I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

[After the Battle of Zhuolu, although different clans have merged into tribal alliances, most clans still retain their own sacrificial traditions. ]

[Conflicts arise between clans in sacrificial rituals, and each clan and clan alliance has its own calendar system. ]

[All individuals worship sacrifices, and all kinds of witches and shamans are rampant for a time. Speculators make a lot of money in the name of worshiping gods, and the originally fertile land begins to become barren. ]

[More importantly, this disorder in order will cause the solemn act of sacrifice to gradually lose its authority. ]

[The system based on the activity of "witchcraft" as the basis of rule has gradually shown signs of collapse. ]

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Daqin plane.

Qin Shihuang was not surprised by the emergence of this situation.

The loose tribal alliance, each doing its own thing, lacks unified management, and has its own plans.

In order to obtain their own interests, all kinds of chaos will inevitably occur in the end.

Only in a centralized country with highly concentrated power can the country be managed strongly, unified rules be formulated, and chaos be prevented.

Unification can bring strict order.

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[After the death of Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi, Zhuanxu became the leader of the new tribal alliance. He decided to abolish the right of all tribes to worship, which is the so-called "Jedi Tiantong". ]

[In other words, the wizards used to control the tribes by relying on theocracy, but now Zhuanxu relies on theocracy to control the world. ]

[This not only maintains the system based on "witchcraft" as the basis of rule, but also further improves the stability of rule and the centralization of power. 】

【Therefore, after Zhuanxu, the role of "Wu" began to become more centralized, and the rulers no longer served as "Wu" concurrently, but established a separate official position for it, such as Chong and Li in the Zhuanxu period, Xihe in the Yao and Shun period, and Wuxian in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. 】

【The main way Zhuanxu "absolutely connected the earth and the sky" was to monopolize the power of the calendar and create a unique calendar that all tribes must abide by. 】

【So Zhuanxu gave Chong and Li the power to observe celestial phenomena and measure shadows with poles, and the calendar they created was the "Zhuanxu Calendar" among the six ancient calendars. 】

【Later, the calendars created by the Zhou Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty also continued the name of "Zhuanxu Calendar". 】

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The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin's eyes were full of thought.

Hearing this, he remembered that these views were somewhat similar to those in "Guoyu·Guan Shefu's Discussion on the Connection between Heaven and Earth" in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

However, in "Guoyu·Guan Shefu's Discussion on the Connection between Heaven and Earth", there was no mention of Zhuanxu's unification of the calendar, only of Zhuanxu's unification of the sacrificial rules.

In addition, in the pre-Qin period, there were many calendars, such as the ancient six calendars.

And these calendars were used by different countries. 870

In addition, 870, the history of the ancient times itself has no complete and reliable historical records.

Therefore, Li Shimin really didn't know whether the ancient Chinese had unified the calendar?

However, based on the perspective of governance, Li Shimin felt that the view on the giant screen at this time did make some sense.

At the same time.

Li Shimin felt that the purpose of Zhuanxu's practice was not only to control the world with divine power, but also to try to put divine power under the power of the supreme ruler.

Because the ruler's practice of setting up a separate official position for "Wu" is undoubtedly expressing that even if it is the incarnation of gods, it must be under the ruler in the world.

Thinking of this.

Li Shimin's mind moved.

This may be the so-called "people defeating gods"?

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[Since ancient times, as long as there is a reform, it will inevitably touch the interests of some people, thus causing struggles within the group. 】

[Similarly, the reform of Emperor Zhuanxu also directly triggered the greatest catastrophe in ancient times, which we call Gonggong's anger hitting Mount Buzhou. 】

[This incident has always existed as a myth. 】

[But is it really so? 】

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Many ancient people in all dynasties listened more seriously.

The incident of "Gonggong's anger hitting Mount Buzhou" is recorded in ancient books such as "Guoyu·Zhouyu", "Shiji·Supplement to the Records of the Three Emperors", and "Huainanzi·Tianwenxun".

But no matter which ancient book it is in, it has a strong mythological color.

No matter who Gonggong's opponent is, no matter whether it is clearly stated that Gonggong is a water god, it is clearly described that Gonggong hit Mount Buzhou with his head.

So, in the records of ancient books, Gonggong can never be regarded as an ordinary person.

"Is the war between humans and gods that people in later generations talk about referring to this war?"

Many ancient people in all dynasties thought in their hearts.

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[Between the mountains and rivers of Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, there lives an ancient ethnic group called the Shui people. ]

[Since ancient times, the Shui people have always referred to an ancient book called "Shuishu" for their daily customs, such as marriage, travel, sacrifice, and production. ]

[In simple terms, "Shuishu" is equivalent to the calendar of the Shui people.]

[And the few Shuishu masters who can understand the Shui people's writing are called "people who can talk to the gods" by the Shui people, just like the wizards in the tribe. ]

[The writing used in Shuishu is different from the common Chinese character system we have. ]

[Although it is also a kind of imitation of Chinese characters, it is recorded in a way of imitating, reversing or changing the shape of the characters, as if deliberately concealing some information. 】

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Accompanied by narration and subtitles.

Part of the content of "Water Book" was displayed on the giant screen in the sky.

"What is written here?"

Many ancient people in the past dynasties said that they could not understand it at all.

Of course.

What the ancients were even more puzzled about was why people in later generations suddenly talked about the Shui people?

What does this have to do with the incident of "Gonggong angrily hitting Mount Buzhou"?

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[What is the author of "Shuishu" worried about? ]

[According to the research of Mr. Wei Zhangbing, an expert on Shuishu culture, the Shui people are very likely the descendants of Gonggong, that is, the tribal leader who competed with Zhuanxu for the throne and eventually broke Mount Buzhou. ]

[First of all, we can be sure that Gonggong should be the name of an official position, which later evolved into a clan. ]

[And this clan may be a number of ethnic minorities including the Shui people. ]

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The plane of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che's mind moved.

If so, then the truth behind "Gonggong angrily hit Mount Buzhou" is actually similar to the Battle of Zhuolu, a power struggle between different clans?

This is not a war of gods, but an ordinary military war.

Then what about the record in ancient books that Gonggong hit Mount Buzhou with his head?

Is it fabricated by the predecessors?

Liu Che pondered in his heart.

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[We all know that there are three books of Yi, namely Lianshan, Guizang and Zhouyi. ]

[Legend has it that the author of Lianshan Yi was Shennong, and Gonggong tribe belonged to the branch of Yandi Shennong. ]

[Lianshan Yi is mainly based on Gen Gua, like a continuous mountain, so it is called Lianshan. ]

[And it just so happens that the eight trigrams in "Shui Shu" are mainly based on Gen Gua. 】

[In addition, the "Warring States Chu Silk Book" unearthed in 1942 records: Gonggong strides ten days, with night and morning, day and night. 】

[It means that the 10 heavenly stems are used to record days and years, and the ninth month of the lunar calendar is the beginning of the year. 】

[But Zhuanxu's calendar reformed the calendar promulgated during the Yellow Emperor period, taking the tenth day of the lunar calendar as the beginning of the year. 】

[And it just so happens that this "Water Book" takes the ninth month of the lunar calendar as the beginning of the year. 】

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The plane of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che revised his views.

This should be because Zhuanxu wanted to unify the calendar and sacrificial rules, and a war broke out within the Yanhuang tribal alliance.

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[In addition, in Mr. Chen Fengtao's paper, such an idea was also proposed. 】

[He said that there is a character in the Shuishu script that is very similar to Zhuanxu's Zhuan in shape. This character in the Shui script represents the meaning of the great emperor and the extermination of the family, which can also correspond to Zhuanxu's reform. 】

[Based on the above analysis, combined with the record in "Guan Zi" that "King Gonggong, seven tenths of the water, three tenths of the land, take advantage of the weather to narrow the world", it is probably that not long after Zhuanxu issued the order, the Gonggong tribe had a war with him. 】

[After the failure, they retreated to Buzhou Mountain, which is the ladder to heaven where the Gonggong tribe created the calendar, probably in today's Shaanxi Zhou. ]

[The Gonggong tribe, which was good at water conservancy, tried to use the water to resist Zhuanxu's attack, but eventually damaged Mount Buzhou, causing a massive flood disaster. ]

[Even the Nanyang Basin and the Huaihe River Basin were affected by the flood, which completely cut off the Central Plains from the southern region. ]

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"Is that so?"

Many ancient people from all dynasties were shocked.

This explanation was too novel for the ancients.

The plane of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di thought about it along this line of thought.

He felt that it might not be the damage to Mount Buzhou that caused the flood.

It is possible that the Gonggong clan built a dam on Mount Buzhou itself, and then when the battle situation was unfavorable, they took the initiative to dig the dam and create a flood, hoping to drown Zhuanxu's army.

Then, because the dam was built on the hillside of Buzhou Mountain, the dam was dug up, which was equivalent to the mountain breaking.

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[After this battle, the calendar of Gonggong tribe was replaced by Zhuanxu calendar, so there was a record of "the pillar of heaven was broken, the earth was broken, the sky tilted to the northwest, so the sun, moon and stars moved there", which means that the ladder of heaven was broken and the calendar was replaced. 】

[The remaining Gonggong tribe could only continue to migrate to the south, preserving the lost Gonggong calendar in an extremely obscure way. 】

[This calendar is now the water book. 】

[Of course, the above is just my personal speculation, not necessarily the truth. 】

[If you have different opinions, please leave a comment in the barrage or comment area. 】

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The plane of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

After watching the whole video, Zhu Yuanzhang roughly understood it in his heart.

According to later generations, the so-called "people defeating gods" is actually the early rulers of human society, who brought the "gods" they created under the management of the rulers.

And the so-called war of gods is actually a military war in the name of "gods" for the power to make rules.

He felt that this statement was not impossible.

At the same time.

In other dynasties.

There are many other ancient people who have their own opinions on this video.

Some believe, some question, and some are half-believing and half-doubting.

But no matter what, the content of this video gave the ancients a new way to understand the history of the blank period in ancient times.

...

In the high-altitude giant screen.

The video is refreshed.

A new video appears on the high-altitude giant screen.

[Why must a scientific research station be established in Antarctica in the wrestling field of great powers? What exactly is being studied in the ice and snow? 】

After this line of big characters, there is a preface.

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[A while ago, my country established the fifth scientific research station in the icy Antarctica: Qinling Station. 】

[The station has a construction area of ​​5,244 square meters and can accommodate up to 80 scientific research team members. 】

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"Antarctica?"

The plane of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin glanced at his side.

There, a huge world map was unfolded on a shelf.

He asked the painters in the palace to copy the world map displayed on the high-altitude giant screen.

Soon.

He found Antarctica on the map.

Among the seven continents in later generations, only Antarctica and Oceania have not been introduced in any specific information on the high-altitude giant screen.

"Is there anything strange about this continent?"

Li Shimin was quite curious.

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【In 1985, we established the first station: the Great Wall Station. 】

【In 1989, Zhongshan Station was put into use. In 2009 and 2014, Kunlun Station and Taishan Station were completed respectively. This year, Qinling Station was added. 】

【A total of 280 people can be accommodated for summer expeditions. 】

【In comparison, the Russian Bear has 8 Antarctic research stations, the Pampas, which is closer to Antarctica, has built 7, the Eagle Sauce has 6, and Japan has 4. 】

【There are about 80 research stations still in use. 】

【But the problem is that in the eyes of many people, Antarctica is a harsh environment of ice and snow, plus a large group of penguins, which looks very monotonous. 】

【Then why do so many countries go to Antarctica to build research stations? 】

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Accompanied by narration and subtitles.

The environment of Antarctica is displayed on the high-altitude giant screen.

Looking at such a snowy and icy scene, many ancient people from all dynasties were shocked.

In their eyes, such an environment was too harsh.

Just relying on their naked eyes and their own survival experience, they felt that such a place was completely unsuitable for human survival.

Suddenly.

Many ancient people became curious.

What did so many countries send people to do in later generations?

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[Today, let's talk about what the scientific expedition team is doing in Antarctica? ]

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Many ancient people from all dynasties looked more attentively.

They looked forward to the answer to this question.

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[First of all, from the perspective of international law, establishing a scientific research station is a key step in safeguarding the interests of all countries. ]

[You know, the total amount of ice and snow in Antarctica is 27 million cubic kilometers, storing 72% of the world's available fresh water. 】

[Under the thick ice, there are 500 billion tons of coal, 100 billion barrels of oil and 500 billion cubic meters of natural gas. It is a real treasure land of resources. 】

Barrage flew out:

"Hiss! I didn't expect that Antarctica's resources are so rich!"

"This is the first time I know this knowledge. I have learned a lot!"

"It's actually quite strange. In human history, only Antarctica has never been visited by humans."

"Reply——It's not surprising. There is no land route. Going by sea, with the ancient technology level, it is impossible to get through. The Roaring Westerlies is too terrifying. "

"..."

Many ancient people from all dynasties were shocked again.

As for coal, oil, natural gas, etc., they have learned from various previous videos that they are extremely important to future generations and can be said to be indispensable resources.

From this perspective, Antarctica is really a treasure land for future countries!

"Does it mean that countries send people there just to exploit these resources?"

Many ancient people from all dynasties speculated in their hearts.

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[But Antarctica does not belong to any country, and it is also a special gray-white mark on the map.]

The barrage flew out:

"So that's what it means. I always thought it meant that Antarctica was covered with ice and snow."

"A new knowledge every day. ”

“…”

Many ancient people who copied the world map also suddenly realized that this was what the mark on the map meant.

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[This consensus originated from the Antarctic Treaty, which has been signed by 54 countries.]

[The treaty not only freezes the sovereignty claims of various countries over Antarctica, but also stipulates that Antarctica must be used peacefully and the Antarctic environment must be protected.]

The barrage flew out:

“The prohibition of the development of oil resources and any mineral resources in the Antarctic region is an important part of the treaty.”

“Reply—Actually, it is not prohibited, and the technical difficulty of mining is also very high.”

“Reply—Believe it or not, if it is not prohibited, no matter how difficult the technology is, there will definitely be countries that try it. ”

“…”

Many ancient people in all dynasties believed this.

With so many precious resources, it is impossible to say that no country is tempted.

However.

They then had a new question:

Since the resources cannot be mined, what is the purpose of countries sending people to Antarctica to establish bases?.