The Mingyu of Prehistoric Times

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Huangdi asked Guangchengzi. He also climbed the Kunlun Mountains and obtained the Alchemy Sutra. He also asked Jiutian Xuannv and Yuqing Saint about the methods of cultivating Taoism and maintaining health.

Thanks to the teachings of Huangdi Guangchengzi, the place for Sanqing sacrifices was built separately and a Sanqing temple was rebuilt for sacrifices. The Sanqing sect also took the opportunity to appear in various tribes of the prehistoric human race and do some rescue work. The names of the three religions gradually spread throughout the human tribe.

After Huangdi built the Sanqing Temple, he returned to Jinyuntang to learn Taoism and practice. Decades later, Huangdi wrote the "Yin Fu Jing", "Huangdi Taiyi Eight Gates Entering the Forms", "Huangdi Taiyi Eight Gates Entering the Forms", "Huangdi Taiyi Eight Gates Rebellious Life and Death Secrets", etc. The book is passed down to future generations.

It is said that there was an official under the Yellow Emperor named Cangjie, who was talented and intelligent. Since the Yellow Emperor pacified the world and sealed the Zen in Mount Tai, the Yellow Emperor began to be superstitious about the art of immortality. He went to the Nine Immortals Mountain three times. After getting guidance from Guangchengzi, he went to the Kunlun Mountains to visit the Nine Heavens Xuannv. After returning to the tribe, he devoted himself to enlightenment and ignored the human race. Things.

Because the Yellow Emperor ignored political affairs and concentrated on cultivating Taoism, many matters were left to officials in various places. At that time, being an official did not show prestige. Just like ordinary people, only the division of labor is different.

At that time, the most important thing for human beings was eating, so the Yellow Emperor assigned Cangjie to manage the number of livestock and the amount of food in the village.

Cangjie was a very smart man, and he worked hard and diligently. He quickly became familiar with the animals and food in his charge, and he knew what he was doing, so he rarely made mistakes. But slowly, the storage of livestock and food gradually increased and changed, and I can't remember it just by thinking about it. There was no writing at that time, let alone paper and pen.

How to do it? Cangjie was in trouble.

Cangjie thought of a way all day and night, and finally he came up with the idea of ​​tying knots on the rope to replace the number, and using ropes of different colors to represent various animals and food. In this way, he sorted out the accounts. . However, this method also has great limitations, and it will no longer work over time. Because it is easy to tie a knot on the rope when the number increases, but it is troublesome to untie the knot on the rope when the number decreases.

Cangjie then thought of making circles on the rope and hanging various shells in the circles to replace the things he was in charge of. If it increases, add a shell; if it decreases, remove a shell. This method worked very well and I used it for several years.

One day Huangdi came out of Jinyun Temple and inspected the tribe. Seeing that Cangjie was so capable, he handed over many things to Cangjie. Cangjie was asked to take charge of more and more things, including the number of annual sacrifices, the distribution of hunting, and the increase or decrease in the number of tribesmen.

Cangjie was worried again. It was no longer enough to add ropes and hang shells. How can we avoid making mistakes?

On this day, he participated in a group hunting. When he came to a three-way intersection, several old people started arguing about which way to go. An old man insisted on going east, saying there were antelopes; an old man wanted to go north, saying he could catch deer not far ahead; an old man insisted on going west, saying there were two tigers, and if he didn't kill them in time, he would miss the opportunity. .

When Cangjie asked, it turned out that they only identified the beast by looking at its footprints underground. Cangjie was suddenly delighted: Since a footprint represents a beast, why can't I use a symbol to represent the things in my charge? He happily ran home and began to create various symbols to represent things. Sure enough, things were managed in an orderly manner.

When the Yellow Emperor learned about this, he praised it greatly and ordered Cangjie to go to various tribes to teach this method. Gradually, the usage of these symbols. All promotions are open. Just like that, words were formed.

Cangjie invented Chinese characters, and Huangdi thought highly of him. Everyone praised him, and his reputation grew. Cangjie's mind started to get a little hot, and his eyes slowly moved upward, to the top of his head and into his heart. He looked down on no one, and his handwriting became sloppy.

This word reached Huang Di's ears, and Huang Di was very angry. In his eyes, he could not tolerate a minister becoming evil. How to make Cangjie realize his mistake? Huang Di summoned the eldest man around him to discuss the matter. The old man's long beard was tied with more than 120 knots, indicating that he was over 120 years old.

The old man pondered for a while and went to find Cangjie alone.

Cangjie was teaching people from various tribes how to read. The old man sat silently at the end, listening as carefully as everyone else. After Cangjie finished speaking, everyone else left, except the old man who stayed at the same place. Cangjie was a little curious and asked him why he didn't leave.

The old man said: "Cangjie, the characters you created have become well-known to everyone, but I am old and dazzled, and some of the characters are still confused. Are you willing to teach me again?" Cangjie saw that such an old man respected him so much. He, very happy, urged him to speak quickly.

The old man said: "The characters for 'horse', 'donkey' and 'mule' that you created all have four legs, right? And cow also has four legs. Why doesn't the character for 'ox' that you created have four legs? Where’s the next tail?”

When Cangjie heard this, he was a little panicked: when he originally made the word "fish", he wrote it like "cow", and when he made the word "cow", he wrote it like "fish". It's all my fault for being careless and teaching things upside down.

The old man went on to say: "The word 'heavy' you made means that it means thousands of miles away. You should pronounce the word 'out' as far away, but you taught people to pronounce the word 'heavy' as weight. On the contrary, two The word "chu" when the mountains come together is supposed to be the word "heavy", but you changed it into the word "chu" for traveling far away. These words are really hard for me to figure out, so I have to ask you for advice. "

At this time, Cangjie was so ashamed that he knew that he had made a big mistake because of his pride. These words have been taught to every tribe and spread throughout the world, and cannot be changed. He quickly knelt down and expressed his repentance with tears.

The old man took Cangjie's hand and said sincerely: "Cangjie, you created words so that the experience of our older generation can be recorded and passed on. You have done a great thing. People from generation to generation will remember you." .You can’t be arrogant!”

After this incident, Cangjie finally realized his previous mistakes, so he collected the characters he had created again, compared them one by one, and continuously communicated with the elders of the clan. Finally, he revised all the characters he created and passed them on to among the tribes.

After the characters created by Cangjie were introduced to various tribes, many people gradually began to give up knotting ropes to record events and started using writing. However, the characters created by Cangjie were too difficult to learn, and many things could not be expressed in words. Each tribe began to learn from Cangjie again and created many characters of their own. Make the text confusing.

After Cangjie knew about this, he went to Huangdi and asked Huangdi to order the abolition of the writings created by various tribes. Huangdi did not agree to Cangjie at first, but just asked him to collect the writings from each tribe and come back to compare them. As expected, Cangjie traveled among various tribes and spent several years collecting various texts before submitting them to the Yellow Emperor for review.

After Huangdi read these words, he said to Cangjie: "I once studied with the teacher Guangchengzi and heard that in ancient times, people with great supernatural powers understood the world and created a kind of talisman that can communicate with the world and observe all things. This The talismans and seals are also called divine scripts. In the ancient world, everything in the sky and on the earth is different. If you use your method to write one word for each object, I don’t know how many words it will take to create. I’m afraid it will take hundreds of years to complete. Create it.”

After Cangjie heard Huang Di's words, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, and said to Huang Di: "Your Majesty once studied with the immortal master Guangchengzi. I have also heard that Guangchengzi is the son of a saint. A saint carries out the duty of teaching and observing all things in the world. , It can be used in past and future generations. If I ask for the divine talisman passed down by the saint, I will definitely create a writing that can be passed down for generations, so that future generations can easily learn it."

After Huang Di heard what Cang Jie said, he thought about it and felt that this was a great merit, so he agreed. I went to Jiuxian Mountain again to pay homage to Guangchengzi.

Guangchengzi saw that Huangdi came to visit him again, and asked him: "You have learned the key to spiritual practice. Why don't you just seek the Tao and still run around?"

Huangdi then informed Guangchengzi of the invention of Chinese characters. After Guangchengzi heard this, he pondered for a moment and said to Huangdi: "The so-called talisman seal script is just the manifestation of Taoism. Without Taoism, it cannot be written. Although I can also write talisman seal script, it is only a kind of Qing Taoism method." Even if you acquire the Dharma, you will not be able to create a language that can describe all things."

Hearing what Guangchengzi said, Huang Di couldn't help but asked him: "What should I do? If the human race wants to prosper, it must be taught through words. The teacher should show his disciples a clear path!"

Seeing the anxious look on Huang Di's face, Guangchengzi said to him slowly: "Since you have already cultivated the Tao, I can teach you about the things in the world of cultivation, but you must not spread them to others, so that people in the world will miss the path in their own pursuit of the Tao. "

Seeing Huang Di nod, Guangcheng Zicai said to him again: "It is said that after Pangu created the world, great supernatural powers emerged at the right time. They are known as a billion gods and demons, each with their own magical powers. In order to pursue the great road, he practiced for hundreds of millions of years and created unparalleled powers. Fa. These gods and demons had no future in practice, so they began to communicate with each other, and this was how they came to be. After a great catastrophe, countless gods and demons died, and one of the seven saints lived in Yingtai Mountain overseas. Mingyu is the leader of the Ming Cult. He once traveled around the world and recorded three thousand teachings, each of which has its own secrets. If you can create a text and pass it on to all generations, you must ask him for advice."

Huang Di was overjoyed when he heard about it, but then he was sad. Xiang Guangchengzi said: "I have also heard that there is a paradise beyond the four seas, a land thousands of miles away from the ancient times. How can I get there?"

"If there is a will, everything will come true. If you do it, you will naturally succeed!" After listening to Guang Chengzi's words, Huang Di bid farewell to Guang Chengzi, returned to the tribe again, and informed Cangjie of the matter.

Cangjie heard about it and said to Huangdi: "The creation of characters can be passed down to my descendants for thousands of generations. It is the inheritance of the Ding people for hundreds of millions of years. I am willing to go overseas to find the land of saints in order to create the most perfect characters."

The Yellow Emperor was greatly moved when he heard what Cangjie said, so he summoned all the tribes to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. After that, Cangjie went overseas.

When he arrived at the shore of the East China Sea, Cangjie saw the vast sea and the roaring waves. He couldn't help but burst into tears as he wondered how a mortal could cross the East China Sea and go overseas.

After the cry reached the Dragon Palace, Dragon King Ao Run sent his troops to find out who was crying at the seaside, which disturbed the Dragon Palace. After a while, a member of the Dragon Palace Department returned to the Dragon Palace to report to the Dragon King that a man from the tribe was crying on the coast. The Dragon King couldn't help but be surprised. The human race was just ordinary, so how could its cries reach the Dragon Palace. Feeling that there must be a hidden secret, he transformed into a man and went to the sea to see why this man was crying.

Cangjie was crying loudly, feeling that he had failed the Yellow Emperor and was blocked by the sea. A man suddenly appeared in front of Cangjie and asked him, "Where are you from and why are you crying at the sea?"

Cangjie stopped crying and saw a man appearing next to him, so he said to him: "I have been ordered by His Majesty the Yellow Emperor to cross the East China Sea and go overseas to see the saint. I didn't expect that the sea would be so rough that I couldn't cross it. I am ashamed of myself. Your Majesty, I cannot fulfill my great wish, so I am crying."

This man was Ao Run, the Dragon King of the East China Sea. Hearing what Cangjie said, he said to him: "The East China Sea is thousands of miles wide. How can you, a mortal, cross it? Even if you can build a big boat, it will not be knocked over by the waves. When we cross the East China Sea, why don’t we go back and tell the Yellow Emperor, who is a benevolent and righteous king, and I will definitely not blame you!”

Cang Jie couldn't help but shook his head, "I once created writing for the great prosperity of the human race, to educate future generations, but I sat in a well and looked at the sky, and I couldn't perfect it. Your Majesty paid homage to the immortal master Guangchengzi and told me that there were saints overseas who could help my human race. Unexpectedly, the East China Sea was dangerous and dangerous, and halfway there And when you return, you have the face to face your tribe!”

After Ao Run heard this, he was greatly moved. He informed Cangjie of his identity and said to him: "It is a great merit to create characters to pass on to future generations. I am willing to help you and carry you across the East China Sea. It is nothing but a matter for the world." , it takes hard work to get reward, I wonder how you can repay me?"

Cangjie was overjoyed after hearing this and promised Ao Run: "If the Dragon King can carry me across the East China Sea, when I return to Chendu, I will definitely report to His Majesty the Yellow Emperor that all rivers, lakes and waters in the world will be respected by the dragon clan. Please offer sacrifices to the Yellow Emperor." The seal of heaven is symbolized by the dragon!”

Ao Run was overjoyed when he heard that, and said to Cang Jie: "This is very good. If you fulfill your promise, I will send the dragon sons and grandsons into the wild waters to make clouds and rain to ensure good weather for the human race."

Cangjie heard this and said, "Good!"

Ao Run then revealed his original body, with antlers of a deer, a face of a horse, a body of a snake and a tail of a fish, and claws of an eagle and fish. He was a divine dragon with five claws. Cangjie was horrified when he saw it. He didn't expect this thing to be so terrifying.

Ao Run carried Cangjie across the East China Sea, put him down on a small island, made a wooden boat for Cangjie, and returned to the East China Sea. Cangjie followed the waves in his boat in search of the so-called saint's land.

Overseas places are vast and unknown, and the climate is abnormal. It may be sunny and windless, but in the blink of an eye, the clouds will gather, lightning and thunder will occur, and huge waves will rise from the flat sea. Cangjie was capsized into the sea countless times in his small boat. He suffered countless hardships and escaped death countless times. He had been wandering overseas for more than ten years.

The boat made for him by Dragon King Ao Run has been repaired countless times by Cangjie. Cangjie, who knew nothing about boats, has become an expert after years of wandering overseas. The boat was gradually improved by him, and it was now possible to walk in huge waves.

After going through all kinds of hardships, Cangjie finally had the opportunity to meet a practitioner while supplying supplies on a small island.

This practitioner saw that Cangjie, a mortal, could actually sail in the sea, and called him a strange man. Invite him to the island to rest, and ask Zhi Cangjie how he got overseas. (!) More ‘small’ says, ‘full’ in ‘stars’ ‘book’, ‘! The latest chapter of "The Ancient Mingyu", Chapter 298, Cangjie coined characters, Ao Run went to sea, compiled and uploaded by Xingyue Book Bar ()