Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

"where is it?"

In the virtual dream space, Shi Qiang asked with a serious expression.

In his dream, Huang Ji projected the sixth mural he had seen in Kunlun Ruins.

In that mural, the Yellow Emperor of humankind, with the support of the Phoenix Clan, had just won the Battle of Zhuolu and occupied the Central Plains.

However, after the victory, the Yellow Emperor sent envoys to pay tribute to the Dragon Clan in order to maintain the balance between the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan, so as to gain more living space for mankind.

"it's here!"

Huang Ji pointed to the map, specifically to the "Buzhou Fuzi," the space elevator connecting Kunlun Hill to the spaceport in the sky, where a small figure was slowly rising into the air.

"This is?"

"I had been trying to find out how Emperor Zhuanxu severed the connection between heaven and earth from the Classic of Mountains and Seas and ancient myths, but I have been unable to find anything."

It wasn't until I saw these paintings that I suddenly realized I had fallen into a cognitive trap.

When analyzing history, I focus too much on fragments and individuals and neglect the overall picture.

Is there another possibility regarding the matter of the separation between heaven and earth?

Perhaps this was not solely Emperor Zhuanxu's doing; were there other people involved and helped?
With this in mind, I once again revisited ancient human history and the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Let's move forward in time, further back, to an important figure in Chinese history, namely the little man in this picture.

His name was Huangdi (Yellow Emperor).

Based on the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the information we obtained from the alien mind of 'Emperor Donghua'.

In the Battle of Zhuolu, with the support of the Phoenix Clan, the Yellow Emperor conquered Chi You's barbarian tribe, won the proxy war, and successfully entered the Central Plains.

However, after entering the Central Plains, it was clear that the Yellow Emperor also harbored some wariness towards the Phoenix Clan who supported him.

Because neither the dragon race nor the phoenix race clearly treats humans on Earth as a civilized race.

The dragon race was the first to arrive on Earth. Their biological genetic technology unlocked human intelligence. However, according to Mr. Hou Mingyu, the dragon race in the universe is a race that values ​​emotions and expands through bloodline inheritance.

They created humankind and spread their culture, but did not enslave them.

However, the Dragon Clan civilization likes to support vassal civilizations and act as suzerain states. Their civilization has a 'tribute system', and many civilizations that are similar to them in culture and racial temperament are nominal vassal allies.

For these reasons, the Dragons hoped to cultivate a vassal race to advocate for them in interstellar society.

"As for the Phoenix Clan, Mr. Hou Mingyu has also introduced them. Their name in the universe is the Anunnaki Corporation. It is an organization that exists in the form of an alliance. There are multiple leaders in charge of different businesses. The chief, President 0, is Taihao Dijun from Eastern culture."

To the Phoenix Clan at that time, we humans, and even the Earth itself, were the private property of the Anunnaki Corporation and could not be considered an independent race.

Therefore, neither the dragons nor the phoenixes have pure motives towards humans, and neither can possibly consider human interests entirely from a human perspective.

One wants humanity to be its subordinate, the other wants to be humanity's god and rule humanity forever.

The so-called slave race was nothing more than a pet, used as experimental material, an economic commodity, or at best, engaged in the service industry.

From this perspective, becoming a subordinate of the Dragon Clan, and then cheering for the Dragons and charging into battle within the Star Alliance, seems like the best possible outcome.

"As a rare wise man and leader among humankind, the Yellow Emperor understood the human condition better than anyone else."

He knew that the Dragon Clan had been defeated by the Phoenix Clan and would most likely be driven away in the future.

As for becoming dependent on the Phoenix Clan and becoming their property and slave, that is not a suitable choice either.

However, there is an insurmountable gap between the two sides in technology, and the latter is culturally dominated.

The idea of ​​humanity achieving complete independence and free development seems to be nothing more than a beautiful dream.

Huang Ji paused here, as if organizing his thoughts, and then said:

"But in reality, the dragons have left, the phoenixes have left, and humans have truly taken over the earth alone."

So it's quite obvious that this dream happened to the Yellow Emperor.

He defied the birdman who had supported his ascension to the throne, and instead of eliminating the Chi You tribe and the Yan Emperor tribe who worshipped dragons, he chose to subdue them, first using force and then using courtesy, embracing diversity and cultural integration.

Throughout his life, the Yellow Emperor carried out institutional and cultural reforms, respected opposing beliefs, and reshaped the foundation of Chinese civilization.

He left humanity with the most precious cultural legacy of his time, the core of which is the four characters "厚德载物" (hou de zai wu, meaning "great virtue carries all things").

As long as they are human, whether they worship dragons or phoenixes, they are all compatriots, without distinction.

In his time, the idea of ​​"collective consciousness" had begun to take root and sprout across China.

Extraterrestrials will not consider humans as their own just because they believe in them, and the Yellow Emperor will not stop considering extraterrestrials as human beings just because they believe in them.

He successfully united the majority, truly deserving the title of "the first ancestor of Chinese civilization."

"Of course, what the Yellow Emperor did was far more than this."

Look at this picture.

Huang Ji pointed again to the sixth mural in Kunlun Ruins, and the little figure on the mural who ascended into space through "Buzhou carrying the child".

"If I'm not mistaken, the Yellow Emperor must have sent his son to steal the gene-modifying potion that the Dragon Clan had placed in Kunlun Hill, which is the 'elixir of immortality' in mythology. Then, he transformed into a dragon-man and successfully ascended to the lunar base through the verification system of the space elevator 'Buzhou Fuzi', and boarded the Dragon Clan's spaceship that was parked on the moon at that time."

In other words, the Yellow Emperor planted a human spy within the dragon civilization.

When Huang Ji said this, everyone was shocked, especially Hu Bayi, who felt that this scene sounded so familiar.
"This...this is the story of Chang'e flying to the moon!" Xia Feng exclaimed.

Huang Ji nodded.

"Indeed, this should be the prototype of the story of Chang'e flying to the moon in ancient Chinese mythology."

"Ah, Chang'e is the daughter of the Yellow Emperor?"

Qin Yanni was taken aback.

“No, that’s not it,” Huang Ji shook his head. “The story of Chang’e flying to the moon that we know today has evolved several times over the past five thousand years and has become somewhat distorted.”

He explained in detail:

"The story appears in fragments of the Warring States period text 'Guicang' and the Western Han dynasty text 'Huainanzi,' and by the Eastern Han dynasty, it had formed a complete narrative framework."

However, the earliest record of Chang'e's deeds should be the divination book of the Shang Dynasty, but unfortunately this book has not been passed down to the world.

However, in the Qin bamboo slips "Guicang" unearthed in March 1993 from Qin Tomb No. 15 at Wangjiatai, Jiangling, Hubei, there is a hexagram text for "Guimei" which reads: "In the past, Hengwo stole the elixir of immortality from the Queen Mother of the West and took it for a month."

The oracle was about to depart, and Mei consulted the oracle of Youhuang. Youhuang divined: 'Auspicious. A graceful maiden returns home, alone on her journey west. Though you may encounter obscurity, do not be alarmed or fearful; great prosperity will follow.'

Hengwo then took refuge in the moon, and became a toad.

The "Hengwo" here refers to Chang'e. For some reason, later generations turned her into a female character, "Heng'e". Later, to avoid the taboo of Emperor Wen of Han, the character "Heng" was changed to "Chang", which became the Chang'e flying to the moon that is well known to later generations.

Even in the Han Dynasty stone reliefs in Nanyang, Chang'e flies towards the moon wheel containing a toad, appearing with a human body and a snake tail, which proves that she took a gene-enhancing drug and transformed into a dragon.

Therefore, the entire "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" incident has nothing to do with Yi the Archer. Hengwo stole the elixir of immortality directly from the Queen Mother of the West. This story is a separate one.

However, during the Han Dynasty, to avoid using the taboo word, "Hengwo" was changed to "Chang'e", and the gender was changed to female. As a result, people paired them up as a couple.

That's how the story of Chang'e stealing the elixir of immortality from her husband came about.

Such things were not uncommon later on. For example, there was a temple in Yangzhou called "Aunt Du Shi" that enshrined a woman named Aunt Du Shi, who was even paired with Wu Zixu as husband and wife and worshipped there.

But actually it is a temple dedicated to Du Fu. Because Du Fu once served as the Left Remonstrance Official, the locals called him Du Shiyi. Later, they didn't know who Du Shiyi was anymore, so it became Du Shiyi.

Moreover, to be honest, 'Hengwo' is not the real name of this person who went to the moon.

In ancient times, people named their children based on their deeds, such as Shennong, Youchao, and Suiren.

The name 'Hengwo' refers to the act of 'making me eternal,' referring to his theft of the elixir of immortality.

Hu Bayi asked, "Then what does this have to do with the Yellow Emperor? How can you be so sure that he is the Yellow Emperor's son and that the Yellow Emperor sent him?"

Huang Ji laughed:

"Didn't I just mention the original text about Hengwo Benyue in the Guizang? The interpretation of the hexagram is written afterward."

I stole the elixir of immortality from the Queen Mother of the West, intending to consume it and then go to the moon.

The oracle was about to depart, and Mei consulted the oracle of Youhuang. Youhuang divined: 'Auspicious. A graceful maiden returns home, alone on her journey west. Though you may encounter obscurity, do not be alarmed or fearful; great prosperity will follow.'

Hengwo then took refuge in the moon, and became a toad.

This means that before Hengwo set off, he consulted a person named Huang to ask about the auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of his journey to the moon.

"Huang" told him, "Go ahead! You will encounter darkness, but don't be alarmed or afraid. Persevere, and in the end, there will be boundless light!"

So Hengwo transformed into a dragon and resolutely ascended to the moon, entering the Toad.

This toad is also a metaphor; it's actually a spaceship. Because it's parked on the moon and lying down with three supports underneath, it looks like a three-legged golden toad.

Everyone was dumbfounded, thinking to themselves how Huang Ji could have such a wild imagination, speaking as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

But upon closer examination, his argument does have a certain rationale; logically and in its interpretation of classical Chinese, there are no problems.

"So the reason why Emperor Zhuanxu was able to sever the connection between heaven and earth was not only due to his own efforts, but also because of the help he received from the human predecessor Hengwo outside of Earth?"

Shi Qiang then asked.

Huang Ji shook his head.

"It's not that simple. The hexagram text 'Returning Maiden: An expedition will bring misfortune, nothing will be gained.' This hexagram is composed of two trigrams: the lower trigram is Dui (兑) and the upper trigram is Zhen (震). Zhen represents movement and the eldest son; Dui represents joy and the youngest daughter."

This means that in order to seek development, the guest entrusts something of value to the host, such as marrying off his sister, and the host gives the guest some benefits in return.

But in general, 'Gui Mei' indicates a desire for quick success. Using it to accomplish things is ominous and may bring no benefit whatsoever.

So think about it carefully, did the Yellow Emperor really think a high-level cosmic civilization like the Dragon Clan would be unaware of such a trick? If they could be infiltrated without their knowledge, wouldn't all the civilizations in the Milky Way be riddled with infiltrations?

“Yeah,” Xia Feng grinned. “Then why?”

Huang Ji then looked at Hou Mingyu, who was sitting to the side. The only alien present began to explain the Dragon Clan, an alien race, to them.

"Simply put, dragons are born with a mental imprint that is etched into their genes. As long as one is a dragon, it is impossible for them to betray their race, even if they are genetically modified dragons."

Therefore, the dragons did not kill Hengwo, nor were they worried that he would betray them.

Moreover, since they prepared the elixir of immortality for humanity, it naturally implies that they allow humanity to join them through genetic ascension.

However, Hengwo stole someone else's spot, and he will pay the corresponding legal price, but it is not a capital offense.

As for undercover agents, the Celestial Dragons aren't worried about them because they have a genetically imprinted mind.

In fact, Heng should have quickly completed his racial identity transformation and completely changed his values ​​to those of a Celestial Dragon. At most, he might be closer to humans, but he would never harm the interests of his race because of it.

After hearing Hou Mingyu's description, Shi Qiang and the others gasped in shock. They had never imagined that the dragon race's genes would be so powerful as to have an innate mental imprint.

At this point, Huang Ji continued:

"Of course, the reactions of the Dragon Clan and Hengwo after their ascension should also have been within the Yellow Emperor's calculations."

He didn't really intend to send a spy into the Dragon Clan to provide long-term assistance to humanity; that was impossible. The gap between the two sides was too great. The Yellow Emperor knew how fickle people's hearts were and knew that all of this was like throwing good money after bad, a waste of a son.

But at the same time, he also knew that the dragon race had a character flaw, which they certainly wouldn't admit was a flaw: 'pride'.

The dragon race is an extremely proud people, capable of truly dying rather than submitting and never becoming slaves. This character trait, along with their unwavering loyalty, is ingrained in their genes.

It was precisely by taking advantage of the proud nature of the dragon people that the Yellow Emperor made a gentleman's agreement with his son Hengwo in advance. In this way, even if Hengwo became a dragon person, he would keep his word because of the pride in his genes.

Of course, this agreement would not allow Hengwo to help humanity drive away the Phoenix Clan. The Dragon Clan itself was no match for the Phoenix Clan and faced the fate of being expelled from Earth.

However, after Hengwa sees the world beyond Earth, he can probably transmit information to humanity, pointing out where humanity's way out lies, what to do, and even offering some assistance when necessary.

Shi Qiang and the others were astonished, but upon further reflection, they realized that this method was indeed feasible.

It can only be said that the Yellow Emperor truly deserves to be called a leader of mankind. His strategic vision and understanding of people's hearts and even the psychology of aliens far exceeded the limitations of that era, and were even better than many people in our time.

After all, as a father, he was willing to sacrifice even his own son and scheme against people's hearts. It can only be said that the way of the emperor is truly terrifying.

However, Shi Qiang had a different opinion.

"The beauty of heaven and earth is great, yet it remains unspoken; the love of humanity is great, yet it remains unacknowledged."

The Yellow Emperor must have had feelings for his son, but these feelings seemed insignificant compared to his feelings for the entire human race.

Just like back then, how many parents sent their children to the battlefield? Didn't they love their children?
But compared to the survival of the entire nation and the continuation of the entire civilization, they themselves knew in their hearts which was more important. (End of Chapter)