, and they have been spread all over the country and used for cooking. It is definitely not a new species that was imported after several times.

(End of this chapter)